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United Party of the Republic
Abbreviation	UPR
Chairman	Morgan Sharp
Spokesperson	Zara Trueman (née Lloyd)
Florian President	Michael Hutchinson
Vice President of Floria	Ronald Trueman Jr.
Speaker of the House	Oliver Hunt
Founded	1656 AN
Merger of	Conservative Party of the Florian Republic Florian Independence Party Imperial Democratic Party of Floria
Headquarters	10 Revenue Street,Northcliff
Student wing	Student Republicans
Youth wing	Young Republicans
Overseas wing	Republicans Abroad
Ideology	Majority: Florian nationalism Conservatism Right-wing populism Factions: One-nation Conservatives Trumanists Nazarene right
Political position	center-right to right-wing
Official colors	Dark Navy,white,black
Senate	16 / 32
House of Representatives	63 / 100
State Governors	8 / 13
Territorial Governors	1 / 2
Election symbol
Website
UPR.FLO

The United Party of the Republic also known as the UPR is one of the two contemporary political parties in the Floria. The UPR throughout its history has been the largest party in Floria and has dominated Florian politics since its formation. It was formed in 1656 through a merger of the Conservative Party and members of the Florian Independence Party who had not fled to the Florian Free state or joined the Nationalist & Humanist Party after the War of Lost Brothers. The party was briefly known as the UIP but changed its name to its present name in 1705 AN.

Despite not officially being aligned with the Nationalist and Humanist movement, many of its ideologies have influenced the party. The party’s ideology is considered right-wing with many national conservative values.

The party currently supports lower taxes, gun rights, restrictions on abortion, restrictions on labour unions, restrictions on some LGBT+ rights and increased military spending. It has taken widely variant positions on abortion, immigration, trade and foreign policy in its history.

As of 1739, the UPR holds a majority in the Florian Congress. Its most recent presidential nominee was Michael Hutchinson, who has served as the President since 1725. There have been 6 United Republican presidents, the most from any political party. The United Republican Party has won 7 presidential elections, significantly more than its main political rival, the Social Democratic Party of Floria.

History

The United National Party of the Republic as it was then known was founded in 1656 by members of small right-wing parties who opposed the previous occupations by Shireroth and Jingdo. The party was most successful in the South where Shireroth had set up operations during Florias time as a protectorate. By 1858, it had enlisted most former Florian Independence party members. Southerners became alarmed at the threat of socialism throughout the country which was war-torn and under significant economic sanctions. Under the leadership of Adam Cooke, Floria would become under UNPR control for the first time with Cooke officially recognised as the first Florian President under the modern constitution and 3rd overall to serve.

After the war, the party largely dominated national politics not losing a single election until the events of Operation Phyton in 1707, when the Ronald Trueman administration invaded and annexed Port Balaine. This caused outrage among most of the Florian public and as a result, the Social Democrats won the Presidential election for the first time.

Social Democratic control would not last however and under Isabelle Chopin, the party's first-ever female nomination for President gained back control of the Pink House. Chopin's administration however was the most controversial in Florian history since the War of Lost Brothers. Under her premiership, Floria had illegally invaded and destroyed Ostland which was claimed to be under the influence of the Bassarids, a long-time enemy of the state. Floria also indirectly destabilised other countries in Keltia and allowed insurgent groups in Mesoun to grow. It would be these insurgent groups which would be the downfall of her administration and Chopin would be assassinated before a party conference. Chopin remains the only Florian president to be assassinated during their time in office. Michael Hutchinson would become her successor after winning the eventual election. Under Hutchinson, Floria would leave the Raspur Pact and introduce more right-wing and protectionist policies similar to Ronald Trueman's policies during his time as President.

Current status

As of 1739, the UPR holds a majority in the Florian Congress. It also holds 8 state governorships. Its most recent presidential nominee is Michel Hutchinson, who has served as the 8th president of the Confederate States since 1725 AN. There have been 5 United Republican presidents, the most from any one political party.

Name and symbols

The term "United Republicans" is a traditional nickname for the United Party of the Republic, and the abbreviation "UPR" is a commonly used designation. The term originated in 1719 after the unification of the right-wing in that year. The traditional mascot of the party is a bear, Floria's national animal. An alternate symbol of UPR is an oak tree which was brought over from the Conservatives. Traditionally the party has blue and navy as its party colours with the latter the most prominent.

Political positions

Economic policies

United Republicans believe that free markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. They also believe in low-income taxes as a core component of their fiscal policies.

Labour unions and the minimum wage

The UPR strongly opposes labour unions. United Republicans believe corporations should be able to establish their employment practices, including benefits and wages, with the free market deciding the price of work. At the state level, the UPR generally supports various right-to-work laws.

Most United Republicans also oppose increases in the minimum wage, believing that such increases hurt businesses by forcing them to cut and outsource jobs while passing on costs to the businesses customers. In addition, each different state is economically different so a federal minimum wage would be beneficial in one state but detrimental in another. For example the poorest states such as [Mesoun]] would be better off but in states such as Kingsland people would be worse off as the cost of living is significantly higher.

Trade

The UPR has had widely varying views on international trade throughout its history. The official United Republican policy adopted during President Hutchinson's 1st administration opposes free trade and supports enacting tariffs on imports, though it supports maintaining existing free trade agreements with members of the Raspur Pact. At its inception, the UPR supported free trade until the country was hit with sanctions by the international community after Operation Python, in return Floria imposed harsh tariffs worldwide and even threatened to end free trade agreements with countries outside the Raspur Pact.

