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Kryfonsparliszaiye to vote on third-gender recognition act

GALASZYZ―31 JANUARY, 2018 | Verye Alens | Galaszyza

Capitalizing on what appears to be an uptick in support for the so called “third-gender movements” and recognition on a third gender, the Kryfonsparliszaiye has scheduled a vote on 5 Febuary, 2018 for the “Recognition of Third Gender Act,” according to UKP spokesperson Azsely Pierzs. The act is the first such act to come before the Kryfonsparliszaiye, and marks the first movement on the debate of whether or not to recognize a third gender since the body rejected an effort to discuss a similar measure in 2015.

The act, which would officially make it so that the Kryfona Kingdom recognizes a gender other than male and female for those who do not fit the gender binary or identify outside of it, was introduced yesterday morning by members of the United Kryfona Party, and has reportedly been in the works since the start of the new year. Although support for third-gender activism remains in the mid-40s and is not supported by a majority, there has been a significant uptick in support since 2015, when movements of this nature had just a 36 percent approval rating with the public.

Despite optimism from the UKP and third gender movements around the Kingdom, however, it is likely that the act will be hotly contested when the time to vote comes. While the UKP’s legislative caucus remains in the solid majority, it is questionable as to whether or not there is support among it to pass such an act. Already, several of the more conservative members of the UKP itself as well as its coalition have signaled they will not support the act when it comes to vote. Among them is Harze Ninejs, a three-term UKP member from fairly conservative country; to the press, Ninejs did not comment on the bill. However he, along with several other coalition members like Vosŭ Aari (YKM) and Barin Maýka (Pazem), did vote against the discussion in 2015, and it is likely that the three (as well as others) will vote against the act on the floor. Therefore, if the act is to pass, it will likely require support from members of the Loyalist Party. Loyalists to be on the lookout for with the vote are Czesikna Kazna and Kalgos Madri, who appear to be somewhat warming to the idea and could prove crucial voters in the matter.

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UNITED KRYFONA PARTY "Reforms for the People!” placard. From the Kryfona Museum of Politics. 

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...to those who say that the United Kryfona Party must do 'something' as a party–I reject your stance. It is more important to support pro-Kryfona ideals than it is for us to pass an agenda which acts against us as a species, as citizens of this wonderful nation, and as denizens of this great planet. And to do that, party members must listen to their constituents, first and foremost.

Ozsem Hadzsje, “To the Media” speech, 4 DECEMBER, 1963.

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Voters approve of the UKP’s stances–for now

GALASZYZ―18 NOVEMBER, 1963 | Jesyen Ladseik | Galaszyza

Despite the significant negative press and the recent firestorms surrounding Ozsem Hadszje’s policies, voters seem to–for now–approve of the United Kryfona Party’s intentional lack of party unity. A poll conducted by the Commission for Federal Elections yesterday afternoon found that, by roughly 54–46, voters approve of Hadszje’s idea. The poll was taken with 1,312 likely voters throughout the Kingdom, and found that among those who approve of Hadszje’s idea, just over 2/3rds strongly support the idea, while among those who disapprove, the opposite is true–2/3rds are strongly against it.

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Of the United Kryfona Party, we must wholeheartedly admit our confusion and reservations. We find the party's direction unusual, to say the least. To field such an ill-unified field of candidates and then to have them serve the party in the parliament seems at best quite silly and at worst openly insulting to parties which could have easily become a federal party in place of them. That people have not already taken matters into their own hands and rejected the party's "nothing" stance is perhaps a testimony to how patient our society is when it comes to government now.

From “The United Kryfona Party--our stance.”―3 DECEMBER, 1963 | NYLZSRYFA Editorial Board | Nylzsryfa

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It goes without saying that the United Kryfona Party has rolled itself out disastrously in the Kryfonsparliszaiye. As far as most people are concerned, the party might as well just be a collection of independents. No part of it makes sense. There is no consistency, no whip, no party line to cross...

 From “The United Kryfona Party is disastrous, and we must do something about it.”―28 NOVEMBER, 1963 | Ayse Ledeneza | Azsaeha

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Interview with Nasje Sadi Liwsko

Interviewer: So, the real question is: why the huff about the name 'third gender movement'?

