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Patria is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever.
-Lucius Alexandr, the first President of the Patrian Republic









Game Information:

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Interactivity:

This AAR will take place in two forms Discord and the Paradox Forums. Below are detailed descriptions on how each will interact.

Discord
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Within Discord players will play as members of Parliament within the Patrian Republic. Members of Parliament will dictate almost every political matter within the Republic through the usage of bills & propositions. Players will also have the ability to form Political Parties which players will every ten years vote for within the Parliament.

The Discord is intended to stay separate from the Forums and as such Parliamentary Discussions of any kind are only authorized within the Discord. Of course you may feel free to express your opinions of Political Parties, Parliament Members etc. as long as it is appropriate :)



Paradox Forums
To avoid unneeded drama, spam and arguments Parliamentary discussions will be kept far away from the Paradox Forums and will only be referenced in the AAR's I will create. However members of the Paradox Forums have perhaps one of the most important jobs in the AAR. You will join in elections and vote for Political Parties that you believe will lead Patria to prosperity and as such will have the capabilities to choose which party will gain a majority within Parliament.

Parliament
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Parliament is made up of 500 Seats and every ten years Parliament is up for elections. During the Election period players and viewers of the AAR will have the opportunity to vote for which political party they believe matches their ethics and beliefs. With the conclusion of Elections I will tally up the votes and put them into a 500 seat Parliament.

In the event that no Party has secured a majority then parties have the ability to form coalitions to attempt to secure a majority. In the event that no Coalitions are formed then Parliament will remain divided making passing critical bills ever more difficult as well as major parties losing popular support which is represented by them losing a locked percentage of votes in the next election cycle. (5%-10%)

Chancellor
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Every ten years the Republic will also vote in a separate election for Chancellor which has the following abilities.
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The Patrian Republic
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Chapter 1
Background

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The first writings of mankind appeared twenty thousand years ago in the deserts of Calidus and since then have become the indisputable dominant species of Patria. Throughout the centuries Mankind continued to progress as great cities were forged from stone and technological progress accelerated as Great Empires sailed across the seas in search of newly found lands. The Age of Exploration had begun and with it began a new age of progress and free thought within the countless Colonies the great empires had forged.


One such Colony was founded on the continent of Perinia by Explorers of the Lianas Empire. within this newly found colony free thought flourished and with it the first whispers of Democracy and Free Will began to sprout.


Within a century the Colony of Perinia declared its independence from the Lianas Empire and through a great struggle managed to successfully free itself from the tyrannical grips of the Old World and as such the Perinian Republic was founded comprised of Democratic values and the goal of one day bringing Democracy to the Authoritarian lands of their former masters.


As the decades went by the Perinian Republic slowly evolved into a technological and economic powerhouse eventually surpassing its old master the Lianas Empire. with this new found power the Authoritarian Empires of the Old World slowly began to collapse one by one as Democratic Revolution spread across the lands of Patria.


As humanity entered the twenty first century the last strongholds of Authoritarianism and Oppression had begin to crumble and with it a new age of Democracy had began to flourish. With Democratic Governments installed within every nation across Patria a powerful movement known to modern scholars as the Patrian Unification Movement spread across the Nation States of the world demanding the Unification of all the nation's of Patria to unite mankind under a single unified banner.


Although the movement initially struggled to gain support within the countless nation states across Patria it was only when the Republic of Perinia began supporting the movement that nation states began discussing the creation of a unified state spanning the entirety of Patria.
Even though it was a lengthy process and one that was hotly debated for decades in the year 2106 an overwhelming majority of nation's agreed to the formation of the Patrian Republic and any that refused integration were swiftly dealt with.

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[The Flag of the Patrian Republic

The unification of Patria with relatively little bloodshed led to a new Golden Age for Humanity who without conflict was capable of focusing on technological advancements to ensure a bright future for the newly born Republic and for the first time in generations the people of Patria stared into the stars and wondered what was out there.


Although Space Exploration had begun generations ago during the late twentieth century these missions were restricted to the construction of satellites and minor space missions that ended in devastating disasters that eventually led to the governments of Patria to abandon the stars… That was until unification was achieved…


With the Planet United under a single banner and with unrest relatively at an all time low the Chancellor of the Patrian Republic Alexandr Siuntig with approval from Parliament signed the Space Exploration Act of 2120 authorizing the expenditure of 1.5 Trillion PRD (Patrian Republic Dollar) to be invested into the Patrian Republic Space Agency ( P.R.S.A ) over a course of ten years with the goals of mapping the solar system, establishing a permanent space station orbiting Patria, manned missions to nearby planets,and extensive research into feasibility of long term space travel.


Although met with skepticism by many as a waste of government funds in reality the funding made up a mere 0.5% of the Republics Yearly Budget. And the results were almost immediate with the Republic launching its first space probe in 2122. As funding continued throughout the end of the decade a total of eighteen probes were launched with the goal of mapping the celestial forms of the solar system as well as the launching of the P.R.S.S. mankind's first space station equipped with a crew of twenty four Astronauts the Space Station allowed the Republic to gather invaluable information about the living conditions within space.

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{The Solar System of Patrium}

By the year 2160 the Patrian Republic was dedicated towards Space Travel with six percent of the Republic's budget being dedicated towards the P.R.S.A. during this time countless technologies were perfected such as the perfection of Artificial Gravity and effective propellant systems allowing vessels to transverse the solar system in mere months opposed to years which allowed the construction of massive mining colonies on nearby Asteroids, lastly construction of the Patrian Republic Space Command Center began in the year 2164 which would eventually act as a massive shipyard and commerce port once completed.

