16-17 January 2022 Mayen presidential election

The 1st Mayen Presidential Election was held between January 16th to 17th of 2022. The debate was hosted by journalist Francis Altero and involved all 5 original candidates, the main topics of the debate were, Abortion, Powers of the President, the TRUTH commission, Islam and the collapse of the first government as well as closing statements from each candidate. As per electoral law each round lasted 24 hours although the second saw a significant drop in votes overall. From the beginning of the second round reports had begun to come through that PollTR had taken a strong lead which he maintained throughout the the election eventually winning the Presidency.

## Presidential debate

### Abortion

**Sam AI**: Abortion is a human right, on demand up to 24 weeks, past 24 weeks if mothers health is at risk

**Toad**: Personally pro-life, but wouldn't intervene if a government is formed that includes abortion in its mandate, against a referendum on the topic

**Scottish Aristocrat**: Personally pro-life, with exceptions for danger to the mothers life, would put it to a referendum if elected

**PollTr**: Abortion is a matter for the government, not president, but still believes abortion is a human right, on demand up to 24 weeks, past 24 weeks if mothers health is at risk

**Zemmour**/**Ruben**: Personally pro-life, with exceptions for danger to the mothers life, would put it to a referendum if elected, contrasts his official manifesto which calls for a ban on it

### Powers of the President

**Sam Al Megagec**: Against expanding powers for president, against giving president veto power

**Toad**: President should have more powers on foreign affairs and in times of crisis, against a veto but wants the president to be able to return legislation to parliament with amendments (up to 3 times)

**Scottish Aristocrat**: President should have more powers in times of criss, against a veto but in favour of a temporary revoke of certain legislation if they have good reason

**PollTr**: Believes president should have veto power that can be overriden by "50-60%" in parliament

**Zemmour**/**Ruben**: Favours expanding the powers of the president, wants a "peoples veto" instead of a presidents veto, implementing greater use of referenda

### TRUTH Commission

**Sam AI**: Apologised for actions in the commission, said she would have resigned if it wouldn't have affected the investigation, called for more transparency

**Toad**: Accepted the apology, but believes the "error" should still be considered, called for more transparency

**Scottish Aristocra**t: Accepted the apology and dismissed the issue, called for more transparency

**PollTr**: Accepted the apology, but believes Sam should have resigned from the commission, called for more transparency

**Zemmour**/**Ruben**: No comment on the apology, called for more transparency

### Islam

**Sam AI**: Condemned any attempts to "de-islamify" Mayensland

**Toad**: Condemned any attempts to "de-islamify" Mayensland

**Scottish Aristocrat**: Called for greater border control and better measures to stop "economic migration"

**PollTr**: Condemned "discriminative policies" against Muslims

**Zemmour**: Calls for sweeping policies to "de-islamify" Mayensland, including closing all mosques, banning the quran, and banning Islamic expression

### Collapse of the Government

**Sam AI**: Believes the coalition was not ideologically compatible from the beginning, and a president could have done very little, would have attempted to anyway

**Toad**: Blamed the left opposition for introducing bills that de-stabilised the government, would have solved by mediating as president

**Scottish Aristocrat**: Believed the coalition "lacked a cohesive vision" and was doomed to collapse, and a president could have done very little, would have attempted to anyway

**PollTr**: Blamed the CSA for a lack of dialogue, would have solved by mediating as president

**Zemmour**: Blamed the "Islamic controlled left"

### Closing statements

**Sam AI**: Emphasised democracy, prosperity, progress and inclusion

**Toad**: Emphasised stability, community democracy and integrity

**Scottish Aristocrat**: Emphasised the constitution, safety, security and freedom

**PollTr**: Emphasised impartiality, rule of law, democracy and transparency

**Zemmour**: Emphasised power to the people, reiterated his manifesto, which includes the "de-Islamify" policies, a ban on abortion, greater use of referendums, lower rent and free healthcare