Kryfona Royalist Party
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The Kryfona Royalist Party, (Kryfona: Kryfona Rauyalisim; For. Kryf. /ˈkrɪˌfoʊ.nɑ ˈraɪˌjɑ.lɪ.ziːm/; KR or KRP) colloquially known as just the Rauyalisim, is the oldest political party in the Kryfona Kingdom, and one of the two historical Kryfona parties—the other being the Kryfona Loyalist Party. The party was founded in 1729—the same year as the Kryfonsparliszaiye—by ill-fated king Y. Prze, and as such has held seats in every Kryfonsparliszaiye assembly since the body's founding. Having been officially represented at the federal level by five Kings, and having won either a minority or majority government in 32 of the 48 Kryfonsparliszaiye elections since 1729, the Kryfona Royalist Party is by far the most successful party in the history of the Kryfona Kingdom.
The Kryfona Royalist Party is one of the two right wing Kryfona parties (the other being the UKP) and is the further right of the two, making it the most right-wing party of the six federal parties. The party historically was even further to the right, having in its first hundred-odd years subscribed to the openly-racist ideology of Oszej; however, it began to move to the left beginning in about 1831 and soon after dropped the ideology. The current ideology of the party, Neyuoszej, began to take shape in the early 1840s, and became the functional ideology of the party by 1861. It has remained the ideology of the party since then, although modern Neyuoszej has considerable differences from original Neyuoszej and is also considerably more liberal than the original Neyuoszej. Although today it is predominantly a party of traditional conservatives, the upper-class, and rural workers, the party has historically included Loyalist, Aryelaist, and even Tuszkean and Yaraan wings; more recently, the party has also taken on a liberal wing, reflecting the party's gradual march to the left in its history.
The Royalists ruled over the Kryfona Kingdom for 84 consecutive years and won 14 straight elections from 1729 to 1813; the party also has two ruling streaks of 42 years (7 elections) from 1903 to 1945, and from 1957 to 1999. In total, it has held a majority or minority government in the Kryfona Kingdom for 192 of the 288 years since the establishment of the Kryfonsparliszaiye, double that of all the other federal parties combined.
The party is currently headed by Yaszika Awaseq, one of the sons of party secretary Aziosan Awaseq, who has led the party since 2004. Under Awaseq, the party has continued its recent decline; in eight of the last nine elections, the party has lost seats. Nonetheless, the party remains the second largest party both in membership and seat total in the Kryfona Kingdom. It holds 17 of the 81 seats in the Kryfonsparliszaiye.
History
Background
Even before the introduction of democracy into the Kryfona Kingdom's government processes, there had arisen a considerable split in the philosophies of Kryfona on the matter of how the Monarchy ought to conduct itself, and to what extent it ought to control the Kingdom. Arguments on the matter have been recorded as early as the mid-1500s, when the Glory Era of the Kingdom came roaring to an end, and by the early 1600s were in full swing. It was in the mid-1600s that two significant groups of theory began to coalesce: these being the early forms of Royalism, the ideology of the King, and Loyalism, the ideology of the Government.
The group that came to be known as the royalists had their roots in Royalism, and it was in Royalism that young Pyaviadin Przeoniwaltizeqi and a loosely related cousin in Yerubanjeh Przeoniwaltizeqi were raised. P. Prze was a staunch royalist from a young age; Y. Prze was decidedly less so, but certainly not of a loyalist bent. These two figures, although not strictly significant in the ideology, would go on to be major figures in the early royalist community, and ultimately influenced it through their ascent into the government. P. Prze was the first of the two to make his way up the political ladder, entering politics at the age of 28 in 1704.
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The early Kryfona Royalist Party had its origins in the Crisis of Cizoqwi-Nizli, a political crisis between king Yunjaqvi Cizoqwi-Nizli and his cabinet, which at the time was headed by Pyaviadin Przeoniwaltizeqi. Despite his status as king, Cizoqwi-Nizli was of a political bent that today would be known as loyalism, and greatly preferred the idea of a more balanced government to one dominated by the Monarchic branch. P. Prze on the other hand was a staunch and unabashed royalist, as was the majority of the cabinet that Cizoqwi-Nizli appointed. Subsequently, when their ideals clashed, a long-winded and significant political conflict ensued, and in the heat of the crisis P. Prze established what essentially was a "royalist cabal" of government and cabinet ministers, from which the first big-R royalists arose. This royalist cabal would effectively undermine the rule of Cizoqwi-Nizli, forcing him to the negotiating table and ultimately being the catalyst for his resignation not long after. P. Prze was subsequently appointed by Cizoqwi-Nizli as part of an agreement, and this in practice formalized what would become the Kryfona Royalist Party.
