Federal Consensus Party 1718 General Election Campaign (Nouvelle Alexandrie)
Campaign and platform of the Federal Consensus Party in the Alexandrian general election, of 1718, held in Nouvelle Alexandrie. The New Alexandrian general election of 1713 was held from 1.XIV.1718 AN to 3.XIV.1718 AN.
Most of the Manifesto is derived from the New Consensus book.
Overview
| Heading | Text |
|---|---|
| Party Leadership and Candidate Details | |
| Party Leadership | Alfons Dandela, Émile Dumont |
| Nominee for President of the Government | Alfons Dandela |
| Candidate List | 655 candidates |
| Political Alignments | |
| Economic | -0.2 |
| Social | -0.4 |
| Geography | -0.1 |
| Cultural | 0.2 |
Manifesto
Democratic Reform
The Federal Consensus Party believes in the Proclamation of Punta Santiago, guaranteeing the rights and liberties of all people. We are however committed to improving upon our constitutional values, by creating a new Charter of Rights with the anchoring of vital social, economic, and political rights. We are especially looking at enshrining the right to education and the right to a reasonable life standard into our constitutional settlement.
Beyond that, we believe in the Federalist nature of our nation. We want to devolve more responsibilities to the Regions, with policing, infrastructure, and environmental protection strongly moved into their hands. In this way, we can ensure that all Regions enjoy the economic growth and democratic values of our nation.
The FCP wants to reform the Cortes to make it more democratic and transparent. The most important is a strong reform of the Chamber of Peers: putting term limits of 15 years, capping annual appointments, removing hereditary peers, creating new non-noble peerages for scientists and legal experts, and ensuring peerages for ethnic and religious minorities.
The FCP believes in an elected Council of State, including the President of the Government. Along with that, Votes of Confidence will be required for all ministers and the President, ensuring that they are loyal to the elected Cortes Generales.
The FCP is a strong supporter of civil participation. That is why we will create a Youth Cortes, to allow for students to get involved in politics from a young age. And we will create a generational test for legislation. There is also strong support for lowering the voting age to 16 years, and we will follow that support. Beyond that, we will have consultations on political issues with civil experts.
The FCP believes the King has a special position in our Federation, but that he should be subject to the same tax laws as all citizens.
The FCP is a strong supporter of diversity and women's right. We will maintain the right to abortion. We will reform our justice system to criminalize financial abuse and stalking. It is imperative that we end the wage gap once and for all, in collaboration with businesses and educators.
Racism and discrimination are never acceptable. We support the LBGTI+ community, by standing firm on same-sex marriage and -adoption. And by ensuring comprehensive sexual education with lessons about gender and sexuality. To combat discrimination, we will set up special coordinators in the police and armed forces. We will create a fine for businesses and employers who are caught discriminating. And we will establish a national ombudsman for discrimination, including for that conducted by the government.
Defence Policy
The FCP believes in a strong connection with our Raspur Pact allies to promote military might. We will maintain the defence spending at its current level, while also investing in new technological development. Modernization and training will be the cornerstone of our advanced defensive capabilities.
The FCP also believes in a strong navy. As a major naval power, spread across three continents, it is vital that our fleets can secure the sea lanes and protect our coasts. New technology and recruitment, as well as refitting our existing vessels, will the basis of our naval policy. We will commit to launch 50 new submarines by 1725.
Our Air Force is one of the most advanced in the world. But we are currently depending on rapidly outdating A-5s, some of which are 30 years old. That is why we will invest in the new Javelin Industries aircraft to replace them. And we will expand the unmanned aerial vehicles wing.
Economic Policy
The FCP has an ambitious program for economic growth. We plan to create new grants for small businesses, research and development, agriculture, and television & radio. By investing millions into the start-up economy and expanding the SBDA. Grants to IT, Biobased products, and Energy can create new technological advancements that fuel the expansion of our green economy. Our small business grants will especially focus on creating economic opportunities in hospitality, tourism, and leisure, some of the core economic drivers in the Islands. And in agriculture we will support organic farming and circular economy, which lowers pesticide and fertilizer use, improving soil quality.
The FCP will devolve economic growth to the regions, with regional economic plans. Regions can make decisions on infrastructure, industry, and trade. This ensures that economic growth is spread across the nation.
The FCP will furthermore invest in the expansion of our public sector. New opportunities in infrastructure, through our comprehensive transit, energy, and housing programs, can create jobs and economic growth. But beyond that, we will invest in public administration, to improve our tax efficiency and financial stability.
