What the Candidates Have to Say
From the simplest of GOTV statements, (like Khevo’s: “...I encourage you to all go out and vote on March 31[st].”) to whole campaign statements, the candidates running for office this time around are an awfully talkative bunch, even if there’s no competition this year.
The candidates from the newly-formed Unionists for Liberty Caucus have been
particularly loquacious, promising more liberty and freedom for the nations in
the Union, and a government that is more efficient and transparent.
For example, here’s a quote from Neulacia’s speech when they entered the race for Council of State: “My priorities are to make sure that the rights of all nations within the region are protected, and that the security of the Union and its allies is assured… all of this will be done in a straightforward manner. I wholly believe that the regional government should be both efficient and accessible, with laws that are easy to understand and enforce.”
At the present moment, the ULC should capture a majority in the Council of State, assuming no-one changes sides. Obviously this would not spell the end of cooperation, but ULC may be taking the short straw. If it ends up being that they are unable to get their agenda done, they may get most of the blame, if mistaken for a party.
This is a high-stakes game for the ULC. The amount of votes they get in the election- even if they will automatically come home with a majority of seats in the Council of State- may very well spell the difference when there’s more varied candidates running.