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On September 4th, 2021, Acadia began its monthly election cycle. Headed by the new High Commissar, Cortwade, the election was one of the most contested yet despite the activity slump. With 19 respondents hailing across 4 active parties, the Minister of Foreign Affairs election became extraordinarily close, being the first election to be forced to go into Phase 2 of Instant-Runoff voting. In the end, a diverse senate was assembled with the NAP controlling, but not having a majority. The NVDP and APP also secured seats, however the APP has seen a decline since its near to total control of the senate during the Cortwade Administration.

 

At the same time of the TNSC's defeat, a group of faction players threatened to coup Acadia after one newfriend joined Acadia with 15-20 players in his group to follow. They originally planned to join Acadia and to put themselves in charge with their large number of potential votes, but upon realizing their sheer numbers the Acadian government made it clear that they were not welcome. They left Acadia and settled in ancient territory near Columbia and City of England, where they started their short-lived nation of Vusitania. They were then quickly insided by both then Military Officer Kannon and Tomattan, who were able to reveal their locations, record a large number of racist comments, record their threats of grief and hostile actions against several nations (including Acadia, City of England, and Gabon), and to report them for xraying which eventually resulted in a few bans. Acadia and Columbia quickly took action and the group was quickly eliminated.

 

In what was the first election in which incumbent Prime Minister Bloof could no longer run, this election saw long-time Candidate Kannon return from his sabbatical to enter the political sphere once more, and jokingly added all possible Minister positions onto the ballot.

 

Proclaiming the Four Week Plan to be his official government documentation and guidance, Kannom quickly pushed through military reforms, creating a new system of military governance to allow for effective re-armament, while the future promisingly holds many ceremonies, especially those to honor the many brave soldiers of Acadia who have earned themselves medals for their courage.

 

See: [[Acadian G/J Civil War]]

 

As almost a joke, however, Kannon, who had been fiercely anti-'g' since joining the UDF, quickly changed the g channel in Acadia to J, sparking a civil war wherein many Acadians and foreigners joined Tomattan, the now leader of the 'g' rebellion, and quickly began spamming g where they can. Kannon, quickly seeing the meme he had created just to piss Tom off (and Tom's declaration that he no longer loved Kannon back), made the Prime Minister sue for peace, but who knows how long this peace will last for.

 

With the passing of the 8th Constitutional Amendment by the Senate and the National Assembly on October 8th, 2021, there was a large government reform. The National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by an occasionally called Citizens Assembly. The Senate was turned into the National Council, which was much more powerful than the former Senate. It was also more restrictive to be a member of, being only the Prime Minister and the additional ministers, being the Minister of the Interior, the Minister of Defense, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the board. This system received a lot of criticism from the citizens, and OwainX started the D.A.M movement, which was a "party" but not truly, as it was more of a movement. It was founded using a loophole in the party creation system. On October 26th, 2021, the National Council System was brought to an end with the 9th Constitutional Amendment, repealing the majority of the 8th, excluding the creation of the Minister of Defense and the removal of state senators.

 

==== Current Parties: ====

 

The APP is a center-left party that prioritizes individual rights and freedoms. It aims to allow prosperity and peace in accordance to Ashaharist values. However, it is a secular party and also advocates for the freedom of religion for all Acadians. It wishes to institute strong individual protections in order to ensure the freedoms and rights of Acadians are protected from those that would wish to take them away. While it supports capitalism, it wishes to regulate it in order to prevent the exploitation of workers and natural resources. To date, all Prime Ministers of Acadia except Owain_X have been part of the APP or its predecessor, the Progressive-Snow party.

 

Formed on August 16, 2021 after the VPA merged into the NDP to create a stronger opposition party to try and gain power in the government. Even before the merger, the two parties had been working together in SpacemanSpleef's absence to form a opposition party. The NVDP aims to expand Acadian control and defenses. They had a issue with the Dutch Fascists, but all members agreed that they were not to be allowed in. Controls Thompson, and is the point of highest concentration.

