Kuriko - Potato Victory Statement

[LiberNovusAmericae]

Congratulations on your victory, Kuriko!

This. Congrats to you both! I'm glad the WA is no longer commie!

[Giovanniland]

Congrats to Kuriko and the Salaxalans! Well deserved victory!

[The Cosmic Mainframe]

From a Catgirls voter, congratulations!

[Tinhampton]

Well played! I'm keeping my two potatoes for a few weeks, I might not even cook with them if this election turns out to be the last one ever... but then I might not be around for that long

[Numero Capitan]

Our new World Assembly Secretary General will have a speech out in the next hour to two hours.

Here it is: https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=38078763

[Lord Dominator]

Our new World Assembly Secretary General will have a speech out in the next hour to two hours.

Here it is: https://www.nationstates.net/page=rmb/postid=38078763

Not really a speech

[Tinhampton]

A lot of people appear to have changed their flags from Kuriko's unpotatoified flag to Kuriko's potatoified flag after she made that switch. How often will the poor girl have to hoist a new flag to avoid mass-scale flag theft, or does she treat them as merely admiring fans?

[Balist]

Congrats Kuriko!

[Zeta Reka and Hugeltaldom]

Wanted to say "GG" before they lock us out...





GG

[Bananaistan]

I received four campaign TGs in recent days from the successful candidate. Is this evidence that 10000 islands has reversed it's so called "Respect Our Vote Act"? Or is it a case of do as I say not as I do?

[Kuriko]

I received four campaign TGs in recent days from the successful candidate. Is this evidence that 10000 islands has reversed it's so called "Respect Our Vote Act"? Or is it a case of do as I say not as I do?

10000 Islands has not reversed its stance on the ROVA. As far as I know, Forest does not have a law against campaigning and I feel like this mini-event didn't fall under the act because it has nothing to do with resolutions. We allowed all candidates to campaign XKI, without quoting the ROVA and getting upset at them. I'm sorry if it bothered you Bananaistan, I felt bad for sending all of those campaigns.

[Nakena]

Congratulations.

PS: Do you like French Fries?

[The New California Republic]

Congrats.

[Kuriko]

Congratulations.

PS: Do you like French Fries?

What American doesn't like french fries?

[Tinhampton]

Congratulations.

PS: Do you like French Fries?

What American doesn't like french fries?

The ones who call them Freedom Fries instead... although we like "chips" instead over on this side of the pond

We allowed all candidates to campaign XKI, without quoting the ROVA

Will this remain XKI policy for future SecGen elections, if ever they are held?

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A couple of questions (OK, three...) for Kuri: Are the two potatoes a one-time shipment? How do you plan to end the twin scourges of fascism and annoying telegrams? And how long do we have to wait for the first State of the WA announcement?

[Bananaistan]

I received four campaign TGs in recent days from the successful candidate. Is this evidence that 10000 islands has reversed it's so called "Respect Our Vote Act"? Or is it a case of do as I say not as I do?

10000 Islands has not reversed its stance on the ROVA. As far as I know, Forest does not have a law against campaigning and I feel like this mini-event didn't fall under the act because it has nothing to do with resolutions. We allowed all candidates to campaign XKI, without quoting the ROVA and getting upset at them. I'm sorry if it bothered you Bananaistan, I felt bad for sending all of those campaigns.

Receiving TGs doesn't bother me, no need to apologise.

But it's nice to know that you'll back to respecting your residents right to remain ignorant of ongoing votes in future.

[Kuriko]

What American doesn't like french fries?

The ones who call them Freedom Fries instead... although we like "chips" instead over on this side of the pond

We allowed all candidates to campaign XKI, without quoting the ROVA

Will this remain XKI policy for future SecGen elections, if ever they are held?

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A couple of questions (OK, three...) for Kuri: Are the two potatoes a one-time shipment? How do you plan to end the twin scourges of fascism and annoying telegrams? And how long do we have to wait for the first State of the WA announcement?

In all honesty, I can't say for sure. Right now I'm Delegate, and I personally had no problem with it. But I can't speak to what future Delegate's will do.

