Liberty and Democracy

The 2008 Calabrian gubernatorial elections elected Mariano Bernardetta as the Governor of the Region. The Right-Wing Coalition got 54.5% against the results of the Liberal Party. Mariano Bernardetta was the first Conservative candidate to win a Calabrian gubernatorial election since the end of World War 2. He became a very popular governor as he kept himself mostly free from scandals and has helped the development of the Region. However, he was not fully free from scandals, due to the rumors of him smoking cocaine during his young adulthood. The Party formed in 2012, due to disagreements with the Conservative Party, but Mariano kept being supported by an United Right in such elections. The Party has a strong internal democracy, with a US-like primary system and a platform allowing every member to influence the decisions of the Party. Economically, Liberty and Democracy supports lower taxes, small government, privatization and more, and supports marijuana legalization, the legalization of brothels and physician-assisted suicide. The Party has supported a ban on abortion, limiting it to  unfortunate circumstances , has advocated for marriage privatization, repealing of anti-discrimination protections, protection of the Christian roots on Europe and limits on illegal immigration. The Party opposes protections of intellectual property and government surveillance and etc. The Party supports a European Confederation but opposes the formation of a European Army & opposes the Euro. The Party supports free trade, but opposes it with countries like China. The Party also supports the current FPTP system, direct democracy and etc. Mariano Bernardetta, who is still the Governor, has promoted smoking bans in public places, public housing initiatives and enforced the creation of an  ecological police . He also built  safe havens  for drug addicts in order to regulate their consumption of illegal substances. As a Governor he had a mixed record on gay rights, as he didn't authorize many gay prides in the Regions while still creating bills protecting them against harassment and bullying. He also has sold several Calabrian public transport companies to private companies, which was subject to criticism. Ricard Orazio narrowly won the leadership of the Party in 2012, as Mariano decided to not run. The Party supports nuclear energy and the fracking of natural gas while still mantaining an ecologist position on other energy and environmental issues. In 2016, the Party won 7 Deputies and 1 Senator.