Meet the NPD
- First look at Narikaton's newest party
- Gerald Steube, business man and party leader, wants to "change the political landscape"
- Narikaton's first contested elections in years will soon be a reality
In December 3870, less than sixteen percent of voters in Narikaton turned out to cast a ballot. No one ran for the office of Chancellor. No one. Not even a write in vote. Both parties that contested that election, confusingly mapped in Narik press with the same color (a necrotic black) indicating their electoral victories, have passed into the annals of history.
In 3876, the Nationalistische Partie Darnussia has promised to change all of that.
Armed with a political manifesto crafted to appeal specifically mainland-Darnussians and designed to appeal to freedom loving patriots after centuries of poor governance, NPD leader Gerald Steube and his party plan to do "big things" in the former Imperial Commonwealth.
Steube is the former CEO of the largest steel manufactory on mainland Darnussia, Stahlwerke Red Stad, a company he has driven to record profits for each of the past five years. His success in leading the Steelworks will translate directly to success as a national leader, at least according to the NDP. Steube recently announced that he will vie for the position of Chancellor in the upcoming election. In Narikaton's current government structure, the position is one of unrivaled importance both internationally and domestically. Steube has promised that he and his party will "change the political landscape" of the Republic. The NPD has presented itself as a party of social conservatism, fiscal liberalism, and international interaction. It has also made a restoration of the status of Darnussia (and not just Narikaton) a priority. These are values very likely to be favored by mainlanders.
It is likely that the NPD will not find many fast friends amongst the three other parties so far registered to compete in 3876.
The Communist Party seems likely to be a steadfast rival for the NDP. The Eco-Left, affectionately termed the "Watermelons," will likely not take kindly to the idea of a steelworks CEO at the helm of the nation. The Centrist-Left Alliance may be a key ally for the NPD: their early position statements align nearly half the time, hinting that cooperation might be possible. Steube says that cooperation may not even be necessary, though.
"The NPD will, of course, work with other parties when we can. But we will not allow communist Utopian idealism to cloud our response to the real issues that Darnussians face today. We represent the interest of Darnussians, and the Darnussians will flock to the polls in support of our party. We will be given a mandate to govern, with or without the cooperation of the other parties."