Fujisawan Territories
19-03-2008, 11:01
As a service for Fujisawans living abroad, and for interested international newsreaders, the political situation in the Fujisawan Territories will be closely monitored and reported here on a regular basis.
The people in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories will go to the polls tomorrow to decide two key national referendums, one involving immigration, which has become a hot topic as of late, and the other involving tax code.
More importantly, they will be deciding the fate of Prime Minister Sanami Ienari of the ruling establishment Socialist Party. In what is only the third election in which a Prime Minister is being directly elected by the general public at large, Prime Minister Ienari is ruuning unopposed as she seeks a second term. However, due to Fujisawan Territorial law, Prime Minister Ienari will have to receive at least 50% of the vote total and a simple majority of votes. A vote for “other” will be considered a vote of no-confidence, and should Prime Minister Ienari fail to receive the required amount of votes, a second election will be held, with candidates from both major parties participating, and excluding Prime Minister Ienari from running.
Hoji metro voters will be deciding wether to allow tax increases to fund expansion of the SkyTransit public monorail into Burberry Park and parts of Japantown, and will be choosing a new mayor after a child pornography scandal forced Hoji mayor Koet Andata to resign. Voters on the islands of Iwosaka, Narasaka, and Sapsaki will be voting for their respective Territorial Governors.
The favored Socialist Party who have been in power for decades are the favorites in two of the Territorial Governors races, and Prime Minister Ienari is expected to win re-election if only by a slim margin.
The most divisive issue has been immigration, with Prime Minister Ienari pushing hard for opening up the Territories to Immigration. The issue of immigration alone makes this one of the most important elections in the history of the Territories, as the opposition Conservative Party has stated that they will fight vehemently to overturn the results of the election should voters decide to legalize immigration.
The following is what is up for vote in tomorrow's election:
Territorial Ballot
Prime Minister
Sanami Ienari, Socialist Party
Other
National Referendum H
Shall immigration be legalized in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories?
Yes
No
Question H1. If immigration is legalized in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories, shall there be full and open immigration, or limited, case by case immigration with annual caps (limits) on the physical number of immigrants allowed?
Option 1 (Full Immigration)
Option 2 (Limited Immigration)
National Referendum I
In accordance with the Paper Waste Reduction Act of 2004, shall all taxes be required to be filed online, and as such, shall the tax code be modified to reflect this change? If passed, this referendum will apply only to federal taxes, and not taxes filed at the Territorial Island level.
Yes
No
Local Ballots
Iwosaka
Territorial Governor of Iwosaka
Kunitoki Matsuzawa, Socialist Party
Yoshikage Toshitala, Conservative Party
City and County of Metropolitan Hoji
Proposition 700
Shall the city and county sales tax be increased by 1% to fund expansion of the SkyTransit public monorail system in downtown Hoji?
Yes
No
Mayor of Hoji
Sani'iro Koda
Katayo Kakutama
Hokichi Karubu
Narasaka
Territorial Governor of Narasaka
Otondo Shimizudani, Socialist Party
Orinosuke O'oka, Conservative Party
Sapsaki
Territorial Governor of Sapsaki
Teiljo Matokai, Socialist Party
Denbe Okawa, Conservative Party
The people in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories will go to the polls tomorrow to decide two key national referendums, one involving immigration, which has become a hot topic as of late, and the other involving tax code.
More importantly, they will be deciding the fate of Prime Minister Sanami Ienari of the ruling establishment Socialist Party. In what is only the third election in which a Prime Minister is being directly elected by the general public at large, Prime Minister Ienari is ruuning unopposed as she seeks a second term. However, due to Fujisawan Territorial law, Prime Minister Ienari will have to receive at least 50% of the vote total and a simple majority of votes. A vote for “other” will be considered a vote of no-confidence, and should Prime Minister Ienari fail to receive the required amount of votes, a second election will be held, with candidates from both major parties participating, and excluding Prime Minister Ienari from running.
Hoji metro voters will be deciding wether to allow tax increases to fund expansion of the SkyTransit public monorail into Burberry Park and parts of Japantown, and will be choosing a new mayor after a child pornography scandal forced Hoji mayor Koet Andata to resign. Voters on the islands of Iwosaka, Narasaka, and Sapsaki will be voting for their respective Territorial Governors.
The favored Socialist Party who have been in power for decades are the favorites in two of the Territorial Governors races, and Prime Minister Ienari is expected to win re-election if only by a slim margin.
The most divisive issue has been immigration, with Prime Minister Ienari pushing hard for opening up the Territories to Immigration. The issue of immigration alone makes this one of the most important elections in the history of the Territories, as the opposition Conservative Party has stated that they will fight vehemently to overturn the results of the election should voters decide to legalize immigration.
The following is what is up for vote in tomorrow's election:
Territorial Ballot
Prime Minister
Sanami Ienari, Socialist Party
Other
National Referendum H
Shall immigration be legalized in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories?
Yes
No
Question H1. If immigration is legalized in the United Islands of the Fujisawan Territories, shall there be full and open immigration, or limited, case by case immigration with annual caps (limits) on the physical number of immigrants allowed?
Option 1 (Full Immigration)
Option 2 (Limited Immigration)
National Referendum I
In accordance with the Paper Waste Reduction Act of 2004, shall all taxes be required to be filed online, and as such, shall the tax code be modified to reflect this change? If passed, this referendum will apply only to federal taxes, and not taxes filed at the Territorial Island level.
Yes
No
Local Ballots
Iwosaka
Territorial Governor of Iwosaka
Kunitoki Matsuzawa, Socialist Party
Yoshikage Toshitala, Conservative Party
City and County of Metropolitan Hoji
Proposition 700
Shall the city and county sales tax be increased by 1% to fund expansion of the SkyTransit public monorail system in downtown Hoji?
Yes
No
Mayor of Hoji
Sani'iro Koda
Katayo Kakutama
Hokichi Karubu
Narasaka
Territorial Governor of Narasaka
Otondo Shimizudani, Socialist Party
Orinosuke O'oka, Conservative Party
Sapsaki
Territorial Governor of Sapsaki
Teiljo Matokai, Socialist Party
Denbe Okawa, Conservative Party