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[The Patrian Republic Space Command Center]

By 2180 the P.R.S.C.C. was completed and began construction of Space Freighters to begin accepting frequent mineral shipments from the countless Mining Colonies within the Solar System. The Republic began flourishing like never before as small colonies began forming across the solar system however with this new found trade came newly found threats such as in the year 2192 when the Mining Freighter P.R.S.S. Augusto was hijacked and crashed into the P.R.S.C.C. critically damaging the stations dockyards and killing over a thousand Republican Citizens. Due to this event Parliament ordered the creation of the Patrian Republic Space Force which by the year 2200 was to have a fleet of three nuclear armed Warships to protect the Republic against Terrorism and Piracy.
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[The Patrian Republic's Space Force composed of three Corvettes]

However everything changed in the year 2194 with the discovery of “Hyperlanes” which through the formation of powerful gravity wells allowed ships that entered them to travel faster than the speed of light into other solar systems although unknown if these Lanes were natural occurring or artificial is to be seen however initial space probes sent into these Hyperlane have been confirmed to have entered nearby Solar Systems once thought inaccessible due to distance.


Immediately the Republic authorized the creation of a the P.R.S.S. Patria a massive Exploration Ship with the task of exploring the galaxy and hopefully discovering an inhabitable planet that mankind may colonize.


The year is 2200 and the newly coined Science Ship Patria has finished it's flight trials and is ready to begin exploring the galaxy, the Republics Fleet now composed of three warships is on constant alert in the event they encounter threats and on Patria the population gathers to vote for the elections of 2200.






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The next update will allow you meet the Parliamentary Members of the Republic as well as the several Political Parties within the Patrian Republic!
 
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Hi everyone,
First of all thank you all for the positive feedback. I will be introducing each major character within Parliament as well as introducing the Political Parties within the Parliament.
The first round of elections are also scheduled to begin tomorrow!

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Ooh, I always enjoy a good interactive or semi-interactive. And good job getting the moderator approval, I've seen far too many stillborn due to skipping that step.
 
Members of Parliament 2200
Parliamentary Members of The Patrian Republic
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Although the Parliament of the Patrian Republic is composed of five hundred representatives from the countless provinces within Patria. True political power lies in the hands of roughly two dozen prominent individuals within Parliament who through their influence hold massive sway over their supporters who will vote for them no matter the situation.


The list provided down below contains the most prominent politicians within the Patrian Republic in the year 2200.

Zane Griffin

Ulysses Vultt

James Conrad

Leopald von Karma

Dr. Martin Jameston

General Maximilien Rush


Raymond Delgado

Athelina

Ana Pierce

Lesben Turing

Epos Gra

Wolfram Von Nehrich

Élisabeth Leclair


Olivia E. Monroe


Cody Alder

Oliver G. Thompson



With the Parliamentary Elections of 2200 mere months away these politicians have been campaigning throughout the entirety of the Republic gathering Public Support for their supporters with the goal of securing a majority within Parliament to push their agenda forward and usher mankind into a new era of prosperity... Or so they say.
 
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The Political Parties of The Patrian Republic
The Political Parties of The Patrian Republic
With elections right around the corner lets take some time to talk about the major Political Parties running for Parliament in this years elections.

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This years election has been one of the most competitive in the Republic's History with five Political Parties competing to gain control of the Republic's Five Hundred Seat Parliament. Although several Independents do exist it is estimated these five major parties will secure a great majority within Parliament with Independents being greatly under-represented.

However all citizens of the Republic must properly understand the policies of each Political Party before heading out to vote as an informed citizen is a true citizen.


The United Patrian Front
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Acronym:
The U.P.F.


Background
Formed in the year 2196 by the Governor of Parinia, Zane Griffin the United Patrian Front believes that with interstellar travel unlocked the Republic will need strong leadership to usher in a new era of Prosperity and Security. Utilizing the Slogan

“Our Republic, Our People, Our Future” the U.P.F. believes that the entire future of mankind is on the line and if understand weak leadership may perish.


Advocating for the creation of a capable Star Fleet to ensure the Republic is protected from any threats it may discover as well as advocating Expansion in every possible direction of the Galaxy to usher in a new age of Economic Growth and to allow the Establishment of the first human colonies in neighboring Solar Systems.


Led by the Prominent Politician Zane Griffin and his Vice President Ulysses Vultt the U.P.F. has in their opinion the most capable men and women in the Republic standing with them.


The U.P.F. has already begun Campaigning for the election of 2200 and is heavily favored within the State of Perinia as both Zane and Ulysses are Perinian’s however ineffective polling within the other states of Patria is making it unsure just how successful this newfound party with be.

Political Stance

Militarism
The United Patrian Front believes that with the ability of Interstellar Travel the probabilities of discovering alien life is bound to happen sooner or later either in the form of bacteria or Xeno’s that have unlocked interstellar travel as well. No matter the circumstances the Patrian Republic must be prepared at all times so that in the event we meet a hostile force we will be able to protect the Republic with overwhelming firepower.



Foreign Policy
Believing that the ideals of the Republic must be preserved the Republic is greatly concerned about the prospect of discovering Aliens and as such has stated that in the event that aliens are discovered they will pursue an extremely cautious policy with them. Until they can confirm whether the Aliens are potential allies or more than likely threats to the existence of mankind.


