Hippostanian Parliamentary Elections [CLOSED]

[Hippostania]

Results are in!





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Social conservatism, nationalism
NDP is often called a populist right-wing party. Its members are extremely nationalist anti anti-reformist. They oppose foreign influence on Hippostania and support a strong army and patriotism


Libertarianism
Bourgeois Party, as the name says, is the party of the rich. BP supports low tax rates and opposes state-run healthcare etc. On civil rights however, the party is quite liberal


Market liberalism, social liberalism
LDPP is a classical liberal party that supports civil and political rights. According to LDPP, the right to free trade is a human right. They're not as conservative as the BP


Social conservatism, social democracy
Often called ''Opposite-version of NDP'', HPDL is a populist left-wing party that supports social democracy and social conservatism


Liberal conservatism
In many aspects, HF is quite similar to LDPP. HF is however a bit more socially conservative and doesn't support regional integration as much as LDPP does.


Social liberalism, federalism
SFPH supports federalism and Sermoan (the region where Hippostania is located) integration


Green politics, green liberalism
Even though GA is officially a ''green'' party, enviromental protection doesn't play a strong role in the GA.


Centrism, conservatism, localism
CP is a fairly conservative agrarian party that doesn't have a clearly defined ideology, aside from ''COUNTRYSIDE > CITY''


Social liberalism, centrism
ULA is often called the most socially liberal party in Hippostania. Even though its members are divided in the economic policy, they are united by their strong social liberal ideologies. ULA the only party in Hippostania that supports the removal of prohibition on alcohol.


Social democracy
The name says it all. SDP is a classic social democratic party



Happy voting, choose wisely!

Also, I apologize that this post is riddled with grammatical errors, I'll try to fix most of them.

[21-06-11]

ULA o/

[Conscentia]

Why are all your parties right wing? Even the ones that claim to be left wing? Something is seriously wrong in Hippostania.

[Hippostania]

Why are all your parties right wing? Even the ones that claim to be left wing? Something is seriously wrong in Hippostania.

''Freer the market, freer the people'' is what most Hippostanians believe. Left-wing parties aren't very popular here, state intervention would be considered dictatorial.

[Conscentia]

Why are all your parties right wing? Even the ones that claim to be left wing? Something is seriously wrong in Hippostania.

''Freer the market, freer the people'' is what most Hippostanians believe. Left-wing parties aren't very popular here, state intervention would be considered dictatorial.

Ever heard of Ricardian socialism? Obviously not. Even your centrist party is right wing.

Don't your schools teach 'Politics & Business'?

[Koniggratzer]

My vote is for NDP.

[Hippostania]

''Freer the market, freer the people'' is what most Hippostanians believe. Left-wing parties aren't very popular here, state intervention would be considered dictatorial.

Ever heard of Ricardian socialism? Obviously not. Even your centrist party is right wing.

Don't your schools teach 'Politics & Business'?

''Ricardian socialism refers to a branch of socialist economic thought based upon the work of economist David Ricardo. The Ricardian socialists reasoned that the free-market was the route to socialism, and that rent, profit and interest were not natural outgrowths of the free-market. The central beliefs of Ricardian socialism are that all exchange value is created from labor, and that labor is entitled to all it produces.''
Sounds quite socialist. Hippostanians don't like that

And yes, our schools do teach ''Politics & Business''. That is why the right-wing parties are so popular, people know how the left-wing parties would just screw them and take their money and liberty.

[Conscentia]

Ever heard of Ricardian socialism? Obviously not. Even your centrist party is right wing.

Don't your schools teach 'Politics & Business'?

''Ricardian socialism refers to a branch of socialist economic thought based upon the work of economist David Ricardo. The Ricardian socialists reasoned that the free-market was the route to socialism, and that rent, profit and interest were not natural outgrowths of the free-market. The central beliefs of Ricardian socialism are that all exchange value is created from labor, and that labor is entitled to all it produces.''
Sounds quite socialist. Hippostanians don't like that

And yes, our schools do teach ''Politics & Business''. That is why the right-wing parties are so popular, people know how the left-wing parties would just screw them and take their money and liberty.

Of-coarse it sounds socialist, it's because it is socialist.
What's wrong with socialism? The point of telling you about Ricardian Socialism is to show you that the free market and socialism are compatible, so you argument is flawed.

Clearly your education system is flawed and bias. [OOC: Did you just make that up after you heard that Conscientia had PB lessons in it's schools?]

Also, I know the election isn't over yet but, your most leftist party is wining...clearly what you government thinks it's people think is wrong.

[Hippostania]

''Ricardian socialism refers to a branch of socialist economic thought based upon the work of economist David Ricardo. The Ricardian socialists reasoned that the free-market was the route to socialism, and that rent, profit and interest were not natural outgrowths of the free-market. The central beliefs of Ricardian socialism are that all exchange value is created from labor, and that labor is entitled to all it produces.''
Sounds quite socialist. Hippostanians don't like that

And yes, our schools do teach ''Politics & Business''. That is why the right-wing parties are so popular, people know how the left-wing parties would just screw them and take their money and liberty.

Of-coarse it sounds socialist - it is socialism.
What's wrong with socialism? The point of telling you about Ricardian Socialism is to show you that the free market and socialism are compatible, so you argument is flawed.

Clearly your education system is flawed. [OOC: Did you just make that up after you heard that my country have PB lessons in schools?]

As I told you, ''freer the market, freer the people'' describes the mindset of most Hippostanians. Socialism is of course against that, and that is why Hippostanians dislike socialism. And our education system is not flawed, it's one of the best in the region
OOC: No, I didn't. It's not called Politics and Business though, it's called ''Civic Studies''

[Fiddlegreen Farms]

Social Democratic Party!

