Election time in Spartinth!!!

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It's that time of year in Spartinth. With Prime Minister Aaron Balcov's, Libertarian, term up and being unable to run again Parliament was narrowed it down to the final 4 candidates, one from each party. Voting ends on Sunday, May 23 2010.

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King Alexander Matoba has cast his vote!!

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Here is the audio from the debate 3 hours ago:
Mediator: Mr. Fezad this is for you. What do you plan to do to stop our sky rocketing tax rate?
Fezad:Thank you for this great question. I plan to, ummm, well you see I haven't really thought to much about the tax rate because I dont think it's that high. I mean only 77%? There are other nations with a 99% tax rate. I will raise taxes 10 fold!!
Mediator: Ms. Copecha, the same question.
Copecha: I plan on freezing the tax rate for as long as it takes to get Parliament to get rid of taxes all together!
Fezad: She's crazy! You can't just go around freezing taxes left and right! She's nothing more than a hippie!!
Copecha: At least I care about the people!! All you care about is money this and big business that!
Mediator: Quite both of you or you'll both be forced out! Mr. Bucharia, you have said you plan on giving some more power to the people. How do you plan on doing this and in what ways?
Bucharia: I will have long talks with His Royal Highness in a closed room to keep out the media and explain to him that we need change, we can't keep oppressing the people. I would allow the people to choose what courses to take in school and what groceries to buy in the store.
Mediator: Mrs. Martinez, what will you do to help stop our wars?
Martinez: I will hold peace talks with the opposing force. I will do my best to keep us out of wars. If the talks fail i will, umm, keep trying to hold the talks.
Fezad: She's another hippie! We need wars to keep us in power. Without wars we might as well plan on dying the second she's in power.
Copecha: No she's not and i agree with her! If all we do is fight in wars we'll run out of money and we'll end up like so many other nations.
Bucharia: This is were letting the people have power comes into play. Let's let them decide when we go to war ans how high we make taxes.
Mediator: Quit!!! Let's con.....
Fezad: Bucharia, you're nothing more than an anarchist! Trying to give all the power to the people! I think you should be arrested for treason against the king!
Mediator: Settle down or I'll have all of yo.....
Martinez: Now now everyone, let's calm down and talk this out instead of yelling.
Bucharia and Fezad: Shut up you dumb hippie!!
Martinez: That's not very nice.
Copecha: Come on Samantha let's go get a coffee or something and let these two finish up. (Copecha and Martinez leave)
Fezad: Good ridence! You two just held up progress.
Security guard: Mr. Fezad and Bucharia please exit the stage. (they do)
Mediator: I'm sorry but some people cant act like grown ups.

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Gordon Fazad and Rachael Copecha are tied for last with 0% each. Samantha Martinez is in 2nd with 33% and Michael Bucharia is in first place with 37% of the votes. 3 votes cast so far. Come on people lets go and vote!!

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Same results as yesterday but now 6 votes have been cast

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Now we're up to 7 votes with Samantha Martinez with 43% is still in second to Michael Bucharia who has 57%

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one vote has been placed for Gordon Fazad who has 13% of the votes. Samantha Martinez has 38% and Michael Bucharia has the remaining 50%

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Michael Bucharia and Samantha Martinez are tied for first with 43%, while Gordon Fezad is coming from behind with 14% of the votes and counting. Rachel Copecha is still in last. With votes coming in so fast the poll officials have decided to update once a day from now on unless there is something special about the wave of votes.

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Samantha Martinez is in the lead with 47% of the votes. closely in second is Michael Bucharia with 40% of the votes. Gordon Fezad is in 3rd with 13% while Rachel Copecha is still in dead last with 0%

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number two Samantha Martinez has pulled ahead. For the first time in the election someone other than Michael Bucharia is in first but is in a close second. Come on people lets keep voting!!!!!!!!!!

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now Samantha has 50% of the vote, Michael has 40% and Gordon has 10% of the total. come on people lets vote!! The audio from another debate a few hours ago will be posted soon

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This is the audio from the second of three debates.
Moderator: Hello and welcome. Ms. Copecha, what will you do to fight the growing crime rate?
Copecha: I will institute a "All knowing" system of police. I will station a police officer at every corner. Every 30 minutes they will switch out, a new officer will take the spot.
Moderator: Now two questions from the crowd in response to your answer.
Guy in Crowd: What if something happens will the officers are switching?
Copecha: Umm the switch will only take approximatively 3 seconds.
Same Guy in Crowd: But it only takes 1 second to kill.
Copecha: Next question.
Lady in the crowd: What about cost, how much will all this cost?
Copecha: It wound cost anything extra.
Same Lady in the crowd: But won't it cost more to pay the extra officers, and the cost of guns, ammunition, and food for the officers?
Copecha: Mrs. Moderator, do I have to answer?
Moderator: You agreed to take 2 question from the crowd for every question you answered.
Copecha: Maybe. There I answered it.
Moderator: Mr. Fezad, same question.
Fezad: I plan on putting police officers back on patrol, instead of sitting in the station and getting fat. There will be 6 groups of two officers patrolling each city all the time.
Old Lady: Hey!! My Great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson is a proud police officer and he is no were fat! You just insulted my family!
Fezad: No I was making a, um, darn whats the word, gerbelization? No. Verbalization? No. Hmmnmnmn.
Moderator: Ms. Martinez, what will you do about the rebels in the south of the country?
Martinez: I will talk to their leader...
Fezad: Great, more of her hippie peace talks.
Martinez: And see what he demands to stop the rebellion. I will decide if they are reasonable. If they are i will comply. if not i will launch a war.
Moderator: Mr. Bucharia same question...... Mr. Bucharia? ( Bucharia is not present) I guess this brings an end to this debate.

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Bucharia is in second with 43%, Martinez is first with 48% and fazad is in 3rd with 10%

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Fezad has 14% while Bucharia has 41%. which leaves Martinez with 45% in a come from behind win, but remember the election isnt over yet.

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And it's over! In 4th place with 7% of the votes Rachel Copecha. In 3rd with 15% Gordon Fezad. In 2nd place with 37% , the new deputy prime minister, Samantha Martinez. Which means that Michael Bucharia came in first place with 41% of the votes, winning by 4%. He has said he will release his cabinet soon. It is expected to be completely different than the current cabinet. He is also believed to what to add new positions and possibly take some away.
(OOC: the cabinet will be in another post)