MRPT
Moderate Radical Party of Talossa
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| Leader: Lüc da Schir |
| Founded: August 2011 |
| Disbanded:present |
| Beliefs: Centrism, constitutional monarchy, progressivism, liberalism, derivativism, secularism |
The Moderate Radical Party of Talossa is a Talossan political party. Initially known as simply the Moderate Radical Party (MRP), the name was changed in 2012 to avoid confusion with a former party of the Republic of Talossa sharing that same acronym.
The MRPT's Party Leader is the Benitian Lüc da Schir, elected to the post during the MRPT's Third Congress. He took over from the founder and former member of the PPT Glüc da Dhi, who decided not to seek re-election and terminated his three-year role in the leadership.
The party currently has eighteen members, including former Prime Ministers Glüc da Dhi and Lüc da Schir and Senators Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun and Sevastáin Pinátsch. The official colours of the MRPT are #126ECC (Moderate Blue) and #FF6600 (Radical Orange) and its mascot and symbol is a seahorse.
Manifesto
On micronations: No diplomatic relations with "bug-micronations". The government should not abuse its diplomatic powers. The Foreign Ministry should try to investigate what serious, "like minded" "micronations" are currently active and the potential risks and benefits associated with various forms of diplomatic contacts with such nations, within the limits of the Afaes Utphätseschti Act.
On political reform: Party endorsement should not count in any way for Senatorial elections. Provinces should be in charge of electing Senators. Use of a preferential voting method for senatorial elections conducted by the Chancery. Introducing mandatory and binding candidate lists for the Cosâ. An elected Seneschal, either direct or indirect (via the Cosâ) is an option the MRPT will on the long term consider.
On separation of power: The MRPT believes that on the long term further separation of power is needed. Too many offices should not be held by too few people. This can however only be achieved alongside a growth of the population. When Talossa has more than 1000 citizens full separation of power between the judiciary, excecutive and legislative should, at least on a national level, be realistic. On the long term Talossa needs a Real Cosâ, which will be achieved by a combination of population growth and a decrease in the size of the Cosâ to sixty seats.
On the secret ballot: The MRPT is happy with the current amendment to introduce a semi-secret ballot, but would like to go one step further and introduce a full automated secret ballot for Cosâ and Senatorial elections, under the condition that a diverse independent committee has access to the admin account to monitor the elections.
On citizenship and privacy: The MRPT does not support plans to make immigration laws stricter in the sense that more activity or knowledge from the prospective citizen is required than under the current rules. Any contact information received from the prospective by the Immigration Ministry or the Chancery is strictly private and may not be shared with third parties outside the Ministry of Immigration or the Chancery, with the exception of email addresses, which may be shared with the committee to monitor secret ballot elections, and provincial institutions that have tasks similar to that of the Chancery. The list of email addresses should be regularly updated by the chancery. The MRPT believes that Talossan citizenship should not prevent Talossans from pursuing their own interests outside Talossa and will protect the right of Talossans to do so. This includes joining micronations.
On the role of the government: The government should not try to do what Talossans can do themselves, but instead stimulate private initiative. In most cases, the Government should facilitate and support cultural projects, rather than lead or own them. When a project can be completed without any new legislation, it should generally be completed without any new legislation. The Ziu should in most cases refrain from endorsing cultural practices as being "Talossan" when there is no evidence the practice is in fact strongly related to Talossan culture.
On the Monarchy: The MRPT is fundamentally monarchist, and supports the hereditary Monarchy. However, we are also committed to taking measures to make the Monarchy more acceptable to the Republican segment of the population if a compromise can be reached with broad support. These measures may on the long term include reducing the political powers of the Monarch and making it possible to remove a Monarch in a democratic way when there is broad support in the Ziu and the populace.
On finance: Introduce a small fee for accepting seats in the Senate. The Talossan government should start paying for its own web presence.
On provincial assignment: Provincial assignment should remain based on actual geographical location. Moving permanently across provincial assignment borders should result in a change of province. The MRPT is committed to keep pushing forward its own already Hoppered proposals regarding province catchment area reform.
On other issues: Promoting and protecting Talossan culture, language and traditions. Increasing provincial activity.
