CON elections, 2018

From x to x February 2018, elections to the CON Parliament were held in the Commonwealth of Official Nations.

It was the 2nd parliamentary election since the Commonwealth's creation and came following the 4th CON Summit and the arrival of 4 new official nations to the Alliance. The candidates, sometimes referred to by the German term Spitzenkandidaten ("top candidates"), were Steven Adams for the Democratic Movement Party, Jean Fabrice for the United Progress Party and Chang Shengzuo for the Christian Democratic Union Party.

This was also the first election since the new policies agreed on in the latest Summit were enacted. These policies saw the amount of seats in the Parliament brought from 100 seats to 280 seats, doubling the amount of seats per nation from 10 to 20. It was also the first election where a CON government and a CON opposition were formed, as well as Superational power.

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Rosehout Sex Scandal
In January 2018, 2 weeks before the elections, Frank Rosehout of Citizens' Bloc party had an allegation of sexual assault filed against him by Gilles Moulard, a Monteregian member of the CZB. Mr. Rosehout pleaded guilty to the charges against him and wrote a public apology to Mr. Moulard explaining that he had been living in the closet for over 25 years and that he had chosen this moment to come out as a gay man. Moulard, disappointed with this apology left the party on February 2nd 2018 to join the far right-wing National Action party. Many people supported Moulard's decision and an online petition on change.org campaigning for Mr. Rosehout to resign received over 1.5 million signatures. According to opinion polls, CZB's vote share fell sharply, letting NAC's share rise dramatically. Leader of NAC Edward Yanga released a statement on the 4th of February stating: "National Action is not a movement against world values but a movement for upholding world values.  We strongly condem the actions of CMP Frank Rosehout and we lead a light in the battle against sexual harassament whether it's man or woman or man on man. Our party strives hard to make this world a better place and especially a safer place for mankind. We walmly welcome anybody who is going through the same issues as CMP Gilles Moulard and we will help them fight against the evil we are facing. That is, after all our job; to change things for the better. It is also up to the Commonwealth to make things better too. The parliament should be a place of respect, not a place of dehumanization and violence and it is up to CON to make this happen more than anyone. Thank you all!" As of February 8th 2018, Rosehout's future as leader of CZB are uncertain among rumours that CZB are planning on replacing him.

Kuismagate
Leader of the Green Alliance party, Oona Kuisma, was reported to have eaten a chicken drumstick in an article published in The Commonwealth Herald on October 18, 2017. An image showed MCP Kuisma chewing the meat off a piece of chicken at her street barbecue, days after she had made a speech in Vancouver, Western Republic at the Vegan Congress, about how eating meat must be stopped and that the only way to save the planet is to convert to being vegan. After large mobs and protests surrounded Mrs. Kuisma's home, she had to receive 24/7 surveillance and a personal bodyguard. The money spent on her treatment as well as her hypocritical behaviour led her party, GRA, to fall rapidly in opinion polls and her act became custom to many the internet meme.