Kuniĝo

**Kuniĝo** (Esperanto for Union), full name **Kuniĝo - Nyrmod's Radical Party**, was founded on 16.09.2021 by Vir, an ex member of the Libertarian Party of Nyrmod. The Party held 4 mandates in the National Assembly while in its prime, and provided two Ministries in the Future for Nyrmod Government. It provided the Prime Ministership in the ninth Government "Antaŭen", a Cabinet composed by centre-left to right wing parties.

The Party standed for Radicalism, which was described in Kuniĝo's partial manifesto as a synthesis of libertarianism and pacifism. The Party repudiated all forms of violence, and actively encouraged civic participation (and disobedience) in political life. The inviolability of human rights was a core tenant of the Party, which particularly valued the individual sphere along with its rights and needs. Kuniĝo was in favour of the decentralization of political institutions, in line with other parties like now-defunct Nyrmod Regionalist Party and the Radical Liberation Front. It is often described by political analysts as "catch-all", and "syncretic".

It mostly supported a Georgist fiscal policy, favouring a taxation system based on land and natural resources exploitation, whilst opposing income, and consumption taxes - concerns mostly linked to Nyrmod's right wing parties, and their budget-balancing acts. The Party believed that communities should have the most say in public spending (if any is allowed), and that economically underdeveloped communities should have priority in matters of funding. Kuniĝo described itself as progressist, and supported direct democracy, Universal Basic Income and a overall relaxation of Nyrmod's penal code.

The Party held no official position on Nyrmod's access in the European Union, but supported the results of the Referendum held during the second round of the 6th Presidential Election (which result favoured Nyrmod's access in the Schengen Area, the European Free Trade Association, and the European Union). Along the United Centre Coalition, it supported the second Referendum, which result was yet again in favour of European integration.

Kuniĝo ran for the first time nationally in the Ninth general election, and has been a member of the National Assembly for three consecutive legislative cycles. Its seats layed on the center-right of the current Nyrmodian political spectrum, despite the party being involved in both left-wing and right-wing interest groups. Its most notable member was Sossi, an ex Pirate and long serving Minister of Culture & Sports who later served as President of Nyrmod. Despite its relatively small size, its political syncretism and focus on diplomacy made Kuniĝo consistently relevant, occupying key Ministries and pushing effectively for its bills in the National Assembly.

## Chairperson History

### Chairperson

 @Proteus
 @Proteus
 @Merguezliquid

### Vice-Chairperson

 @Proteus
 @Vir
 @Ghalvink

## Electoral Performance

### Electoral Performance (National Assembly)

 X (24.10.2021) | 46
 XI (23.11.2021) | 46
(28.11.2021 - 28.12.2021)

### Electoral Performance (Presidential)

 VI (28.09.2021) | Matthew\*
 VII (28.10.2021) | Sossi | 157
 VIII (27.11.2021)

An asterisk next to a candidate's name represents a non-Kuniĝo member running.

## Bills ratified

* Cultural Buildings Construction Act
* Revenue Service Act
* SEND Act (co-written with Volt Nyrmod)
* Universal Income Act - 10K Plan