Members
The MRPT boasts members from each of the eight provinces of the Kingdom. The most represented provinces are Benito (5) and Cézembre (4).
| Province | Member | Current offices | Joined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |  |
Glüc da Dhi | Mol'E | Founder (Aug 2011) |
| #2 |  |
Lüc da Schir | Distain, Party Leader, Senator for Benito, Chancellor of Benito | Apr 2012 |
| #3 | |
Niclau Patíci | - | May 2012 |
| #4 | |
Eiric Mataiwos Vürinalt | - | Jul 2012 |
| #5 |  |
John Alfred Manalang | - | Dec 2012 |
| #6 |  |
Cevaglh Scurznicol | - | Jan 2013 |
| #7 | |
Ben Putnam | - | Mar 2013 |
| #8 | |
Erschéveþ da Schir | MC, Chancellor of Benito | Apr 2013 |
| #9 |  |
Alexander Kennedy | - | May 2013 |
| #10 | |
Martì Valtadestreça | - | Oct 2013 |
| #11 | |
Tric'hard Carschaleir | - | Oct 2013 |
| #12 |  |
Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun | Senator for Maritiimi-Maxhestic | Nov 2013 |
| #13 |  |
Sevastáin Pinátsch | Senator for Atatürk, Minister of STUFF | Feb 2014 |
| #14 | |
Txec Vineria | - | Mar 2014 |
| #15 | |
Valerio Addis | - | Apr 2014 |
| #16 | |
Lupulüc da Fhöglha | MC | Jun 2014 |
| #17 |  |
Renalt da Fhamul | - | Jun 2014 |
| #18 | |
Ian Plätschisch | MC, Party Whip, Party Secretary | Apr 2015 |
Former members
- Munditenens da Biondeu, who left before the Elections for the 45th Cosa to join the RUMP
- Adam and Melania da Simeon, both quitting in the last days of 2013 after they were found to be more than four years younger than their claimed age; and
- Éovart Andrinescu who left in March 2014 to join the then newly-founded Liberal Congress
- Breneir Itravilatx who left in October 2015 to form a new progressive political party, the Talossan National Congress
- Alexandreu Soleiglhfred, former co-founder and three times Party Whip, who left in early January 2016.
- Tariq Zubair, who left in early January 2016 to join the Talossan National Congress
Party representation
Cosa
The MRPT currently has 46 seats in the Cosa.
List of MRPT MCs
| MC | Cosa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breneir Itravilatx | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48th (*2) |
| Ian Plätschisch | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48th |
| Erschéveþ da Schir | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48th |
| Glüc da Dhi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48th (*2) |
| Lupulüc da Fhöglha | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47th | 48th |
| Sevastáin Pinátsch | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47th | -- |
| Tric'hard Carschaleir | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47th | -- |
| Renalt da Fhamul | -- | -- | -- | -- | 47th | -- |
| Alèxandreu Soleiglhfred | 43rd | 44th | 45th | 46th | -- | |
| Lüc da Schir | -- | 44th | 45th | 46th | -- | -- |
| Eovart Andrinescu | -- | -- | -- | 46th (*1) | -- | -- |
| Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun | -- | -- | -- | 46th | -- | -- |
| Ben Putnam | -- | -- | 45th | -- | -- | -- |
| Niclau Patíci | -- | 44th | -- | -- | -- | -- |
In bold the Party Whip (Leader of the MRPT's parliamentary group).
(*1): Eovart Andrinescu resigned his seats and quit the party before the 3rd Clark (*2): Breneir Itravilatx resigned his seats and quit the party before the 6th Clark, and Glüc da Dhi was appointed to one of the vacant seats as to comply with the seat limit for each MC.
Provincial
The MRPT is represented in the provincial assembly of four provinces:
Atatürk: The MRPT has 6 seats (+1) out of 20 in the House of Commons which by an oversight were left unassigned.
Benito: The MRPT won 4 seats (-1) out of 11 in the Benitian Assembly with two seats each being assigned to Lüc and Erschéveþ da Schir, and 2 seats out of 7 in the Benitian Senate.
Cézembre: The MRPT has 10 seats (+3) out of 19 in L'Etats de Cézembre, which were assigned to Glüc da Dhi (4), Martì Valtadestreça (3) and Niclau Patici (3).
