February 2021 Nubia elections

February 2021 Nubia elections Last Election January 2021 Next Election March 2021 ' Candidates Alas blackphoenix1011 cadenstolethetoe Lopile Mengan_ StarKiller1744 Incumbent during elections Alas Winner StarKiller1744 ' Candidates gorkymoo1119 Plushie_Foxy Vaguemoo119 Incumbent during elections Yoshigamer1298 Winner gorkymoo1119 ' Candidates cadenstolethetoe Fijiloopins Thee_Boss Incumbent during elections cadenstolethetoe Winner Thee_Boss ' Candidates Lopile StarKiller1744 UsualKostas Incumbent during elections Lopile Winner Lopile ' Candidates blackphoenix1011 Mengan_ sophru UsualKostas Incumbent during elections Driifter Winner Mengan_

The February 2021 Nubia elections are the elections scheduled for early February 2021 in Nubia and their colonies for Minister positions in government. Voting for the elections started on the 31st January 2021 and finished on the 1st February, with campaigning starting on the 25th January 2021.

This election would feature all those elected but Noahser in the December elections, who would all be re-elected, most not to their former positions. Despite concern this would cause complaint, there were only minor concerns made to the newly-elected government about the re-election.

During the election, there was large drama between StarKiller1744 and cadenstolethetoe against Thee_Boss, however this was quickly cleared up post-election, with Thee_Boss winning his position against cadenstolethetoe.

Background

New January government

Further information: January 2021 Nubia elections

The January elected Nubian government

Prior to the February elections, an entirely new government was elected in the January 2021 elections. This was after a series of re-election complaints regarding the same government being in power for 3 months, with every incumbent prior to the January elections denying intentions to run for re-election in January.

Minister of Municipal Development

Prior to January elections, gorkymoo1119 had held the position of Minister of Municipal Development for 6 terms. When the January elections came, a small amount of people ran for Minister of Municipal Development, likely as gorkymoo1119 had not announced his intentions to run for any other positions, meaning he could still run.

However, in this election, he announced his candidacy for Minister of Foreign Affairs, and a record number of people ran for the Minister of Municipal Development than any other election for the position.

Timeline

Main article: Timeline of the February 2021 Nubia elections

• 25th January 2021: Registration for election and campaigning for election begins.
• 29th January 2021: Official debate takes place and announcement about election times is made by twomoo1119.
• 31st January 2021: Election voting starts.
• 1st February 2021: Election voting ends, winners are announced and new government takes office.

Issues

Several issues were campaigned on, especially regarding Trade and Commerce, as Thee_Boss found himself the centre of a controversy.

Darya

One issue that was seen was Darya, as the alliance had been inactive, especially in government. It was taken up that the alliance was useless, and integration of allies further into Nubia was an issue heavily discussed by gorkymoo1119 and Vaguemoo119, two of the candidates for Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Iceroads

The iceroad issue was a heavy part of Trade and Commerce discussion, as a new iceroad system across Nubia had been in progress for two months. Due to two of the major candidates for Trade and Commerce, cadenstolethetoe and Thee_Boss, being Ministers within those months the issue was used by them both to show how the other was allegedly incompetent.

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Iceroad construction in Mersa

The iceroads, however, had almost all finished, with most iceroads being finished with the last major iceroad (El Obeid to Mersa) being finished in January 2021.

Re-election

See also: January 2021 Nubia elections

In the January elections, an entirely new government was elected after a series of complaints during the December elections. However, all Ministers from December but Noahser ran in this election, bringing forward more complaints (a smaller amount as many of those who complained were elected in January). The issue was regarded by some of those who had only been elected in January or not at all as a choice between a government who would always be re-elected and do nothing or one that would have 'new faces' constantly.

However, many complaints were disregarded due to the fact those complaining were elected in January, which was said to somewhat contradict their points about having 'new faces' in government.

Contesting Candidates

See also: Speculation about candidates running in the February 2021 Nubia elections

Candidates in bold are incumbents in position running for re-election. All dates in subsections here are in 2021.

Minister of Municipal Development

Current

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
Alas	26th January	El Obeid	Nubia	Yes
blackphoenix1011	26th January	Kyoga	Nubia	Yes
cadenstolethetoe	25th January	Suna/NyalaTemplate:Refn	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn
Lopile	25th January	Sanaa	Nubia	Yes
Mengan_	25th January	Suna	Nubia	No
StarKiller1744	25th January	Turkana	Nubia	No

Former

Candidates	Running since	Left running	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
Driifter	25th January	27th January	Kiir	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Current

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
gorkymoo1119	25th January	Mersa	Nubia	No
Plushie_Foxy	29th January	Turkana	Nubia	No
Vaguemoo119	29th January	Haleiwa	Hawaiian Islands	No

Former

Candidates	Running since	Left running	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
Yoshigamer1298	25th January	28th January	Moba	Katanga	Yes

