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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby Arapaima13 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:12 pm

Le Gardien: Traditionalism vs Progressivism as Election draws near!
The in-depth Report on the upcoming election!
Find out who we think will win...
...and who is set to lose out


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The city of Atyr, Silliers, formerly a formidable SLP win. But will the government be able to regain this state or not?

Traditionalism versus progressivism. That is what is at stake in this election. The forces line up on either side, eyeing each other up and preparing for conflict. On one side we have the government - a progressive, liberal force standing on a platform of change and reform. On the other, a loose coalition of traditionalist parties that support strict moral codes above choice.

Without doubt the spark to this election has been the introduction of the PHC-ADCC. Their nationalistic and inward looking agenda has caused much ado within the Senate, and with the PUF declaring their willingness to join with them in a coalition, a very real prospect of a conservative government is just around the corner. Yet what is worrying is the fact that the PUF would most undoubtedly be the major partner in that coalition. The government would be run by homophobic stragglers who would abandon the city for the remote farmers that pledge their support to these extremists.

However, here comes Kanjor's knights in shining armour. The manner and splendour in which the government has implemented its policies from the last election can only be applauded. Rarely do you see a coalition as effective as the close bond we have seen between the Socialist Liberal Party and the Grand Parti Libertaire de Kanjor. Undoubtedly, this has helped see proper progressive reform be implemented across Kanjor - seeing people benefit from a capitalist system with a strong and stable safety net.

But who will be the winner in this election? Most sources would back coalition returning to government come December 4240. Their permissive stance on civil rights has been very popular, and the Income Free Zone has gone down a treat. Despite claims from the opposition that these parties do not care for the working classes, the quality of life for these people has increased during their Ministry, as the people of Kanjor are becoming more well off.

Further to that, the Foreign Minister's performance on the international stage, has been one that has helped lift Kanjor into the spotlight. Tobie Moineau, who is touted by some to be a future Prime Minister, or even President, has conducted himself brilliantly. Whilst his decision to wade into the Istalia-Rildanor Crisis was risky, it is clear that Kanjor's presence on the world stage has been noted, and people are now paying attention to a country once hidden under Rildanor's wing.

But what about their majority? Will it increase or decrease? With a seat change, it is hard to predict how many seats they will get but it would be reasonable to assume they would receive about the same - a 56.75% majority. It is quite probable that they may be able to gain a few seats from the Union Populaire Democrate, but as they are the only two progressive parties within Kanjor, it will be difficult for them to persuade any of the more conservative voters to back them.

As for what is now the third largest party, and a party that has remained almost silent throughout this Ministry, the UPD, we can only predict a further loss in seats. Whilst they should retain position above the PHC-ADCC, it is to be expected that the Popular Unity Front will overtake them. This can only be pinned to their inactivity within the Senate. Whilst the other parties have been incredibly active, the slow movements within the party will undoubtedly come back to bite them within the next election. Having said that, they could still end up playing King Maker. Should neither the PHC-ADCC/PUF nor the SLP/GPLK be able to form a majority, it will be their decision over who to ally with that will see a new government formed in Kanjor.

We now come to the Popular Unity Front, headed up by Antoine Bouvier. After an astonishing election saw the PUF take 78 seats, it really begs the question how high can they jump? I previously mentioned that Le Gardien believes the PUF will overtake the UPD, but Bouvier's party will most likely be aiming to overtake the GPLK as well. Whilst it is hard to measure how many seats they may get, we can safely say that they will not overcome the SLP as the largest party, and will most likely fall a few seats short of becoming the second largest party. However, the sky is currently the limit for a party that is offering a radical agenda to Kanjor.

The final party in the fray is PHC-ADCC. Whether they will make a massive imprint on the political scene - being so new - is something we will have to find out, however should they do, the PUF would be in a strong position to form a government with them. This coalition however could become a little shaky, with it being apparent from M. Bouvier's press conference recently that there is a difference of opinion regarding the restoration of the Monarchy. Having said that, these two parties are each others keys to power, and if they can find the right compromise, our progressive Kanjor could be put at risk.

