Histalian general election, 2012

The Histalpol general election of 2012 was held between 8 November and 15 November 2012 to elect 565 members to the Histalian Minor Exposition Hall. The Liberal Democrats under Timothy Small won it's first victory in Histalian politics, although the results were below that to make a majority at 204 to a 283 majority thresh-hold.

The Liberal Democratic campaign emphasised the growing foreign relations made during the Commart term and dedicated it's term once won to increasing the view of Histalpol to the foreign public, not just diplomats. This was advertised to be done by joining a union, opening relations more, and bringing Histalpol it's first major international cultural or sporting event to promote the tourism industry and culture of Histalpol. The Commart party echoed what was said about the growing foreign relations and used that to promote the re-election of Borgia Malstrone who opened the floodgates in Histalpol to foreign relations after the Black Depression, the party also promised that state-owned companies and organisations will stay state-owned throughout Malstrone's second term. The Emerald Party promoted more foreign relations, but to avoid joining any unions but instead focussing on breaching foreign markets with Histalian brands and organisations. They also put across the prospect of making a bill that will declare Histalpol neutral in all and every war for the economic benefits in Histalpol. HPI's promotions were the usual you could expect from the party, announcing no joining of unions, closing off existing foreign relations and going back to the same tactics of Hayden Bolton in the Black Depression, this lack of ideas was commented to possibly be the cause for the harsh drop of seats won in this election by HPI.