Leagioan 2021 Presidential Debate at the Speaking Hall in the University of the Commonwealth in Tullion
Announcer: Good Evening, today is the Presidential Debate between the two front runner candidates from February 5th, Isreal Miralles of the Civil Populists and Ran Mouri-Kudo of the Progressives. These candidates are campaigning for the final round of the race for President on March 5th, where one of them will win. Each of these candidates will be asked a question that has been carefully drafted. The candidate being asked the question will answer and the challenger on the other end may retort or ask a question within the scope of the topic. Let’s start with the Progressive candidate. Mouri-Kudo, during the race for the National Congress, your party declared itself to be a Leagioan party of Juncker. But during the recent Commissioner race where EPA PC candidate Leeson engaged Le Berre for being a Socialist, you gave sort of a unspoken support for Le Berre by stating that he is more in-line of a Social Democrat. How do you claim to be a Leagioan Juncker, if you supported Le Berre?
Mouri-Kudo: My reasoning on that decision that I had made is that one thing that one must understand about Juncker is he does not waste time in attacking others in their beliefs. Attacking someone on basis of their political beliefs, simply because of who they are is unacceptable; And that is something that should not be partisan at all in this day and age. Everyone deserves the right to have their voice be heard, even if it is something that is not popular with others. It is acceptable to disagree with their opinions, but simply calling them insulting names through a mud fight is not acceptable in this society that we live in.
Miralles: Then what about Simon Bridges then? Throughout your campaign, you have constantly stated that Bridges is an unstable political leader of the Kingdom of Reitzmag that only wishes to see itself at the top of the world no matter the cost. Would that make you a hypocrite for what you say just now?
Mouri-Kudo: Those words that I have stated are the same words that many of your former colleagues that were in the Senate said when they voted against the ratification of the Treaty of Hampton, which would have placed the Commonwealth in a military alliance with Reitzmag with said nation have control of the Commonwealth’s armed forces regardless of how we feel about said war.
Announcer: Miralles, throughout your campaign, you have mentioned that Leagio should expand the guidelines of the Treaty of Tullion but never really explained as to how. Could you explain what you meant by that?
Miralles: Yes, the Treaty of Tullion was drafted to provide minor military benefits and major economic benefits to the Commonwealth; But it does not provide efficient protection to the Commonwealth and if I am elected, then I will work with Reitzmag to establish more stronger military connections between us and them; for we live in an era where the UNSR literally tried to sneak out our own nuclear material out of our mines right under our noses.
Mouri-Kudo: The issue with that idea is that Reitzmag has become a country that is unstable and has unrealistic beliefs about its needs as well as its society. The current government of Simon Bridges has become more unstable and fearful on whether or not we will have a global war happening because of it. Especially with how the Bridges Government in it has unjustly modified the Treaty of Buckingham just a few months ago. A relationship that involves Leagio having a military alliance with Reitzmag at the moment would bring the Commonwealth into a unfavorable position with the rest of the European Union at a time where we should be concerned about the nukes that the UNSR holds right now, where they could fire it at anyone; even theoretically Europolis but that is in theory.
Announcer: Mouri-Kudo, many people including Miralles have explained that the idea of you being president has a conflict of interest to it as your husband is Councilor Mouri-Kudo who is also Speaker of the House. Do you agree with that feeling? And if yes, how do you intend to solve it should you win the race on March 5th?
Mouri-Kudo: I do not believe that it is an issue at all because when my husband ran for the House in the 1st Northern District of Huttson, he made sure that his voters knew in the primary that I was running as a Presidential Candidate for the Progressive Alliance Party and if they felt that it was a conflict of interest then do not vote for him. Regardless of him saying that, his future constituents voted him for the party’s candidate for the district and he won that race overwhelmingly holding 54% of the vote. In addition, in recent polling, when asked on what voters felt most concerned about me winning was actually not my husband being Speaker of the House.
Miralles: Are we talking about the same polling companies that said Senator Kerstin was going to win the Leagioan Vote for Premier Commissioner last year?
Announcer: Miralles, in your platform, you are campaign that the Commonwealth should be orienting to developing the permission to build nuclear technology but most importantly nuclear weapons. Can you explain why you believe that?
Miralles: Yes, because we live in an age of fear over the possible aggression of forces that would wish to destroy the Commonwealth; These are the same forces that killed the thousands of people in the United Duchies. We need to have the ability to develop nuclear weapons to ensure that the Commonwealth has the chance to provide a stronger defense to its independence.
Mouri-Kudo: I think that what you mean, Miralles, is that Leagio should be in the big boys club and not be left-out in having its own arsenal; where you can decide to press the big red button in rage to anyone accuses you of being out of hand.
Announcer: Mouri-Kudo, your Leagioan Green New Deal which you state is based on Juncker European Union Green New Deal and you push that Leagio should maintain a strong push for Solar and Wind power for their provide better efficiency of power, especially in the winter. However, during his campaign, Miralles stated that it would not be possible for Leagio to build a self-sufficiency of power under the plan. How do you reply to that?
Mouri-Kudo: First my response is that impossible is what the Commonwealth stands for as many nations thought during our revolution for independence that we would not win by ourselves, but we showed them that we could. Leagio should strive to do the impossible, not because they are easy but because they are hard. The Commonwealth needs to place a strong focus on the environment for the next three years through the Executive Branch. Juncker had left a framework that the Commonwealth and Europe can build on, which is what my Leagioan Green New Deal is based with goals that will make Leagioan Carbon netural by no later than 2032 and being energy sufficient by continuing to build renewable sources of energy to meet the energy needs that the nation has. This is an issue that requires plans that are bold and strive for nothing but determination.
