The 1921 Primaries: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
The primaries leading into the 1921 electoral year were marked by a frantic bid for legitimacy from the Frente Nacional. After five years of functional exile, the Frente had managed to emerge from the darkness of the post-coup underground movement and into the light once again. However, the Frente Nacional was still far from mainstream. Worse still, at a much smaller than ever before meeting of the Executive Committee of the Frente, the remaining party leaders realized that the Frente still not have enough support to field a candidate. Ever devious, the ultra-nationalist leaders of the party devised a scheme to garner the broad support needed to seriously run in the Presidential election: they called the Republicanos.
Like the Frente Nacional, the Republicanos were suffering from an even more severe lack of leadership. "The conservative has become a rare beast," one Republicano leader declared at a sparse conference in April. "The radical left seems to have taken the nation for its own." Thus, when the delegation from the Frente Nacional arrived to propose an alliance, the Republicanos stopped and listened. The Frente proposed a mutually beneficial coalition: a merger of the two parties that would allow the Frente to shake off the stigma of the fascist dictatorship, while giving the Republicanos the support they needed to do the same. The leaders of the parties signed an agreement in a closed-door session.
By in large, the conservatives Republicanos were outraged, calling the merger a corruption of the party's principles. Meanwhile, the most radical members of the Frente voiced their concerns that the Republicanos would not be willing to do what it took to instigate a return to fascism. Nevertheless, the two needed one another.
Meanwhile, David Bevan won the FNT nomination with no contest at an early socialist primary, promising five more years of rule for the worker. The Comunistas promised the same thing - however, the rapid expansion of the party had come at the cost of unity, and the typically unified politburo split between two candidates. The Liberales' field favored Carlos Andonie once again, though several dark horses entered the race to dispute his de facto position as head of the party.
Primary Candidates
Liberales Candidate: ((Liberal/Radical, In Opposition))
Carlos Andonie III ((rudders10)) - Pro-Military/Secularism/Laissez-Faire/Free Trade/Full Citizenship [1+2+2+1+2=8]
Francisco de Santa Rosa ((Riccardo93)) - Anti-Military/Secularism/Laissez-Faire/Free Trade/Full Citizenship [2+2+2+1+2=9]
FNT Candidates: ((Socialist, Party of Power))
David Bevan ((WelshDude)) - Pro-Military/Secularism/State Capitalism/Free Trade/Full Citizenship [1+2+0+1+2=6]
Comunista Candidates: ((Communist))
Xavier Kvaratskhelia ((Suirantes)) - Pro-Military/Atheism/Planned Economy/Protectionism/Full Citizenship [1+3+3+0+2=9]
Ernesto Fernando Fuentes ((Maxwell500)) - Pro Military/Secularism/State Capitalism/Protectionism/Full Citizenship [1+2+0+0+2=5]
Republicano Nacional Candidates: ((Conservative/Reactionary/Fascist))
Gabriel Tottenheim ((thekinguter)) - Jingoism/Moralism/Interventionism/Free Trade/Limited Citizenship [0+0+1+1+1=3]
Sebastian Montenegro ((Ivir Baggins)) - Pro-Military/Secularism/State Capitalism/Free Trade/Full Citizenship [1+2+0+1+2=6]
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Player Actions Needed:
I'm missing platforms for a lot of you. Riccardo, it's not even clear to me who your current character is - let me know.
As always, let me know if I've screwed something up or missed someone's candidacy. PM me your platform if I'm missing it.
There are four parties this election, so we're back to coalition voting.
No one is disenfranchised at the moment.
Here a sample ballots below.
Party: Liberales
Candidate: Andonie/((Riccardo93))
Coalition: With Republicanos Nacionales/Comunistas/FNT
Coalition Candidate:
Party: FNT
Coalition: With Liberales/Comunistas/Republicanos Nacionales
Coalition Candidate:
Party: Comunistas
Candidate: Kvaratskhelia/Fuentes
Coalition: With Liberales/FNT/Republicanos Nacionales
Coalition Candidate:
Party: Republicanos Nacionales
Candidate: Tottenheim/Montenegro
Coalition: With Liberales/Comunistas/FNT
Coalition Candidate:
I'll give this two days to vote, ending 10 AM PDT on the 12th.
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