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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:47 am

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Gustaf Westerwel Appears on Late Night Talk Show

Parliamentary Leader of the OA, was on a prominent late night talk show last night, talking both about policy and the horse race of the election. The interview began with a short joke from Westerwel about defunding state-subsidized TV. From there, the interviewer asked him about the Refugee Liberty Act, a matter of much controversy even after its defeat. Defending his bill, Mr. Westerwel told the interviewer about his belief that taxpayer money from people in Telamon should not go abroad. "Why take from the poor here and give it to the rich elsewhere?"

The interviewer followed up by asking about the accusations that he lacked empathy. "No, I do not lack empathy," he said, with a smirk on his face. "I donate to charities when I feel empathetic. I do not believe in taking money from the poor in our nation to give to the poor of other nations."

Moving on to the horse race, Westerwel told the interviewer his predictions for election night. "There are no other libertarian parties. Some come close, but none are quite the same. We wouldn't be surprised if we finished in the top three. We have a unique message, a unique voice, that we believe will carry us quite a few seats."

"What is a victory for you? Being in the top three?" the interviewer coaxed.

"Victory for us would be getting a larger vote share than the Liberal Democrats did in their first election, which was about 3/10 of one percent." Westerwel said, and the audience laughed.

"What do you think of the other parties?"

"The oldest party, the TNK, is eclipsing. They are the party of the monarchy, the part of big government... they have found their numbers declining. A few years ago they controlled the entire Församlingen. Now, they control a very slim majority. I wouldn't be surprised if they found themselves out of the top three. Really, leftists can go for FF, the Liberals, or the Socialists now. We are the only right-wing party, the only party for liberty on all fronts. The socialists are, well, socialists. They are on the direct opposite end of the spectrum on almost every issue. The liberals, we can work with -- but they aren't always friends of liberty. We can be the party that gives a brain to a liberal government."

"What about FF?"

"They came up around the same time we did. The are the new face of the old socialist policies in this nation. We may be able to work with them, as they seem more pragmatic than their predecessors."

Westerwel also indicated that if his constitutional reforms come through in the next Församlingen, he would not run for President, but rather support Karl Oberling, the chairman of OA.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Woasher » Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:41 pm

Hugo Vestin interviewd about the election result 3980

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Hugo Vestin was interviewd by Telamon morning post this morning to give his reaction to the latest election result and his thought on the upcoming term.

Interviewer; "So Mr.Vestin, what's your thoughts on your own parties election result?"

Vestin; "We gained 3.1% of the votes and 17 seats compared to the last election, so i'd say we did pretty good. We actually won the gubernatorial elections in Antepec, so that give us the chance to show the people of Telamon what L leadership means. We will end the status quo and put liberty first, they've voted for sensible change and they will get it."

Interviewer; "It's true that you won the gubernatorial election in Antepec, but liberaldemokraterna still only holds 38% of the seats in the local församlingen. How do you expect to be able to run a landsting with such a minority?"

Vestin; "Well, it's the strongest single party minority in all landsting. But we know that OA wants to end the politics of old just as much as we do. So i expect that they will support us in doing so, just as we will support them in Sevescia where they won the gubernatorial election. Not unconditionally of course, we expect negotiations to take place on the local levels."

Interviewer; "What's your thoughts on the national result and on the upcoming term?"

Vestin; "It's quite obvious that people wants change since the two "old" parties lost nearly 320 seats, so a more exciting term is to be expected. But there's still a socialist majority and according to the constitution only the largest party can suggest a cabinet, so there will most likely not be any changes in the national leadership. But what i think is even more unfortunate is that the "republican" parties fell 47 seats short of the 501 needed to change the constitution, so Telamon will still not know true democracy."

Interviewer; "Lastly, what else can we expect this term and what's Liberaldemokraternas single most important issue?"

Vestin; "You can definitely expect alot of heated debates since the desire for change has been sparked by this election. As for the most important issue for us liberals, i'd say the creation of a republic."

Interviewer; "Alright, thank you so much for you time Mr.Vestin"

Vestin; "Anytime"
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Tue Feb 09, 2016 2:10 pm

Gustaf Westerwel Celebrates Shocking Victory

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The Parliamentary Leader of OA, Gustaf Westerwel, spoke to a crowd of supporters after the election results were announced. The energy in the room was electric, and the crowd cheered loudly as Westerwel entered the stage. "My fellow citizens, it's time to take our government back!" he proclaimed, to massive applause.

"Thirteen million patriots have turned out to tell the Telapolis machine that its days are numbered! We want liberty, and we won't compromise liberty!" Westerwel shouted, also garnering massive applause.