N. Sadi Liwsko: Well, of course it's hard to speak for the entirety of those who participate in them. But generally it's the almost derogatory nature to the term. It's offensive, essentially. It's not *just* about one gender, necessarily. And of course, I pay no mind. But certainly others do.

Interviewer: In what way would you say it's derogatory?

N. Sadi Liwsko: Obviously there are good intentions behind the term, but, predominantly people find it offensive because it insinuates there's an *otherness* to the idea of a third gender. There is nothing of the sort. Is a third gender abnormal? Sure. But abnormal people are still people; they're not some vast other. It almost dehumanizes, as if there's something inherently wrong with the idea of a third gender when, no, it's really just a matter of social and political rights.

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...while it must be said that the third-gender groups are noble, they are perhaps not as well supported as they make themselves seem. Since 2013, the numbers have not changed: 36% of Kryfona support the legal recognition of a third gender. Most who oppose the idea do so strongly.

From “The Status Quo Is Shifting... but not that much.”―2 JANUARY, 2015 | Kghyilda Geten Lades | Nylzsryfa

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...ever a minority, the third-gender movements are still only supported by what could best be described as a "fringe." Support is up two percent on the matter since 2011―however, that is still only 36% of the general population.

From “Support inches up for third-gender orgs; third gender concept remains unpopular”―26 MAY, 2013 | Sielek Derys | Yadysima

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...despite the continuing rise of the so-called third gender movements in Kryfona culture, the winds are not changing as much as you'd think. Only 34% of the Kryfona public agrees with the recognition of a third gender, according to polling conducted by Nylzsryfa.

From “Support of the third gender movements rises, but remains in vast minority”―17 FEBRUARY, 2011 | Dazenyek Veitel | Azsaeha

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Our early history was tough, and I'll freely say that. The United Kryfona Party of 1963 was not much of a party. All of its members voted differently, not just because we had no idea where we stood but also because our ideology was nonpartisan.

Ozsem Hadzsje, “HADZSJE: Creating the United Kryfona Party”

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UKP wins majority of contested seats in stunning performance

TVAQYR―2 OCTOBER, 1963 | Eizna Tsaliw | Tvaqyrist

In what is almost certainly the best performance for a new party in any first election of this size, the United Kryfona Party won 71% of the seats it contested last night, taking 10 seats out of 14. The party swept essentially every Southwestern seat in the Kryfonsparliszaiye in doing so.

In many of the seats that the UKP swept unceremoniously from the Loyalists, majorities of 100,000 or more that had long been consistent simply vanished, and in most cases completely reversed. Vosiazs Melelys, a 24 year veteran Loyalist who held down the Teras seat, saw a majority of 204,551 from 1957 turn into a 270,031 vote loss in 1963. UKP leader Ozsem Hadzsje, who contested the seat, outperformed every majority Melelys ever had in that storied 24-year-long career during his first election.

Other stories of similar turnarounds became the theme of the night, with UKP members typically garnering blowout margins against those they contested. Only one UKP member, the MP Tazsi Kelem in Lawvsgara’s 3rd district, won by less than 75,000 votes. These turnarounds are probably among the greatest in the history of the entire Kryfonsparliszaiye.

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“We will not waste your votes,” speaks Hadzsje to crowd

CZURYUNL―2 OCTOBER, 1963 | Dinaze Tevru | Czuryunla

It was a night of great success for the United Kryfona Party, who swept to an unforeseen landslide victory in the Southwest Kingdom last night, and Ozsem Hadzsje was not one to let it lie. Crowds gathered in Teras--where Hadzsje contested a Kryfonsparliszaiye seat that now belongs to him by a commanding majority--to celebrate the party’s successes, and it was not long after that Hadzsje stood before them to give a--mostly impromptu--speech.

Rain, which rolled into Teras late that evening, did not deter a crowd of at least 50,000 turning out to what became something of a keynote speech for the United Kryfona Party, in which Hadzsje greatly thanked the voters of the Southwest Kingdom and told them, in no uncertain terms, “We will NOT waste your votes!” The crowd roared at the line.

Hadzsje continued: “It is certainly difficult to make strides with just ten people. That much I will admit. You need forty-one to control the parliament--we don’t have those numbers, and I don’t know that we will for as long as I am alive. But we can influence; we can lobby; we can pressure; and if we sustain those, we can truly make change. That I know.”

