"Following the unexpected dissolution of the monarchy in Estovasia, the election, scheduled to take place on the first of June has brought with it many political candidates and parties. We will be reporting on the election the day after it takes place. The nearest polling area is located on page 3 of this newspaper, below, are listed the various political parties and their ideologies."
National Conservative League:
Position: Center, Right
Description: The NCL is a large forerunner in the election, promising more economic freedom, and preservation of traditional values. Although claiming to be right wing, it is more centrist than it's counterpart, the Progressive Party.
Leader: Mijj Tyronas (m)
Progressive Party:
Position: Center, Left
Description: The PP as it's called, is a left leaning organization promising reform for worker's conditions in Estovasia, and allowing women the right to vote. For these two reasons, it is currently alongside the NCL one of the frontrunners in the election.
Leader: Tence Roshman (m)
Mothers for Emmerian Peace:
Position: Libertarian, Center
Description: The Mothers for Emmerian Peace have been an organization since the end of the Great Emmerian Continental War, wanting near total disarmament of the nation and other nations on Emmeria, to prevent such a war from ever happening again. The party's ideals are rather radical for the time, and they have not taken a stance economically, leading towards them polling in relatively low numbers currently.
Leader: Saraj Dappor (f)
Confederation Party:
Position: Libertarian, Right
Description: The CR is the third largest party in popularity currently in Estovasia. They advocate for the administrative regions of the country to gain more autonomy from the council, and much lowered taxes. They are very popular in the northern regions of the country, where the culture is very much different from that of the southerners.
Leader: Jeffsin Davin (m)
Nationalist Estovasian Front:
Position: Authoritarian, Center
Description: Taking to a new and radical political ideology known as "fascism," the NSEWP advocates for a strong, nationalist, council. They claim that Estovasians are inherently superior to the other races of the world, due to their combined Emmerian-Verusean heritage. They also claim that the nation is under attack by the rest of the world for abolishing the monarchy, and a strong military is needed to defend it.
Leader: Spence Rachord (m)
Estovasian Worker's Union:
Position: Center, Far Left
Description: The only far left party in Estovasia, it has been inspired by various radical leftist movements across the world, the most prominent being the secession of North Ryudinia. It wants complete communism to be established under the council's oversight, and eventual abolishment of the state. It has become moderately popular in the far northwest areas of Estovasia, due to the poor living conditions there.
Leader: Mak Carlous (m)
Estovasian-Erekktuni Royal Unity Party:
Position: Monarchist
Description: A fringe movement most likely created by Erekktuni nationalists residing within Estovasia, the EERUP wants Estovasia to return to a monarchy under the Erekktuni royal bloodline. Whether this is legal or not is uncertain, but some areas in Farbanti have made the party popular enough to be put on the ballot.
Leader: Unclear