Zedrutia Y2000

== About ==
Zedrutia Y2000 was a centrist political party in Zedrutia. It was a party which strongly supported green policies, while additionally combining elements of Christian democracy and liberalism. Zedrutia Y2000 was initially founded as a social movement in 1971 in the events following the Zedrutian Revolution which brought the restoration of a democratic government in the country, but had difficulties in applying to be registered as a political party for years, until their application was approved by the Zedrutian Ministry of Internal Affairs in 1983 and officially registered as a political party in 1984. The party advocated for a "Green Zedrutia" by the year 2000, and its principles were solely based on environmentalism. The party was considered as one of the first parties to endorse feminism. Since then, Zedrutia Y2000 has gained significant support and backing by most of the Zedrutian youth, and has since then grown to over a few hundred members. The party had around 24 seats in the Zedrutian lower house, but by the 2010s it had lost most of its seats. Zedrutia Y2000 was soon dissolved in the wake of the Second Zedrutian Revolution in 2047, when the party had a leadership crisis and the party was soon forced to disband.
== History ==
A native of Ignalin, Filip Kamiński was an activist who started actively engaging in Zedrutian politics when he enrolled in a university in Byeradzina. Initially participating in rallies, he began handing over leaflets to random people who he managed to encounter, which attempted to invoke a revolution in the country. In 1969 as Byeradzina became the hotbed for the Zedrutian Revolution, he was kicked out from the university like many of his associates and soon he fled out of Byeradzina to avoid persecution of the Zedrutian Central Security Service. Filip soon returned to his hometown in Ignalin where he worked at a warehouse. He had witnessed the devastating effects of logging activities there, and soon after learning about it, he had abandoned socialism and soon took on an approach to environmentalism. He soon met Szymon Kwiatkowski in Dragolice, who was also an activist, and soon took interest in his ideals. The two soon bonded together and Szymon helped the social movement gain traction. The movement slowly grew members, and soon took off in popularity when a rally was hosted at a forest reserve, which was put on the headlines of Ignalin's local newspaper. Filip soon had plans to register Zedrutia Y2000 as a political party, and eventually see the rise of the party to achieve the goal for a green Zedrutia by 2000, but as the logging companies in Ignalin took notice of this, they soon used their connections to stop it from gaining traction. Not also that, but an economic recession in Zedrutia had temporarily brought Filip's plans to a halt. Due to health issues, Filip was temporarily out of the movement and Szymon became the leader in charge. It gained members, from having only 83, to over 600 in Ignalin.
Eventually in 1984 the green light was given by the Zedrutian Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the party was officially registered in 1984 just in time for the 1985 Zedrutian elections. 36 MPs soon moved to Zedrutia Y2000, and the party saw a steady growth during the periods before the 1985 elections. Filip soon resigned from the party, but still supported their policies, and he was soon succeeded by his contributor and helper, Szymon Kwiatkowski. The party won 20 seats after the 1985 elections, and after the national electoral test, had finished in third place, with the party joining a ruling coalition known as the Progressive Front, a mostly left-leaning coalition comprised of parties such as the Progressive Party of Zedrutia. Szymon's reputation grew higher throughout the 1980s, being chosen as the Marshal of Zedrutia's lower house in parliament, putting Zedrutia Y2000 in its place as one of Zedrutia's most prominent and progressive parties. Following the end of the Cold War in the 1990s, Zedrutia Y2000 had become one of the most known political parties, growing popularity especially among the communities in Central Zedrutia such as Olszynki, Ignalin, and the Eastern Zedrutian regions of Dziatyczyn and Chotyń, and in the 1990 Zedrutian elections, the party had gained 13 seats in Zedrutian parliament, and soon had won all seats in the Ignalin state elections.
