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[Digital Hellhound]

If the game mechanics didn't forbid it, I'd be all for violent coups and insurrection. I'd have the Kaiser's head for his tyranny.

[Ghazkull]

Okay Gentlemen, the Leftists won because you didn't officially declare your Coalition in time, besides GWG never agreed to join it and even if he did, we'd have a stalemate, which would lead to reelections or something similiar. The Close Election Result will certainly have a effect on the State don't worry about that one.

Next, The Parties who didn't win no need to disband in the Opposition you have several things to do:

a) Comment on the Governments Actions (support it, decry it, whatever floats the boat)

b) String-Pulls. String Pulls are basically how you Influence the World. For example the Russian Civil War going on. With a String-Pull Petition one of you decides that the Blacks (the Anarchist Forces) should win/or make major gains in the Civil War. For that to happen you need at least 50% of the Opposition's support. If you have that, PM the Petition to me and it will be integrated into the World's Events.
Sorelians win French Elections? China defeats the Norther Chinese Rebels and demands the AlgOstAsGmbH? American Union Party wins Elections? Royal Canada Invades Union of Britain? You can decide whether you want to help or hinder the Government and Ultimately Germany with String Pulls.
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That's to that.
Now about Elections. For the Next Elections we will amend the Rules a bit:

1. Coalitions have to be announced BEFORE the end of the Elections in Bold Size 14- Letters
2. The Party/Coalition with the most Votes will win, not the party with most Votes over 50%
3. In case of a Stalemate, National Dissent will rise by 30% and a Coin will be thrown to decide the ruling Coalition/Party.

[10ebbor10]

But FPTP is such a terrible system. And since coalitions need to be announced before the elections end, it just devolves in guessing and hoping your timezone matches (which it didn't in our case). In reality, the voters are still somewhat predictable. Here, they are not.

Can't we go for some sort of parliamentary system?

Spoiler: Example (click to show/hide)

1. Coalitions have to be decided before the election starts, or in the day after the elections end.
2. If a party/ coalition manages to gain more than 50% of the votes, they win and form a majority government;
3. If no party manages to gain more than 50% of the votes, then the largest party/coalition forms a minority government. They will need support from opposition parties for each proposal they want to pass.
    a) This has severe results for internal stability

[Ardas]

Unfortunately, FPTP is the system that w have to stick with if the voters are unpredicatable in addition to not being of permanent size - players come and go and leave their votes behind or enter just as the elections are closed and are left without a voice.

[10ebbor10]

Unfortunately, FPTP is the system that w have to stick with if the voters are unpredicatable in addition to not being of permanent size - players come and go and leave their votes behind or enter just as the elections are closed and are left without a voice.

I can't see how the FPTP system would solve these problems, or why, if it does, my proposal wouldn't be able to do the same.

[Ardas]

If neither option is better, I see no merit in challenging GM's decision.

[Kaferian]

So, we're going to make the Sorelians win, right, you guys?

[10ebbor10]

So, we're going to make the Sorelians win, right, you guys?

I dunno, what did they do?

Also, better take this to PM's.

[Kaferian]

So, we're going to make the Sorelians win, right, you guys?

I dunno, what did they do?

Also, better take this to PM's.

Meh, the pacifists won't do anything.

[GreatWyrmGold]

If neither option is better, I see no merit in challenging GM's decision.

The coalition thing is a major advantage--and the only real change--of ebbor's system. If I had to decide which coalition to join before the election started, this probably never would have come up.

[Bdthemag]

Well, it's sort of expected to have hiccups the first election. I'm pretty sure the current government will end up pissing people off, and a re-election will probably be called later on so then we can have a more refined election.

Either way, both the S.R.P. and the V.D.A. need more party members for potential minister positions.
please join

[Owlbread]

My personal recommendation is that you join the V.D.A. I mean, really. You'll see why when you get there - there's a position that's just crying out for you.

[Kaferian]

I formally request that the Kaiser should appoint the Reichskanzler.

[Bdthemag]

Kaferian has a point, doesn't he? The Kaiser usually appoints the Reichskanzler, who is usually from the winning party. However, the Kaiser can appoint anyone he wants, and it doesn't exactly have to be from the winning party. Sure, it'd piss people off but he can do it. Shouldn't we be simulated what the Kaiser is doing in German politics, instead of ignoring him?

[Kaferian]

Kaferian has a point, doesn't he? The Kaiser usually appoints the Reichskanzler, who is usually from the winning party. However, the Kaiser can appoint anyone he wants, and it doesn't exactly have to be from the winning party. Sure, it'd piss people off but he can do it. Shouldn't we be simulated what the Kaiser is doing in German politics, instead of ignoring him?

He can also decide who the Defence Minister is. The Empire is still very much an absolute monarchy.

Edit: It will also serve to check the power of the extremist parties like the V.D.A. and the A.D.V.