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March 5570

5570 Election Campaigning in Full Swing:

Clenonberg vs Sleyster

Infographic from our politics department

After some rather turbulent months for the Clenonberg administration, the election campaigning for the 5570 general election has started and the intense phase of the contest is in full swing. Incumbent DRP president Vanessa zum Clenonberg faces the VVP challenger Matthijs Sleyster as well as third party candidate Theodora Lackmann from the Ordnungsfraktion. While most see Lackmann's chances as slim she nontheless has decided not to endorse any of the other candidates. 

President Clenonberg is running on a similar platform to 5566. She's advocating for the continuance of her current policies as well as an even larger expansion of social-welfare measures, she explains the need for even more of them due to the increased drug-consumption- death as well as drug related crime rates. "The best way to end this epidemic is to decriminalize, prevent and educate. We're on the right track but conservative interference will only perpetuate the vulnerability of our Dual Republic." says the president.

On the other side Matthijs Sleyster is heavily critizing the 'socialist and tyrannical' tax policy of the governing coalition and the complete erosion of individual responsibility. He also said that Clenonberg has no capacity for foreign affairs and is neglecting the global responsibility of the Dual Republic and its economic players. The VVP agenda consists mostly of tax-breaks, more free-trade and the expansion of the industrial complex. Political experts call the plans "uninspired and classical VVP rhetorics." It seems like the VVP is mostly betting on Sleyster's personal popularity and populism.

Ordnungsfraktion candidate Lackmann instead is focussing on security issues. She claims that Clenonberg has decapitated the police and intelligence community. "The president is acting like we live in some peace-loving feel good world, but this is not the case. We see a daily increase in drung-abuse and far-left radicalism. The DRP and its farmer party lackies are completely clueless. They're destroying the fundament of our prosperity and freedom which is obviously order. This cannot go on any longer, her days are counted." stated Lackmann at an OF rally. 

Polling for the more minor political parties suggest a stark decrease in seats and absolutely no chance for the presidency. Both the governing farmy parties are set to loose seats. The only other party that is likely to increase in relevancy is the communist Revolutionairen which have gained favor among the protestors and other left-wing communities which think that Clenonberg's "humane capitalism' can't solve any long-term issues.