@@LEADER@@ Wins Massive Victory!
Validity: Has elections, a large military, and high corruption.
Description
Following a particularly brutal election season, your party narrowly held onto power with you as its undisputed leader. Your closest advisors have met to congratulate you on the close victory... and to ensure that such a thing never happens again.
Option 1
"I hate the voters so much," snarls @@RANDOMNAME@@, your campaign's public relations director. "That election had no right to be as close as it was. I heard a rumor that our opposition was undermining the integrity of the election and casting fraudulent ballots. We'll have to start a comprehensive investigation of the election that just so happens to reveal dirt about the opposition, and pass draconian election security laws that just so happen to massively restrict our opponents' supporters' access to the polls. Wink wink."
Effect: the government insists that one ghost voted ten trillion times in the last election
Option 2
"Who needs voters when you have the military's support?" asks Supreme Generalissimo @@RANDOMNAME@@, clapping you on the back and nearly causing you to choke on your lunch. "I say we declare martial law and start rounding up our political opponents. Oh sure, we can still have elections. They'll be useful for rooting out dissent among the populace. But you'll be the unquestioned power in @@NAME@@."
Effect: @@A@@ @@LEADER@@-backed mayoral candidate recently won reelection with one hundred ten percent of the vote
Option 3
"Now, I'm all for subverting the democratic process," says @@RANDOMNAME@@, a rising star in your government, as several advisors nod along in approval. "But these ideas all run the risk of backfiring. Not to mention the fact that they'd take resources away from actually implementing our agenda. We should focus on doing work that undeniably benefits people, like my public transportation overhaul. If we do a good job in the eyes of the voters, we won't need to worry about staying in power."
Effect: the government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion
Option 4
Suddenly, you hear a loud sigh from your Director of Protecting Elections, who pitched the idea of this meeting in the first place. "If we're seriously considering keeping ourselves in power with underhanded laws or military force, I say we just abolish public elections altogether. We'll restrict voting to an elite inner circle that'll deliberate on your appointments and decisions- hey, we still need to have some checks, and it'll help placate the people."
Effect: any law can be overturned by polling the three most exclusive country clubs in the nation