Expansion Policy
Now that the Republic has unlocked the secrets to Hyper Lanes the entire Galaxy lays ripe for the taking and the Patrian Republic swears to expand the borders of the Republic in every possible direction. Through the U.P.F. mankind will enter a new era of prosperity unlike any before as resources from across the galaxy are delivered daily to our homes and in time mankind shall leave our solar system and colonize hospitable planets to ensure the human race will live on throughout the millennia.


Autonomy Policy
The Patrian Front believes that intensive government centralization causes unneeded bureaucracy and complexity within the government.


The Humanity Protection Front
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Acronym:
The H.P.F.

Political Party Leader:
Martin Jameston

Background
The H.P.F. was founded by the late General Lucas Jameston near the end of the 22nd century (2195) as humanity reached into the stars. Believing the ultimate threat to the galaxy and to humanity would be Xenos, even if they were unmet, the party was founded to unite all humans against possible future threats, and to be ready for them. Passing in the year 2198 at the age of 68, Lucas’ son and Patrian scientist Martin Jameston took charge of the party. Heralding in his own scientific understanding and ideals into the party, they remained relatively the same, only having the ammunition to prove that the Xenos were the ultimate threat in their alien ways.

Being supported in the Republic, they use a rhetoric of “Humanity first” and fear tactics, describing Xenos in terrible, disturbing ways,, and will on occasion downright refuse to speak to parties more inclined to Xenophilic beliefs.

While not politically the most prominent party as of yet, the H.P.F. are hoping to change that in the upcoming election to push more on defensionist policies, as these first few years in space may prove the most lethal if contact with aliens is made with a non-competent party in charge.

While the threat of Xenos are not yet discovered, they shall be one day, and the H.P.F. will make sure Humanity is prepared for that day.



Political Stance

Militarism:
believing that the best way to protect humanity is with a large naval presence from filthy Xenos.


Foreign Policy:
The only true threat to humanity is the Xeno, and all precautions must be taken to make sure they do not get a foothold among us.


Expansion Policy:
There is but one way to prevent Xeno expansion, and that is our own expansion. We must beat them to every possible resource in the galaxy, no matter the risk, as it is the only way to ensure our own survival.


Voting Rights:
Humans only. The only species that should be present in our glorious Republic is humanity, and any other species should not be around long enough to vote.


Religious Laws:
Secular. Religion has its purposes, but not in Government.


Autonomy Policy:
Centralized. All parts of the Republic must be streamlined for efficiency and in case of war maximum strength.



The Social Progressivist Confederation
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Political Party Acronym :
S.P.C

Political Party Leader
Secretary Raymond Delgado



History

It is impossible to talk about the Social Progressivist Confederation without talking about Charles Marquès. He was born in 1902 in the Firenci Empire, and died in 1978 in the Republic of Valois, a nation born of the death of the other. Charles took part in the revolution of 1921, a social movement that would cause the death of the Empire and bring about the Republic. It left a durable impression on Charles, who swore never to reproduce the horrors and atrocities committed by some of the most extreme revolutionaries.


Charles lived through an era of amazing economical and technological progress for his country, and yet he saw that the aristocrats of yesterday had simply become the industrialists of his time. In his opinion, nothing has changed. In 1929, he published a book called “A treaty of social progress” which sparked an uproar in society. Charles established that political and economical classes should be a thing of the past, and even a simple worker should have the opportunity to rise above his station through education. The book proved immensely controversial as it proposes to completely change Republican society, in the effort of finally doing away with the empire’s traditions.


From this treaty is born the ideology of Social Progressivism, the idea that a utopian society should allow all its citizens to be free to better themselves and to advance socially. This utopia can only be achieved through absolute equality, which will then bring true freedom, which then will create opportunities for all.


Fearing his book might breed another revolution, Charles decided to take action. He created the very first “worker syndicate”, an organization devoted to protect workers rights and to help them obtain new ones. The idea would prove immensely popular, and worker syndicates would sprout all over the world over the next century. In order to ensure Charles Marques’s ideals would be respected, the leader of one of those syndicates, Albert Tennersmith would create the Social Progressivist Confederation in 2078, a political move that would allow worker syndicates to strengthen their political position immensely. It was then that the yellow tulip, a symbol of hope, was chosen to represent the SPC. It is also decided to elect a new Secretary of the Confederation every 10 years, an office held by Secretary Raymond Delgado in 2200.


When the decision came to unite the democracies of the world, the SPC was highly vocal in its support of unification. This has allowed the party to prosper until now, making it one of the oldest political organization known to the Patrian Republic.


Political Stance


Militarism:
The SPC believes war to be a failure. “All problems could be resolved if people agreed to take 5 minutes to sit, listen, and discuss” once said Charles Marquès. However, this doesn’t make them hopeless idealists : History taught them practicality has to take over ideas sometimes. The SPC is in favour of reasonable military, as long as it doesn’t hinder civil society from growing.

Foreign Policy :
The SPC strongly believes in diplomacy, and as such sees in the stars future allies, a future peaceful galactic community, united through the bonds of alliances and treaties. However, they are very protective of the Republic’s ideals, and consider it abhorrent to pursue ties with those that break these ideals.

“If the devil was to give you omnipotence in exchange of your soul, should you accept ? I say NO. I say we should resist evil, no matter his allure, for when we fail, we become lost, sometimes even beyond all hope.” - Charles Marquès, 1937


Expansion Policy:
The SPC considers itself to be a party of the future, of hope. They have always been big supporters of space exploration, and it is a surprise for no one they are supporters of human colonization. The Republic has yet to meet any aliens, but the SPC’s Ethics Committee is already debating the morality of colonizing already inhabited planets by less advanced societies. They haven’t come to a conclusion yet, but the Committee seem to mostly be against such an act.

