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EDIT: In light of the new Election Changes, most of this information is now invalid. If you're still interested in how things used to be... read on.

The elections for Congress (or Parliament, as we like to call it) are on the 25th, and anyone level 15 or over and a member of one of the Top 5 political parties can candidate to run. But what is involved in getting elected, and what can you do if you win? This article will answer these questions.



When you nominate yourself via your Party’s page, you become a candidate for your region - so make sure you’re located in the eUK region you want to represent! Once nominated, your Party President will have discretion on who goes into the election for each region, so if you’re serious about getting on the ballot, be sure to have a chat with your Party President.

You’ll also have a chance to add a link to your ‘presentation’ - just a few words about yourself, explaining why people should vote for you. Most people tend to write an article for this purpose. If you haven’t written one by the time you candidate, don’t worry, you can change the link to your presentation at any point.



The vote begins at day-change on the 25th (8AM UK time) and ends at day-change on the 26th, with the final results released 6 hours after polls close. Each region can elect a number of Congress Members (or Members of Parliament, as we like to call them) - usually 3 per region, but this can go up or down if we have fewer or more regions than usual. As well as this, a number of ‘Wildcard’ seats are given to candidates who achieved the highest number of votes, but missed out on the seats available for their region. Whilst regular seats are given out by region, Wildcard seats are calculated nationwide, and there’s usually 4 available.

If you’re lucky enough to win a seat, congratulations! But now, the real work starts. The best thing to do is to make yourself known on the Official eUK forums, and our IRC channel, #euk on the Rizon server, since much of the discussion of Parliamentary business happens on the forums and IRC.



MPs get a number of powers. Firstly, they can propose and vote on laws to decide the policy of the eUK. As well as this, they can approve citizenship applications of foreign players wishing to move to the eUK. This does not, however, mean you should just start voting and accept people wildly. Such actions can actually be very damaging. When you’re faced with such decisions, you should ask questions, consider the consequences of voting yes and voting no, get the opinions of the Country President (or Prime Minister, as we like to call him), then make your decision.

Being an MP is a position of great authority and responsibility, and those who make a mess of it are seldom forgiven easily, but it’s a great to get involved with the community, and being able to guide the eUK down a better path is the greatest reward this game can give you.