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The buildup to the October Election was tense, and extremely chaotic, as the nation was divided between Osoyoos and a coalition between Social Democrats and Frontiersmen. Osoyoos championed being for invading Jefferson, making a better deal with the RMB, whom they were friendly with by this point, and heavily criticized the Frontier and Social Democrats for being "cowardly". On the other hand, the Frontier's candidate, Beamz30, simply went with the usual Frontier policies of the time, although being vehemently Anti-Osoyoos. The Social Democrat candidate, incumbent EmpressCorgo, also continued her usual policies of economic development, however adding pacifism, heavily criticizing Osoyoos for their imperialism and anti-democratic hinting, praising her and the Frontier's presidential ticket as "a vote for sanity". Heated discussions plagued the election, with Osoyan leaders hinting at undemocratic ideals, however possibly sarcastic. There was also another presidential candidate, named YoOscar, who was Osoyoos-Aligned, however did not gain traction and would go on to only get a tiny fraction of the vote. | The buildup to the October Election was tense, and extremely chaotic, as the nation was divided between Osoyoos and a coalition between Social Democrats and Frontiersmen. Osoyoos championed being for invading Jefferson, making a better deal with the RMB, whom they were friendly with by this point, and heavily criticized the Frontier and Social Democrats for being "cowardly". On the other hand, the Frontier's candidate, Beamz30, simply went with the usual Frontier policies of the time, although being vehemently Anti-Osoyoos. The Social Democrat candidate, incumbent EmpressCorgo, also continued her usual policies of economic development, however adding pacifism, heavily criticizing Osoyoos for their imperialism and anti-democratic hinting, praising her and the Frontier's presidential ticket as "a vote for sanity". Heated discussions plagued the election, with Osoyan leaders hinting at undemocratic ideals, however possibly sarcastic. There was also another presidential candidate, named YoOscar, who was Osoyoos-Aligned, however did not gain traction and would go on to only get a tiny fraction of the vote. | ||
On the night of October 22, the voting period had passed, and | On the night of October 22, the voting period had passed, and Sayerleft started to count votes. By XX:XX PM ET, she had completed the counting, and around 20~ people gathered in a nation-wide voice chat to watch the election results, including members from all factions. The election results were revealed by live messages in a dedicated channel, and Sayerleft had started the process of this at XX:XX PM ET. In the presidential results, first-preference votes had Osoyoos with a near majority of the vote, with EmpressCorgo and Beamz30 trailing behind. YoOscar's small voting pool was then redistributed, with one vote going to Flatvent_One, and one going to EmpressCorgo. Then finally, Beamz30 was eliminated, with every single vote of his going to EmpressCorgo, bringing EmpressCorgo and Flatvent_One to a perfect tie, requiring a house vote for one candidate to win. | ||
Osoyoo's immediate reaction was of extreme anger, and they decided to hold a speech in their hometown of the same name, of which around a dozen came. It was revealed by Milgorn123 however that the platform the audience stood on was actually a carpet trap. Because of his actions, only a single person died to the trap, and he was later awarded with the Cascadian Medal of Freedom. In the voice chat, Osoyan leaders in extreme anger denounced Cascadia, complained about Cascadia's electoral system, the [[Nonpartisan proportionality|Single Transferable Vote]], and announced their secession from Cascadia to start a nation in Africa, later known to be Chad, which happened immediately after. | Osoyoo's immediate reaction was of extreme anger, and they decided to hold a speech in their hometown of the same name, of which around a dozen came. It was revealed by Milgorn123 however that the platform the audience stood on was actually a carpet trap. Because of his actions, only a single person died to the trap, and he was later awarded with the Cascadian Medal of Freedom. In the voice chat, Osoyan leaders in extreme anger denounced Cascadia, complained about Cascadia's electoral system, the [[Nonpartisan proportionality|Single Transferable Vote]], and announced their secession from Cascadia to start a nation in Africa, later known to be Chad, which happened immediately after. | ||