Șin Seri

 

Șin Seri
President	Jorj Halmens
Secretary-General	Alișa Térdasi (LG)
Founder	Jorj Halmens
Founded	November 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
Headquarters	78 15th Street, Hartleyville, LN
Newspaper	The New Perspective (de facto)
Student wing	Șin Giakim
Membership  (2019)	6,750
Ideology	Liberal conservatism Șin Gea-Christian coexistence
Official colors	Black
Senate	0 / 39
House of Reps	0 / 200
Governorships	0 / 13
Cantonal seats	5 / 531
Website
xinseri.kl

Șin Seri (Kalhan for "New Home") is a political party in Kalșeri. It is currently not represented in Congress, as the only Representative for the party, Grigor Kónagi, was murdered on September 9, 2020.

Șin Seri was founded in 1998 by Jorj Halmens, as the result of a merger of several Șin Gea parties. After Grigor Kónagi was elected secretary in 2001, the party gradually became a prominent critic of Christianity, capitalism and communism, and was described as "ultra-nationalist" and "neo-fascist" by detractors. Upon Kónagi's death in 2020, Alișa Térdasi, President of the Lágan section of the party, was appointed Secretary; under her term, many of Kónagi's ideals were reverted, and the party is currently undergoing a transition to liberal conservatism.

Until 2020, the party unilaterally referred to Father Lerfuan as the Perpetual President of the party.

History

Logo used from 2004 to 2020

The foundation of Șin Gea in 1995 contributed to the creation of a political force that would represent the believers; several political groups were established, some more prominent than others, but all operating on a cantonal level. The political fragmentation of the members of Șin Gea was the main factor behind the decision, taken by the several Șin Gea parties, to merge and create Șin Seri.

Secretary Jorj Halmens initially sought to have Șin Seri be a catch-all party, with intentionally vague positions on matters outside religion. This period of mandated vagueness would end in 2001, when Grigor Kónagi was nominated Secretary of the party; during his term, Șin Seri would earn mainstream prominence due to its newly-adopted strong positions, such as the rejection of Christianity. The extreme positions introduced by Kónagi caused Jorj Halmens to quit the party and create the Moderate Șin Gea Party.

With the appointment of Alișa Térdasi as Secretary, the party has announced the beginning of the "Renewal" platform, whereby the more controversial positions would be revoked. The Renewal program was approved by party members on October 11, 2020, with 2,582 votes (73.14%) for and 948 against (26.86%). Several party officials appointed by Kónagi, most notably former Party Treasurer Narái E. Ólorsi, quit the party and invited voters to boycott the vote on the Renewal program. In 2021, the Moderate Șin Gea Party merged with Șin Seri, and Jorj Halmens rejoined his former party.

Party positions

Of Grigor Kónagi's 27 points written in his 2004 program, only three were left unchanged by Alișa Térdasi's Renewal platform; thirteen were changed, and eleven were removed, either due to unfeasibility or being incompatible with the Charter.

