Second Zhongguo National Assembly Election

The Second Zhongguo National Assembly Election was an election held in Zhongguo on the 22nd of April, 2021. It was, as the name suggests, an election for the 5 Districts of the Renminzhi, or the National Assembly.

An interesting fact is that none of the participating "parties" fielded more than one candidate; however there has been some speculation as to whether similar parties may merge.

Parties
Here is a political compass, made by Mak4Life, of all participating parties and candidates.

Zhongguo Cangzhouese
The Zhongguo Cangzhousese party fielded SomethinglongYT in District 4.

Its campaign literally said "I do shit and stuff".

Hilarious.

Farmer-Labor
The Farmer-Labor Party fielded 3BrosInc in District 1.

Their manifesto promised:


 * A new infrastructure plan, to connect the new settlement of Luzhou as well as building a rail line to our great ally, Joseon.
 * Taking a more proactive stance against the threat of American Communism.
 * Not allowing Jeimei to take foreign actions such as declaring war without of democratic approval from Zhongguo .
 * Generally improving the situation of Zhongguo as the economic center of the world.

Labor
The Labor Party fielded AbolishSuburbs in District 1.

Its manifesto read:

''We have all seen how MintyMichael's grift has landed us at in regards to the Zhongguo National Assembly. His rule as representative of Suirenzhen is embarassing; the only time he posits good policy is when he pressured to through mass pinging of him on Discord. I want this to change, and that is why I am running as representative of District 1. I want to change the status quo through policies such as:''


 * Creation of a recall process of representatives if more than half of their constituents express mass disapproval of their rule.
 * Implementation of approval voting for election of representatives instead of first-past-the-post voting. This allows for greater say and more fair outcomes in elections.
 * Continuing to build upon upon the fabric of the national works programs put in place by the National Assembly.
 * The long-term implementation of a welfare system / centralized charity network in which we give all new players who join Zhongguo good gear, tools, food, and blocks to start off their ventures as members of the nation.
 * A Civil Rights act which will guarantee social equality and justice among all genders, races, and people of certain sexual orientations. This would also effectively ban discrimination of people based on the characteristics listed previously.
 * The construction of a public villager trading hall that can be used by everyone in the nation.
 * Continue to maintain a strong relationship between the Jeimei and Zhongguo. They should maintain the right to declare war on other nations as they are independent.
 * A more interventionist foreign policy, which entails setting up more diplomatic relationships with other countries while taking more action against aggressive rivals and those who seem to be a threat to the Mappercraft server as a whole.
 * A guarantee by the Labor Party and myself to uphold the will of the National Assembly and the Emperor if they wish to go against certain sections of our platform.

- Labor Party Manifesto

Green
The Green Party is an Environmentalist party. It fielded Vegetable in District 2.

Its widely-acclaimed Promotional Video from the first election was recirculated my many citizens. In the video, the Green Party promises many programs.

These include:


 * "The Vegetable Plan
 * Scalable and incentevized weekly stimulus
 * Shift the focus of Zhongguo to rapid growth
 * New credit system to reward citizens
 * The "Green" New Deal
 * Creates career centers for builders to report back to
 * Creates the Environment Protection Compact
 * TBD Comprehensive plan for new infrastructure
 * Environmental Protection Compact
 * Creates new Protected Zones
 * Puts into law new regulations for building in Protected Zones
 * Responsible for educating the citizens of Zhongguo on Non-Flat building techniques"

Royalist
The Royalist party fielded Tomad in District 5.

They promised nothing, and ran without formal opposition.

Liberty
The Liberty party fielded Elephant174 in District 3.

Its manifesto read:


 * DEVELOPING ZHONGGOU - Building farms and cities to expand our nation.
 * JOB GROWTH - These projects will create many well paid jobs while also improving our nation
 * ECONOMIC GROWTH - The farms mentioned in the first section will help grow capital and keep Zhonggou an economic powerhouse
 * VILLAGER HALL - A massive villager trading hall will be built in Dajjiang for all to use!
 * NEW MEMBER FUNDS - Resources obtained by the the farms and villager trading hall will be used to give new members items so they can help contribute to the nation.
 * SOLVING THE REAL ESTATE ISSUE -Dajjiang is an incredibly expensive market, making it hard for new members to buy a home. If elected I will give land to local companies and let the develop Dajjiang on the condition that home prices are affordable. This will ensure all citizens can buy an affordable home, while still keeping our market popular.
 * LIBERTY - My opponent JennyBuduew has done a lot of work to restrict freedom and protect NPCs. If elected I will work to protect those who actually matter, our citizens by maximizing their freedom.
 * FOREIGN POLICY - I support a non-interventionalist foreign policy to keep our nation out of pointless wars. We will only engage in conflict if the opponent is a direct threat to Zhonggou

Independent Candidates
Four independent candidates ran - jid in district 1, owen250708 in District 2, Simon06 in district 3, and Pussilamous in District 4.

