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|name=FAMAG
 
| image= RK62.jpg
{{Infobox political party
| image_size = 300
| name = National Pact
|caption=FAMAG
| abbreviation = NP
|origin= {{flag|Yonderre}}
| logo = National Pact Logo.png
|type=Assault rifle
| symbol =  
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| colorcode = #0031C0
|is_ranged=Yes
| chairperson =  
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| leader2_title = [[Concilium Daoni]] leader
|service=1962–present
| leader2_name = [[Conner Scipio Salderio]]
|used_by= See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| founders =  
|wars=[[The Deluge]]
| foundation = January 19, 1791
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| predecessor = Conservative Faction, Nationalist Faction, Parliamentary Faction (18th Century)
|designer=[[MAG]]
| headquarters = 1001 5th Avenue, [[Urceopolis (City)|Urceopolis]], [[Urcea]]
|design_date=1959-1961
| position = {{wp|Center-right}}
|manufacturer=[[MAG]]
| ideology = *[[Crown Liberalism]]
|production_date=1962-present
*{{wp|Neoliberalism}}
|number=
*{{wp|Conservatism}}
|variants=  
*{{wp|Fusionism}}
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|weight=3.5 kg empty
| seats1_title = [[Concilium Daoni]]
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|part_length=418 mm
| country = Urcea
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|cartridge=[[7.5×42mm Yonderian]]<br>[[6.8x43mm]]
|action=[[Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]]
|rate=700 rounds/min
|velocity=765 [[metre per second|m/s]]
|range=350 m
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|feed=30- or 40-round detachable box magazines
|sights={{wpl|Express sights|Aperture}} rear sight on a sliding tangent with flip {{wpl|tritium}} night sight, forward hooded post, 470 mm sight radius
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The '''FAMAG''', short for ''Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Gabion'', literally "Assault Rifle of [[MAG]]", is a [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] assault rifle. Introduced in 1962, it is the primary service weapon of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] and has been given as lethal aid to [[New Harren]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. It is also the standard patrol carbine of the [[Custodes Yonderre]].  
The '''National Pact''' is the second largest political party in the [[Urcea|Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea]], and the oldest. Though the party has been described as a large coalition by some, it is one of the strongest advocate for continuing the traditional [[Constitution of Urcea|constitutional balance]] in Urcea, which it played a large role in founding, and the party describes itself as [[Crown Liberalism|Crown Liberal]] and as the historical champion of the [[Concilium Daoni]]. Its economic policy is somewhat to the right of the traditional mainstream system and has, since the end of the 20th century, trended more towards a laissez faire position. Though the party was traditionally suspicious of foreign entanglements, during the Procuratorship of [[James Dynan]] the party supported a relatively limited intervention in [[Crona]] that laid the foundation for [[The Deluge]].
 
== History ==
The National Pact was officially formed on January 19th, 1791, in Urceopolis, as the "National Pact for the Settlement of the Constitution", as a loose association of faction leaders of the [[Concilium Daoni]] in the period before political parties. The National Pact initially was made up of [[Burgundie|Burgundian]]-influenced liberal [[Social class in Urcea|privilegiata]], supporters of the powers of the Daoni over that of the King, moderate reformers, and a small faction of nationalists and other compatible Delegates from the Daoni. Some of these factions had existed since the beginning of the [[War of the Caroline Succession]] some forty years prior. Together, these disparate groups formed the cohesive ideology of [[Crown Liberalism]], the guiding philosophy of the National Pact.
 
Rather than following the lead of some other foreign-influenced factions and Delegates, the members of the National Pact considered themselves loyal subjects of the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]], and that they abhorred revolution or disloyalty. Instead, the Pact sought gradual reform within existing institutions. Throughout the 19th century's constitutional settlements, the National Pact scored many key victories for the power of the [[Concilium Daoni]], and thus the common people in general, in relation to the King. During this time, in which the party was unofficially known as the '''Party of Order''', the Pact coalesced from a loose coalition into a more unified and disciplined political organization with a clear ideology of modernization and industrialization with liberalization, and the party was lead by the privilegiata. The Party of Order era saw the National Pact support the King against more revolutionary types during the latter half of the 19th Century, a period in which they controlled substantial Daoni majorities. The so-called Party of Order also won elections for all of Urcea's seats in the [[Imperial Diet]] during the period. The 19th century included the period of enmity now referred to by historians as the [[Recess of the Julii]], which lead to the National Pact practicing political abstentionism in the Diet.
 
