[NSG Senate] The Senate Yellow Pages

[Collatis]

Ludvik Amimev was born in 1955. His mother was a Dragmar hostess at the Imperial Dragmar Hotel. His father was the controversial Polish PiS MP Pyotr Aminev. As the story goes, the dashing Slav quickly wooed the 32 year-old Hostess, had sex, and skipped town. To this day, Pyotr denies the story, instead blaming the impregnation on, as he called it, a "Not So Dashing Slav". Pyotr has refused to take a DNA test, believing that DNA is a Bolshevik plot.

OOC: ah memories

IC: The tall Dutch reporter turns to Mr. Aminev, "Do you, by any chance, have an interest in the field of journalism?"

[Varjager]

Johanna Sigrid Björnsdottir - Viking Party

Account Name: Varjager (Zombie Fascists)
Occupation: Senator/TV and radio celebrity
Party Position(s):

Senator

Positions in Government:

N/A

Constituency: Nordmark
Political Ideology: "I don't lock myself to one ideology, but I view myself as a social liberal democratic patriot."
Family: Ulf, her boyfriend.
Background: Johanna grew up on a farm in rural Dagmar. When she was ten years old she participated in a nature show for kids, and it was perhaps already then that her interest for working in the media awoke. After her student exam, she hosted a few local radio shows, before she moved to Norway for higher studies.

In Norway and Denmark she worked with many TV productions, mostly entertainment and children's shows, but she also played a small role in the award winning Nordic co-produced crime drama "The Eagle" ("Ørnen").

Shortly afterwards she returned to her homeland for private reasons. She began once again to work with radio and TV in Dagmar. Her political interest awoke during the worldwide (in)famous Pirate Bay trial. She decided to quit her jobs and focus entirely on activism and politics, and eventually joined the Viking Party.
Faith: Asatru
Likes: Skiing and other outdoor activities, getting things done, women's rights.
Dislikes: Extremism in all forms, current copyright laws.
Any Questions from the Public to be answered?

• Do the Vikings consider coalition and at least mutual support with the SDP? - The Viking Party is ready to cooperate with all parties where we share stances on issues, and right now all proposals about coalitions are interesting.
• Do you support membership of NATO? - No. There isn't much our nation would gain from that, and NATO is doing fine without us. I believe we Dagmarians should decide over our military, not the Americans or the British. Instead I welcome a deepened defence cooperation with the other Nordic countries.
• Do you think we should accept refugees from Syria, Iraq and other nations? - Yes, not only for the sake of the refugees themselves, a reason that is already obvious, but also out of solidarity with other European nations that are very pressed by this crisis. However, we can't accept an unlimited amount, we're a small country and there is a limit on how many we can help. It may sound harsh, but it's the truth. I prefer quality in integration over quantity in ghettos.
• Do you think Dagmar should take steps to tackle climate change? - Of course! For example, I think we should refrain from opening new oil rigs, and as Dagmar is an island nation we have a great opportunity to research and develope electricity from wave power.
• As far as you know, is there any issue where you disagree with your party comrades? - I can't think of a certain issue where we disagree right now, but all of us of course have different opinions, anything else would be strange. But I dare to say that we agree with each other in most matters.
• Would you be willing to draft, sponsor, or support a bill which would grand American whistle blower Edward Snowden asylum in Dagmar? Would you be willing to go further in this case? - Yes, yes and yes. What exactly do you mean by going further? By that I am refering to the line of opinion supported by some which say he should be granted honorary citizenship and the like. - That is a posotion that I share completely.
• Why did you enter politics? - While the idea had been lying in the back of my mind for some time, what definetely made me decide it was the outcome of the Pirate Bay Trial. It was an unfair sentence, worse than what many murderers get. I had to do what I could to work against such injustice.
• Do you support same-sex marriage? - Yes I do. When two people love each other, there shouldn't be any hinder for them to get marrried.
• What is your favourite sport? - Skiing, in all its forms.
• How do you plan to deal with the ever-expanding Dagmarn financial sector? - We should obviously not go into the euro-zone. We've all seen what a disaster that has become, and that is nothing I wish for Dagmar.
• Who should deal with Syria? - The situation in Syria, and Iraq too for that matter, is very complex, it's much that has to be done, by everyone, in different fields. Russia, the United States, UNHCR, the Free Syrian Army, the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Turkey, and even Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian government forces, can all, and should all, do their best to bring stability to this wartorn country. The first priority should be to defeat and disarm ISIS, and then we, the whole world, can help to build up Syria from the ground again, preferably without Assad in power. Dagmar can help too, by sending humanitarian aid, and money to UNHCR, and even shelter the refugees that we have capacity to help. If Dagmarian officers of the armed forces volunteer to instruct and train the Kurdish resistance fighters, then I don't want to hinder them.
  
