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Progress Party[?]
This page contains information about the Progress Party.
This party is inactive.
Details
Nation[?]: État d'Aldurie (Alduria)
Seats[?] in Assemblée Nationale[?]: 0
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Description[?]:
BACKGROUND The Progress Party (Parti du Progrès) is a centre-right and republican political party in Alduria, noted for its advocacy of free market economic policies combined with a generally liberal attitude to most social and political issues. Founded by Theodore Sauriol and Avril Reault in July 3474, the Progress Party was born in the weeks after the sudden and dramatic collapse of the 275-year old paleoconservative Ultra Royalists of Alduria, who had dominated the politics of the nation for the last 38 years. The party brought together a grand coalition of liberals, conservatives, social democrats and centrists who had opposed the policies of the royalist administration and who were united in their vision for a progressive, open and more economically and socially liberal Aldurian society. At the party's founding biennial conference in 3474, delegates almost unanimously affirmed their opposition to the monarchy, adopting a policy platform that called for the restoration of the Republic and republican parliamentary democracy. After several months of organising demonstrations and rallies against the royalist regime, the Progress Party succeeded in securing the passage a of new constitution in April 3475 that saw the restoration of the Republic, the creation of a 615-member National Assembly and the granting of citizenship to all adult men and women. After less than a year of existence, the party had made a radical and lasting impact on Aldurian society and politics. In the first republican elections in August of that same year, Reault led the party to power in a stunning landslide, capturing all 615 seats in the Assembly. FIRST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT (August 3475 - February 3486) Avril Reault's government pursued one of the most radical and wide-ranging reform programmes in the history of Alduria. Having all ready dramatically overhauled the constitution and reinstated the Republic, Reault's first term in office saw the wholesale privatisation of most state assets, the deregulation of the economy, the strengthening of civil rights laws, education reform aimed at providing greater parental choice and public health reform. In its first four years the party introduced about sixty major legal and economic reforms. Some of its notable policies include the mass privatisation of state industry, abolition of the death penalty, abolition of national service, liberalisation of immigration laws, legalisation of abortion, the end of religious discrimination in public employment, legalising mixed race relationships, ending the closed shop and legalising strike action, abolitioning the top rate of income tax and reducing every other band, cutting corporate tax and introducing directly elected mayors. During this time, the Aldurian Nationalist Party (ANP) organised itself as the first major opposition party since the election, campaigning on a platform of militarism, opposition to privatisation and a different approach to civil rights law. At the 3479 election, the party was returned to power with a 461 -154 seat majority over the ANP. The Progress Party demonstrated a willingness to co-operate with the ANP on certain areas of public policy, but Reault was unwilling to compromise on a number of policy areas, especially the economy. Much of the legislation in this period was introduced by the ANP rather than the government, and Reault was criticised for having a comparatively ineffective second term after her extremely successful first four years in office. Just as the ANP was about to pass its first raft of bills with the support of the party, she announced a snap general election and dissolved the National Assembly. At the polls in April 3482, Reault led the party to a surprise third election landslide and succeeded in increasing the government's majority against the odds, capturing an astounding 80% of the popular vote and making gains from the Nationalist opposition. The party campaigned on an opposition to militarism, particularly the reinstatement of national service, and dramatic cuts in public spending, claiming the victory as a validation of its opposition to ANP extremism. But during her third term, having realised most of her policy platform, Reault became a largely ineffective and lethargic Prime Minister. After almost another four full years in office, Reault called a general election for February 3486, and the Progressives suffered a massive setback, losing more than half their strength and seeing the ANP become the largest party by a decisive margin. INTERIM GOVERNMENT (February 3486 - November 3487) Immediately after the defeat, Reault resigned as party leader and Namo Camus, the Interior Minister, succeeded her. The party was left reeling from the election, but the lack of a majority in the National Assembly meant Reault had to stay on as caretaker Prime Minister. Negotiations to form a new government that should have taken weeks ultimately took over a year, though the ANP did begin to implement its legislative programme with minor party support. In the end, Reault had to stay on as interim Prime Minister for nearly another two years after attempts to