Brickston | 2023 National Elections for the Parliament of Brickston
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It's the first year of the 2020s decade to decide the political leader of Brickston and your local leader to run the government.
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National Parties
A national party is a party registered with no region-specific name and holds at least 1% of seats in the Parliament [House of Commons].
There are currently 8 such recognised parties:
1: Brickston Demokratiska Partiet (Ruling Party)
Party president: Jacob Zulasruker
Candidate for Office: Sir Okonkwo Cyryl Lavoie
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Ethnicity Mixed Origin Nationality Briekish Birth place Victoria, Edgemorta Ethnicity in detail if mixed Briekish, Polish, Ivorian Father's name and ethnicity Jacob Lavoie, Polish Mother's name and ethnicity Aminata Kone, Ivorian Terms served prior to election 5 (1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019) Terms served by a party candidate 8 Educational Qualification MBBS, MMed, Bachelor's Degree in Economics University studied in University of New Amsterdam [MBBS and MMed], University of Canton [B-Economics] Party information:
The party strongly emphasises on a free market with effective central control using strong surveillance systems in urban and rural settings, and internal security. Supports state ownership of certain key sectors, such as healthcare and resource management. Believes that only legal and approved immigrants should be allowed into the country, regardless of economic status, race, gender and other socio-economic factors. Believes that welfare is useless and criticises all welfare programmes. Proposes employment schemes in exchange for welfare. Supports universal free healthcare and flat taxation [tax consisting of the same percentage of your income regardless of the income level]. Supports corporate tax at current levels ranging from 1 to 4 percent. Believes that protecting the environment should not detriment the economy. Strongly opposes most government intervention in businesses. Proposes legalisation of certain drugs. Supports remaining in the European Union.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Right Authoritarian
2: Briekish Labour Party (Major Opposition)
Party president: Silaisos Müller
Candidate for Office: Sir Henri Eierkuchen
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Ethnicity Czebrik Nationality Briekish Birth place South Dock, Canton Ethnicity in detail if mixed Briekish, Czech Father's name and ethnicity Jon Eierkuchen, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Emma Ludwig-Maurer, Briekish Terms served prior to election 2 (1995, 2015) Terms served by a party candidate 4 Educational Qualification Law [LLM], BA English literature University studied in St. Richard University [LLB], University of Portovo [LLM], Prage Provincial University [BA English] Party information:
The party believes in having a social market and a welfare state, and emphasises on social mobility and equality. Opposes the current autonomy districts have to make budgets and legislation. Strongly opposes current surveillance programmes due to lack of privacy; describes the current state as an authoritarian dictatorial regime. Believes that under certain circumstances, refugees should be allowed into the country, but the main focus should be on skilled immigration, regardless of economic status, race, gender and other socio-economic factors. Believes that welfare is helpful and wishes to subsidise welfare programmes. Criticises the working conditions of employment schemes initiated by the ruling party. Supports universal free healthcare and progressive taxation, where the rich pay a higher percentage of tax. Believes that corporate taxes should be raised on larger businesses. Strongly opposes most government intervention in society but supports government regulation of businesses. Proposes legalisation of certain drugs. Believes that environment is more important than the economy but it cannot be the sole priority of the government budget. Supports remaining in the European Union.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Left Libertarian
3: Briekish Liberal Partei
Party president: Otto Albrecht
Candidate for Office: Ms. Victoria Marylene Schneider
Details about the candidate:Picture Ethnicity Briekish-American Nationality Briekish Birth place Victoria, Ullapool Ethnicity in detail if mixed Briekish, American Father's name and ethnicity Stefan Schneider, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Mary Cooper, American Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 3 Educational Qualification MBA University studied in University of Yormanes [BBA, MBA] Party information:
The party strongly emphasises on a free market with a central authority surveillance programme. However, it wants to relax the current surveillance taking place. Believes that only legal and approved immigrants should be allowed into the country, and only individuals with sufficient income to maintain a life in Brickston should be allowed in. Believes that welfare is useless and criticises all welfare programmes. Proposes employment schemes in exchange for welfare. Supports privatisation of healthcare and reduction of taxation by 50%. Supports abolition of corporate tax. Prioritises the economy over the environment; supports some regulation of businesses to reduce emissions. Supports legalisation of certain drugs. Supports the right for common citizens to bear Grade-1 arms. Supports privatisation of government natural resources and remaining in the EU.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Right Liberal, emphasising on laissez-faire capitalism
4: Briekish Christian Union
Party president: Matthew Wagner
Candidate for Office: Mr. Mark Wagner
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Ethnicity Briekish Nationality Briekish Birth place Shire-Willow, Brownhill Ethnicity in detail if mixed - Father's name and ethnicity Johann Wagner, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Linda Wagner, Briekish Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 1 Educational Qualification MA Religious Studies University studied in University of L'Allemand] Party information:
