Freedom Party

The Freedom Party was a pro-independence political party formed in by former  pilot Aleksander Makosky. Originally formed on the colony of, the Party quickly gained ground amongst the majority of less radical pro-independence citizens, even having one of their own elected as a planetary representative to the House of Representatives on.

However, this success came at a cost. Due to the Freedom Party's pro-independence rhetoric, even though it was non violent, the group was targeted by the and even  groups, the latter of whom usually felt that the Freedom Party was too moderate in gaining independence. The most infamous operation against the Freedom Party was on December 18th, 2562, when, at a gathering to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the nuking of, Freedom Party chairman Aleksander Makosky was targeted for assassination by both undercover and  operatives in a debacle that left fourteen civilians dead, and scores more wounded in the crossfire.

After this incident, Makosky secretly instituted an armed wing of the party to protect himself and other officials in public from assassination. Despite defamation and smear campaigns against the Freedom Party, as late as, the Party was still alive and well, though it still had yet to succeed in gaining a colony independence.