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Politics in Japan revolves around two main parties, the right wing Republican Party and the left wing New Democratic Front. Save for a brief interruption by a third party early in the 2000s, since the collapse of the naval juntas and the government of Jisaburō Ozawa in 1966, the right and left wings have been consolidated into a relatively stable two-party system. While smaller political parties do exist, they often either back the NDF or the Republicans when jockeying for control of a potentially hung assembly or senate.
The Republican Party of Japan, known as Kyōwatō in Japanese, is the conservative and current political party calling the shots within the bicameral legislature of the nation. The Oldest political party, they enjoy bragging of their role in the establishment of the Republican Shogunate of Japan, with Uesugi Narinori serving as the first Republican Prime Minister of Japan. (Narinori would also be the only Prime Minister to serve non-consecutive terms and the first prime minister to do so as an independent in his second tenure.) 5 of the 15 Prime Ministers of Japan belong to the Republicans, the most of any party. Noburo Kishi, the current Prime Minister, belongs to this party.
The left-wing counterweight to the conservative Republican party is the New Democratic Front. Younger in comparison to it's historic rival, the NDF would be the first government after the fall of the Ozawa naval junta. Prime Minister Suehiro Nishio steered a steady course of rapid advancements in women's rights that had been lacking in the naval juntas, with suffrage formally being extended to them during the 1967 Constitutional Convention in Edo, under the watchful gaze of Shogun Tsunenari, a respected member of the ruling Tokogawa Shogunate. However, in the 21st century, the NDF's political luck in capturing a majority in either the Samurai Senate or Assembly of Ashigaru is limited. The last NDF government did have a relatively stable political run from 1985 to 2000 under the helm of Tomiichi Murayama. Despite the solid results last time they took power they have been stuck as the opposition party for twenty years. Various attempts to spark fire in their left-wing base to encourage massive turnout, or at least blunt the momentum of the other left wing party, March Left, have seen lukewarm and relatively modest political gains in cutting into the Republican or the Shōgun party's numbers.
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The sequel to the One Love infobox I posted earlier. Meet One Love's main rival, the current ruling party, who is still mourning the death of their beloved leader Mashangya Zet. Apologies for the sloppy hand-drawn zebra.
Nice acronym. What kind of activities do they do? Is this part of a larger setting?
This is the "espionage" organization from the TV show, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
This is the 1904 U.S. Presidential Election in the Forgotten No More universe:
The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 1, 1904. Federalist nominee Nelson Appleton Miles defeated the Workers nominee, incumbent Vice-President Walter Rauschenbusch. Miles' electoral landslide is notable for following the 1900 landslide of Workers President Thompson Murch.
Though the Murch presidency had entered office with much fanfare following the 12 year rule of George Custer, the major government changes adopted during his term caused a reactionary uproar. Under Murch, the country had adopted a run-off system for selecting the President (the 16th Amendment to the First Constitution), enshrined the right of laborers to strike, unionize and demand wage increases (the 17th Amendment to the First Constitution) and various controversial taxes, including an income tax, were created. Though he did remain personally popular, the incumbent refused to seek a second term. Vice-President Rauschenbusch, a member of the Workers Party's prominent christocratic faction and a major proponent of the Social Gospel movement, was selected as the nominee at the 1904 Workers Party National Convention. The 1904 Federalist Party National Convention became a days long affair after delegates struggled to coalesce behind a candidate. Initially, the favorite was Congressman William Astor of New York, but as the balloting dragged on he lost most of his support to Blair Lee I, the Governor of Virginia, whom he ultimately endorsed. But Lee was seen as a party hack by many and segments of the party feared voters would distrust him, spurning a late run by Senator Robert Borden of Nova Scotia. Ultimately, party favorites were abandoned in favor of an outsider - General Nelson Miles - and a platform repudiating the liberal agenda of 1900 while also repudiating the overreach of the Murch presidency. The Constitution Party nominated Henry du Pont of Delaware, hoping to capitalize on both major parties' devotion to big government.
Despite a long and tumultuous Federalist Convention, the party was able to amplify the First Green Scare following the Murch presidency to catapult Nelson Miles to the presidency. With non-Workers firmly opposed to the fast pace of changes enacted by the Murch administration, and the Workers themselves divided between supporting their candidate and denouncing him as a christocrat, the election was a landslide for Miles even though the man failed to win a majority of the popular vote. Still, his more than 9% margin in the popular vote was enough to catapult him to significant victories across the Midwest, a typically Workers stronghold, and secure him the victory. Of note was the strong Constitution Party performance, with the 1904 election cementing its place in the 2.5 party system of the first quarter of the 20th century.
Though the Murch presidency had entered office with much fanfare following the 12 year rule of George Custer, the major government changes adopted during his term caused a reactionary uproar. Under Murch, the country had adopted a run-off system for selecting the President (the 16th Amendment to the First Constitution), enshrined the right of laborers to strike, unionize and demand wage increases (the 17th Amendment to the First Constitution) and various controversial taxes, including an income tax, were created. Though he did remain personally popular, the incumbent refused to seek a second term. Vice-President Rauschenbusch, a member of the Workers Party's prominent christocratic faction and a major proponent of the Social Gospel movement, was selected as the nominee at the 1904 Workers Party National Convention. The 1904 Federalist Party National Convention became a days long affair after delegates struggled to coalesce behind a candidate. Initially, the favorite was Congressman William Astor of New York, but as the balloting dragged on he lost most of his support to Blair Lee I, the Governor of Virginia, whom he ultimately endorsed. But Lee was seen as a party hack by many and segments of the party feared voters would distrust him, spurning a late run by Senator Robert Borden of Nova Scotia. Ultimately, party favorites were abandoned in favor of an outsider - General Nelson Miles - and a platform repudiating the liberal agenda of 1900 while also repudiating the overreach of the Murch presidency. The Constitution Party nominated Henry du Pont of Delaware, hoping to capitalize on both major parties' devotion to big government.
Despite a long and tumultuous Federalist Convention, the party was able to amplify the First Green Scare following the Murch presidency to catapult Nelson Miles to the presidency. With non-Workers firmly opposed to the fast pace of changes enacted by the Murch administration, and the Workers themselves divided between supporting their candidate and denouncing him as a christocrat, the election was a landslide for Miles even though the man failed to win a majority of the popular vote. Still, his more than 9% margin in the popular vote was enough to catapult him to significant victories across the Midwest, a typically Workers stronghold, and secure him the victory. Of note was the strong Constitution Party performance, with the 1904 election cementing its place in the 2.5 party system of the first quarter of the 20th century.
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Nice having JFK lose in '60 and win in '64. I can see him being more focused on Civil Rights than IOTL. However, I have a few questions:
Does he serve two full terms?
Do he and Jackie divorce later?
What is his reputation after the presidency?
Why did he lose in '60?
If he does serve two full terms, what year will he die?
And now for the third in this series: The trusty sidekick of Righteous Resistance, and the country's most successful regional party. Let me know if you are curious about any of the items of the ideology list for any of these infoboxes.
Pedro Orochi
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it would be more perfect if it were that way, the more I liked it when I was Judy Garland.
The Wikipedia infobox of the 2018 Kentucky election in MC's Seventh Party System. Photos courtesy of FaceApp. Flag courtesy of "Squietto" on r/vexillology.
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