Chitzeland
30-03-2006, 05:50
After many months of campaigning, election day in The People's Democratic Republic Chitzeland has come. Coverage of the event, which is the first election since the death of President Copeland four years ago, was placed by the government into the hands of the Chitzeland Broadcasting Network (CBN).
“Welcome to The Providence Report: Election Edition on CBN. I am Bethany Albott.”
“And I am Stephen Matthews. We have great coverage for you tonight as the people of Chitzeland make the important decision on who will lead our nation.”
Bethany and Stephen were in a brightly lit news studio in the CBN Headquarters, located in Chitzeland’s capital, Providence.
“In addition to congressional elections, the presidential election is also taking place today.”
“Yes, Bethany, it has been one of the most hotly contested Presidential elections in Chitzeland’s history. In fact, the only one comparable has been the election of 945, when President Copeland defeated incumbent Vermatoff by only 8%. We will provide full coverage tonight, and give you the numbers as they come in. But first, we will recap on each of the candidates and their platforms. Let us go to our correspondents, Leslie Armondo, who has been covering the CLP’s campaign, and Michael Smith, who has been covering the Labour Party’s campaign.”
A window appeared on the screen, showing a young woman with the name “Leslie Armondo” printed underneath it.
“Thank you, Stephen. The candidate of the Chitzeland Libertarian Party is incumbent President Leonard Copeland, who also happens to be the late President Copeland’s son. Copeland, who originally ran as his father’s vice president, has had a strong first term since he was sworn into office after his father unfortunately passed away. In this term, he has passed sweeping military, economic, immigration, and welfare reforms, as well as reducing the national debt to the lowest amount in the country’s history. He also campaigns on the fact that he halved the amount of illiterate Chitzis and guided the economy to where it has grown by 78% since he took office. Most polls put Copeland on top.”
“Thank you, Leslie,” said Bethany. “Now, let us go to Michael Smith, who has been following the Labour Party throughout this race.”
“Well, Bethany, the other candidate, Labour Party Candidate Frederick Nital, started out the campaign strong but has stumbled recently in his campaign. His poll numbers used to put him almost even with Copeland, but yesterday’s incident in which Nital was caught on video burning a Chitzeland flag seems to have devastated his poll numbers. Some critics of Nital say that he is not aggressive enough in his domestic policy platform. It is true, his platform seems humble when compared to that of Copeland.”
Stephen interrupted. “Speaking of the flag burning incident, let us show that footage again for those who missed it earlier.”
The screen switched to showing footage from a handheld camera. The camera was looking out of a window three stories above an alley below. Three people emerged, one of them was the short, bald headed Frederick Nital. One of the men took a Chitzeland flag out of a backpack, unfolded it, and held it up while Nital ignited it with some matches. The men burst into laughter as the man holding the flag dropped it on the ground.
The program cut back to the studio to show Stephen Matthews shaking his head in disapproval. There was a short pause and he said, “What a horrible incident. Now, Bethany, tell us about each of the candidates’ campaigning platforms.
“President Copeland has continued some of his father’s policies. His platform includes improving the economy, lowering taxes, creating massive welfare programs, ‘beafing up’ the military, cracking down on corruption, fighting terrorism, and generally improving quality of life. Frederick Nital, on the other hand, has some smaller campaigning promises, such as the much publicized ‘standardization of cheese production’. While this may at first sound like a ludicrous campaign promise, it has spoken powerfully to the nation’s cheese enthusiasts.”
“Let us look back on each candidates campaign strategies,” said Stephen. “President Copeland has relied on the success and legacy of his family. Both his father and grandfather are legendary war heroes, and as president both him and his father have industrialized Chitzeland and made it a reckoning force in international politics. Copeland often cites how, after his father’s first term, his father was reelected with 100% of the vote for his ten remaining terms.
“Meanwhile, one of Nital’s most frequently used campaign strategies is pointing out that Copeland just got the presidency because his father died and past elections may point to possible election fraud—”
“Excuse me, Bethany, but it must be noted that those who pose the ‘election fraud’ conspiracy theory have been proven by government investigations to be clinically insane. I just felt that that must be stated.”
“Yes, Stephen, thanks. Here is what President Copeland had to say earlier today about the election:”
The program cut to a man in a black military uniform covered in medals. The man was a tall, imposing figure with a thin face and a black military beret on his head. He was speaking to an audience of thousands through a microphone on a podium outside of some government building.
“I would like to say that no matter the results of the election tonight, I would like to congratulate Frederick Nital for being a worthy adversary during the last six months.”
The program cut back to the news studio and Stephen began speaking.
“Now, before we continue coverage and begin to receive election results from administrative districts, here is your local news.”
