At the request of people who wish to involve more into Bretonian politics RP, I am writing a short guide about Bretonia's Political System and Parties. As you may have noticed there has been a recent surge towards this kind of roleplay and it is my hope that it will continue.
This is not my creation, I have only worked on the development of two parties. This is more of a collective effort established by many players in the past which I would like to thank and also regret that their work does not receive the proper attention from the community:
Quote:These are the main political bodies of Bretonia:
- Royal Family
- The Government
- The War Cabinet
- The Parliament
--- The House of Lords
--- The House of Commons
De facto, the players who made up the Bretonian Government also made up the War Cabinet. They also were responsible to roleplay the Royal Family if and whenever it was deemed preferrable and necessary. In addition, the War Cabinet made most of the decisions that came across.
InRPly however, the government of Bretonia is currently a massive coalition of the Royalist and Federalist Parties.
Subsequently the Parliament oorply did not have much power but it still served both as a roleplay platform in order to discuss and vote on subjects more general and important to Bretonia as a whole. Such as Bills.
One of the two main parties of Bretonia. As the name suggests, it is mainly in favor of the royalty and nobility and a strong House of Lords. They support that key corporations of Bretonia should remain under controlling interest by the state (the kingdom being the #1 shareholder) and promote government intervention in the market process. Prior to the war it supported an expansionist agenda which led to war with the Kusari Empire for the control of the Taus. Despite their views on commerce, they have frequently employed policies which deepened the stratification of the Bretonian society.
OORP player pool: BAF, BPA, Bowex, BMM, Planetform
The rivaling main party of Bretonia. Unlike the Royalist Party, Federalists wish to suppress the power of nobility and royalty. They support free market policies but also believe in a welfare state which curbs the unequalities between the different social classes. They support that expansion can be achieved peacefully and through trade agreements and during war time they are firmly against the influence of the military into politics. Once Gallia entered the war against Bretonia the Royalists who until then enjoyed a fragile majority, entered a coalition government with the Federalists because of the dire situations that Bretonia was involved in.
OORP player pool: IMG, Gateway, Interspace Commerce, Cryer
Green Party
The Green Party is the political arm of the movement while the Green Front are the activists, fundraisers and lobbyists. The two are separate entities because of the negative reputation that the Front sometimes attracts. The Green Party's performance in the elections historically dictated which and if the Royals or the Feds would enjoy a majority or not. Ever since the war with the Kusari, its influence has plummeted greatly. Its political rivals regularly accuse the party of having strong links with the Gaian terrorists, something which is not entirely fictitious.
OORP player pool: Gaians
Nationalist Party
For most of its history the Nationalist Party has struggled to get into Parliament. Consisting of a number of regional groups from across Bretonia, the party has often had trouble presenting a coherent front that is relevant throughout the House. Their situation changed with the Tau War, when their jingoist populism struck a chord with the primarily lower class population of Leeds; in this respect, they were inadvertently assisted by the incumbent government's propaganda campaigns. The Nationalists are highly reliant on confrontational politics, tub thumping and rabble rousing to enflame the public and garner votes from controversy. They support a state-controlled economy but campaign against the upper classes, such as the nobility and royalty of Bretonia.
OORP player pool: Tiny minority of all Bretonian factions
