Political Parties had their Spring Meetings

(Year 234, Summer) On 1st day of Fall the four political parties will release lists of candidates and political program for the upcoming Year 235 election (1st day of Spring). Spring this year they all had their annual Spring meetings, extra important this year because of the 5 years cycle. We can't wait to learn who their top candidates for the Prime Minister job will be. Everything seems open.

Prime Minister Rob Wilder at Hotel Roadstead, Magnolia Promenade.

We know that RIGHT party and LEFT party normally have a close race, and MIDDLE party might be expected to still be a rather small party. But this upcoming election wuill be different, not the least because the new WORLD party will join the mix. A new party is not likely to get the PM, though, but they can get some impact on the final result - like will they steal votes mainly from RIGHT? We are definitely facing an interesting election!

It is also a fact that leaders of both LEFT and RIGHT are too old to run again. Therefore, this Spring they elected their new leaders. Let's check out what is new!

RIGHT party

The party that currently has the Prime Minister, held their Spring meeting in Magnolia Promenade. It's been tradition that they gather at Hotel Roadstead.

Mr Rob Wilder (73) leads their core group until next election, and he shed some light on the result of their meeting.

- Our "Simoleons for Everyone" fraction is the biggest fraction if the party, 53,3%, and therefore N.A.P.s supported by them will be given attention in our political program. 

In how many districts do RIGHT party have candidates?

- We have candidates for Mayor in all districts but 3, so we do expect to win a few regions. I am too old to run for this job myself, but we have very strong candidates! he said. 

We wonder if their candidate for Prime Minister will be Mr Charloman Au. C. Dougham (61), business man from Newcrest with years of experience from People Chamber.

- I can not comment on that, but Mr Dougham was elected our new leader of the RIGHT party, and will be on our core group after the election, too. Leader or not, we must wait and see.

The core group is normally formed with the 5 highest ranked politicians with a seat at People Chamber, and it is adjusted after each election.

LEFT party

They held their annual Spring meeting at Hotel Oceana in Tartosa, like they normally do. Just like RIGHT party, also this party elected a new leader.

- That is correct, Mrs Fanny Silverbone (74) confirms. She is LEFT party's current leader and Vice Prime Minister, a position that will no longer be filled. - My age forces me to step down, and our next leader is Anaya Jang (68). She belongs to our "No Sim Left Begind" fraction, which is currently our largest (60%).

Mrs Fanny Silverbone and Minister Anaya Jang at Hotel Oceana, Tartosa. 

So it is Anaya Jang for Prime Minister, then?

- Not saying! She will probably keep a seat at People Chamber, but that is all I can say right now. Besides, so much is new in her region, San Myshuno, after the regional reform. It will be hard to predict. We have Mayor candidates in all districts but 4, so we expect a good group at People Chamber, like normal.

MIDDLE party

Their meeting was held in Evergreen Harbor, where they have their focus base. Rebekah Starks (47) was reelected as their leader.

- Our meeting was fine, although our two largest fractions are equally sized, meaning most debates takes a few extra rounds. Our political program is final, but neither "World United" nor "Speak for the Trees" had more impact. It will be exciting to see if this is a challenge or if it can be used for inspiration.

And your candidates?

- We have Mayor candidates in 12 of 21 districts. We think we will at least keep our two seats at People Chamber, but double that would make sense, both to the party and the environment.

WORLD party

The new WORLD party gets a lot of attention these days. Their meeting took place in San Myshuno, and their leader Roger Mistfield (69) was reelected. How big is this party actually, and will it go nation wide in its first election?

- Yes, we managed to provide the required list of minimum one Mayor candidate for each region. In fact, we have Mayor candidates in 10 districts. We realize it takes a while to grow any bigger thn this, so our goal is to get two seats at People Chamber. Our "World United" fraction is the largest (58,3%), affecting our first political program, that will go public in Fall.

So, with all parties keeping up with both candidates and a political program, all we can do is to wait for 1st day of Fall. Congratulations to Mr Charloman Dougham and Anaya Jang for becomming their parties' next leader.