Democratic Nationalist Party (Joan of What?)

The Democratic Nationalist Party, commonly referred to as the DNP, is one of the two major political parties in, the other being the. The Democratic Nationalist Party was founded as the Nationalist Party by pro-independence activists and modernists in 1854, and was a major player in negotiating New Netherland's independence from the Netherlands after. The "Democratic" prefix was added to the Nationalist Party's name in 1986 to dissociate the party from the South African, which at the time was still ruling under the apartheid system.

Since independence in 1871, there have been 14 Nationalist presidents, the most from any one party. The first was 1st president, who served from 1871 to 1877, and the most recent being 28th and current president , who took office on 20 December 2015.

The Democratic Nationalist Party supports free market capitalism, free enterprise, fiscal conservatism, deregulation, and restrictions on labour unions. In addition to advocating for conservative economic policies, the DNP is socially conservative, and seeks to uphold traditional values.

As of 2017, the Democratic Nationalist Party is documented as being at its strongest position politically since 1928. In addition to holding the presidency (via Busch and Vice President le Pen), the Nationalists control the 48th States General, having majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The party also holds a majority of governorships and state legislatures.