Conquest Party

The Beginning

The Conquest Party was started in The Freestate of Mordusia by John Richards and a few of his mates in 3410. The first meeting of the party was held in a small church in Port Saint John. They had a dream of uniting church and state under god's guidance. John's name was on the ballot for the Presidential Election in October 3410 but he only received 0.06% of the vote. But this was just the beginning and nobody even knew who John Richards was at this point. After the election, John started to receive media coverage due to his popular yet controversial positions. Specifically on religion and his desire to unite church and state. In the following election 2 years later, he was a household name. In 3412, John Richards received 28.36% of the vote. Even though he lost the Presidential Election, his party won 118 seats (23.41%) in the Great Council. This turned the Conquest party into a major player in Mordusia Politics overnight. During this term, John Richards became insanely popular. So much so that the other 2 major parties (The Agrarian Party of Mordusia and The Mordusian Freedom Group) abstained from voting in every single vote that came to the floor. Many opposition party members were the subject of death threats and a few insane zealots actually made true on the threats. Within this term, both opposition parties dissolved. In fear of being assassinated, President John Thawes-Levitt went into hiding in May of 3413 and was never seen again. In the election of 3414 The Conquest Party ran unopposed in all national elections with John Richards becoming President by default. It was revolutionary. The reforms that had started in the previous term were taken to the next level. The Theocracy act was passed declaring John Richards as the Pope of Mordusia. http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=369100 In 3416 an election was held for a new Pope. John Richards lost to Zenon Septim who was declared new Pope. A series of Popes followed. Eventually the name Pope was abandoned