Initially tepidly supporting the Crown Regency of [[Gréagóir FitzRex]], the Pact quickly embraced restoration of the normal order and supported [[Patrick III of Urcea|King Patrick III]]'s efforts to that end. The Pact won many of the by-elections upon the restoration in 1902 and was compelled by the King to form a national unity government with its first major rival, the [[National Democratic Party (Urcea)]]. However, controversies such as [[The Enabling]] divided the Pact as it lost the support of the [[Ionian Plateau]] and was embroiled in scandal.
 
By the first full election after the restoration in 1905, the Pact found itself in a Daoni minority for the first time in decades. The National Democratic Party, which was more progressive on social reforms and had an economic policy in line with newly-formed Catholic teaching, went on to find major success until the [[Second Great War]], in which the Pact managed to regain power. Since the conclusion of the Great War, the National Pact has taken an increasingly neoliberal economic philosophy, a change that lead to the fracturing of the party as a minority broke off and formed separate parties, which sought to pursue Urcea's "traditional [[Crown Liberalism]]". During much of the 20th century and early 21st century, the Pact and the National Democratic Party were the largest two parties and often formed the Daoni majorities and elect the [[Procurator]]. The National Democratic Party ceased to exist as a consequence of the [[2015 Urcean political realignment]], leaving the Pact as the nation's largest party. As a part of the realignment, during the lengthy Procuratorship of [[James Dynan]], the party began to take on an activist approach to foreign policy, with support for [[The Deluge]] part of the Pact's official platform. The Pact retains its proud identity as "Crown Liberal", although the meaning of the term has become greatly debated with the advent of its neoliberal laissez-faire approaches to economics.
 
== Ideology and Policies ==
The National Pact was founded in the 1790s as a [[Crown Liberal]] political organization, a somewhat more moderate version of other contemporary liberal movements. Since then, the National Pact has abandoned its more traditional economic and foreign policies in favor of {{wp|fusionism}}, including classically liberal economics, an aggressive foreign policy, and socially conservative positions.
 
=== Constitutional Policy ===
The National Pact argues for strict adherence to the system of laws, customs, and institutions known as the [[Constitution of Urcea]], arguing that the democratic institutions under the [[Apostolic King of Urcea]] is Urcea's fundamental "great idea" and that the system must be maintained, including the current distribution of executive powers among the [[Procurator]] and [[Chancellor and Temporary President]]. The Pact views itself as largely responsible for the Constitution and the party's central philosophical tenet is its maintenance, both against explicit changes to it as well as what it views as implicit "usurpations" by any one part of the Constitutional system. The Pact believes in strong, but separated and balanced, parts of the [[Government of Urcea]], a position which traditionally meant limitation of the powers of the Apostolic King but increasingly has meant opposing the growth of the powers of the [[Concilium Daoni]] as advocated for by the [[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|Solidarity Party]]. The modern National Pact is divided on the issue of the monarch and particularly the reign of [[Riordan VIII]] as it relates to his power in [[NSTA|his overseas domains]], with traditionalists decrying the King's "excesses" while the mainstream of the party adopting the position that late 20th century monarchs had become too removed from public affairs, opening the door for an increasingly populist public view of the role of the legislature.


The FAMAG was designed by [[MAG]] between 1959-1961 with a general layout and gas system based on the [[Corumm|Corummese]] {{wpl|Type 56 assault rifle}}. The FAMAG is a select fire weapon with the fire selector mounted on the right side, traversing vertically between safe, fully automatic and semi automatic. The FAMAG fires the intermediate [[7.5×42mm Yonderian]] cartridge, a shortened version of the [[7.5x62mm Yonderian]] used by previous Yonderian rifles. The [[7.5×42mm Yonderian|7.5x42mm]] is very similar to the {{wpl|7.62×39mm}} used by the Corummese type 56 but delivers a slightly higher muzzle velocity. The FAMAG feeds from 30 or 40 round magazines curved to account for the taper of the cartridge casings. The FAMAG was designed with an open three pronged flash supressor that doubles as a wire cutter which works by twisting the muzzle onto a strand of wire and firing a round.
=== Economic Policy ===
Members of the National Pact believe that free markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. Despite pledges to roll back government spending, National Pact administrations have, since the late 1980s, sustained previous levels of government spending. The modern National Pact advocates the theory of supply side economics, which holds that lower tax rates increase economic growth. Many party members oppose higher tax rates for higher earners, which they believe are unfairly targeted at those who create jobs and wealth. They believe private spending is more efficient than government spending. Pact lawmakers have also sought to limit funding for tax enforcement and tax collection. Inversely, the National Pact has put forward several proposals to create a "universal" tax scheme, as they believe the differences in tax structures between provinces, states, and crownlands inhibits the growth of free enterprise and creates confusion for business owners. The National Pact believes, to the extent possible, that the middle class and small business owners are drivers of the economy and must be empowered, both through low taxes and reduced regulation, to ensure national prosperity.


