TUP January 2009 Presidential Candidate
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by The Unity Party
"Who is running for The Unity Party?" I hear you screaming. With the big event coming ever closer and no campaign started, the question is on the tip of everyones tongues. Mutters about the "coalition" and the "death of democracy" echo around eRepublik placing the spotlight well and truly upon us (As well as Relic and Deathtoll).
The TUP forum has been an area of much activity over the last week, as we discussed to great lengths what exactly should our plans be for the up and coming election. With Dish no longer the UKRP candidate, the first question became: Should we be backing Deathtoll?
After seeing the result of first of many polls, it became abundantly clear, that the active members of TUP would much rather field their own candidate than back one from another party. With 75% voting "No" to Deathtoll, could we possibly give him our support? The answer to your questions: No, we will not be continuing to endorse UKRP or the coalition.
So who to field from the Home Team?
Squiddy, of course would be our prime candidate, considering he is the Party President, and perhaps one of the most active and motivated members of The Unity Party. However, with Real Life taking a firm priority, and his many roles within the game absorbing so much of his time, Squiddy decided that now would not be the best time for him to run a campaign.
This, however, was not the end of the discussion. Several names were thrown into the mix as to who could replace Squiddy in the run for Country President. The top of that list was Ares989. Both qualified and capable, the only concern became the lack of preparation our potential candidate would have before the big day, with official statements and manifestos already coming thick and fast from the other competitors.
It is, therefore, with a heavy heart that I must inform you, that this term TUP will not be putting forward a candidate of our own. With the welfare of the country at heart, we feel we should not provide a representative that will not be 100% prepared for the role of Country President.
To add to this, poll results show that we shall also not be endorsing any other candidate. We feel all citizens should be allowed to make up their own minds in the coming elections.
Do not take this to mean that The Unity Party is on a downward spiral. We will be back next term, with a manifesto that will knock your socks off!
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"We feel all citizens should be allowed to make up their own minds in the coming elections." that's a change of heart
Note the 'in the coming elections'. We aren't busy looking at the past, we are looking forward to what is best for both the party and the eUK, and what we can do to secure our future.
In reality all citizens have always had the choice regardless of who their party endorses. However, after the arguments that arose last time, the majority of the party was concerned about dragging it's name through the mud again by deciding to endorse any party. Therefore, we decided to endorse no one.
Yep, only took us a week, but we finnaly decided.
"we will not be continuing to endorse UKRP or the coalition."
Does this mean TUP are breaking the coalition contract ?
It would appear so, and good for them if that is the case.
We are not in breach of the contract. The contract allowed us to veto a candidate if we did not deem them suitable. Considering we signed the coalition believing that Dish would be that candidate, I don't think we can be expected to continue with this.
'"we will not be continuing to endorse UKRP or the coalition."
Does this mean TUP are breaking the coalition contract ?'
Can't wait to get your share of the 200 GOLD?
Oh and if somehow they are deemed to have broken the contract and if they do have to pay it I'll be donating all my cash to 'em for standing for democracy, a tad late admittedly but standing for it nonetheless.
TUP will not owe us any money. They have decided (regrettably) not to support our candidate. And so be it.
I'd just like to point out that we've not done a U turn on anything. We've stuck to our plans, just like we said we would. So all those who kept on making out we are the destroyers of democracy, I hope you see how utterly ridiculous and immature you look now.
UKRP are fielding a different candidate than the before agreed upon Dishmcds. Whilst I'm not saying that Deathtoll is a bad politician, of course he's not, but Dish leaves a hard legacy to follow.
I personally, (yes this means me not the whole of TUP), feel that characteristically, Deathtoll wins out here, but that's just not enough in this situation.
Relic's manifesto which was clearly a collaboration between all the active PCP members, which is a good thing because it shows that the party is backing their candidate wit the utmost support as opposed to them just saying "Great, good luck", was just so much more to my liking than Deathtolls.
They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Let me say, Relic's manifesto was beautiful.
there was never any breach of democracy. just because 'the party' supports another candidate does not mean that 'the people' will vote for that candidate.
Lol, You corrected your mistake, we forgive you, don't try to justify it, it was an honest decision, but if you want to argue over it, it's pointless, because the UK decided last month that they were against a coalition like that.
Also, Squiddy, it is really awesome, isn't it!
The whole of the UK? Wow, I didn't know I has agreed that the coalition was bad...