Change

Change; 変化する
Party Leader	Collective Leadership
Founded	November of 4408
Dissolved	Active
Headquarters	Ishinawa, Tōzan
Nation	Sekowo
Student Wing	Revolution Students
Youth Wing	Rebels for Change
Ideology	Socialism; Progressivism; Environmentalism; Pacifism; Feminism; Kaoism
International Affiliation	Socialist International
Official Color	ff4500
Political Position	Left-wing to Far-left
Grand Senate of Sekowo	241 / 241
Cabinet	13 / 13
Website	www.change.sk
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Change (変化する) is a Sekowan political party. It advocates for socialism, progressivism, pacifism and environmentalism. It also defends the return of the monarchy, despite that not being a main goal. As of November of 4416 the party no longer supports the return of the monarchy supporting instead a republican system. It currently has 64 seats in the Grand Senate of Sekowo and is the biggest party in 6 cities, Ibarachi , Itogaki , Nago , Kitashuto , Hishikawa and Kutakaza . It's also the biggest party in a prefecture, Hokuzan, since December of 4408. It's in the government since May of 4111 after it reached an agreement with the People's Party to form a coalition. Since 4417 it has had a majority government. Because of the country's constitution, Aoto Kimura leads the cabinet. However Michi Kurosawa is the de facto minister of Head of Government. The party also controls the ministries of Internal Affairs, Justice, Health and Social Services, Science and Technology and Environment and Tourism. All politicians who join Change have to pledge allegiance to "The 5 Principles of Aapo". Those 5 principles have been created by Aapo Hayashi and are considered the main rules of the party. However, their understanding has evolved to better adapt to the times. The cabinet put in place in April of 4417, fully made up of Change's members, is one of the most diverse ever in the history of Sekowo. Of the 13 ministers of the cabinet (considering Michi Kurosawa the minister of Head of Government) 7 are women and 4 are members of the LGBTQ+ community, 2 gay men, 1 bisexual man and 1 lesbian. This can also be one of the youngest cabinets ever with an average age inferior to 40 years old. As of December of 4418, Michi Kurosawa is the official Prime-Minister of Sekowo as the offices of Head of State and Head of Government have been separated. Aapo Hayashi , one of the party's founders and member of the Leadership Council, has retired as of December of 4427. He has been replaced in the Leadership Council by the party's current spokesperson and its parliamentary leader Saki Hamasaki.

The 5 Principles of Aapo

Solidarity- As a society, we should all help those less fortunate and fight for a fair economy and society where people help each other and money isn't valued over people.
Equality- No one should be subjected to inferior treatment no matter what. Whatever the characteristics of each one of us and the ideas each one of us supports, everyone deserves the same respect and the same attention. We are human beings, nothing more.
Critical Thinking- People should be able to think for themselves and speak up on what they think is wrong. Uneducated people that simply do or say what the government or any other institution wants them to do or say are an enemy to democracy and to our freedom of speech. For critical thinking to exist, the government must make sure people have access to free education that doesn't teach them to have good grades but to be good people and think critically. Also, everyone should have access to the whole truth because only with the truth people can develop their own opinions.
The Sanctity of Life- Life is the most sacred thing we have and it must be respected in all ways possible. Death penalty is immoral whoever may be the victim. Abortion is immoral and shouldn't be supported by the state however banning it leads to more deaths and insecurity, its legalization is the best way to ensure the protection of not just life but a life of dignity. Euthanasia while it may seem immoral is the decision of the person, no one has the right to deny another person the choice to have his/her life ended. War is probably the most immoral threat against life and as such war should never be the solution and should always be treated as the problem. The military industrial complex must be broken and a state of peace and trust in each other should be implemented with a military just for emergencies. Other living beings should also have their lives respected as much as possible.
Freedom- The people must have their right to be free protected as much as possible. Everyone should be able to preach any religion they want or choose not to do it. Everyone should be able to say what they think. Everyone should be able to be healthy, to be educated and to be successful because only those who have dignity in their lives are truly free. Freedom is essential in a democracy and no one shall infringe that right of all human beings.

Youth Wing

The party has its own youth wing, Rebels for Change. It has almost 500 thousand members making it the biggest youth wing of a political party in Sekowo and one of the biggest ones in Terra. It is credited for rising interest in politics by young people and is responsible for many initiatives and activities. Rebels for Change organizes Weekend of Change every year where it's discussed not just politics but also arts, sports, among others. Concerts, seminars, contests, stand-up comedy, movies, expositions, talks, all this is included in the Weekend of Change (it takes place for a weekend). Weekend of Change is considered the main political event in Sekowo and is praised by right-wingers and left-wingers alike as a show of culture, love and critical thinking. The slogan of the event is "Love Each Other" and everyone can take part in it for free, however, voluntary donations are welcome. Rebels for Change also has been investing in turning young people into entrepeneurs. Despite being a socialist organization, it supports small and medium-size businesses and it promotes entrepreneurship among young people even holding seminars on it in its anual event, Weekend of Change.

Charity Work

Change has made notable work when it comes to charity associating itself with many charitable organizations and being involved directly in helping those less-fortunate. It has been involved in many initiatives, building houses for the homeless, distributing meals, clothes and toys to poor people and planting trees. However, its most notable action yet is the hiring of homeless and unemployed people to work in the party. Many people have risen above poverty thanks to this. The party hasn't required those who were hired to join the party and gave the option of those working for the party only doing charity work, that is usually not paid but that would be in this case. The party pays at least 5 SEK a hour to every person working for it.

