Gjorka United

Gjorka United Gjorka Aontaithe
Abbreviation	GA
Chairman	Sean Wolfe
President of Gjorka	Carter Morris
Vice President of Gjorka	John Burreaux
Minority Leader of the National Assembly	Ava Ross
Founded	April 23, 1910 (1910-04-23)
Legalised	November 11, 1972 (1972-11-11)
Headquarters	Gjorka City, Gjorka
Membership (2023)	4,912,000
Ideology	Majority:  • Conservatism  • Nationalism  • Social Conservatism  • Neutrality Factions:  • Right-wing populism  • Centrism
Political position	Centre-right to right
International affiliation	International Conservative Alliance
Colors	Blue   Black (historical)
National Assembly	178 / 450
Seats in district senates	403 / 1,045
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Gjorka United is one Gjorka's largest political parties, and historically it's most successful. It's current modern day rival is Forward Gjorka with the two parties often trading power. The Party sits on the right side of the political spectrum, comprising a wide variety of ideologies from liberal conservatives to right wing populists. It is the oldest party in the National Assembly having been founded as a underground republican force in 1910. It currently comprises of the largest share of seats in the National Assembly with 178, and retains control over the Presidency with Carter Morris.

Ideology

Moderates

The Moderates or Centrist faction of Gjorka United are an ideologically centrist faction within Gjorka United. The faction has traditionally been the dominant faction of the party controlling the party from it's legalization in 1972 up until 1996. During this time both Presidents elected by Gjorka United, Samuel MacMorrow and Wilson Aldrich, were members of this centrist faction. However, President Aldrich left the party in 1996 to form the Pro-Gjorkan Initiative bring much of the parties's moderate faction with him.

Being the preeminent faction of the party for much of it's history, the moderates had no internal organizations within Gjorka United until 1996. Following the rise of the Conservative faction and Right-wing populist faction of the party, groups have been formed such as the Gjorka United Forum. The Forum is a caucus within the National Assembly.

Several current prominent members of Gjorka United are from the moderate faction including Martin Kittle, Gjorka United presidential nominee in 2016, Sean O'Brien former mayor of Rusynia and presidential candidate in 2021, and Andrew Finnigan current Vice Chair of Gjorka United among others.

Conservatives

The Conservative faction of Gjorka United represents the members of the party with conservative views often times both economically and socially. The faction has held a prominent place in the party since it's legalization in 1972. The faction gained power within Gjorka during the 1990s and early 2000s with the collapse of the Gjorkan right following the ousting of President Rick Milhous. The party became the dominant faction within the party in 1996 following the creation of the Pro-Gjorkan Initiative by President Wilson Aldrich which much of the moderate faction of the party flocked to. In 2006, Joseph Marnell was elected president, the first president from the faction. The faction would gain it's second president in 2021 when Carter Morris was elected.

There are several Conservative advocacy groups within the party, with the most prominent being the United and Conservative Caucus. A majority of Gjorka United's Assembly members are members of the caucus.

As the dominant faction within the party, there are several prominent conservative members of the party including President Carter Morris, Vice President John Burreaux, Minority Leader of the National Assembly Ava Ross, and party chairman Sean Wolfe among others.

Right-wing Populists

See also: Wolf Caucus (Gjorka)

The Right-wing populist, or simply just populist, faction of Gjorka United contains the furthest right members of the party. The faction rose to prominence within Gjorka United following the collapse of the Gjorkan Right in the wake of Rick Milhous's presidency. With no major political parties to join, a majority of Gjorka's right joined Gjorka United. The faction has steadily grown in power since early 90s. In 2006, Kurt Josias, a member of the faction, was elected Vice President. However, the factions growth has been staved off by the rise of the National Social Party, a far-right political party whom many of Gjorka United furtherest right members joined.

The factions largest advocacy group is Wolf Caucus within the National Assembly.

Prominent members from the faction include Victor Kilroy mayor of Éire and presidential candidate in 2021, Isaac Meighan chair of the Wolf Caucus, and former Vice President Kurt Josias.

Electoral History

National Assembly Election

National Assembly Election	No. of overall seats won	+/–	Presidency
1977	109 / 250	9	Samuel MacMorrow
1982	106 / 300	3	Rick Milhous
1987	95 / 300	11
1991	195 / 450	100	Wilson Aldrich
1996	245 / 450	50	Wilson Aldrich
2001	170 / 450	75	Joe Wallace
2006	217 / 450	47	Joseph Marnell
2011	192 / 450	25	Roman Vanderburg
2016	202 / 450	10
2021	183 / 450	19	Carter Morris

Presidential Election

Election year	Presidential ticket	Votes	Vote %	Result
1972	Samuel MacMorrow/Rick Milhous	40,508,762	91.8	Won
1977	Samuel MacMorrow/Rick Milhous	31,916,571	92.7	Won
1982	Rick Milhous/Theodore Ford (One Nation)	17,172,612	50.7	Won
1987	Colin Spring/Victor Mongan	9,977,767	27.1	Lost
1991	Wilson Aldrich/Lena Hughes	17,806,191	46.1	Won
1996	Wilson Aldrich/Phil Mountbatten	20,548,577	53.2	Won
2001	Holly Forde/Ronan Queally	12,182,049	30.5	Lost
2006	Joseph Marnell/Kurt Josias	19,369,536	45.6	Won
2011	Joseph Marnell/Kurt Josias	14,161,975	30.13	Lost
2016	Martin Kittle/Rosa Ryan	18,835,104	38.4	Lost
2021	Carter Morris/John Burreaux	12,352,186	32.4	Won

See Also

Gjorka portal Terraconserva portal

• List of political parties in Gjorka
• Politics of Gjorka