The National Party was a minor conservativepolitical party in Ireland, founded in December 1995 after the divorce referendum of that year, which passed with only 50.3 percent of voters in favour, showed that a large minority still supported traditional morality in legislation. The party's policies included support for Catholic morality, a smaller state role in the economy and financial support for rural communities. Anti-abortion activist Nora Bennis was the party leader, contesting the 1997 and 2002 elections under the National Party banner. Conservatism is a political philosophy that usually favors traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, the founding legal document of the Republic of Ireland, repealed the constitutional prohibition of divorce. ... Morality refers to the concept of human ethics which pertains to matters of good and evil âalso referred to as right or wrong, used within three contexts: individual conscience; systems of principles and judgments â sometimes called moral values âshared within a cultural, religious, secular, Humanist, or philosophical community; and codes... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...