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And the lies abound

Now not only is the Scuttlebutt trying to enter the serious news arena, its decided to take us on and throw away all interest in providing humour for its readers. Sadly enough, humour is a dieing interest in the 21st century.

While we could reprint their entire issue in this issue and reply to it directly, I think we all have had enough "Fake News" for one evening.

While they dont believe its poorly planned to take a joke newspaper and try to press a real story, we do. If they honestly care for people and want to help out then dont print a story one week Claiming aliens fixed the constitution and another trying to help people out.

While they are trying to claim status of savior of the little girl, they totaly ignored poor Vilms family as well as many many other tragides. If they care so much about helping out unfortanent people, then why only focus on ONE such story EVER? Seems fairly obvious they have a hidden agenda. That agenda is to affect a Senatorial campaign well underway. While they think that the ESA and P4P efforts currently are just figments of our imagination, possibly a plot by the Scuttlebutts alien constitution friends, we dont. They also feel that printing multiple times on 1 basic story is all one huge print. So apperently to them, every issue printed about an election, is really just one RREEAALLYY long issue? Seem a bit strange to you out there? It does to us also, but hey if you supported the Walrus party, you know best right?

While we dont Support the actions of Mr. Kenny, the actions of the Scuttlebutt we have a serious problem with. Not only can they bring up little substance beyond claiming I once again have no skills and am just spending daddys fortune, a silly claim considering the rising status of Moonbucks coffee, but they are also trying to attach us to Mr. Kenny. He is his own person and I would think the people out there would know full well by know we have no love for the P4P itself, anymore then other parties, by our strong anti-P4P issues during the previous election. Sadly they have a very short memory at the Scuttlebutt.

They also say again they are ONLY concerned with the little girl and are not trying to affect a politicians life. Well what about when our ambassador to the US died? Didnt they care about his family? I suppose not sense that wouldnt score them more points. People dont care if you try to help a politicians family out but a little girl? No there is a story to print! Obviously the Scuttlebutt cares so much for people, they only help when there is a chance to hurt someone else. Again, they had enough recognition to go on a real news source but choose not to. I am 100% sure they could have gotten an issue printed and supported by a real newspaper or magazine or on a tv show but they didnt, and that right there shows both bias and a secret motive. They could have tried to bring the issue before us and we would have addressed it side by side with them, but they choose not to. While we cant print every story, we could have helped there but they never asked anyone for help. And instead now people are confused as to why a once fake news company is involved in the political arena.

Senate Campaign under way!
The P4P and ESA have started their senatorial campaigns, focusing early efforts on Jacobia. Due to the Big UP assembly lead, and their promise not to run another term this is likely to have long lasting affects on the nation IF they stick by the word and give up the ship when the current presidential term is over.

Letter!
Nice work on your recent editorial. We at the Eutopian Worker were about to run something similar but you beat us to it.

The Scuttlebutt was not the right medium for that tirade. When I first read it I thought, "Is this a joke? It's pretty sick."

Then I realized it was supposed to be real.

The Scuttlebutt is a good newspaper for what it does---parody and sarcasm. It should not be used for muck racking and shoddy journalism.

Josephus L. Sergei
Editor, Eutopian Worker
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We thank the Eutopian Worker for its support and helping prove our point that a fake news outlet, is NOT the right place to try and help people out and will cause much confusion.
 

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Spin city!

Any around and around we go! Once more The Scuttlebutt if claiming to be the defender of the little guy. They say that Charlize Exavier truely needed their help. Once again they dont say why they chose her. What is so special about her case over all the other people lacking true justice? All the other people unable to hire a good lawyer or a lawyer at all. There is plenty of suffering in the world and people in this nation that could use help, so just why did they spend more time and money to help her by printing a big story then they would if they simply contacted a good lawyer and asked him/her privetly?

Well as we said before, the key to this is so they could try and harm a politicians reputation. There is no reason to spend so much effort more then was needed then because they have an axe to grind. If they had no reputation, no credit no fame why would a big name lawyer have read the paper?

We will waste no more time on this subject, since all our readers should by now easily see that there was any number of ways to help the little girl without spending all the time money and energy they have to date on this issue. There is no excuse for going over and above helping someone to make sure you can say something bad about other people. The Scuttlebutt used to create jokes and bring humour to people, no its very nature is a joke. A funny paper turned serious and muddy.

Off to the Races!

The Senate campaigns are really kicking into high gear. Words and speachs abound accross different districts and places. Jacobia seems to be seeing more of the advertising while Gloriana is getting a more hands on personal touch. So far while St. Brendan has received some attention, non of the parties is hitting heaviest there.

Overall the P4P came flying out with a fast hitting campaign. They are all over and focusing a lot of energy, where this all is coming from is the mystery given the parties near death experience. Gloriana so far seems to be the early focus of the P4P where they are backing Gerd Schreber for senate.

The UP and UEF have each focused a small but balanced campaign accross the board. They do not yet seem to have picked a favorite and dont seem to be focusing on generic advertising as much as the P4P and ESA have.

The ESA has done a small spread but their early attention seems to be in Jacobia backing their candidate, Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. They are doing both speaches and advertising. Oddly they have yet to make an apperence in St. Brendan, making some guess they dont see much prospect for a victory there.
 

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Chaos runs for a senate seat!

All sorts of activity is going on in Jacobia these days as campaigns are fought tooth and nail by parties desperate to improve their standing in politics. This particular senate seat is being heavily fought over by spirited P4P and UP campaigns. The message of the UEF and ESA might be in danger of getting drowned out by the back and forth speaches and talks of the UP and P4P. Currently this is the most heavily campaigned for seat with a total toss-up without much polling data.

St. Brendan is still seeing little campaigning, and most of that was by the UP. This fueled speculation that the other parties had given up chance at that seat until a recent speach by Johnny Black may have revived the P4P campaign there. The UEF has been oddly silent there of late.

Gloriana still sees a fair level of activity, although the early P4P assult seemed to have dried up until another recent speach, this one by Jonh Kenny fired things back up. There is an unusual amount of energy coming from them this election, as it seems the ESA lacks the manpower as does the UEF for a full campaign while the UP is perhaps fighting an internal battle to decide just where its members are going next term and just what they will be doing under whos banner. We of course remember their pledge to be a one term party and will hold them to that pledge.

