Conservative Party (Dania)

The **Conservative Party** (Spanish: *Partido Conservador*) is a conservative political party in Dania. It was founded on 12 October 1899, making it the longest active political party in Dania.

## History

### **Foundation and first elections**

The Conservative Party was founded in 1899 by Hortun de Pedrosa, Samuel Varas and Nicolas Pavia and several less important members of the Liberal Party that split from the party. De Pedrosa became the leader of the party, with Pavia being the chairman. The conservatives turned against Galvázism and opposed liberal views of the Liberal leadership.

The first time the party participated in an election was in 1901. Hortun de Pedrosa was the leader and visited many cities in Dania to attract voters. The party received 203,299 votes, which amounted to 19 seats in the house of representatives.

In the 1901 election, the Workers' Party did not win enough seats to get a majority rule. The Conservative Party became the coalition partner during the Second Agramonte cabinet. The choice was made by mostly the leaders of the party and was highly controversial with the rest of the party. Guillen de Aça became the co-first minister of Dania. In the 1905 election, the party gained 22 seats, but did not return in the goverment due to the Workers' Party getting a majority in the house. De Pedrosa's popularity in the party took a big hit despite the party's growth.

### **1908-1938: First presidency and pre-dictatorship**

In 1908, Hortun de Pedrosa chose Varas as his successor as leader of the Conservative Party. The appointment of Varas was backed by the Conservative Party leadership. Varas became a very popular political figure after serving as Minister of Finance in the Second Agramonte cabinet.

The Conservative Party won the majority in the 1911 election under Varas. He became the first conservative president of Dania and chose Hortun de Pedrosa as his First Minister.

In September 1918, Emanuel Vigo became the leader mainly since the favourite candidate Nicolas Pavia died three weeks before the election. The Conservative Party lost the 1919 election under Vigo and lost 85 seats. Vigo remained party leader till the start of the 1923 campaign when Vigo stepped down.

Famous First Isladanic War general Dante Cotilla was elected party leader in 1922. The conservative Party finished second in the 1923 election with 60 seats. Cotilla won teh 1927 election due to President Antonio Tosora's weak successor. Cotilla only wanted to serve one term.

## Ideology

The Conservative Party is in favor of fiscal conservatism and advocates for free markets. The Conservative Party aligns with business interests.

The Conservative Party is mainly for an isolationist foreign policy. It supports Dalanic membership of the Isladanic Community of Nations and wants a leading role of Dania in the organization. The Conservative Party is against opening ties with Sagofagia.

The Conservative Party is associated with social conservative policies. The party supports laws that uphold traditional values, such as opposition to same-sex marriage, abortion, and marijuana.

## Leadership

### Party leaders

* Samuel Varas (29 January 1908 – 10 September 1919)
* Emanuel Vigo (11 September 1918 – 2 May 1922)
* Dante Cotilla (3 May 1922 – 11 April 1930)
* Pedro Vela (12 April 1930 – 1 June 1938)
* Jaime del Pozo (1 June 1938 – 21 July 1974)
* Benjamín López (21 July 1974 – 15 September 1975)
* Lubriel Sotomayor (16 September 1975 – 11 May 1982)
* Alfredo de la Cruz (1 June 1990 – 2 May 1997)
* Golarte Maça (3 May 1997 – 2 September 2002)
* Marcos Nores (3 September 2002 – 3 June 2012)
* Horacio Eva (4 June 2012 – 21 May 2013)
* Édgar Elviras (22 May 2013 – 10 December 2019)
* Orfeo Capellan (11 December 2019 – 20 April 2021)
* Alixandre Sosa (29 April 2021 - present)

### Chairpersons

* Bartolomé Ortega (26 May 1911 – 4 October 1915)
	+ Vacant (4 October 1915 – 25 April 1918)
* Leon de Medrano (26 April 1918 – 19 January 1920)
* Fernan de Moscoso (20 January 1920 – 2 June 1927)
* Efraim Cicerón (3 June 1927 – 11 July 1932)
* Juan Esteban Aguinaldo (12 July 1932 – 5 October 1933)
* Primitivo López (6 October 1933 – 26 October 1941)
	+ Vacant (26 October 1941 – 1 May 1942)
* Julio Abouco (2 May 1942 – 4 October 1948)
* Mario Yepes (5 October 1948 – 31 December 1948)
* Domingo Daza y Fontanez (6 February 1975 – 1 June 1982)
* Jacobo Tano (2 June 1982 – 21 June 1990)
* Bernardo Miccio (22 June 1990 – 1 August 1992)
	+ Vacant (2 August 1992 – 7 December 1992)
* Bernardo Miccio (8 December 1992 – 9 June 1999)
* Arsenio Serrato (10 June 1999 – 28 December 2007)
* Wilfredo Camerino (29 December 2007 – 17 January 2010)
* Hernando Bail (18 January 2010 – 4 June 2020)
* Elicia Mon y Obregon (5 June 2020 - present)