PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF THE DOLFIK KINGSRIKE
Welcome to the 2019 Dolfik Parliamentary elections, this election will determine the political makeup of the Dolfik parliament for the coming year, to vote please list up to 3 political parties in the order of most preferred to least preferred, an example is provided at the bottom of this post. You may also cast a vote for "independent", so as to assign a seat in Parliament to an independent MP who is not a member of one of the major parties. Upon the elections concluding the reigning monarch will then, as per tradition, select an MP, typically the leader of the party with the largest share of seats in Parliament, to act as Prime Minister, the monarch may select another MP, but this is quite rare.
This vote shall end at 12 PM EST January 26th, all votes after that date shall not be counted. Results shall be announced the following Monday, Jan 28th.
(Note: there are 538 seats in the House of Commons of the Dolphik Parliament overall, 21 of which belong to independent MPs who are not a member of any of the major parties.)
(Note: You cannot vote for 3 parties and independent, instead, independent is counted as a party for the purposes of voting.)
THE AVAILABLE POLITICAL PARTIES TO VOTE FOR ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Social Democratic-Centrist Coalition
Left-Wing Centrism
Formed by a coalition between the Social Democratic and Centrist parties in recent years, the coalition has ruled Dolfikland for the past 3 years, ever since the 2016 elections, and has long been the go-to vote for the average Dolfik. The party espouses traditional liberal social democratic ideals, believing social welfare, a free economy, and strong support for personal freedom is best for keeping society happy and prosperous. The coalition has dominated the Dolfik government in recent years, due to having a majority in Parliament, however dissatisfaction with it has grown in recent years, with many believing it's mismanagement of Suroig led to the Suroig revolution of 2018, whilst others believe the coalition has strayed from it's traditional ideals, with increasing militarism and conservatism, however the coalition remains dominant in Dolfik politics, with the Social Democrats and Centrists choosing to solidify their alliance by running as a single party in the 2019 elections, aiming to obtain the votes of the traditional voter bases of both parties.
Party Leader: Tim Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 312.
Dolfik National Party
Dolfik Nationalism
The DNP is the leading party on the far-right of Dolfik politics, claiming that it will return Dolfikland to it's imperial glory, and un-do whatever policies of the current government the populace is unhappy with. Although many have accused the DNP of xenophobia and extremism, the DNP has nonetheless gained support in the past few years from the nationalists in the Dolfik voter base, and has become the leading nationalist party, although described by many as "extreme right-wing" the party's economic policy is actually centrist, whilst it's social policy is quite conservative and traditionalist.
Party Leader: Afold Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 11.
United Worker's Coalition of Dolfikland
"Blorbik-style" Libertarian Communism
After the postwar turmoil in Dolfik politics during the 20s and 30s, which resulted in a crackdown on the left and the dissolution of many of the leading left-wing parties, the UWC was formed from the remnants of these parties, and quickly became the dominant left-wing party, a position which it has maintained since the 1940s, despite a large portion of the party leaving to form the Totalist Party after an internal schism during the 1950s. As a result of most of the authoritarian left-wingers joining the totalists the UWC has become extremely libertarian on the political compass, and, despite distrust from some due to it's far-left position and pacifist stance on Suroig, has in recent years gained an alarming number of votes from the working class, becoming one of the main competitors in Dofik politics, much to the alarm of traditional politicians. With growing dissatisfaction with the current government the UWC is set to continue growing and play a major role in future Dolfik politics.
Party Leader: Rosa Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 70.
Dolphik Totalist Party
Authoritarian Leftism
The Totalist party can trace it's roots back to the more authoritarian parties active during the 20s and 30s, which, after the crackdown on left-wing parties during which they were ordered to disband, joined with the other major left-wing parties to form the UWC, however many authoritarian left-wingers were dissatisfied with the UWC, and ended up leaving during an internal schism in the 1950s to form the Totalist Party, which has since maintained a fierce rivalry with the UWC. The totalists emphasize the role of the socialist state and it's guiding party, whilst devaluing the ideas of democracy which many socialist thinkers have supported, it often uses nationalist rhetoric and propaganda, and has been known to collaborate with various nationalist parties such as the DNP, and it's authoritarianism has at times been compared to that seen in Stanislav era Anderia, but nonetheless, it has acquired a large following amongst the more authoritarian left-wingers in Dolfikland.
Party Leader: Oswald Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 22.
Libertarian Democrats
Right-Wing Libertarianism
The Libetarian Democrats are the dominant Libertarian party in the U.K.D, taking heavy inspiration from the libertarian parties of Dolfikland's former colonies in Serthenia, the party is known for it's public support of Kerthenia and the CDN, and wishes for an entry of the Kingsrike into that organization, and has been known at times to be anti-monarchist, it also has strong support for personal freedoms and the free market as one of it's central values, and wishes for government influence in the economy and society to be limited as much as possible, whilst historically one of the smaller major parties, it has been slowly growing in recent years, most notably gaining an alarming number of votes in the 2018 election.
Party Leader: Andrew Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 48.
Conservative Party of Dolfikland
Liberal-Conservatism
The Conservative Party is the primary conservative party in Dolfikland, they uphold the values of conservative democracy, traditionalism, and support for the monarchy, they are both the oldest party in Dolfikland and one of the primary traditional parties, although they continue to attempt to play the role of the Social Democratic-Centrist party's main opposition, this party lost badly in the 2018 elections, losing a large number of seats to upstart minor parties which previously held few if any seats in parliament. Despite it's lack of seats in parliament, this party continues to hold a large portion of it's traditional influence over Dolfik politics, and aims to regain it's former glory in the 2019 elections.
Party Leader: Theresa Kerman
Seats in Parliament: 54.
Thank you for voting, please note that votes for the "People's Front of Dolfikland" will not be counted, as no such party exists, nor are those who disagree with claims of it's existence "Splitters", please stop bothering the Public Relations Office of His Majesty's Government about it.
EXAMPLE VOTE:
I, as a citizen of the Dolfik Kingsrike, hereby submit the following vote in the 2019 Parliamentary Elections of His Majesty's Government, and agree by submitting this that I support in the following order the membership of the following parties in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the Kingsrike.
1. [INSERT PARTY]
2. [INSERT PARTY]
3. [INSERT PARTY]
Signed, [SIGNEE].
God save His Majesty William VI.
Note that due to NationStates not accurately representing the Dolfik populace, the following modifiers shall be applied:
* The Social Democratic-Centrist Coalition and Centrists shall receive a 1.25x modifier.
* The UWC and DNP shall receive a 1x modifier.
* The Totalists and Libertarians shall recieive a 0.75x modifier.
Note that I reserve the right to edit the election results if they are highly unrealistic.
You also may not use puppets to cast votes, one vote per person, please.
I just realized I forgot to change the year on the vote ballot to 2019, oof.