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"Too long I was hibernating. For too long I did not answer any attacks for too long I did not paid much attention to what was surrounding me.
The reason I ask this letter to be published in this newspaper. Is that this newspaper do not try to hides it's really intentions behind 'humor' poor 'humor'.
The reason I did not go speak with the little, girl it is quite easy. There is a medical condition, called amnesia. I do not remember anything after the accident. After the accident the first thing I remember is beeing seated in a chair of my party HQ. I then continued my normal life, knowing that i had an accindent but never knowing what I have done with that. I can not say I am sorry for something I did not know I've done.
Now that I know I have done. Yes now I know, not because the editor of *that* newspaper told me personaly but because I read in the papers. Why he did not tell me personally first? I have no idea. But I am sure that with this 'stunt' he sold much more articles not beeing honest that if he had told me in private. But I am not here to judge the honesty of *that* person.
I also think it's is very sad that the editor, start writing about the economical condition of the family, because with the good welfare we have and with the healthcare, one of the bests in the world. Not even one Ducat will come from the pockets of her family. But that is not important. What it is important is that my honor was attacked and I can not stand that anymore.
Also as anyone should understand. If I decied to apoligise to the family, something I already did. It do not have to be in a espetacular way nor need any editor of any newspaper got to know about that."
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This was written in to us by Mr. Kenny. We appriciate that he took the time to write in and give his viewpoint on the subject.

Although it was a terrible tragedy, when lawyers get involved sometimes things have a habit of getting worse and spiraling out of control. Hopefully all politicians and the international reputation of this great country wont suffer any attacks of such in the future that would belittle its international standing in this desperate time of reform.
 

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Interview With John Black!

1. Where is the all the energy coming from for the P4P helping them to campaign so hard compared to the more established parties that made the last election?

Well, I can't speak for the other parties, but I think the P4P is inspired to make a difference. I wouldn't say that our voters and members are angry, but they are fired up and want to make a difference. We've got a lot of younger members and their energy is contagious.

I think also we have a vision of what we want Eutopia to be, and that may be lacking in some other parties.

2. What made Jacobia such a hot site to campaign at?

A couple of things: Being so heavily urbanized and industrialized on the island, it's felt the brunt of our sluggish economy. There's a lot of diversity of political opinion, for example, with coal miners needing work but environmentalists concerned about their operations and pollution. You've also got a significant Hindu population concerned about New Bengal, but a lot of more conservative Brits.

But I also think we had some rather, how do I say it?, "colorful" campaigners. I think some of the statements made by Mike Marine were bound to provoke a response, by all the other parties. That just stirred things up, I think.


3. Why do you think St. Brendan saw such little campaigning?

I never thought the province was really a "swing province" at all, that it would either go for the UP or the P4P, but I'll credit the UEF and ESA for making some good progress there. But maybe they ended up conceeding it, and that's why there wasn't as much activity there? That's the only reason I can think that they gave it less attention. That and that it's the home province of the President.


4. What made you join up with the P4P in the first place?

Basically, I joined the P4P because I feel that the average working man and woman in Eutopia aren't getting a fair shake from the government. I don't blame any one particular politician over another, I just think that when their become detached from the people they lose focus and forget who they really work for and why they are there. The P4P is dedicated to the same basic ideals that I hold as truths, in my political and my personal philosophy: we believe in respect for all citizens, the government's role in ensuring the health and general welfare of its citizens, the importance of equality and democracy over nobility and rights of privilege granted only by birth.

5. Why do you think the P4P is being revived so apperently well right now?

As I mentioned before, there is a lot of youth and energy, combined with whatever wisdom or perspective some of us older folk bring.

The UP victory really decimated the opposition. I think the P4P was pretty much inactive until we got it going again. But now that the UP accomplished,(arguably, but let's give them the benefit of the doubt for now) what it set out to do: provide stability through veteran leadership, many people, including some UP members have to ask: "Okay we're stable. Now what?"

We hope to provide that answer.

6. What do you think of the UP pledge to disband after one term and how do you think people should react if thats broken?

Well, as I was saying, they had pretty much only one purpose: bring stability through veteran leadership. One could argue that we've not really achieved that stability, given the problem of youth violence, that've pretty much been ignored, unrest in the French provinces with Muslims, and some question about our relations with the U.S.

So, if they stay united, they have a record they can be judged on, but I've got to wonder how credible they'll be with the voters. These are all, for the most part, good fellas, but c'mon, you've got no real ideological consistency here. I know that's a lot of two-ducat words, but what I mean is the you have folks that have all sorts of opinions on all sorts of different issues with very little in common in terms of how to address the real issues of the day.

Yes, they've presented a united front in getting Eutopia back on track and I give a lot of credit to my friend Amric Al'Aeshir for that, but how can they govern us in the future if they don't have any shared philosophy?

Will they help overturn that horrible RUBB legislation that has disadvantaged so many of our workers? Will they give unfair corporate subsidies to big businesses while our existing small businesses struggle? Who knows? You certainly can't tell from their record.

The next election will be key, I think. I think many Eutopians only bought into this party-without-an-ideology because they accepted the claim that this was a "one-time-fix", it was pragmatism over core values. We'll see if I'm right.

7. Add anything you think is important to be said regarding any important event of today, political or otherwise.

I'm glad that all the parties, or at least most of them, took these elections seriously and engaged the public in healthy debate. We can only advance and go forward if the voters have bought into our agenda, and that should be an agenda that they have helped create and shape, not an agenda created in the dim light of some top-secret bunker somewhere.

The P4P thinks we should be pro-active, not reactive, in addressing the problems facing Eutopia. We need national involvement in the conflict between the French and the Muslims in Hurteau, we need the government to step in and address the growing problems with youth violence and we need to examine what we can do to move beyond simply treading water in the world economy, and instead carving out a real competitive niche.

I appreciate the chance for this interview and wish well all the men and women who've taken time out of their busy lives to participate in the political process. God bless them all!
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We figured a strange title is the best way to get our readers attention after our brief down period. Even people who work at the papers get vacation from time to time.

