OPINION: It should come as a surprise to precisely nobody when I say that NWA's parties have a limited grip on what they actually want. Party members are, in effect, always granted a free vote on any policy, and on any candidates up for election. This severely undermines the purpose of having a political party. If members have no coherent ideology and don’t form a reliable voting bloc, what does it mean to be a party, besides a tribalistic badge?
The Royalist Reform Party (RRP) offers a solution to this issue. If the party lives up to its aims, no longer will all party manifestos be largely irrelevant declarations that the party cannot even convince its own members of. The RRP expects its members to vote in line with the party’s aims and be active participants in its internal politics. In return, it offers the functions of a true political party; it aims to provide regular party updates on its policies and progress, political training and opportunities for members, real policy results through forming objective based alliances with the other parties, and most of all, a coherent movement towards clearly laid-out reforms. The RRP, notably, has declared itself willing to work with any party which will assist it in enhancing the region. To the casual observer, this may sound like the traditional Liberal Democrat policy of tagging along with the largest party in a coalition, where the large party entirely dominates. The RRP, however, has higher aims. The new party wishes to be the legislative driving force behind any cooperative project, not to merely sit in the back seat approving of everything the driver steers towards. With these broad policies, the RRP sets itself apart from the catch-all and limited control main parties in the region, the Activists and the Constructivists. With two radically different strategies, it remains to be seen whether the new blood of NWA’s old-blood dominated system will prevail in gaining the reforms they seek. One hopes, however, that they will offer a fresh and exciting take on the region’s politics. RNN's Josh contributed to this report.
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