“It is our duty to spread our ideals, for they are the beliefs that might propel mankind to the future. For these ideals to remain true, we must never force them upon others, we must convince them by the strength of our words and beliefs.” - Charles Marquès, 1934


Voting Rights
The SPC has always fought for equality for all, no matter who they are or where they come from. Should Humanity meet its peers among the stars, the party would be unanimously in favour of equal rights, even if they do not believe in the ideals of the republic. It has been the stand of the SPC for a long time that limiting rights only to those who agree with the republic would be the first step towards taking away the liberty of its citizen.

“Equality must be for all, for it is impossible to determine who is worthy and who is not. Morality is subjective, and used as a compass steering towards selective rights, it will only bring our ruin. Equality is the first guardian of Liberty, and as such, aggressing one means aggressing the other.” - Charles Marquès, 1934


Religious Laws
The SPC believes in liberty, and this includes liberty of cult. They strive to ensure no religion takes part in politics so that everyone can make their own choice of spirituality.

“Do not mock those who have turned towards the gods, for they might see what you do not. Our role must be, not to control religions, but to ensure they may all coexist peacefully, and that no one of them maybe forced upon the people.” - Charles Marquès, 1938


Autonomy Policy
The SPC was born in the Old World, while it was still under the rule of the Empires. This has forged their view of government, and they fear a government too centralized might one day become a dictatorship. They support a high degree of independence for cities, districts, regions, and future human interstellar colonies should they ever exist.

“Remember the Empires. Remember their rule of injustice, of cruelty. For them to remain History, all the pieces in our administration must hold the same ability to govern, so none may restore the Autocracies of the past.” - Charles Marquès 1937



The Patrian Persevering Initiative
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Political Party Acronym:
P.P.I


The Political party Leader:
Ezekiel Levering

Background
Formed in the year 2190 by Ezekiel Levering After he had left his life as major contributor to the Hutson iron corporations rise. He is a man who created this party in the idea of advancing the economic successes of Patrain Republic. The party also desires closer relations with businesses and the seeking of economic investments of going into space. The desire heavy industrialization to sustain the needs of new commerce and resources immensely. The Parties active recruitment would begin in 2191 after securing funds from the hutson company and other corporations to stay afloat till the party made its own investments to sustain themselves by 2194 in the metal,fuel and energy sectors. There slogan “The advance of progress must continue for the sake of our future and the availability of a enjoyable life of wealth follows.” as way to show their interest in the nation's progress and success. The republic fleet in the parties idea is to reduce unnecessary costs in miscellaneous items for now and the remove costly ships with more efficient ones at lower costs by securing deals with the metalworking and electronic industries.


Political Party Stances


Militarism:
The Patrian persevering initiative believes that we may one day meet xenos and when that day does even if they are hostile we must make sure not to have such a large fleet it destroys our great republic before the xenos do so that we may have a chance to fight back and survive for the onslaught.


Foreign Policy:
Even though the xenos that will one day appear before our empire may seem suspicious and possibly dangerous we must not let this cloud our judgment in the possibility in making progress with those of which will allow us begin possibly to make trade with those that are neutral or quite friendly with us in nature.If we can secure a potential one sided trade deal that favors our republic we must do so for the great benefit of our people.


Expansion:
We believe that the Growth of our nation is the most important thing to have for if we are to be traped from possible xeno borders that could have been ours if we colonized the zone first then we will soon decline due to not have the large expanses to mine for resources and discover possible future treasures that these systems can have for us if seek them. We must also heavily focus on Colonizing new planets to tap into unused resources and create new living space for the swelling population our republic.


Voting Rights:
There is a unavoidable future hat one day xenos will become citizens of our empire and we must learn how to cope with them.They would form a new possible cheap work force and possibly fill in the needed jobs the empire needs solved as our people slowly rise up in the social ranks. This means the xenos must be represented and only those that have shown prized strithes on improving our society and those that work the hardest for they need a voice not the xenos that only sit around and rebel. We need a happy,loyal, working xenos on our side.


Religious laws:
If we allow religion into our system then it only creates a minefield of different moralities that could be stepped on when it is the sensible thing to do even if religiously it's morally wrong. The people should have the right to escape the confines of the churches and focus on their careers and lifestyles without being told what they are doing is wrong just because one of the many religions in our empire says it is. Religion inside the party is that it must be kept in there homes not in politics.


Autonomy Policies:
The Government should allow the unrestricted movement of governors to make their own choices on how they govern their planet financially, for the sake of economic freedom to grow and prosper. We also believe that the more decentralized we are the movement of business also increases and the heavy burdens of bureaucracy can lessen itself to help the government shape itself financially better.




The United Society of Concerned Scientists
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Acronym:
USCS

Description:
The USCS was formed with only two ideas in mind: safeguarding the pursuit of science and prioritizing the pursuit of science. Interstellar travel is only possible with science, and so is the survival of the human race. Ships, stations, and buildings all decay over time, they are all ephemeral. Knowledge has remained, knowledge is what keeps people safe. You can have as many ships as you want, but against overwhelming technology of the enemy, they may just be flies.he Society never had a single leader, but is a coalition that is made up of people who understand the value science has in civilization. However, Dr. Turing is an influential member, and Dr. Gra is one of the more famous members in the public world. They stand together and vote together for the future of the Republic, and consider themselves to be the real bastion against its destruction.