However, the party would soon begin to stagnate throughout the 2000s. As the party's main principle was to create a Zedrutia which largely depended on green energy by 2000, many of its supporters soon realized that the party had failed to achieve their goals, or even accomplish it by the 2000s, because of this, many of its supporters believed that they have been misled by Szymon, and soon members began leaving the party in droves, with some of its MPs even leaving the party and defecting to other parties which were affiliated with the right-wing coalition known as the Union of Democratic Rights. Szymon soon became involved in a scandal in Ignalin regarding funds and soon he was forced to resign. His vice-chairman, Mieszko Jaworski, who also became disillusioned with Szymon, soon succeeded him as chairman of the party. The party lost seats in the 2005 elections, and soon no longer became the dominant party in Ignalin after 15 years of it being their stronghold. Filip passed away in 2006 at the age of 57 in his hometown of Ignalin, after living a secluded life. Zedrutia Y2000 soon went towards a much more moderate approach after Filip's death. In 2007, Zedrutia Y2000 soon again went into controversy as it was believed that one of its members was associated with the ZRNLA, a group which launched an attack on the city of New Gdansk. The party denied the allegations, and soon filed a lawsuit against Gazeta Mazurkowska and Czasy Chotyń, who were mainly responsible for distributing the information which was sourced from an unknown person who had tipped them.
In the 2010s, Zedrutia Y2000 is attempting to gain traction once again with its policies, using methods such as the use of the internet, which was in its early years at the time. In 2011, Zedrutia Y2000 opened its first website where it had posted blogs and information regarding their leadership, organization and their intentions for a completely green Zedrutia. In Ignalin, where the movement was founded, Zedrutia Y2000 has largely contributed to infrastructure projects in the region, including the construction of solar-panels in the Ignalin Voivodeship. This is done mainly to gain support for the movement, and these methods so far have boosted the party's numbers by a small number, bringing the political movement back to their feet. Zedrutia Y2000 would remain this way up until the 2030s, when it had nearly lost all of its seats to their long-time opponents, the Union of Democratic Rights. In an increasingly authoritarian government, Zedrutia Y2000 was unable to keep up and soon it was beginning to decline. The party soon met its fate when it had reached a dead end in 2047, when the Second Zedrutian Revolution occurred which resulted in the collapse of the UDR coalition. The party supported the Second Zedrutian Revolution, believing that it soon relit the torch of democracy in Zedrutia, but soon the aftermath of the revolution brought a power vacuum, which resulted in the chairman of Zedrutia Y2000 to leave. Following a leadership crisis, members within the high ranking positions of the party declared its dissolution, and after 2047, Zedrutia Y2000 was no more. Former members of the party were prosecuted by Leslaw Olek's government, and the last known member of the party, Borys Jaropełk, who was 26 at the time of its disbandment, passed away in the year of 2109, but by that time Zedrutia had collapsed into anarchy as a result of the nuclear exchange in 2085. Borys lived another 24 years after the bombs had dropped and passed away at the age of 88.
== Ideology ==
Zedrutia Y2000 was initially a radical left-leaning party, which was based solely on Filip Kamiński's ideals at the time in the late 1960s and 70s. However, Filip had grown disassociated with his belief in socialism or the left-wing movements at the time, and soon in his later years had described his movement as a environmentalist movement, while at the same time leaning towards either center-left or center-right. Zedrutia Y2000 strongly supports green policies, and advocated for the closure of energy sectors which often depended on coal, fuel, and nuclear energy in favor of solar energy. It has also supported for the establishment of more nature reserves in Central Zedrutia, which at the time was at threat of being completely deforested. Not also was it just an environmentalist movement which was founded on the sole purpose of making most Zedrutians rely on renewable energy, but it has also additionally combined elements of a social democracy, including some elements of liberalism. It is heavily anti-fascist and anti-conservative, and the party has been known to critique the parties of the Union of Democratic Rights. It has also criticized the Progressive Front for its stance on the 2007 attack on New Gdansk, and advocated for Zedrutia's entry into the Cooperative Federation of Mesothemian Sovereign Entities, in which Zedrutia entered in the year of 2009.
A critical component of Zedrutia Y2000's ideology are the 11 Guarantees, which were established by Filip Kamiński when he had attempted to write a manifesto regarding his radical environmentalism and his activism in Ignalin. Many of these 11 Guarantees were expected to be effective by the year 2000. Many of these guarantees by the political movement were not just making Zedrutians rely mostly on renewable energy, but also policies which are often viewed as many as left-leaning. This involves the simplifying and streamlining of Zedrutia's tax systems, gender equality, food security, and giving 6% of Zedrutia's GDP into the education system. Parts of these guarantees were often criticized, even by members of the party themselves, and by the 2020s the 11 Guarantees were soon abandoned by members of the party.
