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PRIME MINISTER LENA SANDERS TO STEP DOWN AS PRIME MINISTER AND AS LEADER OF THE LIBERAL PARTY, CONSERVATIVES CELEBRATE VICTORY WITH "LOTS OF CHAMPAGNE"

FINAL RESULT: LIB 47 -2 CON 43 +2 SOC 22 -14 NAT 21 -3 GRE 12 +12 PNP 5 +5 RRS 0 AGR 0

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The people of the United Provinces head to the polls today to vote in a historic snap parliamentary election called for by Liberal Prime Minister Lena Sanders, who, at the moment when it was called, expected a landslide majority only for, according to the polls, her expectations to be dashed. Here is some information on the election:



The current Parliament is arranged as follows: 49 Liberal, 41 Conservative, 36 Socialist, 24 Nationalist, for a total of 150 seats. 76 seats are required for an overall majority which neither party has - it is a hung parliament. Prior to the calling of the snap election, the Liberals and the Conservatives were in a coalition government totaling 90 seats. The coalition broke down.

Some information on the parties:


 * LIBERAL PARTY - Lena Sanders is the leader. Center-right political party, identifies as a classical liberal to liberal conservative party. Supports negotiations between Acadia and USA regarding many issues the two countries disagree on and is generally leaning to the USA side of that argument. Supports gun ownership rights. The incumbent president is Simon McClark, who also happens to be a Liberal. Supports further WU integration, also in favor of letting in refugees and is very pro-immigration.


 * CONSERVATIVE PARTY - Patrick Smith, brother of former Conservative president Robert Smith, is the leader. Right wing political party. Pro-Acadia and pro-gun rights, anti-interventionist, in favor of increased military spending and military involvement across Antarctica. Anti-illegal immigration.


 * SOCIALIST PARTY - Ted Sabato is the leader. Left wing political party with democratic socialist views, very anti-Acadia and supports sanctions, anti-gun rights and anti-illegal immigration and pro-worker. Lately, the party has suffered major scandals and has become a very minor party - it is being overtaken by the previously tiny Green Party in the polls.


 * NATIONALIST PARTY - Monica Le Ben is the leader. Far-right political party, pro-Acadia and supports a military alliance with Acadia, no gun control, favors leaving the Western Union. Stunned the nation 2 years ago by getting 21 seats in the Parliament.


 * GREEN PARTY - Rosa Vikings is the leader. Leftist political party in favor of environmental protection and social democracy. Supports letting in refugees, and is heavily against guns and supports banning them from public use. Favors exiting the Western Union.


 * PENLAND NATIONAL PARTY - Nicholas Surgeon is the leader. Leftist, Penland patriotic political party that supports independence for Penland or more autonomy for Penland. Favors exiting the Western Union.


 * RESTORATION PARTY - Fringe party whose leader is Joseph Louise. Supports restoring monarchy.


 * AGRARIAN PARTY - Fringe party whose leader is Marco Almond. Its name has previously been the Communist Party of Snowiny before being renamed in 2015 to the Communist Party of the United Provinces and then to the Agrarian Party. (This party gains popularity in the 2020s and reaches peak popularity of 6% in 2027. The assassination of Patrick Smith that same year causes the party to collapse in support and President Lewis Gardner, who succeeds President Patrick Smith outlaws the Agrarian Party for its involvement in Smith's assassination.)

MAJOR ISSUES:


 * Acadia: The number one issue on the campaign. The Conservatives and Nationalists took a stance of helping out Acadia and improving relations with them, while the Socialists fought for sanctions on Acadia and the Liberals for less dependence. The Liberals accused the Nationalists of being puppets of the Acadians multiple times during the campaign. This remains a divisive issue in the country: according to an opinion poll 47% of the voting population believes that the UP must stop being so dependent on Acadia, 37% said relations need to be improved with Acadia, and 16% don't know what to do in regards to Acadia.


