Party of the Republic

The Party of the Republic is a republican political party in the Ierigian Republic. Due to the party's association with the Ierigian Revolution and its broad ideological base, it has been the dominant political party in the country for most of the last century. Within the party, there are two major ideological factions: the Progressives and the Conservatives. Typically, the Progressives favour "big government" policies such as farming subsidies and higher taxes while the Conservatives favour "small government" policies like deregulation and free trade. Both factions are united in their belief in a secular, democratic republic and the Constitution of the Ierigian Republic.
==History==
===1823-1828: Foundation and early success===
The Party of the Republic was conceived and founded by Nikolas Stratioticus, an influential figure in the Ierigian Revolution. In the view of Stratioticus, the early Ierigian Republic would need a single party to represent the core values of the Revolution, specifically secularism, republican democracy and individual liberty. With this in mind, the Party was established to provide a political home for people who believed in these values. Many other important figures in the Revolution joined the party, though notable missing figures included Adrianos Tripis who would later found the National Party. 
Georgios Akropolites was selected to contest the first Ierigian presidential election and he won a comfortable victory over a single challenger. During his term Akropolites focused on stabilising the position of the new Republic and establishing the new systems of government. By the time of the second Presidential election, he considered himself too old to run for a second term and instead Christodoulos Hallas ran unsuccessfully against Tripis of the Nationals.
Category:Political parties in the Ierigian Republic