Ariddia
02-05-2007, 15:17
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Newsflash!
The results of the latest elections in West Ariddia (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/West_Ariddia) have now been announced and confirmed ; PINA (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/PINA) reproduces them below in full.
The Free Democratic Party (capitalist) is back in power, after ten years of Communist government. But President Paon does not possess a complete majority in Parliament, and will have to contend with at least some of the “small” parties in order to govern. The rise of these minor parties may well be one of the major changes in West Ariddian politics.
Whether or not the change in government will affect relations between West Ariddia and the PDSRA ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ariddia) is not yet certain, but in all probability relations are unlikely to deteriorate.
Result of the 2132 Presidential and Legislative elections of the Sovereign State of West Ariddia
Presidential elections
Candidates in alphabetical order
Mrs. Siobhan DONOVAN ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Rainbow_Party ) (Rainbow Party)
Mr. Sölvi EIRIKSSON (Political Party)
Mrs. Ea L’LEW ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ea_L%27lew) (Democratic Communist Party)
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON (Free Democratic Party)
Mr. Bruno HOWLER (National Fascist Party)
Mr. Julien SCHEMBRI (Blank Party)
Mr. Cassandra JAYSTON (Morality Party)
Mr. Serge TERRASSIER (Socialist Party)
Results
Reminder of the results of the first round
Mrs. Ea L’LEW: 44.47%
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON: 43.80%
Mr. Serge TERRASSIER: 6.04%
Mrs. Siobhan DONOVAN: 2.11%
Mr. Julien SCHEMBRI: 1.91%
Mrs. Cassandra JAYSTON: 0.85%
Mr. Bruno HOWLER: 0.58%
Mr. Sölvi EIRIKSSON: 0.24%
Results of the second round
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON is ELECTED with 51.92%
Mrs. Ea L’LEW obtains 48.08%
Parliamentary elections
The FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, with 45.39% of the vote, obtains 45 seats.
The DEMOCRATIC COMMUNIST PARTY, with 41.97%, obtains 42 seats.
The SOCIALIST PARTY, with 5.87% obtains 6 seats.
The BLANK PARTY, with 4.90%, obtains 5 seats.
The RAINBOW PARTY, with 1.35%, obtains 1 seat.
The MORALITY PARTY, with 0.20%, obtains no seat.
The NATIONAL FASCIST PARTY, with 0.18%, obtains no seat.
The POLITICAL PARTY, with 0.14%, obtains no seat.
The new Parliament, therefore, looks like this ( http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1662/parl2132je8.png).
It is exceedingly rare for the party that has won the Presidential election not to obtain an absolute majority of seats in Parliament. The outgoing (and now defeated) President L’lew had 50 of the 99 seats in Parliament – the slimmest majority possible, but a majority nonetheless. President Paon, by contrast, will have to govern despite his party having only 45 seats out of 99 – five short of a majority.
This appears to be due in great part to the increasing popularity of the “minor parties” (notably the Socialists and the Blank Party), who have now upset the country’s long-standing two-party system.
The Socialists, who describe themselves as centrists or centre-left, have been a voice for moderation and reason, a “middle way”, portraying themselves in sharp contrast with the “extremist” FDP and DCP. Never before had the Socialist Party obtained six seats.
Nor had the Blank Party, who stands for no policy at all except as representative of disenchanted voters who do not want to choose any other candidate, ever obtained five seats.
What does this mean, then? Mr. Paon – who has set out to dismantle his predecessor’s social legislation and return West Ariddia to the “free market” – will need the support of fifty MPs for any piece of legislation. The five MPs of the Blank Party will abstain on every issue, so Mr. Paon will need the support of at least five Socialists, or four Socialists and the Rainbow Party MP. The FDP is not in the habit of compromising with centrists, but President Paon’s only other alternative would be to declare that he cannot govern with the current Parliament’s composition, and call for fresh legislative elections.
PINA will bring you more, including reactions from the various candidates and parties, as the aftermath of this election unfolds.
