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The NZ Party System is a term that has been used by some New Zealand players and past players to explain and identify the different periods in NZ's political history. The term is not widely used but has been identified by many veteran players as being appropriate when describing the different periods in NZ political evolution.

Defining a Party System

In New Zealand politics, many players have come to identify what they term party systems in the NZ political community. This term did not come into wide use till late 2011, when updates to the NZ wiki page began to denote the various cycles of party systems in NZ. With time many of the editors came to recognize a pattern, with each party system being identified.

A party system is used to describe different periods in NZ history where editors and players have identified fairly stable and concrete political conditions. This is typically embodied by the presence of similar parties, relatively same electoral results and social/military patterns that are common to this era. In New Zealand players have basically identified 3 party systems and two transitional periods.

1st Transitional Phase (October - November 2011)

The first transitional period in NZ politics has been identified with the period from the emergence of NZ in the New World on day 1051 in October 2011 to the election of Don KronoX in December 2011. It marked the early months of NZ history and therefore was a period of major political shifting and change. Few things were concrete during this period, as governments reshuffled, parties remained in flux and the NZ community was only beginning to establish itself.

Period Characteristics

During this period, NZ was governed by two different administrations. At first it was led by the Provisional Government of New Zealand throughout October and later by the Calbe administration from his election in November. Both governments were "national unity" and included all the various parties in NZ (notably Aotearoa and the New Zealand Union Party). The government ran relatively well, although disputes between the "English" and "Serbian/Slovenian" communities continued to develop during this time.

Socially, NZ was marked by a linguistic division between the "English Community" and the "Serbian/Slovenian" community. Both groups attempted to cooperate together but on many occasions they merely focused on developing their communities and remain aloof from the other. This had a major affect on party development, as they quickly came to be identified with their community.

Major Parties

During this phase there were two major parties who dominated the political landscape of NZ, Aotearoa and the New Zealand Union Party (NZUP)

Aotearoa was formed by the "Serbian/Slovenian" community upon their early migration to NZ. The party drew nearly all of its support from their respective communities and was therefore early on identified with them. The party was highly organized, with a dedicated presence on the forums but especially on the IRC chat. This enabled it to help coordinate voting, immigration and also to begin taking over the NZ political system. Leading figures of the party included Don KronoX, Sigmundsg, Koska De STRAH, Kurojca, Jockaye and Ava-Imperator. The party won the largest share of seats in the October Congressional election (19 of 40).

New Zealand Union Party (NZUP) was formed by members of the Provisional Government to act as their political vehicle in NZ. The party was a coalition of figures within the English Speaking community. Compared to Aotearoa, it was less organized and was riven by factional issues between the supporters of EDEN and Phoenix. The NZUP did benefit from having the largest share of support of English Kiwis but it was hindered by splinter parties and its long-standing rivarly with the Kiwi Independent Party. The party won 16 seats in the October Congress elections. Leading figures in the party included Fionia, Bass Junkie, Calbe, Myles Robinson and Carr de Vaux.

Minor Parties

During this period a host of minor parties, nearly all of them splinters from the Provisional Government or the NZUP. The parties were either pro-NZUP or seen as being hostile to it. Few were neutral.

The Pro-Kiwi Kontrol parties included the Peace 'n' Prosperity Party (a party of veteran eRepublik players), the Kiwi Social Democrats (left-wing Kiw Kontrol members) and the Kiwi People's Party (neutral players). All of these parties supported the NZUP in October elections except the KPP.

The Kiwi Independent Party was a different matter. It had bitterly opposed the creation of Kiwi Kontrol and therefore consisted of players who wanted nothing to do with it. The party remain neutral during this period, but had positive relations with Aotearoa and a negative view of the Calbe government.

Administrations

  • Calbe (NZUP) (November 5 - December 5, 2010)
  • Don KronoX (Aotearoa) (December 5, 2010 - January 5, 2011)


1st Party System (December 2011 - March 2012)

The beginning of the first party system can be traced either to the November congressional/December presidential elections to the collapse of Aotearoa following the take-over by Bass Junkie in March 2012. This era featured relatively weak electoral competition as Aoteraoa held a near monopoly on power and the opposition was reduced to a minor political presence. This period witnessed the polarization of NZ into two opposing camps and led to a period of bitter political challenge.

Period Characterization

Socially, the government was dominated by Aoteraoa and therefore by extension the Serbian/Slovenian community. Token representation from the English community existed but that was all. Both Presidential and Congressional, Aotearoa had near complete power thanks to its strong numbers and control of citizenship passes. This made for a near impossible environment for the opposition. Emigration from the English community was massive during this period.

The governments of this period were led by

Parties

Aoteraoa

The Opposition

Un-aligned

Policy Impact

Administrations

  • 1st Don KronoX (Aotearoa) (December 5, 2010 - January 5, 2011)
  • 1st Kurojca (Aotearoa) (January 5 - February 5, 2011)
  • Koska De STRAH (Aotearoa) (February 5 - March 5, 2011)
  • Ivan Miletic (RLP) (April 5 - May 5, 2011)

2nd Transitional Phase (March - April 2012)

Party Status

2nd Party System (April - November 2012)

Party Status

Policy Impact

Administrations

  • 2nd Don KronoX (PnPP) (May 5 - June 5, 2011)
  • Crusadercarl (PnPP) (June 5 - July 5, 2011)
  • 2nd Kurojca (RLP) (July 5 - August 5, 2011)
  • Splindza (RLP) (August 5 - September 5, 2011)
  • Mortalbeta (PnPP) (September 5 - October 5, 2011)
  • DaRkO 206 (UIS) (October 5 - November 5, 2011)