The party believes in having a conservative state with a protectionist economy, and emphasises on social mobility and equality. Believes that God is the true source of all good. Believes that all Briekish citizens have an obligation to perform God's duties by working efficiently. Believes that under all circumstances, Christian refugees should be allowed into the country, but the main focus should be on immigration of Christians, regardless of economic status, race and other socio-economic factors. Opposes gay marriage. Proposes recognising Christianity as the national religion of Brickston. Believes that welfare is helpful and wishes to subsidise welfare programmes. Criticises the working conditions of blue-collar workers. Supports universal free healthcare and progressive taxation, where the rich pay a higher percentage of tax. Believes that corporate taxes should be raised on all businesses except those associated with God. Supports government regulation of businesses. Proposes prohibition of all recreational drugs, including tobacco and all alcohol except wine and beer. Believes that protecting the environment is the sole obligation of the government in-comparison to the economy. Promotes the adoption of Christianity, regardless of whether catholic or protestant. Proposes release of statistics regarding demographics of religion, as it is currently illegal to collect data about the religious beliefs of people. Believes that the country should give more powers to the monarchy and the Church. Supports remaining in the EU.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Left Theocratic
5: Confederation Party Brickland
Party president: Marie Fischer
Candidate for Office: Mr. Friedrich Aalders
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Ethnicity Briekish Nationality Briekish Birth place Neuemarkt, Prage Ethnicity in detail if mixed - Father's name and ethnicity Gregory Aalders, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Anna Marie, Briekish Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 0 Educational Qualification PhD in Mathematics, Master's Degree in Finance University studied in University of Yormanes [PhD, M-Finance] Party Information:
The party strongly emphasises on a free market with trade unaffected by the geopolitical situation of other countries, and more autonomy to districts and provinces of the country. Proposes a state neutral in international geopolitics that will not take part in any external conflicts directly. It supports using strong surveillance systems in urban and rural settings.. Supports state ownership of certain key sectors, such as healthcare and resource management. Believes that only skilled, legal immigrants should be allowed into the country, regardless of race, gender and other socio-economic factors, other than the economic status of the individual, which will determine whether the individual can sustain themselves while residing in the nation. Criticises welfare schemes and proposes to remove welfare programmes altogether. Supports universal free healthcare [except for the purchase of medicines and drugs prescribed] and flat reduced taxation [tax consisting of the same percentage of your income regardless of the income level]. Supports the abolition of corporate tax and lowering of inheritance tax. Believes that the environment and the economy must be given equal importance. Strongly opposes most government intervention in businesses. Proposes legalisation of certain drugs. Opposes remaining in the European Union.
BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Right Liberal, emphasising on geopolitical neutrality
6: All Briekish Defence League
Party president: Jürgen Klaus
Candidate for Office: Mr. Ingrid Petska
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Ethnicity Briekish Nationality Briekish Birth place Dartford, Lewis Ethnicity in detail if mixed - Father's name and ethnicity Dolph Petska, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Emma Ahnener, Briekish Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 0 Educational Qualification MA Fine Arts University studied in College of Donvick [PhD, MA Fine Arts] Party Information:
The party supports a protectionist social market with centralised control and extensive surveillance measures to protect the internal security of the country. Proposes high tariffs and termination of imports of foreign non-essential goods into the country. Opposes dual citizenship and wishes to roll out a legislation which recognises dual citizens holding Briekish citizenship as solely Briekish. Proposes restricting the right of citizenship to only White-Briekish individuals who are fully Briekish. Opposes multiculturalism and supports termination of all civil and political rights for people who are not of Briekish origin. It supports a military budget twice the size of the current. Supports state ownership of certain key sectors, such as healthcare and resource management. Proposes restriction of all immigration. Supports universal free healthcare and flat taxation [tax consisting of the same percentage of your income regardless of the income level]. Proposes termination of all foreign business and cultural operations in Brickston. Believes that the environment and the economy must be given equal importance. Strongly opposes most government intervention in Briekish businesses. Opposes remaining in the European Union.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Far-Right Authoritarian
7: Briekish Green Party
Party president: Omid Ferad
Candidate for Office: Mrs. Angela Padilla
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Ethnicity Briekish-Spanish Nationality Briekish Birth place Willowmayes, Köln Ethnicity in detail if mixed - Briekish, Spanish Father's name and ethnicity Enojado Padilla, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Emma Ahnener, Briekish Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 0 Educational Qualification MA Fine Arts University studied in College of Donvick [PhD, MA Fine Arts] Party information:
The party's ideology is centred around protecting the environment while maintaining a sustainable economy. It wants to relax the current surveillance programme. Believes that refugees should be taken in, and all legal immigrants should be allowed into the country. Believes that welfare is a step towards achieving utopia. Proposes employment schemes in "carbon-neutral industries". Supports universal free healthcare and increased progressive taxation. Supports progressive corporate tax. Prioritises solely on the environment; proposes to subsidise environmentally sustainable businesses. Supports legalisation of all drugs. Aims to ban all emission-producing automobiles and ban all meat, poultry, eggs and fish. Aims to terminate the licence of all industries that largely contribute to carbon emissions, and conserve parks, sanctuaries and forests. Has a positive stance towards remaining in the EU.BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Centre-Left Liberal
8: Communist Party of Brickland
Party president: Miguel Maduro
Candidate for Office: Miguel Maduro
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Ethnicity Briekish Nationality Briekish Birth place Grange, Ruhtr Ethnicity in detail if mixed - Father's name and ethnicity Nikolas Maduro, Briekish Mother's name and ethnicity Emma Smith, Briekish Terms served prior to election 0 Terms served by a party candidate 3 [7 in East Brickston during existence] Educational Qualification High School University studied in - The party strongly emphasises on state ownership of all industries and economic activities with effective central control using strong surveillance systems in urban and rural settings, and internal security. Proposes restriction of citizenship to only Briekish individuals and opposes dual citizenship. Solely promotes welfare schemes and believes in protecting employee rights. Supports universal free healthcare, universal basic income and progressive taxation ranging from 10% to 90% [tax consisting of the same percentage of your income regardless of the income level]. Proposes termination of all private-owned corporations. Believes in subsidising all industries, which offer high-standard working conditions. Opposes legalisation of all drugs. Opposes remaining in the European Union. Promises to continue to support democracy and civil rights of the worker.
BSAI [Ideology Rating]: Far-left Authoritarian
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The Long Haul: Briekish Mainland's overwhelming vote for Okonkwo; overseas votes yet to be verified
After the long wait due to security measures, all the votes have finally been counted
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- Briekish Democratic Party in light-blue. South-western and the West Coast of the country overwhelmingly voted for the party. Himmeruckend was won by a landslide.
- Briekish Labour Party in red. Ruhtr Industrial Belt and Czebrik regions are Labour's stronghold. Urban centres of Ruhtr and Edgemorta are blue, however.
- Briekish Liberal Party in dark-blue. Although support is all over the country, major concentrations are around Yormanes and south of the capital.
- Briekish Christian Union in purple. Most support is in the districts of the East, particularly near the borders.
- Confederate Party Briekland in brown. Support scattered in different districts of the country.
- Briekish Green Party in green. Sees a considerable gain in seats compared to last election.
- Briekish Defence League in light-pink. Loses the seat in Durham to Labour.
- Briekish Free Party in yellow.
- Groningen Independence Party in orange.
- Other/White districts - independent or smaller parties. The largest one is in Norden Island; The Norden Union Party.
- Grey districts - excempted from elections due to election fraud.
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Mainz, Portovo, view from Wertheimer Tower, the viewfront seen as the gateway of democracy
ELECTIONS: LAVOIE WINS
With the overseas votes having been counted, the Democratic Party has won undisputedly.
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The votes on the Briekish Mainland, overseas territories and from overseas citizens of Brickston were released after a series of manual, mechanical and electronic checks and confirmations, which collectively produced a definite output, that being a great win for the Democratic Party led by the 2-terms serving current president, Okonkwo Cyryl Lavoie.
Briekish Mainland Votes Party Colour Leader Seats Briekish Demokratiska Partiet Light-blue Okonkwo Cyryl Lavoie 171 Labour Partiet Light-red Henri Eierkuchen 53 Briekish Liberal Partei Dark-blue Victoria Marylene Schneider 45 Confederation Party Brickland Brown/Black Friedrich Aalders 12 Briekish Christian Union Purple Mark Wagner 6 Briekish Green Party Green Angela Padilla 5 Communist Partei Brickland Dark-red/Maroon Miguel Maduro 3 Briekish Defence League Pink Ingrid Petska 1 Other/Independent All other colours - 5 Total from Briekish Mainland and Isle Norden - - 301
Overseas Territories of Brickston tell a different story.
Territories by party votes Territory Name Population voted Winning Party Makara ~466,500 Briekish Demokratiska Partiet Canton Thalassa ~212,000 Briekish Labour Partiet Millthorpe ~11,500 Briekish Liberal Partei 11 Islands [Kowo, Rodnie, Ilhalgh & others] ~1,200 Briekish Liberal Partei
Again, overseas citizens residing in other countries tell a different story.
Overseas Citizen Vote by country Country name Number of voters Dominant Party United Duchies 750,121 Briekish Green Party Svarna Surya 80,450 Briekish Demokratiska Partiet Czech Slavia 45,876 Briekish Liberal Party Elthize 34,216 Confederation Party Leagio 12,000 Briekish Labour Party Other 451,000 Briekish Liberal Party
Over 40 million votes were counted from all across the world, with the voter participation rate of 65% on the Briekish Mainland and a surprising 87% turnout in overseas territories and 91% turnout of overseas citizens.
