NationStates Jolt Archive


NBC News: 2004 Elections Held in the Austar Union

Austar Union
23-01-2004, 07:24
Over the past month, 2004 Elections have been held in the Austar Union. Yesterday was election day. Some 600 Million voters turned out for the day. Here were the candidates:

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1) Richard Hoffman: The Republican Party (Current Governing Party)
Age: 32 yrs
Social Status: Married with two children
Policies:
-To continue support for business through subsardizations, tax benifits etc
-To improve education system and health system through privatization
-To strengthen ties with allies
-To use up portion of budget surplus to upgrade general defense systems
-To use up portion of budget surplus to beautify the nation
Votes Recieved: 336 000 000 of 600 000 000 (56%)

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2) Alfred Santago: Democrats
Age: 46 yrs
Social Status: Married, no children
Policies:
-To remove some tax benifits for business
-To spend that extra revenue on upgrading health system
-To spend portion of budget surplus to raise defense
-To spend portion of budget surplus to beautify the nation
Votes Recieved: 222 000 000 of 600 000 000 (37%)

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3) Laura Higgens: National Party
Age: 26 yrs
Social Status: Currently Engaged
Policies:
-To use budget surplus to her advantage and lower general taxes
-To become less 'internationally focused'
-To raise tariffs to protect local industry
-To sell of portion of military
-To use the revenue from military sale to beautify the nation
Votes Recieved: 30 000 000 of 600 000 000 (5%)

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4) Jackie Robertson: The Greens
Age: 21 yrs
Social Status: Single
Policies:
-Lower spending on Defense
-To destroy all nuclear weapons
-To strengthen ties will allies
-To declare all oldgrowth forests protected
-To declare 560 native species officially protected
-To lower taxes
-To use current cash reserves on environmentalist projects
Votes Recieved: 6 000 000 of 600 000 000 (1%)

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5) Yassa Ruldenhoft: National Socialist Party
Age: 52 yrs
Social Status: Married twelve children, twenty one grandchildren
Policies:
-To enforce Marxist System of Government
-To use cash reserves on community projects
Votes Recieved: 6 000 000 of 600 000 000 (1%)

The 2004 National Election Results are the following (Winner Highlighted)

1) Richard Hoffman: The Republican Party (Current Governing Party)
(56% of votes) - 168/300 Seats in Congress

2) Alfred Santago: Democrats
(37% of Votes) - 111/300 Seats in Congress

3) Laura Higgens: National Party
(5% of Votes) - 15/300 Seats in Congress

4) Jackie Robertson: The Greens
(1% of Votes) - 3/300 Seats in Congress

5) Yassa Ruldenhoft: National Socialist Party
(1% of Votes) - 3/300 Seats in Congress

President Richard Hoffman was sworn in today under oath, making him the third in Austar Union history. The second, President William Sherman remained in office for sixty years, being elected into office a total of 12 consecutive times. President Sherman did not stand for office this year, retiring at the age of 92.
Manarth News Network
23-01-2004, 07:31
OOC: Very well done.

IC: Manarth News Network includes this story as in the banner at the bottom of the screen, as the continuing coverage of Manarth's Prime Minister's assassination is blocking out every other major story.
Austar Union
23-01-2004, 07:35
OOC: Do you like my RP? Thankyou.