Minister of Trade and Commerce

Current

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
cadenstolethetoe	25th January	Suna/NyalaTemplate:Refn	Nubia	Yes
Fijiloopins	29th January	Kemenkaya	Nejd	No
Thee_Boss	25th January	Mersa	Nubia	No

Former

Candidates	Running since	Left running	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
Plushie_Foxy	26th January	29th January	Turkana	Nubia	No

Minister of Defence

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
Lopile	25th January	Sanaa	Nubia	Yes
StarKiller1744	27th January	Turkana	Nubia	No
UsualKostas	27th January	Asir	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn

Minister of Cultural Affairs

Candidates	Running since	Town	Nation	Ran in January elections?
blackphoenix1011	26th January	Kyoga	Nubia	YesTemplate:Refn
Mengan_	25th January	Suna	Nubia	No
sophru	26th January	Azula	Nubia	No
UsualKostas	27th January	Asir	Nubia	Yes

Endorsements

Endorsements for the Minister of Municipal Development

Endorsements for cadenstolethetoe

• Thee_Boss, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Mersa

Endorsements for Driifter

Prior to her withdrawal, Driifter had one endorsement:

• Noahser, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Kiir

Endorsements for Mengan_

• Maple_d, foreign resident of Denmark, former King of Svalbard
• mrpoof_, King of Somalia

Endorsements for StarKiller1744

• sophru, candidate for Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Azula
• UsualKostas, Mayor of Asir and candidate for other Minister positions

Endorsements for the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Endorsements for gorkymoo1119

• cadenstolethetoe, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and current Mayor of Nyala (endorsed gorkymoo1119 and Vaguemoo119)
• indian7p, leader of Gujarat
• Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Sanaa
• Maple_d, foreign resident of Denmark, former King of Svalbard
• Mengan_, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current Mayor of Suna
• mrpoof_, King of Somalia
• Noahser, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Kiir
• StarKiller1744, former Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Turkana
• Thee_Boss, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and councillor in Mersa
• UsualKostas, Mayor of Asir and candidate for other Minister positions

Endorsements for Vaguemoo119

• cadenstolethetoe, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and current Mayor of Nyala (endorsed gorkymoo1119 and Vaguemoo119)

Endorsements for the Minister of Trade and Commerce

Endorsements for cadenstolethetoe

• Noahser, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Kiir
• StarKiller1744, former Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Turkana

Endorsements for Thee_Boss

• iamkeg, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and current mayor of Koukou
• Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Sanaa
• Plushie_Foxy, former candidate and resident of Turkana (formerly endorsing cadenstolethetoe)

Endorsements for the Minister of Defence

Endorsements for Lopile

• Noahser, former Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Kiir

Endorsements for StarKiller1744

• cadenstolethetoe, incumbent Minister of Trade and Commerce and current Mayor of Nyala
• Mengan_, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and current Mayor of Suna
• sophru, candidate for Minister of Cultural Affairs and current Mayor of Azula

Endorsements for the Minister of Cultural Affairs

Endorsements for Mengan_

• Lopile, incumbent Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Sanaa
• Maple_d, foreign resident of Denmark, former King of Svalbard
• mrpoof_, King of Somalia

Endorsements for sophru

• StarKiller1744, former Minister of Defence and current Mayor of Turkana

Predictions

Main article: Predictions for the February 2021 Nubia elections

During the elections, several Nubians expressed their thoughts on who would be the likely winner for each position, with many agreeing on who would win the position.

Aftermath

After the elections, every December Minister but Noahser (who didn't run) were re-introducted to government, most not being in their former positions. They were elected alongside Lopile, the only January-elected Minister who won re-election. Minor complaints were made regarding the December government's re-election, however most deemed the elections fair and had little to no complaints about the situation.

Results

Landslide victories

The positions of Minister of Foreign Affairs (won by gorkymoo1119), Minister of Trade and Commerce (won by Thee_Boss) and Minister of Cultural Affairs (won by Mengan_) had their new Minsters elected in landslides, with over 15 first choice votes for them all. This was predicted by several politicians, as the three were quite well-known and popular within Nubia.

Close elections

The Minister of Defence position was the only one with close first choice votes, with winner Lopile receiving about 14 first choice votes and StarKiller1744 almost 10 first choice votes. The third candidate, UsualKostas, received 6 votes. The results were not contested by StarKiller1744, as he only ran for the Minister of Defence position as a 'backup' in-case he didn't win Minister of Municipal Development.

Minister of Municipal Development

Results for the Minister of Municipal Development position

Mengan_ had contested the Minister of Cultural Affairs position as well as the Minister of Municipal Development one, and, only being allowed to chose one, went with the Cultural Affairs Minister position. As a result of this, it went to StarKiller1744, being picked by Nubian Emperor twomoo1119 despite having less votes than blackphoenix1011 (who had about 10 first choice votes). Despite this, blackphoenix1011 did not contest this action as his intentions were to resign in the case he did win a position.

Reactions

Reactions to the election were mostly positive, with little to no controversy being generated between losing contestants and winning contestants. Allied countries did not change their foreign policy towards Nubia at all.

Notes

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