Contean Block

## **Overview**

Logo of the Contean Block, with its slogan "Freedom, Autonomy, Democracy"

The Contean Block (CB) was the main Centrist and most successful Regionalist political party in the Republic of Polynesia (RoP) , headquartered in the region called Nova Contea. They ran in 3 elections and ruled the RoP once; making it the only Regionalist party to rule the nation.

**Last Updated:** March 3, 2021

**Political Platform for the November 21, 2020 Federal Election (Final one They ran in), Along With Completion Progress:**

* Keep a harsh stance against all forms of extremism (*Too ambiguous of a promise to determine completion*)
* More public transparency and cooperation with dissenting/opposition voices (*Too ambiguous of a promise to determine completion*)
* Create a Provincial and Municipal System (*Done*)
* Create Government Companies Legislation (*Done*)
* Continue to Represent Contean Interests in Parliament (*Done*)
* Repeal and replace all current prison, secret service, and police laws in the Unconstitutional "The Creation of the Police and Expansion of the Justice System Act"(*Done*)
* Create a National Parks service (*Done*)
* Elect a new Speaker of the House (*Done*)
* Hold a long-overdue national referendum to elect new Supreme Court Judges (*Done*)
* Reform Law Formatting Conventions and Reorganize Law Archiving (*Done*)
* Recruit volunteers into the military (*Done*)
* Develop the entire nation in a "world tour" (*Half-Done*)
* Take Sealand to the Supreme Court and hold him criminally responsible for breaching the Constitution with his Police Laws (*Half-Done*)
* Create a Worker Union and make a worker rights law (*Not Done*)

## **Party Members**

These were the Party Members as of the Disbanding of the Contean Block on December 3, 2020 (before merging with various parties to create the People's Party).

**Current Members**

 Didneywurl4lif
 Asarokaa | Member
 New Nethy
 United Netherlands Ball | Member

**Past Members**

* New Nethy left the party on October 9, 2020 but later returned again on November 21, 2020; remaining in the party until it disbanded.

## **Party History**

### **Founding & Name Origins**

The Contean Block was formed following Tsar's astounding success as an Independent Candidate for 2 elections in a row. Tsar wanted to capitalize on his success and represent the North American playerbase which he feels is not represented enough in federal RoP politics. The name "Contean Block" originates from "Nova Contea", the home region of the entire Polynesian playerbase from North America; and the "Bloc Quebecois", a regionalist political in Canada. The reference of Quebec in the name was at first suspected to be of something important to Tsar and the party's other members, but it was later found that it was a satirical take on Canada itself. New Nethy was invited to run as the lead candidate of the party as Tsar didn't want to run for Prime Minister and following some controversy, New Nethy joined the CB and ran as its lead candidate in the October 3 2020 RoP federal election.

### **Party History and Positions in the 9th LeftCo Government**

-Lead Candidate (After New Nethy's Resignation)
-Joint Minister of Finance (Later Removed)
-Minister of Urban Development (Later Made Joint with Harold)
 New Nethy
-Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment
**Post-Resignation:**
-Independent Member of Parliament (MP)

The CB won a close second place in the October 3 2020 election and therefore won 3 seats in Parliament. New Nethy
got the Position of Deputy Prime Minister, Joint Minister of Finance with Tsar, and Minister of Infrastructure & the Environment. Tsar got the position of Minister of State Security, Joint Minister of Finance with New, and Minister of Urban Development. After trying to ban the PCP on October 9, New Nethy was fired from his Deputy Prime Minister position and left the party in order to avoid further scandal. Tsar took over all his positions bar Minister of Infrastructure (now taken by Dyslexic following a Cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 12) Minister of Finance (made a vacant

position following a cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 12), and gained the highest approval rating in Polynesian History for a Deputy Prime Minister. Tsar was also made the Joint Minister of Urban Development; a position he now shared

with Labour MP Harold. The party, however, became plagued by a lack of membership problem and relied on help with its coalition partners at the Labour Party to exert its political influence. Following New Nethy's resignation from the party, the Contean Block lost one of their seats and now held 2 seats in Parliament. Regardless, the CB was still able to pass a major Supreme Court reform law and do a "law spam" day (which is a day where positive old laws from the RoM would be brought back). Tsar also set the historical record for the highest Deputy Prime Minister Approval Rating in the Federal Midterm Poll, averaging 92% national approval. In the end of the term, his numbers were still in the healthy mid-80s range.