 * Crime: Crime is on the rise in the country and the Conservatives emphasized their concern about it, stating that under the presidency of Robert Smith the situation in regards to crime was much better and crime was much lower. Liberals argue that violent crime is rising in general but in the inner cities it is declining rapidly.


 * Western Union: Nationalists, Socialists, Greens, the Restoration, and the Agrarians all united together against the Western Union, stating that UP jobs are going abroad and that it is not good for the economy. Liberals emphasized how good the union is and how it must be preserved, and the Conservatives are arguing for the status quo and that there don't need to be too many changes to the structure of the union.


 * Immigration: A major issue dividing the country as the country is accepting thousands of refugees from impoverished nations all across the globe. The Liberal Party and the Green Party both advocated for letting in refugees but being careful with them, while the Nationalists, Conservatives and Socialists called for a ban on refugees entering the country until the situation across the globe is solved. The Greens denounced them as "racist and xenophobic" for their anti-refugee stance, stating refugees must be helped.

The current parliament is 49 Liberal, 41 Conservative, 36 Socialist and 24 Nationalist. Polling for the election can be found here. PNN projects the final result will be like this:

50 LIBERAL: +1 seat up. 40 CONSERVATIVE: -1 seat down. 20 SOCIALIST: -16 seats down. 20 NATIONALIST: -4 seats down. 15 GREEN: +15 seats up. 5 PNP: +5 seats up.

Liberals are expected, by PNN, to remain the largest party but still remain short of an overall majority by 26 seats. They are expected to gain 1 seat from the previous election.

PNN projections and Exit Polls have historically been pretty accurate, but note that they were never entirely accurate: In 2007 the expected result for the presidential election was Geronimo Stanling 50% - 30% Simon McClark: The end result was 53% for Stanling and 34% for McClark. It could be the same this year for the parliamentary election and it is possible the exit polls will miss the result by a few seats: there is almost no chance for a major miss, however, and the end seat result can be expected to be around how PNN expects it to be.

Polls close at 18:00 UTC and at that moment the exit poll result will come out. Vote counting is very fast and efficient in the country and full results are expected to be out within an hour from when the exit poll was published (at 19:00 UTC).

Do you have any prediction for how the race will go, and what do you think the consequences of this election will be? How will your leaders react? Please tell in the comment section below.

Final result will be out here and on the election page.

Comments before Exit Poll

 * I agree with the Nationalists. --QuackSign.png Quackerpingu   (talk).   Contributions   A link  QuackSign2.png 13:56, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Vote Dennis he'll get rid of all your problems by making new ones to distract you from the old ones -- Chill57181     Talk    Contribs   14:41, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The Margatians are in favour of the Liberals winning, but they hint that Lena Sanders should replace McClark as the President. The Magonians have no comment. --CPRussia.pngBelarus_flag.jpg Slender  Talk to me   14:47, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Additionally, the Margatians are optimistic of a Liberal victory, but are also concerned about the lack of support for the Western Union project within Parliament and the Liberals' ability to form a coalition government which is in favour of further integration within the Western Union. -- Nicktang10 Singapore_flag.gif  (Talk)  16:08, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * The Globalist hopes that the election turns out well, and to remind the United Province that their results will affect Munijoch's decision to enter the Western Union as part of a plan if the Axle Powers were to sporadically dissolve. -  Wonderweez  ( Talk · Contribs ) 15:17, 1 July 2017 (UTC)

Comments after Exit Poll
Place your leaders' reactions, what you think will be consequences etc.


 * President Fat Duck thinks that the Nationalists should have got more seats. Prime Minister Black Duck agrees with him. --QuackSign.png Quackerpingu   (talk).   Contributions   A link  QuackSign2.png 18:08, 1 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Tropicalis wishes a peaceful and untroubled election and has voiced their support to the Liberal Party. --WP.png  Wikipenguino   (talk  | contribs  | articles ) memes Bananaphone.gif 02:17, 2 July 2017 (UTC)*