Freedom Party

The Freedom Party was a pro-independence political party formed in by former pilot Aleksander Makosky. Originally formed on the colony of , the Party quickly gained ground amongst the majority of less radical pro-independence citizens, even having one of their own elected as a planetary representative to the House of Representatives on .
However, this success came at a cost. Due to the Freedom Party's pro-independence rhetoric, even though it was non violent, the group was targeted by the and even groups, the latter of whom usually felt that the Freedom Party was too moderate in gaining independence. The most infamous operation against the Freedom Party was on December 18th, 2562, when, at a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the nuking of , Freedom Party chairman Aleksander Makosky was targeted for assassination by both undercover and operatives in a debacle that left fourteen civilians dead, and scores more wounded in the crossfire.
After this incident, Makosky secretly instituted an armed wing of the party to protect himself and other officials in public from assassination. Despite defamation and smear campaigns against the Freedom Party, as late as , the Party was still alive and well, though it still had yet to succeed in gaining a colony independence.
==History==
===Founding===
===Gaining Ground===
===Leveling Out===
==Reasons For Success==
The Freedom Party's success as a political party was rooted in the fact that, while it did indeed preach further independence for colonies that wanted it, it appealed to the moderate majority of people within the realm of the . Although Aleksander Makosky, the founder of the Freedom Party, felt that ultimate independence was the goal, at the urging of several of his close friends who had helped him found the group, he decided that they would at first run on attempting to rid the colonies of the more draconian measures imposed on them.
This platform worked tremendously well, as, while some citizens were indeed looking for the independence of colonies, the great of majority of citizens within the wanted simply less regulation, and more room to run their lives, not necessarily being cut off from the , but simply less regulations. 
For example, after the Freedom Party helped pass a bill deregulating what lands could and could not be settled, their popularity within the frontier colonies skyrocketed, and gained them more seats within the House of Representatives, and two more within the Senate.
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