391 ASB Soil Union Election

The 391 Soil Union Election occurred in M8 391 ASB and was the first election to decide the head of the Soil Union. The Party for Peace and Prosperity on M8-30 391 ASB led by Conrad Smith won with 17.2% of the vote.

## Participants

**Clay Party**

The Clay Party, led by Marvel Erickson, advocated for maintaining the current borders of the Soil Texture Continent. They opposed openly opposed the Sand Republic's influence in the Sandy State though supported the integration of Sands into the Sandy State's government by legitimate means.

**Coalition of Minority Soil Parties**

The Coalition of Minority Soil Parties formed from a merger of the Minority Soil Party, and the Minor Soil Party, led by Benedikt Bass and Anton Gamble respectively. The Party represented the interests of the ethnicities who lacked a self governance they opposed the current borders.

**Compost Party**

The Compost Awareness Party was a one issue party led by Johann Munoz, the party's goal was to create a continent wide compost system that would redistribute the soil to suffering farms.

**Clay Confederation**

Led by Jivin Tapial, the Confederation of Clay States wanted the Sand Republic's influence in the Sandy State to be replaced by influence from the Kingdom of Clayistan they also wanted all internal governments which were of Clay majority to have a permanent Kingdom of Clayistan advisor. The party was widely alleged to be a puppet of the Kingdom of Clayistan though Dervot IV denied this.

**Farm Party**

The Farm Party was led by Robert Hauteville. It wanted to gain more rights for the peasant farmers in the Loaman Empire.

**IOAM Party**

The IOAM party was led by Floritzel Gallo. The IOAM Party made no promises itself other than to support the integrity of the Loaman Empire, the party was publicly supported by Loaman Emperor Loamsly III.

**Liquid Inquisition Party**

The Liquid Inquisition Party was led by a man named Abramo Moreno. The Liquid Inquisition Party wanted greater cooperation between "Liquid Carbon" and the Soil Texture Continent, at the time Liquid Carbon was unknown to the majority of the Soil Texture Continent.

**Party for Peace and Prosperity**

The Party for Peace and Prosperity was led by Conrad Smith, the Party for Peace and Prosperity supported the dissolution of the Sandy State and the independence of it's internal parts.

**Party for Revertation**

The Party of Revertation was led by Salih Caldwell. The Party of Revertation planned to have the Sand Republic and Sandy State expelled from the Soil Union along with forbidding Sands from running for office within the Soil Union.

**Radical Block**

The Radical Block was led by Fathi Frank and was created due to disagreements within the Coalition of Minority Soil Parties. The Radical Block sought to increase trade with the Gravel Continent, and also recognized the existence of Liquid Carbon. Like the Coalition of Minority Soil Parties, they claimed to represent the interests of the ethnicities who lacked self governance and opposed the current borders

**Sand Party**

The Sand Party was led by Austin Alonzo. The Sand Party wished to maintain the status quo of the Soil Union.

**Silt Party**

The Silt Party was led by Lieutenant Silt. The Silt Party claimed to represent the interests of all Silt peoples. The Silt Party absorbed the pro-farmer Agrarian Party, which led by Jedediah Sloam. The Silt Party was endorsed by both the Sandy Loam Times and SiltPost.

**Diverse Soil Party**

The Diverse Soil Party was led by Mirza Wagner. The Diverse Soil Party wanted the borders to be re-drawn so that each of the thirteen ethnicities of the Soil Texture Continent had a country to call their own.

## Results

17.2% Party for Peace and Prosperity

15.8% Coalition of Minority Soil Parties

12.3% Clay Party

9.9% Diverse Soil Party

8.3% Clay Confederation

8.3% Silt Party

7.1% Sand Party

5.7% Radical Block

4.5% IOAM Party

3.1% Compost Party

3.1% Farm Party

2.6% Liquid Inquisition Party

2.4% Party for Revertation