So there you have it. The government are in a strong position to retain power, but a late surge in traditionalism could potentially leave us with a completely different kettle of fish. And that is all of course without factoring in the UPD. They are predicted losses, but where will those seats go? The SLP or the PUF? The GPLK or the PHC-ADCC? Traditionalism or Progressivism? We only have a few months before we find out.
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby Arapaima13 » Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:50 pm

Les Temps Economiques: Lambert Resigns - But Promises to Return
- Roux and Delahaye also Provide Resignation
- Moineau Regarded as Forerunner for next Leader


After an extraordinary election, where the Grand Parti Libertaire de Kanjor suffered major seat losses, Edmond Lambert has resigned as Leader of the Party after eight years at the helm of the party he formed. Heads have rolled at the top, as his closest companions, Violaine Roux and Emmanuel Delahaye have also announced that they are stepping down from their roles with immediate effect. Despite this however, Edmond Lambert has told les Temps Economiques that he expects to return one day, and lead the party to success.

The result was one that could not be predicted. The government was wiped out by the opposition as the conservative agenda swept aside all competition. A PUF coalition with the PHC-ADCC looks set in stone now, and naturally questions will be asked to why this happened. Despite standing on a mandate that provided votes at the last two elections, the GPLK were reduced to just 15% of the vote.

Undoubtedly, the party will need a change in direction following this result, and a shift to the right can be the only thinkable decision. With a leadership election to soon be coming up, it will be a crucial point in the party's history to where they go from here. A move towards the right would allow them to pursue a more aggressively free market agenda, as well as try and introduce trade union restrictions. However, recent cooperation with the SLP has meant that some members have shifted to the Left, and a Centrist candidate could well take over the party.

So who are the candidates to replace M. Lambert? Well firstly, you have Tobie Moineau, who was undoubtedly a successful Foreign Minister, in pole position to take over the party. He finds himself in the enviable position of being close enough to Edmond Lambert to warrant support from Lambert's closest fans, whilst being distanced enough to escape the bloodbath that has occurred after the election. It would be his job to unite the party, something that would be well within his limits, and it could be argued that this contest will end up being more of a coronation than an election.

Other candidates, however, include Senate Member Elouan Monet, the 25 year-old wanting to radically shift the party to the right. He is Moineau's main challenger, and may take the post for his youthful and energetic style. Also running is Rosine Paquet, a centrist who would take the party to the left. Election results will be announced in December.
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:06 pm

Election Night At PUF Headquarters

*music playing*
*people talking, drinking wine and having a good time*

5 minutes later: *music fades away*

Ladies and gentlemen! Party comrades... Can I have your attention please? It is a remarkably great honor! For the first time
to introduce to you - PRESIDENT OF KANJOR... Antoine Bouvier!!! *deafening cheers* *chants: Antoine! Antoine! Antoine!*
*2 minute long applause*




Antoine Bouvier: Thank you, thank you so much! Thank you. That is enough my friends, thank you so, so much.
Thank you! Please, have a seat party companions. Thank you very, very much!
Wow. Thank you for the extremely honoring welcome on this stage Mr. Degaulle! Party companions... friends, what a great fucking atmosphere we have here this evening! *cheers and applause*

Tonight, is the beginning of a new era in Kanjorian politics. The people have spoken, and an overwhelming majority has expressed desire for change,
tradition and the rebirth of our great country! *cheers* Thank you, my friends. I want to congratulate Emilien Rotschild, Colette Chaput and Justin Tredo for their extensive campaigns.
They have indeed been tough opponents and fierce fighters.

My friends, many of us have been tired for such a long time. We've been tired of liberal and left wing pundits as well as the political class in Soulon, treating Kanjorian culture like
a large social experiment. We've been tired to see our welfare system being sold out, presumably to the friends of a lot of these political elites. We've been tired to see
a lack of patriotism in the Sénate, political correctness being uplifted as the opposite of totalitarianism and evil, despite PC culture being very totalitarian itself in nature.
We have been so, so tired and the people have cast their ballots and said "enough is enough", this evening. *applause* The people, they have given a clear mandate to the Kanjorian way
- Yeudi-Hosian values, a minimum level of immigration as well as a strong welfare state of which the purpose is to gurantee total equality of opportunity. *applause*