The FAMAG has been continually modernized throughout its production with additions like threaded muzzles for taking suppressors, folding stocks, improved fire selector switches and {{wpl|Picatinny rail|rails}} for mounting optics, grips, bipods and lights. Following [[Levantine Union Defense Council]] standardization on the [[6.8x43mm]] cartridge, [[MAG]] has begun producing the rifle in the new cartridge and also offers a conversion kit to convert existing FAMAGs to the new caliber. As of 2026, [[7.5×42mm Yonderian|7.5x42mm]] remains the primary caliber used in FAMAGs of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]].
Members of the National Pact believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances. They also believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor through charity than the government is through welfare programs and that social assistance programs often cause government dependency. Specifically, the Pact aims to increase the "range and scope" of [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] charity programs while reducing public programs for the same purpose via a policy known as "National-Church Partnership".  
==Design==
===Development history===
[[File:Valmet M58.jpg|thumb|left|Pre-adoption trials prototype named FA-X59 still chambered for [[Corumm|Corummese]] ammunition and using [[Corumm|Corummese]] slab-sided magazine]]
Designers at [[MAG]] received six [[Corumm|Corummese]] {{wpl|Type 56 assault rifle|Type 56 assault rifles}} in late 1958 and soon set about the process of reverse engineering the weapon. Exactly how MAG acquired the Corummese rifles is unknown, but it has been suggested by anonymous sources within [[MAG]] that [[Kiravia|Kiravian]] gun runners acted as middle men in the acquisition. The very first prototype, FA-X59, was chambered for the {{wpl|7.62×39mm}} caliber used by the Corummese type 56 and was still fed from Corummese magazines. Temporary production of the Corummese cartridge was set up at [[MAG]] while the company's ballisticians developed the intermediate [[7.5×42mm Yonderian]] cartridge. The new caliber would allow the recycling of much of the fabrication materiel already used for [[7.5x62mm Yonderian]]. The new intermediate cartridge also had better ballistic properties than the Corummese caliber, owing to higher muzzle velocity and tighter tolerances in production.


In 1960, the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] announced a project to supplement the [[FdC-43]] battle rifle by replacing it in the assault role with a new, lighter weapon. Foreign battle rifle designs like the [[Urcea|Urcean]] [[SARM-1|SAR-40]] and [[Burgundie|Burgoignesc]] {{wpl|FN FAL|FAL}} were initially considered because of their lighter nature and shorter overall length than that of the [[FdC-43]], and a single written source from [[Army Procurement Command (Yonderre)|Army Procurement Command]] even suggested looking into acquiring the production rights to or wholesale importing of the [[Corumm|Corummese]] {{wpl|Type 56 assault rifle}}. Yonderian designs submitted included the FS-58 by [[FS]] (an intermediate design using the unsuccesful 6.5x39mm cartridge) and FdC-57 by [[AMS]]. [[MAG]] submitted their prototype for what would eventually become the FAMAG, known then as FA-X60. The [[MAG]] bid was selected by [[Army Procurement Command (Yonderre)|Army Procurement Command]] for further funding and development continued until 1962 when it was accepted for service as the FAMAG, short for ''Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Gabion'', literally "Assault Rifle of [[MAG]]".
====History====
===Design features===
Historically, the National Pact did not have an official economic platform as it was a political club aimed at increasing the breadth and depth of the [[Constitution of Urcea]]. Within the Pact, many factions formed during the 19th and early 20th centuries with radically different views on economics. The Pact's first platform, adopted in 1840, included a small section on increasing the economic productivity of the nation, but it largely included language urging the implementation of tariffs against members of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] (in keeping with the [[Recess of the Julii]]) and creation of a more robust national railroad system. Only after the [[Second Great War]] did economic considerations enter seriously into the Pact's philosophy, as it began to softly reject the language in Quadragesimo anno as outmoded and "without scientific precedent" while still "lauding the intentions of the Pope" to call for a just economic system. The transformation was gradual, as the mainstream economic classical liberal position did not become the majority position until the party's 1980 platform.
[[File:RK62M3 Rifle.jpg|thumb|FAMAG in modern configuration with hand stop and close combat optic mounted]]
The biggest single improvement over the {{wpl|Type 56 assault rifle}} the FAMAG is based on, apart from the metallurgical quality of the receiver and the overall quality of the barrel, are the sights: unlike the Type 56, which has the rear sight mounted on top of the gas piston housing on top of the receiver, the FAMAG rear sight is mounted on the rear of the receiver cover, effectively doubling the sight radius.  


