NationStates

Ok, I think it would be best have a period of campaigning and whatnot for the next 72 hours, then a 48 hour vote. Does that sound good to you, Costa? Considering you're the only other candidate, we might as well figure out what works for both of us.

Starting now, we will have a 24 hour vote on New Werpland's party manifesto, reproduced below. You may vote Aye or Nay, or register an abstention.

An union is defined as the action of joining together, an alliance is defined as an association for mutual benefit, but a coalition is defined as an alliance for action. Therefore as a Coalition of Workers and Farmers our purpose is for action with our ideology firmly fixed on the principle of legitimacy. It is fundamental that political parties must be the legitimate representatives of the constituents that vote on its list. If democracy is supposed to be a system for people power, we cannot say it is democratic when senators stand by a foreign ideology rather than with their voters. Senators owe it to their constituents not the other way around.

As such we define our party ideology around how we help those we represent, namely workers and farmers. For this reason we endorse pragmatic centrist economic policies, because the interests of workers and farmers are not ideological like those on the left and right are. The main goal is the maximization of comfort and security for workers and farmers. This brings us to our second principle: communitarianism. Since workers and farmers are clearly a community, not a category for isolated individuals, we see communitarianism as the best way by which to represent them and identify their interests. For example, an individual farmer may not seem so different from anyone else, but the aspects of his/her lifestyle that define his community, those are the characteristics that stand out. By developing policy with community in mind, we treat the average worker or farmer as he truly is. This consideration affects much of our policy, but our emphasis on a welfare state that goes further than caring for individuals is key.

I vote Aye

The final tally on the vote:

Aye: 1
Nay: 0

The manifesto is ratified. I'll put it in the OP. Nice voter turnout!

Can the leader(s) TG me please

Ok, we need to get the candidate vote done in about 48 hour's time. I propose that we have 24 hours of question and answer/debate and then a 24 hour vote. Is this ok with everyone?

Question to candidates: Would you support or oppose the renationalization of Fernao's rail transport system?

Improved Werpland wrote:Question to candidates: Would you support or oppose the renationalization of Fernao's rail transport system?

I believe that a nationalized rail system would be more efficient and cost-friendly for consumers than a private system, particularly because we don't have a robust private sector that could generate the sort of competition needed to make a private rail system affordable.

The map has been updated, and everyone can now file to run for a geographical seat. Campaigns will be from May 10, 12am UTC to May 13, 12am UTC.

24 hours have elapsed. We will begin voting now, that will last for 24 hours. I might not be around to close it on time, fyi.

I vote for Maklohi Vai.

Voting has closed with the following results:

Goncalves: 1
Costa: 0

Beto Goncalves is elected as the party's presidential nominee.

Hurray.

Bump.

Go vote for the Krishnan/Goncalves ticket! viewtopic.php?f=25&t=411710

Please telegram all of your members asking them to reapply to the Senate on the new Applications thread. Doing so is still not mandatory, but it is highly recommended that everyone reapply, to avoid future confusion or controversy.

- Collatis

Go vote in the second round here: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=412186

We're in government! Hopefully we'll have a cabinet set up soon.

bump

MERIZoC wrote:bump

Obrigado

Bump.

Please go vote for the President's cabinet nominees in the chamber: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=402999

Three more cabinet nominees are up for a vote in the chamber, including our very own Beta Test! viewtopic.php?f=25&t=402999

Membership list updated.

Interesting that Isis no longer receives funding from this establishment.

i'm super scared what do i do