1903-1933: New power and the Kryfonists
Despite the outbreak of the Kryfona Civil War and the devastation of the Kingdom by it, elections were still held in 1903, thanks to a decree by newly-appointed King Xeriren Awaseq which called for them to take place over the course of several days. Very quickly it became clear that the Kryfona Civil War had fundamentally shifted both the Loyalists and the Royalists, with the Loyalists taking a much less left-wing and government-oriented line of policy, and most of the Royalists of the Kingdom advocating for a return to supreme monarchic power. This shift is generally considered as marking the end of the Third Party System and the beginning of the Fourth Party System, and ultimately it was partly responsible for sweeping the Royalists into power in the 1903 elections. Backed heavily by the population, who associated the party with the Monarchy that the civil war had sought to restore, and aided by the rise of the Yaraan Kryfon's Movement in the traditionally-Loyalist province of Yaraa, the Royalists won a quietly contested election in which they gained zero seats. The Loyalists, who had required a coalition of provinces to retain their majority in the previous seven elections, were unable to retain enough seats to counteract the YKM.
Although the Royalists won the 1903 elections, they remained exceptionally weak in much of the Kingdom, and having failed to win a majority in the Kryfonsparliszaiye were forced to broker the first of what would be five consecutive patkoaliza governments. This first patkoaliza consisted of four Loyalist MPs, and thirty-nine Royalists, and was the weakest government in over four decades; there were countless struggles between the four Loyalists and the Royalists who they loosely aligned with. Numerous traditionally conservative pieces of legislation were unceremoniously shot down by the Loyalists in 1903, presumably necessitating a shift leftwards by the Royalists. The proposal was not taken well by the traditionalist wing of the party, however, and when party leader Ulizs Ganzyszmi attempted to pivot, it was vehemently opposed by them. This in practice left Ganzyszmi stuck in a bind–one he knew would not be able to reconcile himself–and the party suffered particularly during 1903 and early 1904 because of this. Aside from a few bipartisan pieces of legislation such as the Kingdom Amendment of 1903, the Royalists were unable to pass much of anything, and their approval not long after began to collapse. Between the gridlock and the disintegration of the party's approval, it became clear that Ganzyszmi's days heading the party were numbered. Despite opposition by most of the Royalists, on 27 January, 1904 the Loyalist patkoaliza voted with the Loyalist Party on the controversial Yaraan Act, 1904, which reinstated many powers that had been rescinded from Yaraan control in the aftermath of the secession crisis of the 1800s–four Royalists also voted for the bill. This vote likely sealed the deal for Ganzyszmi, and the fragmentation of the party under him seemed destined to continue if he was not forced out or otherwise resigned. Subsequently, in February 1904, Ganzyszmi voluntarily submitted a letter of resignation as leader, and was replaced by vice-chair of the party Rauva Garizin.
1904-1915: The Kryfonist control
The chairmanship of Rauva Garizin, which began on 24 February, 1904, marked the beginning of a significant but gradual shift in the political policy of the Kryfona Royalist Party. In spite of his fairly liberal interpretation of Royalist ideology, Ganzyszmi had endeavored to keep the party to the right of where it had been for much of the 1800s as a token olive branch to the far-right in the party; Garizin effectively reversed this. The Kryfonist Wing from which Garizin hailed had long advocated for what was essentially traditional conservatism with an element of liberal theories such as socialized medicine and healthcare, and made it very clear that it stood in opposition to the far-right elements of the Royalist Party. In spite of the significant push-back by the far-right, by the beginning of the 1900s, the Kryfonist Wing had established a near-stranglehold on the party's leadership over them and the other factions within the party. Ganzyszmi reflected the primary remaining source of "traditional" Royalist theory, and was the only party member standing in the way of total Kryfonist takeover by 1904. As a consequence, when he stepped down the party nearly-immediately pivoted to the left.
It must be stated clearly that Garizin was no liberal; he was certainly not a leftist, as was the case with many members of the Loyalist party and their allies-not-allies in the YKM. However, with the "resurgent" left of the late 1800s still a significant factor in elections, and a powerful voting bloc to be won over, it was effective suicide to remain to the right. Despite the baying of the traditional wing of the party, Garizin was well supported by his allies, and nearly-painlessly established the party as center-right by mid-1904. Many of the traditional Royalists, although unhappy, were in no position to abandon the party, and subsequently went along with the shift—begrudgingly, it must be said. The far-right and the Royalist papers were less kind to the party, however, and the shift was rabidly opposed and decried as "selling out." The Oszej Unionists, a precursor to the Kryfona Conservative Party and its offshoot in the Kryfona Alliance, renounced their support of the party under Garizin and did not officially endorse the party again until 1936. The far-right members of the party, deeply disturbed by the move, largely jumped ship to the Unionists thereafter. On the whole, the move was probably unpopular even among committed Royalists; however, the move was—beyond the papers—effectively uncontested.