[Haruhi Japan]

Congratulations, Kuriko! We did it, all our hard work has finally paid off!! I want to thank everyone who voted for Kuriko and supported her campaign. Cheers to a bright new four years ahead. #KurikoWillFix2020

[ArenaC]

GG— in celebration I’ll be campaigning for your ban from the East Pacific

[Kuriko]

A couple of questions (OK, three...) for Kuri: Are the two potatoes a one-time shipment? How do you plan to end the twin scourges of fascism and annoying telegrams? And how long do we have to wait for the first State of the WA announcement?

Admittedly In didn't see these last time I looked at the post. Question 1, the Lenlyvitian Empire will endeavor to send two potatoes to every person of every nation that voted for us twice a year. Question 2, That will take some real thought and planning. Question 3, probably a few months.

[Kuriko]

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Statement on Victory

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My fellow Americans Potatoes,

It was an honor to serve as your candidate for Secretary General over the course of these past 5 days. As it did four years ago, this election served as an opportunity for the extensive NationStates community to come together. This election brought unprecedented activity with over 3,000 votes cast, over 100 new discussion threads, and many thousands of telegrams. Players young and old, experienced and fresh, came together to participate in this election, demonstrating unprecedented levels of interest and organization.

I submitted my name as a candidate for Secretary General because I saw a branch of the World Assembly I love overlooked and viewed as inferior. The Security Council has historically remained the lesser of the two houses of the World Assembly since its inception in July of 2009. I ran on a platform of rectifying this imbalance. Additionally, I ran to restore national sovereignty, open up the World Assembly to all types of players, and ensure that the tyranny of the General Assembly could be contained to those nations who author such horrific instruments of international legislation.

I am proud of both my competitors and my campaign. Trans Anarcho-Communist Lesbian Catgirls—or as I know her, Sakana—is a genuinely kind person who I have grown to know over the course of this election. I appreciated the multitude of adorable discord emojis that she sent me. I am very happy to have garnered a new friendship that I hope will continue moving forward. Caelapes not only served well as Secretary General but also ran a strong campaign. He gave it his all and had the fortitude to remain a candidate until the very end. It has been a pleasure to run against him and his team. Valentine Z is one of the nicest people that I have met on this game. He put his heart into this race and had the perseverance to build a campaign from the ground up with grass-roots support from the NS Sports community. I am proud to call Valentine Z a friend and it was a pleasure to run against him.

I am proud of my campaign staff who worked many hours to draft telegrams, write dispatches, create images, craft statements of support, and post messages of encouragement. I would especially like to thank my running mate, The Salaxalans, who joined the ticket for the third round of minor voting and the General Election. Salaxalans was a wonderful running mate whose enthusiastic support gave me the confidence I needed to push through to the end. I would like to thank The Noble Thatcherites who served as my campaign manager, designed the golden campaign logo, and formatted my campaign dispatch. Additionally, I would like to thank Haruhi Japan who made the campaign GIF and Couray who ran as my running mate for the second round of minor voting. I am very grateful for my campaign team who rallied to my side, specifically, Candensia, DiRito, HumanSanity, The Quiescent Platypus, Markanite, Minimark, Mundane, Morover, Pulchralibertas, and Quebecshire.

I am humbled by the great number of wonderful regions that boosted my campaign on their region’s pages. Finally, I am grateful to the 1,615 voters who cast their ballots in favor of my campaign. Their support means the most to me and I hope to serve according to the mandate they have provided.

The meme-ridden campaign for World Assembly Secretary General has proven a hallmark display of activity, bringing together the many diverse yet cherished parcels of this game. Despite the innumerable memes and fantastic promises, I will endeavor to wield the position of Secretary General for the betterment of the World Assembly community. I hope to work with others to continue the World Assembly’s fight against fascist elements. The World Assembly must serve as a bulwark against fascism; fascism must find no refuge in this body. I will aspire to serve as an ambassador for the World Assembly to all communities. The World Assembly is, by its very nature, an egalitarian institution and must remain open to all kinds of players: roleplayers, sports players, and card players.