  Like I said, it's a complex problem, and many solutions are needed.
• What does religious freedom mean to you? - The freedom to believe in whatever god, gods, or spirits you want, without being discriminated against for it. That of course includes freedom to be atheist, or have doubts about the divine without being punished for it in any way. For me it also means that religious practices should be respected, unless they go against established laws. I mean, human sacrifices should of course not be legal, but it shouldn't be illegal to believe in a cruel god just for that... there are many ways to worship, and as long as they are peaceful, they should be respected.
• If you could stabilize one country in the world, which country would you stabilize? - Syria, as it's most urgent to solve right now, even though there are many other areas in the world that we shouldn't forget about, for instance Somalia as one example.
• Do you seek to lead Dagmar in executive or higher legislative office? Why or why not? - Yes. I believe I can make a difference, and see things from a different angle than many other politicians.
• How should our courts ensure that rape victims are treated appropriately, but also that the innocence of the accused is presumed? - If a racist beats up a black person, the assaulted isn't asked if he himself is partially to blame for provoking the perpetrator with his differing skin colour, as it's viewed as irrelevant. Just the same, a woman who's fallen victim for rape shouldn't be asked about what she was wearing before it happened, asit's just as irrelevant! As for the second part of your question, well, there are lawyers and routines for this very reason.

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[Varjager]

Johanna will gladly answer your questions.

[Finland SSR]

Adler Rue - National Revivalist Party

Open for questions!

[New Waterford]

Branche Steinbachmann - Anarchist Independent

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Account Name: LibLing
Occupation: Butler and Right Hand Hoe to Cahill Jack
Political Ideology: Radical Anarchoedgy
Family: His Right Hand

Background: Born straight outta Dixie, this guy eventually moved to Colorado. He worked as a line cook in some fake pub until he realized "ok, I need to try something else." Packing only shrooms, a criminal record, and his ego into his suitcase, he took the journey to Dagmar, where he worked hard to become a somebody. While holding a rally against the elite and Nickelback, Cahill Jack met him and offered Branche a job as a butler.

Faith: Absurdism/Camus worship
Likes: Bitches, Shrooms, Morphine, Colorado, That Rocky Mountain Hiiiigh, Bernie Sanders.
Dislikes: Cops, Felonies, Marijuana, Wannabe Alcoholics, Cahill Jack
Any Questions from the Public to be answered?
*ADD QUESTION* - Ask anything!
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Have you ever faced discrimination from your peers for your physical deformities which give you the appearance of a 'no direct linking' notice?

[Ainin]

Nicolaas "Nick" Haverkamp - Centre Bloc

Account Name: Ainin
Occupation: MP
Party Position(s):

God-Emperor of Persia and the Four Corners of the Earth (interim)

Positions in Government:

