Partì da Reformaziun

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Partì da Reformaziun
Reform Party

PdR Logo Wordmark.png
Leader: Mic'haglh Autófil
Founded: 21 Feb 2022
Position: Left-wing
Beliefs:
Republicanism

Incremental Reformism
Unicameral, Mixed-Member

Proportional Ziu

Provincial mergers
"Third Way" (between derivativism and

peculiarism)

Anti-isolationism

Colors:
    
    

Partì da Reformaziun (English: the Reform Party) is a political party founded by Mic'haglh Autófil to contest the April 2022 general election to determine the 57th Cosa. Described by Dame Miestra Schiva as "celebrating in the traditional manner by starting his own political party",[1] the PdR was founded in part to "rise above the continuous headbutting" of the more established parties, being instead a group that would hear out even its most polar ideological opposites.

Beliefs

The PdR holds several main principles, those being:

- Republicanism:
- The PdR is at its core a party that supports the implementation of a Talossan republic.
- Ideally, this would take the form of a directorial system, a multi-member executive elected on staggered terms.
- In the interest of compromise, the PdR advocates giving the reigning King one of the seats on the executive council, whichever seat with the term set to expire the latest.
- Unicameralism & Cosa Reform:
- The PdR holds that a bicameral legislature is largely unnecessary in a nation of Talossa's size, and that the Senäts should be abolished.
- However, to ensure provincial interests remain represented in the Ziu, the PdR advocates transitioning first to a Cosa elected by mixed-member proportional representation prior to abolishing the Senäts.
- Each province should be allotted an equal number of whole seats at an election, such that the total number of provincial seats should be as close as possible to half the total Cosa seats without going over.
- The number of seats should either remain fixed (causing overhang seats to be taken away from other parties), or only increase above the nominal number by the number of overhang seats.
- Party list seats are best apportioned by the Huntington-Hill method.
- The Senäts should only be abolished upon the dissolution of a Cosa. Any Senators in the middle of a term at the abolition of the Senäts should be granted their province's provincial seats for the remainder of what would have been their senatorial term.
- Incrementalism:
- The PdR holds that changes can only be evaluated properly when they are implemented in a deliberate and incremental manner. Radical changes only provoke a swing of the pendulum in the opposite direction.
- Provincial Reform:
- The PdR advocates for provincial mergers where sensible.
- Derivativist / Pecularist Agnosticism:
- Recognizing the merits of both derivativism and peculiarism, the PdR takes no official stance, leaving the matter to each member's conscious consideration. Unofficially, the party advocates for a middle path between the two, sometimes referred to as "doing derivativist things in a peculiarist manner".
- Anti-isolationism:
- The PdR advocates for continuing to sensibly broaden Talossa's ties to the broader micronational community.
- Mutual Respect:
- The PdR advocates treating all Talossans with dignity and respect, taking the high road whenever possible.

Election Results

National

General Election Votes Vote % Seats +/- Notes
October 2023, 59th Cosa
did not contest
0 / 200
Decrease 14 Extra-parliamentary
February 2023, 58th Cosa 6 6.89 (# 3)
14 / 200
Decrease 11 Opposition
April 2022, 57th Cosa 10 12.66 (# 3)
25 / 200
Increase 25 Coalition Partner

Provincial

General Election Province Votes Vote % Seats +/- Notes
October 2023 Benito 1 12.50
1 / 11
Decrease 1 Opposition
February 2023 Benito 1 12.50 (# T-3)
2 / 11
-
Government
April 2022 Benito 1 20.00 (# T-2)
2 / 11
Increase 2

Organization

Structure

Nominally as per its charter, the PdR membership in each province elects a Cäps Provincial (Provincial Chair), which serve as the provinces' representation on the Comità Esecutorxheu (Executive Committee). The Comità Esecutorxheu chooses from among its members the Cäps Naziunal (Chairperson or National Chair), who serves as the party's leader. In practice however, most of these offices sit vacant.

Partì da Reformaziun Charter (provisional)

Platform

The PdR's most recent General Election platform, for the February 2023 general election, is as follows:[2]

Parti da Reformaziun Platform for the 58th Cosa

Members

No. Member Membership Notes
1 Mic'haglh Autófil 21 Feb 2022 - present Founder and Cäps Naziunal
2 Caleb Frenibuerg Mar - April 2022 Briefly member during the April 2022 general election
3 Ián Txaglh April - Nov 2022 Held 5 PdR seats during the 57th Cosa
4 Alexandreu Prominè Mar - April 2023 Held 7 seats during the first two Clarks of the 58th Cosa

References