Party Figures

Aapo Hayashi (Party's Leadership Council; Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Aoto Kimura (Former President of Sekowo; Party's Leadership Council)
Michi Kurosawa (Prime Minister, Minister of Head of Government; Grand Senate of Sekowo; Party's Leadership Council)
Saki Hamasaki (Party's Spokesperson; Grand Senate of Sekowo; Party's Parliamentary Leader)
Miya Fujimoto (Party's Leadership Council; Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Harumi Miyagi (Party's Leadership Council; Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Norita Kimura (Party's Policy Advisor; Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Rie Koizumi (Party's Election Manager)
Hiro Tsukuda (Minister of Internal Affairs)
Makiko Ito (Minister of Justice)
Ren Abe (Minister of Health and Social Services)
Nori Ikeda (Minister of Science and Technology)
Bashira Aragaki (Minister of Environment and Tourism)
Chika Oshiro (Minister of Foreign Affairs; Previously Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Kioko Inoue (Minister of Finance; Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Daichi Fukui (Minister of Defence)
Kaito Yamada (Minister of Infrastructure and Transport)
Sakura Ishikawa (Minister of Education and Culture; Previously Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Takahiro Moto (Minister of Food and Agriculture; Previously Grand Senate of Sekowo)
Fumiko Nakajima (Minister of Trade and Industry; Previously Grand Senate of Sekowo)

Legislative Elections

Year	Votes	Total Votes	Votes (%)	Seats	Seats (+)	Position	Status
4408	7,823,732	53,408,301	14.65	20 / 177	+20	2nd	Opposition
4410	20,805,344	59,052,011	35.23	61 / 177	+41	2nd	Government Coalition
4412	19,849,563	59,972,114	33.10	58 / 177	-3	2nd	Government Coalition
4414	20,547,288	58,647,665	35.04	64 / 177	+6	2nd	Government Coalition
4416	34,365,880	54,661,388	62.87	108 / 177	+44	1st	Government
4417	11,864,940	11,905,276	99.66	177 / 177	+69	1st	Government
4419	11,838,276	11,838,276	100.00	241 / 241	+64	1st	Government
4421	11,890,128	11,890,128	100.00	241 / 241	0	1st	Government
4423	11,658,975	11,658,975	100.00	241 / 241	0	1st	Government
4425	11,954,108	11,954,108	100.00	241 / 241	0	1st	Government
4427	56,519,883	56,553,029	99.94	241 / 241	0	1st	Government

Presidential Elections

First Round

Year	Candidate	Votes	Total Votes	Votes (%)	Votes (%)(+)	Endorsements
4408	Aoto Kimura	13,257,443	52,855,446	25.08	+25.8%	None
4410	Aoto Kimura	33,871,672	53,916,965	62.82	+37.74	None
4412	Aoto Kimura	20,537,883	60,267,621	34.08	-28.74	None
4414	Aoto Kimura	20,620,580	58,491,333	35.25	+1.17	None
4416	Aoto Kimura	34,540,270	54,669,359	63.18	+27.93	None
4417	Aoto Kimura	11,455,475	11,455,475	100.00	+36.82	None
4419	Aoto Kimura	12,106,883	12,106,883	100.00	0	None
4421	Aoto Kimura	12,170,538	12,170,538	100.00	0	None
4423	Aoto Kimura	12,119,924	12,119,924	100.00	0	None
4425	Aoto Kimura	11,384,023	11,384,023	100.00	0	None
4427	Aoto Kimura	57,304,494	57,323,820	99.97	-0.03	None

Second Round

Year	Candidate	Votes	Total Votes	Votes (%)	Votes (%)(+)	Endorsements
4412	Aoto Kimura	32,146,462	61,050,375	52.66	+52.66	None
4414	Aoto Kimura	25,012,884	56,194,623	44.51	-8.15	None

Prefecture Affiliates

In April of 4416, Change announced it was going to affiliate with the following local political parties after it presented a bill in the Grand Senate of Sekowo to establish legislatures for all prefectures.

Prefecture	Name	Ideology	Political Spectrum	Position	Seats in the Prefecture Legislature
Hokuzan	Popular Wave	Collectivism, Democratic Confederalism, Environmentalism, Social Ecology, Localism, Left-wing Populism, Participatory Democracy	Far-left	1st	90 / 199
Kankawara	Radical Change	Kaoism, Social Ecology, Post-Growth, Left-wing Populism, Participatory Democracy, Localism	Left-wing to Far-left	4th	39 / 201
Nanzan	Our Future	Democratic Socialism, Environmentalism, Participatory Democracy	Center-left to Left-wing	2nd	77 / 201
Sanko	Our Democracy	Kaoism, Environmentalism, Participatory Democracy	Left-wing	1st	65 / 201
Tōzan	More for Tōzan	Democratic Socialism, Environmentalism, Participatory Democracy	Center-left to Left-wing	2nd	38 / 201

Leadership Council

Seat	Name	Member
1	Aoto Kimura	November of 4408-
2	Michi Kurosawa	November of 4408-
3	Aapo Hayashi	November of 4408-December of 4427
3	Saki Hamasaki	December of 4427-
4	Miya Fujimoto	November of 4408-
5	Harumi Miyagi	November of 4408-