N/A

Constituency: A nouveau riche inner-city neighbourhood of the capital
Political Ideology: Radical centrism, ordoliberalism, progressivism
Family:
Spouse: Maria Haverkamp (b. 1971, m. 1988)
Children: Hialmar Haverkamp (b. 1990), Marta Haverkamp (b. 1997)
Background: Born in 1970 in a working-class neighbourhood of *capital*, Nick is a third-generation Dutch-Dagmari, whose ancestors arrived in the country in 1940 after the German invasion of their home country during the Second World War. Working part-time in a hostel across the street from the Old Train Station, he did not perform well in school, and only graduated high school after taking makeup courses the next semester. After marrying his high school sweetheart at age 18, he attended a vocational institute before dropping out. He served several years in the Dagmari Army as a mechanic before organisational reforms in the late 1990s made his job redundant and he returned home, buying the hostel he worked at in his childhood with his savings. During the opening decade of the 21st century, his inner-city neighbourhood was revitalized by gentrification programs and his business became very successful, located near a major transportation hub. In 2004, he was elected president of the local chamber of commerce and city councillor in 2007. He was elected mayor of Dagmar's capital in 2010 on a populist platform advocating gentrification and the eradication of urban blight, a plan that saw success but was divisive, drawing the ire of many poverty activists and labour unions. He resigned his office in 2015 after a narrow re-election in 2014 to found the Centre Bloc.
Faith: Evangelical Christian
Likes: Social liberalism, pragmatic politics, centrism, Third Way, neoliberalism, New Keynesianism, urban redevelopment, equality of opportunity, environmentalism, non-interventionism, economic liberalism, the Christian left, European integration
Dislikes: Authoritarianism, communism, fascism, paramilitaries, Russia, labour unions, dogmatic ideologues, libertarianism, the Chicago School, state economic planning, religious fundamentalism, Euroscepticism, urban blight
Any Questions from the Public to be answered?

• Ask away -

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[Nasmia]

Sage Albrektssen invites any to present their query.

[Hatay]

Johanna will gladly answer your questions.

Do the Vikings consider coalition and at least mutual support with the SDP?

[Varjager]

Johanna will gladly answer your questions.

Do the Vikings consider coalition and at least mutual support with the SDP?

The Viking Party is ready to cooperate with all parties where we share stances on issues, and right now all proposals about coalitions are interesting.

[The New Sea Territory]

Finnur Agnarsson will now answer questions.

[Unnamed island state]

Sage Albrektssen invites any to present their query.

Do you believe in the no state solution?

[Mollary]

Kenneth Clunt - Right Party

Account Name: Mollary
Occupation: Senator
Party Position(s):

None

Positions in Government:

None

Constituency: One full of rich, old white people who sit around whinging about how everyone expects something for nothing these days, whilst claiming a pension.
Political Ideology: Conservatism, Liberal Conservatism
Family: Some really bland spouse and 3 unexceptional children who will either inherit my constituency or work in some think tank I used to work at.
Background: Born on a train because he really likes those for some reason, Private Schooling, Top University, 2:1 degree, think tank, Special Adviser, Elected
Faith: Some dull strain of Protestantism
Likes: Trains, the Center, Businesses, People from the same background as myself
Dislikes: Socialism, Normal people clothes, Stephen Twigg.
Any Questions from the Public to be answered?

• *ADD QUESTION* - *ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS HERE - COME UP WITH THEM YOURSELF, OR ADD QUESTIONS YOU'VE ANSWERED FROM OTHER PEOPLE ON THE FORUMS*

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[Nasmia]

Do you believe in the no state solution?

Not really, no.

[Malgrave]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

[Hatay]

Finnur Agnarsson will now answer questions.

Do you plan to ally with the Revivalists?

[Hatay]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

Will you ally with the SDP?

[Malgrave]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

Will you ally with the SDP?

I'm sure that we will find common ground on multiple bills that are introduced over the common months. As for an official alliance that is in the hands of the membership of both parties.

[Prussia-Steinbach]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

Why are you so determined to confine your political career to superfluous irrelevance?

[Ravenflight]

Daniel Björn - Free Democracy Party

Account Name: Ravenflight
Occupation: Free Democracy Party Leader and Politician
Party Position(s): Interim Leader
Positions in Government:None, Parliament and Government are different
Constituency: We Need a map first
Political Ideology: Syndicalism, Direct Democracy, Socialism, Proportional Representation.
Family: Wife.
Background: Born 15th December 1988 in a poor suburban to a single mother, he grow up mostly independently but was very outspoken in school and enjoyed debating with his teachers which landed him in a lot of trouble. In 2006 he was invited to study in Britain and did a PPE at a major university (I'll let you google that). In 2010 he was married to his loving wife and they spent their honeymoon in Italy, a few months after Daniel visited Greece which was influential to him. Months later in 2012 he founded Free Democracy which was based around uniting the Left Wing to fight those who would wish to divide and destroy the poor and immigrants.
Faith: Atheist
Likes: Dagmar! New Socialism, Syriza, Old Labour, Foreign Nations
Dislikes: Imperialism, Nationalism, Xenophobia, Irrational Hate, Anti Paganism.
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Likely why is Daniel so awesome...well cause he is.
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[Unnamed island state]

