Alternate Wikipedia Infoboxes IV (Do not post Current Politics Here)
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Probably the single best 2020 election infobox I've seen
From my perspective, election boxes can be plenty interesting, it's just that they're all too often lazy and predictable. The keys to making them interesting, I think, is to 1) use candidates outside the dozen prominent ones, 2) don't go too far into being 'unusual' by using a bunch of celebrities and 3) accompany it with a write-up explaining the situation and context.
Basically: don't be indulgent, don't be wackee, and put some thought into it, and it works.
Basically: don't be indulgent, don't be wackee, and put some thought into it, and it works.
By 2011, France was mired in a large recession. Though it remained the most powerful continental European states by far as it had been for two hundred years, many felt its star was declining. The Fascist Party, named after the revolutionary symbol, received the blame for this recession, and the incumbent First Citizen was accused of using racism and electoral reform to distract from the failing nation. In the industrial Rhineland, mass protests grew to breakneck, and effigies of the Le Pens were burnt en masse by self-described sans-culottes. To many, it was clear that the Fascists had reached a low point, a feeling further aggravated by the nomination of the president's daughter, a choice that led to cries of despotism. Her attempts to calm this by connecting herself to Sieyes and other beloved Fascist First Citizens were seen as fake, and nothing seemed to save her campaign.
The Montagnards benefitted greatly from this. Despite being accused of radicalism throughout the campaign, they went on effective attacks against the right-wing economics of the Fascists, declaring that they caused this mess. Though any time else, their nominee would have lost due to accusations of being an economic radical, with the economy in such a morbid state, they won a massive landslide. Unexpectedly, it was the Montagnards rather than the Fascists who benefited from mandatory voting, and they received a huge mandate. Many hoped they would fix France, now that they had the National Assembly and the First Citizenship under their control. The question was, would they?
The Montagnards benefitted greatly from this. Despite being accused of radicalism throughout the campaign, they went on effective attacks against the right-wing economics of the Fascists, declaring that they caused this mess. Though any time else, their nominee would have lost due to accusations of being an economic radical, with the economy in such a morbid state, they won a massive landslide. Unexpectedly, it was the Montagnards rather than the Fascists who benefited from mandatory voting, and they received a huge mandate. Many hoped they would fix France, now that they had the National Assembly and the First Citizenship under their control. The question was, would they?
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Anyway, back to fun non-depressing infoboxes about minor airlines. 
(edit: palau is not fiji)
(edit: palau is not fiji)
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1) I like how each candidate's hair color matches their party
2) aaaaaaaaa French rheinland, low countries, etc.
Best election box ever. That's a good drawing of Gabbard!
And yet no discussion is held about the non-political infoboxes so...
See, this is why I'm reluctant to do them.
I like how she's gone from being the usual appearance on POTUS lists to being a bugbear on here.
Deloria
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One thousand years of KMT rule in space sounds like one of the worst dystopias possible.
damnit air belau was supposed to divert attention away from the gabbard/lazy us election argument
The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. The incumbent President, Nick Maybug (born Cockchafer) of the Democratic Party declared his intention to run for another term; he was eligible to do so, as it would be his second term. In response, the Republican Party, dominated by opponents of Maybug's policies of "de-Steelization" and rehabilitation of numerous political prisoners, nominated one of his most determined opponents, George Smallton from Oklahoma. Afraid of veteran George Beetle's influence in the Senate and among the population, Nick Maybug instead chose the more loyal and less ambitious Nick Undermount, a "fellow Dixie", as his running mate. Smallton chose Clement Stirling, an American war hero and likewise a fierce opponent of Maybug.
Nonetheless, despite the wishes of the Republican Party, Maybug won the re-election due to a number of factors: his influence in the South, the West, promises of a political "thaw" and the restoration of American greatness, and, according to some critics, influence in the courts. However, Maybug's disastrous "Path to the West" agricultural reform and other incredibly flawed reforms, and an incredibly tense stand-off with the Russian Empire, USA's primary geopolitical enemy, meant that Maybug's popularity would drop dramatically. The last blow would be the corruption scandals and assassinations of Maybug's enemies discovered while the President was in vacation in Phoenician Resort, leading to his impeachment. The election of 1964 was won by Republican candidate Leon Breyton, a protege-turned-enemy of Maybug.
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