Now onto the business at hand, that being business, to be specific the auto industry. A new committee has sprung up after passing through the halls of legislation. The "Committee for the Rejuvenation of the Automobile Industry in Eutopia" or CRAIE for short has been started up. As of yet its members only include a modest list of: Kazimierz Reczynski, Josephus Locke Sergei, Jake Langley, Loic Fourgeres, Brig. Gen. Levarge, Pierre Talbott, Timothy Wellesford with Kazimierz as chairman. The stated goal is fairly basic, being to energize the auto industry of Eutopia. We hope they enjoy good luck and swift success but the auto industry can be a very touchy thing and currently our countries reputation and prestige sadly likely lies somewhere between Argentina and Libya. Getting big new foreign investment could be a very difficult job. A note has recently passed to the stockholders of B.M.I. Basicaly it states that while increasing industry is a noble goal, perhaps its best to focus on domestic business expansion of homegrown companies not international or foreign born ones.

A rally is planned to protest the head-scarf ban. The group, TIO is expected to make an apperence and perhaps a speach or two. It is good to hear of people standing up for their rights, so long as events remain peaceful. Sadly often times people get too fired up about a subject and the line between peaceful and violent protest is breached.

The P4P also has starting working in their new HQ shortly ago. It is a good looking building, one they likely hope will be filled with activity of the recently revived party. Another party is still floaiting in the wind, that being just WHAT party will replace the UP as the main contender in politics. Perhaps a replacement and new party or one that sees many refugees if and when the UP disbands itself as pledged.
 

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A Fury of Activity

The General assembly has decided to work overtime to catch up for slow progress early on and is burning right on through the forest printing up a series of new bills. One is potential amendment setting a new order of presidency should vacanies or deaths occur requireing such an order be established. Also a bill regarding trials, which received two ayes from Josephus and a bill about establishing an alternite site for running the government if needed. The MDIS would pick the location and the sum of 50,000,000 ducats was allocated.

The committee for the Rejuvenation of the Automobile Industry in Eutopia also continues its work. There were some big early speachs and discussions going on but a period of rest and rethinking has settled in.

A demonstration in Hurteau, N. Aquitaine also got underway to protest the head-scarf ban. A recent ruling from the High Court came down that didnt conclusivly kill or protect the ban. Efforts are underway still to get rid of the ban.
 

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Campaigns start! Name announced for UP!

Wel as of yet only ONE campaign has gotten underway. The "United Moderate Party" which seems to be the apperent successor to the UP has announced a campaign. While not a party in the formal sense yet, there seems to be little reason to think they wont have gotten over the formalities by election day. Hawkton Tilly appears to be their candidate for president for next term. A few other names have been mentioned but beyond hints and rumours we have no concrete list of party leadership for a "United Moderate Party" although Langley is likely to retain a high degree of power IF and should he stay with the UP through this apperent trade over. Whether this is a new party or just a name change wont be known for a little while till the facts roll in.

Potential coalitions are many but the easiest to form is likely a ESA/P4P alliance. Whether it would have the numbers or not is irrelevent since IF the UP truely splits up they wont have the power to sweep the elections without outside support. The UEF could also try and work a deal or fight the solo battle and work the grounds overtime to grow a truely large powerbase overtime. It seems that few would be able to benefit from working with the UP if it just changes names as that would bring in a whole host of problems for the alliance as well as working out a fair power sharing agreement.
 

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The ESA and newly organized United Moderate Party have not only began their campaigns but also have already decided on the first hot button issue. The military is the early focus of debates, speachs and discussions. The ESA is claiming that the military doesnt need to be the focus of attention and that the people need to be the focus. They say that the nation doesnt need offensive weapons, well they are wrong there, but no more so or less then the UMP. While they claim to have started vital reform, the truth is the draft was done for and there is no right to claim any victory from eliminating that, especialy as that could have been accomplished much sooner then they did, wasting valuable time and money. Now the reform has started fairly well overall but a decent start is not the same as a job well done.

So far little has been heard of the P4P, possibly letting the UMP and ESA take the early shots at each other and wear each other down a bit. The newly set up Conservative Union for Eutopia has attracted a little bit of attention but its too early to tell IF they will make the elections, but we hope they do to better balance events as it appears the UEF wont be fielding a list.

There are various bills under vote currently that will be discussed in depth in the nextt issue. However we can tell you that the budget submitted is currently seeing a bit of opposition, what exactly is the cause we dont know however as things stand, at worse a tie will break out allowing, which will likely be broken in favor of the budget.
 

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All hats into the ring

The CUE, ESA, P4P, UMP have all started their campaigns for this election, with it appears the UEF and any sign of royalists dead beyond some CUE speaches for now. The UMP has not seen quite the action that the UP did but all parties seem to be running a spirited campaign and are neither going overboard or disapearing from public view.
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UMP
All hats into the ring

The CUE, ESA, P4P, UMP have all started their campaigns for this election, with it appears the UEF and any sign of royalists dead for now. The UMP has not seen quite the action that the UP did but all parties seem to be running a spirited campaign and are neither going overboard or disapearing from public view. The Presidential race is between Sergei and Tilly.
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OFFICIAL LISTS

CUE
GA
(1) Kazimierz Reczynski
(2) Pierre G. Talbott
(3) Oliver Strasse
(4) Marcus Levarge

ESA
Josephus Locke Sergei for president.
GA
1. Per Alexi Gonzov
2. Per Felix Murmurandus
3. Per Alexis Keller
4. Per John Liep
5. Per Josephus Sergei

P4P
GA
1: Jean Saint Deare
2: Loic de Fourgéres
3: Jonh Kenny
4: Bob Austri

UMP
President – Hawkton Tilly
GA
Jake Langley
Hawkton Tilly
HJ Tulp
William Caldwell
Timothy Wellesford
Patrick Connell

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An interesting little note we have to make regarding a recent UMP statement. "Per Reczynski failed to achieve anything of note during the same term. He proposed several incomplete and ill conceived pieces of legislation before finally getting a minor bill passed." these are the words of Jake Langley, as are these words "Hawkton Tilly eliminated the draft" interesting arent they? Well not really unless you consider the following fact, it was Reczynsk himself that first submitted for debate a bill this term to alter the draft and allow a way out of conscription. While it did not out and out kill conscription, it did bring forth the first possible alternative, which was a very noble one allowing people to serve their community inside it instead of defending it. It wasnt until Reczynsk's proposal and later revival of debate on it that got the wheels truely moving. The UP had plenty of time to start debate on ending or altering the draft but let a different party kickstart discussion then claimed credit when a bill the entire assemby voted in favor of happened to miracle its way through the assembly. At least Reczynski tried to create energy in the assembly, despite the UP dominated membership, many of which are running now under the UMP flag, that did little to instill a fire in the assembly.