form an ANP minority and then a PP - ANP coalition failed. Finally, in November 3487, the ANP nominated Bridget Amelia Kleid to lead a government in which the Progressives had six Cabinet seats. NATIONALIST - PROGRESSIVE COALITION (November 3487 - October 3492) Nearly halfway through the legislative term when it took office, the coalition had difficulties. Progressives were uneasy with many reforms the ANP was proposing, including the reversal of many of Reault's privatising measures, though the Nationalists did not go as far as some feared. The party failed to prevent liberalisation of gun, health and industrial laws as a junior coalition partner, and struggled to find direction in coalition with its traditional rival. INTO OPPOSITION (October 3492 - present day) STRUCTURE The party is officially managed by the General Membership Council, a 35 member body consisting of seven representatives from each of the party's provincial branches, of which at least two from each province are reserved for women. The GMC is supposed to represent the membership and manage the day-to-day affairs of the party, acting as a general administrative body. It is headed by the President of the GMC, who is required by the party constitution to not be a member of the National Assembly. In practice, its main function is to formulate policy. Much of the actual administrative work though is conducted by the party's 12 member (6 male, 6 female) National Executive Committee, which consists of 6 members chosen by party members, 4 chosen by the party's Assembly members and 2 from affiliated organisations. This is the most powerful organ of the party as it has the power to over-ride decisions of the GMC unless they have a two-thirds majority in favour; it actually runs the party. The head of the NEC is the party Chairman, the chief administrative officer. Members of the National Assembly are organised into the Assembly Conference of Progressives, commonly just known as the parliamentary Progress party. When the party is in government, this body has the ability to change the leader of the party if at least a quarter of all its Assembly Members want to do so. It also nominates the party's candidate for Speaker. The leader of the party is normally chosen by a ballot of all party members, with the results announced at the biennial party conference after the election. Voting is normally open for two months and every member gets one vote. Preferential ballots are used; any candidate who gets more than 50% is elected. A leadership election is automatically held every six years, regardless of how popular the leader is. When the party is in power, a leader can also be removed and replaced by the ACP, all though any new leader still has to submit themselves to an all-member ballot at the end of the last leader's six year term. TIMELINE *July 3474 - August 3475: Largest opposition party *August 3475 - February 3486: Single-party majority government; majorities of 615 (3475 - 79), 307 (3479 - 3482) and 365 (3482 - 3486) in the National Assembly *February 3486 - November 3487: Caretaker government as negotiations between Progressives and Nationalists stall; Reault still PM *November 3487 - present day: Junior coalition partner to the Aldurian Nationalist Party; 239 of 531 seats in government (3487 - 3490), 217 of 463 (3490 - present day) LEADERSHIP ELECTION RESULTS 1. July 3474 - Avril Reault elected unopposed 2. August 3480 - Avril Reault re-elect unopposed (automatic ballot) 3. April 3486 - All member ballot, 1st round Namo Camus 34.3%, Oliver Mousseau 33.7% and Maryse Coulombe 32.0%; run-off Camus wins 54.7% 4. August 3492 - All member ballot, Adrienne Bazinet 55.8% against Namo Camus 44.2% (automatic ballot) LIST OF LEADERS 1. Avril Reault, July 3474 - April 3486 (11 years and 9 months) 2. Namo Camus, April 3486 - August 3492 3. Adrienne Bazinet, August 3492 - present day LIST OF PRIME MINISTERS 1. Avril Reault, September 3475 - November 3487 (12 years and 2 months) LIST OF PRESIDENTS 1. Theodore Sauriol, August 3475 - April 3486 (10 years and 8 months) LIST OF NEC CHAIRMEN 1. Theodore Sauriol (Member), 3474 - 3475 2. Gilles Barrientos (Cabinet), 3475 - 3476 3. Charline Massé (Cabinet), 3476 - 3478 4. Namo Camus (Cabinet), 3478 - 3484 5. Gérard Baron (Member), 3484 - 3488 6. Madeleine Raymond (Member), 3488 - present day LIST OF PARTY CONFERENCES 1st (July 3474) - Founding conference; elected Avril Reault as leader. Held in Falesia, Harkonia. 2nd (August 3476) - First conference after the party came to power. Held in Val Alfred, Harkonia. 3rd (August 3478) - Held in Uthena, Mondalat. 4th (August 3480) - Held in Yena, Zanyal Valley. Avril Reault unaminously re-elected leader by automatic ballot. 5th (August 3482) - Held in Falesia, Harkonia. 6th (July 3484) - Celebrated the ten year anniversary of the party's founding and nominated Charline Massé as the party's candidate for the 3486 presidential election. Held in Falesia, Harkonia. 7th (August 3486) - Namo Camus' first conference as leader. Held in Uthena, Mondalat. 8th (August 3488) - Former PM Avril Reault nominated as party candidate for the 3490 presidential election. Held in Uthena, Mondalat. 9th (August 3490) - ? 10th (3492) 11th (3494) 12th (3496) 13th (3498) 14th (July 3499) - Special conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the founding of the party. Held in Falesia, Harkonia. 15th (3500) |
Ministries
This party is not part of the national cabinet.