Newsflash!
The results of the latest elections in West Ariddia (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/West_Ariddia) have now been announced and confirmed ; PINA (http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/PINA) reproduces them below in full.
The Free Democratic Party (capitalist) is back in power, after ten years of Communist government. But President Paon does not possess a complete majority in Parliament, and will have to contend with at least some of the “small” parties in order to govern. The rise of these minor parties may well be one of the major changes in West Ariddian politics.
Whether or not the change in government will affect relations between West Ariddia and the PDSRA ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ariddia) is not yet certain, but in all probability relations are unlikely to deteriorate.
Result of the 2132 Presidential and Legislative elections of the Sovereign State of West Ariddia
Presidential elections
Candidates in alphabetical order
Mrs. Siobhan DONOVAN ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Rainbow_Party ) (Rainbow Party)
Mr. Sölvi EIRIKSSON (Political Party)
Mrs. Ea L’LEW ( http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Ea_L%27lew) (Democratic Communist Party)
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON (Free Democratic Party)
Mr. Bruno HOWLER (National Fascist Party)
Mr. Julien SCHEMBRI (Blank Party)
Mr. Cassandra JAYSTON (Morality Party)
Mr. Serge TERRASSIER (Socialist Party)
Results
Reminder of the results of the first round
Mrs. Ea L’LEW: 44.47%
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON: 43.80%
Mr. Serge TERRASSIER: 6.04%
Mrs. Siobhan DONOVAN: 2.11%
Mr. Julien SCHEMBRI: 1.91%
Mrs. Cassandra JAYSTON: 0.85%
Mr. Bruno HOWLER: 0.58%
Mr. Sölvi EIRIKSSON: 0.24%
Results of the second round
Mr. Jean-Charles PAON is ELECTED with 51.92%
Mrs. Ea L’LEW obtains 48.08%
Parliamentary elections
The FREE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, with 45.39% of the vote, obtains 45 seats.
The DEMOCRATIC COMMUNIST PARTY, with 41.97%, obtains 42 seats.
The SOCIALIST PARTY, with 5.87% obtains 6 seats.
The BLANK PARTY, with 4.90%, obtains 5 seats.
The RAINBOW PARTY, with 1.35%, obtains 1 seat.
The MORALITY PARTY, with 0.20%, obtains no seat.
The NATIONAL FASCIST PARTY, with 0.18%, obtains no seat.
The POLITICAL PARTY, with 0.14%, obtains no seat.
The new Parliament, therefore, looks like this ( http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/1662/parl2132je8.png).
It is exceedingly rare for the party that has won the Presidential election not to obtain an absolute majority of seats in Parliament. The outgoing (and now defeated) President L’lew had 50 of the 99 seats in Parliament – the slimmest majority possible, but a majority nonetheless. President Paon, by contrast, will have to govern despite his party having only 45 seats out of 99 – five short of a majority.
This appears to be due in great part to the increasing popularity of the “minor parties” (notably the Socialists and the Blank Party), who have now upset the country’s long-standing two-party system.
The Socialists, who describe themselves as centrists or centre-left, have been a voice for moderation and reason, a “middle way”, portraying themselves in sharp contrast with the “extremist” FDP and DCP. Never before had the Socialist Party obtained six seats.
Nor had the Blank Party, who stands for no policy at all except as representative of disenchanted voters who do not want to choose any other candidate, ever obtained five seats.
What does this mean, then? Mr. Paon – who has set out to dismantle his predecessor’s social legislation and return West Ariddia to the “free market” – will need the support of fifty MPs for any piece of legislation. The five MPs of the Blank Party will abstain on every issue, so Mr. Paon will need the support of at least five Socialists, or four Socialists and the Rainbow Party MP. The FDP is not in the habit of compromising with centrists, but President Paon’s only other alternative would be to declare that he cannot govern with the current Parliament’s composition, and call for fresh legislative elections.
PINA will bring you more, including reactions from the various candidates and parties, as the aftermath of this election unfolds.