The Guns/Butter meter seems to be:
Guns:UMP CUE P4P ESA:Butter

Most active voice, seems to pit the ESA against extra military funding stressing a domestic, schools first agenda and UMP for more funding and reform and modernization.

The P4P and CUE have mostly focused on economic issues with the CUE sneaking in some pro-monarch points and the P4P focusing energy on getting people to split ticket vote, to squeze off some votes from the ESA and UMP that voting for their presidential candidate and then P4P for assembly.
 

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Endorcements for some, wavy flags for others!

We have decided to publicaly make our endorcements now to avoid people accusing us of double talk or showing bias, since with endorcements out there is little reason to complain when we make a good point about someone we endorced, as we are then defending ourselves also. To get to the point off we go.

Despite his long and multy-colored career, Josephus Locke Sergei has never seen the highest branch of office. He has been all over the government but never sat in the big seat. We think its time he did, and that its time to insure a diverce but workable government by supporting both the CUE and P4P for general assembly. These two parties need to get their voices heard, since the smaller UEF last term was able to kick some fire into the assembly, a small but vibrant group of CUE and P4P assembly members can do the same.

Regarding Josephus, he has never been one to hide his opinion, whether the majority agree with it or not. And now is the time that opinion needs to be listened to. The UP had plenty of opportunity last term to get early military reform in, the very thing the UMP presidential candidate, former UP man, runs on now, but they delayed and it required a kick in the butt by the UEF to get debate really going on conscription reform/abolishment. Now is the time to repair the economy, rebuild the domestic front and PLAN for reform. The days for a swift easy reform are gone and now we must rebuild the infrastructure for a modern and efficient military from the ground up, starting with enhancing education and strengthening the economy so that top notch and loyal officers make their way into the right jobs to help the reform move along properly.
 

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Letter to editor

To the Editor of the New Republican,

I can only applaud your fine newspaper's recent decision to support the CUE in the up-and-coming elections. We are a growing party, and whatever help you can give us will be gratefully received. The Unity Party, for the UMP can hardly be distinguished from the former party, must be removed from power if Eutopia is to get off the ground once again. They, as your newspaper mentioned, were given a huge mandate at the previous election - with both the executive and legislative overwhelmingly on side - but spent their whole time in office in a comotose state, barely aware of the events going on around them, let alone able to act proactively!

I must urge your readers to get out to the polling booths on election day, and vote! If the people do not make their opinions clear, not only will we have another term of dangerous consensus politics, the same-old same-old, and the inactivity of the United Moderate Party, but Eutopia will be damaged for good by those who truly want to see the Eutopian nation and people destroyed. We need a strong-backbone of opposition to challenge apathy in government, and the CUE has just that strength needed.

Yours,

Mr. Oliver Strasse, CUE candidate for the General Assembly
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We appriciate it when people write in to us and enjoy reading the letters. This is another good letter that we had the pleasure of reading. There are good points to be made and we desire for the people to have good options available and this is another of those good options people should ponder come election time.
 

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Latest Speeches

The CUE is talking about basic philosophy and trying to bin down the ESA as rich-playing poor socialists. The early portion of the speach by Brigadier Marcus Levarge was spent going after the wealth of certain members of the ESA. The latter half disuccsed the basic fundamental differences between the left and right. Trying to stir up right wing support, the CUE is bringing up light points about the issue of a monarch and keep home left wing support by going after the "throw money" mentality"

The P4P's latest speech, by Loic de Fourgéres, continued the P4P's split your vote slogan that was thrown out not long ago. He talked about reform of the economy and much talk about problems and potential pension problems. He also, somewhat unexpectidly brought up possible slimming down the government, possibly by selling undeed and poor performing firms likely to do better privetly owned. This was a slight contridiction with regards to his saying that cutting government spending at all is bad, but if wisely and not wastefully down, as he later says, it is a beneficial action for the country, though all efforts need be made to cut waste. All in all they continued their domestic front first focus.

There was recently some debates conducted in the ESA campaign. Their latest speech however was by Josephus Locke Sergei. Despite an early effort to place himself as a self-sacrificing martyr, he went on to propose a list of different ideas and reforms. One interesting note is desire to eliminate the death penalty. While not new to socialists of this island, it is a potential sticking point that will likely bring out more votes for both sides of the issue IF debate rages itself to life. A continued major point of his campaign seems to be education. With a few ideas bounced around out there, the ESA and Josephus seem to be claiming as their own hot button issue.

The latest UMP effort was by President Al’Aeshir. He has continued and further stressed the UMP's desire for military reform and support for modernization of our nations defense capabilities. However much of his time was spent trying to kill the messenger by a lenghty attack on Josephus, going so far as to call him "The perfect chameleon!" which is interesting for one politician to say about another. Politics itself seems to shift with the winds and is the nature of the beast that overtime politicians will support different views on different issues. There are no 2 sides only issues out there, with many having ways to support both sides of an issue, or all 3 or more sides depending on jusy what the issue is. Rarely is there something that has 2 clear sides. Even the death penalty has more then 2 view points, some supporting it for criminals, some only for military/national defense crimes, while others support no death penalty. So far the UMP has done a far better job then its previous life form in keeping a diverse speech-making environment with more then 1 main speech giver.
 

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Updates!

Recent polling has been done and the data recorded is as follows:

Poll question: if elections for the General Assembly were to be held tomorrow, who would you vote for?

