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Ranginiu

General Information Country  New Zealand Colors Blue and Green Founded February, 2011

Political President Koca7 Members 6 Congress Occupancy 0 /27 seats, 0% Succeeds Kiwi Social Democrats Orientation center-left Ideology Libertarian

Ranginiu (February 2011- ) is a centre-left political party currently active in New Zealand. The party was originally formed as the political wing of the Slovenian militia the Angry Angels. It has a robust history and had consistent representation in the NZ Parliament from its founding to around early 2013.

Recently, the party has entered a period of decline. It has been the bottom party of NZ since February 2013 and has failed to make much of an impact since. It's membership is made up of those Slovenian Kiwis who choose to keep their citizenship.

History-Early Era

Ranginiu was founded in February 2011, a few days after the Presidential elections from the old Kiwi Social Democrats (KSD). Its first PP was former KSD PP Jockaye and it included Cabinet Ministers IvanMilitic. In the February 25th Parliamentary elections the party won 3 of 40 seats. A notably party candidate was former NZ President Don KronoX (DK).

In the March 5th, Presidential election, the party supported Aotearoa candidate loader, who won the election with 174 votes (71%). In the March 15th PP elections former KSD PP DonRizla was elected new party president. This continued the leadership tandem of “Jockaye” and “DonRizla”, as had been the case with the KSD.

The party received a huge boost in the run-up to the March 25th Parliamentary elections, as a huge exodus took place from Aotearoa following Bass Junkies surprise victory. The party saw its membership jump, at a crucial time before the vote. On Election Day it won 6 of 40 seats, a strong showing for the party.

In the April 5th Presidential election, the party supported former member and now Red label Party (RLP) candidate Ivan for Presidency. He was successful and this marked the second consecutive election the party had endorsed the winning candidate. The party placed three members in the subsequent Cabinet.

Golden Era

Days after the elections, DonRizla resigned as PP of the party and was succeeded by KrMa, who was the highest ranked party member. However, the party suffered a huge surprise in the April 15 PP elections, when KrMA was defeated by little known (and suspect PTO) polycom29 in a tight vote of 14 to 10 to 3 (petar vasik) . This raised major issues, as its partner the RLP had also suffered a suspect PTO. However, the party did not suffer any major defections and most of its high-profile members remained.

The party had major success in the April 25 Parliamentary elections, as its managed to elect 8 of 40 seats. This made it the second largest party in the NZ Parliament and was its best showing ever. Key figures elected included former President KronoX, vasik, ava-imperator, Tavby II, KrMa and PP polycom29.

In the May 5th Presidential election, the party supported its former Congressmen and then Peace 'n' Prosperity Party (PnPP) candidate Don KronoX. He was elected with 166 votes and 100%. In his subsequent Cabinet, the party placed 3 members. The party members would be an instrumental force in shaping the security policy of the 2nd KronoX Cabinet and in the Argentina-New Zealand War. In the May 15 PP election, former PP KrMa, was elected. This solidified the party's influence, as KrMa was a close confident of KronoX and a key figure within the "Angry Angels".

The party officially took part in the May 25 Parliamentary elections, where it worked out an agreement with the other major parties, PnPP, RLP and UIS, to run a select number of candidates. On election day, it won 9 of 40 seats, tied with the UIS as the second largest party in the NZ Parliament.

Leading up to the June 5 Presidential election, the party originally intended to nominate Srnica but withdrew the nominee and choose to support the PnPP candidate, Crusadercarl. CC was duly elected over RLP candidate Koska De STRAH, 64%-35%. Thus for the fifth straight election, Ranginui had endorsed the winning Presidential candidate. Following this, on June 15, party founder Jockaye was returned as PP.

In the run-up to the June 25 parliamentary elections, agreed to field a common slates of candidates with the RLP, UIS and PnPP. On election day it won 8 of 40 seats, the smallest share in Parliament. The party remained outside the CC administration and in the lead up to the July 5 Presidential elections, it endorsed the eventual victor, former CP, Kurojca of the RLP. Only ten days later, former PP KrMA was re-elected as PP for a third time (though he resigned half-way through and was succeeded by Srnica).

The July Parliamentary elections proved to be a setback for the party as it fell to 6 of 40 seats, its worst showing since February. The party also made headway when it nominated Srnica as its CP candidate and secured the support of the PnPP. This was the first time the party had fielded a Presidential candidate. Srnica was defeated, capturing over 36% of vote but losing to RLP candidate Splindza.

Decline

In August, veteran member Ava-Imperator was elected PP and the party officially supported PnPP CP candidate Mortalbeta in the September 5 election. The party suffered some major losses during this time when Don KronoX retired from the game and former PP KrMa emigrated from NZ. Their membership slowly slide, to a low of 22 by the September 25 parliamentary elections. In those elections, the party came a distant fourth, winning only 4 of 40 seats.

The party continued to witness a membership decline, as many returned to Slovenia such as Srnica, DonRizla and Optimisti. Their membership fell to a low of 15 by November, 2011. This affected their performance in the October parliamentary elections when the party fell to 3 seats and only 17 votes. For a party historically used to 6-7 MPs, this was their worst showing in history.

Ava was re-elected on October 15 but in the run-up to the November Presidential election, the party surprised many be refusing to endorse the PnPP candidate, Oboacer and instead ran veteran member KrMa. This ended the electoral agreement between the two parties and limited the party's ability to mobilize voters.

Angry Angels

Ranginui was the first political parties in NZ to officially become the political-wing of a military unit. During much of NZ's early history, parties avoided affiliation with MU's and instead sought to integrate all fighters in the New Zealand Defense Forces. Ranginui sought to end this when it's members left the NZDF and affiliated all joined the Slovenian Angry Angels.

During much of its history, MU members ran for Congress under only the Ranginui banner and most members who joined the party typically sought entrance into the MU. By ensuring it had a political voice in NZ, the Angels also ensured their interests were protected and represented within the government.

This relationship has continued with time, as most members joined the MU and fought with it in countless engagements around the New World. However, occasional members have joined other MU's, notably the NZDF. Because most Angry Angels members eventually left NZ, the remaining members are now split between various MU's around the world.

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