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The [[Essian Commonwealth]] has '''a diverse political history and climate''', with a wide range of political ideologies having been created and represented over time in the Commonwealth. As a [[w:constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy]], there is a large amount of power invested inthe monarchy, and most all the rest of the power is delegated to the [[Parliassam|Parlamenzalochas]].

==Pillars of Government==
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! rowspan="1" style="background:#e6e6ff" align="center" |[[Esse|Instumento]]
! rowspan="1" style="background:#e6e6ff" align="center" |[[Esse|Restassa]]
! rowspan="1" style="background:#e6e6ff" align="center" |[[Esse|Constitucio]]
! rowspan="1" style="background:#e6e6ff" align="center" |[[Esse|Codes]]
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| align="center" | <small>'''BE IT DECLARED''' and enacted by this present Parliament and by the Authority of the same that the People of Esse and of all the Commonwealth hereby establish said Commonwealth of Esse. Belonging are and shall be and are hereby constituted, made, established, and confirmed to be a Commonwealth.</small>
| align="center" | <small>'''IT IS HEREBY DECREED''' by We, the Lord of the Commonwealth, that the Commonwealth of Esse be reformed from its previous status of inactivity which has been assumed. THAT the reformed Commonwealth be recognized as the legal successor to the following states, all of which have since become defunct.</small>
| align="center" | <small>'''WE, THE PEOPLE''' of the Essian Commonwealth, solemnly resolve to constitute our nation into a single state - the Essian Commonwealth - and to secure for all of our citizens the rights and privileges most essential for the sustainability of our Commonwealth.</small>
| align="center" | <small>'''RESOLVED''' in our wishes to define, clearly and wishfully, the constitutive powers and duties granted to our inferior officers, such as those in the Parlamenzalochas, our Wardens, our Viceroy, and our Chief and First Justices.</small>

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==Political ideologies==
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===Weishauptism===

[[File:Esse Compass.png|200px|border|thumb|left|Weishaupt's political compass, June 2015.]] '''Weishauptism''', at the time known as '''People's republicanism''', is a political ideology based on a mixture of many different political stances drawn from both the far left and far right, named for then-Lord Protector [[Edwyn Weishaupt]]. The ideology was originally the political stance of Weishaupt's [[True Republican Party]], though it later abandoned said ideology in favor of a broader [[w:libertarian Marxism|libertarian Marxist]] stance.

Fiscally, the ideology stood for [[w:fiscal conservatism|fiscal conservatism]], and held a belief in [[w:mixed market capitalism|mixed market capitalism]] similar to the economic system adopted by the [[Essian Commonwealth]]'s predecessor, the [[Federated States of America]].

Listed beliefs of the party included:

*[[w:Republicanism|Republicanism]] - Free and equal elections are essential for the security of a free state.
*[[w:Conservatism|Conservatism]] - Preserving the ideals of the free market is an important duty of the populace.
*[[w:Nationalism|Nationalism]] - The nation thrives on the belief that said nation is exceptional.
*[[w:Radical Centrism|Radical Centrism]] - That neither the far left nor far right builds the ideal society.
===Essian nationalism===
[[File:Independence.jpg|200px|border|thumb|left|A poster largely arguing for the independence of [[Esse (colony)|colonial Esse]].]]

While for a long time it was considered equivalent to Weishauptism, '''Essian nationalism''' has steadily evolved into its own, separate ideology. It is appropriately named, as it stresses the superiority of Essian culture above lesser developed cultures across [[micronation]]s, while firmly believing in the importance of investing in the development of said culture further.

Theoretically developed during the Essian colonial period - the period from June 2016 to January 2017 when the [[Clementine Nations|Clementine sector]] was subject to colonial occupation from [[Mercia]] - the region's culture was stressed above its focuses at the time, politics and economics, a change of direction largely to be attributed to the [[State of Koss]] and [[Valites]].

Essian nationalism is considered to be the only strictly [[w:right-wing|right-wing]] ideology developed in the [[Essian Commonwealth]], and has given birth to the only strictly right-wing parties in the history of the Commonwealth. 

The following is a list of pillars of the Essian nationalist ideology:

*[[w:Natioarynalism|Nationalism]] - Pride for the Essian nation, people, and culture.
*[[w:Monarchism|Monarchism]] - Staunch support for the [[Essian Monarchy]].
*[[w:Revolutionary|Revolutionary]] - Support for the independence of [[Esse (colony)|the Essian Domain]].