ESA 21%
P4P 21%
UMP 29%
CUE 15%
Don't know 6%
Don't plan to vote 8%

Results are accurate within 5 percent, 19 times out of 20.

This leaves not a great deal of room to manuevre for the GA vote but there is enough that a wild swing could be in place. With only 9 spots open to win, its vital for different parties policies to have a chance of passing for their side of thought to get that vital 5th seat. the ump shows a decided lead regarding getting an extra seat over the other parties, and its entirely possible the CUE will only get 1. Should the esa and ump both find their ways to 3 seats,with the esa getting extra support from people supporting their presidential candidate, that will leave the P4P with 2 and the vital link to deciding what gets passed and what doesnt, since in such a scenario the CUE is likely to glue themselves to the UMP.

Should the UMP's numbers weaken in support of the CUE then the last seat is a total toss-up that wont be decided till all the votes are counted.


Recently President Amric Al'Aeshir has been giving a fair number of speaches, many of them high energy and anti-Josephus/ESA, trying to kill the messenger over the message. Some parts have lead people to fear for the presidents health as he seems to get a little too excited over some of his words and criticisms. The most recent barrage labeled the ESA as "lazy" and complained that they as a whole are not campaigning as hard as Josephus and Gonzov. For a retiring man, the president seems to be quite active and possibly chasing a cabinet post by keeping his name fresh and acting as the lead role of the campaign. The past few days he has done "the lion's share" of UMP campaigning and also started their campaign up with the opening speach as well as the longest speach. Possible plans for future political life despite claims otherwise?
 

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Letter!

Michael,

Even with the high energy of my latest speechs, I am not opting for a cabinet post. When I said I am retiring, I meant exactly that. I will have no position in the term ten government, nor in any government any time soon. Does that mean I am going to disappear forever? Probably not. I have companies to run, of course. And perhaps some day I might return to politics. But I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you. After 17 years in politics I think it is time for me to take some time for myself and my businesses. I will be giving a farewell speech once the elections are decided. My last in the Briefing Room, as a matter of fact.

Amric Al'Aeshir
President of Eutopia
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Well there it is, straight from the presidents mouth himself, or to be more accurate pen. Printed on paper the pledge to step aside in favor of new ideas and youth to pursue his business interests. We hope he sees lady luck and success in all his future non political pursuits and that his 'many-fast-fiery-words-method' of speaches doesnt land him in trouble, health or otherwise.
 

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1. Beyond modernizing the armed forces, what is the UMP's main goal for next term?

There are a lot of things that still need to be done. Last term’s government did a good job laying down a foundation and just getting the nation back on track after the disaster that was known as President Gall.

This term, there are a few key things that I see. First and foremost, is the economy. Of course, I’m expected to say this since I’m MERL. But we can’t possibly sustain a modern and effect military without a solid economic base. We can’t raise our standard of living without economic growth – despite what the socialists would tell you. We can’t compete in the global market without growth and economic modernization.

I also feel that infrastructure renewal and expansion are going to be closely tied to our economic recovery. Infrastructure is a great way to put people to work. It’s also needed because as the economy grows there is going to be an increased demand for new capacity in our infrastructure. By modernizing it, we can increase our efficiency, decrease pollution, raise safety standards, and reduce maintence costs.

Lastly, foreign policy is a big one. We need to continue to stablize and normalize relations with the south and with the rest of the world. Eutopia can no longer be an island of isolation that is viewed by the world as a crack pot nation with a coup ever other week. We must engage the world. Besides the obvious benefits of stability this would bring, it would also have the potential to open up new markets to our industries, and possibly attract foreign investors as well.

2. Why do you think party publications have not seen any real activity or in most cases existense at all unlike previous years?

Good question, but I can’t say I have a solid answer. I know I’ve personally been too busy with MERL and my GA duties to oversee the operations of the Eutopian Tribune, but then again that was never a party publication. I do know Per Caldwell is running a very active website that promotes himself and the UMP in general. Perhaps that is the new wave of political media? I’m not sure.

3. Why should voters believe the UMP is different enough from the UP to not warrent breaking the 1-term promise?

Quite simply, it is different. The UP was formed by six men: Jonathan Glasser, Konstanin Vilms, Amric Al’Aeshir, P.G. Talbott, Hawkton Tilly, and myself. How many of them are members of the UMP? Just Hawkton and myself.

The UP had no central philosophy or ideology to base its platform on. The platform was simply a collection of pragmatic solutions to pressing problems. The UP was made up of leftists, centrists, and rightists. The UMP has an underlying philosophy. We emphasize personal freedom, choice, opportunity, and responsibility. At the same time, we also believe the government has a vested interest in helping individuals reach their potential. We don’t support the idea of government dependence, redistribution of wealth, or social Darwinism. Our politics are clearly center to center right.

4. What makes Tilly a better choice for presidency and why do you think the list is so light this term despite active party bases?

I suppose you mean what makes Tilly a better candidate over Josephus? That’s an easy one. First off, in one term as a legislator, Hawkton Tilly has accomplished more than Joephus has done in nearly twenty years. Tilly has a vision for the future of Eutopia and the energy and will to put that vision into action. Josephus, he’s not interested in solutions. He’d rather rail at the problem in the streets, raising a big ruckus but not actually finding a way to make things better. I know its odd to say this about a leftist, but Uncle Joe is a reactionary. All he does is react to what other true leaders do. That’s no way to govern.

Secondly, just look at Josephus’ track record. He’s been linked to terrorist movements. Several of his past partymates were revealed to have strong ties to MEOR. Josephus has been the chief obstructionist to the government in most terms. Heck once, he even called for the impeachment of John O’Floinn, a man he was supposed to be governing with in the same coalition, and this was at time when there was no Vice President and no constitutional line of succession for the Presidency in such circumstances. It would’ve created chaos!

Lastly, Josephus claims to be defender of the working man, but his record shows otherwise. He didn’t support the Minimum Wage Act until the last moment, and the only reason he did is because he knew it was political suicide for him not to. He opposed HERB, which raised the standards of education while making provisions to keep it accessible to all. He opposed FREE, which would’ve given more decision making power to the local government – allowing the average Eutopian more say in the government that affects them.

