National Democratic Party (Frankenland)

The **National Democratic Party** (Lungarian: *Nationaldemokratisch Partei*, *NDP*; Maldonian: *Parti Nationale-Democraté*, *PND*; Regian: *Partito Nascionale Democratico*, *PND*) is a liberal conservative and conservative political party in Frankenland. Since 2018, the party has been the second-largest in the National Council and the largest in the State Council. It is a Frankish affiliate of the Eurean People's Party.

The party was formed on 1 January 1985, following a merger of the Conservative Party and the Democratic Party. As of 2020, the party has approximately 135,000 registered members, making it the largest political party in the country. The party typically finds most of its support in Frankenland Proper, seeing lower levels of support in Dovandy and Civiara.

## Political positions

The party is described as both liberal conservative and conservative. Some members of the party lean more towards liberalism and liberal conservatism, while others lean more towards conservatism or national conservatism; the former sit on the center-right of the political spectrum, while the latter members sit towards the right-wing. The original Democratic Party that merged into the NDP was considered a national conservative party, but its members have since lost influence within the party.

The party supports neutrality, state sovereignty, direct democracy, and federalism. However, it opposes anti-militarism, and believes that Frankenland should form a military in order to protect themselves against any possible invaders, citing the nation's location and policy of neutrality as reasons it must enhance its self-protection. The party also supports lowering immigration levels, and enacting immigration caps for certain nations that have a disproportional immigrant population in Frankenland.

### Economic policy

The party devotes itself to protecting the free market and *laissez-faire* economic policies. They believe that economic freedom is conductive to prosperity and a fair society more than redistributive or regulatory policies are. Because of this, the party typically opposes heavy taxation, restrictions on spending, and big business regulations. According to the party, self-regulation, responsibility, and competition should dictate the actions of individuals' spending rather than government policy.

As a whole, the party stands for simple tax codes, low taxation, and easing regulations, in addition to opposing deficit spending and wide levels of bureaucracy.

### Social policy

The party believes that it is the government's responsibility to maintain order and protect its citizens. They oppose legalizing abortion outside of rape or incest, and legalizing same-sex marriages; it's the party's belief that abortion does not take into account the life of the unborn fetus, while the decision to perform same-sex marriages should be left to churches and other religious leaders, who generally oppose the idea. However, they support same-sex civil unions which grant the legal benefits of marriage to same-sex couples, but not same-sex adoption rights.

The party opposes the legalization or decriminalization of drugs, believing that drug usage is a sickness that should be condemned, not encouraged. They support prison sentences for frequent drug-related offenders, in addition to having a strong police force. Regarding education, the party believes that each state should continue to set their own educational standards. They support the existence of private schooling, believing that the industry should be expanded due to its beneficial effect on Frankenland's economy and international reputation.

The party supports the current Frankish healthcare system, where individuals may choose to opt-into a universal government-run plan or purchase their own private plan. They strongly oppose abolishing private healthcare, believing that it goes against the free market and that those with the ability to pay more should receive better quality care, like in any other industry.

### Foreign policy

The party supports Frankenland's official policy of neutrality, believing that involvement in international wars and conflicts is wasted spending. They believe that taxation should go to benefiting the citizens of a nation, not the nation's international influence as is in the case of military conquests. The party also supports strengthening relations with Frankenland's neighboring nations, while also maintaining its territorial sovereignty.