The transit program that the FCP wants to accomplish is an extensive expansion of our railways, roads, airports, and harbours. We support new railroad construction: a new railway network on the Isles of Caputia and the Islas de la Libertad. As well as new regional links in Lyrica and Alduria. We also want to make thought-out decisions for our roads, opting for bypasses, grade separation, and asphalting instead of new lanes. And we want to expand our parking lot facilities with new underground and tower parking. Our airports expansion is vital to our transport links: New Luthoria, Islas de la Libertad, and Isles of Caputia International Airports provide a direct link to the Isles by Air. We will also open the Puerto Carrillo Airport. We will support these airports with dedicated express bus lines. Our buses will overall be supported with new lines and new vehicles, including an investment in biofuel and electric buses. On regional buses, we will create dedicated highway bus lanes where needed.
The FCP's energy program is focused upon renewable energy and nuclear. We will invest in some of the biggest projects yet, with thousands of new offshore wind turbines, new solar parks, and hydroelectric energy. We support nuclear with two new nuclear plants.
The FPC's housing program promises to deliver more than 1 million houses each year. Creating new neighbourhoods, while also refurnishing existing stock, especially empty factories and businesses, will ensure housing is available to all. And we will provide these communities with strong transit links, cyclist routes, and pedestrian safety. We will also help existing households, by investing in decarbonization and microgeneration. New grants for heat pumps and solar panels will be created for this. To protect starters in the housing markets, and reduce concurrence between housing investors, we will introduce a transfer tax.
The FCP will reform taxes. Income tax will be lowered, while capital-gains tax will be increased. And there will be a concerted effort to reduce tax avoidance.
Law and Order Policy
The FCP wants to ensure that our justice system and national security remain strong. A new recruitment effort will bring more police officers. We will invest in parole services and forensic services. We will create new cybersecurity teams to combat digital crime. And new task forces dedicated to drugs crime, human trafficking, and domestic terrorism.
The FCP will create a new fiscal police. That will combat money laundering, fraud, and criminal financing. This will be coupled by new legal rights for judges to confiscate criminal assets.
The FCP is a protector of victims and witnesses. New witness protection programs, and new rights for relatives in court proceedings, will strenghten their protection. Most importantly, we want to ensure that victims and witnesses have access to psychological aid.
The FCP believes in the equal right to access to justice. That is why we want to lower court fees. Why we will ensure that low-income families have access to pro bono legal aid. And why we will create new methods for dispute resolution. More important, we will reform judicial education, by allowing judges to stay in the same jurisdiction for longer, and expanding specialization programs.
Foreign Policy
The FCP is a strong supporter of the Raspur Pact. In fact, we want to expand on the mutual defence and free trade in the Pact. By establishing new cooperative programs for defense, especially data sharing for military technology, crime and anti-terrorism. By expanding the ECS and creating a new international trade fleet. We will especially launch new joint exercises with Constancia.
The FCP will ensure that Nouvelle Alexandrie signs the Convention on Civil Aviation.
The FCP believes in the power of Free Trade Agreements. But it believes that representativeness and transparency are vital to the process. Strong rules regarding exports and dual use goods will also be implemented. FTAs should furthermore ensure the improvement of human rights, working conditions, woman rights, and environmental protection.
The FCP supports the MTO. We will invest in the MTO Court by providing new barristers and prosecutors, and in investment in diplomatic services.
Health Policy
The FCP believes healthcare is a cornerstone of our welfare state and economy. That is why our plan for healthcare encompasses investments that will have a lasting impact on the health of the nation. We will collaborate with market partners. Especially in creating new medical research and pharmaceutical development. New business plans on a local level can ensure that regions have enough budget space for health.
The FCP is dedicated to making secondary healthcare the best in the world. Special grants will be made available for dentistry, optometry, and revalidation services. New collaboration plans will be closed between GPs, hospitals, and secondary carers.
What is most important in our Health plan is our healthy lifestyle and diets program. These include increasing tobacco taxes, and creating a sugar tax. By setting limits on salt, sugar and fat content. By subjecting e-cigarettes to the same tobacco laws. And by combatting obesity, with mandatory PE lessons, reducing gym fees, and giving grants for dietary programs.
The FCP knows that health also depends on a healthy house. By creating grants for ventilation and air quality. And by investing in mould reduction and insulation.
Education and Culture Policy
The FCP has an extensive plan for education. We believe it is the foundation for economic opportunities, social equality, and democracy. The first thing we will do is equalize spending in school districts, and create a national standard. And we will create new grants for auxiliary school services. We will set mandatory access to school psychologists, study advisors, and dieticians. And we will ensure school transport and catering is both accessible and healthy.
The FCP wants to invest in teachers. So we will create grants for comprehensive teacher training. By reforming teacher certification. And the creation of a national tutoring program.
The FCP supports adult education, which is why we will invest in it, and create a new on-off development budget for adults.
