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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 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 | 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 8:00 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. | ||
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== Aftermath of Secession == | == Aftermath of Secession == | ||
Most of those within Cascadia | Most of those within Cascadia were jubilant in response to Osoyoos's secession, believing them to have been a major threat to the nation's democracy and even security, as Flatvent had admitted they were planning to steal the entirety of the nation's bank if he had won, as they were seceding. Cascadia's population and activity Experienced a significant dip, with Cascadia's population experiencing a low of 178 from 280~, not experienced since the foundation of the nation itself. The fact that Osoyoos not only seceded, but left the region entirely, was seen as a major positive to Cascadia, as it prevented Cascadia from going into civil war and losing territory. The secession was said to be the second best possible outcome for Cascadia concerning Osoyoos, behind them quitting the server entirely. However, these views were not expressed by the government publicly as to avoid foreigners from viewing the events as government repression. Osoyoo's short but storied existence is often considered to be Cascadian Democracy's greatest test yet, one which Cascadia narrowly passed. | ||
Though the nation kept growing after the secession, activity was lower and as a result, the October term was relatively uneventful excluding the merger of Jefferson into Cascadia. This would actually lead to Chad, who were made up of the seceded Osoyans, surpassing Cascadia in population for a very short period in December. However, by the time of the [[Wagner War]] Cascadia's population and activity increased back to pre-secession levels, and would continue to grow after that. | Though the nation kept growing after the secession, activity was lower and as a result, the October term was relatively uneventful excluding the merger of Jefferson into Cascadia. This would actually lead to Chad, who were made up of the seceded Osoyans, surpassing Cascadia in population for a very short period in December. However, by the time of the [[Wagner War]] Cascadia's population and activity increased back to pre-secession levels, and would continue to grow after that. | ||