Union of Free Reformists
| Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti Union of Free Reformists 
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| Founded: 21 July 2025/XLVI |
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Electoral Alliance: ¡Avant!
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Position: Center-left
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L'Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti (English: the Union of Free Reformists) is a political party founded by the merger of the Free Democrats of Talossa and el Partì da Reformaziun in July 2025/XLVI. In the new era of King Txec, the parties moved to consolidate the Talossan Left to better focus on the issues facing the country moving forward.
Beliefs and Platform
The URL's platform emphasizes its position as Talossa's only pro-democracy, issue-based political party.
I. A Party of Principles
Free Reformists place progress, democracy, and liberty as their guiding political principles. These mean that every citizen should be able to:
- Take part in a political system that addresses the needs of Talossa's population;
- Campaign for alterations when that system does not address the nation's needs;
- Serve the nation without getting involved in politics;
- Enjoy the Talossan experience as a private citizen; and
- Enjoy a civil and peaceful Talossan life.
II. Talossa's Constitution
- Free Reformists believe that political systems must suit the population as opposed to the reverse. We will always support reforms intended to ensure that the structure of the state promotes democracy, liberty, and Talossanity.
- Free Reformists support a constitutional model that promotes an active head of state who is accountable to the citizenry, puts the national interest ahead of personal interests, and serves the nation, as opposed to acting as its owner.
- Free Reformists believe that the role of Talossa's head of state is to act as a promoter of national unity and our face to the world. In this regard, we support a smaller political role for the King and open-ended discussion on whether a lifetime monarchy is our best option.
- Free Reformists support reforms to improve the quality of legislation adopted by the Ziu and improve the efficiency and democratic character of the legislative process.
- Free Reformists support efforts to revitalize provincial activity, including supporting provincial mergers where sensible.
III. Talossan Law
- To best support Talossan democracy, our laws must be simple enough for all citizens to understand them; this enables as many as possible to engage with and serve in Talossa's state institutions. On the other hand, tasks which require technical expertise should be reserved for the strictly apolitical Royal Civil Service.
- No political office should require technical expertise to hold; these aspects of administration should instead be overseen by Civil Service officers to assist.
- Civil Service roles should be well-documented in order to provide a smooth transition between holders.
- Both generally and especially concerning the Civil Service, Talossa's Honours system should be used to incentivize public service and recognize achievement.
- Clear rules should be in place to prevent political and apolitical roles from interfering for those who wish to hold both.
- Free Reformists advocate an incremental approach to reform, keeping each change measurable to determine its impact.
- Free Reformists support efforts to broaden Talossa's international relations with other micronations, provided these nations align with our national values of liberal democracy and respect for human rights.
IV. Culture and Talossan Life
- Free Reformists support a culture that grows organically, without interference or direction from the state. The Ministry of Culture should work with citizens and private organizations to encourage the growth of Talossan culture; while this may involve grants from the Ministry's budget, it should never place cultural growth under Government direction.
- 'N naziun sanc glheþ, c'è 'n naziun sanc coraziun. The Talossan Language is one of our hallmarks of national identity, which separates us from all other nations and national projects. We envision a Talossa in which all citizens learn and use the national language to some extent, and support Government efforts to encourage greater proficiency in our nation's most valuable cultural facets.
- Free Reformists recognize that one of the chief ways in which Talossans are excluded from activity is by bullying and harassment from their fellow citizens. While we cannot (and should not) criminalize this behavior, we support empowering Wittenberg moderators to more effectively uphold the rules of "Wittiquette" without themselves becoming targets of such behavior. We support treating all Talossans, both within and outside the political sphere, with dignity and respect, and advocate for taking "the high road" wherever possible.
The Democracy Agenda
During the 62nd Cosă, the URL recognized the precarious state of Talossan democracy under the new governing coalition, especially as it needed to rely on a party that was explicitly opposed to democratic governance. To that end, the URL adopted the Democracy Agenda, a set of goals to reform Talossan democracy and bring it into a more mature era.
The Democracy Agenda
LAS TOCĂS DEMOCRÄTICI DA L'URL
THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA OF THE URL
We, the members of the Union of Free Reformists, the Party of Talossan Democracy, in order to not only safeguard Talossa's fragile democracy, but strengthen it, hereby formally adopt the Democracy Agenda. This package of reforms will bolster the democratic nature of Talossan government, granting actions taken by the state even greater legitimacy. It is intended to show the Talossan people, in plain terms, our intentions in both this Cosă session and in future sessions, particularly those in which they see fit to grant us a Cosă majority.
