Rindish People's Party

The **Rindish People's Party** *(Rindish: Rinder Moned'a Pardijn),* **RMP** is a center left political party in Rindland. It is one of the 2 major Rindish political parties.

The current prime minister Mads Rijdz has been the party chairman since the 434 Rindish general election. It is currently the largest party in the Rindish Parliament, and has held power since the year 434.

The party was founded on April 15th of 374 by Artor Zaneiz and Yosef Kuipor a few years prior to the establishment of the constitutional monarchy. It quickly emerged as the primary political force in the capitol Shnijhofin, and was able to gain popularity amongst democrats, young people, and ethnic minorities.

## History

The RMP has its roots in minority politics, with its two founders being of Kroftish and Veintish ethnicities respectively. After the first party conference in 426, the party decided to broaden its support to include more generic liberal and democratic policies as part of its platform, gaining popularity among the urban classes of Shnijhofin. It developed a strong anti-establishment, and anti-monarchist platform, in stark contrast to the more loyalist Nationalist Party.

   Artor Zaneiz and Yosef Kuipor headed the party as co-chairmen from 425 until 428, when Kuipor stepped down, allowing Zaneiz to secure his position as the sole leader of the party. As chairman, Zaneiz struck deals with two other rising left wing political parties; the Progress Party and the Unity Party, in order to unify the left wing vote. Once these parties had officially been dissolved, the RMP had only one major rival left; the nationalists.

Despite the efforts to unify the left wing vote, the RMP suffered a narrow defeat in the 430 elections, failing to win the office of the prime minister, and being in the parliamentary opposition. Many speculated that this was a result of Artor Zaneiz's ethnic background as a Kroft.

Nevertheless, Zaneiz stepped down on January 2, 434, and the party council elected Mads Rijdz as his successor, rather than Yosef Kuipor. Rijdz was a young and outspoken politician of Rindish ethnic background. Rijdz was successful in expanding RMP support into his home county of Volfkruvung, winning the county seat in a narrow margin during the 434 election, securing the office as prime minister, and establishing a new majority government.

Since then, Rijdz has been re-elected twice, once in 438, and again in 442, and stands to run again in the next election. The party maintained a majority in 434 and 442, but was in a deadlock situation from 438-442 due to an even number of seats in parliament to the nationalists.

## Party platform

The party platform has changed significantly since its inception in 425. The current party platform, since 443, outlines the following principles that guide the party's policies:

* The preservation and expansion of democracy in Rindland.
* To ensure the rights of all people, regardless of ethnicity, religion, or social class.
* To create a secular nation and to separate the state from the Church of Haltar.
* To ensure a fair tax system and to provide for the needs of the poor and unfortunate.
* To maintain peace and prosperity in Helva and all of Almoria.
* The maintenance of friendly relations with our international partners and neighbors.

## Leadership

The party is headed by the chairman, who is elected yearly at the annual party conference. The chairman may serve indefinitely with support from the rest of the party. There have been 2 chairmen since the founding of the party in 425.