The now-Kryfonist controlled KRP was not immediately successful, of course. Garizin, just as Ganzyszmi had, struggled severely with wrangling the Loyalist patkoaliza members. An effort personally spearheaded by Garizin to repeal the Yaraan Act, 1904–which had essentially sealed Ganzyszmi's fate–came close, but ultimately was never introduced to the floor after it became clear that the votes were not there for it. Similarly, the Royalists had to make a number of concessions to the Loyalists to pass a deeply encumbered amendment to the Compulsory Service Act.
1933-1945: Fourth realignment
Kryfonsparliszaiye history
| Kryfonsparliszaiye | Leader | King | Government | |||||
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| 1729 | 81 / 81
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 81
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Yerubanjeh Przeoniwaltizeqi | Yerubanjeh Przeoniwaltizeqi | Majority government | |||
| 1735 | 68 / 81
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 13
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Mazszyn Drazgi | Hiahl Tyxefone | ||||
| 1741 | 62 / 81
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6
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| 1747 | 64 / 81
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2
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Hiahl T. Tyxefone | |||||
| 1753 | 61 / 81
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3
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Debirz Olyzsz | |||||
| 1759 | 50 / 81
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11
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| 1765 | 47 / 81
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3
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Kazgraj Gozeszx | |||||
| 1771 | 45 / 81
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2
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| 1777 | 45 / 81
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 0
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Rogdin Lunaerterijalis | |||||
| 1783 | 49 / 81
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4
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| 1789 | 49 / 81
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0
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Idrizs Jeian | |||||
| 1795 | 47 / 81
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2
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| 1801 | 41 / 81
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6
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| 1807 | 41 / 81
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0
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Kagzis Rijs | Trenjiasov Mikoszaakide | ||||
| 1813 | 40 / 81
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1
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Opposition | |||||
| 1819 | 47 / 81
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7
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Eiza Roiszjyin | Majority government | ||||
| 1825 | 44 / 81
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3
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| 1831 | 40 / 81
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4
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Oppostion | |||||
| 1837 | 36 / 81
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4
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| 1843 | 38 / 81
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2
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Farizjy Haniye | Werykoev Ceudininkon | ||||
| 1849 | 42 / 81
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4
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Majority government | |||||
| 1855 | 42 / 81
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0
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| 1861 | 40 / 81
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2
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Garyz Osinazmoj | Opposition | ||||
| 1867 | 37 / 81
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3
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Yeqsrin Worissilo | |||||
| 1873 | 39 / 81
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2
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| 1879 | 37 / 81
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2
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| 1885 | 38 / 81
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1
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Nazje Hagin Lamariz | |||||
| 1891 | 35 / 81
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3
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| 1897 | 39 / 81
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4
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Ulizs Ganzyszmi | |||||
| 1903 | 39 / 81
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0
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Xeriren Awaseq | Minority government de jure | ||||
| 1909 | 37 / 81
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2
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Rauva Garizin | |||||
| 1915 | 39 / 81
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2
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| 1921 | 38 / 81
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1
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| 1927 | 36 / 81
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2
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| 1933 | 41 / 81
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5
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Agaryz Gaina | Majority government | ||||
| 1939 | 39 / 81
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2
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Minority government de jure | |||||
| 1945 | 36 / 81
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3
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Opposition | |||||
| 1951 | 33 / 81
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3
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Hiergalyz Magale | |||||
| 1957 | 36 / 81
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3
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Tyeri Awaseq | Minority government de jure | ||||
| 1963 | 29 / 81
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7
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| 1969 | 23 / 81
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6
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Mayri Zaszx | |||||
| 1975 | 22 / 81
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1
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| 1981 | 25 / 81
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3
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Saryze Mazge Vyfarla | |||||
| 1987 | 24 / 81
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1
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| 1993 | 22 / 81
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2
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Ozsyi Nazszije | Ghrodinh Virkozsilixaniz | ||||
| 1999 | 21 / 81
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1
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Split government de jure | |||||
| 2005 | 18 / 81
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3
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Yaszika Awaseq | Opposition member | ||||
| 2011 | 17 / 81
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See also
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