- Cosă Size: With the passage of 62RZ09, the Democracy Agenda has already succeeded in right-sizing the Cosă to 20 seats. The URL's aim here going forward will be to defend this change, and prevent future Cosă sessions from undoing it.
- Electoral Method Reform: In the interest of lessening the power of party bosses, increasing the power of the voters, and improving the ability to hold individual MCs accountable, the URL supports transition to a form of personalized proportional representation -- any method that combines proportional representation for parties with voter control over which candidates actually receive Cosă seats. We support further debate on the specific method to be adopted.
- Party List Reform #1: The URL supports legislation to prioritize party lists, ensuring that "off-list" candidates can only receive seats if no "on-list" candidates are eligible, in order to improve transparency and allow voters to better judge the intentions of the parties on the ballot.
- Party List Reform #2: The URL supports legislation requiring candidates to confirm with the Chancery their consent to appearing on a party list, in an effort to further lessen the power of party bosses.
- Upper House Reform: Taking into account Talossa's unitary nature and the requirements of responsible government, the URL supports the transition of the Senäts' role to that of a "house of review" in the vein of the British House of Lords, the Canadian Senate, or the Japanese House of Councillors. This reform will retain Senators' ability to critique and improve legislation on behalf of their province's citizens, including a veto on Organic amendments, but will allow the Cosă to insist on its decision on standard legislation if there is sufficient democratic support.
- Public Ballot Reform: The secret ballot is one of the cornerstones of free and fair elections. We support the continued right of Talossans to publicly declare their electoral choices, but believe the polling process on Wittenberg should be reformed so that public ballots are only published after polls close.
- Parliamentary Reform: The URL supports codifying and strengthening the powers of the Tuischac'h and Mençei to allow them to better maintain order and enforce parliamentary procedure within their respective chambers.
- Royal Veto Reform: The URL supports reforming the power of the Crown to veto legislation. This would involve a "suspensory" veto, in which the Crown's veto still serves as an opportunity for the Ziu to reconsider legislation, but can be overriden by a simple majority of both houses. In parallel to this, we support reworking advisory opinions to allow the King to consult with the CpI on a bill's organic Compliance.
- Reform Org.XII.4: This organic provision makes some parts of the OrgLaw almost impossible to amend, anchoring the country in ways that are not justifiable in a democratic nation. The OrgLaw already has a rigorous amendment process for normal amendments; there is no good reason to have such onerous additional requirements.
History
For the decade preceding the URL's formation, the Free Democrats of Talossa had arguably been the dominant party in the post-Reunision era. Of the 14 different elections that the Free Democrats had contested (including June 2015 as the Free Democratic Alliance and April 2025 on the ¡Avant! alliance list), they had helped form a government following 11, including eight times as the leading party (i.e. the party of the Seneschal).
The PdR, while not as dominant as the Free Democrats by any means, had nonetheless proven capable of influencing the direction of Talossan politics, picking up votes from some more staunchly-republican voters and proving the "kingmaker" following their first contested election.
While remaining separate, relations between the two parties were cordial throughout their time as "fellow travelers", and in the changing political landscape following both the dissolution of the Talossan National Congress at the end of the 59th Cosă and the accession of King Txec in November 2024, Free Democrat president Miestră Schivă and PdR National Director Mic'haglh Autófil began discussing the prospect of closer cooperation, up to and including a possible merger between the two parties. These discussions yielded drafts for both a party platform and a constitution, both written as "amalgamations" of their counterparts in the Free Democrats and PdR. It was this proposed constitution that the two parties separately voted to approve at simultaneous conventions in July 2025, and upon their mutual approval, both parties ceased to exist separately and the URL's inaugural convention began with all members of both predecessor parties in attendance.
At the time of its formation, Members of the Cosă affiliated with the URL held 55 seats from the ¡Avant! alliance list, making the party the second-largest individual party in the Cosă. By the end of the inaugural convention, however, ¡Avant! MC Pôl dal Nordselvă, not formally a member of any of the alliance's member parties, had joined the URL, bringing the party to 64 seats and overtaking the Progressive Alliance by a single seat for the largest in the Cosă. New citizen Leonardo Marques claimed a single seat under Org.IV.4 and joined the party in August, bringing the party's total seats by the end of the 61st Cosă to 65.
