The Weegies
04-03-2004, 03:48
OOC: Ok, the poll is exactly like it says it is... what a government supports. Not what the outcome of the election itself is going to be. Also,
Mackintosh, Weegia - In the capital city, Deputy Council Leader Kerrie McCann called the official dissolution of the Weegie Parliament, due to the Council Leader being indisposed in the Free Mulrooneys situation. The Council Leader had given instructions that if the delegation to the Mulrooneys had not returned by the date specified for the beginning of elections, they were to go ahead anyway.
The reason for the rigidity in the timing of the elections is thought to be political. The elections were supposed to have been called months ago, due to new legislation lowering the term rates of governments, but the situation in Skargarten and the shock revelations concerning SATO plans for invasion led the government to declare a state of emergency, saying the international situation meant it was not stable to hold elections at this time. Criticism from the Social Liberals and the Conservatives led to a definite declaration from the Council Leader that the elections would be held on this date "even if we had been blasted apart by then".
Parties represented in the Weegies Parliament.
The current ruling party in The Weegies is the Democratic Socialist Party, led by Alan Sharkey. The party is Marxist in its philosophies and ideaologies, and so under world classifications would probably be described as quite far-left in its political ideaologies. It also believes that the dismantling of the "colonialist" systems of the past is the most important part of the Government's work, to replace the "bourgoisie" institutions with more "egalitarian" ones. Education is also considered an important issue. They currently hold 67 of the 128 seats in the Weegies Parliament.
The main opposition party is the Social Liberal Party, led by Thomas McStay, who was the Council Leader before Sharkey came to the job. Compared to most other parties described as "liberal", it is far more left-wing, but it does believe in a return to the limited capitalism, regulated by government bodies, that was completely removed by the party in power earlier this year. It also believes that there should be a sharp cut in the income taxes and a lessening of the Social Welfare "safety net". They currently hold 35 seats.
The Marxist-Leninist Proletariat Party, led by Harry Swinburne, is the most authoritarian-left party in the parliament. It believes that the Govenment owned industry should be more collectivised for better efficiency, wish to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat, and wishes a larger military to "deter the capitalist scum who would wish to destroy Communism". It continually denounces the current Government as being much to "lassez-faire" in its brand of Socialism. The MLPP hold 13 seats.
The Environmental Socialist Party, led by Mary Burns, is a breakaway party from the ruling Democratic Socialist Party, with the main difference being that they thought the DSP was being much too relaxed in its environmentalism. They felt that they needed to highlight these concerns politically, and so broke away before the last elections to form the ESP, which believes that much more funding should go to the environment, and no concessions against the environment, however small, should be made in lawmaking. A vocal, successful campaign meant that Mary Burns, formerly just an activist for the DSP, and 10 of her comrades took their 11 seats in the parliament, making them possibly a force to be reckoned with in times to come.
Taking the final two seats were the Conservative Capitalist Reform Party, led by June Harper. This, the oldest party formed after Weegie independance was established in the 60's, wants a return to the days before private enterprise was abolished, where a capitalist system like that of the Weegies in the 70's would exist, with much reduced business and income tax rates. Also taking place would be a total slashing of the social welfare system of the DSP, which they say takes up far too much of the taxpayer's money when it could be better invested in financial incentives fo companies. They argue for a far stronger military, tougher justice, more stringent immigration laws, and a relaxing of trade union laws.
Mackintosh, Weegia - In the capital city, Deputy Council Leader Kerrie McCann called the official dissolution of the Weegie Parliament, due to the Council Leader being indisposed in the Free Mulrooneys situation. The Council Leader had given instructions that if the delegation to the Mulrooneys had not returned by the date specified for the beginning of elections, they were to go ahead anyway.
The reason for the rigidity in the timing of the elections is thought to be political. The elections were supposed to have been called months ago, due to new legislation lowering the term rates of governments, but the situation in Skargarten and the shock revelations concerning SATO plans for invasion led the government to declare a state of emergency, saying the international situation meant it was not stable to hold elections at this time. Criticism from the Social Liberals and the Conservatives led to a definite declaration from the Council Leader that the elections would be held on this date "even if we had been blasted apart by then".
Parties represented in the Weegies Parliament.
The current ruling party in The Weegies is the Democratic Socialist Party, led by Alan Sharkey. The party is Marxist in its philosophies and ideaologies, and so under world classifications would probably be described as quite far-left in its political ideaologies. It also believes that the dismantling of the "colonialist" systems of the past is the most important part of the Government's work, to replace the "bourgoisie" institutions with more "egalitarian" ones. Education is also considered an important issue. They currently hold 67 of the 128 seats in the Weegies Parliament.
The main opposition party is the Social Liberal Party, led by Thomas McStay, who was the Council Leader before Sharkey came to the job. Compared to most other parties described as "liberal", it is far more left-wing, but it does believe in a return to the limited capitalism, regulated by government bodies, that was completely removed by the party in power earlier this year. It also believes that there should be a sharp cut in the income taxes and a lessening of the Social Welfare "safety net". They currently hold 35 seats.
The Marxist-Leninist Proletariat Party, led by Harry Swinburne, is the most authoritarian-left party in the parliament. It believes that the Govenment owned industry should be more collectivised for better efficiency, wish to establish a dictatorship of the proletariat, and wishes a larger military to "deter the capitalist scum who would wish to destroy Communism". It continually denounces the current Government as being much to "lassez-faire" in its brand of Socialism. The MLPP hold 13 seats.
The Environmental Socialist Party, led by Mary Burns, is a breakaway party from the ruling Democratic Socialist Party, with the main difference being that they thought the DSP was being much too relaxed in its environmentalism. They felt that they needed to highlight these concerns politically, and so broke away before the last elections to form the ESP, which believes that much more funding should go to the environment, and no concessions against the environment, however small, should be made in lawmaking. A vocal, successful campaign meant that Mary Burns, formerly just an activist for the DSP, and 10 of her comrades took their 11 seats in the parliament, making them possibly a force to be reckoned with in times to come.
Taking the final two seats were the Conservative Capitalist Reform Party, led by June Harper. This, the oldest party formed after Weegie independance was established in the 60's, wants a return to the days before private enterprise was abolished, where a capitalist system like that of the Weegies in the 70's would exist, with much reduced business and income tax rates. Also taking place would be a total slashing of the social welfare system of the DSP, which they say takes up far too much of the taxpayer's money when it could be better invested in financial incentives fo companies. They argue for a far stronger military, tougher justice, more stringent immigration laws, and a relaxing of trade union laws.