Liberal People's Party

The **Liberal People's Party** is a liberal political party in the Monarchy of Gabristan. The current leader of the party is Rob Mark, who is also serving as the first Prime Minister of Gabristan.

The LPP was founded on 7th June, 2021, along with the other main parties of Gabristan, the Social Democratic Party and the National Conservative Party. The party won both the 9 June general elections, and the 30 June general elections, even though neither with an absolute majority - it was still enough to keep the LPP in government throughout the days though.

Positioned in the centre of Gabristani politics, the LPP ideologically draw upon both economic and cultural liberalism. They supported privatization of state assets, a capitalist market-based economy, but also universal basic income; they supported furthermore the country's joining to the League of Servers, gay marriage, transgender identity, the adoption rights of LGBTQ+ people, the legalization of incest and the abolishment of the death penalty.

The LPP usually and historically attracts voters from urban areas, from the upper-middle-class and upper-class, and from immigrants. Immigrant voters helped it a lot to win the 30 June general elections, while the urban population had a huge role in its victory on 9 June.

## Ideology

The party's main ideology is liberalism, ranging from centre-left modern liberalism to centre-right classical liberalism or conservative liberalism. Under RobMark's leadership, the party is characterized by a centrist Third Way approach to politics, combining classical liberal economics with modern/cultural liberal social stances.

The party supported Gabristan's addition to the international organization League of Servers, hence making the party liberal internationalist as well. Supporting the rights of LGBTQ+, incestuous and imprisoned people made it somewhat civil libertarian as well.

## Policy platform

### Economic policy

The party supports a free-market economy, and proven its support to it with privatizing factories, hospitals, schools and national parks all across Gabristan. The Minister of Finance of Gabristan, Libertino, who is a senior member of the party is a staunch liberal conservative capitalist, just like the Minister of Trade and Industry of Gabristan, TundraTekker, who also identifies himself as an economic libertarian.

The party chairman and Prime Minister RobMark is more cautious about it, however he also identifies himself as a pragmatic fiscal conservative. However there are some members within the party, like Might or Patrick, who do not identify themselves as capitalistic, but rather as socially sensitive.

### Incest policy

During the "incest debate" caused by the National Incest Voter League of Gabristan, the Liberals strongly sided with the NIVL in demanding the legalization of incestuous relationships. All senior members, including RobMark, TundraTekker and Might expressed their support for such a legislative action, campaigning with the slogan "love is love." This enthusiasm later earned the votes of the NIVL on the 30 June general elections, which was a decisive factor in the LPP's victory back-then.

"LPP.13: Incest policy" was an important try from the LPP to legalize incest, however it didn't pass the Presidium. The sentiment to legalize this kind of lovemaking has a great support within the LPP though, so the bill might get an another chance in the future to pass by the party.

### Criminal justice policy

Championed by the Minister of Sport Might, one of the LPP's most important policy is criminal justice reform. They supported the abolishment of death penalty in all cases, plus the unalienable rights of imprisoned people, like right to food, or right to payment if they work in the prison facilities. The party strongly believes in the force of rehabilitation and forgiveness, in contrast to the Social Democrats' strong belief in anti-rehabilitation and pro-death penalty stances.

One of the political debates that currently dominates the Gabristani public, is the debate regarding whether to abolish death penalty or not. The LPP, just like with incest, strongly and undoubtedly sided with the anti-death penalty stance, while they simply consider the pro-DP stance murder.