Unstable Government Causes Unrest

[Shizzle]

In Fissoa, an election failed and we started to receive this message:

Unstable Government Causes Unrest   (2 hours, 59 minutes ago)
The recent failed election has the people confused and uncertain about the future.

To deal with the issue, I appointed someone to the position several days ago, however I still get this message. Is this intended behaviour? I wanted to post here before, but I decided to wait a bit longer. The first message appeared 10 days ago, and the appointment I made was about 7 days ago.

[Anaris]

So an election fails, and you appoint someone in the position?  Oh, yeah, that'll calm the people down. Really lets the people know that their government is functioning well when the electoral system is just completely circumvented like that.

The message remains for (IIRC) between 7 and 10 days. It is an indication of a small penalty to region stats. It shouldn't cause any serious damage unless you've got some regions that are already in pretty bad shape.

If you have multiple failed elections at the same time, that's when you really have to worry.

[GoldPanda]

Isn't this just going to encourage more Monarchies and Tyrannies? Don't Republics and Democracies (lol democracies) have it bad enough already? We already miss out on the "King bonus". :p

[Indirik]

I hardly think you're suffering too badly. You get other, less visible bonuses.

[Penchant]

I hardly think you're suffering too badly. You get other, less visible bonuses.

Such as?

[egamma]

Such as?

Like getting to replace incompetent leaders without a rebellion.

[Penchant]

That is very true and you can do it peacefully since you could just protest the leader out but if you do the character will feel like a failure. Plus its not always that a leader is incompetent but that there are people who could do the job even better.

[Indirik]

That. And others that aren't as visible. The fact of the matter is that all government styles have various benefits and disadvantages. Some are obvious (ruler regional bonus), some are inobvious (theocracy rulers being able to appoint themselves as duke), and some are simply hidden.

[Shizzle]

So an election fails, and you appoint someone in the position?  Oh, yeah, that'll calm the people down. Really lets the people know that their government is functioning well when the electoral system is just completely circumvented like that.

It's not like the people have any say in it... and this is about a Monarchy. If unrest is caused by an unstable government, wouldn't appointing someone immediately after the failed elections show stability? I do get where you're coming from, though. Didn't look at it your way.

But really: peasants know a lot about politics in this game

[Chenier]

It's not like the people have any say in it... and this is about a Monarchy. If unrest is caused by an unstable government, wouldn't appointing someone immediately after the failed elections show stability? I do get where you're coming from, though. Didn't look at it your way.

But really: peasants know a lot about politics in this game

You can also appoint before before the elections end...

[fodder]

.... never knew what happens if you do that... does it vacate the position if election fails? i mean.. if you appoint and then election give someone else, that someone else will be put in, right?

[Shizzle]

You can also appoint before before the elections end...

And that wouldn't cause unrest? I'd say a noble population slighted in it's electoral rights would be far more upset than some peasants...

[De-Legro]

And that wouldn't cause unrest? I'd say a noble population slighted in it's electoral rights would be far more upset than some peasants...

I always assumed that the minor nobility are the ones that are annoyed, and they stir up those silly gullible peasants. They probably use pictures to explain it to them.

[Chenier]

.... never knew what happens if you do that... does it vacate the position if election fails? i mean.. if you appoint and then election give someone else, that someone else will be put in, right?

Elected person replaces the appointed one. It works just like standard monthly elections do: doesn't matter whether there's an incumbent or not, the election puts the new guy in place.

As for elections failing, incumbent remains if there's one. If Fheuv'n last month, no one declared themselves candidate for the judge position, so the guy who had it (who was campaigning for rulership instead) stayed where he was when the election for judge failed.