Syrvanian Nationalist-Republican Party

Syrvanian Nationalist-Republican Party (Partisy Syrvanjie Nacijala-Repolik)

The Nationalist-Republican Party of Syrvania - more often known simply as the National Party (Partisy Nacijala, or the PN) - first came to prominence during the Lords' Uprising in 510. Its existence began as the "Unified Bulwark Against Royalist Influence" (Kraejavik-Pryczeko Basta Zvasek), a political faction within the newly-founded Syrvanian parliament which formed the mainstay of the hardline anti-royalist movement. Before the commencement of hostilities, any attempts at compromise with or appeasement of the disgruntled Syrvanian nobility were  shot down by  the Bulwark. Afterwards, it would transition into the Nationalist-Republican Party, which over the coming years would seek to secure dominance of parliament to deny Eastern influence over Syrvania, and to cut down "superfluous bureaucracy" in the government, as well as "reevaluate civil privilege for the streamlining of governence".

The National Party gained particular traction in the years leading up to the invasion by Chergaria. Amid the increasingly tense geopolitical situation in which Syrvania found itself, national pride and a spirit of defiance and independence became integral parts of the nation's identity, which the Party sought to exploit with their proclaimed policies. These included a notion of "defensive expansionism", which called for an emphasis on a well-funded, professional military force to secure territory and wealth for Syrvania, allowing it to stand up against the major powers, as well as strengthening ties with its Commonwealth neighbors to the west. This militaristic approach gave them their polarizing reputation, and allegedly, after a number of physical confrontations, necessitated the formation of the Party Security Staff, the ROP.

More cautious politicians, fearing the nation may become a centerpiece for a war between the alliances, took efforts to suppress the Party's efforts. However, it found favor in the military at the same time: Most notably, it earned the attention of Defense Minister Bartoniy Kruvik. A veteran of the Lords' Uprising, and having expressed dissatisfaction with the state of the Syrvanian Republic, he grew close with National Party Chairman Konstantin Strynovich. Strynovich viewed Kruvik as the cornerstone of the Party's military aims, with a keen focus on the relation between civil and military affairs, an eye for talent in lower paygrades, and a commitment to the very same goals as the Party.

When emergency powers were given to the Ministry of Defense during the invasion by Chergaria in 524, they would quickly be put to use in seizing power for the National Party. In Kruvik's view, this would be the only way to ensure Syrvania's security in the long-term. By granting nearly complete control to Kruvik and Strynovich, any political opposition to the Commonwealth not crushed by the war itself was gone for good. Syrvania was able to cement its relations with the Commonwealth in short order, reaping the benefits of an economic alliance to bolster its domestic industries and infrastructure at an unprecedented rate. With no shortage of assistance from Elandris and Arikovia, the Syrvanian military already had the means of enacting the Party's policy of defensive expansionism within a year after Chergaria's withdrawal, the beginning of which would be marked by invasion of Hetland to the east in 526.