Uninhabitable, Cycle 1, Part 26

In the face of elected officials and wealthy citizens caught hoarding food and other valuable resources, Catacomb City holds an emergency election for all 13 seats on the Catacomb City Council.
The PdC, a new populist party thrown together to fight the corruption in the government, is poised to do well, according to polls.
But will the two establishment parties hand over power so easily?

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If they win at least 7 seats, giving them the majority on the Council, they'll be able to control the government.
If they don't, then the two established parties will likely form a coalition government, as both oppose the extreme positions of the PdC.#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) December 3, 2019

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"Sure, an establishment politician will vote with us occasionally, throw us a bone, make us feel like we're changing things. But not for anything that matters."
"So we do what we can now, then take the majority next election."
"That's not good enough."#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) December 4, 2019

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"And yet the rumors persist. Why?"
"The elections are overseen by a commission run by the two establishment parties. If, god forbid, they colluded to stop a growing third party, how would we know?"
"Good question, Eva. Now to Lisa for entertainment news."#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) December 4, 2019

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"Uh, sir? You need to see this."
"Wait, you found something?"
"Yeah. See this precinct? It registers all but 10 votes as PdC."
"It's a PdC stronghold. So what?"
"I voted there. Here's my ballot. Except, I voted SFP, not PdC. I think PdC tried to cheat."#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) December 5, 2019

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"You thought you'd give us plausible deniability? Thanks for that. Now we won't be exiled with you. But the Court just ruled the election invalid. A new one's in two weeks. And now, the PdC looks like the bad guys!"
"…I didn't think-"
"No, you didn't."#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) January 7, 2020

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"We exposed corruption in the government and forced a new election, only to get caught cheating ourselves. It was basically a failed coup. There will be repercussions. We should get out of Catacomb City or we'll wind up in a cell."
"How?"
"I have a plan."#microfiction #scifi
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— Wild Speculation Studios, Andrew Reising 🌈 (@WSpeculation) January 8, 2020

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