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Party vir die Vryheid (PvdV)[?]

This page contains information about the Party vir die Vryheid (PvdV).

This party is inactive.

Details

User[?]: benhol

Nation[?]: Federale Republiek van Seridjan (Saridan)

Seats[?] in Volksraad (People's Council)[?]: 0

Color[?]:

 

Description[?]:

The Freedom Party (PvdV), founded in February of 3436, is, though a recent development in Saridanian politics, an answer to the extremist religious policies instigated by the SFP. It is inspired by past Freedom Parties.


History:

The PvdV was formed in February 3436. That same winter, numerous anti-fascist, liberal/libertarian intellectuals and merchants had formed armed militias and unarmed protest groups throughout Tasselstaat. In Vryburg-based lawyer Johan Van Graan's residence, representatives of these groups(some of which were paramilitary, others not), united to form the PvdV.

In the 3436 election, Johan van Graan was elected as the party's sole representative in the Heilige Vergadering(the word Holy/Heilige is in this context rejected by the PvdV).
Led in the Assembly by van Graan alone, the party proposed a series of reforms to the legislature, nearly all of which were rejected. Van Graan attempted to settle internal disputes in the party throughout his first term.

The election of 3441 was a huge success. The party became the largest in the Heilige Vergadering with 41 deputies, and fell short of becoming the largest in the popular vote by just a few hundred thousand votes.
The secular parties(the KKWP and the PvdV) had won a majority(albeit not a super majority), and after failing to establish a minority government on its own, the party turned to the KKWP. They became unlikely partners in a Reformist coalition, a coalition that reached consensus on many issues. Being a minority party did not suit the SFP, which by 3445 had started protesting the development fiercely. When the people voted for the status quo in the elections the following year, Prins Biskop Rupert Tolla resigned, dismantling the SFP in the process. Kanselier van Graan Government failed to pass constitutional reforms, due to a dispute about an amendment that said the President would have the power to chair his own cabinet. The PvdV quickly dissolved the Heilige Vergadering, and in the election, which was very hard fought and polarizing for the nation, the KKWP won a majority(although the PvdV received more votes nationally). Johan van Graan and all of the PvdV ministers resigned, and the relationship between the KKWP and the PvdV grew increasingly hostile.

The PvdV, now in opposition, criticized the KKWP for having shown, in Jaap Janssens' words, "an acute failure to lead" due to their no vote on the constutional reforms.

The PvdV had absorbed many of the anti-communist former supporters of the SFP. These new supporters were much more religious than the traditional base, and this influx strengthened the Reformist fraction substantially, while driving many of the Vryburg Liberals over to the KKWP. This explains the big loss in Tasselstaat.







About the PvdV:

The PvdV, founded as a congress of several groups (primarily in Tasselstaat), had always had a diverse base. Three distinct fractions within the party had their own motives for participation.

Merchants and businessmen from from Witburg(and increasingly Pietersburg) typically represented the Party's lassiez-faire approach to government and economic policies(calling themselves 'the Merchants'). This fraction is mostly led by Jaap Janssens, the CEO of 'Die Janssens/Monanto-Groep'( a very powerful multinational agro-business conglomerate)and a staunch free market capitalist.

Lawyers and Attorneys, led by Johan van Graan, constitute the party's major advocate group for human rights and individual liberty, the Vryburg Liberals. They are much more secularist than the Witbank and Pietersburg businessmen.

The perhaps most noisy fraction, albeit the least powerful one within the party, has been the religious conservative reformist fraction, the Reformists. They would like to see a less oppressive church, but oppose many of the socially liberal policy proposals(such as; legalizing homosexuality or worse yet, gay marriage; legalizing drugs or completely separating church and state) proposed by the Vryburg Liberals.

Ideology:
First and foremost, the PvdV is a party which seeks to ensure the human rights and freedoms of all Saridians. Although it recognizes the country's religious history, it is a semi-secularist party that calls for a greater separation of Church and State , which would in turn secure religious freedoms for all. Additionally, it promotes free trade and a small government. It seeks to reform the state, and make it a modern, functioning democracy.

The PvdV is a proponent of individual freedoms. It is a predominantly urban party(its stronghold being Tesselstaat). It seeks to modernize Saridan's Conservative Hosian culture*. The PvdV is not a radical or revolutionary party, simply a reformist one. It harbors many conservatives, who believe that any major changes should happen gradually.

*Controversial among Reformists.



Party Chairmen:
Name__________Fraction________Years
Johan van Graan , Vryburg Liberal, 3436-3441
Jaap Janssens, Pietersburg Merchant, 3441-

Ministries

This party is not part of the national cabinet.

Political Positions

IdeologyPositionVisibilityCoherency
Centralizationmoderate unitaristmoderateperfect
Civil Rightspermissive-leaningmoderateperfect
Ecologymoderate skepticclose to noneperfect
Foreign Relationsmoderate internationalistlimitedperfect
Government Responsibilitiesmoderate small governmentmoderateperfect
Marketmoderate laissez-fairemoderateperfect
Militaryunknownclose to noneperfect
Moralityconservative-leaningmoderateperfect
Religionsecular-leaningmoderateperfect

Affiliations

This party is a member of the following organizations:

Election Results

History Table

MonthVotesTotal VotesVotes (%)Votes (%) (+)SeatsTotal SeatsSeats (%)Seats (+)
August 34361,112,05754,496,3222.04+2.0411010.99+1
August 344122,726,34657,557,08339.48+37.444110140.59+40
August 344621,272,91453,210,92239.98+0.494110140.59+0
July 344821,420,07342,657,70950.21+10.244810147.52+7
August 345322,845,49342,008,54154.38+4.175310152.48+5
August 345822,211,97127,433,82480.97+26.588110180.20+28
August 346317,281,43422,567,44176.58-4.397610175.25-5

Relative Graph

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Election History

Absolute Graph

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Election History

National Graph

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Election History

Legislation

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Legislative Agenda

This party has to vote on the following bills:

Voting Record

This is the voting[?] record of the Party vir die Vryheid (PvdV).

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BillCreatedVoting startedVoteBill StatusResult
Prison Reform BillDecember 2230December 2230defeated
Sales TaxNovember 2230November 2230defeated
Cooperative FarmingNovember 2230November 2230defeated
Corporal Punishment BanNovember 2230November 2230defeated
Income tax proposal of August 2230August 2230August 2230passed
Budget proposal of August 2230August 2230August 2230defeated
Corporate TaxJuly 2230July 2230passed
Allow private industryJune 2230June 2230defeated
Child Labor AnnulmentJune 2230June 2230passed
CPS Manifesto 2June 2230June 2230passed
Abortion and Contraceptive Availability ActMay 2230May 2230defeated
Open Border ActMarch 2230March 2230defeated
NWP, Do you like these?December 2229June 2232defeated
Banning Chemical Weapons and other things...December 2229December 2229defeated
Income tax proposal of October 2229October 2229October 2229defeated
Budget proposal of October 2229October 2229October 2229defeated
Name ChangeJune 2229June 2232passed
CPS ManifestoJune 2229June 2229defeated
Sex, Drugs and AlcoholJune 2229June 2229defeated
More ReligionMay 2229June 2229defeated

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