 

The LAP is a small party with the goals of increasing the citizen's liberties, getting rid of the oppressive centralized state, and dismantling the current registration system for political parties. It is based upon some Georgist principles, such as deregulation of the economy to provide free markets and trade, and allowing anybody to productively use land for free. It was created after two Acadians shared dismay at the party system, and wanted to bring change. Two of the three founding members were founders of the Libertarian party from CivUniverse, and these two parties have some similar views.

 

The NAP was borne from a schism in the APP after the Adina Affair made some APP members want to focus more on Acadia and national unity. The NAP is a left-wing party that believes strongly in a system of collective storage, citizens' rights, and providing for the basic necessities of all. It carries a strong belief in national unity, though it celebrates diversity of thought and opinion. The NAP has some nationalist rhetoric attached to it, however it believes strongly in working with current Acadian alliance partners and seeking out new ones. The NAP believes the government is a tool to be used for the betterment of the people, and as such believes a strong centralized government is key to national success.

 

==== Disbanded/Defunct Parties: ====

 

The WAP is one of the newest parties in Acadia. Founded originally as a joke, the party quickly morphed into a serious opposition bloc. Though its values aren't radical, it is certainly the farthest party from the center in Acadia. It values collectivism and freedom, and wishes to prevent the ruling class from oppressing the common person. It seeks to reform the nation to allow for collectivist practices, and has signaled that it would attempt to abolish private property, something that would require a constitutional amendment. In the July elections, it secured 3 out of 6 seats, nearly reaching a majority.

 

Following several controversies involving the WAP throughout July and August 2021, most of the members either stepped down, exiled themselves, or were declared permanently Personae Non-Gratae. Leaving only Swabbie as the last member of the party as of August 13th, 2021. It was dissolved after Swabbie joined the newly formed NAP on August 25th, 2021.

 

The VPA had ideals based on "transhumanist" and "futurist" teachings, the VPA was the closest Acadia had to a technocratic party. It sought to further Acadian industrial power, boosting the economy. It sought to trade with foreign nations, and allow Acadians to augment themselves with the best equipment avaliable. It was at one point the second largest party in the senate. Merged into NDP, forming the NVDP.

 

The [[National Defense Party]] was one of the oldest parties. The only true right-wing party, the NDP had been a staunch supporter of expanding Acadia's military power and becoming more well-known on the international stage. It has signaled support for joining the large alliance blocs prior, but has yet to be elected to any federal positions. The NDP believes that capitalism is a waste, and that only state corporations should be chartered to manufacture goods. It has been known to issue staunch militarist rhetoric, and was one of the fiercest supporters of the intervention in the Lewis Islands.The NDP has its roots in the PSA or the Party for a Stronger Acadia, which was Spleef and Aelfred's original party idea. Had VPA merge into, forming the NVDP.

 

The second party to be formed on CivClassics, the ATPP was a short-lived center-right party. It believed in minimal governmental interference in day-to-day life, and staunchly supported businesses in Acadia. However, it faded before it could establish many policy goals, due to a political suicide maneuver when an ATPP member started a vote to strip Babbage of statehood, causing the Senator of that state to defect to the ATPP. At the time of its dissolution, the ATPP was the only opposition party to have held a senate seat.

 

The Progressive-Snow Party was the direct predecessor of the APP. Formed Pre-migration on CivUniverse, It held mostly the exact same policy stances as the APP, and contained most of the same members. It was dissolved during the Great Migration.

 

The Solidarity Party was a leftist party in CivUniverse. It held many of the same views as the WAP does today, though it was not so anticapitalist. It was dissolved due to a lack of members and interest.

 

The Libertarian Party, or GRILL, was a center-right party on CivUniverse. It held many of the same policy views as the ATPP did, however it never reached federal power. It was dissolved during the Great Migration.