The gas tube is dove tailed into the front trunnion, and is a single-diameter tube, unlike the Type 56 tube, which has a star-shaped cross-section to guide the piston while allowing gasses to vent behind it. The gas piston has a cog shaped ring on the stem, behind the piston head. The ring's diameter matches the tube diameter, and it acts as the guide within the gas tube, the notches on the ring allowing excess gasses to be vented behind the piston head/guide. This system reduces the number of parts, and simplifies manufacturing as well as assembly/disassembly.
=== Social Policy ===
==Operational history==
===Yonderian Defence Force===
[[File:YDF Kit 2.png|thumb|Soldier of the YDF with FAMAG]]
[[File:YDF operator.png|thumb|[[DELTA]] operator with FAMAG]]
The FAMAG was originally introduced to supplement the heavier [[FdC-43]] battle rifle, giving soldiers a handier weapon for close quater combat and assaults, similar to employment of submachine guns by combatants in the [[Second Great War]]. Squad composition as put down by the [[Yonderian General Staff]] in 1962 was thus one [[SMG-59|Mitrailleuse mle 55]] machine gun, four FAMAG assault rifles and five [[FdC-43]] battle rifles per infantry squad. In 1967 this was changed to one [[SMG-59|Mitrailleuse mle 55]] machine gun, seven FAMAG assault rifles and two [[FdC-43]] battle rifles, and by 1972 the [[FdC-43]] had fallen entirely out of any and all future organizational planning in favour of the FAMAG, though FdC-43s were retained for reservists in case of war into the 1990s.


The FAMAG rifle has seen extensive use during the [[Final War of the Deluge]] in the hands of soldiers of the [[Yonderian Defence Force]], [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|the Royal and Confederate Army]] of [[New Harren]] and private military contractors like [[Intrepid Enterprises]]. The rifle's sturdy build and simple gas system allows the FAMAG to operate reliably even in extreme weather conditions with minimal maintenance.
=== Foreign Policy ===
===Custodes Yonderre===
SWAT teams of the [[Custodes Yonderre]] have used FAMAG rifles since the late 1960s as a heavier alternative to the 9mm [[SMPM-3L]] submachine gun. The use of FAMAGs was authorized with local readiness units of the [[Custodes Yonderre]] in 1986. Starting in 2012, over concerns of terrorist groups and increasingly dangerous gang activity, police cruisers of the [[Custodes Yonderre]] started carrying FAMAG rifles alongside the 9mm [[SMPM-4]] submachine gun. The FAMAG is today considered the standard patrol carbine of the [[Custodes Yonderre]].
===Royal and Confederate Army===
At the request of Commandant of the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|the Royal and Confederate Army]] of [[New Harren]] [[Guillaume d'Agostino]], thousands of FAMAG rifles have been given as lethal aid to [[New Harren]] from [[Yonderre]] during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. With Yonderian volunteers as instructors, the Royal and Confederate Army has received extensive training in the use and maintenance of FAMAG rifles and put them to use during the [[Final War of the Deluge]].
==Variants==
* '''FA-X59''' - Earliest prototype, still chambered for [[Corumm|Corummese]] {{wpl|7.62x39mm}} ammunition and using [[Corumm|Corummese]] slab-sided magazine
* '''FA-X60''' - Prototype adopted for further development by the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] in 1960
* '''FAMAG''' - Production model introduced in 1962
* '''MiMAG''' - ''Mitrailleuse de MAG'', light machine gun/autorifle variant of the FAMAG with a longer and thicker barrel, integral bipod and 40-round magazines as standard, introduced in 1969
==Users==
[[File:Rk62 disassembled.jpg|thumb|FAMAG disassembled]]
* {{flag|New Harren}} - in service with the [[Royal and Confederate Army (New Harren)|Royal and Confederate Army]]
* {{flag|Papal State}} - in service with the [[Yonderian Guard]]
* {{flag|Yonderre}} - in service with the [[Yonderian Defence Force]] and [[Custodes Yonderre]]
===Non-state users===
* [[File:EI_Logo.png|18px]] [[Intrepid Enterprises]]: Purchased directly from [[MAG]]<br>
* [[File:QSI_Logo_(SVG).svg|18px]] [[Quicksilver Industries]]: Purchased directly from [[MAG]]<br>
* [[File:RG3Flag.jpeg|18px]] [[Revolutionary Guerrilla Triads]]: Presumed acquired from third party state actor<br>


