NationStates Jolt Archive

Good evening and welcome to SvenTV's news hour.

Our main story today is the promotion by Federal president Jan Ulfansen of fresh elections next week for the new Federal assembly. The president described the elections as a vital part of the unification process of our nations and urged every citizen to play their part in these historic elections. Every household in the Federation will receive a voting information slip, detailing their local polling station and the parties standing for election.

In other news today, it was announced that sustainable forestry production rose by seven percent over the past three months...


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Elections in Svenmark - the main parties and their manifestos in brief

Democratic party - Will reduce welfare spending by 5-10%
Maintain current level of military spending
Introduce supplementary grants for education
Will hold a referendum on immigration figures

Federal Liberal party - Maintain current welfare spending levels
Cut military spending by 15%
Introduce legislation curbing xenophobia
Higher tax foreign investment

Socialist party - Raise corporate tax by 15%
Reduce working week to 30 hours
Introduce race hate crime legislation
Free education for all


Greens - Raise corporate tax by 50%
Increase spending on renewable energy by 30%
Cut military spending by 50%
Outlaw ownership of all handguns
Hold a three-year moratorium on forestry

Federal Nationalists - Increase military spending by 25%
Drop neutrality clauses
Hold moratorium on immigration
Cut highest rate of tax by 10%
Introduce capital punishment
Reduce welfare bill by 50%


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People of Svenmark Voting Ends on June 12th!

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IC
What about the stance on religious freedom of the parties?

OOC
We'll vote the most Catholic and Jewish friendly.

Informal message from the office of the Minister of the Interior, Central Svenmark.

Given the almost secular nature of our countries, most political paties don't tend to hold religous views. That said, the Socialistts would tend to reduce subsidies to churches, while the Nationalists are noted for their anti-semitic elements.

Overall, the religous persuasion of the region is genereally Lutherian Christian.

I hope this is of use to you.

Good afternoon, here is the SvenRadio news at 4.

In early voting in the first Federal elections, the Federal Liberal party has pulled ahead in exit polls with a lead of twenty percent over the Democratic, Socialist and Federal Nationalist parties, all of which have polled 20 percent according to exit polls.

Political commentators have voiced concern over the large percentage of votes gained by the Federal Nationalists, though this is expected to be diluted when the majority of the electorate cast their votes later in the week.

Speaking at his local polling station, the head of the Liberal Party Dr Peter Holasson said that the figures showed the electorate was confident that his party would guide the nations through the unification process with little in the way of problems. He cited the party's majority in four of the six Federal parliaments as a sure sign of voter confidence in the party.

He urged voters to support the mainstream parties and deny the National Federalists any hint of respectability.

'We are a civilised land and this party is a stain on our character', he said.

The Federal Nationalist's leader, Sven Uhlasen, said that his parties gains in the polls reflected voter anger at the increased number of immigrants arriving in the region.

Voted.. looks like the greens finally got a vote!

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Svenmark news release:

Exit poll results so far - 10/6/04

Polling continues in the first Federal Parliament elections in the Federation of Svenmark.

The Liberal, Socialist parties and the Feneral Nationalists are all tied on 25 percent.

The Democratic party has 18 percent

The Green party has so far polled just 6%

Voting is set to continue over the next 10 days.

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Technocracia endorses the socialist party.

The People's Republic of Maransune does here by voice it's support of the Socialist Party

We support the Federal Liberal party.

The United Socialist States of Temme endorses the Socialist Party.

The Democratic States of Enripta would like to endorse the Federal Liberal Party. May this election be held fair and square.

The Socialist Party seems to be working for the welfare of the people of your state.

Therefore, we would be delighted if it comes to power.

We support the Socialist Party.

Just voted... thought'd move it back up!

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