National Libertarian Coalition

The **National Libertarian Coalition** (Malay: *Gabungan Libertarian Nasional*; abbrev: **NLC** or **GLN**) is a political coalition of Calliebrium that was founded in 2023 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the second largest political coalition with 17 seats in the House of Representatives after the Socialist Front with 19 seats.

The NLC was formed to contest against left-wing parties, which later established the Socialist Front, in the 2023 General Election. The NLC employs the same inter-communal governing model of its predecessor the Coalition of Current Freedoms (CoCF) as it dominated Calliebrimium politics after it was founded, but since 2022 has faced stronger challenges from opposition parties, notably the Homeland Coalition (HC) and later the Socialist Front alliances. Taken together with its predecessor CoCF, it had laid the foundation of the republic since its inception.

The NLC lost its hold of the parliament to the Socialist Front for the first time in Calliebrimium history after the 2023 general election. It was also the first time the coalition along with the leading component party, Libertarian Republican Party (LRP) became the opposition coalition, with former prime minister and LRP leader Jeremiah Nikolaidis becoming Socialist Front's leader.

## History

### Formation

The NLC is the direct successor to the two-party Coalition of Current Freedoms (CoCF), formed by the Libertarian Republican Party (LRP) and the Greek Liberal Party (GLP). It was founded after the withdrawal of support for the Emilios Theofanis government by a rebel faction in the LRP led by Mikhail Toelau and prior to the 2nd General Election to contest against the Jeremiah Nikolaidis-led Socialist Front.

On 1st April 2023, leaders from various parties were seen meeting with Emilios Theofanis and other leaders of the LRP. Although the reasons behind the meetings were largely unknown, journalists speculated that the meetings were to discuss a possible political alliance between the CoCF and other new parties that were recently legalised. On 14th April 2023, a rebel faction led by the then Defense Minister Mikhail Toelau withdrew their support from the Prime Minister Emiliios Theofanis, citing mismanagement of the economy as the primary reason for the maneuver. The Prime Minister, claiming that the move was an attempted coup, submitted a request to the National Palace to dissolve Parliament to avoid an undemocratic transfer of power which was swiftly approved by the Lord Protector. Emilios Theofanis resigned from the party leadership and as Prime Minister an hour after the approval. With no succeeding chairman, the Coalition of Current Freedoms (CoCF) was dissolved.

On 23rd April 2023, the leaders of the LRP and GLP, alongside the St. Peter's National Party (SPNP) and the Calliebrium Christian Democratic Party (CCDP) issued a joint statement saying that the four parties have come together to form a new political alliance called the National Libertarian Coalition (NLC). The parties' leaders also announced that they had been working on a memorandum of understanding to facilitate cooperation within the NLC alliance. Key provisions of the MOU include upholding the Calliebrimium Constitution, the sovereignty of the Lord Protector, the principles and teachings of Anglicanism, and ensuring the welfare and interest of Calliebrimiums of all religions and race. The Registrar of Societies (RoS) confirmed the registration of the coalition a day later.

## Member parties

Member parties
 Greek Liberal Party (GLP)
 St. Peter's National Party (SPNP)
 Calliebrium Christian Democratic Party (CCDP)