Pisdari Local Election 2018
Siga mashgana pishdargir 2018-mu
Élection locale pisdarois 2018
6-7 February, 2018
OOC THREAD
A year after the 2017 legislative election, Pisdaris are heading back to the polls to elect councilors to the local level of government. With the Patriotic Front alliance staying on the top of polls, can the split opposition deny the Patriots majority control of the local councils, and can politicians in general help to rebuild trust in a apathetic public after a slew of terrorist attacks, gaffes, and scandals over the past year?
WHAT IS THIS?
This is an interactive election for the 2nd Pisdari local election. Here, you can roleplay as a candidate during the campaign and try to gain seats in the local councils. Campaign, form a platform, and bloviate as hard as you can to win support and votes.
Important note: This roleplay is for nations in the region of Esquarium only. Sadly, I will not allow those from outside the region to RP here.
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Great question! Just fill out the application below and post it to this thread. I will approve (I 99.99% approve it
) the application and, if creating a political party, provide the party's translation into Pisdari and French.To RP here, you MUST create and apply as a candidate, who can either affiliate with a existing party, run independently, or form their own party with other candidates! As a note, Pisdari politics runs on two spectrums, the traditional left-right divide, and the division between continuing close relations with the former colonizer of Ainin (pro-free association) or being against such efforts (anti-free association). Please keep this in mind while creating your candidate. For those returning with a existing candidate or political party, simply just state that you are running in this election by stating so in the OOC Thread. Thank you!
Please use the application below create you candidate!
Helpful Hints: If you wish to run as a candidate for an already existing party, please make sure that the main RPer for that party knows first and has given their approval. For picking names for your leaders, I suggest using these generators for Pisdari and French.
Candidate applications
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[b][align=center]Candidate Application[/align][/b]
[b]Full Name[/b]:
[b]Photo (optional)[/b]:
[b]Short biography[/b]:
[b]Ethnicity (can choose multiple)[/b]: [] Pisdari | [] Aininian | [] Arabic | [] Other
[b]Affiliated Party (optional)[/b]:
[b]Where on the political spectrum does your candidate lie. Check off the appropriate position(s)[/b]:
[i]Economics[/i] - [] Far-left | [] Left | [] Centre-left | [] Centre | [] Centre-right | [] Right | [] Far-right
[i]Social issues[/i] - [] Far-left | [] Left | [] Centre-left | [] Centre | [] Centre-right | [] Right | [] Far-right
[i]Free association[/i] - [] Pro-free association | [] No official position | [] Anti-free association
[b]What are some issues your candidate promotes/considers important[/b]:
[b]In which constituency is your candidate running in[/b]:
[] S. Pisdara Island | [] C. Pisdara Island | [] N. Pisdara Island | [] New Bounesque | [] Imana
You can also form a political party! To do so, two or more candidates must be founding members, that's all! You can form a political party (or a coalition between parties and candidates) at any point during the election campaign.
Political party applications
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[b][align=center]Political Party Application[/align][/b]
[b]Name of party (in English)[/b]:
[b]Leader of party[/b]:
[b]Other members[/b]:
[b]Where on the political spectrum does your party lie. Check off the appropriate position(s)[/b]:
[i]Economics[/i] - [] Far-left | [] Left | [] Centre-left | [] Centre | [] Centre-right | [] Right | [] Far-right
[i]Social issues[/i] - [] Far-left | [] Left | [] Centre-left | [] Centre | [] Centre-right | [] Right | [] Far-right
[i]Free association[/i] - [] Pro-free association | [] No official position | [] Anti-free association
[b]What are some issues your party promotes/considers important[/b]:
[b]Any important or interesting facts about your party?[/b]:
[b]Party colours[/b] (hex codes please):
Here's a list of currently existing parties and how many seats they control at the current time:
Patriotic Front (anti-free association coalition) - 16 seats
| Islamic People's Movement (Islamic collectivism) - 11 seats
| New Pisdari Liberation Front (National communism) - 5 seats
Parties not in coalitions
| Aininian Union Party (Aininian nationalism) - 14 seats
| Pisdari Liberal Party (Liberalism) - 6 seats
| Pirate Party of Pisdara (Pirate politics) - 3 seats
| Forward, Pisdara! (Progressivism) - 2 seats
| Socialist Farmers' Party (Democratic socialism, agrarianism) - 1 seat
| Revolutionary Labour Federation (Libertarian socialism) - 0 seats
| The Patriots (Pisdari nationalism) - 0 seats
THE SITUATION IN PISDARA
Will be updated!
Notes about political structure and government
The Pisdari political system does not operate like most political systems, where there is a clearly defined government and opposition. Instead, the Pisdari political system runs on the basis of a consensus government, where all deputies represented are part of government functions. In local councils, one councilor is elected Mayor, and heads the council in administrative duties, although their power is minimal. Since the Mayor is elected by the council, coalition-building is key, unlike on Pisdara's federal level, and councilors must work together to run an effective government.
For voting, Pisdara uses single transferable vote (STV) to elect 80 local councilors. There are 15 constituencies, electing 4 councilors each.
Some other helpful notes and resources
If this is your first time RPing with us, welcome! Listed here are a few resources and links that can help you learn more about my little island nation and help understand the issues it faces.
Pisdara's iiwiki page
Constitution of Pisdara
Legislature of Pisdara
List of political parties
Communes of Pisdara
A selection of maps to help you out
Thank you for applying and hope you have a great time!
Here's some important dates for this RP:January 9 - 16: Registration of parties and candidates.
January 16: Opening of IC Thread/Begin of campaign. Deadline for candidate (but not party/coalition) registration.
January 23-30: Town hall debates. Candidates given chance to questions to answer from the public and other candidates.
February 6-7: Election days! The voting will occur over this weekend.
Thank you so much, and have a great campaign!
