Royalist Party

Party logo

Paula Vokoun (Chairwoman)

The **Royalist Party** (German: *Royalistische Partei*) is a political party formed around the allegiance of Katarina II. It is placed in the center and, in earlier times, center-left on the political spectrum.

Since its inception in 2011, it has been the largest party in the Congress of the Realm and six of the ministers on the Privy Council belong to it.

## History

The Royalist Party is quite a young party. It emerged as the Old Saalenian Party (OSP) emerged from the right-wing Princeley Party. This was the party which the Princess had supported in principle. When Katarina II introduced the gender policy reform in Saalenia in 2010, there was a dispute within the party whether to accept or reject the idea of gender identity. The trans-exclusive "Saalenian Wing" wanted to continue the old course and became the OSP, the so-called "Centrist Wing" supported Katarina II and became the RP.

In the same year, the 2011 congressional elections were coming up and the RP managed to get 20 out of 100 seats, making it one of the largest factions. Some of the nobles from Katarina's cabinet also joined the party and thus she supported most of the reforms of the princess.

In the congressional elections of 2015 and 2019, she was also the strongest force in parliament.

## Leadership

List of Leaders
 3 | Paula Vokoun | Since 2020

## Ideology and policies

The party describes itself as Katarinianist and Centrist. Political science almost always shares this self-classification. In earlier days it was often categorized as centre-left, initially seeking affinity with the Green Progressive Party, but this categorization was largely discarded when the reversal of the secular reforms of Katarina II's predecessor was called for and implemented.

In terms of economic policy, the party rejects mercantilism and calls for an open, mixed economic system that is primarily characterized by a free market for services. Social reforms such as the unconditional basic income and the minimum wage for women were supported. Restrictions on industry were supported precisely in the context of ecological reforms. Environmental and climate protection plays an important role in the party.

On economic policy, it is more closely aligned with the centre-right Feminist Party, but on civil rights and environmental issues more closely with the Green Progressive Party. During the 2015 refugee crisis, their immigration policy was one of open borders, although it was fundamentally only open to women. An immigration law for men based on a qualification system should also be introduced, but only women should be granted asylum. The party is open to dual citizenship. The legalization of cannabis, as well as the ban on tobacco, was achieved with party votes. The party supports the interests of LGBTQI people and was a keen supporter of the Katarinian gender reforms.

The party is in favor of pushing back aristocracy in favor of democratic participation, but is definitely in favor of hereditary monarchy and the supremacy of the nobility in the executive branch. It describes itself as the greatest defender of secular matriarchy and rejects male integration entirely.

### Voter Base

Positioned in the political vacuum between centre-left and centre-right, the RP has attracted both progressive and conservative voters. A large group of the electorate consists of the intelligentsia, i.e. academics, artists and journalists, but also of the economically independent bourgeoisie. The party received weak support from church, working class and nobility circles.