After a disastrous term of office by Nick Borisov who failed to turn around Floria's economic sanctions, Isabelle Chopin became the first openly protectionist UPR President and since then the UPR has gradually increased more protectionist measures.

Health care

The UPR is a long-time supporter of universal healthcare. Universal healthcare was introduced at the end of the War of Lost Brothers by the party and universal programs still exist as of 1739.

The Party supports drug prohibition despite the legalisation of cannabis. However, views on drugs vary among some Congressmen in the party. Some UPR politicians take the libertarian approach that individual freedom and economic freedom of industry and trade should be respected over prohibition. Other party politicians are in favour of full drug prohibition. In The UPR are strongly against smoking and banned tobacco products with only electronic alternatives permitted.

Foreign policy

The UPR has a persistent history of scepticism amongst global alliances. The UPR support of the Raspur Pact from its formation, led Floria to become a key member of the alliance but then in 1700s years of foreign intervention in support of Florian allies in Suren and other developing nations gradually grew tired with the Florian working class who saw resources and investment spent in foreign countries than in the heartland. This pushed the UPR towards a more non-interventionism and isolationist "Floria First" foreign policy agenda. The majority of the Party supported "leave" in the Raspur Pact referendum campaign which was ultimately successful.

The Party has supported unilateralism throughout history and it is emphasized in all of the UPR's Presidential terms except Michael Hutchinsons who implemented regimented foreign policy.

Drug legalization

Marijuana has been legal in Floria since its establishment with Northcliff often described as the Drug capital of the world however opposition to the legalisation of marijuana has increased significantly over time amongst United Republican voters. Some states run by the UPR want to ban the drug for recreational use and only use it for medical purposes.

President Hutchison is a significant opponent of federal legalisation and has promised to make the drug illegal federally and let the state governments decide its legalisation. Other drugs such as cocaine are strictly banned in Florian society and the UPR fully supports police and military efforts to eliminate the production and use of narcotics.

Immigration

The UPR has taken opposing views on immigration throughout its history. Throughout history, the party has been more opposed to immigration than the Social Democrats.

During Trueman's administration proposed to build a wall along the western and eastern border of Floria. Trueman immigration policies during his administration included a travel ban from multiple Bassarid-majority countries. During the Borisov administration, the United Republicans continued to take a hardline stance against illegal immigration.

During the Chopin administration, the Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform that allowed the denial of illegal immigrants to become citizens and subsequent deportation. The Party largely opposes immigration reform, although there are widely differing views on immigration within the Party. The Party under President Hutchinson called for the mass deportation of all illegal immigrants in the Confederate States and increased patrols on land and sea. 88% of party supporters favoured mass deportation of all illegal immigrants and supported the use of the military as a deterrent. Refugees from Keltia which Floria indirectly led to its collapse were denied asylum within the country with President Hutchinson promising that the Florian people were his biggest priority before significant action to resolve the foreign humanitarian crisis.

LGBT issues

Similar to the Social Democratic Party, the United Republican position on LGBT rights has changed significantly over time, with continuously increasing support among both parties on the issue however the Nazarene Right and the Church of Floria have significantly influenced LGBT+ law implementation.

United Republicans from its formation opposed same-sex marriage and also divided on the issue of civil unions and domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.

During his presidency, Adam Cooke prominently campaigned on a constitutional amendment to prohibit same-sex marriage; many believe this helped Cooke win re-election for a second term. In 1679, under the Morgan Sharp administration after public pressure, same-sex marriage was legalised federally for the first time. However, the Nazarene Right continued to campaign against its legality and still does to this day. Their Platform defined marriage as "natural marriage, the union of one man and one woman," and condemned the Supreme Court's ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. Following his election as president in 1725, Michel Hutchinson stated that he had no objection to same-sex marriage and was the first sitting United Republican president to recognise National Front for Queer Liberation. Controversially, however, the Hutchinson administration banned transgender individuals from service in the Confederate States military and rolled back other protections for transgender people. The "Non-binary" gender was federally banned and sex-changing operations were also banned.

As of 1739, a majority of United Republican voters support same-sex marriage but oppose the inclusion of transgender women in women's sports and teaching about LGBT topics in schools.

Composition

Demographics

Gender

Support for the UPR among men is significantly stronger than among women. Unmarried and divorced women mostly voted for Social Democrat Rachael Adams, than for United Republican President Hutchinson in the 1738 presidential election. According to studies at the University of Northcliff, "White women are the only group of female voters who support UPR candidates for president. They have done so by a majority in all but 2 elections".

United Republican presidents

As of 1739, there have been a total of 5 United Republican presidents.

List

No.	Portrait	President	Birth	Tenure	Death	Party	Comment
3		Adam Cooke		1656–1670		UNPR	After the peace treaty, Cooke was recognized as president of Floria
4		Morgan Sharp		1670–1695		UNPR
5		Ronald Jonathan Trueman		1695–1707		UIP
7		Isabelle Chopin		1719–1724	1724 (assassinated)	UPR
–		Chris Weiss (acting)		1724–1725	1732	UPR	Acting president following Chopin's assassination
8		Michael James Hutchinson		1725–present		UPR

Recent electoral history

Raspur Pact Parliamentary Assembly

Election	Leader	Seats			Position
		No.	±	Share
1683		21 / 49		42.85%	1st
1697		25 / 41	▲ 4	61%	1st
1723		30 / 41	▲ 5	73.17%	1st