Nelborne Union Coalitions
| Progressive Democrats | |
|---|---|
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| Seketese name | Prégeçajive Demècrats |
| Jägarskotsk name | Demokratiskan Prøgrasan |
| Abbreviation | PD |
| Leader | Jeansen Heriji |
| Slogan | Progressive Policy's, for a better Nelborne |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Headquarters | 19 Suite 544 Lorin Drive Conelibek, |
| Membership (2015) | 890,000 |
| Ideology |
Liberalism Centralism |
| Colors | Yellow |
| N.U Parliament |
20 / 221 |
| Cabinet |
2 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
1 / 11 |
| Seats in National Legislatures |
138 / 2,226 |
| Christian Liberals | |
|---|---|
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| Saxon name | Kristian Liberalen |
| Seketese name | Christen-Libérelles |
| Jägarskotsk name | Kristene Liberaler |
| Latviešu name | Kristīgie Liberāļi |
| Abbreviation | CL |
| Leader | Martha Bonhoeffer |
| Slogan | "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God" Luke 6:20 |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Membership (2015) | 4,342,000 |
| Ideology | Center left, Christian Socialism, Populism |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Colors | Maroon |
| N.U Parliament |
71 / 221 |
| Cabinet |
1 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
2 / 11 |
| Seats in National Legislatures |
311 / 2,226 |
| Democratic Socialists Coalition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Seketese name | Démateça-Hôlsolist Poletic-Unién |
| Jägarskotsk name | Demokratiskan Socælisk Parti |
| Abbreviation | DS, DEMSOC |
| Leader | Fjedor Peça |
| Slogan | Working together, for a better future |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Membership (2015) | 2,300,000 |
| Ideology | Centre-Left, Social Democracy |
| Colors | Red, Silver |
| N.U Parliament |
43 / 221 |
| Cabinet |
2 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
4 / 11 |
| Seats In National Legislatures |
761 / 2,226 |
| Nelborne Greens | |
|---|---|
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| Seketese name | Nelborn-Jokyenskenafjers |
| Jägarskotsk name | Nelbörn Grønte |
| Abbreviation | NG |
| Leader | Tijiki Oulie |
| Slogan | Real Progress |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Ideology | Centre-Left, Green economics, Green |
| Colors | Green |
| N.U Parliament |
14 / 221 |
| Cabinet |
1 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
0 / 11 |
| Seats In National Legislatures |
173 / 2,226 |
| Nelborne Nationals | |
|---|---|
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| Seketese name | Nelborn-Nationalities |
| Jägarskotsk name | Nelbörn Natonäla |
| Abbreviation | NN |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Ideology | Center-Right to Right wing, Conservatism |
| N.U Parliament |
28 / 224 |
| Cabinet |
0 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
1 / 11 |
| Seats In National Legislatures |
283 / 2,226 |
| Liberals | |
|---|---|
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| Seketese name | Libérelles |
| Jägarskotsk name | Liberaler |
| Abbreviation | LC |
| Leader | Taskill Begbie |
| Founded | November 11, 2014 |
| Membership (2015) | 340,000 |
| Ideology | Centrism |
| Colors | Red |
| N.U Parliament |
24 / 224 |
| Cabinet |
0 / 6 |
| Nations Controlled |
2 / 11 |
| Seats In National Legislatures |
416 / 2,226 |
Coalitions in the Nelborne Union parliament are alliances between parties. They united parties with similar views from different national blocks in parliament. Parties in the Nelborne Union have their own leaders, but they have organized an upper leadership under coalitions. Not all parties are in coalitions, and thus they are typically called "not aligned" parties.
Coalitions are not officially taken into consideration by the Nelborne Union Cabinet but they hold significant political power in the Nelborne Union because they unite parties in the assembly.
They had their first election in 2015, where the Christian Liberals won 71 of the seats. The Democratic Socialists came second with 43 seats. A rise in liberal parties such as the Progressive Democrats and the Liberal Coalition along with the Christian Liberals have lead many to feel like the Parliament is not representative of the real electorate.
Contents
Elections
2015 N.U Parliamentary Election
Elections in the N.U take place every Year. When this happens, the previous parliament is dissolved, and the campaign begins. All nations may chose when there vote is, and the party with the most seats won wins the election, and their leader is chosen to be the head of the government.