===Nutopianism===
[[File:John Lennon.jpg|220px|right|thumb|[[w:John Lennon|John Lennon]] promoting ''[[w:Imagine (album)|Imagine]]'', 1971.]]

'''Nutopianism''', known until July 2017 primarily as '''Lennonism''', is a political ideology that began being developed in 2016. Named after [[w:John Lennon|John Lennon]], the ideology was dominant in many 2016 [[Clementine Nations|Clementine Sector states]], including [[Hiddleston and Alonia]]. It was in a Hiddleston and Alonian news article where the term "Lennonism" was first coined, and since then said name had been used.

The '''Nutopian principle''' significantly changed the broader core of the ideology. Named after Lennon's "micronation" [[Nutopia]], the worldview holds that anyone aware and consenting to the existence of the state can thereafter be considered a citizen of the state. It is a moderately less radical version of the ideology of the original Nutopia, which stated that "anyone aware of Nutopia is a citizen."

By this token, the Nutopian principle holds that every citizen of the state is thereafter an ambassador of the state, and represents it as one of its consented citizens.

The Nutopian principle is, to a degree, used by the [[Sovereign Military Order of Esse]], which says that anyone who personally recognizes the Order is considered to be a free and equal denizen of said order. However, there are no taxes, no duties, or anything of the sort for denizens to be expected to uphold, only to affirm themselves as a denizen of the Order.
==Current parties==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Party
! Ideology
! [[w:Political spectrum|Spectrum]]
! Leader
! [[Parliassam|Parliament]]
! Governorships
! Logo
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! colspan=9| Political parties represented in the Parliament
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| bgcolor="{{Green Party of Esse/meta/color}}" | 
| [[Green Party of Esse|Green Party]]<br /><small>''Graeca Partite a Essia''</small>
| [[w:Environmentalism|Environmentalism]]
| align="center" | [[w:Centrism|Centre]]
| [[James Reginald Frisch|James Frisch]]
| {{ParlSeats|5|10|hex=#3c9b35}}
| {{ParlSeats|5|8|hex=#3c9b35}}
| align="center" |[[File:Greenparty.png|70px]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{The Democrats/meta/color}}" |
| [[The Democrats]]<br /><small>''A Demarchi''</small>
| [[Essian nationalism]]
| align="center" |[[w:Centre-right|Centre-right]]
| [[Alexander Gibbs]]
| {{ParlSeats|2|10|hex=#154d95}}
| {{ParlSeats|2|8|hex=#154d95}}
| align="center" |[[File:democrats2.png|70px]]
|-

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==Defunct parties==
Esse has seen several parties in its history that later folded.
*[[True Republican Party]] – [[Essian nationalism|Essian nationalist]], [[w:Libertarian marxism|libertarian marxist]]. Founded by [[Edwyn Weishaupt]]. Main and only party in the Commonwealth during its existence. Operated off and on from 2015 to its brief restoration in 2017.
*[[Lennonist Partite a Essia]] – [[Essian nationalism]]. First party established following the ''Declaration of Restoration''. Acted as a successor to the TRP until it was replaced by [[The Democrats]] in June 2017, shortly before the [[Essian general election, June 2017|June 2017 general election]].
*[[Federalie Partite a Essia]] – [[w:Federalism|Federalism]], [[w:right-wing|right wing]]. Second party established following the ''Declaration of Restoration''. Formed as a result of the Beiwing court decision and existed until it was replaced by the Greens in June 2017, shortly before the June 2017 general election.
*[[A Couna]] – [[w:monarchism|Monarchism]], [[w:third-way|third-way]]. Briefly existed in 2017 until it merged with the Lennonists to form the Democrats.

===True Republican Party===
[[File:TRP.png|200px|border|right|thumb|The logo of the TRP, January 2017.]]The '''True Republican Party of Esse''', in its brief revival known simply as the '''TRP''', was a centrist to [[w:far-left|far left]] political party in the [[Essian Commonwealth]]. Formed shortly after the Lord Protector's election to his position, the True Republican Party was meant to combine centrism with traditional conservativism before it's ideology was more or less completely changed to abide by the standards of [[w:libertarian Marxism|libertarian Marxism]].

For a short time identifying purely as Weishauptist, the party followed the ideology of its founder and only active adherent. Nevertheless, the party remained the ruling party in the Commonwealth until it was replaced by successor states and its colonial Dominion.

The party was, for a short time, revived from inactivity upon the ''Declaration of Restoration'' in January 2017, however was eventually replaced by the [[Lennonist Partite a Essia]] and dissolve formally shortly after.
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