There is a state,
but not much of it.
We believe that an adult knows better than any government agency how to live, what to spend their earnings on and what to teach their children.
What we believe
- 01
Personal freedom and personal responsibility
These are one value, not two. Freedom without responsibility means someone else pays for your decisions.
- 02
The private comes before the public
Society is made of people, and it has no interests apart from the interests of those who make it up.
- 03
Cooperation instead of coercion
The baker does not bake bread out of love for the customer, and yet there is bread on the table every day.
- 04
The state is a tool
It has no goals, no money and no wisdom of its own. It has the tasks it has been given.
What the state does
The list is short, and we want it to stay that way. What is not on the list, the state as a rule does not do.
- 1
External security
A professional contract army, a strong volunteer Zemessardze and alliances. No compulsory conscription.
- 2
Internal security
The police protect life, liberty and property — and guard people rather than watch how they live.
- 3
Emergency services
Firefighters, rescuers and ambulances — with private and volunteer services alongside them. The more of them, the better.
- 4
Courts
Independent, fast and predictable. We welcome private arbitration and mediation.
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Trusted infrastructure
Property registers, identity documents, notaries — convenient, digital and working for the people who use them.
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Roads and networks
Commissioned by the state and local governments, built by private contractors chosen in open tenders. Where possible, the user pays.
Emergency powers — only in war
Curfews, closing businesses, banning movement — only in war or under its direct threat. An epidemic, a crisis or a natural disaster is a reason to inform, advise and help. It gives no right to prohibit.
How to keep the state within its limits
Bureaucracy grows by itself, with no ill intent. It does not stop on its own — special efforts are needed, including legislative ones.
- Expiry by defaultNew rules, programmes and institutions are adopted for a limited term.
- Regular reviewWhat would happen if we stopped doing this?
- New instead of oldWhen introducing a requirement, the legislature repeals existing ones — in greater volume.
- Everything not forbidden is allowedFor people and companies. For the state, everything not allowed is forbidden.
- Decisions closer to peopleWhat a local government can decide, a ministry does not. What neighbours can settle, the local government does not.
The full programme
Open the programme →Who we stand with
Everyone who works to increase personal freedom and reduce the role of the state. If someone proposes to abolish an unnecessary ban, cut a tax or close a needless agency, we will support it, whoever proposes it.