InfaruV2:Liberal-Progressive Party of Infaru

The Liberal Group for Business and Temperance, (more commonly known as the Liberal Group or just the Liberals) is a major party within the Republic of Infaru. It espouses Fiscally Liberal, Socially Conservative, beliefs. It came into existence and acquired a plurality of the seats in the 1st Infaruan National Assembly during the second half of September 2023.

Liberal Group for Business and Temperance
Name	Liberal Group for Business and Temperance
Abbreviation	LGBT
Party leader	Vivyi
Founder	Vivyi, Ihrs, and Loup Fox III
Founded	13 September 2023
Membership	9
Ideology	Center-Right Economic Liberalism Infaruan Nationalism Elysianism
Colors	Cornflower Blue   White
National Assembly Seats	1 / 5

History

The Party was founded on the 13th of September 2023 by Loup Fox III, Vivyi and Ihrs in order to represent fiscally conservative business interests within Infaru, as up until then every party was some form of economic populist, which according to Ihrs and Loup Fox III was leading to reckless over-budget spending.

The Party quickly grew to rival the PRI as it recruited Southwestern Deputy, Ayvik, into the party, and later on won the contested Western District Snap Election.

September 2023 General Election

The LGBT was looking strong going into the September 2023 General Election, having candidates running in 4 out of the 5 voting districts. The party easily carried the North district and the West district as they are both conservative strongholds, with the Central district being a tie, the South being lost by 2 votes, and the East not having a Liberal candidate. Despite having a 55.6% popular vote for the Deputy election, the Prime Minister race was lost by 2. The tie in the Central District was very controversial, as some of the people who voted in the Central district had not been on the server in over a month. None the less, a tie breaker was needed; with the tie breaker being a fist fight where neither side had anything on them. The tie breaker was won by Theshmoe35.

Iconography

The iconography of the party is mostly derived from the Elysian Faith. In the Elysian Faith, it is believed that the waters of Infaru are infused with the ichor of the Sky Goddess Elysia, and are therefore blessed and holy. This can be seen with many of the slogans and icons of the party:

• The party symbol, a scale, has water droplets replacing the plates of a traditional weighing scale. The scales represent balance, and the water droplets represent justice.
• A variety of terms used the party, "Blue Wave," "Tide of Fate," etc. originate from the fact that the party gets inspiration from the Elysian Faith's water beliefs.
• The party also fights to protect otters, has otter members, and sometimes uses otters in its iconography. Otters are mammals that inhabit the water, which further ties in with the water iconography.
• The blue colour of the party wasn't merely chosen for its ties to liberalism; it also represents the waters of Infaru.

Party Membership

• Vivyi
• Ihrs
• Loup Fox III
• Ayvik
• Deruk
• Otermi
• Oscar
• Evie