Could you add election maps next time?
I thought about trying to include one with the first infobox, but decided it would be too difficult. There are at least 5 constituencies in the mouth alone!
And now for the much anticipated third installment!
After successfully resolving the Thesis Crisis and placating the Dental Hygienists with a dentist appointment, Prime Minister Brain was riding high. However, all of that would come crashing down in an incident that would become known as Boobs-gate. It all began when Maria took the needlessly provocative action of washing her father's car in the driveway. Prime Minister Brain wished to move on to more pressing business, but the Lust Party managed to keep up a successful filibuster which ensured that the Maria issue retained the Assembly's utmost attention. After several frustrating minutes of trying to get the Assembly back on track, the frustrated Brain exclaimed that "For God's sake, there are more important things in the world than boobs!" This sentiment generated immense controversy and was roundly condemned in the media by many Assemblymen, including several from Brain's own Rational Thought Party. Ultimately, Foreign Minister Right Index Finger was forced to make the rounds on the Sunday morning talk shows to explain the Prime Minister's position regarding boobs.
Interviewer: Welcome to the show, Mr. Finger. So we'll start with the question that is one everyone's minds: Is Prime Minister Brain anti-boobs?
Foreign Minister Right Index Finger: Well, thank you for having me on, Bob. The answer to that question is an emphatic no. The Prime Minister is not now, nor has he ever been anti-boobs. And you don't have to take my word for that either, just look at the record. We have viewed a larger quantity of breast-focused pornography under the current administration than under any previous administration. Certinaly more than under the Emotionalists, with their periodic bouts of excessive religiosity.
I: Well, I'm sure our viewers will find that comforting to hear. But how do you explain Mr. Brain's recent controversial comments?
FMRIF: Well . . . look Bob, obviously the Prime Minister misspoke. What he meant to say was that there are more important things in the world than Maria's boobs. The Prime Minister is definitely pro-boobs. For example, you may notice that Veronica has quite a nice set herself and -
I: (interrupting) But you must admit that they are smaller.
FMRIF: (chuckling) Well, as Mr. Penis is no doubt aware, size isn't everything. And even if we were to admit the inferiority of Veronica's boobs, it would still be this government's contention that she has other assets which more than make up for any hypothetical boob gap. Surely we all remember last week, when she brought homemade scones to the office and offered one to us?
I: Yes. Yes, I think we all enjoyed that.
Right Index Finger's appearances on the Sunday shows got the government through the immediate crisis, but doubts remained in the minds of some voters regarding the Prime Minister's stance on the Boobs issue and Penis continued to exploit these doubts over the course of the next few weeks.
But what ultimately brought on the fall of the government was not Boobs-gate, but dental issues. His firm commitment to winning the support of the Dental Hygiene Party made some in the Rational Thought Party uneasy. These tensions came to a head when, after an unfortunately violent run-in with militant Dental Hygienists, both Lower Lip and Tongue announced that they would be leaving the Rational Thought Party to serve as independents. Other parties immediately began attempting to woo the two new independents, with the Hunger Party touting their shared values on taste issues and the Lust Party championing their pro-kissing agenda. In the end, Tongue joined the Hunger Party and Lower Lip joined with Lust. However, Prime Minister Brain still maintained his slim majority with the support of Dental Hygiene.
But this new arrangement would not last long. The Dental Hygiene movement had always been notoriously unstable. At a party conference to ratify minor adjustments to the platform in the wake of the coalition, radicals instead insisted on wholesale changes. Their demands included a Slurpee-limitation plank and an outright ban on popcorn. However, moderates blanched at what were sure to be unpopular provisions and refused to budge. The radicals then staged a walkout and started their own party, the Oral Health Party. Over the next few days it became clear that the Oral Health Party was outpolling Dental Hygiene in the Mouth region, with many voters seeing the Hygienists as sellouts. In order to combat this narrative, the Hygienists pulled out of the coalition and tried to rebrand themselves as outsiders again. This pullout caused the collapse of the government and a new election.
The election caught many off-guard and no party was completely prepared for it. The Rational Thought Party campaigned on a platform of working more hours over the summer. This would bring in more revenue and would have the added bonus of allowing David to spend more time with Veronica. The Lust Party went for their usual line of attack, criticizing Prime Minister Brain for being too slow to act on foreign policy issues and subtly implying that he was anti-boobs. The Emotional Party was probably the least ready for the election. They had not expected a new election until after vacation, when they hoped that their fortunes would be improved by the nostalgia of seeing old friends again and the sadness of having to return home. Instead, they were at a loss for what to campaign on. They ultimately settled on "Mom: We Should Be Nicer to Her" which had universal appeal, but was not the sort of controversial wedge issue that drives voters to the polls. The Hunger Party was in the awkward position of not feeling comfortable supporting either of the two main parties. On the one hand, they were ardently pro-Veronica after the Scone Incident. On the other hand, they could not really lend their full support to the Rational Thought Party due to their association with the Hygienists. The two Dental parties followed their expected courses, with the Oral Health Party taking a radical anti-sugar line, while the Dental Hygiene Party favored a more moderate tone, supporting increased flossing and tooth brushing, but no major dietary changes.
In the end, very few seats actually changed hands. The Rational Thought Party lost 3 seats (in addition to the 2 that they had lost previously due to party switching), with Lust and Emotion picking up 1 each. Hunger stood pat, holding its 4 previous seats as well as new party member Tongue. The bigger news was Oral Health displacing Dental Hygiene as the main dental issues party. Hygiene's leader, Lower Right First Molar, lost his seat, leaving Upper Right Lateral Incisor as the party's only Assemblyman and de facto leader.
The most difficult part was the coalition negotiations. With Stomach refusing to negotiate with anyone and Oral Health being too radical, the only possible coalitions were Rational Thought-Lust or Rational Thought-Emotions. Neither was a particularly attractive option. Rational Thought and Emotion had long been bitter rivals, so any coalition would be a tense one. Similarly, Penis had made no secret of his contempt for Brain and pulled out of the negotiations rather quickly. After a long grueling negotiating session, Brain and Heart reached a tentative coalition agreement which would give Heart a free hand in setting the itinerary of the upcoming vacation and Brain continuing control over work issues. They agreed to jointly manage the ongoing romantic pursuit of Veronica, although the cooperation is sure to be uneasy. This coalition is widely seen as untenable and not expected to last very long.
EDIT: Made a mistake. Give me a second to fix it.
EDIT2: Okay, fixed. I forgot to change the "Prime Minister before election" thing.
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