Social Conservative Party (Troiya)

The Social Conservative Party (Troiyan: Gjadrunontfeydesarlont Skipvileth) is a major political party in Troiya, having lead the country since 1928. It was founded in 1922, when the hardliner faction of the Troiya United Party split off to form a truly conservative-based organisation. Currently, it holds 43 seats in the Gaderung Héakáserviru.

Although originally fairly popular, the party has consistently lost more and more seats, mostly to the Troiyan National People's Party. In upper political circles, the party is known for its corruption and election rigging, although it displays an illusion of good will to the people.

= History =

Founding
The original of the GFS has its roots in the now defunct Troiya United Party. The TUP dominated Troiyan politics since its founding in 1873, having essentially been a big tent for anybody mildly traditionalist and conservative. Due to this, it often flip flopped frequently, as many different people with different ideas took power or had large influence in the party, or the party wanted to appease people for power. By as early as the 1900s, the party had began to split, as the ascension of controversial politician Avfylric Cynbarg to Chairman occured. Cynbarg was one of the first leaders to not hail from the upper class, instead being a middle class worker who did not hold many high end positions, nor any noble blood. He attempted to steer the party away from fierce traditionalism, instead wanting to change the status quo towards progressiveness. After the failure in the Third Kostenian War, Cynbarg was elected as the first Lord Protector of the Beódwivstek not of noble blood. His election was considered a victory from the liberal wing who followed his ideals, yet many in the party were fiercely annoyed.

Cynbarg fiercly bickered with the at the time Head Minister, Frydhalm Ottokyr, due to his revanchist and militaristic ways. When Ottokyr gained permission from the Emperor to launch another invasion of Kostenia in the chaos of the march on Obrâtogrâz, Cynbarg was greatly criticized as weak from his own supporters and many people who voted for him. Eventually, he started to make too many enemies - his desired policies were hated and shot down by the Gaderung Héakáserviru, making him both unpopular with the targets of these policies and those who supported him, and his growing inability to cease arguing with Ottokyr gained him an unsavory reputation. Eventually, in 1914, he was assassinated. A car drove into his bicycle while he was riding in the morning, sending him flying, and he was later beaten by the masked driver, who dumped him in a river.

With the death of Cynbarg, the party shattered, with members only being members in legal name. Many declared themselves independent politicians, and others refused to do their duties as members of the party. In 1915, the party was officially declared defunct, and many of its members went on to form new parties. Most of these were a succession of short lived failures, however three conservative parties stayed on top. These three merged together in 1922 to form the GFS as it is today, being registered the same year. Eventually, it began to absorb other parties and expand in membership, until it came into power in 1928.