And if there are 60% liberals, there still are 40% that aren't. Rebels are annoying for sure, but not threatening. democracies) you don't really have a choice though. Yeah, those things that rich mentioned definetly exist - but there is no real good reason to purposefully switch to a Liberal government. Does it have any actual tangible benefits like directly reducing militancy, etc.? So, besides roleplaying and sticking to history, or to create an alternative scenario (or perhaps simply to lftt off much of the burdens of micromanagement in mid and late game), why would any player want to stop being Conservative. Not to mention being Liberal means that it takes longer to get to war, and that you would probably be pressed to pass social reforms which could end up being a drain on the economy. Most of the time my capitalists either go bankrupt themselves, prioritize the wrong factories, or just not modernize my nation fast enough without my regulations. to run your factories, build railroads, etc. When going Liberal you lose so much voice in how you run your country. I could never really see how the benefits of having a Liberal (or I guess by extension, Socialist/Anarcho-Liberal as well) party at the helm outweigh those of remaining Conservative or Reactionary.

Victoria 2 planned economy