Signed,

Kuriko, WA Secretary General

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[The Noble Thatcherites]

Kuriko, I have known you for 3 and a half years and it was an honor to help manage your campaign. You were a fantastic candidate who will serve well as Secretary General!!

[PulchraLibertas]

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Statement on Victory

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My fellow Americans Potatoes,

It was an honor to serve as your candidate for Secretary General over the course of these past 5 days. As it did four years ago, this election served as an opportunity for the extensive NationStates community to come together. This election brought unprecedented activity with over 3,000 votes cast, over 100 new discussion threads, and many thousands of telegrams. Players young and old, experienced and fresh, came together to participate in this election, demonstrating unprecedented levels of interest and organization.

I submitted my name as a candidate for Secretary General because I saw a branch of the World Assembly I love overlooked and viewed as inferior. The Security Council has historically remained the lesser of the two houses of the World Assembly since its inception in July of 2009. I ran on a platform of rectifying this imbalance. Additionally, I ran to restore national sovereignty, open up the World Assembly to all types of players, and ensure that the tyranny of the General Assembly could be contained to those nations who author such horrific instruments of international legislation.

I am proud of both my competitors and my campaign. Trans Anarcho-Communist Lesbian Catgirls—or as I know her, Sakana—is a genuinely kind person who I have grown to know over the course of this election. I appreciated the multitude of adorable discord emojis that she sent me. I am very happy to have garnered a new friendship that I hope will continue moving forward. Caelapes not only served well as Secretary General but also ran a strong campaign. He gave it his all and had the fortitude to remain a candidate until the very end. It has been a pleasure to run against him and his team. ValentineZ is one of the nicest people that I have met on this game. He put her heart into this race and had the perseverance to build a campaign from the ground up with grass-roots support from the NS Sports community. I am proud to call ValentineZ a friend and it was a pleasure to run against her.

I am proud of my campaign staff who worked many hours to draft telegrams, write dispatches, create images, craft statements of support, and post messages of encouragement. I would especially like to thank my running mate, The Salaxalans, who joined the ticket for the third round of minor voting and the General Election. Salaxalans was a wonderful running mate whose enthusiastic support gave me the confidence I needed to push through to the end. I would like to thank The Noble Thatcherites who served as my campaign manager, designed the golden campaign logo, and formatted my campaign dispatch. Additionally, I would like to thank Haruhi Japan who made the campaign GIF and Couray who ran as my running mate for the second round of minor voting. I am very grateful for my campaign team who rallied to my side, specifically, Candensia, DiRito, HumanSanity, King Platypus, Markanite, Minimark, Mundane, Morover, Pulchralibertas, and Quebecshire.

I am humbled by the great number of wonderful regions that boosted my campaign on their region’s pages. Finally, I am grateful to the 1,615 voters who cast their ballots in favor of my campaign. Their support means the most to me and I hope to serve according to the mandate they have provided.

The meme-ridden campaign for World Assembly Secretary General has proven a hallmark display of activity, bringing together the many diverse yet cherished parcels of this game. Despite the innumerable memes and fantastic promises, I will endeavor to wield the position of Secretary General for the betterment of the World Assembly community. I hope to work with others to continue the World Assembly’s fight against fascist elements. The World Assembly must serve as a bulwark against fascism; fascism must have no refuge in the World Assembly. I will aspire to serve as an ambassador for the World Assembly to all communities. The World Assembly is, by its very nature, an egalitarian institution and must remain open to all kinds of players: roleplayers, sports players, and card players.

Signed,
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Kuriko, WA Secretary General

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I am so happy to be mentioned in this speech! Thank you Kuriko for having the courage and integrity to go for the seat of The GenSec! #Kuriko2020!! If you have any questions about the campaign or what we plan to do.. telegram me or Kuriko herself. Thank you all! #KURIKO2020!! Woo

[Warzone Codger]

Congratulations to our new WA Secretary General. With the assumption that the Sec-Gen will be an ongoing project:

1. I have several idle (card) farms which I am willing to restart for potato (card) farming to help fulfil the promise of giving a potato for all* (*24K WA nations). This is something the WA Sec Gen is willing to consider, perhaps under the auspices of the "World Assembly Secretary General's Food Programme" to encourage other participants?

