Elections in Xinyan

[Lestari]

For the first time in the six months in which Xinyan has remained an independent state, full elections are being held. Wu Zen Jiang, who was the President of the Provisional government that was the head of the independence movement, immediately became president when the Republic gained independence, and for its first six months, held the position in all its capacities. Now that the Xinyan Republic has fully established itself in the world and as an independent state, President Jiang has permitted elections to occur, and will in fact be running in the elections as the representative of the Xinyan party itself. In a shocking and unexpected turnout, President Jiang's own daughter, Wu De Ling, came forth as the representative of the Patriots of Xinyan, a newly formed party. Two other major parties claimed to be participating in the elections; The Asia First Party, headed by former military officer Yung Xunshi, and the Democratic Union, led by a well known political analyst, Liu Wang, notorious for his consistent attempts to discredit the Xinyan Party as a dictatorship. The parties are ranked here in the order that political analysts agree they are most likely to be supported.

[b]The Xinyan Party[/b] (XP) led by [url="http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5007/renh.jpg"]Wu Zen Jiang[/url]

The Xinyan Party, led by incumbent president Wu Zen Jiang, has led the country in its first six successful months as an independent nation. Despite accusations as 'authoritarian' and 'determined to hold onto power', the Xinyan Party remains the most popular political group in Xinyan even after losing the popular support of the military. Their policies advocate a policy of focusing on Xinyan's social and economic problems; the XP plans to maintain the military as it is, without cutting or adding funds. They intend to make school mandatory from class 1 to 8, but have stated education is not considered a particularly large concern in the Republic. The XP has stated that it supports privatising healthcare, and that it intends to maintain the media and economic corporations as arms of the state.

[b]The Patriots of Xinyan[/b] (TPoX) led by [url="http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7310/tangyp.jpg"]Wu De Ling[/url]

The Patriots of Xinyan is led by Wu De Ling, daughter of the current president. Though young at the age of 30, Wu De Ling is said to have shown remarkable capacity for diplomatic skill, and the military, in a highly unexpected move, chose to support her party rather than the incumbent XP. The policies of the TPoX advocate putting funds into the Xinyan Republic's military and research institutes; the TPoX have been described as highly technocratic in nature. School intends to be mandatory throughout all grades, and the TPoX has stated it is their intention to have "every child in school by 2012" and to place considerable funds into the education institute. The TPoX states that it is in support of universal healthcare, and that the media and the corporations of the Xinyan republic shall remain as state enterprises.

[b]The Asia First Party[/b] (AFP) led by [url="http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/6383/chua.jpg"]Yung Xunshi[/url]

The Asia First Party is led by Yung Xunshi, a former military officer who was temporarily placed in charge of the Guomin Jun under direct orders of General Cheng Nangjia. As their name suggests, the Asia First Party intends to increase the Republic's role in Asia, and the AFP strives to maintain good relations with their neighbours such as the UFE, Korea, Cochin, and Zargathia. The AFP states that it intends to cut military and socioeconomic spending to make way for foreign expenditures and forays into foreign markets. The AFP states that education will remain as it is, and does not consider it to be a pressing issue at this point. The AFP remains in agreement with the Xinyan Party concerning healthcare and intends to keep it privatised, but hopes to create private media and economic corporations as well.

[b]The Democratic Union[/b] (DU) led by [url="http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3649/foolt.jpg"]Liu Wang[/url]

The Democratic Union is led by Liu Wang, former political analyst who was described by some as "a voice of truth" and by others as "a thorn in the side of Xinyan progress and achievement". The Democratic Union believes that the Xinyan Party and its counterparts are authoritarian in nature and unfit to take charge. The DU's policy on spending is that the military should have its spending cut to increase money flowing into the economy. In addition, the DU has said that it believes education is the right of the people to decide and that attendance of school will not be mandatory. The DU believes that healthcare should be public and that corporations and the media should be privately owned and freely owned by any individuals in the public.

More on the parties and their representatives will be given as the elections are under way (OOC: Read: It's late and I'm out of time >_> Also, depending on poll results, this may not necessarily be the result of the elections ). Each candidate is open for questions or comments from foreign representatives.

Edited January 4, 2011 by dotCom

[Kankou]

A coded message was sent to General Cheng Nangjia.


[quote]Who do you support?

- Kei[/quote]



Meanwhile, the Greater Korean Federation released an official public query to the candidates.


Given the growing trade relations between the Federation and the Republic, what are the positions of the candidates on strengthening the ties into a full diplomatic partnership? The Federations believes itself to be the best partner in maintaining the prosperity of the Republic.

[Lestari]

[quote]The military is currently in support of Wu De Ling, whom we consider the best option for Xinyan at this point. I can say nothing more of it now.

-Cheng Nangjia[/quote]

Xinyan Party: The Xinyan Party intends to continue its policy of neutrality in East Asia. Considering the often conflicting forces in our area, we think it would be unwise to attach ourselves to a single nation.

Patriots of Xinyan: Though we are unlikely to consider a full diplomatic relationship at this point, the Patriots of Xinyan would certainly be interested in trade and research agreements in the future.

Asia First Party: The AFP would be interested in increasing the relations between our two nations, as well as with all nations in Asia.

Democratic Union: We cannot be sure yet who we wish to ally ourselves with, or when. The GKF's worrying tendency towards hostility with Zargathia is discouraging, given that Zargathia was the very nation that granted us our independence.

[Lestari]

With only a few weeks left until the polls are closed, the results thus far are as follows.

The Patriots of Xinyan, are in the lead with 37.50% of the vote.

Narrowly in second place is the Xinyan Party, with 26& of the vote.

Directly behind them is the Asia First Party, with 24 percent of the vote.

Trailing in the back is the Democratic Union, with 12.50 percent.

At this point, the race is expected to be largely between the Patriots of Xinyan and the Xinyan Party, as both are believed to have far more support than the latter two.

[Lestari]

The polls have closed, and the results are in. The Patriots of Xinyan took first place and won the election with an overpowering 40 percent of the vote. The Asia First Party, surprisingly, managed second place with 30 percent. The biggest shock was the Xinyan Party garnering only 20 percent of the vote, far less than had been expected. Trailing in last with ten percent of the vote was the Democratic Union.

The nation is now prepared for its shift in leadership. Wu De Ling will take power as president by the end of the month. Former president Wu Zen Jiang was unavailable for comment on her party's unexpected defeat.