As the dust settled, Gustaf Westerwel sat down with reporters at the Telamon Morning Post to discuss the outcome. When asked about how he felt about the results, Mr. Westerwel told reporters he was ecstatic to see such a massive turnout in his favor. He also shared his joy that his party had won the local election in Sevescia. The reporter pointed out that it was a very slim margin of victory, to which Mr. Westerwel replied, "In Antepec, we came second. In every region, we garnered a significant percentage of the vote. Not every party can say the same. The TNK, which won two of the five regions, found its majority disappear. The FF, which did do well in Migadon, only picked up eleven thousand votes in Antepec. We are a national party, one that can not only rival the TNK, but beat it head-to-head. If we can manage to get constitutional reforms through, we'll be able to have a head of state election, and we'll see what the voters say then."
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby onurturkan » Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:38 pm

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After the eventful general election of 3980, FF leader Sven Solberg made an appeareance to express his perspective about the results. Former attorney, Sven Solberg seemed rather joyful in front of the cameras, he said: "Folkfronten is almost at its inception however we have got overwhelming results. One can easily say that there is not a real winner in this elections other than democracy. All parties have extremely close number of seats in the Församlingen. Next couple of years will be very constructive and cooperation must be established among everyone if they desire to pass a piece of legislation."

About the rumors of coalition, he seemed incredibly reserved. "As of today, the largest party has the sole power to propose cabinets. It is a shame of our administration system. It has to change right away. We will hold our vote back from every coalition proposal until the legislation is altered in a democratic way. If it changes smoothly, FF would wish to tolerate other parties' differences and find a way out. Of course, we would want a coalition with SU or L but if things do not go in much desired way, FF will not hesitate to be a part of a coalition including OA or TNK."
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby InternalBleeding » Tue Feb 09, 2016 8:41 pm

Lukas Arentoft-Damgård steps down shortly after general election.

After the recent election in Telamon, where Socialist Unionen has lost seats once again, Lukas Arentoft-Damgård spoke shortly with an interviewer. "It's been a tough going for Socialist Unionen, but I feel the partly will prevail, but not under my leadership, I've lead this party since 3968, that's a long while, so I've decided to step down. If I might come back or not, I do not known, maybe."

Socialist Unionen's referendum was held yesterday, and surpringsly the vote for the new leader of the party fell to Sans Skelet, he was inverviewed just after the referendum was held. "I didn't expect to get elected, especially not this soon, I only joined the party two years ago. But it appears that I've been chosen, and I believe in Socialist Unionen, we can do much better than we've been lately. I understood Lukas' decision to step down, his family has a lot of history with politics in this country, and a lot of that history wasn't the greatest."

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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Wed Feb 10, 2016 3:32 am

OA's Karl Oberling Appears on Late Night Talk Show, Considers Presidential Run

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The Chairman of OA, Karl Oberling, has become the darling of pollsters in Telopia after the shocking OA landslide in their very first election. Oberling, a longtime statistics professor at a national university, indicated that his approach has been tested privately. During his time teaching at the university, he befriended a graduate student, Gustaf Westerwel, who is now the Parliamentary Leader.

Karl Oberling started off the interview being asked a question about the monarchy. The interviewer asked why he was a republican, and also if he believed the constitutional amendment to restore the republic would pass. "When I was born, I lived in the Republic of Telamon. The monarchy is not a tradition among our people, it is the concentration of power in an executive, and that is not desirable. This has nothing to do with the monarch, it has to do with the system. If Birgitta wants to run for President, that would be one thing, but as is, it's just undemocratic. And on the amendment -- I do believe it will pass. Both Gustaf Westerwel and I have talked to people of all parties, and we believe we finally have the votes."

The interviewer moved on to ask about the swing district of Lirona. "That was the bloodiest battleground of the election. OA, FF, and TNK were all within 1 percent of each other, and TNK managed to retain it. What is your strategy to appeal to Lironian voters?"

"Lirona cares a lot about the military, and about the difference between small and big government. We believe we appeal to Lironians on both fronts, and so in the future our party will be proposing bills that will make our positions on these issues much more clear. We are the party that supports the defense of this nation most strongly, and the party that believes the government that governs best, governs least."

