February 2021 Doggerland senate elections

Doggerland will hold its first ever Senate elections in late February 2021. They are to be done in a 2 round-system, with a runoff to determine the winner if no won candidate wins a majority. Candidates are expected to give up their seat in the House of Representatives once elected to the Senate.

The first round of elections will be held on the 26th of February, 2021. The second runoff election will be held on February 28, 2021.

Timeline

 * Feb 23: The Forward Senate Alliance is proposed by Rune and Mel and agreed upon by Ayvind Bjarnason and awaits final approval by Mel.
 * Feb 23: Mel gives the go ahead to start the Forward Senate Alliance for the upcoming senate election.
 * Feb 23: The Unnamed Senate List is established.
 * Feb 23: The Anarcho-Garfieldists split off from the FSA.
 * Feb 24: The Anti-Monarchy Alliance is formed
 * Feb 24: Abolish The Senate is formed.
 * Feb 24: The Unnamed Senate List is named the Action Alliance after a vote.
 * Feb 24: Following a violent rampage and subsequent banishment, the AMA is unable to run a candidate for the senate election.
 * Feb 25: The debates for the 8th and 9th districts are held. Hosted by Enrico McPartland and Rune respectively.
 * Feb 26: First round of senate elections
 * Feb 26: The debates for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th districts are held. There are expected to be no more debates held between candidates.
 * Feb 28: Second round of senate elections

Background
The senate of Doggerland is divided into 9 districts which correspond to the real-life location one lives in.

The districts are as follows:

Preliminary polling
Moose held strawpolls following the debates, these are the results of the polls. It is important to note these polls are conducted serverwide, and thus reflect individual candidates' performances rather than a projection on who may be the victor of the election. While better performance on the debate may be an indicator of an increased swing towards a certain candidate, the pool of voters eligible to participate are not representative of the ones who will be voting in the various districts.