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Greal Presidential Elections

Greal
18-01-2008, 08:00
Greal will have new Presidential Elections next week (RL:tomorrow morning pacific time) for the first time after 28 years of no elections in Greal. People around Greal were shocked to hear this from President Sarah Watson herself. The elections will have 4 main Presidential candidates running for President of Greal. 1 billion Greal people are eligible for voting.

Sarah Watson (Hasley) - Became President of Greal last year after her father Mel Watson died, she is married to Ingram Hasley of Cazelia. Sarah Watson has improved the Greal economy and established more diplomatic ties then her father and Grandfather has combined. She supports the old Dictatorship government and it may be difficult for her to become president again after what she has done against her own people. Businesspeople and the Greal military fully back her in this election.

Frank Jackson - A former Greal General in the Greal military, he resigned in the 1980s when Bill Watson took over the country. he began protests on Greal streets calling for democracy, he was jailed for 10 years until 1999 when Bill Watson released Democratic protesters, but he was arrested again early last year during the Greal Rebel war. Frank stayed out of politics for the rest of the year until the Red Skull started another civil war, he recruited a small band of volunteers to fight the Red Skull. He saw action all over the country until he lost his command. He became one of the candidates for Greal president yesterday.

Joesph Dmitriev - A former GRANT Inc. CEO, he stayed away from politics until last year, he was chosen as Mayor of Sasha by president Sarah Watson. Some of the press say he is communist but no one really knows, he has denied that he was communist.

Will Riddle - The current Greal Minister of Foreign Affairs. Will Riddle's name is widely known throughout the world. Will served in the military in the 1990s, but he resigned shortly before the Greal Rebel war. he became Foreign Minister in early 2007. The media has said that Will is pro-democratic, he has no denied this claim nor confirmed it.


OOC: You may donate money to campaigns if you wish, or post official Communiqués.
Lord Sumguy
18-01-2008, 18:07
The Hegemon wishes to let it be known that he supports Will Riddle in his campaign to be elected as the next President of Greal, and is donating $30 million* of his personal funds to the campaign.

*OOC: LS(the characater) is a multi-billionaire, mostly as a result of wise investing after the revolution.
Cazelia
18-01-2008, 18:19
~Official Imperial Democracy Communique~

The Imperial Democracy fully supports President Watson's campaign for President. We would also like to donate 1.2 Billion NSDs to her campaign

Sincerely,
The Right, Honorable
James Hogart
~President of Cazelia~
Swaq
18-01-2008, 18:27
Message from The United Socialist States of Swaq


We support Joseph Dmitriev and donate 1 billion ruples

Yours,
Igor Vasilievsky
The Red Comissar of Swag
Northern Rangeria
18-01-2008, 18:31
Embassy of Northern Rangeria
4 Aust Embassy Drive



An open letter to the Government of the Imperial Dictatorship of Greal and the Presidential Candidates,

The Principality of Northern Rangeria will not voice its support for any of the candidates, as our foreign policy dictates that we are not to interfere with the domestic policies of others, unless said policies are direct violations of the UN treaties in regards of human rights.

His Highness Prince Mikhail IV does, however, wish that no matter what the outcome, the relationship between our two great nations will continue to grow in the spirit of friendship and mutual respect. For this reason, we also invite the next President to form mutual diplomatic ties with the Principality, and send a Grealian ambassador to Northern Rangeria. (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=546703)

If requested, the Principality is willing to send in election officials to monitor the elections and to guarantee their democratic spirit.



On behalf of His Highness the Prince and the Government of Northern Rangeria,

Lord Mathias Kasila,
ambassador of Northern Rangeria in Greal.
Buristan
18-01-2008, 18:48
The Buristani government donated 500,000 Khalids to the campaign funds of Mr. Riddle, as the Achmad had learned to know and favor democracy over autocracy. Also, due to Mr. Riddle's international experience, the Democratic Republic felt that his views would be quite beneficial to the Buristani interests in the Caucasus region.
Greal
18-01-2008, 23:46
Mr. Riddle, Mrs. Watson , and Mr. Dmitriev thanks everyone for the donation.

Voting results are currently pouring in from around Greal.
Karshkovia
18-01-2008, 23:58
Official Communique
Republic of Karshkovia
Office of the President

The People of Karshkovia have donated $20 Million in support of candidate Frank Jackson. Karshkovia's government will match that and add $10 Billion to his campaign.

Sincerely,
Vladimir Radchenko
President
Republic of Karshkovia.
Greal
20-01-2008, 00:10
Frank Jackson thanks the People of Karshkovia and the government of Karshkovia for its donations.


Voting results are still pouring in, 600,000 police officers are currently standing guard at all the poll stations, and a million poll workers are currently counting the ballots. Early results show that Sarah Watson has crushed all her opponents in Sasha city. Frank Jackson narrowly lost Womer city to Will Riddle. Frank Jackson did add Aust city after he beat Joesph Dmitriev by a wide margin. Joesph Dmitriev won the former Red Skull ocupied cities of Juster Port, and New Klim. Sarah won most of the east coast cities. Votin results will be shown soon.
Greal
21-01-2008, 08:03
The voting results are in.

Sarah Watson: 30.3% of the vote.

Will Riddle: 28.7% of the vote.

Frank Jackson: 25.4% of the vote

Joesph Dmitriev: 15.6% of the vote

852 million voters voted. Political analysts say that Sarah Watson used the other candidates as a advantage, she managed to split the vote and took advantage of it by winning. Sarah Watson celebrated her victory later that day, 3 million people celebrated the election in Sasha. Sarah Watson was president again. Will Riddle is still the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Frank Jackson has been offered the job of the vice president, which he turned down.
Stoklomolvi
21-01-2008, 08:13
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Open Diplomatic Communiqué

The Commissar sends his regards to President Sarah Watson, as well as $25,000,000,000 and a new laptop computer as tokens of good will.

Regards,
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Grigor Aleksandrovich Stuyonovich
Civilian Management
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Greal
21-01-2008, 08:27
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Open Diplomatic Communiqué

The Commissar sends his regards to President Sarah Watson, as well as $25,000,000,000 and a new laptop computer as tokens of good will.

Regards,
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Grigor Aleksandrovich Stuyonovich
Civilian Management
Minister of Foreign Affairs

Sarah Watson thanks the Commissar for his gift. She hopes that Stoklmomolivi-Greal relations will benefit from this election.