Zanism

Zanism is a philosophical, social, political, and economic ideology with many theoretical ideas developed and promoted by Istalian military officer, politician and sociopolitical philosopher, Giusto Zani, in his most famous book The Zanist Manifesto, and were the founding leader of the Populist Movement in Istalia. He and his party advocated for the interests of the common man and the rights for all citizens of Istalia.

Zanism includes a variety of schools of thought, which broadly include nationalism and social liberalism (which basically was national democracy), as well as the political ideologies grouped around both. Zanism believes that the state should be a wheel for the purpose to help its citizens which makes the wheel function socially but most importantly economically. Zanism recognizes the existence of classes but views them all as important for the nation as a whole and that they have their own responsibilities for the collective progress of that nation. Zani was a firm believer of the importance of not spoiling the people but giving them the tools for their own success, this was his main argue point against the left-wing parties, while he argued that centralization was very important and that the state and private sector should co-exist in many if not all parts of society so the people could be safe if any of the two would collapse or be absent and used this philosophy against the right-wing parties.

Though, Zani adressed the conflict between republicans and monarchists in Istalia in his Manifesto, he did not officially have a stance on wether the nation should be a 'Republic' or a 'Monarchy'. His party, however developed factions which opposed each other on this very issue, one were called the Republican Zanists and the other Imperial Zanists, these two factions did however have sub-factions which promoted different styles of Republican Zanism and Monarchial Zanism. The reason for these ideological splits was because Zani drew up many different theoretical system of governance in his Manifesto.

=Forms=

The Popular Republic
In Zani's part of his manifesto, The Popular Republic, he explains the idea to adopt a Republic which is in favor of the people, simply he details the importance of the people's right to directly elect their ruler and that this ruler should be the symbol and power in the nation.

The Dictatorial Republic
In the part of the Zanist Manifesto, The Dictatorial Republic, Zani explains the option to adopt a dictatorial system of governance with the head of state being literally called 'Dictator'. This idea of his was explained by Zani to be under heavy influence of the history of Kivonia and their time as a Republic and Empire, when the people of Davostan were ruled by the Kivonian Dictators.

Theory of the People's Dictator
This theory, also under heavy influence of the Kivonian Dictators, was an idea which were not just a theoretical idea but a practical one, which had been tried out in the Kivonian Republic. The Dictator of Kivonia which were most of a People's Dictator was explained by Zani to be, August Reinhardt, who ruled the nation of Kivonia in favor of what the people sought. He also states in this section of the Manifesto that in his book Romulanism: The Survival of a Nation, that a system of emergency needs to exist in the new state were the legislature gives the head of state dictatorial powers for the people, and later returns those powers to the legislature.

The Co-Monarchy
The Co-Monarchy, explained in the Zanist Manifesto, is a system of governance were the head of state and head of government both hold a monarchial status, for example such as Co-King or Co-Emperor. There are however many different kinds of Co-Monarchial systems which Zani explored. He stated that in a absolute monarchy the Senior Emperor could appoint one of his family members to the position of Junior Emperor and co-rule with each other.

Theory of the Hereditary Emperorship of the Senior Ruler
In his first co-monarchial theory, he explains through the usage of the titles to refer to the head of state and head of government as Senior Emperor and Junior Emperor respectively, that the Senior Emperor could be of hereditary status and pass his position to a family member, while his counter-part, the Junior Emperor is appointed by the nation's legislature.

Theory of the Parliamentary Elective Monarchy
The parliamentary elective monarchy, is the name coined by Zani to explain a system were the head of state, or in his words the Senior Emperor is directly elected by the people, but holds little to no power and is instead the nation's ceremonial and symbolic Emperor, while the Junior Emperor is appointed by the national legislature and heads the government.

The Elective Emperorship
The idea of The Elective Emperorship, is explained by Zani to be the idea were the monarch of the nation heads both the state and government and is directly elected by people.