Ranentsian Independence Party
| Ranentsian Independence Party Раненци Независимост Партия Ranenska Nezavisimost Partiya | |
 | |
| Abbreviation |
RIP РНП PNR "Ranepa" |
|---|---|
| Chairwoman | Tvetsana Kirilova |
| Founded | 1729 AN |
| Preceded by |
Ranentsian Local Coalition Party for Ranentsian Sovereignty |
| Newspaper | Напред! (Napred!) (Forward!) |
| Student wing | Ranentsian Students Group |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Broadly Centre-Right |
| Official colours |
Green White Red Gold |
| National Assembly of Aerla |
4 / 121 |
| Ranentsi State Council |
17 / 35 |
The Ranentsian Independence Party (Ranentsian: Раненци Независимост Партия, Ranenska Nezavisimost Partiya), also commonly known by it's syllabic abbreviation of Ranepa is an Aerlan big-tent political party active within the Ranentsi Autonomous Region. It's main goal is to advocate for Ranentsian Independence from Aerla.
The Party currently holds 4 out of 121 seats in the National Assembly of Aerla, as well as 17 out of 35 seats in the Ranentsi State Council.
History
The party was founded in 1729 AN by the merger of two small local political parties active in the RAO, the Ranentsi Local Coalition (Раненци Местна Коалиция, Ranentsi Mestna Koalitsiya) and the Party for Ranentsian Sovereignty (Партия Za Раненцска Суверенитет, Partiya Za Ranentska Suverenitet). The party elected Pavel Hadjiev, a former university professor who was infamously fired after delivering a lecture in support of an armed rebellion against the "...illegal foreign occupation of Ranentsi..." , as Chairman.
In the 1730 elections, the party won 3 seats in the National Assembly. In late 1731 AN, RIP Assembly Member Nikola Kostadinov proposed a vote for the Ranentsi Autonomous Region to be "politically separated" from Aerla. This proposal was marked with outrage by Conservative Assembly Member Joseph Lyon, who exclaimed "Your chieftans should've kept their tongues off our boots!" This caused a screaming match to ensue between the two before they were ejected from the chamber by the Sergeant-at-Arms.
In 1752 AN, Hadjiev would resign from the National Assembly and as Chairman of the party, owing to increasing scrutiny from nationalistic students movements, such as the ever-growing Golden Ribbon Movement. He would be replaced by Tvetsana Kirilova, who serves as the Assemblywoman for Kyustendil, who was seen as more receptive to the ideals of the Golden Ribbon Movement. The appointment of a woman as the leader of the party angered some of the more religiously conservative members, with some leaving the party outright.
Since Hadjiev's resignation, the party has shifted it's platform away from outright independence for more increased autonomy within Aerla. Kirilova, to the dismay of Golden Ribbon supporters, did not shift the party in a more pro-independence direction; but instead the opposite. This caused many of the more nationalistically-inclined members of the party to leave and join the new Ranentsi National Union.