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IT’S A ROUT! United Kryfona Party sweeps the Southwest; takes 10 seats in “great victory”

TERAS―2 OCTOBER, 1963 | Tazsji Venne | Terasa

Crowds all across the Southwest Kingdom gathered today in awe, as it became clear that something miraculous was happening. In what has been called a “great victory” for the party, the United Kryfona Party swept ten seats, all in the Southwest Kingdom, and completely routed the normally-strong Loyalist Party in what was seen as a bread and butter region for them.

Loyalists were shocked by the outcome, which had been wholly unexpected by them. One senior party member, who declined to be named, called the event “a crushing blow to [our] party,” and conceded that the party’s failure to concentrate in the Southwest despite a number of concerning polls there was “absolutely a mistake.” More prominently, the KLP’s party leader, Paganiz Tesden, called the event “unfortunate, and something we wanted to avoid.” Nonetheless, Tesden was hopeful that the event, although costly, would be a one-off going forward, and expressed optimism at the party’s results elsewhere.

In the United Kryfona Party camp, the results were unbelievable and at first, considered mere errors. The UKP, which had not expected to do so well, became jubilant when it became clear that the results flowing out of the Southwest Kingdom were not merely errors, but in fact the actual results.

“It was incredible!” spoke Sarza Maliuszis, the wife of party leader Ozsem Hadzsje, “We at first thought that the numbers were all wrong. But then they weren’t! And then we knew that we had done something amazing.” 

Ozsem Hadzsje himself was just one of ten candidates who returned those ‘amazing’ numbers--he cruised easily last night to a 270,000 vote majority in the Teras consituency, displacing the Loyalist native Vosiazs Melelys, who had before then represented the constituency for 24 years.

While the celebrations continue in the UKP camp, the future of the ten MPs who have just been elected to represent the party in the Kryfonsparliszaiye is not immediately clear. On the matter, Hadzsje was somewhat muted, saying only that “we have a few ideas of what we want” in a speech he made last night to a crowd in Teras. The party itself has not commented on the subject either. Maliuszis was less quiet, however: “We are hopeful for the future,” she said to a Nylzsryfa reporter last night. “We don’t know exactly what the future holds. But we do know what we want it to hold, and we are going to work to the death to make it hold that.”

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Without a doubt, my friends, this election is one of the greatest events in the history of our nation! We, of the UKP, extend our eternal gratitude to all of you!

Ozsem Hadzsje, “To The Voters” speech, 2 OCTOBER, 1963.

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KRP and KLP poll well ahead of others; UKP, YKM, Pazem follow

NYLZSRYF―9 JANUARY, 1963 | Eidzse Szyiek Taalan | Nylzsryfa

The Kryfona Royalist Party leads the way in polling for the coming elections, holding strong at 34%, according to a new poll from Yadysima.

It is a close race for first, with the KRP and KLP neck and neck at 34% and 32% respectively, well within the margin of error for polling. Surprisingly, however, the United Kryfona Party, a newcomer, is holding strong at 8% with the general population. The YKM, perennial contenders in the middle part of the Kingdom, sit at 7% in the polls, and the other newcomer party in the Pazem Tuszkeya is tied with them at 7%. Curiously, there is still a large undecided camp, with 7% of voters unsure or unwilling to answer who they currently intend to vote for in the elections later this year.

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Splits continue to grow for KRP, KLP; UKP still well liked

CAZJE―27 FEBRUARY, 1963 | Devrizs Niem | Times of Cazje

The Kryfona Royalist Party and Kryfona Loyalist Party have continued to slip in popularity with the population, while the United Kryfona Party has remained mostly stable, according to Azsaeha polling taken yesterday afternoon.

Despite the Kryfona Royalist Party’s widespread support, the party has reached a net approval of -17, largely over its failure to adequately control the Yaraan situation. The Kryfona Loyalist Party, which has also been tarred by the Yaraan issue, finally fell below a positive net approval rating in opinion polling, and today sits at -8. The United Kryfona Party, which was last polled at +35, continues to hold steady at +33; the Pazem has also gone down slightly, dropping from +17 to +14.