Acrotonian National Party

The Acrotonian National Party (ANP; Derka: Jellapartaj Akrotonaa, JPA; French: Parti National Acrotonien, PNA), is a liberal conservative political party in Acrotonia. The party held uninterrupted power in the country for a record 96 years, from 1905 to 2001.
The ANP was formed in 1904 and subsequently won the first Acrotonian election in 1905 with the support of then-president Cerald Menzies. The party was created with the intent of providing a political space in which Acrotonian politicians could participate and solve issues together. The party adopted it's signature blue colour in 1930, to try and promote a sense of national unity.
The party held an uninterrupted supermajority in Acrotonian politics for a record of 96 years, longer than any other democratically-elected political party in the world. Besides holding the presidency, nearly all members of parliament elected between 1905 and 1981 were members of the ANP. The ANP ensured it's political control through several behind-the-scenes tactics, which included bribery and false promises. Despite the political corruption, the ANP managed to stabilise Acrotonia, especially while it's economy flourished. The party's most notable project was the formation of AcRail in 1948 (at the time known as the Acrotonian Rail Service), which connected many of Acrotonia's cities by a united rail service.
For most of it's existence, the ANP was more or less a big tent party. However, in the 1990s, the party began to shift more to the right, as more conservative politicians began taking top jobs in the party. This caused a major exodus of left-wing politicians. Eventually, in 2001, the ANP's reign ended after the election of Ingvar Rantonnet of the Socialist Alliance. The ANP began to crumble from that point, and has not held power since. The ANP continues to do well on Antarian electorates, while right-wing electorates on the Isles tend to lean towards the Liberal Democratic Party.
==See also==
*List of political parties in Acrotonia
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