Fwurg

[Nehket Aeka]

"In accordance with the Electoral Process, I hereby officially open the Union Elections.

During these elections the next chancellor will be determined, which will in turn determine the direction the Union will take in the next 20 turns.

The options open for elections are:

• Senator Odakim V, Imperial Prince of the Rising Suns of Deominius, supported by the Socialist Republic of Niom and the Confederacy of Excaria. His candidacy announcement can be found in this topic.

Please register your vote before the deadline."

((OOC: Some notes about this vote and the related process:

• DO NOT VOTE IN THIS THREAD!
• Votes should be sent to Mercury by private message
• All Union Members not currently Fringe Worlds may vote. That means that unlike most votes, Core Worlds may vote in this election.
• Naturally, this means Minor Worlds may also vote!
• NPC's may vote. If you have NPC's, please list them in the same message as your own factions vote for the sake of Mercury's sanity
• All votes must be in by Sunday the 16th of August 2015 at 23:59
• If your vote is late it will NOT be counted
• Winner is determined by majority (not absolute majority)
• Voting Laws

))

[Mercury]

The independent electoral committee published the results of the vote:

• Senator Odakim V: 8 votes
• Abstentions / Invalid votes: 13 votes

Our congratulations to Senator Odakim V for being elected to the position of Chancellor

((OOC: The number of people actually submitting a vote was sadly low :())

[Gerben]

((OOC: Cause I was late to do so, wouldn't have made a difference though))

[Fedor]

((OOC: A low turn out for elections is a problem all democracies struggle with. We shall make laws making voting mandatory!))

[Senator Odakim V of the Rising Suns of Deominius]

"Thank you, thank you, thank you" the Deominian chancellor-elect "I am much pleased with the warm reception that the Union has given me in becoming Chancellor.

My cabinet shall consist of:

• Minister of Finance: Rising Suns of Deominius
• Ministry of Commerce: Socialist Republic of Niom
• Ministry of Defence: Confederacy of Excaria
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Miomanian Colonists
• Ministry of Justice: Divine Fiefdom of Highmons