Daniel Björn - Free Democracy Party

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Account Name: Ravenflight
Occupation: Free Democracy Party Leader and Politician
Party Position(s): Interim Leader
Positions in Government:None, Parliament and Government are different
Constituency: We Need a map first
Political Ideology: Syndicalism, Direct Democracy, Socialism, Proportional Representation.
Family: Wife.
Background: Born 15th December 1988 in a poor suburban to a single mother, he grow up mostly independently but was very outspoken in school and enjoyed debating with his teachers which landed him in a lot of trouble. In 2006 he was invited to study in Britain and did a PPE at a major university (I'll let you google that). In 2010 he was married to his loving wife and they spent their honeymoon in Italy, a few months after Daniel visited Greece which was influential to him. Months later in 2012 he founded Free Democracy which was based around uniting the Left Wing to fight those who would wish to divide and destroy the poor and immigrants.
Faith: Atheist
Likes: Dagmar! New Socialism, Syriza, Old Labour, Foreign Nations
Dislikes: Imperialism, Nationalism, Xenophobia, Irrational Hate, Anti Paganism.
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Likely why is Daniel so awesome...well cause he is.
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Smaller pictures of Manuel Valls exist. You can find them on google images.

[Ravenflight]

Daniel Björn - Free Democracy Party

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Account Name: Ravenflight
Occupation: Free Democracy Party Leader and Politician
Party Position(s): Interim Leader
Positions in Government:None, Parliament and Government are different
Constituency: We Need a map first
Political Ideology: Syndicalism, Direct Democracy, Socialism, Proportional Representation.
Family: Wife.
Background: Born 15th December 1988 in a poor suburban to a single mother, he grow up mostly independently but was very outspoken in school and enjoyed debating with his teachers which landed him in a lot of trouble. In 2006 he was invited to study in Britain and did a PPE at a major university (I'll let you google that). In 2010 he was married to his loving wife and they spent their honeymoon in Italy, a few months after Daniel visited Greece which was influential to him. Months later in 2012 he founded Free Democracy which was based around uniting the Left Wing to fight those who would wish to divide and destroy the poor and immigrants.
Faith: Atheist
Likes: Dagmar! New Socialism, Syriza, Old Labour, Foreign Nations
Dislikes: Imperialism, Nationalism, Xenophobia, Irrational Hate, Anti Paganism.
Any Questions from the Public to be answered? Likely why is Daniel so awesome...well cause he is.
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Smaller pictures of Manuel Valls exist. You can find them on google images.

Thanks *does so* wow...those ears

[Unnamed island state]

Smaller pictures of Manuel Valls exist. You can find them on google images.

Thanks *does so* wow...those ears

That may have come off as rude, I apologize if you interpreted it that way.

[Murkwood]

Ludvik Amimev was born in 1955. His mother was a Dragmar hostess at the Imperial Dragmar Hotel. His father was the controversial Polish PiS MP Pyotr Aminev. As the story goes, the dashing Slav quickly wooed the 32 year-old Hostess, had sex, and skipped town. To this day, Pyotr denies the story, instead blaming the impregnation on, as he called it, a "Not So Dashing Slav". Pyotr has refused to take a DNA test, believing that DNA is a Bolshevik plot.

OOC: ah memories

IC: The tall Dutch reporter turns to Mr. Aminev, "Do you, by any chance, have an interest in the field of journalism?"

IC: "Well, I've never thought about it before, but anything is possible, I guess."

OOC: Oh, you bet.

[Malgrave]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

Why are you so determined to confine your political career to superfluous irrelevance?

In the future I hope to earn the honour of representing our country on the broader stage. At the moment however I am concerned with representing my constituents and frankly I refuse to sign away my political integrity for a short-term grasp at power.

[The Sarian]

Emma Andersson, founder of the Socialist Workers Party is open to questions

What's your position, hypothetically, about Presidents having sex tapes?