As to why the field is so thin, that’s pretty simple too. Both P4P and CUE are essentially new parties. P4P nearly folded after the disaster that was candidate Kenny, and its only recently become a viable national party. CUE is a even more recent entry to the field. They don’t have the wide based support and name recognition to field a presidential candidate. They don’t have the party base yet either. I expect that both parties will be around for a while and will at least consider fielding candidates next term.

5. What is the UMP's best ideas to improve the economy?

I’m glad you asked. I’ve actually been working on a comprehensive plan to grow the economy and maintain that growth at reasonable rate for the next two terms. I don’t want to go into great detail here, since most people find economics boring, but I’ll lay out the general ideas. First off, we have to take advantage of Eutopia’s natural advantages, namely our location. We make a perfect transportation hub for the Atlantic region. We’re not far from Africa, South and North America, and Europe. We also have a diverse island filled with different climates and cultures, we’d make a wonderful tourist destination, if we can shed our image as a bastion of instability. We need to encourage new industries that have a viable future in Eutopia. Lastly, we need to do more – a lot more – to see that our workers are trained to be competitive in the labor market of the 21st century. We need to do what we can so that everyone has the opportunity to advance themselves and their personal situation as the economy grows. Not everyone will take advantage of that opportunity, but we need to see that is available for those that will.

6. Add anything you think is important to be said regarding any important event of today, political or otherwise.

This election is an important one. In many ways, even more important than the last one. The Unity Party and Amric Al’Aeshir’s administration have laid a foundation to recovery. It’s our turn to step up and continue that recovery. There are those that would change the course of our nation – sever ties with world powers, reverse economic gains through over regulation, maintain the status quo of the welfare state – which may serve as a life preserver to a drowning man, but it never allows them to actually climb out of the freezing water. Others would cut all aid to the disadvantage in the cruel name of social Darwinism. They would increase corporate welfare through subsidies to failing industries that simply no longer viable in Eutopia. The voters have a clear choice this election, and it’s an important choice. I feel the UMP offers a vision that better Eutopia. Create a better, stronger nation for future generations. Thank you for this interview.
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Another interview!

(ooc bear with me if the questions dont match up perfectly, i accidently dumped the pm with them to make space cuz i was full)

1. Why did you decide to join the CUE and why is the monarchy being an issue this election?

Well, last term I was one of those many people who voted UP. Like many, I thought they could really use the mandate we gave them to put Eutopia on a stable footing, and do something about the shocking situation Eutopia was in. I mean, split down the middle, hurricane, the lot. The country was a tip. But it wasn't long afterwards that the shine really began to rub off the Unity administration. The UP had this great oppurtunity to change things. They really could've done something with their mandate - the Presidency, 6 MGAs - but they just didn't. They lay back and slept. Obviously I was incredibly disillusioned by the lot of them, and it really spurred me towards wanting to get involved with politics. But honestly there wasn't an alternative. I couldn't involve myself with the nasty party of Term IX, the UEF. All respect to its leaders, but their brand of conservatism was little more than a robber-baron mentality. It just didn't feel right. So I got involved in talks with a few other men at Bolingbroke House, Viscount Dunwich's house. We hammered out a platform for a party that would really put the force back into rightwing conservatism and I think we've really achieved it as well. If any party represents responsible and compassionate conservatism this term, it's the CUE.

The monarchy is a slightly different question. Let me just make it clear, the CUE is not solely a monarchist party. Yes, quite a few of us are monarchists, but our real mission is to make Eutopia a better nation and to put into the policies that we are proposing. But I will explain, for the benefit of your readers, why exactly we are in support of a return to monarchy. We at the CUE really want reunification. Eutopia cannot truly be at peace with itself until all the Eutopian people on this island are united again. And realistically, there is no figure anywhere on Eutopia who can actively unite the Eutopian people more than Queen Maria Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. She is above the petty party interests of the rest of our island's political figures. She is a unifying force who could truly bring together the differing parts of our island.

I agree that absolute monarchy is repulsive in every way. Eutopia should and will remain democratic if we can put our plans through. The monarch will not be a political figure. They will be unable to influence the policy decisions of the elected government. The only real power that she will possess is the power to unite.

2. The economy seems to be an important issue this election, what is the main reason voting for the CUE can benefit the economy?

Exactly - the economy is a really important issues to voters. Unlike many of the other parties, the ESA in particular (who I must condemn as enemies of economic growth), the CUE are extremely committed to reforming the way in which our economy works. I'm a small businessman myself - if you can call a couple of laundries a business - and I know that there's a huge mountain that entrepreneurs need to overcome if they're going to start up. Not only is there excessive red tape and bureaucracy - stifling to economic growth - but it's really difficult for people to stump up the money to put their ideas into action. If I am elected to the General Assembly I will push for legislation to set up a system of interest-free loans for entrepreneurs. We're not handing out money by any means, but it's just the sort of cash injection that any aspiring tycoon needs.

But the real theme of our economic debate is responsible economy. Economic growth is essential, and we will do everything to foster it, but the economy must also be geared towards creating a better environment, both in the natural sense and the sense of a pleasant place to work. I have detailed this in one of my campaign speeches, but I really feel that if companies are rewarded for using green technologies, there will really be an inducement for industry to act in a more considerate way.

3. What benefits does having the Viscount of Dunwich in the CUE as a leader bring?

The Viscount of Dunwich is obviously an excellent man by all accounts. Yes, he's not representative of Eutopia as a whole, yes we can't all be Viscounts and fabulously rich, but the Viscount has this great sense of social obligation, and he is intent on making life better for Eutopians. He is a conservative, and although he may not embody our movement, a man as concerned for humanity as he is a joy to have as the leader of my party.

4. If the CUE ended up with the speakership, what is the prime issue they would focus debate on?

Of course the Speakership is an incredibly important position. Even more important if those irresponsible socialists in the ESA are elected to the Presidency. If they do get into power, and we do hold the Speakership, it will be imperative that we make every move possible to block their damaging economic and social policies. Things like publicisation of some industries just shouldn't happen - look at the chaos and chronic inefficiency that was prevalent in Britain in the 70s before some of their privatisation. I do agree that things like the roads should be in public hands to a certain extent - but why shouldn't we shop around for value for money to maintain them? It's just capitalism at work. Anyway, I'm getting off the topic.