Maritiimi-Maxhestic: The MRPT has 1 seat out of 7 in the Assembly, held by Ian Plätschisch.
The party also used to have seats in Florencia.
History
43rd Cosâ
The party, that was composed of only two members at the time, gained three votes during its first general elections, resulting in 8 seats in the Cosa. The party reported a 100% voting record during the legislature. At the end of the first term the party decided to adopt a new acronym and a new logo, created by Alèxandreu Soleighlfred. The seahorse was adopted as the new party mascot. By the end of its first term, the party had doubled its membership to four members.
44th Cosâ
The MRPT won twelve votes in the General Elections, resulting in 18 seats in the Cosa, an increase of 10 seats. For the first time, the party received votes from citizens of other provinces than Cézembre. During this term the party voted on party statutes, resulting in the organization of the first MRPT congress, which was held from 2/5/2013 to 3/5/2013. During the term the MRPT again doubled its membership. So far the MRPT is again the only party to have voted on all Clarks during the 44th Cosa.
45th Cosâ
The MRPT gained thirteen votes in the General Elections, resulting in 21 seats in the Cosa, three more than the previous term. The MCs representing the MRPT in the 45th Cosa are Alexandreu Soleiglhfred (acting as Whip), Lüc da Schir and Ben Putnam, with seven seats each. Again, the MRPT completed this Cosâ without a single failure to vote.
46th Cosâ
The MRPT won a record 53 seats in the General Elections, becoming the leading party in the government coalition with ZRT and LPR. The four MCs for the MRPT were Lüc da Schir (the new Party Whip), Alexandreu Soleiglhfred, Eovart Andrinescu and Magniloqueu Épiqeu da Lhiun. Andrinescu resigned shortly before the 3rd Clark.
Soleiglhfred's failure to vote in the 5th Clark's Vote of Confidence, the first and only by a MRPT MC from the party's foundation in 2011, prompted the government's collapse in July 2014.
47th Cosâ
The MRPT received 44 seats in the General Elections, of which two were handed to the Progressive Party acknowledging a voter's desire to change his vote because he was not informed that the PP was contesting the elections and he was still in their candidates list. The seats were so apportioned: eleven each to Sevastáin Pinátsch (the new Party Whip) and Tric'hard Carschaleir, ten each to Lupulüc da Fhöglha and Renalt da Fhamul. The MRPT's leader, Lüc da Schir, replaced his partymate Glüc da Dhi as the new Prime Minister.
Two new Senators are MRPT members and served as MCs for the 47th Cosâ: Lüc da Schir (replacing Tric'hard Carschaleir) and Magniloqueu da Lhiun, joining Glüc da Dhi and marking the first time ever in the MRPT's history that the party holds a relative majority in any of the Ziu's Houses, with three seats out of eight, ahead of the RUMP (2), ZRT (1), PP (1) and Lib (1).
48th Cosâ
The MRPT received 47 seats in the General Election. 12 seats each were given to Breneir Itravilatx, Ian Plätschisch, and Lupulüc da Fhöglha, and 11 seats were given to Erschéveþ da Schir. When Itravilatx left the MRPT to form the TNC, Ian Plätschisch was made Party Whip, and all existing MRPT MCs were given 15 seats. Glüc da Dhi was given 2 seats.
Sevastáin Pinátsch was elected to the Atatürk Senate seat, while Glüc da Dhi retired from the Senate.
MRPT Congress
The MRPT organizes a meeting of its members, known as "MRPT Congress", before every General Election. The congress usually lasts three or four weeks and features guest speakers, decisions on party policies and appointment to party offices.
The presence of guest speakers and the importance of the decisions taken by party members during the congress make the MRPT Congress one of the biggest political events of the year in Talossa.
Congress Zero
A Congress wasn't held for the 44th Cosa, given that the MRPT had just four members at that time.
First Congress
The Congress Leader was Glüc da Dhi, and the Deputy Congress Leader was Lüc da Schir.
