Forwards! (Dorvik)

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Vorwärts Republik!
Leader	Kai von Traisheim (acting)
Slogan	Stability! Liberty! Revival!
Founded	June 4199
Headquarters	Haldor
Youth wing	Forward for the Youth
Student wing	Students on the Move
Membership	96,000
Ideology	Liberalism, Market Liberalism
Political position	Centre
International affiliation	Civil Rights Council, Pan-Dundorfian League
Colour	Raspberry      Sky Blue
National Assembly	84 / 505
Cabinet Positions	4 / 13
Governors	2 / 10
Website	www.Vorwärts!.dk
Government of Dorvik Political Parties in Dorvik Federal Elections Commission

Vorwärts! (Luthorian: Forwards!) is a centre-right political party founded in June 4199 following a meeting of members and lawmakers of Zentrumspartei, the Privy Council and members of the National Democratic Party.

The party aims to create a blend of the old Republic and the new Federal Republic. The party identifies as a liberal conservative, with economic policies focused around market liberalism.

History

Early Days

The establishment of the new party stirred up much media attention, with many questioning the party's affiliation to the Orange Tree coalition, and the left. The party three days later suspended its membership of the Orange Tree announcing it would be working independently for now, although many in the media saw the party possibly working with the SNP or the FD following the collapse of the United Right.

For the next couple of months the party tried to establish its key policies, and create a frontbench team with its thirty-one members of the National Assembly, the thirteen member front bench was split 6-7 between men and women. However when pressed on the issue von Traisheim stated that it was due to wanting equality, but that he had deemed those individuals the best for the positions.

von Traisheim appeared on several political panel shows, and several satire TV shows on national television to raise his profile. Several polling organisations recorded positive leadership ratings and a slight uptick in the polls.

Double Elections

Traisheim and Forwards! went into the election with positive hopes, polls put him within the margin of error for making into the second round, however come polling day Traisheim fell around 10% short of making it, with a shock victory for the SDP in the second round.

However Forwards! increased their group size winning a further 17 members of the Assembly with the party winning just short of 10% of the vote. Following the announcements of the full results the party won five of the fifty-two counting areas, with their strongest areas being northern Largonia and Miktar. The party celebrated the results and hailed it as a new dawn for Dorvik with the election of a none-Dorvik First President. Despite sharing a similar ideology with the DF the two groupings despised one another.

However it quickly became apparent that the President's party was on the brink of collapse, and following a power struggle the SDP split between the Green's; the PD and Forwards! itself. Eberhardt became a lameduck president, forcing her to call fresh elections. Valtin was once again chosen as the presidential candidate with a lot of campaign material left over from the last election. This time he was able to make it to the second round, however he lost to Katarina Lehmann of Dorvik First, the alliance huge gains in Haldor and Westmark. The party saw a slight uptick in the National Assembly increasing their tally by seven.

Over-crowding of Dorvish Politics

Dorvish Politics had become a crowded game by the time the 4206 elections rolled around however polls had indicated that Valtin was on course to win the next presidential election, to which he responded with 'We can't let our guard down'.

The party made minor loses in the National Assembly but Valtin was triumphant in the Presidential race winning in the second round 55 to 45. However the next six months saw massive political instability with no government being formed, Valtin pushed for early elections sacrificing his position as president despite polls indicating he wouldn't make it to the second round unless the SNP pulled out of the first round.

The party made further loses of two seats, and lost the presidency after the SNP failed to withdraw in time due to a computing error. However after a further four months of complex negotiations a six-way misc right coalition was proposed with Forwards! taking up the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Food & Agriculture.

Valtin's Resignation & Re-brand

Following a further lose of two seats, Valtin made the decision to step aside from the leadership of the party, with his brother assuming temporary leadership. A leadership election would be held in eight to nine months time allowing for 'proper debate' and 'thorough scrutiny of the candidates'. Valtin maintained he would not endorse a candidate in the election, although he said 'I will most definitely be voting'.

The party re-branded into 'Forwards Republic!' as a nod to the party's pledge to revive the old Dorvish Republic, unsatisfied by the current Federal system. Katrin Weidel was elected to succeed Valtin in September 4208, immediately appointing Kai VT as her Deputy Leader and Federal Assembly leader.

Katrin Weidel

Weidel's time in office saw the party stick to the centre ground, trying to find its place in Dorvish politics following the disintegration of several major parties

Leadership

See Also: List of Presidents of the Federal Republic of Dorvik, List of Federal Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Dorvik

National Leaders

Party Leader

Nº	Name	Portrait	Time in Office	Elections	Präsident
1	Valtin von Traisheim		4199-08	May 4202, Dec 4202, 4206, 4207, 4208		Kahn, 4193-02
						Eberhardt, 4202
						Lehmann, 4202-06
						Himself, 4206-07
						Schafer, 4207-08
-	Kai von Traisheim		July 4208 - Sept 08			Urquhart, 4208
-	Katrin Weidel		Sept 4208-			Urquhart, 4208-10
						Peter Gasner, 4208-10

Deputy Leaders

Party Leader

Nº	Name	Portrait	Time in Office	National Leader
1	Petra Kohl		4199-07		Valtin von Triasheim, 4199-07
2	Kai von Traisheim		4207-8		Valtinvon Triasheim, 4207-08
-	POSITION VACANT
-	MERGED WITH FEDERAL ASSEMBLY LEADER

Federal Assembly Leaders

Party Leader

Nº	Name	Portrait	Time in Office	Elections	National Leader
1	Petra Kohl		4199-07	May 4202, Dec 4202, 4206		von Triasheim, 4199-07
2	Katrin Weidel		4207-08	4207, 4208		von Triasheim, 4207-08
3	Kai von Traisheim		4208-			Weidel, 4208-

Electoral Performance

Presidential Elections

President of the Federal Republic of Dorvik

Election year	Candidate	# of 1st round votes	% of 1st round vote	# of 2nd round votes	% of 2nd round vote	Winning party
May 4202	Valtin von Traisheim	10,864,906	17.23%			Social Democratic Party
Dec 4202	Valtin von Traisheim	28,141,982	45.63%	22,804,139	41.73%	Pragmatic Party
4206	Valtin von Traisheim	20,498,086	34.58%	31,261,084	54.63%%	Forwards!
4207	Valtin von Traisheim	11,329,210	18.42%			Liberal Conservative Party
4208	ENDORSED DORVISH INITIATIVE					Dorvish Alliance for Freedom
4210	DID NOT RUN					Conservative Union

Parliamentary Elections

Federal Assembly of Dorvik

Date	Federal Leader	Votes		Seats		Status	Position
		%	#	#	+/–
May 4202	Petra Kohl	5,706,947	9.48%	48 / 505	17	Other Opposition	6th
Dec 4202	Petra Kohl	6,313,572	10.77%	55 / 505	7	Other Opposition	5th
4206	Petra Kohl	4,757,757	8.22%%	40 / 505	15	Other Opposition	5th
4207	Katrin Weidel	4,490,485	7.43%	38 / 505	2	Junior Coalition	5th
4208	Katrin Weidel	4,229,250	7.22%	36 / 505	2	Junior Coalition	7th