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Written by HEM
Editor-In-Chief
In a flash poll lasting less than 24 hours, The E-News Network polled 35 citizens of Europeia about their views on the Senate, the upcoming Presidential race, and the administration of Discord.
This poll was launched at a relatively divisive period in Europeia history, with citizens complaining of old vs. new divides — though many have also pointed out that these divides go beyond just the "age" of citizens.
The Senate
In terms of the Senate, the region is almost divided in half. 51.4% of the region either approves or strongly approves of the current work of the Senate — the vast majority merely "approving." On the other hand, 48.6% of the region disapproves or strongly disapproves of the Senate's work. While only 5.7% of the region strongly approves of the Senate, 22.9% strongly disapprove.
So when the issue turns to recall, the results are very unsurprising. Those who approve of the work of the Senate (51.4%) either lean against recall, or are strongly against recall. Those who disapprove of the Senate (48.6%) either lean toward recall, or are strongly for recall. The numbers translate over perfectly.
However, the advantage those against recall have, is in the sheer strength of their support.
That is to say, roughly the same number of people "lean toward recall" as are "absolutely against recall." 31.4% of the population seems fairly immovable in their opposition to recall while only 14.3% of people have the same level of fervor for removing the Senate.
While the top-sheet result shows an extremely close referendum on the Senate's fate, opponents of recall have a much stronger base than those who might seek to force new elections.
ENN Commentator Leo Drakan added, "So, glancing at this, Europeia is rather torn between approval of the senate and not approving. This could be for many reasons such as disapproval of the EPP, disapproval of the inactivity and drama."
While Cpt. Carrot commented that the polls shows an "interesting levels of approval, given the vocal criticism of the activity from the senate and some of the negative predictions early on. Quite a divide in opinion."
"It's interesting to see those who would lead either direction but aren't strongly supporting either side. Recall or don't recall. The region simply doesn't know what to think of the senate yet, they haven't done anything too good or too bad," Minister of Radio Cat added on the results.
Presidential Elections
With only weeks until the start of Presidential campaigning, Aexnidaral Seymour is citizen to beat. It has been the worst kept secret in Europeia that Aexnidaral has aspirations to succeed his boss, and the groundwork he has set for his bid appears to have paid off.
When pit against Trinnien, Aexnidaral has a 20 point lead against the former President. Trinnien has become more of a polarizing figure in Europeia lately, becoming a leading face for the "old guard" even though he is relatively new to the region himself.
"I'm not too surprised by the results. After Trinn's previous term as president I can see why they would lean towards Aex more." Cat told ENN.
Minister of Interior Calvin Coolidge fares even worse, with Aexnidaral retaining his 45.7% "strong" support and peeling away some "leaners."
ENN Commentator Leo Drakan commented on how unsurprising he thought the results were: "Well, this isn't shocking either. After seeing how Calvin has been acting as of late with his senate campaign, it is not shocking they would go with Aex :/"
Rising star Pichtonia attracts a reasonable amount of support from Europeians, but surprisingly, fares only a little worse than the other older names.
The next two are potential darkhorse candidates — Rach and HEM — but have a very similar effect on the polling. They manage to scuttle much of Aex's base out of the "strongly" position and toward the "lean" position. The question would be whether either of them could grab those voters over the course of a campaign:
Grand Admiral Kraketopia, while the winner of numerous past Presidential campaigns, has been less active this term and it shows in his numbers:
A three-way race, predictably, pushes much of Aexnidaral's supporters into the "lean" category, but he remains the overwhelming favorite.
The only person to come out ahead of Aexnidaral is current President Writinglegend. Writinglegend is actively not expected to seek another term, but has not formally announced his intentions.
Clearly, before the Presidential race even begins, Aexnidaral is out in front. ENN's Political Panel talked about this issue:
Discord + Political Affiliation
When asking about Discord, the region is likewise divided. While essentially nobody is in favor of giving the government of Europeia full control of Discord, a thin plurality favor a partnership between the government and admins.
This will surely be an issue that is debate into the future. ENN's coverage of the Senate and Presidential race will continue into the next month.
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