The interviewer asked outright if Karl Oberling would be running for President. Oberling chuckled. "There's a good chance. This country needs someone who will be a champion of reform. I believe I've shown over the past couple years that I'm part of the revolutionary change in Telopolis, and if my party chooses me to run, I will do so."
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Fri Feb 12, 2016 4:44 pm

Gustaf Westerwel and Karl Oberling Hit the Campaign Trail

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Presidential candidate Karl Oberling and Statsminister Gustaf Westerwel held the "Generation Revolution" campaign rally in Telopolis at a major university. Supporters and students filled an auditorium to listen to the OA leaders speak. Karl Oberling went first, hitting on all of the proud accomplishments of the government in the term that passed. "Today, private individuals have more power to make their own decisions than they have had the opportunity to over the last 35 years. We took many steps over the last term, and they have all been in the right direction!"

Gustaf Westerwel spoke second, contrasting his party with the competing ones. "Every party sings in a perfect harmony, except for OA. Every party wants to give foreign countries handouts, except OA. The other parties haven't changed, my friends, but neither have we! We are still the alternative to politics as usual!"

After the rally ended, the Telamon Morning Post conducted an interview with both of the leaders. The first question was to Gustaf Westerwel. "Do you believe that your party will perform better or worse than in the last elections?"

Gustaf Westerwel seemed confident in the abilities of his right-wing populist movement. "I would be very surprised if we don't increase the amount of seats we have. Over the last term we have been first in proposing change, and making change. However, our election system is rigged toward smaller states, and OA performs better in bigger ones. L is also affected by this. FF, SU, and TNK all received more seats than votes, whereas L and OA received more votes and less seats. This has to change."

The next question went to Karl Oberling. "This is the first presidential election in about 30 years. How do you believe you'll perform?"

Karl Oberling smiled. "If we can make it to the second round, I'm certain we'll win. Making it to the second round could be difficult, as there are so many parties. But we've been out here campaigning, and the people seem receptive to an alternate voice. We are the one party that can provide a big change from politics as usual. Our unique message makes us more likely to succeed."

Both Westerwel and Oberling will continue their tour of the nation over the next few weeks, heading from Migadon to OA-friendly Sevescia, and also the TNK-controlled swing state Lirona.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Woasher » Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:00 pm

Hugo Vestin nominated as Liberaldemokraternas presidential candidate

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During Liberaldemokraternas annual party convention Hugo Vestin was unanimously nominated as their presidential candidate. With the support of all Liberal MPs Vestin continues his strong power over the party, after the recent election results and a place in the government, his internal approval rating is higher than ever, so the result was highly anticipated.

During his speech, he talked about all the reforms that Liberaldemokraterna had got through under his leadership and went on to say that he was the obvious choice for those who wanted to have stable and responsible leadership. That he will lead the country in a way that benefits everyone, poor or rich, workers and employers. With it, he hopes that the moderate centrist voters will choose him before the Socialists while gaining support of the right voters who believe that OA is too radical.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:23 pm

OA Celebrates Presidential Victory

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Oberoende Alternativ leaders Karl Oberling and Gustaf Westerwel were happy to see the final results of the Presidential race come in. Gustaf Westerwel promised that in the wake of the 3980 elections, should his party go head to head with TNK, his would win by a wide margin, and these results seemed to prove this, with a little help from an endorsement from L. Karl Oberling, who won by about 10%, proclaimed, "Telamon will be free again!"

On the parliamentary side of things, Statsminister Gustaf Westerwel enjoyed a marginal increase in representatives. However, there are reports that he is discouraged by the increased support for TNK, which has led to them having 254 seats, enough to prevent any more constitutional changes. On the topic of the coalition, he has said even though the other coalition parties have lost seats, he will not disband it or change the lineup. Statsminister Westerwel has indicated he will keep Hugo Vestin on as vice statsminister.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby InternalBleeding » Sat Feb 13, 2016 10:58 pm

Electoral Disaster for Socialist Unionen and Party Reform

A huge disaster has happened for Socialist Unionen, another loss in the general elections. A journalist wanted to interview Party Leader Sans Skelet after the results were revealed, but Sans had refused to be interviewed, only two days later did he finally talk. "It's an absolute disaster, this cannot go on." He said, adding "Changes will have to be made, and serious changes."

A week later, it was revealed that the party was going through major reforms, one was the addition of a second leader to the party, surprisingly, Sans Skelet's brother, Papyrus Skelet was elected to be the second leader of the party. It was also stated that the party was renamed to "Kapitalistisk Välfärds Parti". Papyrus Skelet was interviewed shortly after the final reforms had been decided on. "Well, obviously it'll be hard for our voters, but I feel we can pull through... Yes, we have made several changes, one of those is that the government will stay completely out of business, but our stance on Welfare will remain the same."
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