2015 Election
The 2015 election was the first N.U. election using the current system.
MNP's
MNP's are elected via Plurality by constituency. There are 224 of them, given out to each nation by population. When bills are being passed, each MNP gets a single vote, and in order for a bill to be passed it must, A simple majority must be reached. Only 2 MNP's are classified as being higher in power. They are,
- Kyle Hurdor, Speaker of Parliament, Progressive Democrats
- Martha Bonhoeffer, Leader of Government, Christian Liberals
When MNP's are elected, they must declare a coalition that they belong to, or declare that they will be Non-Aligned. The MNP's will sit with their Coalition, and will vote for one of them to become the leader of government.
Speaker
The Speaker is arguably the highest office in the parliament, and one of the highest in the N.U. He regulates debates, gets a seat in the Nelborne Union Cabinet and opens and closes debates. He does not get a vote (only when there is a tie), and does not get to participate in debates. He/She is not chosen by the Parliament, rather in a separate election by the nations and does not represent any constituency or real seat
Leader Of Government
The Leader Of Government is an elected office, held by the leader of the party with the most seats. This role is typically the first thing that a newly formed parliament would vote on, and a candidate needs just a simple plurality. They generally get to introduce the budget and can steer the debate in the way they want. They are in charge of introducing legislation, although anyone in his or her cabinet can do so, or any other MNP, But traditionally its done via the Leader
Current Coalitions
There are currently 6 Coalitions with seats in the parliament, plus 31 MNP's sitting as Non-Aligned. They are, in order of Seats.
Christian Liberals
The Christian Liberals (Also know as CL or The Christians) are a centre-left party, currently with the most seats in the Nelborne Parliament. They are the only party with a religious background, a fact that is sometimes criticized. The Christian Liberals are very left wing in regards to their economic policies, however on most social policies the Christian Liberals are fairly centrist.
The Christian Liberals experience some criticism over the fact that the Christian Liberals are the only Party with a religious association. This relationship has been explained by both Churches in Vestbeyholm member parties of this coalition, to have emerged during recent tumultuous periods in history where the Churches provided both key support to society and partook in many resistance activities to authoritarian governments in Vestbeyholm.
The other major criticism is that the Christian Liberals support derives from Vestbeyholm, which many in Vestbeyholm states is due to the fact that this coalition more accurately represents the local populations views on certain topics, especially some social issues where Christian Liberals are more centrist as compared to other coalitions.
Democratic Socialists
The Democratic Socialists (also know as DEMSOC or DS) are the Nelborne Unions main Social Democracy party,currently serving as the main opposition to the Christian Liberals. They have most of their support in Seketan, Alquiya and Bradonia. They do have a small amount of support in Jacland, and Vestbayholm, but these seats have been considered toss-ups due to the popularity of the Progressive Democrats and Christians Liberals respectively.
Nelborne Nationals
The Nelborne Nationals (Also Known as NN or the Nationals) are the only right-wing coalition that holds seats. Most of their seats are dispersed across the N.U, although they are mostly in Seketan and Lucar. While they are not traditionalists, they do have consistent conservative voting history, such as voting against the most recent budget.
The leader of the Nelborne Nationals Hans Kripler, was convicted for being involved in the assassination of NUMP Kristina Jaeger in Saxe-Wittenburg. This act has hurt the standing of the Nelborne Nationals, and may potentially drive the moderate conservative members of the Nelborne Nationals to supporting more centrist parties in the next election.
Progressive Democrats
The Progressive Democrats (also know as PD or The Democrats) are a centre to centre-left party, that is mainly focused on progressive policy. they rarely take a political stance and almost all abstained when the budget was trying to be passed, yet said that they will vote on the Civil Marriage Act when it is introduced. Most of their support comes from Jacland and Lucar, with a few seats in Alquiya and Seketan. They have been the main source if the Christians Liberals fall in Saxony, along with the Liberal Coalition.
Liberal Coalition
The Liberal Coalition (also know as LC or the Liberals) are a centre-left party, but unlike DEMSOC are closer to the centre. Many compare them to the Progressive Democrats, but are more centre left than the PD
