New Calliebrium Party

Pacific Islander interests

The **New Calliebrium Party** (Malay: *Parti Calliebrium Baru;* abbrev: NCP) is a left-wing political party in the Republic of Calliebrium. It is currently the largest party in the Homeland Coalition (HC) political alliance with 6 seats. The party was formed as a direct opposition to the political domination of the Libertarian Republican Party (LRP) after Calliebrium's independence, earning the nickname "Grand Opposition Party". The party is a merger of three non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the United Pacific Organization, the Pacific Independence Front and the Pacific Unity Front to contest in the first General Election as a political party. Other than the LRP, the NCP is the oldest political party in Calliebrium and the oldest liberal party, registered and legalised since the nation's independence.

## History

Prior to the establishment of the New Calliebrium Party, founding members of the party were involved in larger and historical movements against colonial rule in the Pacific, commonly known as the Pacific Island independence movements. The movements were decentralised, disunited and scattered throughout Pacific Islands including Hawaii, Samoa and others. Founders Azel Emmanuel, Alexander Lawrence and Stephen Toma Malemo were involved in the Pacific Independence Front, a New York-based student activist group that was against American rule in the Pacific, particularly in Hawaii and the Calliebrimium Islands. The founders were simultaneously involved in activities held by other activist organisations, including the United Pacific Organisation and the Pacific Unity Front between 2015 to 2022. Members of the three organisations regularly meet to discuss approaches to lobby the independence movement to Congress, although efforts to do so have often failed. Emmanuel was also introduced to groups of left-wing thinkers and trade unionists.

### Formation

After the independence of the Republic of Calliebrium, which was also the homeland of Stephen Toma Malemo, the trio relocated the NGOs to Franciston while Azel Emmanuel and Alexander Lawrence attained citizenship shortly after. Azel Emmanuel pointed out that although policies were liberal, the Republic is now dominated by Greeks and individuals who were not involved with the Pacific Islands independence movements. and called the new republic a "neo-colonial puppet state". Dissatisfied, Azel Emmanuel represented NCP to protest against the Constitutional draft in the United Nations and have personally met with Jeremiah Nikolaidis to discuss an alternative.

Although the discussions did not bear fruit to a new constitution, many alternative provisions related to citizenship and sovereignty of the common religion of the native peoples, Anglicanism, were accepted. After an election was declared to elect the first government of the new republic, the NCP and the Pacific Homeland Party (PHP) led by Timotheus Ikaia, formed the Homeland Coalition (HC) to represent the left-leaning natives on the islands. However, the coalition was not able to garner enough votes to form the government and became the first opposition in the First Parliament.

### Early years in Parliament

The NCP contested in a general election for the first time in 2022, under the banner of the Homeland Coalition (HC). In line with their commitment to equality and representation of the natives, the NCP originally campaigned against the Greek dominated LRP. The HC won a total of 17 seats with the NCP winning 10 seats. They were perceived to be the sole political coalition representing the disunited native population of Calliebrium. At one point, around 90% native Pacific Islanders of the republic expressed their support for the HC, dissatisfied with the instability of the Theofanis Cabinet. The NCP became a dominant force as an opposition party in the first Parliament, gaining the nickname "Grand Opposition Party" for its achievements.

Azel Emmanuel, president and founder of the NCP was opposition leader in the First Parliament and was influential in Calliebrimium politics.

## Ideology

The NCP fights for the establishment of a society that is egalitarian, democratic, progressive and united within a framework that ensures social justice, economic justice, human rights and basic freedoms for all ethnicities of Calliebrium while placing a strong emphasis on Calliebrimium natives and Pacific Islanders. In practice, the NCP was established as a political and communicative medium between non-natives and Pacific Islander natives of the republic, and practices communal politics.