==Gallery==
=== Defense ===
<gallery class="center" caption="FAMAG" widths="190px" heights="160px">
File:YDF combat engineers.png|[[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] combat engineers on exercise
File:YDF Pointing.png|Soldiers of the [[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] with FAMAG rifles on exercise
File:YDF Kit.png|Soldier of the [[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] with FAMAG rifle
File:YDF team.png|[[Yonderian Defence Force|YDF]] combat engineers during the [[Final War of the Deluge]]
</gallery>
==See also==
[[List of equipment of the Yonderian Defence Force]]


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National Pact
AbbreviationNP
Concilium Daoni leaderConner Scipio Salderio
FoundedJanuary 19, 1791
Preceded byConservative Faction, Nationalist Faction, Parliamentary Faction (18th Century)
Headquarters1001 5th Avenue, Urceopolis, Urcea
Ideology
Political positionCenter-right
ColorsBlue
Concilium Daoni
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The National Pact is the second largest political party in the Apostolic Kingdom of Urcea, and the oldest. Though the party has been described as a large coalition by some, it is one of the strongest advocate for continuing the traditional constitutional balance in Urcea, which it played a large role in founding, and the party describes itself as Crown Liberal and as the historical champion of the Concilium Daoni. Its economic policy is somewhat to the right of the traditional mainstream system and has, since the end of the 20th century, trended more towards a laissez faire position. Though the party was traditionally suspicious of foreign entanglements, during the Procuratorship of James Dynan the party supported a relatively limited intervention in Crona that laid the foundation for The Deluge.

History

The National Pact was officially formed on January 19th, 1791, in Urceopolis, as the "National Pact for the Settlement of the Constitution", as a loose association of faction leaders of the Concilium Daoni in the period before political parties. The National Pact initially was made up of Burgundian-influenced liberal privilegiata, supporters of the powers of the Daoni over that of the King, moderate reformers, and a small faction of nationalists and other compatible Delegates from the Daoni. Some of these factions had existed since the beginning of the War of the Caroline Succession some forty years prior. Together, these disparate groups formed the cohesive ideology of Crown Liberalism, the guiding philosophy of the National Pact.

Rather than following the lead of some other foreign-influenced factions and Delegates, the members of the National Pact considered themselves loyal subjects of the Apostolic King of Urcea, and that they abhorred revolution or disloyalty. Instead, the Pact sought gradual reform within existing institutions. Throughout the 19th century's constitutional settlements, the National Pact scored many key victories for the power of the Concilium Daoni, and thus the common people in general, in relation to the King. During this time, in which the party was unofficially known as the Party of Order, the Pact coalesced from a loose coalition into a more unified and disciplined political organization with a clear ideology of modernization and industrialization with liberalization, and the party was lead by the privilegiata. The Party of Order era saw the National Pact support the King against more revolutionary types during the latter half of the 19th Century, a period in which they controlled substantial Daoni majorities. The so-called Party of Order also won elections for all of Urcea's seats in the Imperial Diet during the period. The 19th century included the period of enmity now referred to by historians as the Recess of the Julii, which lead to the National Pact practicing political abstentionism in the Diet.

Initially tepidly supporting the Crown Regency of Gréagóir FitzRex, the Pact quickly embraced restoration of the normal order and supported King Patrick III's efforts to that end. The Pact won many of the by-elections upon the restoration in 1902 and was compelled by the King to form a national unity government with its first major rival, the National Democratic Party (Urcea). However, controversies such as The Enabling divided the Pact as it lost the support of the Ionian Plateau and was embroiled in scandal.

