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* '''Pan-Polynesianism''' holds the belief that all Polynesian people should be united under the Emperor of Polynesia in some form. For this reason, they strongly supported the 2017 [[The Oan Isles#War of the Kohatu Isles|War of the Kohatu Isles]], support the independence or reintegration of the [[Morstaybishlian West Pacific Territories]] into the Oan Isles and they resent Justelvard becoming a Constituent Country of Great Morstaybishlia. Prime Minister Maui Uye-Ahua and Emperor Oahoanu are believed to belong to this group.
=== Clan and tribal affiliation ===
The last and least significant, but nevertheless, important factor which affects political culture is clan and tribal affiliation. Large and wealthy families or clans can have a disproportionate influence on policy. For instance, the Ahua Clan is probably the most powerful family in the country. Their power does not only come from the Emperor being the head of the Clan, but the family has amassed wealth from entrepreneurial ventures and strategic marriages especially with foreign powers e.g. The former Emperor Ehe married Princess Eleanor Constantine of [[Staynes]], sister to the High King of Great Morstaybishlia, [[Lambertus VII]]. The Uye Clan has also become very wealthy, but they also have the benefit of having many of their members in powerful political positions for instance they control the three most powerful posts in the government: Defence, Finance and the Premiership as General Oahuoa Uye, Kia Uye and Maui Uye-Ahua are members of this house. Other prominent families include the Marama, Rahua, and Iparoha Clans.
Tribal affiliation also plays a large role. Most Oan people strongly identify with a particular ancestral group that is usually based on an island called a tribe. Each tribe has a hereditary or elected Chief who represents it in the Council of Chiefs, the upper house of the Oan legislature. For instance, the Toka tribe which is based in Tokamotu is regarded as the most powerful tribe in the country because it controls the wealthiest island. The Noa tribe was a big influence in the autonomy of the Konoa Semi-autonomous Region. This is also why the [https://tep.wiki/wiki/Great_Morstaybishlia#Late_Modern_(1803_-_21st_century) Morstaybishlian partition of the Oan Isles] in the late 19th century was so devastating as the Koroi tribe was divided in half, an act for which the nation has not fully forgiven the Morsts over a hundred years later. Moreover, this is why the slave trade by the Morst is a source of [https://forum.theeastpacific.com/oan-news-t3208-s90.html#p241684 historic friction] as many clans and tribes were broken.
The major political parties are as follows:
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