Conservative Bloc

Conservative Bloc Konservativ Blok
Abbreviation	KB
Leader	Michel Sabbagh
Founded	1711 AN
Newspaper	Conservative Daily
Student wing	Conservative Students of Aerla
Youth wing	Conservative Youth
Ideology	National conservatism Social conservatism Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre-right to Right
Official colours	Green      White
National Assembly of Aerla	30 / 200

The Conservative Bloc is a center-right to right-wing conservative party in Aerla. It was founded in 1709 AN as the primary opposition to the Henry Cassian-led Reformist Bloc.

Policies

The policies of the Conservative Bloc was, for most of its history, dictated by whoever was the leader of the party with party platforms seeming to shift drastically before every election. This was until the election of Michel Sabbagh as party leader, who authored the party manifesto Our Party in 1737 AN. This manifesto created a uniform ideology for the party.

Economic

• Lower taxes
• Less government spending
• Expanding free childcare
• Curbing banking sector
• Low transportation fares

Social

• General support for LGBTQIA+ rights
• Wishes to curb multiculturalism, create a singular "Aerlan" identity
• Stricter immigration and refugee policies
• Discouragement of the use of Commonspeak in official formal and government business, promotes the use of Common Tongue as the daily language for all business in Aerla
• Abortion only used as an absolute medical necessity where the life of the mother and/or child's life is at risk.

Foreign

• Wishes for strong ties with Keltian neighbors, such as Nouvelle Alexandrie, Moorland, and Hurmu.

Defense

• Strong military
• More defense spending
• Sees Aerla as the "vanguard" on Northern Keltian civilization

Health

• Expansion of Universal Healthcare
• Create a stricter system for the prescription of opioids to prevent abuse
• In support of drug prohibition
• Cannabis only for medical use as prescribed by a doctor

Education

• Supports tuition fees, but stresses the need for them to be affordable