If the CUE won the Speakership, I cannot say exactly what we would make sure was passed, but of course it would be legislation that was in keeping with our ideals and beliefs. We would welcome any bills to free up the economy, reform the pension system, reform the welfare system, push for unification, etc. etc. But we would not welcome any bills to erode the freedoms of the Eutopia people, confiscate private property, slash welfare for the needy etc. etc. We would have a common-sense attitude to the legislatory chamber, and would act irrespective of the party or person who was introducing the bill.

5. Add anything you think is important to be said regarding any important event of today, political or otherwise.

Furthermore, I'd just like to make clear to the Eutopian people that the CUE is very much against a Josephus Presidency. He would damage Eutopia beyond recognition. In his years of public service he has achieved nothing but raucous rabble rousing and a quasi-communist attitude towards government. Therefore the CUE has decided to put its full endorsement beyond Hawkton Tilly. He is not the ideal candidate. We would've loved to field one of our own. But the party simply isn't ready - we're too new. But a President Tilly would be the most potent barrier against the socialist schemes of an ESA President at this present time. Thankyou.
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Another intersting interview. We thank Oliver Strasse for giving us the time to ask these questions.

We will have an analysis of both the 2 previous interviews and a soon to be printed third one in a later issue.
 

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Another interview again!+Amric is done with politics officialy for now aka the man done retired!

1. Why do you think Josephus Locke Sergei decided on one last toss of the dice and is running for president?

I don't know the awnser to this, but I think it has to do with a dream of becoming President once. Josephus is a good campaigner and I think he deserves to be in the Diamond Office, and he has worked very hard over the past 30 years or so.

2. With military reform a hot-button issue, what do you think is the biggest advantage from a domestic front first strategy?

We all know about the ESA's position on the Millitary, and we would like to have a strengthend one, but it is too expensive and is a burden on the taxpayer. The biggest advantage would have to be not needing to raise so much Taxes to increase public spending, as this can improve Omnicare and Education and Police without a possible negative effect on the economy.

3. Why do you think The Worker has such a long history of being printed despite other papers that have come and gone?

It has mainly to do with the determination of the Publishers like Josephus and the core readers who will support it. I think the Socialist section in Eutopia is growing, and the Worker will benifit from more readers.

4. If the ESA wins the spot of president, what is the most important criteria behind picking the cabinet, and what would be their main goal for the term?

The ESA will pick the Cabinet based on ability. We have Alexis Keller who would be a great MESA and Mr Fourgéres would be a good Attorney General for us if he would be willing to give up a GA seat. We have a lot of talent in the ESA and I think we can use that to our advantage.

5. Should the ESA end up with only a minor assembly win, what is the one bill/issue you want to gurantee gets attention and passed?

The Millitary. We cannot stress this enough that a reduced Millitary would benifit Eutopia. The UMP want to increase spending everywhere and I think that is impossible right now without damaging the economy. Less Tanks would also mean more Police on the streets, as well as better Hospitals and more Schools.

6. Add anything you think is important to be said regarding any important event of today, political or otherwise.

Yes, I would like to mention the Retirement of Amric Al'Aeshir. Amric served as MESA/MHES for a very long time and has made a great sacrifice to Eutopia.

Thanks for your time.

(Alexi Gonzov)
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And thank you for answering our questions.

We have heard from almost all sides. While the P4P has not had an official interview conducted this election, they did share the distinction of being the only party interviewed during the last senate race.

The 3 interviews were from the 2 parties running for president and the newest big-time party. The CUE is off to a solid start. They have raised the issue of monarchy very skillfully and have totaly avoided being labled in any way as a monarchist party. They raise good points about a monarchy. The CUE has been the party most focus on opinions based off ideology. They stick to their guns and have a common belief system. They do have an unusual leader, a noblemen not having led a party in sometime. They also inherited a lot from the now defunct UEF, and whether they can survive if they strike out in the elections is a big worry to some.

The UMP was first to get on board with our series of interviews. They are the most concerned with making sure the nation can defend itself. They want to make certain that fewer peace-time military problems and accidents happen with modern equipment. Langley has a solid economic goal and has already made some progress on it the current term and is the only one who could continue an economic plan since should the ESA win presidency, they will utilize different ideas. They have a lot of plans and want to continue the work they started. Likely to pursue and continue reform, but not at the same pace the CUE or ESA would want, nor likely the exact same types of reforms.

The ESA was the last and shortest of our interviews. They were more straight to the point, perhaps lacking in exact details. They have stressed time and again that should they win big this election, they plan to focus hard and long on domestic issues and send money to the people not the armed forces. As of late, they have not had the chance at the big spots near as much like other parties, mainly the now dead UP converted to the UMP. They desire for the nation to give them a shot like the people gave the UP a shot. Another way they say they can help is increase security not by the military, but by more police officers.

There has now been a flood of information available for voters. They now face the voting booths and must decided who should head the government and the assembly for next term.

Oh and Amric says he retires, bet you thought we forgot didnt you? He has officialy announced he is done with politics for now and has no plans to work in politics next term or in the foreseeable future.
 

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Shocker!

The CUE coming out of right field has nailed down THREE GA seats, while the P4P could only end with 1. Full results are as follows:

Abstentions: 871,909
Votes cast for a candidate: 11,281,978
- Invalid votes: 202,381
- Valid votes: 11,079,597

Round 1
H. Tilly: 4,981,927 (45.0%)
J.L. Sergei: 6,097,670 (55.0%)

Result
J.L. Sergei was elected President.
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Abstentions: 528,430
Votes cast for GA-lists: 11,625,457
- Invalid votes: 73,006
- Valid votes: 11,552,451

Votes per GA-list
ESA: 4,131,899 (35.8%)
P4P: 1,349,191 (11.7%)
UMP: 2,908,004 (25.2%)
CUE: 3,163,357 (27.4%)


Seats per GA-list
ESA: 3
P4P: 1
UMP: 2
CUE: 3
_________________________

This leaves Josephus as president with a small margin but a clearly unfriendly assembly having only the one P4P seat as a more often friendly then not place to look. The UMP having lost a close battle for president will likely rally with the CUE to attempt and dominate the assembly. Key to this all is if a 4-4 tie ever happens if the ESA are able to use their executive edge to break the tie. Its now vital for every single member of the assembly to miss NO votes at all as with such a bitterly divided assembly, 1 vote could be key to the nations future.

