[Swiss Pirate Party] Some sad goodbyes

Day 3,243, 01:29 Published in Switzerland Netherlands by Fhaemita The Apostate

Hello Pirates and Swiss people,

As many have noticed lately there has been the media there has been a lot of activity but not in a good way. There has been a lot of division and a lot of arguing in the media and also outside of the media in private messages. The country has been divided especially the Swiss Pirate Party which is the biggest party of Switzerland. I myself have been in Switzerland only a bit more than a week now and neutral in this conflict. I have not taken either side and have been critical at points at both sides. I do feel it is sad that Switzerland and it's biggest party is divided like this, as a small country we should work together and pull together.

Frida K was the official candidate for the Swiss Pirate Party and supported by a majority of the party. She was democratically elected as candidate and because of that party members were suppose to vote for her. As it seems now she is behind by four votes and will most likely not win. This also started a discussion about party members are obligated to follow the party course and vote the candidate they selected are should be allowed to vote another candidate. There is something to say for both sides, if you are loyal to your party you should respect the democratic process and follow the party decision but on the other hand you cannot force people to vote as you want and people do have the freedom to vote as they wish.

Because of the problems, the division, the current elections and the outcome a group of prominent members of the Swiss Pirate Party have decided to leave the party and also leave the country. Among those who are leaving is Blackbeard00 who was the founder of this party and many other who have done so much for the country. I would like to thank all of them for their service to this country and I think it is a loss for a small country as Switzerland to lose a group of active players.




TheTrendoReborn has resigned as party president and by the game mechanics of this game the person with the highest XP in the party becomes party president and that honour has fallen on me. Seeing I haven't been in Switzerland for a very long time it was surprising that I had become party president of Switzerland's biggest party only eight days after I got my citizenship. For the remainder of the term I will run the party ad interim until the party president election and the party has spoken about a new party president that was elected and not as it is in my case given by the game mechanics. Seeing my position as ad interim Party President I won't make any chances and make sure the party runs smoothly which shouldn't be too hard since there are no other upcoming elections then the party president elections on the 15th.

I am fully aware that I am new to this country and not fully knowledgeable of everything that has transpired and the ongoing issues of both the party and the country but still I want to give it my full and my full dedication and loyalty to this party. OogieBoogie3 in this capacity of Prime Minister wrote an article where he questioned by loyalty and called me loyal to Belgium and not to Switzerland. I can only speculate for the reasons for him doing so but I am can assure him and all others that this is not the case. eBelgium has been taking over by "the opposition" which include the Pirate Party in eBelgium. This was done by illicit means and after bringing this up in a ticket to the admins they refuse to fix the situation. Because of this I and many other who have served eBelgium for many years have left eBelgium. I have no loyalty to Belgium anymore nor its government seeing it is not the same Belgium I have lived in and fought for so many years.






Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur.



Swiss Pirate Party party president (ad Interim)