- Glüc da Dhi elected Party Leader
- Soleiglhfred appointed Party Whip
- Party Statutes officially approved
- Guest Speakers: Alexandreu Davinescu (RUMP)
- Candidates List for the 45th Cosa, Soleiglhfred (1), da Schir (2) and Putnam (3)
Second Congress
The Congress Leader was Lüc da Schir, and the Deputy Congress Leader was Glüc da Dhi.
- Glüc da Dhi remains Party Leader
- Lüc da Schir takes over the Secretariat and the role of Party Whip from Alexandreu Soleiglhfred
- Guest Speakers: C. Carlüs Xheraltescu (ZRT)
- Candidates List for the 46th Cosa: da Schir (1), Soleiglhfred (2), Andrinescu (3), da Simeon (4), da Lhiun (5), da Dhi (11). Simeon and Andrinescu will later pull out.
Third Congress
The Congress Leader was Sevastáin Pinátsch and the Deputy Congress Leader was Glüc da Dhi.
- Lüc da Schir elected Party Leader
- Sevastáin Pinátsch appointed Party Whip
- Guest Speakers: C. Carlüs Xheraltescu (LIB) and Owen Edwards (PP)
- Candidates List for the 47th Cosa: Pinátsch (1), Carschaleir (2), da Fhöglha (3), da Fhamul (4), da Schir (11), da Lhiun (12).
Fourth Congress
The Congress Leader was Glüc da Dhi and the Deputy Congress Leader was Lüc da Schir.
- Breneir Itravilatx appointed Party Whip
- Guest Speakers: Txec dal Nordselva (PP) and Françal Ian Lux (LIB)
- Candidates List for the 48th Cosa: Itravilatx (1), Plätschisch (2), da Fhöglha (3), E. da Schir (4), Pinátsch (11), da Dhi (101).
Fifth Congress
The Congress Leader was Ian Plätschisch and the Deputy Congress Leader was Lüc da Schir.
- Ian Plätschisch appointed Party Whip
- Lüc da Schir reelected as Party Leader
- Guest Speakers: Éovart Grischun (RUMP) and Munditenens Tresplet (FreeDem)
- Candidates List for the 49th Cosa: Plätschisch (1), da Dhi (2), E. da Schir (3), Vataldestreça (4), da Lhiun (11)
Italicized candidate names indicates they were nominated for Senate that year.
Party Organisation
The MRPT is a democratic party in which most decisions are made by the membership of the party. On 18 January 2013 the members approved statutes for the party. All information about the MRPT can be found in the Party Digest which is issued by the Party Secretary.
Party Leader
The Party Leader is the elected leader of the party. He is responsible for every party office that isn’t filled by any other member, except that of campaign leader. This office is currently filled by Lüc da Schir, elected during the Third Congress. All decisions made by the party leader can be overruled by the members of the party. In case of absence the party leader is replaced by the Vice Party Leader, usually the Party Whip.
Party Whip
The Party Whip is the leader of the MRPT in the Cosa. Should the MRPT get seats in the Cosa, the candidate who was the Cosa list leader will become Party Whip. The Party Whip is responsible for leading the Clark discussions, getting all the MCs of the party focused and on the same line and, in the absence of a Party Speaker, possibly explaining certain decisions made by the MRPT MCs. Should the Party Whip vacate his Cosa seats, the MC who was next on the candidate list for that Cosa becomes the Party Whip. The current party whip is Ian Plätschisch.
Party Secretary
The Party Secretary is an optional office the Party Leader can appoint. The Party Secretary’s duties include updating the Party Digest and other party documents, and conducting elections and referendums outside the Congress and election season. The current holder of this office is Ian Plätschisch
Electoral results
Cosa
| General Election | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2011, 43rd Cosa | 3 | 3.95 (#4) | 8 / 200 |
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| July 2012, 44th Cosa | 12 | 9.38 (#3) | 18 / 200 |
 10
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| April 2013, 45th Cosa | 13 | 10.48 (#3) | 21 / 200 |
3
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| January 2014, 46th Cosa | 28 | 28 (#2) | 56 / 200 |
35
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| August 2014, 47th Cosa | 23 | 22 (#2) | 42 / 200 |
 14
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| June 2015, 48th Cosa | 29 | 22.83 (#3) | 47 / 200 |
5
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