Luskainian Central News

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Today, Congressman Eddie Sharpmen spoke infront of the Senate in support for the 'anti-gypsie' law after the House of Representatives passed the bill with a small majority. Congressman Sharpmen is one of the most influential congressmen in the Senate, as well as one of the youngest, and is a member of the Democratic Party. The Congressman, who is leading the lobby for the bill, stated that the House of Representative's small majority was a "slap in the face for private land owners who are forced to sit back and do nothing as gypsies set up camp on their land."

For decades, gypsies have gotten away with setting up camp on private property, however, after an incident with a farmer on the outskirts of Ahmedabad where the farmer began to fire his rifle into the sky and use his tractor to pull out tents and destroy them, petitions have been signed both for the protection of gypsies and for bills against them. The current bill going through Congress would prohibit 'gypsies' from going onto private land and staying there. The bill also criminalises the act of infringing on someones private land, a crime punishable of up to 3 years in prison and a minimum fine of $200.

President Narain's Democratic Party currently holds a small majority in the Senate whilst having a minority in the House of Representatives, so it was a big shock to political analysts when the Democrats still managed to get the anti-gypsy law through the House. The small majority vote was obtained by lobbying independents and nationalists; a move the Green Party calls 'dancing with the devils and their pawns'. With the bill now in the Senate, it is expected to pass easily, obtaining a large majority, with the President expected to sign it into law this week.

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President Ketan Narain signed Executive Order 097 last week. The new executive order gives Mayors' and their Councils the ability to implement congestion charges to their inner cities. Many local residents in Verony, Ahmedabad, Cale and Maine have protested the new powers as although inner city residents get lower rates, the charges could cause huge negative effects on households within Luskainia's larger cities. The Mayor of Cale, however, has stated that the powers will not be used, instead, there will be more green spaces and foot paths as well as improved public transport and fewer roads, encouraging more people to use public transport.

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We are now six months into the campaign period for the General Elections, which are fast approaching, and things are not going to plan for incumbent President Narain. At the very beginning of the campaign period, President Narain announced his intention to run for a second term, immediately gaining the nomination for his party, the Democratic Party. Narain was expecting to go up against Republican (then) front runner Charles Newtown, the Senator from North Coryland, who had, up until now, been seen as the clear republican nominee. Narain had been expected to be significantly higher than Newport in the polls due to his standing as the incumbent, however, things changed when Governor Alexander Maynard of Gryphon, declared his candidacy for the Republican Presidential Nomination. Since, then Governor Maynard has been across the country gathering huge amounts of support. In the first Republican debate, Newport appeared as the victor with Maynard coming in second. However, Maynard's campaign was just getting started and in the next three debates, Maynard decisively won and sent him to the top of the polls for the republican party and nationally. Governor Maynard is currently neck and neck with President Narain in national polls, but before the GE the republican party must vote for their nominees. The Primary votes are scheduled for next week. Below are factfiles on the frontrunners of the Presidential Election.

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