Florian Referendum on Raspur Pact Membership
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| Should Floria remain a member of the Raspur Pact or leave the Raspur Pact? | ||||
| Results | ||||
| Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leave | 59,387,966 | 57.6 | ||
| Remain | 43,716,142 | 42.4 | ||
| Valid votes | 103,104,108 | 97 | ||
| Invalid votes | 3,188,787 | 3 | ||
| Total votes | 106,292,895 | 75 | ||
The Florian Referendum on Raspur Pact Membership was a referendum on the question of whether Floria should remain a member of the Raspur Pact or leave the pact and become unaligned for the first time in its history.
Articles triggering the referendum were passed after Michael Hutchinson won the 1725 Presidential Election after his promise to conduct one.
Membership of the Raspur Pact has always been under scrutiny since Floria joined the organisation. In many aspects Floria grew in military and economic power however its popularity amongst other nations stumbled globally.
At the Presidential Election in 1725 held after the assassination of the unpopular Isobel Chopin, Michael Hutchinson the President-elect was pressured to authorise a referendum on the subject of member status from Raspursceptics within the public and the UPR as well its split off party, the Democratic Conservative Party.
Referendum question
After research from the Government’s electoral commission, the question was to be clear and straightforward to answer in Floria’s three main languages; Common tongue , Florian (Gaelic) and Fransh. The proposed question was authorised by congress in 1725 AN. The question authorised by congress to appear on ballot papers for the refendum would be as follows:
Should the Confederate States of Floria remain a member of the Raspur Pact or leave the Raspur Pact?
with the responses to the question (to be marked with a single (X)):
Remain a member of the Raspur Pact
Leave the Raspur Pact
In Florian:
Am bu chòir do Stàitean Co-chaidreachais Floria fuireach mar bhall de Aonta Raspur no Aonta Raspur fhàgail?'
And in Fransh:
Les États confédérés de Floria devraient-ils rester membres du Pacte de Raspur ou quitter le Pacte de Raspur ?'
Administration
Dates proposed for the referendum have been proposed from between 1726 AN to 1729 AN before the first term of President Hutchinson expires.
Eligibility to vote
Florians aged 16 and above would eligible to vote in the referendum under legislation implemented by the Borisov administration. All residents in the mainland and Florian territories such as Etourney and Port Balaine were eligible to vote.
Campaign
Leave
The Democratic Conservative Party was formed not long after the inauguration of Michael Hutchinson after disagreements over Floria’s future in the Raspur Pact. These disagreements led by former acting President and now leader of the Democratic Conservatives Chris Weiss forced the Hutchinson administration to give in and announce a membership referendum. The Leave campaign was the most favoured outcome in the polls and media from the get go with Florian citizens agreeing that Floria had issues with border control, foreign policy, use of its military and its general lack of purpose within the organisation. Raspursceptism skyrocketed during diplomatic spouts with neighbouring fellow member states.
Despite the UPR having a neutral stance over the referendum, the majority of party has been more aligned to the leave campaign. ‘FLOLeave’ was formed by Raspursceptic United Republicans and Democratic Conservatives and gained immense support in a matter of days.
‘Leave’ is the preferred and most favourable option amongst the Florian public.
Remain
Upon the announcement of the referendum, the outcome of ‘remain’ was favoured the least amongst the Florian media however with the UPR having a neutral stance on the subject the cross party campaign “Floria and Raspur Together” was formed. The Social Democrats took the lead in the campaign with their pro Raspur Pact stance and support for remaining in the pact was mostly found in Social Democratic strongholds.
Responses to the referendum campaign
Party policies
Mainland
| Position | Political parties | |
|---|---|---|
| Remain | Social Democratic Party of Floria | |
| Leave | Democratic Conservative Party | |
| Neutral | United Party of the Republic | |
Results
Aftermath
The impact of the referendum affected Floria in many ways. Floria’s economic growth was predicted to slow down and GDP to slightly reduce however trade deals with new nations would counter this decline.