Political Party Stances

Militarism:
The Society members are pacifists, simply because they think that money and resources should be entirely focused on research, rather than be wasted in needless conflict.


Foreign Policy:
Not all members agree on this, but most are Centrist in that they are isolationist in regards to galactic affairs, and some are friendly, but none are xenophobic. Aliens and sapients should never be hated simply because they are not human. The wealth of a life of a creature is in its intelligence, and the wealth of any sapient alien is the same as a human’s. At the same time, not all support what humans support, and not all should be put on pedestals and trusted immediately.


Expansion Policy:
The Society members are Centrist. The general consensus, is that people need to focus on research much more than colonization, but colonization is necessary at times, but should not be the priority.


Voting Rights:
Equal Rights is a definite here. The wealth of a life and an opinion is based on their intelligence, and any sapient species part of the Patrian Republic should get the same chance as any other sapient species.


Religious Laws:

Most are Anti-Religious. Atheism is widespread in the Society, and even the most religious of the members are secular. Science is important, not believing in something without any evidence.

Autonomy Policy:
Regions of human space should have highly built up an industrialised highly urbanized clusters. Far colonies need more communication, and the citizens there are unable to work together to advance science in ways that a centralized system can.



 
Elections 2200
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Citizens of the Republic as you all should very well know Voting Booths across the Republic have opened and every citizen of the Republic above the age of eighteen has the right to express your freedom of choice to elect Representatives of your Province to represent you in the Republic's Parliament. As you all very well know the Republic takes pride in the fact that its Voter Turnout is over seventy five percent and is expected to increase drastically this election due to the Discovery of Hyperlanes and the overall competitiveness of the election.

Although the Election of 2200 is highly competitive it would appear that the United Patrian Front holds a slight advantage within the General Parliamentary Vote with it expected to be the only party to come close to achieving a Parliamentary Majority. However several other parties continue to be highly competitive such as the The Humanity Protection Front and The Social Progressivist Confederation.

However as we discovered in the Election of 2150 polls are not always accurate and the reality of the situation is that nobody will find out who has secured an electoral advantage until the Election is over and the votes are tallied.

On The News Desk

This election has been extremely broadcasted and has been one of continuous advertisement between all parties involved. Lets look at some of the more prominent advertisements and rallies that the professionals believe have overwhelmingly influenced the populace.

United Patrian Front's Political Platform
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Vote For The United Patrian Front
The United Patrian Front is dedicated towards ushering mankind into a new era of prosperity and power and this new era can only be achieved through the continuous expansion of the Republic's borders as well as rapidly increasing the funding of Technological Funding, Colonization and improving the Living Standards of Republican Citizens across Patria and eventually across the Galaxy.

Goals
* Expand The Borders of the Republic through the construction of Starbases to allow
the continuous influx of rich minerals and wealth to stream into the Republic's Coffers.

* With this new found Wealth provide each and every citizen of the Republic Academic Privileges
to allow every member of the Republic to gain college education

* Expand the Republic's Naval Power as the needs of the Republic increase

* Fund Colonization Missions To Habitable Worlds if they are discovered

* Increase Food Stockpiling to "Large" Stockpiles

* Fund The Construction of several capable Science Ships and appoint the most capable scientists within the Republic to Exploration Missions

* Fund new construction projects within Patria.

* Elect capable and skilled individuals that will lead the Republic to greatness.

* Cooperate with other Political Parties to ensure Propositions that will aid the Republic are passed.

People of the Republic this years Parliamentary Election may be perhaps the most important elections any of you will ever partake of within your lifetime. Please make the right choice and pick the United Patrian Front so that we can usher in a new age of prosperity for
OUR PEOPLE, OUR REPUBLIC, OUR FUTURE


The Humanity Protection Front's Political Platform
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Vote for Humanity, vote for the Humanity Protection Front.

The H.P.F. has the same goals as many other parties - to expand, to prosper, to grow and achieve what has been unachievable for man until now. However, we will make sure it is Humanity that reigns supreme above all, as it is our top priority to make sure any threat we find in the Stars is dealt with to make sure Humanity prospers to the highest level.

Goals
*Expand and protect the Patrian Republic's borders, making sure each star we take is secure before moving onto the next.

*Providing living standards to every human citizen, and an opportunity to live and work as they see fit - be it in the farms of their family or the science halls of the Government.

*Increase funding and service of our space faring navy, as three vessels is not enough to provide protection for our borders as we grow.

*Explore and survey new and exciting sights in the stars through great scientific breakthroughs, including the funding of private and publicly owned Scientific-Exploration vessels.
*Ensure the economy's stability.

*Streamline government processes in new colonies, allowing for a simple, easy to transverse system of rules and laws, regardless of the planet one inhabits.

*Provide protection from any threats to new colonies, including the production of military units on these new frontiers.

*Provide funding to Academics and Science fields, allowing for the hiring of more scientists to assist in research and development.

The screen fades, allowing a video of Martin Jameston to be revealed.
Citizens of the Republic.
My Father, General Lucas Jameston, once hero of the great Patrian Republic, founded the Humanity Protection Front because he knew as we reached into the stars, threats might reach back.
I, as a scientist for Societal Development in the Patrian Republic, know better than anyone that sometimes opposing views can have disastrous consequences - simply look back to our oppressive past.
We have not came into contact with any Xenos species as of this election, but if we are at some point in the next ten years, who better to protect us all then the Humanity Protection Front?
We offer not only the promise of success, but the promise of protection, the promise of peace for Humankind.