Now, without pointing any fingers, I'm sure there's no need for it since you know which pundits and politicians I'm talking about... : my great liberal friends, I really hate to be
that person, but, "Told you so!". I told you so, my great liberal companions! I told you that arrogance doesn't pay off, I told you that calling us names doesn't help. I told you
that no matter how many times you repeat that we are both communists and fascists, however that equation is solved anyways... I told you that however many times you repeat
that we are xenophobes, racists, homophobes and all the other ugly, derogatory words in the book for the purpose of smearing, the people see through your lies! I really hate to be that
person, party companions... But maybe the liberals perhaps learned something tonight, which is always good for Kanjor of course. In some electoral districts in Silliers and Numineux,
we have support percentages being in the 70s! Yeah, in some villages 75% of the population voted for us! Now, I genuinely wonder... Do the liberals REALLY believe there live so many
horrible, deplorable folks in Kanjor - or do they use their labels as a tactic of smearing? I really wonder... Do you know, my friends? *laughs and applause* I don't know, we might
find out soon... *laughs and applause*

Okay, enough about liberals. Tomorrow I'll head to president Kemal to be briefed about the transition process that lies ahead. I'm looking forward speaking to him and thanking him
for the service to our nation, despite our enormous differences. I have resigned as head of the Bouvier Organization, taking effect as of immediately, so that I can commit myself to
the tremendously honoring and demanding role of public service requires.

Party companions, campaign folks, volunteers and first and foremost - The People of Kanjor - with all my heart, thank you! It is you who demanded a return of power from the cultural elites
to your villages, communities and families. It is you who facilitated a Sénate that will elect a government for the whole of Kanjor and not just Soulon. It is you who made all of this possible!
Give yourselves a tremendous applause! *1 minute of applause, Antoine Bouvier joins*

Thank you, don't do stupid things tonight... *laughs* And as always: May God bless Kanjor! Thank you so much! *deafening cheers*
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:06 pm

Election Night At PUF Headquarters

*music playing*
*people talking, drinking wine and having a good time*

5 minutes later: *music fades away*

Ladies and gentlemen! Party comrades... Can I have your attention please? It is a remarkably great honor! For the first time
to introduce to you - PRESIDENT OF KANJOR... Antoine Bouvier!!! *deafening cheers* *chants: Antoine! Antoine! Antoine!*
*2 minute long applause*




Antoine Bouvier: Thank you, thank you so much! Thank you. That is enough my friends, thank you so, so much.
Thank you! Please, have a seat party companions. Thank you very, very much!
Wow. Thank you for the extremely honoring welcome on this stage Mr. Degaulle! Party companions... friends, what a great fucking atmosphere we have here this evening! *cheers and applause*

Tonight, is the beginning of a new era in Kanjorian politics. The people have spoken, and an overwhelming majority has expressed desire for change,
tradition and the rebirth of our great country! *cheers* Thank you, my friends. I want to congratulate Emilien Rotschild, Colette Chaput and Justin Tredo for their extensive campaigns.
They have indeed been tough opponents and fierce fighters.

My friends, many of us have been tired for such a long time. We've been tired of liberal and left wing pundits as well as the political class in Soulon, treating Kanjorian culture like
a large social experiment. We've been tired to see our welfare system being sold out, presumably to the friends of a lot of these political elites. We've been tired to see
a lack of patriotism in the Sénate, political correctness being uplifted as the opposite of totalitarianism and evil, despite PC culture being very totalitarian itself in nature.
We have been so, so tired and the people have cast their ballots and said "enough is enough", this evening. *applause* The people, they have given a clear mandate to the Kanjorian way
- Yeudi-Hosian values, a minimum level of immigration as well as a strong welfare state of which the purpose is to gurantee total equality of opportunity. *applause*

Now, without pointing any fingers, I'm sure there's no need for it since you know which pundits and politicians I'm talking about... : my great liberal friends, I really hate to be
that person, but, "Told you so!". I told you so, my great liberal companions! I told you that arrogance doesn't pay off, I told you that calling us names doesn't help. I told you
that no matter how many times you repeat that we are both communists and fascists, however that equation is solved anyways... I told you that however many times you repeat
that we are xenophobes, racists, homophobes and all the other ugly, derogatory words in the book for the purpose of smearing, the people see through your lies! I really hate to be that
person, party companions... But maybe the liberals perhaps learned something tonight, which is always good for Kanjor of course. In some electoral districts in Silliers and Numineux,
we have support percentages being in the 70s! Yeah, in some villages 75% of the population voted for us! Now, I genuinely wonder... Do the liberals REALLY believe there live so many
horrible, deplorable folks in Kanjor - or do they use their labels as a tactic of smearing? I really wonder... Do you know, my friends? *laughs and applause* I don't know, we might
find out soon... *laughs and applause*