Children deserve a rich school day. That is why we will bring music, drama, and dance to classrooms by recruiting new teachers. Expanding free school meals, and teaching about healthy diets. By combatting illiteracy with new language classes and a program for reading. With new homework support groups. And creating mandatory civics lessons. We will also support special education with recruiting of teachers and nurses, and new facilities.
Our plan for Science is extensive. We will reform our funding system to ensure universities and research facilities receive more direct research funds, simplifies the requests process, and lowers concurrence between researchers. With new integrated plans between Department and institutes focused on transparency and effectiveness. And creating sector plans to diversify research among different areas.
The FCP will invest in arts and culture. With new grants for the cultural sector. Giving individual artists and small collectives more attention. And by helping local governments with local cultural funding. Beyond that, by creating subsidies for preservation, visibility and use of art.
A National History Canon will be a dedicated program to create a national chronological summary of the important topics in national history. We will aim to make this available in every library and be taught in schools.
The FCP will support our national media. We will create new grants for our public broadcasters, focused on cultural programs and documentaries. We will promote collaboration between channels. We support our regional channels, by creating federal funding for regional budgets. And we will negotiate integration of local stations.
An Independent Press is vital to our democracy. That is why we will create a fund for investigative and local journalism, and strenghtening the independence of the press with a new anti-corruption office.
Campaign
Organization
The political action committee For the New Consensus was founded in 12.XI.1718 AN in Cárdenas under the presidency of Deputy Pedro Albaraz. The purpose of the PAC was to spread the support-base of voters for the New Consensus manifesto, especially with urban middle class, liberals, students, and women. It is the main PAC designed to support the election campaign.
Campaign Ads
Leader's Speech
On 20.XI.1718 AN, the leader of the FCP Alfons Dandela gave the following speech in Cardenas:
People of Nouvelle Alexandrie,
I am glad to stand before you today, to announce the launch of our campaign for the general elections of 1718. We at the FCP want to make this nation better for everyone. In the past years, we have suffered a recession, war, and falling living standards. And we want to change that.
The FCP believes in a strong economy. That is why we will invest into the long-term development of our economy in three areas: transportation, housing, and energy. Regarding the first: we will start a new era of building of mass transit, with railways, roads, metros, trams, airports, and ferries. These will first and foremost serve our Islands: New Luthoria, the Isles of Caputia, and the Islas de La Libertad have been neglected for too long. Buses and ferries will be the new service connecting these regions.
Our energy mix must be diversified: we must increase our renewable resources. We have ample space for offshore wind, solar parks, and hydroelectric energy. We want to ensure that by 1730, at least 30 percent of our energy mix is renewable. And we will include nuclear into this.
FCP wants to begin a Housing spree: more than 1 million houses per year. We do this by establishing new communities, with dedicated transit links and pedestrian and cycling networks. And our current stock must be refurbished. We will support insulation, decarbonization, and microgeneration.
What is really important for the FCP, however, is our education policy. We want to unleash the potential of children, students, and teachers. By giving them comprehensive training. Tutoring programs. Free school meals. Dedicated music, drama, and dance classes. New homework support groups. And new language classes and reading programs. This will all be made available by equalising pay in school districts. (1/2)
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We need to look not only at education, but also at healthcare, the foundation of any society. We want to make sure that everyone has good access to secondary care. We want to make sure that people can see their GP, and that these vital professionals collaborate with hospitals and secondary carers. We will establish new local business plans for hospitals, and incorporate market partners to promote breakthroughs in medical research. What is most important, however, is our plan for lifestyle: promoting healthy diets. Setting limits on salt and sugar contents. Making PE mandatory in schools. And giving gym fees support for low-income households.
We believe in Law and Order. So our police and justice system deserve fundamental investment. With a new fiscal police. Task forces for drugs crime, trafficking, and anti-terrorism. We also stand firm with victims and witnesses, with new protection programs and psychological aid. And we want to protect equal access to justice. By lowering court fees. Giving low-income families pro bono legal aid. And creating new methods for dispute resolutions.
Lastly, I want to talk about our Democratic program. We believe that the Chamber of Peers needs to reflect the situation of the Federation. So we will introduce a variety of measures. No more hereditary peers. A cap on appointments. Dedicated seats for non-noble peerages, including ensured seats for ethnic and religious minorities. And a term limit of 15 years. Beyond that, we believe in civil participation: with a new Youth Cortes. New consultations with stakeholders. And stronger protections for petitions. But more than that, we want an elected Council of State, including the President. And we will institute Votes of Confidence for all ministers.
I will end to say that we believe in a different politics than both the FHP and SDLP: we will not expand the power of the national government. We will not seek far-going redistribution. We will follow the moderate road.
Thank you.
