January 2016 Elections

The January 2016 Leader Elections took place following the golden era of Dual Emperorship of 2015. It was immensely democratic, with caucuses and primaries pretty much everywhere. It marked a resurgence of some long-dormant political parties; in the end, revolutionary sentiment made Shusky win, sharply breaking with the monarchical tendencies of some past leaders.
==The Parties==
===The Establishment===
The Establishment pursued a revolutionary agendahttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14602, urging to bring down the Empire. David Bowie's Ghost looked to be a strong candidate, but the party eventually nominated Shuskyhttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14670. The Establishment's vigorous photoshopping campaign lasted one day because nobody else photoshopped, but the slogans were catchy
===Blue Tulip Party===
As Pascal returned to FPH, the re-invigorated BTP appeared in clan-wide elections for the first time since December 2004. They had some enthusiastic supporthttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14603, but questions over their founder's possible schizophrenia marred their effort.
===Even More Blue Tulip Party===
The EMBTP, spearheaded by the incumbent co-Emperor Danhttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14607, nominated Dan on a platform of being bluer than the BTP. There were speculations that Dan blued himself to achieve this striking effect.
===Kim-Bordbar Imperial Party===
The sinister KBIP stood to maintain the status quohttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14613. Operated by the incumbent Emperor's feared secret police, it nominated someone, but his identity remained a closely guarded secret.
==The Election==
The popular election ended with a draw between Shusky and [redacted]http://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14678, prompting the House of Flying Purple Representatives to pick the leader, as is the lawhttp://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14684. The House obviously includes every Templar. Shusky was winning but then a complaint was filed to the Supreme Court to reveal the identity of [redacted]http://www.flyingpurplehippos.org/index.php?showtopic=14685 and eventually everyone grew tired of this and death squads opened fire in the House and Shusky was proclaimed the First Secretary of Bouvetoya.
==References==
Category:Elections