National Conservative Party (Seketan)

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National Conservative Party

Consyvaþeça Nasijoteça ynden
AbbreviationCNy
LeaderCjetor Tamš
PresidentLyeslji Yorgan
FoundedMarch 2, 1983 (1983-03-02)
Split fromKjedorate Party
Youth wingYoung CNys
IdeologyEconomic Liberalism

Liberal Conservatism
Factions:
Social Conservatism
Kjedoratism

Soft Euroscepticism
Political positionCentre-Right
Colors  Blue
Commons Council
27 / 293
State Council
10 / 106
State Governors
1 / 7
State Legislatures
64 / 487

The National Conservative Party (Seketese: Consyvaþeça Nasijoteça ynden), also known as the Conservative Nationals[1] (Seketese: Consyvaþeça Nasijotena) or CNy, is a conservative political party in Seketan. The party was founded in 1983 after several MHs of the Kjedorate Party left their caucus. Today, the party sits on the centre-right to right-wing of the Seketese political spectrum. The party's current leader is Cjetor Tamš, who has been the leader since 2022.

Since its creation, the party has been the main conservative party in Seketan, being the largest opposition in parliament for most of its history. From 1996 to 1999 and 2005 to 2014 the party was in government.

Today the party is the third largest party in the Commons Council, and second largest in the State Council of the Hérvynsken and the governing party in 1 state, Giorgi-Alesk. They are currently the largest opposition party in 3 other states.

History

Historically, Seketan's right-wing was dominated by the authoritarian Kjedorate Party. During their authoritarian rule, partisan activity was severly resticted, thus limiting the practical application of "right-wing/left-wing" politics. With the conclusion of the 1978 Seketese Revolution and the start of the democracy in Seketan, the Kjedorates were allowed to participate in the first elections. Lead by Þorn Manneir, the Kjedorates campaigned on economic liberalism and anti-communism in an effort to distance themselves from their unpopular authoritarian past. Winning 42 seats and 25% of the vote, the party became to main opposition party to the new grand coalition government.

Over the next couple elections, the party increasingly lost votes to the more moderate Liberals and Democrats, and the right-wing UNA. In 1983, Tim Hoerson was chosen to be the parties Prime Ministerial candidate on an explicitly pro-authoritarian and revisionist platform, leading 9 moderate members of the party to publiclly split to form the New Conservative Caucus on January 12 1983 as a temporary arrangement. A few months later on March 2 the group formally organized themselves as the National Conservative Party, with an explicitly pro-democratic allignment.

Election Results

Election Party votes Total % Change % Seats won Seats change Status
1984 441,487 16.5% New
16 / 193
New Opposition
1988 609,498 20.3% Increase 3.8pp
37 / 193
Increase 21 Opposition
1992 693,686 29.7% Increase 9.4pp
45 / 193
Increase 8 Opposition
1996 1,068,647 37.4% Increase 7.7pp
86 / 193
Increase 49 Coalition (with DY and ELY)
1999 1,026,137 32.5% Decrease 4.9pp
35 / 193
Decrease 51 Opposition
2003 824,369 27.6% Decrease 4.9pp
59 / 193
Increase 24 Opposition
2005 1,039,188 35.9% Increase 8.3pp
126 / 293
Increase 67 Minority
2006 1,229,369 40.5% Increase 4.6pp
162 / 293
Increase 36 Majority Government
2010 1,056,438 36.3% Decrease 4.2pp
149 / 293
Decrease 13 Majority Government
2014 735,843 22.9% Decrease 13.4pp
64 / 293
Decrease 50 Opposition
2017 777,201 27.2% Increase 4.3pp
88 / 293
Increase 24 Opposition
2021 349,891 10.7% Decrease 16.5pp
28 / 293
Decrease 63 Opposition

See also

Notes

1.^ Consyvaþeça Nasijotena is a common shortening of the party's full name, translated into English as National Conservatives or Conservative Nationals.