The screen faded into a giant scene of over a million Chitzeland soldiers engaged in a dramatic marching demonstration. The words “The Providence Report” hovered over the scene in bright gold letters. This screen then faded out and viewers in Chitzeland would now be introduced to their local news anchors.
“Welcome to The Providence Report: Election Edition on CBN. I am Bethany Albott.”
“And I am Stephen Matthews. We have great coverage for you tonight as the people of Chitzeland make the important decision on who will lead our nation.”
Bethany and Stephen were in a brightly lit news studio in the CBN Headquarters, located in Chitzeland’s capital, Providence.
“In addition to congressional elections, the presidential election is also taking place today.”
“Yes, Bethany, it has been one of the most hotly contested Presidential elections in Chitzeland’s history. In fact, the only one comparable has been the election of 945, when President Copeland defeated incumbent Vermatoff by only 8%. We will provide full coverage tonight, and give you the numbers as they come in. But first, we will recap on each of the candidates and their platforms. Let us go to our correspondents, Leslie Armondo, who has been covering the CLP’s campaign, and Michael Smith, who has been covering the Labour Party’s campaign.”
A window appeared on the screen, showing a young woman with the name “Leslie Armondo” printed underneath it.
“Thank you, Stephen. The candidate of the Chitzeland Libertarian Party is incumbent President Leonard Copeland, who also happens to be the late President Copeland’s son. Copeland, who originally ran as his father’s vice president, has had a strong first term since he was sworn into office after his father unfortunately passed away. In this term, he has passed sweeping military, economic, immigration, and welfare reforms, as well as reducing the national debt to the lowest amount in the country’s history. He also campaigns on the fact that he halved the amount of illiterate Chitzis and guided the economy to where it has grown by 78% since he took office. Most polls put Copeland on top.”
“Thank you, Leslie,” said Bethany. “Now, let us go to Michael Smith, who has been following the Labour Party throughout this race.”
“Well, Bethany, the other candidate, Labour Party Candidate Frederick Nital, started out the campaign strong but has stumbled recently in his campaign. His poll numbers used to put him almost even with Copeland, but yesterday’s incident in which Nital was caught on video burning a Chitzeland flag seems to have devastated his poll numbers. Some critics of Nital say that he is not aggressive enough in his domestic policy platform. It is true, his platform seems humble when compared to that of Copeland.”
Stephen interrupted. “Speaking of the flag burning incident, let us show that footage again for those who missed it earlier.”
The screen switched to showing footage from a handheld camera. The camera was looking out of a window three stories above an alley below. Three people emerged, one of them was the short, bald headed Frederick Nital. One of the men took a Chitzeland flag out of a backpack, unfolded it, and held it up while Nital ignited it with some matches. The men burst into laughter as the man holding the flag dropped it on the ground.
The program cut back to the studio to show Stephen Matthews shaking his head in disapproval. There was a short pause and he said, “What a horrible incident. Now, Bethany, tell us about each of the candidates’ campaigning platforms.
“President Copeland has continued some of his father’s policies. His platform includes improving the economy, lowering taxes, creating massive welfare programs, ‘beafing up’ the military, cracking down on corruption, fighting terrorism, and generally improving quality of life. Frederick Nital, on the other hand, has some smaller campaigning promises, such as the much publicized ‘standardization of cheese production’. While this may at first sound like a ludicrous campaign promise, it has spoken powerfully to the nation’s cheese enthusiasts.”
“Let us look back on each candidates campaign strategies,” said Stephen. “President Copeland has relied on the success and legacy of his family. Both his father and grandfather are legendary war heroes, and as president both him and his father have industrialized Chitzeland and made it a reckoning force in international politics. Copeland often cites how, after his father’s first term, his father was reelected with 100% of the vote for his ten remaining terms.
“Meanwhile, one of Nital’s most frequently used campaign strategies is pointing out that Copeland just got the presidency because his father died and past elections may point to possible election fraud—”
“Excuse me, Bethany, but it must be noted that those who pose the ‘election fraud’ conspiracy theory have been proven by government investigations to be clinically insane. I just felt that that must be stated.”
“Yes, Stephen, thanks. Here is what President Copeland had to say earlier today about the election:”
The program cut to a man in a black military uniform covered in medals. The man was a tall, imposing figure with a thin face and a black military beret on his head. He was speaking to an audience of thousands through a microphone on a podium outside of some government building.
“I would like to say that no matter the results of the election tonight, I would like to congratulate Frederick Nital for being a worthy adversary during the last six months.”
The program cut back to the news studio and Stephen began speaking.
“Now, before we continue coverage and begin to receive election results from administrative districts, here is your local news.”
The screen faded into a giant scene of over a million Chitzeland soldiers engaged in a dramatic marching demonstration. The words “The Providence Report” hovered over the scene in bright gold letters. This screen then faded out and viewers in Chitzeland would now be introduced to their local news anchors.