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| Killadonia | Sep 3 2016, 07:56 PM Post #1 |
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The Killadonian Presidential Election is now underway. Here are the candidates for their respective parties: Social Progressive Party Vice President Amir Abin Picture Ideology: Left with some far-left tendencies Priorities: Improving the national public transit system, adding additional support to the tourism industry, and increasing income equality throughout the country. Amir Abin has enjoyed tremendous popularity as the Vice President under Edith Hale for the last few years. Young and charismatic, he is now working to combat the notion that he lacks substantive stances on the issues. He has identified the three issues above as the cornerstones for his domestic policy, which he will be describing in depth later in the campaign. Senator Wendy Hillworth Picture Ideology: Far-left with some left tendencies Priorities: Comprehensive hate speech legislation, increasing social/cultural spending Representing the new leadership of the Social Progressive Party, Senator Hillworth is challenging Vice President Abin for the Social Progressive party nomination. Hillworth believes that Abin does not represent the new direction of the party and thus will not put forth worthwhile legislation if elected. Hillworth's main domestic policy proposal is the introduction of new hate speech legislation, which would criminalize words that could be construed as offensive. Liberal Party Senator Maria Calvet Picture Ideology: Centrist with some center-left tendencies Priorities: Renewed diplomatic ties with the region, economic reforms, law enforcement restructuring With the shift of the Social Progressive Party to a far-left party, Maria Calvet and other members of Congress have formed a new party that looks to appeal to the centrist and left-leaning centrist voters in Killadonia. The daughter of Franconian immigrants, Calvet's central campaign promise will be an effort to establish and maintain closer diplomatic, economic, and military ties to the region. Green Party Congresswoman River Holbrook Picture Ideology: Far-left with some left tendencies Priorities: Environment, increased development of alternative energy production Running in what will be her fifth consecutive election, River Holbrook has seen her party's popularity and presence in Congress increase over the last four years. She is hoping that will translate to a strong showing in the presidential race. Her central campaign pledge is to protect the environment and to move Killadonia away from non-renewable energy sources altogether. Eternal Peace Party Congressman Julius Washington Picture Ideology: Far-left Priorities: Outright ban of guns from the nation, reduction of uniformed law enforcement Though the Eternal Peace Party membership has shrunk over the years, Julius Washington has been a rising star in both Congress and his own party's leadership. He looks to take advantage of the split in the Social Progressive Party by reaffirming Killadonia's commitment to pacifism. Killadonian Defense Party Mr. Bertram Colson Picture Ideology: Right with some center-right tendencies Priorities: Establishment of a standing military, "gunboat diplomacy", privatization of the economy, reform of the national budget Despite its ups and downs, the Killadonian Defense Party has always managed to maintain a presence in Killadonian politics. Bertram Colson's central idea is to create a standing army, which would protect Killadonian interests both abroad and in country. By introducing a military and privatizing the economy, Colson would look to combine the formidable diplomatic strength of the State Department with the strength to project their influence with military strength. Edited by Killadonia, Sep 3 2016, 08:07 PM.
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| Ashkera | Sep 3 2016, 09:28 PM Post #2 |
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There are two series of election guides for expatriates produced by the government of Ashkera. The first is produced the Cooperative Technocratic State's Section 5 (Diplomatic Services), and reflects the priorities of the national government. The second is produced by the Royal News Service, which is similar to the BBC and is more independent. The RNS's recommendations will not be discussed. The following is the ranking suggested by CTSA-5 in public, combined with information obtained by Killadonian intelligence services. 1. Senator Maria Calvet (Liberal Party) The Ashkeran government generally prefers radically centrist policies, and when those aren't available, centrist or centre-left policies. Promises of increased economic ties with the region bode well for exports from the GX nations, which are essential for everything from raising the standard of living, to affording more military equipment for a potential war with Collovia. Law enforcement reforms bring the potential for sales of Ashkeran equipment (such as the Stinger LTL PDS and complete body camera and evidence management systems commonly sold to GX nations). Economic reforms increase the potential for exports. 2. Vice President Amir Abin Further increasing income equality within Killadonia is slightly contrary to the Technocracy's economic goals, but not a deal-breaker. Improvements to public transit mark a potential market for Ashkeran manufacturers, and Killadonia is a major location for Ashkeran tourists. Overall considered predictable, "don't rock the boat" choice, which means lower expenditures on feeding internal prediction markets, and a lower predicted chance of global nuclear war. (Killadonian intelligence services were unable to determine just how much lower the projected risk is.) 3. Congresswoman River Holbrook The government's interest in this woman is highly unorthodox, since she is almost guaranteed to lower Killdonia's total economic output, and thus GX exports. On the other hand, reducing global CO2 output is a major goal within the Technocracy - one they are willing to kill people to achieve, as Killadonian agents discovered while monitoring what turned out to be an intelligence operation sabotaging USE oil companies, their PR groups, and PACs. SANE (Star Ashkera Nuclear Energy) Group hopes that legislation can be finagled to qualify fission power as a form of "green" or "renewable" energy - sales would help to recoup research investments in the STAR-4 and STAR-5 series reactors. Internal projections within Ashkera suggest the resulting economic slowdown from Holbrook's policies may contribute indirectly to some number of deaths, though estimates vary significantly. All of these estimates are lower than the weighted probability death estimate of "Scenario K-Theta," which appears to be some kind of global war in the 2040s or 2050s, though agents weren't able to obtain more data. [1] 4. Senator Wendy Hillworth Some factions within the government believe that the hate speech legislation can be exploited to undermine rival ideological groups. Other factions believe that it will effectively empower them by providing a level of cover that prevents criticism. Both factions intend to exploit them through the use of cleverly-placed social operatives in order to apply selective pressure against groups the Technocracy doesn't like. 5. Congressman Julius Washington Gun exports to Killadonia are already low, and this guy keeps Killadonia from engaging in any military interventions which might compromise Ashkera's interests. However, he is generally considered incompetent within the Ashkeran government, and is expected to unintentionally lower GX exports and possibly damage the global economy, putting increased strain on already tense situations in developing nations. 6. Mr. Bertram Colson The economic prospects of an exciting and massive new gun market are outweighed by the increased risk of a standing Killadonian military and associated increase in diplomatic power, along with increased risk of various threat scenarios involving global war. The great irony is that a number of Mr. Colson's policies would be favored if Killadonia were a GX nation. He is considered to be of middling competence. [1] AKA, Unitatem 2086. |
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| Killadonia | Sep 13 2016, 09:58 PM Post #3 |
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Each candidate was presented with the question "What would you do in your first 100 days in office?" Here are their answers:
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