104th Adorian Election

## Electoral System

*Further information:* AES explanatory doc*,* PMA explanatory doc

The National Assembly elects all of her 85 seats in a Simulated and Popular Vote hybrid in which the election schedule uses a 4:1 ratio of AES to Popular Vote. This election will use AES with the next 1 using popular vote.

The main component of the AES is the popular vote which comprises 40% or more while the other 60% or less is simulated based on other factors such as propaganda, party activity, Party member notability, bills proposed, etc composing the rest of the electorate. At the very most AES accounts for 60% of seats which serves as a bonus system for activity but if these AES seats were not earned due to inactivity throughout the term then they are reimbursed to be popular vote seats. The AES is overseen by Matthew V. Independent Candidates function outside of the AES and only require 1/85th (1.18%) of the Popular Vote.

## Background

On July 27th 2023, the 103rd government formed consisting of the KAB, PP, and APM with Earthly as Chancellor. A total of 35 bills would be proposed in the 103rd National Assembly.

### Justice Strikes

On July 28th 2023, Carlos Montiel would propose an *Amendment to the Judiciary* which would allow justices to serve as MNAs, it would fail with only 40.00% in favor. On July 31st 2023, the Judicial Union, which was a union consisting of all supreme court justices, would send A Message to the Assembly detailing their grievances and reasons for sparking a judicial strike such as not being allowed to be MNAs, desiring longer terms, and self control on determining the Chief Justice. The Assembly desperate to maintain a functioning court system would propose the Court Reform Act later that day written by SDP Leader Bossman and SDP's Okasian. It would increase judicial terms from 4 to 12 weeks and require the Chief Justice's signature in nominations to keep the Court involved in the process. It would fail with only 60.00% in favor as it required 2/3rds to pass.

On August 1st 2023, the Better Court Reform Act would be proposed increasing judicial terms from 4 to 6 weeks, allow justices to be MNAs, and requiring the Chief Justice's signature in nominations. This proposal would be made by CDA leader Yannick in multi-partisan collaboration with the SDP, KAB, APM, and Judicial Union. It would pass with 73.08% in favor.

Following this it would be discovered at Chief Justice Hyort was aware that the right to strike and unionize did not apply to judges meaning the Supreme Court had engaged in an abuse of its position by using its leverage to obstruct the function of the courts until their demands were met. Hyort would claim that the word judges did not mean justices. Following this discovery Vice President StarsBees would draft articles of impeachment against the full Supreme Court. This would spark Mikoyan to defect from the SDP to the APM due to his enlightened view of the SDP being ''dumbasses'' for following the Court's demands and then doing a 180°. VP StarsBees would never hold a vote on his articles of impeachment.

### Coup Committee

On July 30th 2023, ALRP leader Shennogo would propose the *Parliamentary Committee Military Coup* which would form a multi-partisan 5-member committee tasked with investigating Auber's actions and the events of the *Year that Never Was*. It would pass with 82.14% in favor. The Military coup committee would take an active role in Adoria by calling witnesses and holding hearings. Fmr. Chancellor Nugget would testify the canon reason for his rage quit was leaving the country after constantly seeing blue foxes everywhere he went. Dr. Tomi would be called to the stand to provide medical expertise in which he would determine Nugget was suffering from a new phenomenon which he would call *Blue Fox Malady* under the leading theory of it being a psychosomatic disease. On August 7th 2023, Fmr. President Bossman would testify evidence of Vice Chancellor Jimmy Mahfety encouraging Defence Secretary Auber to commit the coup that resulted in the arrests of Tomi, Lich, and Shennogo. Fmr. President Tomi would testify the appointments he made as President were his own personal choices and not politically connived. It had been rumored Lich's appointment to the chancellorship could have been connected to PE46 and how Aurelius/Tomi and Arjona/Lich had agreed to endorse each other if a runoff occurred. Chief Justice Hyort would testify he acted in honest faith when inaugurating Tomi as he was unaware Bossman joined the SDP before resigning which thus forfeited the legitimacy of Tomi's succession to the presidency. He would also advise the committee to pursue the impeachment of President Mahfety for his advocacy in overthrowing the Tomi Administration. Fmr. Chancellor Lich would testify corroborating Tomi's statements that he was appointed Chancellor out of amicable friendship and political practicality.