I, Dr. Martin Jameston, guarantee you, if the Humanity Protection Front is granted the opportunity to serve all of you, we will do so with highest standard to protect you all, and to make sure we survive and thrive in these first few years of Space Exploration.
Thank you, and know, Humanity comes first.

The Transmission ends, with a message appearing: Paid for by the Humanity Protection Front in its interest to protect Humanity.


The Social Progressivist Confederation's Platform
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Vote SPC, vote for YOUR future !

In this new age of space travel, the SPC will continue to champion what it always has, since more than a century : you ! We have always pushed for policies profiting citizens of the Republic, fighting for free education, healthcare, subsidized housing and social welfare, all so everyone can have the opportunity they need to become who they want. We support Exploration and Colonization efforts, raise of Living Standards, and in the case we find our peers in the stars, we wish for Peace and cooperation.

Goals
* Fund an Interstellar Exploration Corps, with the goal of furthering our scientific understanding of space, and discovering new habitable planets.(edited)

* Fund Colonization efforts if such new habitable worlds are discovered

* Expand the Republic's borders in order to secure new worlds and resources.

* Invest in exploitation of resources found in our space.

* Provide every citizen with a Right to Education, which will allow them free education and social welfare at any point of their life. This will allow young citizens and citizens who wish to change lives free college education.

* Fund the Global Healthcare further, in particular by investing in Genetic Technologies so no illness may go untreated.

We call the Citizens of the Republic to remember who has fought for them this past century. We have always supported the people, and shall continue to do so in this new era.

Vote for SPC, vote for YOUR future ! Liberty, Equality, Opportunity, for All !


Vote For the United Society of Concerned Scientists
The Society was formed on one principle: That Intelligence and studying is the value of life. Uneducated sapient creatures' lives have the same value as uneducated human lives. To improve the value of our lives, of our people, we research, explore, learn, and grow.

Science produced everything we use to date, the FTL Drive, Spaceships, Hydro-Farm-Complexes, electricity, wi-fi, transportation, there is just so many things we use nowadays created by science that I could list them out for hours upon hours. Science isn't relenting either, we are always making new discoveries, new findings, and new inventions. Never underestimate the worth science and innovation has to our Republic.

Goals

* Establish more Science Ships to explore the galaxy *Build more universities, schools, and science institutions on planets

* Buildup nearby systems and create a highly industrialized urban "bubble" capable of great strides in the scientific field

* Make contact with any intelligent alien species *Uplift primitive species if encountered

* Bring robotic and cybernetic theories to life, and change the way of life that people live

* Protect the Republic from the Warhawks and Militarists

*Spread technology to every corner of the galaxy, from slums in the city to far-away stars

The Elections this year give a direction that the Republic may follow for many decades. It is the first election after we have officially started exploring and spreading into space. These are crucial times for the development of our Republic. A single party must not achieve a majority, for these years are just too crucial.

We may get on a path we never get off of. Vote USCS and fight for the interests of every sentient creature in the galaxy.


The Persevering Patrian Initiative's Platform
"Vote for the Persevering Patrian Initiative today!"

The playing commercials would say.


We the Initiative care for you the people and the growth in which our nation sustains itself economically. Rivaling parties wish to remove the autonomy of planets and have them more directly under the control of a far away governmental building. If this happens the costs of bureaucracy would increase eliminating the funds that could help our republic, when t comes to finding funds for disaster relief and the repairing of economic sectors that have been falling behind.

Money that could be used to reduce inflation and the creation of jobs for our people through the investment of private owned companies or even governmental owned. We The imitative wish only for the accessibility of goods to reach out to the people and opportunity to earn wealth and increase the standard of living without harming our economy with a balance budget plan and with the removal of unnecessary miscellaneous expenses that do not help the republic.

Goals

-reduce the costs on the military spending so that we may have more funds come in handy in the governmental budget for other uses.

-increase the republics income sources by investing in already existing companies and clearing landscape for future industrialization so that we have room to expand a major city's industry and population growth.

-Fund colonization for future worlds so that we may have new resources to bring to the public and to fix scarcity of raw materials for repairs and expansion of future projects.

-Increasing of the food stockpile reserves incase of emergency droughts, or possible viruses that spreads throughout our holding killing possible plants and live stock. We must be prepared to have reserves to feed the population incase this ever happens. Also funding to genetically improve our our foods immune systems and durability.

-A planned route of exploration for our spaceships that are sent to discover the galaxy. This way we can have a focused zone of data to look over and not be to broad in the search of materials by determining which quadrant of the galaxy we want to expand into first.

-On the discovery of alien life we must not be aggressive rather we must study them and understand what the xenos that we come in contact with are like and make friends with the select few whom in which we can establish trading relations with as a must so that we can have more influxes of income it petria.

-government backing of decentralization on colonies so that governors,companies and citizens have more freedom to live proper lives and possibly make investments that would only help the Republic more.

We The Initiative ask you the proud citizens of the republic to vote our members into senate so that all that we promise will be fought for and so we can give you representation for we cant represent our people if we cant obtain seats. We promise that we will do our damdest to ensure our glorious republic has a stabilized economy and one that should not quickly go into a heavy recession if we are elected into office.

Zane Griffin of the Patrian Front's Rally Speech
Zane Griffin approaches the Podium at his rally and scans the crowds with every seat in the stadium filled. Cameras flash and thousands of reporters face their cameras towards him

"People of the Patrian Republic thank you for allowing me to speak to you today!"