=== 11 Guarantees ===
==== Simple, stable tax systems ====
Filip believed that the Zedrutian tax system had flaws, and was often criticized in his unfinished manifestos and speeches as an "unfair system". In his own vision, he believed that instead of completely getting rid of the Zedrutian tax system, he wanted to modify it in his 11 guarantees. When it came to the Zedrutian tax system according to Filip, he believed that the party should simplify and streamline the Zedrutian tax system, ensuring that Zedrutian taxpayers paid only a single tax on income from work. He also believed that with this change, the consolidated tax will encompass all current taxes and contributions within Zedrutia, which will then be allocated to the appropriate funds in Zedrutia. Additionally, he wanted a policy to be introduced which required all tax changes to be adopted for at least six months before the new tax year begins. There would be no increase in corporate income tax, value-added tax, or personal-income tax throughout the term, providing a sort of stability for entrepreneurs and all taxpayers.
==== Optional Zedrutian social insurance contributions for struggling micro-businesses ====
Filip said in some of his speeches from 1973 to 1976 that small Zedrutian entrepreneurs are burdened by the high costs of operating their businesses, especially the increase of social insurance contributions that must be paid regardless of the revenue gained. He believed that with the political movement in power in Zedrutia, they would make changes to this problem by introducing a system where small businesses which faced financial difficulties could take a break from payments by the Zedrutian Social Insurance Institution. Filip addressed another concern, in which entrepreneurs paid for sickness benefits yet they were responsible for covering the first 33 days of sick leave costs. He wanted to revise this policy, so that social insurance could cover the benefits from the first day and illness.
Additionally, legal and tax stability along with support for business developments would be guaranteed, and it would begin with the regulating of health insurance premiums, which, due to changes introduced by the Zedrutian regime under the control of Drewnowski, could no longer be deducted from tax, effectively becoming a new one. This regulation would be withdrawn in order to guarantee those promises. Entrepreneurs often dealt with unreliable contractors, delayed payments, or even non-payments. They would introduce a policy, where value-added tax and personal-income tax are paid only on settled invoices.
==== 6% of GDP for education ====
Although not considered a critical part of the guarantees by Filip, it was brought to discussion by Szymon, which Filip agreed to include. Szymon had said in an interview in 2001 that good education is an investment in the future of Zedrutia, which could yield real economic benefits to the country as every Krolaw which has been invested in the Zedrutian children's education returns with interest which could have contributed to a higher GDP. Zedrutia Y2000 plans to reform the education system, bringing children more closer to fluency in the English language by increasing an hour of English instructions daily from the first grade to ensure that Zedrutian children graduate from primary schools with fluency in the English language. The core curriculum would be revamped to focus on more future-oriented skills, which includes the development of new technologies and synthetic thinking. They believe that by 2000 every school and university in Zedrutia would have access to a counselor and also medical care on both school and university grounds.
An important critical part of this guarantee when it came to reforming education was the removal of political elements from education, which meant that any politics which were mentioned within school grounds are not permitted. Szymon believed that the removal of political elements from the Zedrutian education system ensures the increase of autonomy within schools, while at the same time ensuring they promote the values of the modern Zedrutian patriotism, openness, human rights and Zedrutian culture itself. Szymon had wanted to allocate around 6% of Zedrutian GDP for education.
==== No more queues for doctors ====
Filip criticized the healthcare system in Zedrutia stating that it requires comprehensive reform. He wanted to reduce the debt of district hospitals, making the valuation of health services across the country more realistic. A greater emphasis would have been placed on health prevention. He planned to allocate around 7% of Zedrutia's GDP to healthcare. But before those things became effective, he planned on addressing an issue before he could reduce the debt on the district hospitals; waiting queues. A policy would be introduced, in which a person can visit a specialist within 60 days, or the Zedrutian National Health Fund Institution would refund the money for a private visit.
==== Family personal income tax; a larger family means lower taxes. ====
The party's core values are about the average Zedrutian family, and how the party could ensure that the average Zedrutian could live normal lives. In order to support Zedrutian families in a systemic manner, a type of system known as "Family Personal Income Tax (FPIT) was proposed. Under this scheme, the larger the family, the lower the taxes were. Implementing this straightforward algorithm where the tax base decreases with each additional child would result in Zedrutian working parents in families with at least three children paying only a symbolic income tax under this system.
==== "Women, Forward!" ====
Zedrutia Y2000 wanted to have equal pay mandated for equal work. They planned on closing the gender pay gap, ensuring that the women receive the same pay as men for performing the same tasks. The party was considered as one of the first parties to endorse feminism, and ensured the safety of Zedrutian women.