On August 10th 2023, Chief Justice Hyort would decree an impeachment inquiry into President Mahfety for public betrayal, treason, and conspiracy via the tri-party method of having the signatures of Chancellor Lich and VP StarsBees. Committee Chairman Shennogo would suspend the committee hearings until after the impeachment hearings. VP StarsBees would appoint Meow Zedong as trial manager (prosecution) and President Mahfety would choose John Gillman to be his defence and plead innocent. Due to the start of the 104th general election, the Assembly would be closed moving the impeachment hearing into the next term. President Mahfety would be the first president to be inquired since President Von Oldrich in January 2023 while it remains no President except Sealand has ever been properly impeached beyond a simple inquiry.

### Three People Down, One Nation Forward

On August 5th 2023, the 4th Conservative Party would be formed by the three way merger of the King Adoria Bloc, Adorian Popular Movement, and Progress Party. This would be the first 3-way merger since the formation of the Adorian Federalist Party in June 2022. This would end the KAB which had become the 3rd longest Adorian party ever at the time of its dissolution and return the Conservative Party name for the first time in 2 years. As the 103rd government had narrowly formed with only 43/85 seats the writing was on the wall that the SDP would be forming the 104th government and since the right-wing parties were satisfied in being in power for 5 consecutive terms, they would forfeit any attempt to win the 104th general election. This would be further motivated by King Adoria and Earthly deciding to not make the term an active one further discouraging conservatives such as Lich and Mr. Nugget who would encourage members to save bills for the next term. This would result in the CPA being vastly overtaken in legislative activity by their opposition the SDP.

On August 10th 2023, Chancellor Earthly would suddenly die of cardiac arrest while delivering a speech to Synarossian supporters. 2 hours later, Vice Chancellor King Adoria would die of typhoid fever of which he was not vaccinated for. 6 hours after this Fmr. President Arjona would commit seppuku after hearing the news of KA's death. President Mahfety would appoint Lich as the new chancellor while the vice chancellorship would remain vacant for the remainder of the term. Shennogo would propose a motion to let Earthly, KA, and Arjona rest in the Ador City Graveyard despite it being against the wishes of Earthly and KA. On the same day, Chancellor Lich would propose the King Adoria Mausoleum Act which would build 20-metre statues of the three men along with a national memorial and national library for each. The bill would also most famously authorize King Adoria's corpse to be embalmed into a clear sarcophagus located in a massive neoclassical stepped pyramid temple. The bill would pass with 55.56% in favor. The SDP would criticize the bill as being excessive iconolatry, a waste of public funds, and an act reminiscent of only the most tyrannical and downtrodden of nations.

## Results

On August 10th 2023, the 104th general election would commence and conclude the next day. Following this results would be released 77 hours later on August 15th, 2023. SDP's rise was widely expected but the possibility to win a majority was a question of interest due to the AES changes of April 2023 making majorities much harder to win. This would be the first elected majority government since the 96th general election which was 5 months ago. Turnout: **16.37%**.

## Government Formation

14 hours after results release, President Mahfety would announce the formation of the 104th government which consisted of just the SDP with their leader Bossman as leader. This would mark the end of Auber's 5th term as Defence secretary, the longest consecutive minister/secretary.

## See Also

* 103rd Adorian Election
* 105th Adorian Election
* Voter Turnout

1. ↑ after Nugget left the server his Nugget/Arjona ticket was taken over by Arjona who agreed to make Lich his VP if he won thus making a *de facto* Arjona/Lich ticket.
2. ↑ Arjona left the server 3 days earlier on August 7th 2023 due to the event taking so long to happen.