Okay, enough about liberals. Tomorrow I'll head to president Kemal to be briefed about the transition process that lies ahead. I'm looking forward speaking to him and thanking him
for the service to our nation, despite our enormous differences. I have resigned as head of the Bouvier Organization, taking effect as of immediately, so that I can commit myself to
the tremendously honoring and demanding role of public service requires.

Party companions, campaign folks, volunteers and first and foremost - The People of Kanjor - with all my heart, thank you! It is you who demanded a return of power from the cultural elites
to your villages, communities and families. It is you who facilitated a Sénate that will elect a government for the whole of Kanjor and not just Soulon. It is you who made all of this possible!
Give yourselves a tremendous applause! *1 minute of applause, Antoine Bouvier joins*

Thank you, don't do stupid things tonight... *laughs* And as always: May God bless Kanjor! Thank you so much! *deafening cheers*
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:20 pm

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President-elect Antoine Bouvier

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PUF Vice Chairman Tristan Degaulle

Antoine Bouvier Resigns as PUF Chairman

PUF chairman and president-elect Antoine Bouvier announced his resignation as chairman of the PUF to commit himself fully to the presidency, Le Journal reports.
The 35 year old business man and soon-to-be president said the Executive Comitee of the party will vote on an acting chairman until the national congress in August next year,
that will take over the duties of party chairman.

According to inner PUF circles Le Journal has spoken to, the most likely candidate for acting chairman will be Tristan Degaulle, widely regarded as close to Bouvier and by critics
accused of being a puppet.
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby Arapaima13 » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:07 pm

Les Temps Economiques: Elouan Monet Voted Party Leader. Vows Right Wing Shift.
- Tobie Moineau Finishes Distant Second
- Monet Promises a New Future for the GPLK


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New Party Leader of the GPLK, Elouan Monet, is expected to pull the party to the right.

The Grand Parti Libertaire de Kanjor has elected Elouan Monet as their party leader, after he pulled off a shock against former Foreign Minister, Tobie Moineau. After Rosine Paquet unexpectedly pulled out of the running, polling at 20% of the votes, it appears that her supporters have rallied around Monet to keep Moineau out of power.

Monet has placed colleague Thaïs Bettencourt as the deputy leader of the party. He has also said that he will abolish the position of Assistant leader.

In his speech to party members, Monet told that proper Right Wing reform was the only way the GPLK was going to tempt voters:

The fact is quite clear. We have an economy that has been growing yes, but at its full potential? No. We could be doing so much more. And that's what the GPLK will promise to do. We will release all infrastructure projects to private companies. We will privatise all industries. Reform only happens in a functioning and growing economy. In a strong economy - and that is what I promise to give you.

I also promise that to deliver greater globalism, and an abolition of any tariffs. Why should we block out our neighbours and allies. We must welcome others openly, and we cannot do that if we hide ourselves away behind taxes and borders. Therefore, my main goal is to see Kanjor become a member of the Security Council. This may take time, it may take way beyond the years that I am party leader, but that is where I wish to see this country by the end of the century.

Finally, my promise is to hold all other parties to account. I will be plain and blunt with anyone and everyone, and I will not accept no for an answer. Edmond Lambert wrote up our five point plan for a reason, and we must stick to it like a religious scripture. Whether it is Antoine Bouvier or the UPD, I shall stand up to them, and tell them simply our fallacious they are, and how the GPLK have the Kanjoriens best interests at heart.

So now, let us go forward together. For the freedom of Kanjor!"
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:15 am

Demonstrations: Day 1

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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:19 am

Demonstrations: Day 2

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Police clash with protesters

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Cars torched to flames by demonstrators
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:21 am

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Rioters in Soulon
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Re: Kanjor Times

Postby antoinebouvier » Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:26 am

Demonstrations: Day 9

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A burning object, evening of December 12th

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Soulon, morning of December 14th
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