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For the newly independant Constitutional Monarchy of Calaisia, today's New Year's Eve elections will show the international community weather or not the tiny nation is ready to accept nationhood.

From his palace in the capital of Mondeuse, King Roche II declared the polls open at 12:00 A.M. this morning. They will close at midnight tonight, just as the nation steps into the new year.

Currently, there are four main political parties running in the election for the 17 seats in the Calaisian Parliament. They are:

The Calaisian Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique de Calaisian)
Party Leader: Jacques Lefont

The PDC's platform is one of economic reform. Jacques Lefont has promised to open up Calaisia to the international market, and encourage trade with it's nearby European neighbours, without becoming excessively reliant on one single nation for economic survival. Lefont's background as a professor of economics at the Royal Mondeuse University has led many to believe that he would be able to lead the nation well economically, and many see him as a staunch Roman Catholic will uphold the nation's strong moral values.

The Calaisian Socialist Party (Partie de Socialiste de Calaisian)
Party Leader: Francis Lafluer

Francis Lafleur, sporting the party's symbol of a white rose on his lapel, attended a meeting today with the king. He left the meeting shaking hands, saying 'King Roche and I have come to an agreement that will suit the people of Calaisia well'.
What was their agreement? The Socialist Party would withdraw it's plan to dissolve the monarchy if elected to power if the King agreed to not officially support any political party.
Lafleur has support mostly with working-class people in the cities of Mondeuse and Confeur, but this is not likely enough to give his party enough support to change the nation's economic system, or institute sociali reform.

National Unity Party (Partie Nationale D'Unité)
Party Leader: Rafael Fevela

A Spaniard by birth, it seems odd that Favela would lead a political party that advocates stopping all immigration practises, and discouraging Calaisians from participating in 'mixed procreation'. Favela is unpopular across nearly all of Calaisia, and most are happy that Favela, 78, is in failing health. The PND is expected to claim at most one seat, in rural northern Calaisia, where Favela is running. But even there, opposition to this unltra-conservative party is strong.

The Freedom Party (La Partie de Liberté)
Party Leader: ???

Popular all across the nation, the Freedom Party may well become the new government for Calaisia. They have yet to nominate a party leader, and if elected, it is uncertain who would become the new Prime Minister.
The Freedom Party believes that maintaining the status quo will lead Calais to a good future; under the Freedom Party, no new laws would be enacted, because, as one of their candidates said 'Everything is fine now, why should we change it?'

OOC: BTW, the elections are taking place on New Year's Day, not Christmas Day.

IC: Currently, six seats have been declared, one going to the Freedom Party, two to the Socialists, and three to the PDC.

Francis Lafleur won his seat with 86.6% of the vote in his riding, with neighbouring Socialist candidate Tomas Al-Jaziz winning with 56% in a close race with the PDC candidate in the area.

The PDC's leader, Jacques Lefont, has not yet secured victory in his riding in Confeur, but he is confident that he will acheive a seat in parliament. The three PDC victories so far have also come in Mondeuse, as has the Freedom Party victory.

So far, here are the results of the election:

Of Seventeen Seats in Parliament:

Calaisian Socialist Party: 2 Seats
Calaisian Democratic Party: 3 Seats\
Freedom Party: 1 Seat
National Unity Party: 0 Seats
Undecided: 11 Seats

King Roche would like to know what other nations believe will be the result of the elections, and which party they support.

Here are the election results so far:

Calaisian Socialist Party:7 Seats
Calaisian Democratic Party: 5 Seats
Freedom Party: 1 Seats
National Unity Party: 1 Seat
Undecided: 3 Seats

As you can see, with only three seats left to be decided, two of which the Socialist Party is leading in, it looks as though the PSC will form the next government, though by only a very slim margin. They will likely face strong opposition from the PDC, and will probably be voted against on nearly every issue by Rafael Favela, who has just won his seat with 46% of the vote.

Francois Lafleur is preparing to give his victory speech within the next few hours, as the three outstanding seats are decided.

The Freedom Party has nominated the only person to win a seat for their party so far in these elections, Marie Brizzard, as their party's leader. She says that she is saddened that none of her party will join her in parliament, as there is no possibility of any FP candidates getting a seat at this time. Brizzard says that she will pursue a centrist position, and protect the freedom of all of Calaisia's citizens.

Prediction for the election: Socialist Party Victory

In an unexpected turn of events, the Calaisian Democratic Party has edged ahead of the PSC, and won the election with eight of the seventeen parliamentary seats.

So, the elction ends with Jacques Lefont as the new Prime Minister of Calasia.

Forming a coalition government with the National Unity Party, they will have nine seats, versus the Socialists seven. Therefore, even if the Freedom Party were to ever vote with the Socialists, they would not have enough votes in parliament to oppose the government. Therefore, the new Democratic government will likely be able to past most any bill they wish. However, they will stil need a two thirds majority in a parliamentary vote to declare war, or deploy the nation's small military abroad.

As promised in the election, the PDC is now opening Calasia up to international economic development. Any nations that wish to invest in Calaisian industries may now do so without the past government intervention and regulations. Healthcare, education, food and water, electricity, and other utilities previously considered 'essential services' wil no longer be controlled by the government. Public hospitals will now be sold to any companies that wish to purchase them.

BUMP

Noone seems to care about this...the boards went downhill once I left.