West Corinthia
06-04-2008, 23:06
West Corinthia once experimented with democracy in its republic. The result was corruption due more to the lacking of a strong constitution than to the nature of democracy itself. Distrust of pure democracy paved the way for the rise to power of the country's first Czar in a line of Czars that now reaches to Czar Ptolemy I.
This thought was the primary obstacle to Czar Ptolemy's plan to bring a shed of democracy back to West Corinthia. His predecessor had created the Corinthian senate to give the illusion of a republic rather than a monarchy. However, the senate had never had any real power and it was comprised of social elites hand-picked by the Czar. Now Czar Ptolemy had amended the Corinthian constitution to empower the senate with minor responsibilities, open free elections to senate positions, and expand voting rights.
The week of the first election of the new Corinthian senate was approaching. 400 seats were open for the taking. Whoever captured the senate could alter the course of Corinthian policy, though not significantly since the senate was still very limited in power.
The parties vying for seats were the following:
Corinthian Imperialist Party: Heavily favored to capture the majority of seats in the senate, this is the party to which the Czar himself is a member. It supports military and healthcare funding, as well as environmental protection and colonial expansion.
Corinthian Progressive Party: The party of social progress advocates universal healthcare, environmental protection, government subsidies for big business, and privatization of the arms manufacturing industry. They are expected to pick up a respectable number of seats in the senate.
Democracy Now Party: This party believes that Czar Ptolemy has not given the senate enough power. They propose a complete democratization of the Corinthian government and voting rights for all citizens over 18. They want to end compulsory military service and release the Corinthian colonies to self-determination. The party is expected to pick up several seats, but is considered overly radical by many Corinthians.
Corinthian Socialist Party: West Corinthia has loosened up somewhat from the hard-line right-wing nation it once was. This has sparked interest in some Corinthians in the ideas of socialism and Marxism. A few Corinthians in this party even support more radical communism. This party may pick up a seat or two in the senate, if they are fortunate.
Corinthian Theocratic Party: West Corinthia was a theocracy for a short period after the assassination of Czar Aleksei Kotov. The theocratic government remained in power until it was overthrown by Czar Ptolemy. Though extremely unpopular, a number of Corinthians remain loyal to this religious sect. Any votes for this party are expected to be thrown out, rumor has it.
West Corinthia extends welcome to foreign election observers to watch the election and judge the fairness of results.
This thought was the primary obstacle to Czar Ptolemy's plan to bring a shed of democracy back to West Corinthia. His predecessor had created the Corinthian senate to give the illusion of a republic rather than a monarchy. However, the senate had never had any real power and it was comprised of social elites hand-picked by the Czar. Now Czar Ptolemy had amended the Corinthian constitution to empower the senate with minor responsibilities, open free elections to senate positions, and expand voting rights.
The week of the first election of the new Corinthian senate was approaching. 400 seats were open for the taking. Whoever captured the senate could alter the course of Corinthian policy, though not significantly since the senate was still very limited in power.
The parties vying for seats were the following:
Corinthian Imperialist Party: Heavily favored to capture the majority of seats in the senate, this is the party to which the Czar himself is a member. It supports military and healthcare funding, as well as environmental protection and colonial expansion.
Corinthian Progressive Party: The party of social progress advocates universal healthcare, environmental protection, government subsidies for big business, and privatization of the arms manufacturing industry. They are expected to pick up a respectable number of seats in the senate.
Democracy Now Party: This party believes that Czar Ptolemy has not given the senate enough power. They propose a complete democratization of the Corinthian government and voting rights for all citizens over 18. They want to end compulsory military service and release the Corinthian colonies to self-determination. The party is expected to pick up several seats, but is considered overly radical by many Corinthians.
Corinthian Socialist Party: West Corinthia has loosened up somewhat from the hard-line right-wing nation it once was. This has sparked interest in some Corinthians in the ideas of socialism and Marxism. A few Corinthians in this party even support more radical communism. This party may pick up a seat or two in the senate, if they are fortunate.
Corinthian Theocratic Party: West Corinthia was a theocracy for a short period after the assassination of Czar Aleksei Kotov. The theocratic government remained in power until it was overthrown by Czar Ptolemy. Though extremely unpopular, a number of Corinthians remain loyal to this religious sect. Any votes for this party are expected to be thrown out, rumor has it.
West Corinthia extends welcome to foreign election observers to watch the election and judge the fairness of results.