Liberal Party (Charville)

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Liberal Party

Frjølsflokken
AbbreviationFF
LeaderTomas Banke
Deputy LeaderBisahalani Kaya
Founded5 December 1964
Merger ofLiberals and Populars
Free Democratic Party
NewspaperRikesavarpe
Youth wingLiberal Youth
Women's wingLiberal Women
LGBT wingLiberal+Queer
Membership (2025)Decrease 247,208
IdeologyLiberalism
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
Colors  Orange
Slogan"Vi beveger Karvilik fræmyvir"
"We move Charville forward"
Forsemling
72 / 425
Rådmennget
24 / 85
Provincial premierships
5 / 19
Provincial legislatures
353 / 1,138
County councils
3,481 / 15,540

The Liberal Party (Oanthanian Våknet: Frjølsflokken, Oanthanian Verth: Frjálsflokkinn, Distani: Ńtsídadiiké yaa Bízhą́) is a federal political party in Charville which sits on the centre to center-left of the political spectrum. The party follows the principles of liberalism, encompassing a broad spectrum of supporters with generally social-liberal sympathies, but classical liberal, libertarian, and centrist factions also exist. As such, the party is often described as big tent. The party supports a mixed capitalist economy, social equality, and protection of civil liberties; it advocates for healthcare reform, abortion rights, legalisation of cannabis, looser immigration laws, and LGBT rights. The party maintains an internationalist stance on foreign policy; it initiated Charville's entry into the United Federation of Telrova (UFT) and International Task Force (ITF) in 2022, and the adoption of the Rova the following year.

The party was founded in 1964 as a merger of the two largest Charvillean liberal parties of that time, the Liberals and Populars, and the Free Democratic Party. The defection of several prominent Socialist Labour members magnified the Liberal Party's popularity, and successes in the 1966 presidential and parliamentary elections reinforced its new status as the major centre-left party in the country. Alongside the Conservative Party and The Centre, the Liberal Party is one of the dominating political parties of contemporary Charville, in government for 31 out of the 61 years of the party's existence. There have been three Liberal presidents, all of which have served two terms in office.

The Liberal Party performs best electorally in urban areas, particularly in the regions of Distan, Malidae and South Oanthan, among ethnic and sexual minorities, and voters with a postgraduate degree. Since the 2000s, the party has gained support among more affluent voters while it has lost support among the working class. The leader of the party is Tomas Banke. It is currently sits in opposition at the federal level as the second largest party in the Forsemling and the Rådmennget, but leads the governments of five Charvillean provinces. It is the largest political party in Charville by number of members.

History

A merger between the two mainstream liberal parties of pre-DCW Charville, the centre-right Liberals and Populars (FAV), and the centre-left Free Democrats 45 (GL45), had been proposed multiple times throughout the 1950s and early 1960s, but opposing views on [fill]. However, the dramatic decline in popularity of the Socialist Labour Party (SAF) after the [name] Crisis of 1963 saw a large swing in opinion polling among SAF moderates to alternative centre-left to centre parties, with many influential members in the FAV and the GL45 suggesting a liberal merger could win a considerable share of the vote from both the middle class and dissatisfied SAF moderates. Althoug

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Leadership

Leader Year
1 Mats Gjertsen 1964–1965
2 Sigbjørn Ketelsen 1965–1974
3 Preben Kvale 1974–1979
4 David Hougen 1979–1984
5 Andreas Borresen 1984–1997
6 Yngve Selberg 1997–2003
7 Hjørdis Auestad 2003–2008
8 Benjamin Veierød 2008–2016
9 Keif Andersen 2016–2023
10 Tomas Banke 2023–present

Election results

Forsemling
Election Leader Votes Seats Position Government
No. Share ± pp No. ±
1965 Sigbjørn Ketelsen 261,269 40.8%
106 / 350
New Steady 2nd Conservative-Liberal
1966 261,269 40.8%
159 / 350
Increase 53 Increase 1st Liberal-Conservative
1971 261,269 40.8%
202 / 400
Increase 43 Steady 1st Liberal
1976 Preben Kvale 261,269 40.8%
163 / 400
Decrease 39 Steady 1st Liberal-Red (1976-1979)
Centre-Conservative-United Peasants (1979)
1979 David Hougen 261,269 40.8%
84 / 400
Decrease 99 Decrease 2nd Centre-Conservative
1984 261,269 40.8%
85 / 400
Increase 1 Decrease 3rd Centre-Conservative-Reconquest (1984-1988)
Centre-Conservative minority (1988-1989)
1989 Andreas Borresen 261,269 40.8%
174 / 400
Increase 89 Increase 1st Liberal-Social Democrats
1994 261,269 40.8%
141 / 400
Decrease 33 Steady 1st Liberal-Social Democrats minority (1994-1995)
Conservative-Centre-Progressive Reform (1995-1996)
1996 261,269 40.8%
126 / 400
Decrease 15 Steady 1st Conservative-Centre-Social Democrats (1996)
Liberal-Social Democrats-Left Alliance (1996-1997)
Liberal-Social Democrats minority (1997)
1997 261,269 40.8%
56 / 400
Decrease 70 Decrease 3rd Conservative
2002 Yngve Selberg 261,269 40.8%
61 / 400
Increase 5 Steady 3rd Conservative-Centre
2007 Hjørdis Auestad 261,269 40.8%
92 / 400
Increase 31 Increase 2nd Conservative-Centre
2012 Benjamin Veierød 261,269 40.8%
170 / 400
Increase 78 Increase 1st Liberal-Left Alliance
2017 Keif Andersen 261,269 40.8%
177 / 400
Increase 7 Steady 1st Liberal-Left Alliance
2022 261,269 40.8%
101 / 400
Decrease 76 Decrease 2nd Conservative-Centre-Voice of Distan (2022-2024)
Conservative-Centre minority (2024)
2024 Tomas Banke 261,269 40.8%
72 / 400
Decrease 29 Steady 2nd Conservative-Centre-Greens-Advance (2024-2026)
Conservative-Centre (2026-present)
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