1. What makes you the best candidate for Prime Minister? What do you bring to the office which your opponent does not and why do you think you are better positioned to succeed in whatever you undertake?
I bring the fact that I have been PM and run a very active cabinet, which translated into regional activity. One of the problems that causes lack of regional activity is lack of government activity. I plan to address that with a far more hands on approach, as well as continuing the WelCom program and other things to engage new citizens, e.g RMB activity. I bring the fact that I have addressed this before and succeeded.
2. How do you plan to address inactivity? Please provide a specific plan that addresses every aspect of government and community.
I will go through each ministry and say what their place will be in helping this crisis.
Internal Affairs: IA will play a massive part in addressing inactivity. With the WelCom program already underway, the idea has a ton of potential, it just needs to be exercised by more people. If we exercise the idea with what we have at the moment, we will attract more people into Force, and with the right engagement, they will soon be helping too. We want the community to be involved here, not just the government.
Foreign Affairs: FA will play a part in moving forward with embassies with new, larger regions. If we open ourselves up to other regions, as people leave regions, we are a more prominent option for them to join. As well as that, in general having embassies with big regions and being professional with them will lead to more respect, more events, and more opportunities.
Communications:
Communications will continue actively working on the Force Flyer, but I expect them to release it and encourage people to actually read it, give opinions, either on the topics or the article itself. I want people to see The Force Flyer as a thing to discuss and give opinions on, rather than a simple formality every month. This will not only engage more if the community, as I will instruct the Comms Minister to carry this out, but hopefully intrigue and possibly convince them to get involved with Comms. Ultimately, more community engagement is what I want here.
Culture:
In terms of the Ministry of Culture, they tend to do a lot of events, which are good - that’s their job. The reason however they haven’t turned out to be a huge topic of conversation, and not always attracting a ton of people (I will note the Force Union Games did rather well recently, more ideas like that will be good) is because of yet again, lack of engagement with the community regarding these things. I know this sounds too simple, but hear me out, because it’s true. You could do amazing events, literally the most exciting events, but if you don’t do anything but a few general announcements about it occasionally, it isn’t going to go anywhere. This is why as well as working with the Ministry of Culture to forge new, eye catching events and ideas, I will be instructing and assisting them to talk about it, create discussion on the topic and actively encourage them to join, it doesn’t need to be complex, it can be simple messages on the RMB or Discord. They just need to hear about it. It may sound simple, but it is a big deal.
Roleplay:
Now, I will admit this is not my expertise at all. Hence why we have an RP Committee and a Chair. We first need to actually get that committee active, as, aside from a few different votes, they barely talk on how to solve the issues of inactivity. This will be solved by a more hands on approach by myself and Sumeka, the Chair. It will also help by hiring new members who join the RP, as their opinion is vital. The RP needs to be advertised sensibly but effectively on the RMB and Discord, and answering any questions members may have, helping them in the signup and to answering questions about the map, as examples. There is no denying that RP is an active and crucial aspect of the region that needs to be constantly active, and internal problems within the RP need to be fixed. Resetting the RP again isn’t an option and shouldn’t be on the table to fix it. Everyone internally involved in RP needs to be discussing it, and engaging people to join. Yet again, simple, but highly important.
3. Who would you appoint to your ideal Cabinet (ex-members, people who would be ineligible, and people not necessarily willing to serve can be included)? Why would you choose these people and what specific things would they bring to each office that you consider to be most important?
I personally see little point in this question, as I am happy with the cabinet I have ready to appoint, I will just give the names of those:
Internal Affairs: Caduceo - They have clear ideas for what they want in the ministry, and have already started new programs which have a ton of potential. I have a lot of trust in them to carry out their duties and follow instructions effectively, and they always have a helpful input in cabinet.
Foreign Affairs: Willatrius - A new member to Force, not a new member to FA or NS in any way whatsoever. They have been a Foreign Affairs Minister multiple times and have been on the game for three years. A wealth of experience and new perspective in the cabinet will be a huge help, as well as someone adequately geared to deal with diplomacy.
Communications: Azerubia - Azerubia has done a stunning job so far in communications, they have proven themselves to be an effective writer and a good leader in their ministry, supplying excellent Force Flyer’s so far, as well as getting a solid amount of people to write articles on time. Hopefully, with my plan above, there will be more in time.
Culture - Alemputo/Diabeetus - Both have a solid amount of skill in this area of government, and will be able to handle the ministry and carry out my plan. It just depends on whether Dia wins his House Race or not.
4. If elected (or re-elected), how do you plan (if at all) to change the structure of the existing Ministries? Would you consider abolishing, creating, or merging any of them? Why?
The only one I would consider merging is Communications and Culture to form a new ministry called media and events, as aside from writing articles, Comms doesn’t have much else to do when they aren’t releasing articles. Comms also requires creativity, which links into culture perfectly. However, I at least want the Cabinet and all ministries to be somewhat active before I go ahead with this.
5. What has your biggest failure been in your previous term as PM? What caused it and how do you plan to avoid something similar from happening in future?
To be perfectly honest, there wasn’t a ton that went wrong in my last term. I will say that I made an error of judgement by initially allowing UNP into Heart as a visitor, as he ended causing chaos in that, and the conquest activity in power. I plan to consult extensively with my colleagues over it, as it was a rather rushed decision from myself. There was a few things I could’ve done in my term, I regret not engaging with XKI or Forest. My answer now? Do exactly those things.
6. How do you plan, if re-elected, to pursue a more constructive working relationship with all areas of government?
I am very good at forming constructive working relationships as I showed in my last term, and in terms as a Minister. I plan to take a more hands on approach and consult my colleagues on important actions, something you should be doing regardless. I plan to re-introduce substantial monthly progress reports and upcoming agendas, and pin them, and ensure they work by that agenda, also making the progress reports public, like I used to do.
