New Ryzan Party

The New Ryzan Party, more commonly referred to as the NRP, is a centrist political party in Ryzan.

Structure
The Central Committee is the main body of party leadership. The Committee consists of "core party members" like Duma Delegates and Ministers who make the most significant party decisions and select a Presidential candidate. The Presidential candidate, once chosen assumes party leadership.

Economic Stance
"We believe in a combination of state intervention in infrastructure, strong improvements in protection of personal property rights, and the use of state power to reserve Ryzan's natural resources for its citizens and its citizens alone. We wish to keep Ryzan open to international trade and believe immigrants should integrate themselves into our economy."

Social Stance
"We believe that Ryzan is a land of many cultures, and that the government should only specifically fund and support Ryzani culture. We want government funding for Ryzani festivals and programs to ensure authentic Ryzani culture is expressed - for instance, architectural guidance provided by the Ministry of Culture. We wish to keep Ryzan open to the free flow of ideas and to immigration. While immigrants should learn Ryzani and integrate themselves into our polity, their unique contribution to Ryzan will be recognized and celebrated."

"Ryzaneidh. Ryzaneidh means "Ryzani-ness," and that's what we want our country to represent. While no religion will be considered the state religion, Ryzaneidh is absolutely our state culture. Ryzani cultural festivals will be provided with federal grants, and the development of the Ryzani language will be given official sanction and support."

"Reconstruction and reconciliation is imperative. We wish Ryzan to recover quickly from the baleful effects of the occupation, and to unify into one nation all those who were previously divided between the occupiers and the resistance."

Foreign Policy Stance
"Our foreign policy emphasizes the defense of democracy where it already exists, and in cases where that isn't a relevant concern, a strict commitment to realpolitik. We support international alliance organizations as long as they do not make Ryzan reliant on foreign powers. We also seek to uphold international law. We will denounce interventionism and imperialism, protecting always the sovereign right of nations to determine their own fate. We will attempt to resolve international conflicts peacefully, and will only use force in defense of ourselves or those suffering as we once did under the iron boot of the Empire."

Governmental Stance
"We believe in democratic centralism. While the ancient rights and protections of the Freeholds will be at all times respected, a strong and democratically-elected central government bears most of the responsibility for protecting the people and promoting their interests. The time when our nation could be torn apart by internal strife is over."

History
The NRP was founded on July 27th, 2021 by politician and diplomat Edling Llywd. Although the party declares its ideology as internationalist liberalism and social democracy, it has indicated openness to compromise and typically operates as a very moderate political party in the center-right Opposition Bloc coalition.

On August 1st, shortly after votes began being counted in the August Ryzani elections the NRP announced the creation of a Duma coalition with the Central Ryzani Authority. The Ryzani Social Republican Front joined soon after, prompting the NRP to name the coalition the 'Opposition Bloc'. When the final results were released, the NRP attained a plurality of Duma votes at 33% of votes. Edling Llywd (NRP Presidential candidate) and Josbar Liberium (NRP Vice-Presidential candidate) achieved second place in the Presidential election with 30% of the vote.