Jid
Jid ran on a platform of:


 * actually deliver my promises
 * strengthen relations with other nations
 * make china peaceful like before and stop pointless wars and devastation
 * expand the railroad to connect Luzhou to Hankou and Hankou to Jeihe as previously going from Hankou to Nanzhao via rail would be an extremely long route
 * make a massive public villager trading hall (finally)
 * create a welfare program which will give new members of Zhongguo good tools, food and armor. this will give new members an incentive to join Zhongguo

Pussilamous
Pussilamous, formerly a member of the liberal Fuzhen Democratic Party, ran as an independent after the party was dissolved. His policies included:


 * Planning on connecting Fuzhen to Cangzhou by rail
 * Making sure Zhongguo stays "on top"

Simon06
Simon promised:


 * Gunpowder farms for all cities
 * 5 diamond stimulus
 * The best of armor and tools for all Zhongguo members!

Owen250708
Owen's policies include:


 * "Expand Zhongguo's foreign influence, making deals with other nations, and becoming well on our way to permanently becoming the biggest nation on the server.
 * We will provide those who wish to set up a business within Suirenzhen materials and currency, so they can get their business started.
 * We will support the workers, the farmers, the miners and all the other labourers who keep this economy running by providing them with payment for their effort."

Write-In Candidates
The Zhongguo citizens Demony and Mak4Life were both voted for, despite not being on the ballot.

Timeline
April 15th, 2021, 6:07 PM EST - Election is officially moved from original planned date (April 14th) to April 22nd, due to Multi's Folly 2.

April 18th, 2021, 10:57 PM EST - Districts are officially drawn, and a form for running is made available.

April 22nd, 2021, 8:39 AM EST - Election officially starts, planned end time being midnight (12:00 AM EST April 23rd).

April 22nd, 2021, 8:54 AM - 5:10 PM EST - The Suirenzhen Star's official election coverage.

April 22nd, 2021, 12:38 PM EST - Tomad and Pussilamous are officially projected to win reelection in Districts 5 and 4, respectively.

April 22nd, 2021, 5:06 PM EST - MintyMichael and SimonOG are officially projected to win reelection and election in Districts 1 and 3, respectively.

April 22nd, 2021, 11:05 PM EST - Vegatable is officially projected to win election in District 2. The election officially ends.

April 23rd, 2021, 12:19 PM EST - Tomad is officially made Prime Minister.

Suirenzhen Star News Coverage:
''District One, encompassing Suiren Island, we have another three way race on who should represent the world's most populous city. Incumbent 3BrosInc squares up against AbolishSuburbs, his biggest threat last election. With independent candidate Jid looking to take some of Minty's voter base, some may have seen this as being AbolishSuburb's race. But many in the city are at odds with the Mingguoren, after a conspiracy arose around how Abolish's declaration of war on California, which saw California attack Zhongguo and cause damage to some Suirenzhen properties, while Mingguo itself and Mich's properties in the city went undamaged, indicates that the war was a false flag for AbolishSuburbs to destroy the property of those who disagreed with him, and economic rivals like 3BrosInc.''

Suirenzhen Star News Coverage:
''District Two, North Suirenzhen and the many suburbs around the Yangtze, we have a showoff between Suirenzhen native owen250708 and Siboguoren and veteran favorite, Vegatable. Both lost their elections in different districts last cycle, but this time see themselves as having a real chance at the seat.''

Suirenzhen Star News Coverage:
And SimonOG has replaced JennyBudew as the representative for District 3!

Suirenzhen Star News Coverage:
Pussilamous once again squared off against SomethinglongYT of the Zhongguo-Cangzhouese Party, and some worried that new immigrants to the north and a decline in the population of Fuzhen could cause an upset, but the prodigal son of China looks to have won in another landslide.

Suirenzhen Star News Coverage:
Tomad was expected to win, with no formal challenge.