Election Results
National
| General Election | Cosă | Seneschal Candidate | Votes | Vote % | Seats | Senators | Notes | ||||
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| # | +/- | % | +/- | # | +/- | # | +/- | ||||
| Next | 63rd | Mic'haglh Autófil | TBD
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| December 2025 | 62nd | Mic'haglh Autófil | 31 |  7
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32.98 | 13.36
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66 / 200 |
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4 / 8 |
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Opposition |
| N/A | 61st | N/A | seats at formation | 65 / 202 |
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Organization
Structure and Leadership
Per its constitution, at each Party Convention, the URL elects a Comità Esecutorxheu (Executive Committee), which serves as the party's governing panel. Provinces with at least three Party members are also entitled to elect a Fosteglhӑ Provincial (Provincial Chair), who also serves on the Comità as a representative of the members of that province; election of a Provincial Chair is not required, however. The Comità Esecutorxheu then chooses from among its members the President, who serves as the party's leader, as well as the Secretary, who serves as a sort of Chief Operational Officer for the party.
The current members of the Comità Esecutorxheu for the 62nd - 63rd Cosas are Miestră Schivă, Mic'haglh Autófil, and Antaglha X. Somelieir. For this term, Atatürk, Belacostă, Fiovă, Maritiimi-Maxhestic, and Vuode were entitled to Provincial Chairs, but declined to elect any.
The URL is unique among Talossan political parties in that its candidate for Seneschal is chosen by the party membership democratically at each Convention, as an exemplification of the party's commitment to democratic principles, a commitment likewise unique in Talossa.
Party Constitution
URL Constituziun
Constituziun dal Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti
The Uniun dels Reformistaes Livereschti (Union of Free Reformists), a political party in the Kingdom of Talossa, adopts this Constituziun as the basis for our Party's internal governance.
ARTICLE I. MEMBERSHIP
A. Membership in the URL shall be open to all Talossan citizens in good standing who are not already members of another political party, who agree to abide by this Constituziun and Party policy, and who endorse the Party's platform. However, the right of any Party member in good standing to seek changes to this Constitution or other Party policy in accordance with this Constitution shall never be infringed.
B. Application to the Presedint or Secretar shall be considered sufficient application for Party membership.
C. Prospective members shall provide contact information as reasonably requested by the Presedint or Secretar in order to ensure they may be reached. This information shall be kept secure and confidential, and is only to be used by Party leadership for official Party business.
D. The Secretar shall be entitled, no more than once a year, to conduct a Census of all Party members to ensure they wish to maintain Party membership and to confirm their contact information is up to date. A Party member who does not reply to this Census within 30 days shall be deemed to have offered their resignation, which shall be accepted at the discretion of the Secretar.
E. A three-fifths vote of Party membership, held on a secret ballot, may pass a motion to censure another member, temporarily revoking their good standing with the Party. This may be proposed due to violations of this Constituziun, publicly voting for or joining another nationally-registered party, or bringing the Party into disrepute in some specified manner. The member in question shall not be permitted to cast a vote on such a motion.
- 1. A successful vote to censure, the justification for it, and the provisions for lifting said censure shall be communicated to the censured member as soon as possible and through all possible means of communication. A censured member's rights under this Constituziun shall cease to apply during their censure, including the right to participate in Party discussion forums.
- 2. This censure expires at the conclusion of the next Party Convention, but may also be repealed prematurely by simple majority. Censure may also be extended at one Convention to the next by majority of a secret-ballot vote.
F. A two-thirds vote of Party membership, held on a secret ballot, may pass a motion to expel members from the Party for violations of Organic Law or other Talossan statute law, as well as gross violations of general standards of decorum. The member in question shall not be permitted to cast a vote on such a motion.
- 1. In the event of a Party member's loss of citizenship, this vote may be omitted and their membership immediately revoked.
- 2. Any member expelled from the Party shall be permitted to rejoin after two General Elections.
ARTICLE II. LEADERSHIP
A. The Party shall elect from its membership the Comità Esecutorxheu (Executive Committee), to serve as the Party's governing body.
- 1. The Comità shall consist of three members chosen by the Party membership at-large by Single Transferable Vote, as well as any Fosteglhen Provinciais.
- 2. From among themselves. members of the Comità will elect a Presedint by Instant-Runoff (a.k.a. Ranked-Choice) Vote. The Presedint serves as the Party's national leader and presiding officer, the presiding officer of the Comità, and is responsible for distribution of Cosӑ seats.
