National Party (New Virginia)

National Party
Leader	Lord Ellsworth
Chairman	Nicolás Millán
Founder	Sir Edward Jacobs
Founded	4 August 2020 (2020-08-04)
Headquarters	San Scoglio (unofficial)
Membership (2021)	19
Ideology	Big tent politics Expansionism Cultural growth Civic nationalism Pro-democracy Strong central government
Political position	New Virginian Right
Colours	Blue
House of Burgesses	3 / 12

The National Party is the main centre-right political party in the Commonwealth of New Virginia. The National Party is a big tent political movement that is devoted largely to cultural, political and diplomatic growth in New Virginia.

History

The National Party was founded as the Patriotic League by Edward Jacobs shortly before the first general elections in opposition to the Free Democratic Party. After the elections the Patriotic League joined the national government to help build the nation, proving itself as a stable and responsible party. After leaving the government to build the opposition and the nation the party was reformed into the National Party.

The New Virginian Patriotic League was the National Party's predecessor

Platform and Policies

The National Party is a big tent that accepts various views. In general, it opposes decentralisation, localism, and regionalism. In general, the National Party sees the unity of the nation as its primary goal. Through that end, it wishes to focus more on a national culture with local subcultures. The key to the National Party's platform is expansionism, the party believes that the nation must rapidly expand to diversify the nation and strengthen its democracy and activity.

Electoral performance

House of Burgesses

Election	Leader	Votes		Seats			Position	Government
		No.	Share	No.	±	Share
2020	Sir Edward Jacobs	32	21.2%	2 / 10	▲ 2	20%	2nd	Free Democratic
2021	Sir Bradley van Dullahan	78	31.7%	6 / 13	▲ 4	46.2%	2nd	Free Democratic

Leadership

Political Leader of the National Party

Number	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1		Sir Edward Jacobs Burgess for San Scoglio	4 August 2020	15 October 2020	Founder.
2		Sir Bradley van Dullahan Burgess for Helinium	15 October 2020	13 August 2021	Led a series of reforms that saw the Party achieve a record membership.
3		Lord Ellsworth Burgess for New Highlands	13 August 2021	Incumbent	Third Leader

Chairman of the National Party

Number	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1		Sir Edward Jacobs Burgess for San Scoglio	4 August 2020	15 October 2020	Founder.
2		Sir Bradley van Dullahan Burgess for Helinium	15 October 2020	2 June 2021	Led a series of reforms that saw the Party achieve a record membership.
3		Nicolás Millán	2 June 2021	Incumbent	Third Chairman.