An interesting fact is that the ESA assembly list nearly beat out Tilly for total votes, leaving the ESA as likely the strongest party in the field.
 
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Hot off the printers!

We went to work fast and with cooperation from Josephus have snagged this interview early.

1. What do you think gave you that extra edge that lead you to victory?

Well, there is no doubt that I couldn’t have done it without two groups of people, in addition to my own loyal supporters. One, the P4P stood solidly behind me and I do need to thank Pers Black and De Fourgeres, especially, for their support. That certainly helped tip the scale in my favour.
Second, Michael, I need to thank you. Your newspaper clearly supported me and I think may have helped a lot of the neutrals pick me instead of Per Tilly. I think for the first time ever, I clearly gained the support of some of the centrists….and this was crucial.

2. After all previous attempts, why exactly did you run this time?

Well, someone had to. I knew to be honest that I stood a good chance this time. Normally, in the past, my support was split with a centre-left politician such as Dr. Glasser and the like. But this time it was two-way. Me or Tilly. I know that Tilly is popular, even amongst the centre-left---but I think there was some dissatisfaction with the UP. I never felt as optimistic about a presidential campaign as I did this time, and once it started I really began to get confident. When you saw all the UMP speeches basically all they did was attack my character. That is the work of a desperate party.

3. How can the ESA's widespread success be explained given the UP's almost iron-grip like victory last election?

Last time voting for UP made sense. They were a group of battle-hardened veterans and the population, after the nightmare that was Term 8, needed a united stable front. The left, on the other hand was fractured after the P4P split. This time, people are looking for something new. The UP didn’t do what they promised. You look at their legislation and you’ll see how little there was that’s of any use to the public.

Plus, I think, that when it comes down to it, people do want better healthcare than guns. Despite the rhetoric, there is no imminent threat to Eutopia, and the people know it. We’ve fought our battles in the past, now it’s time to spend some money on those who deserve it….the people.

4. Do you expect to have a battle with the assembly all term long or do you figure both sides, the assembly and executive branch, will find many common middle grounds?

Hard to say Michael. Look, I have no doubt I have made many enemies in the past and my opposition will look to get their just desserts. But this is good. As long as there is constructive debate in the GA, the people win. If we introduce an incredibly leftist Bill, then let the UP and CUE debate it and maybe we can find some middle ground. I think this is what the people want.

I’d rather pass ten somewhat watered down bills, than none at all.

5. Do you look forward to this new term, with all its new medias and new views on issues?

Michael, I started off as a journalism student and have always loved the media. I read your paper cover to cover, I watch O’Floinn’s show, I even read the Scuttle butt. I believe that diverse opinion is good. If previous governments tolerated my Worker, I will tolerate anything they bring on…[laughs]

6. Did you ever guess a presidential victory could also lead to a minority role in the assembly?

I believe it has happened in the past. If you break up the votes strictly between left and right…it turns out to 48 per cent for the left, 52 for the right. That’s almost clear down the middle. Obviously it is a hurdle. But as I said, I’m hoping it all works well.

7. Any last words regarding the election?

This election was tough for me. It was hard to keep hearing all those attacks on my character from so many people. I was hurt by the fact that some of the more vicious lies came from Al’Aeshir, whom I always considered, if not a close friend, at least a good colleague.
But such is the nature of election campaigns. I have no hard feelings and I do wish to consult with my adversaries. Langley, for instance, did work hard on the budget. All it really needs is a few tweaks here and there. I always respected Tilly as well.

I have a lot of work ahead of me. And then, before you know it, it will be campaign time again. And I ain’t getting any younger you know….[laughs]

I also wish to thank the people of Eutopia for coming out to vote. Despite what some may say, I am a big supporter of our Democratic system. Diversity is good. Debate is good. We’ve had it, now let us get to work.

Thanks for the good questions, Per. Lundgren.
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We will let most of the words speak for themselves, but overall it seems the man wants to get down and dirty and get working fast with all those willing to work. It appears the assembly will be the battleground of this term, moreso then nearly any other.
 

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1. To what do you hold as the key to your election victory of 3 seats.

Our party presented a strong and unified conservative voice - something that has been missing from Eutopia's political scene for a while. We were clear about the choices before Eutopians, and vocal about our own positions. Obviously, this appealed to a great number of Eutopians.

2. Does the CUE intend to try and run the assembly their way despite likely opposition from the presidency and the cabinet?

If you mean, will the CUE and UMP try to pass our legislative agenda, yes, we will. The Left obtained a mandate to form the executive; we obtained a mandate to run the legislature. We will act on that mandate.

3. Although a bit early, does the CUE have plans to run for the presidency next term?

It is indeed too early to answer that question. That decision will depend on developments during the coming Term.

4. What was the biggest surprise of the election, Josephus winning, the CUE pulling down 3 seats or the UMP only getting 2?

Personally, I was most surprised by the fact that the P4P chose to throw their support behind an extreme Left candidate, rather than running a more moderate candidate themselves. I remember having a conversation with Brigadier Levarge just before the elections, where he warned that CUE must support the UMP-candidate for President to prevent an extreme Left candidate from taking over. At the time, I was unconvinced. I thought the P4P and its followers would never be irresponsible enough to thrust power into the hands of an extremist. Clearly, I was wrong.

5. With UMP support you can pass bills at a 5-4 vote, is there any bill or issue you want to gurantee passes despite the slim majority?

The CUE and UMP have a number of legislative projects we are determined to accomplish together this Term, and I'm confident we will be able to do so.

- TMV St. James, Viscount of Dunwich
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Interesting words by a man with much to look forward to with the CUE apperently the hot party in town.