[Urmanian]

The Center Party has the ponies' support. Because COUNTRYSIDE > CITY

[Conscentia]

Of-coarse it sounds socialist - it is socialism.
What's wrong with socialism? The point of telling you about Ricardian Socialism is to show you that the free market and socialism are compatible, so you argument is flawed.

Clearly your education system is flawed. [OOC: Did you just make that up after you heard that my country have PB lessons in schools?]

As I told you, ''freer the market, freer the people'' describes the mindset of most Hippostanians. Socialism is of course against that, and that is why Hippostanians dislike socialism. And our education system is not flawed, it's one of the best in the region
OOC: No, I didn't. It's not called Politics and Business though, it's called ''Civic Studies''

And why do you assume socialism is against the market when I just gave you a clear example of a form of socialism advocating a free market?

Well then your education system is bias.

OOC: Civic Studies? That means studies relating to cities and towns; esp. how they are administrated/governed. They name seems unrelated to the subject.

[Vecherd]

The Vecherdian government supports the Bourgeois Party to the fullest, as we find Freedom some of the most important aspects of life, we also hope that the election will run smooth and democratically.

[Hippostania]

As I told you, ''freer the market, freer the people'' describes the mindset of most Hippostanians. Socialism is of course against that, and that is why Hippostanians dislike socialism. And our education system is not flawed, it's one of the best in the region
OOC: No, I didn't. It's not called Politics and Business though, it's called ''Civic Studies''

And why do you assume socialism is against the market when I just gave you a clear example of a form of socialism advocating a free market?

Well then your education system is bias.

OOC: Civic Studies? That means studies relating to cities and towns; esp. how they are administrated/governed. They name seems unrelated to the subject.

Socialism in its all forms is about restricting the market, and that is why Hippostanians don't like socialism. If some form of socialism supports free markets, why call it socialism?

OOC: Ignore the meaning. In Finland, there is a similar subject at schools called ''yhteiskuntaoppi'', and civic studies is a direct translation of that. A shitty translation, I admit, but oh well

[Conscentia]

And why do you assume socialism is against the market when I just gave you a clear example of a form of socialism advocating a free market?

Well then your education system is bias.

OOC: Civic Studies? That means studies relating to cities and towns; esp. how they are administrated/governed. They name seems unrelated to the subject.

Socialism in its all forms is about restricting the market, and that is why Hippostanians don't like socialism. If some form of socialism supports free markets, why call it socialism?

...Because it is socialism. Socialism is not about restricting the market.

[Fonteveille]

The Kingdom of Fonteveille supports the Hipponian People's Democratic League. However, we must express our dismay at the lack of leftist parties, even the most liberal of your parties only falls on the center of the left/right divide. We realize that leftist policies may be unpopular in your nation, however we find it very hard to believe not so much as one liberal party is able to form out of the people of Hippostania.

[Hippostania]

The Kingdom of Fonteveille supports the Hipponian People's Democratic League. However, we must express our dismay at the lack of leftist parties, even the most liberal of your parties only falls on the center of the left/right divide. We realize that leftist policies may be unpopular in your nation, however we find it very hard to believe not so much as one liberal party is able to form out of the people of Hippostania.

There are plenty of liberal parties, but not many leftist parties. There are leftists organizations that call themselves parties such as ''Hippostanian Left Alliance'' and ''Communist Party of Hippostania''. However, they never get enough supporters to be classified as a party, so they can't participate in the elections.

[Oiseaui]

Ballot cast for the Liberal Democratic Progressive Party.

[Zannania]

Zannania's people were polled recently to see which Hippostanian political party they identify with/like the most, and there is a tie between the BP and the LDPP. The monarchy, however, has thrown their support behind the BP, and with the monarchy's popularity being at an all-time high, Zannania has decided to publicly support the Bourgeois Party.

[Fjeld]

The government of the CUF supports the SDP because there are no better alternatives available.

[Conscentia]

We hope that if your only centrist party, the social democratic party, is elected, it shall open the door to leftist parties.

[Hippostania]

We hope that if your only centrist party, the social democratic party, is elected, it shall open the door to leftist parties.

We don't need another party ''to open doors'' to other parties. I think you're underestimating Hippostanians. What if they do not want a socialist goverment? To participate in elections in Hippostania, an organization has to get 50 000 supporter cards so it can be classified as a political party and participate in elections. Socialist parties have never gained more than 10 000.

[Fonteveille]

We hope that if your only centrist party, the social democratic party, is elected, it shall open the door to leftist parties.

We don't need another party ''to open doors'' to other parties. I think you're underestimating Hippostanians. What if they do not want a socialist goverment? To participate in elections in Hippostania, an organization has to get 50 000 supporter cards so it can be classified as a political party and participate in elections. Socialist parties have never gained more than 10 000.

If you had nationwide party-proportional representation like us, those 10,000 people would at least be represented in your legislature by a few seats.

[Hippostania]

We don't need another party ''to open doors'' to other parties. I think you're underestimating Hippostanians. What if they do not want a socialist goverment? To participate in elections in Hippostania, an organization has to get 50 000 supporter cards so it can be classified as a political party and participate in elections. Socialist parties have never gained more than 10 000.

If you had nationwide party-proportional representation like us, those 10,000 people would at least be represented in your legislature by a few seats.

Hippostania has a population of 2,16 billion people and there are only 200 seats in the parliament. To get one seat, your party has to get around ~15 million votes, since about 75% of the population votes in the elections

[Conscentia]

If you had nationwide party-proportional representation like us, those 10,000 people would at least be represented in your legislature by a few seats.

Hippostania has a population of 2,16 billion people and there are only 200 seats in the parliament. To get one seat, your party has to get around ~15 million votes, since about 75% of the population votes in the elections

Well that's just stupid!