The crowd cheers

I will not lie to any of you this is an Election that is heated in the polls and it is still unsure who will secure a majority however I need you all to look to the stars, because that is the future of our Republic. A future of human colonies across the galaxy, a future of economic prosperity never before seen by mankind.

However this future can only be achieved by the strong and the capable. We need politicians in power that will ensure a balanced budget while greatly expanding the borders of this great Republic. A government that will allow every citizens proper and free College Education, a Republic that in the face of the unknown will stand firm and ensure the security and prosperity of mankind.

This government is only possible if you vote for the United Patrian Front. There are many selfish parties that care for only themselves however the United Patrian Front sees things differently as the next few years will decide the future of OUR REPUBLIC, OUR PEOPLE, OUR FUTURE vote for the U.P.F.

to ensure that our future is one of prosperity and strength!

Not one of warmongering, fearmongering, Pacifism or false truths just true prosperity.

General Rush's Statement on the H.P.F.
The screen lights up and a real time image of the planet from a spatial perspective appears. A voice can be heard, slightly distorted by the audio speakers

General Rush here. This is our world. Alone, tiny, lost in the infinity of unknown space. I take some time to address this whole planet a message.

One of truth, of sincerity. Harsh, as often, but loyal to your interests. We used not to care. I sure didn't. We had plenty enough to busy ourselves with the affairs of our planet, that used to be more than enough. We did not care about what would come from above. Not that we could stop it anyway, if it were to displease or seek us trouble. Now, we do. Now we can, and therefore, now, we have a responsibility.

I have heard many times the ones who ask for your endorsement promise and push what we commonly call a "decentralized" form of government. Such a complicated word for irresponsibility. Anarchy would be the proper, truthful one. What challenges are we to overcome if we can't even assemble and put our efforts together ? What threat we will hope to face if every investment is lost on divergent interests and intents ?

The Humanity Protection Front wants you prepared and powerful. But for that, you need to help us first... Listening to them is not really an option. It is at best a misguiding lie, and at worst, a very troubling lack of competence and vision. This is General Maximilien Rush, and I would love to talk with you more... but duty calls on my end, and we all need to do our part.

Out.

A random ad follows

H.P.F. Advertisement

A video begins to play, showing families, children playing, and tranquility on Patria.

This is home.

This is all of us, our daily lives, our ins and outs.

This is Humanity.

Our tenacity, our drive, our will to live and adapt exceeded everything else on our planet, and here we are.

We love.

A small scene of a couple embracing is shown.

We laugh.

A birthday party is shown, with the lucky child getting a face full of cake.

We cry.

A young child and his mother stand at a funeral, with Patrian Police Forces offering a flag to the Mother.

But, most of all, we thrive.

A video of the Patrian Capital is shown, with many tall buildings and vehicles flying about.

Over the course of human history on this world, we have fought time and time again.

Old war clips are shown, making sure to avoid gruesome displays.

But, here we are. A Unified people.

We have an opportunity here, in the Stars ahead.

To keep our way of life, to keep this joy that we hold as Humans.

Or, to surrender to possible new threats, from Xenos Empires to Primitive Species, and allow our way of life to be tainted.

I, Dr. Martin Jameston,
The rest of the video shows the good Doctor in a seat overlooking the Patrian Capital.

promise to protect you.

To serve you.

And to make sure our way of life, our being, remains ours.

The Logo of the Human Protection Front is displayed for a brief moment before cutting away.

U.P.F. Anti-S.P.C. Video
A Video Plays of the P.R.S.S. Patria the first commissioned Space Corvette of the Republic in complete disrepair with several armor panels appearing missing and it's engines no longing working. The narrator begins to speak in a deep and stern voice.

The SPC claims it will provide benefits for everyone yet does not mention ensuring our nation is secure from threats. If the SPC gains a majority then our fleet the pride of the Republic will decay and die, our armies will lack even ammunition to deal with terrorists and revolutionaries which will lead to the collapse of the Republic.

The SPC lives in a fairly tale world believing all is peaceful however the real world is the opposite.

The United Patrian Front however will ensure living standards for all citizens while ensuring the strength of our navies!

VOTE U.P.F. TODAY!

S.C.P. Military Video
A young man in infantry combat gear, looking at the camera

I support the SPC

A middle aged woman in airforce mechanic fatigues

I support the SPC

A senior man in ocean navy uniform

I support the SPC

A young woman in space navy officer uniform

I support the SPC

Fade to black – A video of parliament in 2192
Results for bill M199683 commanding the creation of militarized space navy passes with 481 yays to 19 nays. The results are as follows : Democratic Union, 113 yays, 2 nays. Traditionalist Rally, 89 yays, 3 nays. Patrian Persevering Initiative, 95 yays, 4 nays. Social Progressivist Confederation, 111 yays, no nays. United Society of Concerned Scientists, 67 yays, 8 nays.

Narrator speaks in a deep, reassuring voice, clips of the corvettes flying through space
When space freighter P.R.S.S Augusto was hijacked by terrorists and crashed into the newly built Patrian Republic Space Command Center, we were there with you. Just like you, we watched in horror as we were unable to do anything.

When the time came for parliament to make a decisions, we were there, with you. Just like you, we were deeply wounded, and wished for this never to happen again. So when the time came, we listened to you, and voted unanimously for a space navy that could protect all of us.

The SPC has always supported the military. What we do not support is unnecessary expanses. Did we really need 200 new nuclear weapons in 2177 when then Chancellor Patrick Patina asked for it ?
No, so we voted against.

