| Breaking News #1 - Rabbitz Elected Chair; Leaves Vacancy in the Local Council |
. Good, Insightful and Timely | Year 18 | 23 June 2020 ![[Image: 1mQECaD.png]](https://i.imgur.com/1mQECaD.png) ELECTIONS
RABBITZ ELECTED CHAIR; LEAVES VACANCY IN THE LOCAL COUNCIL Rabbitz has been elected Chair of the Assembly, defeating newcomer Royaltica with 58% of all approval votes cast according to the results certified by Election Commissioner Tsunamy. Rabbitz ran with a platform of keeping most of the existing policies, including notifying legislator of all impending votes in all possible platforms. In addition, Rabbitz committed to ensuring high quality for all bills taken to a vote, providing graphs for all finished votes and appointing deputies and advisors as needed. Royaltica, their opponent in the election, ran under a similar campaign, with the notable addition of a proposal for a "Legislators Academy" similar, to some extent, to the existing "Assembly Mentorship Program" instituted under Phoenix. It is possible that Rabbitz's victory could be attributed to their advantage over Royaltica in terms of name recognition and prior experience with elected and appointed office: Rabbitz has served as Local Councillor and Deputy Minister for Educational Affairs. Rabbitz is now expected to resign as Local Councillor in order to formally assume the Office of Chair. The Local Council, as per its own laws, may call an election or directly appoint a new member to complete the remainder of the term. The South Pacific Independent News Network (SPINN) is an independent news organisation established in 2003 whose goal is to provide good news, insightful commentary and timely information for the citizens of the South Pacific. The opinions expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board. Content is published anonymously, unless is the author requests otherwise. The SPINN is in no way, shape or form associated with the Government of the South Pacific. |
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