Political Positions
Ideology | Position | Visibility | Coherency |
Centralization | moderate unitarist | moderate | perfect |
Civil Rights | restrictive-leaning | moderate | perfect |
Ecology | moderate environmentalist | high | perfect |
Foreign Relations | isolationist-leaning | moderate | perfect |
Government Responsibilities | moderate small government | limited | perfect |
Market | regulator-leaning | moderate | perfect |
Military | convinced pacifist | high | perfect |
Morality | moderate progressive | moderate | perfect |
Religion | moderate secular | moderate | perfect |
Affiliations
This party is a member of the following organizations:
Election Results
History Table
Month | Votes | Total Votes | Votes (%) | Votes (%) (+) | Seats | Total Seats | Seats (%) | Seats (+) |
August 3475 | 12,085,121 | 12,085,121 | 100.00 | +100.00 | 615 | 615 | 100.00 | +615 |
August 3479 | 32,484,279 | 43,025,730 | 75.50 | -24.50 | 461 | 615 | 74.96 | -154 |
April 3482 | 44,957,748 | 54,678,712 | 82.22 | +6.72 | 490 | 615 | 79.67 | +29 |
February 3486 | 22,726,481 | 58,775,332 | 38.67 | -43.55 | 239 | 615 | 38.86 | -251 |
February 3490 | 21,019,924 | 59,934,037 | 35.07 | -3.59 | 217 | 615 | 35.28 | -22 |
November 3492 | 19,674,730 | 62,831,914 | 31.31 | -3.76 | 194 | 615 | 31.54 | -23 |
December 3494 | 10,255,625 | 60,142,880 | 17.05 | -14.26 | 105 | 615 | 17.07 | -89 |
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Legislation
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Legislative Agenda
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Voting Record
This is the voting[?] record of the Progress Party.
Bill | Created | Voting started | Vote | Bill Status | Result |
Conservatism of the State, III | August 2453 | September 2453 | defeated | ||
Establishing a Curfew for the Youth | September 2452 | September 2452 | defeated | ||
Further Francofication | August 2452 | October 2452 | defeated | ||
Religious Bill | August 2452 | August 2452 | defeated | ||
Eminent Domain Reform | August 2452 | August 2452 | passed | ||
Cabinet Proposal of November 2451 | November 2451 | November 2451 | defeated | ||
Cabinet Proposal of June 2451 | June 2451 | September 2451 | defeated | ||
In Defense of the Children | April 2451 | April 2451 | passed | ||
Call for early elections, July 2450 | July 2450 | December 2450 | defeated | ||
Cabinet Proposal of June 2450 | June 2450 | August 2450 | defeated | ||
National motto language | May 2450 | December 2450 | passed | ||
National animal | May 2450 | December 2450 | passed | ||
State language bill | March 2450 | December 2450 | passed | ||
Nation Name | March 2450 | December 2450 | passed | ||
Ecological Reform! | March 2450 | June 2450 | defeated | ||
Agricultural reform! | March 2450 | June 2450 | passed | ||
Foreign policy! | March 2450 | June 2450 | defeated | ||
The terms of extradition bill. | March 2450 | June 2450 | passed | ||
Religious freedom bill | December 2449 | June 2450 | passed | ||
Civil liberty bill | December 2449 | June 2450 | passed |
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