President Timbrell calls general election
By Cole Danielsdon · SBC News
Posted on: October 3, 2022, 8:22 am · Updated: October 3, 2022, 11:07 am
President Dwight Timbrell at Government House Surrowese voters now know when to head to the polls, as President Dwight Timbrell officially dropped the writ for the upcoming general election.
"In accordance with the procedures outlined in the constitution, and cognisant of people's desires for an election to be held at a reasonable time," Timbrell said at a ceremony inside Government House, "I have, upon consulting with the cabinet, agreed to hold the general election on Monday, November 14th."
Following the ceremony, Timbrell launched his campaign at the United People's Party headquarters for a second term as President of Surrow.
"We will continue to maintain a close partnership and a close friendship with Albrennia," Timbrell declared, "we will continue our focus on economic diversification, and we will continue to govern in accordance with common sense Surrowese principles!"
At the ACTU headquarters, leader Wyatt Martel said at his campaign launch that "over the past four years, we have seen Surrow stagnate: we have seen people fall behind while the fat cats reap all the benefits that we, the people, have sown."
"If we want any chance of putting the people first, if we want any chance of continuing our work to make Surrow the best place it can be, then we must get out there, and spread the word," Martel declared.
Meanwhile at Our Surrow's campaign headquarters, party leader and former SBC comedian Seth Fraser said "this election, we need to show Surrowese that we are the party of reason that is so lacking in Surrowese politics these days, that we are the party of compromise, and that we are the party of competence."
While this election is expected to be a race between the governing United People's Party and the opposition ACTU, with Our Surrow having an uphill battle to gain more than what they have, it remains to be seen how the major parties address issues such as economic diversification, welfare, and administrative reform.