Did we really need to spend 8 trillion PRD on 700 new airspace combat drones in 2184 when then Traditionalist Rally leader Bernardo Rattacio tried to make this bill pass in parliament ?
No so we voted against.

Did we really need a new fleet of space capable military ships in 2192 when terrorists threatened our peace ?
Yes, so we took responsibility and voted in favour.

Don't listen to what they say, look at what they've done for you. Equality, Liberty, Opportunity, for All. Vote SPC, vote for YOUR future.

U.P.F.'s Ulysses Vultt's TV Interview
Ulysses crosses his arms as he settles into a richly decorated velvet chair, across from Talk Show Host, Bryan Ucaris. He had been here many times before since the dissolution of his TV series, and he always found himself enjoying Bryan's company, although today was for a fare more meaningful purpose than just comedy or personal gain

“So-”

Bryan would start off, motioning to a graphic depicting predicted voter turnouts


“I see you’ve finally found a party who backs your famously ideological plans and concepts of government, and they seem to be doing relatively well in the poles”

Ulysses would grin, a flash of his pearly white and charismatic grin

”It’s more like I found a party who was willing to take me-”

he would pause to allow the live audience a few seconds of laughter, grinning at them childishly. He would then sober up a little

”But that’s right Bryan, I have officially thrown my hat in with the United Patrian Front. I think that they are honestly one of our best bets at furthering our species survival.”

”And what exactly do you mean by that?”

Bryan would quickly follow up, crossing his legs and leaning in to give a more obvious sign of his attention.


”Well, as you know Bryan, for our entire history we have been stuck on one singular planet. What if some new super plague appears? What if an asteroid suddenly blows our planet to smithereens? Or what if we just grow so complacent that we just sit around and enjoy one singular planet? What will happen when our star grows too old and collapses? To put it simply, the United Patrian Front not only wants to expand to new worlds to further our species chances of survival, but also to use this as an opportunity to further the sciences to better preserve our great homeworld and protect it from any potential disaster!”

He knew well enough that most of the populace never really thought about these sorts of disasters, but it had always been something that plagued him and something he had constantly brought up. Bryan would give him a mock expression of surprise

”Well, Ulysses, Let me ask something that I’m sure every Patrian out there is wanting to ask. Will we find alien life out there?”

Ulysses, of course, had already answered this question a dozen times, yet he found himself grinning in excitement at it once again

”The idea that we are the only intelligent life out there is absurd, yet the aliens we find will be incredibly different than us, it wouldn’t be a surprise to me if we discover that some species are in fact completely unable to comprehend our society simply because of a difference in brain processes. So I think we should certainly be careful, but the United Patrian Front has even been preparing for any possibility of hostility from anywhere, including pirates that are so famous in our sci-fi dramas. Already in smaller elections across the globe, elected officials representing the United Patrian Front have been building military industry in an effort to prepare us for every outcome! So let’s just hope that we win the big one so we can provide a certain protection that no other party can afford"


With that Bryan would chuckle

"Well, Ulysses, our short time is up, but it was great having you on the show!”

With that the two men would shake hands, and then advertisements would begin to roll.



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Forever will our dream remain, of human rights and human gain.
I vote H.P.F. It's the human thing to do.


Are we allowed to role-play here? Since it's a semi-interactive aar I'm not sure of the rules.
Also, it's a bit inconvenient to open up google documents to read the politicians bios. It might be better to put them in spoiler tags like you've done elsewhere. Regardless, I've enjoyed the story so far and am looking forwards to reading more.
 
I have proudly exercised my right and voted. It was difficult to choose between the parties...yet I decided. I cannot wait to see the results! I too would love to role-play a bit as a citizen if allowed.
 
Would it be possible for future Google Forms to have an optional section explaining why we voted the way we did? (Which could be published anonymously.) It seems like it could be like a polling exit interview which might be useful for the parties in tailoring their platforms for the next election.
 
Will definitely be following this (and doing my civic duty as time permits).

Thank you citizen of the Republic. Remember every vote makes a difference!

Forever will our dream remain, of human rights and human gain.
I vote H.P.F. It's the human thing to do.

Are we allowed to role-play here? Since it's a semi-interactive aar I'm not sure of the rules.
Also, it's a bit inconvenient to open up google documents to read the politicians bios. It might be better to put them in spoiler tags like you've done elsewhere. Regardless, I've enjoyed the story so far and am looking forwards to reading more.

Thank you for voting!

Citizens may express their thoughts about the AAR and Parties etc. But no actual roleplaying is to be done here all roleplaying shall be done in the discord which there is a link to in the Game information Spoiler in the OP.

I agree with you on the politicians and I plan on reformatting the post.


I have proudly exercised my right and voted. It was difficult to choose between the parties...yet I decided. I cannot wait to see the results! I too would love to role-play a bit as a citizen if allowed.

Thank you citizen!

As stated above players may express their feelings and thoughts just like in any WAY however to avoid drama or infighting no actual roleplaying in the forums :)

Would it be possible for future Google Forms to have an optional section explaining why we voted the way we did? (Which could be published anonymously.) It seems like it could be like a polling exit interview which might be useful for the parties in tailoring their platforms for the next election.

Excellent idea!
 
I already voted this morning but I do hope that you might consider in the future to set the time limit for voting a bit further then just one day, as I imagine it can easily happen that people don't watch the forums daily or even if they do that they might either miss it or just not find the time to vote immediately. Also with different time zones it might occur that some people would not see the update and the possibility to vote on time.

I'm definitely looking forward to this.
 
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