Kónagi's 2004 program	Térdasi's Renewal program
Abolish the Congress in favor of direct national referenda	Favor national referenda for important matters
Break up all "too big to fail" corporations	Uphold existing anti-trust laws
Foster local craftsmanship and small companies
Have the State directly monitor the national economy	Uphold existing legislation
End all subsidies to the unemployed	Uphold existing legislation
Establish a monthly salary cap of ħ25,000
Establish Șin Gea as the sole religion of Kalșeri	Foster knwoledge of Șin Gea
Establish Kalhan as the sole language of Kalșeri	Foster the usage of Kalhan in public administration
Introduce the Old Kalhan alphabet as the sole script for Kalhan	Uphold existing legislation
Revert Kalhan-to-English and other such geographical name changes	Uphold existing legislation
Protect the groups traditionally discriminated by Christianity	Uphold existing legislation
Introduce the obligation for every able-bodied man to own at least one firearm	policy deemed impractical and removed
Introduce the obligation for every able-bodied citizen to have a job	policy deemed impractical and removed
Ban the construction of Christian churches	Promote a line of Christian-Șin Gea coexistence
Close all Christian private schools	policy deemed uncharterly and removed
Abolish the "Christian clerical élite" and seize their properties	Uphold existing legislation
Abolish all affirmative action and any racial quotas	Uphold existing legislation
Re-introduce capital punishment for child predators and terrorists	policy deemed uncharterly and removed
Replace Christian holidays with Șin Gea celebrations	Make Șin Gea celebrations bank holidays for believers
Rehabilitate Ioen Rovuan as a valiant warrior who fought for Kalșeri	policy deemed impractical and removed
Condemn Saint Joseph of Lág and his acts	policy deemed impractical and removed
Condemn the actions performed to Kalșeri by the British Empire	policy deemed impractical and removed
End Kalșerian membership in the NATO and in the Commonwealth of Nations	Support an advisory referendum on the matter
Cut all ties with the Vatican City	policy deemed impractical and removed
Support self-determination	Reaffirm Kalșeri's role in world politics
Ban advertisements from foreign companies	policy deemed impractical and removed
Ban foreign-based fast food chains	policy deemed impractical and removed

Secretaries

Name	Born	Died (if applicable)	Nomination	End of term
Jorj Halmens	(1956-01-09) January 9, 1956 Ranojobái, TG	living	November 7, 1998	March 19, 2001
Grigor Kónagi	May 29, 1971 Saint-Jacques-de-Zébédée, CI	September 9, 2020(2020-09-09) (aged 49) Eustace, LN	March 19, 2001	September 9, 2020
Alișa Térdasi	(1987-04-22) April 22, 1987 Aitkenville, LG	living	September 18, 2020	incumbent

Election results

House of Representatives elections

Election	Percentage of votes (%)	Votes cast	House seats	Seat change	Secretary	Majority?
2002	19,725	0.15%	Failed to enter the House of Representatives	-	Grigor Kónagi	Not in the House of Representatives
2007	45,748	0.29%	Failed to enter the House of Representatives	-	Grigor Kónagi	Not in the House of Representatives
2012	75,250	0.43%	1 / 200	▲ 1	Grigor Kónagi	No
2017	93,585	0.51%	1 / 200	▬ No change	Grigor Kónagi	No
2022	TBA	TBA	Failed to enter the House of Representatives	▬ No change	Alișa Térdasi	Not in the House of Representatives

Criticism and controversies

Since its inception, Șin Seri has often been described as neo-fascist by detractors due to its controversial positions. Secretary Grigor Kónagi addressed this point, stating that "[i]n a way, we could be considered fascists. There's one key difference, though: traditional fascists seek to protect the clerical élite. We seek to destroy it."

The party has also been criticized due to its logo, which is similar to the Nazi swastika and the doppelte Siegrune; the abbreviation of the name, "ȘS", is also routinely linked to the SS.

Several established parties have called for the exclusion of Șin Seri from national politics, citing its "dangerous positions" as the main reason. In 2014, the Cantonal Council of Cartier Island passed a bill that would exclude Șin Seri from the cantonal voting ballots.

Since the early 2010's, Șin Seri has also come under fire for allegedly aiding white nationalist groups and establishing itself as the bulwark for the Whites. Kónagi has rejected such allegations by publishing a tweet, which reads "Șin Seri does not, never has and will never tolerate discrimination based on skin color. Racism is not our core value."

Throughout the the mid-2010's, Șin Seri has been accused of financially aiding ISIL foreign fighters so that they could attack churches; party officials have bluntly denied any relations with the terrorist organization, and Kónagi declared that "[w]e will never support lunatics who try to destroy Kalșeri. Any alleged connection between us and ISIL is laughable and offensive." Cases of Șin Seri suing journalists for linking the party to ISIL and other terrorist organizations have been documented.