==== Food security ====
Zedrutia Y2000 advocates for full support for Bistonia in the face of aggression from Ilya Zhikov's Crimsonia. The party believes it is essential to ensure Bistonia's defense of its independence and sovereignty, while also considering Polish interests and the domestic economy.
To balance these priorities, It proposes the implementation of a deposit system for the import of agri-food products from Bistonia. This system aims to facilitate safe transit of products, allowing Polish companies to generate revenue while preventing the uncontrolled import of food from Bistonia. The party highlights the need for improved oversight, especially in light of past incidents like the "grain scandal," where the state failed Zedrutian farmers and consumers.
Furthermore, Zedrutia Y2000 is committed to revitalizing the Zedrutian countryside and agriculture. They advocate for a fundamental overhaul of the Strategic Plan of the Common Agricultural Policy to better align with the needs of Zedrutian agriculture. This includes simplifying the process of applying for farm subsidies and increasing support amounts under the Common Agricultural Policy. Specific proposals include minimum support of KRO 600,000 for farm modernization and a premium of KRO 300,000 for young farmers. Additionally, It pledges support for the technological modernization of farms to enhance efficiency and productivity.
=== Personal assistant for people with disabilities ===
Zedrutia Y2000 emphasizes the importance of treating people with disabilities with dignity and ensuring their demands are taken seriously by those in power. They identify the current "Personal Assistant for a Disabled Person" program as ineffective, particularly due to assistants being hired on a project basis with earnings close to the minimum wage.
To address this issue, The Party planned to enact legislation on personal assistance, aiming to provide people with disabilities with consistent support from qualified assistants. Under this proposed act, the number of hours of assistance will be tailored to the specific needs and activities of each individual. Furthermore, Zedrutia Y2000 pledges to guarantee access to assistants regardless of one's place of residence.
=== Apartment at a good price. "Dormitory for Single Królaw" for students from outside big cities ===
To increase access to housing, Zedrutia Y2000 advocates for freeing land trade within city limits and unlocking spatial development plans that prioritize housing construction needs. By increasing the supply of apartments on the market, they aim to lower prices and make housing more affordable. Additionally, It planned to implement legal and tax mechanisms to enhance the availability of rental apartments, further improving access to housing for all.
It wanted to introduce the "Dormitory for Single Królaw" program. This initiative aims to alleviate the financial burden on families by reducing the costs of studying and facilitating easier access to higher education for less affluent families residing outside large cities.
=== The state as an honest employer ===
Zedrutia Y2000 prioritized fair compensation for public service workers, such as teachers, nurses, and paramedics. They addressed the issue of inadequate pay by swiftly implementing salary increases in their first budget and presenting a plan for gradual increments aligned with economic growth. The party emphasized accountability and strengthened labor rights by bolstering funding for the National Labor Inspectorate.
=== Green Zedrutia ===
Zedrutia Y2000 plans to revolutionize Zedrutia's energy sector by investing in renewable sources such as hydropower, wind, biomass, geothermal, and nuclear energy. They aim to decentralize energy production, allowing homeowners, farmers, and entrepreneurs to generate and sell cheap green energy. The party will facilitate the purchase of electricity from private farm owners, promoting competition among suppliers and breaking the state monopoly on energy networks.
In addition, The party pledges to protect Zedrutia's natural environment, particularly its forests. They propose limiting the export of unprocessed wood outside the Mesothemian Union, prioritizing Zedrutian businesses. To safeguard forests, the party intends to implement a logging ban on the most valuable 20% of Zedrutian forests, eliminate senseless clear-cutting, and expand national parks and nature reserves to preserve unique flora and fauna species.
== Structure ==
==== Leader: ====
* Filip Kamiński ( Before 1984 )
* Szymon Kwiatkowski
==== First Vice-Leader: ====
* Mieszko Jaworski
==== Second Vice-Leader and Secretary: ====
* Maja Szymańska
==== Vice-Leaders ====
* Robert Kubiak
* Stefan Jakub Świątek
* Witold Baranowski
* Maryla Kozłowska
== Trivia ==
* Zedrutia Y2000 party was inspired by a real life party, Poland 2050.
* Alternative way is a spin-off of real life alliance with Poland 2050 and PSL, Third way.