### **Party History and Positions in the 10th LeftCo Government**

-Lead Candidate
-State Security "Critic"
-Workers Rights "Critic" (A.K.A. "Shadow Minister")
-Urban Development Critic
 Didneywurl4lif
-Home and Foreign Affairs Critic
-Infrastructural and Environment Critic

The CB got second place once again in the November 3, 2020 election and won 2 seats in Parliament. Since Labour
won 5 seats and the CB refused to enter a coalition with a party lead by Sealand (the PCP merged with Labour pre-election and made Sealand leader), the CB became the official Opposition and forced Labour to form a Majority Coalition with Cosmic's Liberal Party. Tsar became Leader of the Opposition and assigned specialized "Critic" (AKA. "Shadow Cabinet") roles to the other two members of the Opposition (Didneywurl4lif, Nethy, and UNB). The CB regularly sent rhetoric against the Government; calling it "Corrupt Commies", "Inactive and Incompetent", and that "The Good Labour was Taken Over by Leftist Extremists". The CB also sent a law in Parliament which would make the Government cover the cost of a player's first house in Federal Lands, along with giving all new players stater stone tools with a stack of bread when they first join the game. When the Labour Government tried to pass the Unconstitutional *The Creation of the Police and Expansion of the Justice System Act*, the CB threatened Minister of State Security Brit with a Legal Coup (the Coups Act allows coups if a Government refuses to stop breaching the Constitution) which forced the Government to change parts of the law that were unconstitutional. However, Sealand used his loyal Socialist base to veto the fix in Parliament and fired Brit and Harold from the Labour Party; taking away Harold's seat as well. This lead to a Vote of No Confidence against Sealand's Government that passed with support from all political wings and forced a Federal Election on November 21, 2020. On November 18, 2020, following the 67% approval rating of the Opposition in the polls (which were mainly participated by Labour Party Members), the Opposition and CB announced that they have lost faith in Parliament and wanted to rule local communities as Provinces and Municipalities to curb the influence of the Labour Party; announcing a disbanding date of December 3, 2020.

### **Party History and Positions in the 8th CentreCo Government**

***To see the Position of the Party Members in the Contean Block in the Government, check the "Party Leaders"***

***Section.***

The CB easily won (4/10 seats) the November 21, 2020 Federal Election. This, the party announced, would be the final term the CB would exist as its members wanted to rule Nova Contea from a local level rather than a federal one. The CB made a ruling Majority Coalition with the Labour Party, and got Asarokaa and New Nethy to fill the other 2 seats the CB got in the election This term saw great initial success, re-creating an improved and more organized PIO (run by the government), Repealing and Replacing Unconstitutional Law Enforcement Legislation in the Sealand Term, created Government Company Laws, held a long-overdue Supreme Court and House Speaker Election, reformed the Prisons System, redid how laws are organized and written, and passed their long-awaited Provinces and Municipalities Act which gave Local Autonomy to Local Governments. Prime Minister Tsar also started on his "world tour", which saw the doubling of the size of VoS along with the construction of the High Park Housing District in Ashton. When Tsar highly pressured Brit to get a Worker Unions Law done, Labour threatened to depose Tsar and remove him from Office in a Vote of No Confidence. Tsar, however, managed to talk his way out of the threat by bluffing that he had enough seats to stop the vote if it happened. However, following the Housing District in Ashton's Completion on November 26th, the Labour Party considered this a "class divide creation" and left the Coalition; getting Slovenia to send a Vote of No Confidence (VONC) against Tsar and getting UNB to resign as an MP due to mass toxicity from Brit. Regardless, Tsar still held the first Prime Minister Question Day (PMQs) since August 2020 in Parliament and left questions open for the public to ask as well. After careful negotiations with the Socialist Party and calling Labour traitorous bastards to cater to his Contean supporters (who generally don't like Brit over actions in the 2nd RoP Civil War), Tsar managed to get some MPs like Enrique to vote against the VONC and formed a new Majority Coalition with the Wolters Party. After the expulsion of companies from Parliament, Koekel Inc. gave UNB his Parliament Seat back and the PPF merged with the CB (giving the party 5/10 seats in Parliament). This managed to cleanly defeat the VONC, which was pulled out of voting by Slovenia. The CB passed legislation to create a National Parks System on Dec 2 (1 day before election day), and Prime Minister Tsar polled 76%. Although the CB failed to finish its "world tour" and create a Worker Unions law, the term was still considered a great success by the MPs in its Government - especially for one that was barely 10 days long.

### **Disbanding**

Because of the anger the general community had towards the Labour Party and Brit for leaving the 8th CentreCo's Coalition Government; coupled with little public confidence in the Federal Parliamentary System of Government, made the Contean Block, Liberal Party, and Socialist Party merge into the People's Party. As planned, the Contean Block disbanded on Election Day (December 3); with all members joining the People's Party with Tsar. On December 3, 2020, Sealand and Slovenia held a failed coup on the government as their server's owner Brit forgot to hold elections. After the dust settled, Tsar sued Sealand for Treason, Breaching the Constitution, and Breaching the Privately Armed Personnel Act. However, after the People's Party won the December 4 2020 election, Tsar dropped all charges except for Breaching the Constitution and made a settlement where Sealand pleads criminal responsibility but avoids jail time after publicly apologizing. This was due to Sealand now being Tsar's DPM and Tsar wanted Government Stability.