HNP

The HNP is Hamland's oldest political party. It was founded by King Lewis I as the H.U.M.P (Hamland Underground Micronationalist Party) but evolved over time into the current incarnation of the HNP.

History
The HNP was originally a bi-worldly party which set out to represent Hamland in the UK as well as be it's main party. For the first year and a half of Hamland's existence it was the only party, until the creation of the Hamland Reform Party.

The Hamland National Party (HNP) was originally a leftist party, with radical views on nationalisation. When the party was changed to support mixed economics, they were beginning to make a turn to the centre.

The HNP had a close win in the September 2008 general election, mainly due to foreign interference. This led them to start becoming more active, and the party proposed more bills in the next term than they had in the history of Hamland. They managed to win the January 2009 General Election with a landslide of 75% and so stayed in Government setting a long record of 15 years (in sim) in government.

Leaders
The main leader of the HNP is King Lewis I, as he was the founder and has been the head of the main policy making department. The next major figurehead is Duke J who is selected as the Prime Minister by them. Thirdly there is Mack who is given high ranking cabinet positions such as transport minister and is seen as the third major leader of the HNP.

Policy
The HNP's policies often are orientated about equality, fairness, respect and defiance. They have a foreign policy which says they are wanting to work with other nations but are not afraid to say or act against those who they disagree with. The most famous example being the 2008 expulsion crisis.

Their other policies involve a social democratic system of mixed economy and government control over economy, as well as investment in communities and progressive taxing.

They hold their skills with the economy dear to them and often bring it up during campaigns.

Electoral Performance
The HNP has been the most successful party in Hammish politics winning every election which it has stood in for parliament. The party was the only party to stand in the first 2 elections with the other parties and choices posing no real threat. The March 2009 General Election saw the HNP gain 50% of the seats in the parliament. Although this is the lowest vote they have recorded, they still were the biggest party in the election.

After the election in March 2009, the party entered a coalition with the HPP, Green Revolution and Union of Lewists.