[center][h2]DEMOCRACY: Election of 1993, Week 2[/h2][/center]

The election was off to a slow, albeit steady start. Retired Samgolan Army Colonel Zan Mahol spent his first few days in the capital, holding a rally to announce his position on the fate of those members of the People's Front whom were to be tried--and by Zan's admission--executed. The decision, which in a youthful, progressive capital, earned him the net support of several thousand potential voters, aides close to Mahol suggested it may have angered some in his own base. 

The next day, the Samgolan World hit and nearly derailed the presidential campaign of Mahol all at once. A picture, dated nearly ten years ago, surfaced showing Mahol and a senior member of the Soviet Red Army saluting next to one another. The author, editorialized the idea that Mahol was a liaison who worked in close conjunction with the Soviets to purchase weapons and munitions during the Samgolan Civil War. Mahol has not yet commented on these allegations.

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[i]Front page of the Samgolan World, June 15th, 1993[/i][/center]

An early fundraiser in Kamidye by the [b]Liberal Democrats[/b] under Yembe Songè took place at Kamidye University, where a handful of wealthy donors found themselves in the candidates presence with the promise of funding. Following a short but concise speech, funds were successfully collected and primed the Liberal Democrats for a long run the next several weeks. Polling efforts by both the [b]Liberal Democrats[/b] and the [b]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/b] had begun in earnest as well, much of it taking place in the densely populated Djidan Province.

The latter half of the week saw Zan Mahol fly to Tenkossé City following another destructive aviation accident. There, he gave an insightful speech honoring the dead and promising that future government regulation of air travel would be an important issue in a Mahol administration. The quick response from a tragedy so fresh in many Samgolan's minds was well received, not just in Tenkossé City but across the nation as a whole.

A poll on Friday at the end of the week by the [b]Samgola Mission for Christ[/b] in the city of Kamidye concluded and revealed a whopping minority support for the [b]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/b]. The poll resulted in the following for Christians in Kamidye:
- 34.40% in favor of the [b]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/b]
- 19.44% in favor of [b]Samgola Dawn[/b]
- 26.16% in favor of the [b]Liberal Democrats[/b].

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[i]Logo for the Samgola Mission for Christ[/i][/center]

The [b]Samgola Mission for Christ[/b] was the largest Christian organization in the state, encompassing nearly 2,500,000 registered members with stations in Djidan, Ziwa and Kamidye. Founded in 1886 by Francophile missionaries, they had become a privately owned religious institution in 1936 and continued to support those who promised protection of Christian values in the country.

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[b]National Polling[/b] - ([i]Week 2, 1993[/i])
- [b]Samgola Dawn[/b]: 29.22%
- [b]Liberal Democrats[/b]: 21.79%
- [b]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/b]: 15.04%

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[hider=Week 1]
1. [b]Samgolan Dawn[/b] receives [b]Regulation of Air Travel[/b] BOOST. +2% popularity in every province with [b]Regulation of Air Travel[/b] as it's #1 Issue. +1% where it is #2 Issue and +.5% where it is #3 Issue.
2. [b]Liberal Democrats[/b] fundraise $135,000 in [b]Kamidye[/b].
3. [b]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/b] gains +5% Support for Week 5 Debate.
4. [b]Samgola Mission for Christ[/b] is now available to [b]Endorse[/b] a Political Party.[/hider]
* [b]Week 2[/b] will end [b]when all players have posted[/b] or at 11:00 A.M. CST on Wednesday, February 14th.