By the first full election after the restoration in 1905, the Pact found itself in a Daoni minority for the first time in decades. The National Democratic Party, which was more progressive on social reforms and had an economic policy in line with newly-formed Catholic teaching, went on to find major success until the Second Great War, in which the Pact managed to regain power. Since the conclusion of the Great War, the National Pact has taken an increasingly neoliberal economic philosophy, a change that lead to the fracturing of the party as a minority broke off and formed separate parties, which sought to pursue Urcea's "traditional Crown Liberalism". During much of the 20th century and early 21st century, the Pact and the National Democratic Party were the largest two parties and often formed the Daoni majorities and elect the Procurator. The National Democratic Party ceased to exist as a consequence of the 2015 Urcean political realignment, leaving the Pact as the nation's largest party. As a part of the realignment, during the lengthy Procuratorship of James Dynan, the party began to take on an activist approach to foreign policy, with support for The Deluge part of the Pact's official platform. The Pact retains its proud identity as "Crown Liberal", although the meaning of the term has become greatly debated with the advent of its neoliberal laissez-faire approaches to economics.

Ideology and Policies

The National Pact was founded in the 1790s as a Crown Liberal political organization, a somewhat more moderate version of other contemporary liberal movements. Since then, the National Pact has abandoned its more traditional economic and foreign policies in favor of fusionism, including classically liberal economics, an aggressive foreign policy, and socially conservative positions.

Constitutional Policy

The National Pact argues for strict adherence to the system of laws, customs, and institutions known as the Constitution of Urcea, arguing that the democratic institutions under the Apostolic King of Urcea is Urcea's fundamental "great idea" and that the system must be maintained, including the current distribution of executive powers among the Procurator and Chancellor and Temporary President. The Pact views itself as largely responsible for the Constitution and the party's central philosophical tenet is its maintenance, both against explicit changes to it as well as what it views as implicit "usurpations" by any one part of the Constitutional system. The Pact believes in strong, but separated and balanced, parts of the Government of Urcea, a position which traditionally meant limitation of the powers of the Apostolic King but increasingly has meant opposing the growth of the powers of the Concilium Daoni as advocated for by the Solidarity Party. The modern National Pact is divided on the issue of the monarch and particularly the reign of Riordan VIII as it relates to his power in his overseas domains, with traditionalists decrying the King's "excesses" while the mainstream of the party adopting the position that late 20th century monarchs had become too removed from public affairs, opening the door for an increasingly populist public view of the role of the legislature.

Economic Policy

Members of the National Pact believe that free markets and individual achievement are the primary factors behind economic prosperity. Despite pledges to roll back government spending, National Pact administrations have, since the late 1980s, sustained previous levels of government spending. The modern National Pact advocates the theory of supply side economics, which holds that lower tax rates increase economic growth. Many party members oppose higher tax rates for higher earners, which they believe are unfairly targeted at those who create jobs and wealth. They believe private spending is more efficient than government spending. Pact lawmakers have also sought to limit funding for tax enforcement and tax collection. Inversely, the National Pact has put forward several proposals to create a "universal" tax scheme, as they believe the differences in tax structures between provinces, states, and crownlands inhibits the growth of free enterprise and creates confusion for business owners. The National Pact believes, to the extent possible, that the middle class and small business owners are drivers of the economy and must be empowered, both through low taxes and reduced regulation, to ensure national prosperity.

Members of the National Pact believe individuals should take responsibility for their own circumstances. They also believe the private sector is more effective in helping the poor through charity than the government is through welfare programs and that social assistance programs often cause government dependency. Specifically, the Pact aims to increase the "range and scope" of Catholic charity programs while reducing public programs for the same purpose via a policy known as "National-Church Partnership".

History

Historically, the National Pact did not have an official economic platform as it was a political club aimed at increasing the breadth and depth of the Constitution of Urcea. Within the Pact, many factions formed during the 19th and early 20th centuries with radically different views on economics. The Pact's first platform, adopted in 1840, included a small section on increasing the economic productivity of the nation, but it largely included language urging the implementation of tariffs against members of the Holy Levantine Empire (in keeping with the Recess of the Julii) and creation of a more robust national railroad system. Only after the Second Great War did economic considerations enter seriously into the Pact's philosophy, as it began to softly reject the language in Quadragesimo anno as outmoded and "without scientific precedent" while still "lauding the intentions of the Pope" to call for a just economic system. The transformation was gradual, as the mainstream economic classical liberal position did not become the majority position until the party's 1980 platform.

Social Policy

Foreign Policy

Defense

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