2. Besides opposing low hanging fruit such as fascist and annoying telegrams. you have held more controversial positions such as undermining the role GA and the contributions of cards and especially issue players. Will we see any move for reconciliation with these communities? Are your recent moves to engage with the cards community sincere?

3. It doesn't need to be said that you are an advocate for defenderdom. How will that influence your role as Sec-Gen

4. To confirm we will be seeing more of the Secretary General, as the role of the Secretary General correct?

[Candensia]

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Statement on Victory

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My fellow Americans Potatoes,

It was an honor to serve as your candidate for Secretary General over the course of these past 5 days. As it did four years ago, this election served as an opportunity for the extensive NationStates community to come together. This election brought unprecedented activity with over 3,000 votes cast, over 100 new discussion threads, and many thousands of telegrams. Players young and old, experienced and fresh, came together to participate in this election, demonstrating unprecedented levels of interest and organization.

I submitted my name as a candidate for Secretary General because I saw a branch of the World Assembly I love overlooked and viewed as inferior. The Security Council has historically remained the lesser of the two houses of the World Assembly since its inception in July of 2009. I ran on a platform of rectifying this imbalance. Additionally, I ran to restore national sovereignty, open up the World Assembly to all types of players, and ensure that the tyranny of the General Assembly could be contained to those nations who author such horrific instruments of international legislation.

I am proud of both my competitors and my campaign. Trans Anarcho-Communist Lesbian Catgirls—or as I know her, Sakana—is a genuinely kind person who I have grown to know over the course of this election. I appreciated the multitude of adorable discord emojis that she sent me. I am very happy to have garnered a new friendship that I hope will continue moving forward. Caelapes not only served well as Secretary General but also ran a strong campaign. He gave it his all and had the fortitude to remain a candidate until the very end. It has been a pleasure to run against him and his team. ValentineZ is one of the nicest people that I have met on this game. He put her heart into this race and had the perseverance to build a campaign from the ground up with grass-roots support from the NS Sports community. I am proud to call ValentineZ a friend and it was a pleasure to run against her.

I am proud of my campaign staff who worked many hours to draft telegrams, write dispatches, create images, craft statements of support, and post messages of encouragement. I would especially like to thank my running mate, The Salaxalans, who joined the ticket for the third round of minor voting and the General Election. Salaxalans was a wonderful running mate whose enthusiastic support gave me the confidence I needed to push through to the end. I would like to thank The Noble Thatcherites who served as my campaign manager, designed the golden campaign logo, and formatted my campaign dispatch. Additionally, I would like to thank Haruhi Japan who made the campaign GIF and Couray who ran as my running mate for the second round of minor voting. I am very grateful for my campaign team who rallied to my side, specifically, Candensia, DiRito, HumanSanity, King Platypus, Markanite, Minimark, Mundane, Morover, Pulchralibertas, and Quebecshire.

I am humbled by the great number of wonderful regions that boosted my campaign on their region’s pages. Finally, I am grateful to the 1,615 voters who cast their ballots in favor of my campaign. Their support means the most to me and I hope to serve according to the mandate they have provided.

The meme-ridden campaign for World Assembly Secretary General has proven a hallmark display of activity, bringing together the many diverse yet cherished parcels of this game. Despite the innumerable memes and fantastic promises, I will endeavor to wield the position of Secretary General for the betterment of the World Assembly community. I hope to work with others to continue the World Assembly’s fight against fascist elements. The World Assembly must serve as a bulwark against fascism; fascism must have no refuge in the World Assembly. I will aspire to serve as an ambassador for the World Assembly to all communities. The World Assembly is, by its very nature, an egalitarian institution and must remain open to all kinds of players: roleplayers, sports players, and card players.

Signed,
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Kuriko, WA Secretary General

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Congratulations Kuriko, it was an honor to work on your campaign.

I know you will make us proud, Madam Secretary-General!