- 3. Also from among themselves, the members of the Comità will elect a Secretar, who will be responsible for conducting elections internal to the party, preparing important party documents for publishing, and providing the parliamentary party with any assistance it might need. The Secretar shall serve as Acting Presedint in the event the Presedint communicates a temporary leave of absence; should the office of Presedint be vacant, the Secretar shall become Presedint.
- 4. No member shall be entitled to hold both offices of Presedint and Secretar except on an acting basis.
- 5. Should the office of Secretar fall vacant between Conventions, the Presedint shall be entitled to appoint a Secretar from among the members of the Comità.
- 6. For any Province with three or more Party members assigned thereto, the members from that Province shall be entitled to elect a Fosteglhӑ Provincial (Provincial Chair) by Instant-Runoff Vote.
- 7. Fosteglhen Provinciais are responsible for the distribution of seats within their provincial legislature, taking into account advice from Party members in said province. If there is no Fosteglhӑ Provincial, or they do not complete this duty in time, the Party President shall do so in their stead.
- 8. The list of candidates for a Cosӑ election shall be determined by the Comità, and upon the request of any Party member, shall be ratified by a secret-ballot vote of all members in good standing, carried out by the Secretar.
- 9. The Presedint and Secretar may be removed from their office by a two-thirds vote of the Comità, ratified by a majority of Party membership.
B. Members of the Comità Esecutorxheu (including Fosteglhen Provinciais), the Presedint, and the Secretar shall be elected at each Convention, regular or Extraordinary. The term of office of all incumbents ends with the election of their successor.
C. Fourteen days' notice should be given prior to leadership elections being held on the forum used for conducting Party business, and the floor shall be considered open to nominations when this notice is given.
D. There is no limit on the number of terms one may serve in any position.
E. The Convention may also nominate by simple majority a candidate for Seneschal. When drawing up the list of Cosă candidates under Section II.A.8, the Comità shall rank this person first.
ARTICLE III. BUSINESS
A. The Party shall hold a yearly Convention, to take place during the Third Clark of each Cosă term. At the petition of two-thirds of Party members, or a majority of the Comità Esecutorxheu, an Extraordinary Convention may be called outside this period or the scheduled convention may be delayed to no later than the Sixth Clark, though no more than one Extraordinary Convention may be called between the regularly-scheduled Convention.
B. In addition to elections to Party leadership positions, each Convention shall also be open to amendments to this Constituziun as well as any other Party policy.
C. All motions must receive a second before proceeding to debate. All motions shall be subject to a debate period of forty-eight hours, following which voting shall run for seventy-two hours.
D. Amendments to this Constituziun shall pass by a two-thirds majority; all other changes to Party policies shall pass by simple majority.
E. Only members in good standing (i.e. those not currently censured) are permitted to vote on any motion or in an election for any position within the Party.
F. Party members are free to organize themselves into caucuses within the Party. Caucuses shall annually provide to the Secretar a point of contact, a statement of the caucus' purpose, and an organizing document. The Secretar shall keep a list of all registered caucuses.
G. For the purposes of this section, the "Caucus" comprises all Senators and MCs who are members of the Party.
- 1. If the Presedint considers a certain Bill on the Clark to be especially important for the enactment of the Party's policy and principles, they may declare this bill to be subject to a "whipped vote", indicating that all members of the Caucus are expected to vote in accordance with the Presedint's recommendation or otherwise abstain. The opposite of a whipped vote is a "free vote".
- 2. A declaration of a whipped vote, and any bill on which there is a whipped vote, shall specify precisely which plank of the party's policy or principle is involved.
- 3. A declaration of a whipped vote may be overridden by a simple majority of the Caucus members.
- 4. All Votes of Confidence shall be considered to be whipped unless the Presedint or a majority of the Caucus specifically state otherwise.
- 5. A member of the Caucus who votes contrary to a declaration of a whipped vote ("defies the whip") on two separate occasions within a single Cosӑ term may be subject to censure by declaration of the Presedint.
H. Party-affiliated candidates in Senäts elections shall be selected by the members of the province in question by majority vote or petition, or in the absence of such, selected by the Comità.
I. In cases of emergency such as by-elections, resignations or impending deadlines, such that no time is left to conduct a vote as above, the Presedint may amend the Cosӑ list, and a Fosteglhӑ Provincial may nominate a Senäts candidate.