Re: Dorvish News Service (DNS)
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:38 pm
Centre-right launch new party ahead of election
Former health minister Weinstam heads new political force
After decades as a major political force in Dorvik, the Conservative and Reformist Alliance has dissolved. Former members have launched a new, reinvigorated party of the centre-right to boost popularity and public mood ahead of this summer's general election. The new party is to be known as: The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Party leadership describes the new party as a "modern party for a modern Dorvik." It identifies as a centre-right, conservative-liberal party which advocates the power of the individual. Like its predecessor, its supports low taxes and sensible government expenditure but appears more international and pro-AU than the Conservative and Reformist Alliance.
Since the announcement, the party's outlook for the upcoming election is looking brighter. It is now predicted the party will be between 24-66 seats compared with previous polls that indicated Assembly membership of the Conservatives would be reduced to under a dozen seats.
At the party's convention, the membership elected former health and social services minister Thomaz Weinstam as its interim leader. He served as health minister for thirteen years under the premiership of Zara Hoffmann, and identifies as an economically liberal conservative. All 32 former Conservative members of the Federal Assembly have defected to the new party, but at least 20 have announced they will not seek re-election as an assembly member in July. Included in this is the former Chancellor Zara Hoffmann who, in a Times interview, said "My time has been and gone, its time for a new generation of centre-right politicians to take centre stage."
Former health minister Weinstam heads new political force
After decades as a major political force in Dorvik, the Conservative and Reformist Alliance has dissolved. Former members have launched a new, reinvigorated party of the centre-right to boost popularity and public mood ahead of this summer's general election. The new party is to be known as: The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Party leadership describes the new party as a "modern party for a modern Dorvik." It identifies as a centre-right, conservative-liberal party which advocates the power of the individual. Like its predecessor, its supports low taxes and sensible government expenditure but appears more international and pro-AU than the Conservative and Reformist Alliance.
Since the announcement, the party's outlook for the upcoming election is looking brighter. It is now predicted the party will be between 24-66 seats compared with previous polls that indicated Assembly membership of the Conservatives would be reduced to under a dozen seats.
At the party's convention, the membership elected former health and social services minister Thomaz Weinstam as its interim leader. He served as health minister for thirteen years under the premiership of Zara Hoffmann, and identifies as an economically liberal conservative. All 32 former Conservative members of the Federal Assembly have defected to the new party, but at least 20 have announced they will not seek re-election as an assembly member in July. Included in this is the former Chancellor Zara Hoffmann who, in a Times interview, said "My time has been and gone, its time for a new generation of centre-right politicians to take centre stage."