Not much as stayed constant over Nationstates' existence, but if anything has, it is the fact that The South Pacific has never had much appetite for organized party politics. The region has often found itself divided between factions of citizens who frequently end up with the same positions on issues, but almost never have these -- often fleeting -- divides materialized into official political parties.

This trend was briefly challenged toward the end of last summer when a flurry of political parties sprung up in the region; including the Progressive Party. The Progressive Party had a very broad manifesto that promoted "civil right", "democracy", "smart foreign affairs", and other common sense features that virtually the entire region agrees on.

The party received some criticism from now-Delegate Tsunamy for having announced its formation immediately after the General Election period. Others also expressed regret for having the Delegate be apart of a political party, something that has historically happened rarely -- if ever.

But all these concerns were ultimately of little importance -- besides a brief skirmish between everyone with an opinion -- the Progressive Party never made any true measurable impact in the South Pacific. But now, a former Progressive Party member by the name of Ryccia has sought to restore the Progressive Party. We were interested in this effort, so SPINN sat down and spoke to him:

HEM: "What made you want to try to revive the Progressive Party?"

Ryccia: "Well, the ideologies of the party are brilliant, so I decided to revive it until the founder/s take it back"

HEM: "What values of the Progressive Party do you care the most about?"

Ryccia: "The democratic and liberal ideals of the party like more freedom of speech or TSP to be more democratic"

HEM: "What are your goals? Both policy-wise and electoral wise?"

Ryccia: "None at the moment, as I only took the leadership from the party. I am still thinking, but Im no good at politics. At the April Elections, I nominated myself for MoRA, and I recieved a barrage of questions I never expected to answer. Im no talent in politics, but I want to. I love TSP, and I would never declare myself as a candidate for something just because I want to. When I declared myself as candidate, I wanted to improve the region, not ruin it. But I do not have the courage nor the smartness to get involved in politics again. Yet."

HEM: "Do you see a future for parties in TSP?"

Ryccia: "As a majority and an influence in politics, the hope is very dim, as TSP Politicans are independent."

HEM: "Do you have any plans to mount a strong Progressive Party campaign in the next elections?"

Ryccia: "As I said in #3, Im no talent in politics, so none at the moment."