Intracity Sporting Rivalry in Valēka: Difference between revisions

Team affiliation is of central importance to politics in Valēka's {{wp|two-party system}}, with the Azure Civic Union representing the interests of Blues and the Emerald Civic Alliance representing the interests of Greens. Neither party has an ideological alignment or comprehensive political platform, campaigning instead on appeals to team loyalty, patronage, and pragmatic stances on local issues. Which team wins a majority on the city council in a given election depends largely on how well each party can induce its base to turn out. The long-term fortunes of the two parties are closely tied to the athletic performance of their respective teams, as extended periods of one team being dominant on the field tend to grow that team's fanbase (and its party's voter base) by making new arrivals more likely to adopt that team as their own.