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5 Factions of the Totalist Party
The three major factions of the Totalist Party are the founding blocs of the party
The Socialists
Ideology:
Marxism-Leninism
Mussolinist Socialism
Sorelian Socialism
Seats in the Dicastirio:
31/100
Political Position:
far-left
The Socialist Totalists are the faction that has the most influence over the Caudillo and the Totalist Party. They trace their roots back to the Marxist groups in Bologna which organized the protests against mayor Petruzzi. They are economically the most extreme faction of the party, yet are by far the most moderate on their social and philosophical beliefs. They are the only major faction of the Totalists to reject clericalism in government and to not reject democracy as a means of government. However, it was also the Socialist Totalists who lead the government post-coup. The Mezzogiorno post-coup engaged in the biggest political purge since Stalin. The Mezzian government states that 300'000 people were purged, most of whom were bureaucrats, journalists, bankers, and politicians. The highest estimates have that number at just under one million, which would mean that almost a twentieth of the entire adult population was detained. The Socialist Totalists are seen as the most authentic extension of Benito Mussolini's political philosophies and are most popular amongst rural and older Mezzians.
Leader:
Louisa Tucci, head of Mezzian Lawyers' Organization
The Ultranationalists
Ideology:
National Esotericism
Fascism
Left-Agrarianism
Seats in the Dicastirio:
30/100
Political Position:
far-right
The Ultranationalist Totalists are the faction that has the second most influence over the party. Them and the Socialist Totalists act in unison with one another and share mostly similar goals. And while all factions are loyal to the Caudillo, the Ultranationalists and Socialists are by far the most zealous in their loyalty. They trace their roots back to the far-right groups in Bologna which organized the protests against mayor Petruzzi. They are economically strictly corporatist but don't denounce Marxism. The Ultranationalists are more intertwined with the occult than any other major Totalist faction and have been accused of outright Paganism in the past. Despite accusations of occultism and Paganism, the Ultranationalists are seen as the political wing of the New Era Catholics. Ultranationalist Totalists are the most socially conservative faction and campaign to exclude women from government, implement harsher punishments for homosexuality and make adultery a crime (adultery is already a crime in the Mezzogiorno, but only if it "causes public controversy"), amongst other things. The Ultranationalists are most popular among young Mezzians in urban areas.
Leader:
Vladimiro Sebasto, mayor of Reggio
The Absurdists
Ideology:
National-Anarchism
Egoism
Political Surrealism
Seats in the Dicastirio:
29/100
Political Position:
far-left
The Absurdist Totalists are the only truly populist faction of the Totalist Party, they regularly have public rallies and publish their views in many journals. As the name suggests, they are also by far the most strange political organization in the Mezzogiorno. The Absurdists are individualist anarchists, meaning they prioritize the individual over any group, family, or nation. Despite their prioritization of the individual over the nation, they are still fiercely patriotic, and see Italians as the "only race which can create an anarchist society". They trace their roots back to the anarcho-communist and egoist groups in Bologna which organized the protests against mayor Petruzzi. Abusurdists are, along with the Futurists, the only faction in the Totalist Party to not oppose LGBT rights. They aren't nearly as progressive as the Futurists, however, and their support mostly ends at homosexuality, not extending to transgender Mezzians. They are economically diverse and don't have a unifying economic stance, although most Absurdists consider themselves "anti-economy" and seek to eliminate money. Some Absurdists are also anti-legalists, meaning against the concept of having laws at all. The Absurdists are most popular among Mezzians of higher social status, like doctors, lawyers, artists, poets, journalists, etc.
Leader:
Mateo Pazzo, count of Gozo
Minor Factions
The two minor factions of the Totalist Party split off from the Ultranationalist and Absurdist factions
The Divine Rightists
Ideology:
Divine Right Theory
Clerical Fascism
Agrarianism
Seats in the Dicastirio:
6/100
Political Position:
far-left
The Divine Right Totalists are a splinter group of the Ultranationalists. They split from that faction due to a perceived lack of loyalty to the Caudillo, as well as a perceived abandonment of rural Mezzians. They are economically corporatists like their parent faction, yet their economic policy has an agrarian focus. They're the most environmentally friendly of Totalist factions and would destroy every new technology that came after the industrial revolution, with the exception of medicine. The Divine Rightists are also aggressively clerical and prioritize Catholicism as the foundation of the Mezzian government. The Divine Rightists are the faction that represents the Montonite Catholic movement, which means they're anti-violence in most circumstances. This applies to animals and humans alike, they're anti-hunting and promote vegetarianism, wanting to gradually phase meat out of the Italian diet. The Divine Rightists also against the death penalty and torture. The Caudillo has denounced the Montonites, but that hasn't stopped them from supporting him unconditionally. The faction is mostly made up of Catholic clergy.
Leader:
Alonzo Montoni, archbishop of Messina
The Futurists
Ideology:
Futurism
NeoRoman Catholicism
Esoteric Traditionalism
Seats in the Dicastirio:
4/100
Political Position:
far-left
The Futurist Totalists are a splinter group of the Absurdists. They split from the Absurdists due to Futurists not even being anarchists; they simply lived in the Absurdist faction due to their even bigger differences with the other two main factions. Futurism admires rapid societal change, technology, youth, and violence. They support measures such as more violent death penalties, an age limit of 45 for any political office or white-collar job, and more controversially, destruction of all things old. They are anti-historian, meaning that they would destroy museums and libraries which host historical books. Socially, they're the most progressive movement in the Mezzogiorno. They support gay marriage as well as transgender individuals. This has put them at odds with the Catholic church, which their platform claims to support. They support the NeoRoman Catholic movement.
Leader:
Domenico Piromani, head of Mezzian Psychologists' Organization