The Florian Republic presidential election, 1683, held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 1683 AN. The United Nationalist ticket of businessman Morgan Sharp and Governor Anthony Kelly defeated the Labour and IDPFR Parties despite losing the popular vote by a very slim margin. Sharp will take office as the 1st true president under the new constitution, and Kelly as the first vice president, on April 14, 2020.
Background
Nominations
United National Party of the Republic
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1683 ticket
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| Morgan Sharp
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Anthony Kelly
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| for President
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for Vice President
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| Incumbent President
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President of the UNPR
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Main campaign policies
- Continuing to reduce the federal debt caused by the War of Lost Brothers
- Introduce laws to allow privately funded healthcare companies to operate essential operations.
- Removing the majority of ties with the Iron Company and focusing on a more independently-run economy without the reliance of one or more foreign private trading companies services to gain access to international markets.
- Building a border wall with Jingdao to strengthen defences against a potential attack in the future.
- Points system on future immigration for citizens of nations who currently do not exercise a freedom of movement deal with the country.
- Have mandatory minimum sentences for criminals caught trying to enter the Florian Republic illegally.
- Remove criminal undocumented immigrants.
- Continuation of Florian rearmament for defence against a potential USSO invasion.
- Improve mental health programs
- Expansion of the country along the South Apollonian coast.
- Travel ban on all CSSO member states.
Labour Party
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1683 ticket
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| Harrison Baker
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Rachael Adams
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| for President
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for Vice President
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| Chairman of Baker Group inc.
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CEO of Noir Group
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Main campaign policies
- Improve and expand currently operating Alternate energy sources.
- Allowance of Euthanasia.
- Increase cooperation tax and donate extra funds for better public services.
- Expanding and improving current mental health programs.
- More freedom of movement to other countries on Micras.
- Equal pay for men and women.
- Increase the minimum wage to $15.
- Reattempt at normalisation talks with Krasnocoria.
- Increase defences against a potential USSO attack.
- Reduction of the Iron Company and other foreign private trading organisations.
- Offer sanctuary for illegal immigrants fleeing from warfare or famine.
- Promise on reducing the amount of plastic used nationwide.
Imperial Democratic Party of the Florian Republic
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1683 ticket
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| Paul Richardson
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Ivor Radovich
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| for President
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for Vice President
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| Mayor of Vice City and businessman
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Former Prime Minister
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Main campaign policies
- Investigation into lack of religious freedoms on citizens do not follow the Faith of the True King or Church of the Holy Lance
- Continuing to block euthanasia.
- Improving and expanding mental health services.
- Expanding current alternate energy sources.
- Banning animal testing.
- Nationwide ban on plastic and investment into researching alternatives.
- Points system for immigration for citizens from nations who currently don't operate a trade deal with the Florian Republic.
- Increasing border security by more deploying more troops at the border.
- Stricter drug laws by reducing the limit of cannabis and a larger crackdown on class A substances currently being produced in the south of the nation.
- Larger social media regulation to prevent fake news.
- Increasing the minimum wage to $15.
- Reduction of Cooperation tax
- Stricter foreign policy for nations outside the Raspur Pact.
- Crackdown on post-war extremism by creating a special Anti Extremism force.
- Reattempt at normalisation talks with Krasnocoria.
Removal of the Iron Company and other foreign private trading organisations.
Results
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| 179
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177
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174
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| UNPR
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Labour
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IDPFR
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Reactions
Domestic
- Many media outlets praised the outcome of the election and wished Morgan Sharp another year of successful leadership.
- The city of Dragonmoor, a UNPR stronghold celebrated deep into the night over the election victory.
- Mass protests from non-UNPR supporters over the construction of Jingdao border wall commenced hours after the election results were announced.
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