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The Sultanate of Sharifistan is holding holding a snap-election for The Majilis ash-Shura, their parliament.
It has two houses, one representing the nobility and one representing the ordinary people. It is an influential organisation which advises the Prince-Regent but cannot make laws of it's own accord.

the political parties

The Communists campaign with promises to workers for greater health and safety as well as promises of pardons for communists in prison and threats of war on Kyundao. They also promise a rise in the pay of conscripts and infantry Privates. They promise to increase land tax by 10.5% as well as reducing income tax but increasing corporate tax by 30.5% and inheritance tax by 70.5%.

The Liberals promise pardons to Communists convicted of "purely political offences", a rise in the pay of teachers at both schools and universities and a reduction in police brutality. They also promise a constitution, an increase of funding to the intelligence services and increase in the pay of both doctors and nurses employed by the Sharifistani Health Service. They plan to lower income tax but an increase in tax on the sales of luxury goods.
They will also cut the pay of executives in the state energy company. Another popular policy they have advocated is the abolition of conscription.

The Socialist Party promise workers greater health and safety as well as an increase in the pay of factory and oil rig workers. They promise to pay doctors, nurses, teachers, academics and police officers high salaries as well as funding 10,000 new jobs in the intelligence community. Jobs for both civilians and military personnel. They will reduce land tax, corporate and income tax but increase taxes on luxury goods and tariffs (intended to protect Sharifistani industry and get funding). They promise to increase the pay of conscripts by 2.5%

The Sharifistani Labour Party promises pay doctors, nurses, teachers, teaching assisstants, academics and police officers high salaries as well as funding 1,000 new jobs in the intelligence community and increasing the pay of conscripts by 5.5%.
They also promise greater health and safety in factory work as well as reduced hours in both factory work and oil rig work. They plan to increase the land tax on those owning land worth over £1 million as well as increasing import tariffs on manufactured goods whilst reducing all other forms of tax.

Anatoliyanskiy officially supports the Sharifistani Labour Party, and wishes them the best in the upcoming election. They would also be satisfied with a Liberal Party win as well.

Champagne Socialist Sharifistan wrote:The Communists campaign with promises to workers for greater health and safety as well as promises of pardons for communists in prison and threats of war on Kyundao. They also promise a rise in the pay of conscripts and infantry Privates. They promise to increase land tax by 10.5% as well as reducing income tax but increasing corporate tax by 30.5% and inheritance tax by 70.5%.

The Liberals promise pardons to Communists convicted of "purely political offences", a rise in the pay of teachers at both schools and universities and a reduction in police brutality. They also promise a constitution, an increase of funding to the intelligence services and increase in the pay of both doctors and nurses employed by the Sharifistani Health Service. They plan to lower income tax but an increase in tax on the sales of luxury goods.
They will also cut the pay of executives in the state energy company. Another popular policy they have advocated is the abolition of conscription.

The Socialist Party promise workers greater health and safety as well as an increase in the pay of factory and oil rig workers. They promise to pay doctors, nurses, teachers, academics and police officers high salaries as well as funding 10,000 new jobs in the intelligence community. Jobs for both civilians and military personnel. They will reduce land tax, corporate and income tax but increase taxes on luxury goods and tariffs (intended to protect Sharifistani industry and get funding). They promise to increase the pay of conscripts by 2.5%

The Sharifistani Labour Party promises pay doctors, nurses, teachers, teaching assisstants, academics and police officers high salaries as well as funding 1,000 new jobs in the intelligence community and increasing the pay of conscripts by 5.5%.
They also promise greater health and safety in factory work as well as reduced hours in both factory work and oil rig work. They plan to increase the land tax on those owning land worth over £1 million as well as increasing import tariffs on manufactured goods whilst reducing all other forms of tax.

The Communist Party of Sharifistan draw attention to the Sharifistani Communist "martyrs" brutally tortured to death by Kyundao's soldiers. It uses the Arabic word "Shahid" to describe the Communists who died. It says "We will go to war with Kyundao and prosecute the men responsible for war crimes, using an all-volunteer Army".
This increases support for the Communists in the polls and increases votes.

The polls

House of Representatives (represents the common people)
1. Sharifistani Labour Party: 50.55%
2. Communists: 30.1%
3. Labour Party: 9.5%
4. Socialisty Party: 9.15%
Shurah Al-Nubla (Translated: House of Nobles)
1. Socialist Party: 90.45%
2. Liberal Party: 5.5%
3. Sharifistani Labour Party: 0.4%
4. Communist Party: 0.1%

The Communists obtain permission from the Prince-Regent to hold a march from the City of Industry to Madinat Al-Islam lillies to symbolise the slain Communists.

Champagne Socialist Sharifistan wrote:The Communists obtain permission from the Prince-Regent to hold a march from the City of Industry to Madinat Al-Islam lillies to symbolise the slain Communists.

Madinat Al-Islam, Sultanate of Sharifistan
Captain Ahmed Khalid Hussein Pathan, Distinguished Gallantry Medal, Bachelor of Science gives a speech
"My life started off the same as the average Sharifistani worker, born in the City of Industry, my dad was a bricklayer and my mum struggle to get by on my dad's income, joined the infantry at 16 with a promise of fighting for Sultan and homeland and a promise of becoming a real man. Saw some my brothers die on the battefield so that rich men could get richer, won medals for saving the lives of others. Other great young men!
Became a NCO. After that I got lucky. Got a Bachelor of Arts in History and a Master of Military Science, got promoted to Captain. But I also studied Marx, and through Marx I identified the problem: the landlords!
Islam has the cure to this problem but it can only be carried out in true workers' state! Vote for me and let the landlords see they need to give power to the people!"
People cheer at this.

The Communists are now the leading party for the House of Representatives(!)This causes fear in the nobility to the point where many nobles ask, in private and in intellectual clubs, "Does democracy do more harm than good?"

Ikheria Social Democratic Party support Sharifistani Labour Party and wish them get elected.

Election results (percentage of the Majilis Ash-Shura):
House of nobles
1. Socialist Party of Sharifistan
2. Liberal party of Sharifistan
3. Sharifistani Labour Party
4. Communist Party of Sharifistan

House of Representatives
1. Communist party
2. Sharifistani Labour Party
3. Liberal Party
4. Socialist Party of Sharifistan

Conscription is abolished by the Communists who also declare September the 24th to be the Patriotic Martyrs’ Day, a public holiday designed to mourn and honour Sharifistanis who died for their country.