Politics

With only four months to the 2012 Election, I think a thread about it is in order

First an overview of politics in Meridiania

The Legislature of Meridiania is a unicameral body, consisting of 100 members from the states and territories. The breakdown of the members to the states is:
Regnum 21 members
West Coast 13 members
Garnsey 9 members
South Fuji 10 members
Vulputate 12 members
Cooper 5 members
Gatliff 15 members
Central Commonwealth 6 members
Ipsum 7 members
Central Texas 1 member
Follycravie 1 member

Parties:


Democratic Party
33 seats
The Democrats believe in expanded buracracy, an less active military, higher taxes and a very free market.


Republican Party
47 seats/48 seats

Current PM Tim Vickers Jr. and former PM Reymond both are republicans, the PM and VPM are elected as a joint pair, Reymond and Vickers were elected in 2008. In the Legislature, the Republicans currently occupy 47 seats, and the office of PM can be considered a 48th seat. The republicans believe in the right wing, and therefore believe in smaller government, an active military, low taxes and foreign tariffs.



Labour Party
7 seats
The Labour party is the most deomcratically socialist party in the commonwealth. They have only won two elections in their history for Prime Minister, both in the 1960's.


Libertarian Party
11 seats

The Libertarian Party believes in a lack of government involvement in personal affairs. They have won 4 elections in the 1900's but have been mostly silent. They legalized were able to have Cannabis legalized in 1994 during the Libertarian Administration of Sebastian Lloyd.

Independent
2 seats

Independents are unaffiliated to any party and are a category rater than a party.

Republican Party: Prime Minister Timothy Vickers
Vickers ran as an opponent to PM Reymond until the Republicans decided on their candidate in September at which point Vickers backed down, however when Reymond was assassinated, Vickers stepped up to take is position.

Democrat Party:TBA

Labour Party:TBA

Libertarian Party:TBA


Also, I think i'll change my population to 15 million from 11.5, I'm trying to balance it out but I think that the rural areas aren't packed enough if it's only 11 million.

MORE INFO TO COME!

Well rural isn't supposed to be so crowded

I know that, but I've got too many people in my cities, and my cities are at good populations for what they should be I mean I need more people in my small towns and more rural areas. I've got about 8-9 million in my cities so thats about 2 million outside of those biggest 10 cities, and that doesn't include Cooper and Kilburn or Gezag and Raakstad.

GO LABOUR! WOO

great political update, I'm ready to see the results of the elections

btw I added Meridiana to my top five best foreign relations list

Julien: Socialism! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! Libertarian Alert
MayorM: Thanks, you'll have to wait a few months while I conjure up some stuff for the elections It might not be that great either, since this will be the first time I make an election.