2021 Game City general election

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The **2021 general election** was the fourth biennial general election, held in July of 2021. The runner-ups were the then-President of the Government since 2017, Woodywyatt of the Conservative Party; and renowned architect Handduken as the Labour Party's nominee.

The elections were won by Handduken of the Labour Party obtaining a clear majority, marking the first Labour victory in four years. Woodywyatt, then the longest serving President in the history of the Kingdom, handed over the position to Handduken in a peaceful transition of power, but decided to remain at the head of the Conservative Party; becoming Mayor of Steelborough.

## Campaign

With the election season dawning upon the kingdom, the Labour Party had been without a leader for almost three years by early 2020. The renowned architect responsible for the reformation of the city, Handduken, visited the Labour Party's headquarters and, despite lacking any previous political experience, volunteered as a nominee. The leaderless Labour Party accepted him as party leader just in time for 2021 as the election was around the corner. Later in April 2021, Handduken would select a fellow Swede, ToastIsBestFrozen, as his running mate.

Woodywyatt, President since 2017, had won by a landslide in 2017, practically gaining an absolute majority for the Conservatives and serving Labour a terrible defeat. Being a strong traditionalist, he introduced many laws benefitting the nobles and the Church, but also devised a plan to revitalize Game City's economy with the introduction of the Erin as the new currency, replacing the RBS. This economic plan proved to function, leading to the opening of Game City Central Station, several new businesses and the construction of the Steel Mill in Steelborough, vital to the kingdom's industrial and mining sector. In September of 2020, with the 2021 elections coming closer by the days, Woodywyatt and Xep confirmed their intention to run again for a third term (after the last election in 2019, in which they won practically unopposed).

### Propaganda

    Handduken, opening Labour up to more moderate ideas and softening the party's typical "hard socialist" stance, promised the opening of a fast-food chain (Project BcBonald's), a Mall and a large Racetrack upon his victory; in addition to pledging to preserve the common Labour ideals of free healthcare, nationalization of services and higher taxes. Woodywyatt's campaign, on the other hand, was mainly based on preserving the status quo, offering little change other than the plan to initiate the construction of the Financial District immediately upon victory.

    The propaganda battle between both factions was fierce, with both attack ads and proposition posters being hung on signs all over the city streets.

### Results

The Labour Party returned to power with 51.6% of the popular vote and winning all 8 seats on the Government side, with the Conservatives receiving 42.2% and 6 seats in the Opposition. The remaining 6.2% consisted of spoilt ballots from people who were eager for change after many years of the same two-party system. This contributed to the later rise of For a Better World and its eventual victory in the 2023 election.