National Liberal Party

The National-Liberal Party is a political party in Austrasia formed in 1956 from a union of a number of right-wing parties including the influential Liberal-Conservative Party and Gothic Farmer's Union with the intention of challenging the post-war political dominance of the Justice Party. Starting in the 1970's NLP candidates achieved an extended string of electoral successes in the People's Assembly whittling away the Justice Parties 50-year Senate majority, a process that was completed in 1991 with the high-profile defection of seven Justice Party-aligned senators to the NLP caucus. In contemporary Austrasia, the National-Liberal Party is considered to be politically dominant, the NLP caucus having maintained a plurality in the Senate and a majority in the Directory for 28 consecutive years.

=Ideology=

Three Universals
The NLP is commonly considered a law-and-order party, a sentiment which is captured in the party's "three universals" or "three pillars", as declared in its manifesto: Commonly understood the three universals declare that notwithstanding, every citizen has equal privilege and equal duty under the law including the duty to uphold the law. In practice, this has translated into the NLP enacting policies promoting, curtailing , pursuing , expanding the access too & quality of. Owing to their popularity the Three Pillars remain central to the NLPs propaganda.
 * Equality under the law
 * Responsibility to the law
 * Respect for the law

Ikanocracy
Ikanocracy or Eignungsgesellschaft - Rule of the Capable - is one of the foundational principles of the NLP. It is axiomatic to the NLP that if the fittest men & women are found, brought into the party, cultivated and ultimately placed into office in the then the dominance of the party and flourishing of the Riche will follow inevitably. The NLP distinguished between the more popular term, meritocracy, and ikanocracy on the grounds concepts of "merit" purportedly fail to properly disaggregate merit acquired through blind chance and genuine individual aptitude prior to acquired merit which is held to be essential. Operationally the NLP administers a range of aptitude tests administered through its Examination Bureau to screen party members prior to joining or advancement as well as a series of voluminous examinations intended to measure the commitment of party members to the NLPs mission. The parties commitment to Ikanocracy was instrumental in the institution of the modern REP system of comprehensive aptitude examinations for children in the Riche.