Not much movement in the polls this week, as support for the coalition parties holds steady. The Peculiarists are still failing to pick up support.

Latest Poll Update:

President’s Speech Summary

President Miestra recently released an audio visual speech to a joint session of parliament (Deputies and Senators) which is still taking place on Wittenberg. In her speech, the first of its kind to be released in that format, she highlighted the need for active citizens to respect less active citizens who still vote in elections. In order to keep activity going, she suggests that ‘there should always be something going on in the forums’, and that Deputies and Senators should accept responsibility to be more active than other citizens. Her words are inspiring and motivational but the vague aspect to her ambition might not ignite the flame of activity on the forums that she desires in her final year of Presidency.

The President also announced that she was happy to extend the coalition government in the Chamber of Deputies between the Defencist and Democratic Socialist parties, and that an ‘Electoral Reform’ bill will soon be presented to parliament, in which the ‘Open Party List’ electoral system will be proposed. The President also announced that as part of the electoral reform package, a week’s campaigning period will be set up between the close of nominations and the new one week voting period (proposed by the Democratic Socialist Party, and heavily criticised in the upper house).

Also, in a twist to her announcements, and probably in an effort to speed up getting things done, Miestra also proposed the formation of two new presidential commissions. A ‘Legislative Reform’ commission will sort out the federal code and executive orders by deleting and modifying them, and there will also be a commission on national web space. These commissions have, however, failed to materialise as of yet.

Joint Session Begins

 BREAKING NEWS!!!
The Joint Session has begun and the PC will give her speech shortly. Follow all the action here

Deputies and Senators Gather for Joint Session

Deputies and Senators are congregating today for President Miestra's State of the Republic address in a joint session to both houses of Parlamînt. After listening to her speech they will be expected to discuss and debate it. The Seneschál has started a 'roll call of sorts' for Deputies and Senators to proclaim their presence for the session.

Party Trackers Update

• Peculiarists fail to recover their poor performance
• Democratic Socialists rise to 50%, at par with the Defencists, who have fallen from the peak of Miestra's presidential re-election.

Party Trackers: Update

• The Defencist Party has seen a huge surge in support since the the re-election of President Miestra.
• Support for the Democratic Socialist Party has fallen slightly over the last week.
• Meanwhile, Peculiarist support has collapsed to 0%.

Analysis:

Why are the Defencists so high in the polls? They started off below the Peculiarist Party before and during the presidential election. Perhaps Miestra's win has sparked off more support from some veteran citizens.
It is still very unclear why the Peculiarist Party is doing so badly in the polls. Although the polls are very subjective to the people who vote on them during the week, the fall is incredibly significant.
The Democratic Socialists will also be very disappointed. After a long time of stable support, they are slowly falling at a steady pace, and must try to win back more and new support if the party is to survive.
Overall however, this chart should not be taken at face value, since it is only a reflection of two weeks of activity (occurred around the presidential election time). However, as the 'Party Trackers' poll continues, week by week, the reliability and accuracy will increase. That, and it pleases the editor's obsession with graphs and charts!