[1682 Election] Parliamentary Campaign Thread

[Marco Zimmer]

Speech in Santa Paula

Enters Stage, waves at mass cheering crowd, who are holding up signs saying ‘Marco- Hope’, before they fall silent and he begin to speak

Thank you all for being here today to hear me speak. In this campaign, we have fought hard, our activists have worked so hard, I’ve travelled the country spreading our message of hope and with the most recent polling, it says we are winning! But that doesn’t mean we slow down our fight, our fight for a better country! Our fight for a better future!

One of our main campaign promises was the promise of a free, nationalised healthcare system! We didn’t do this because of ideology, we did it because it is right and it’s the common sense thing to do. We did it because of our history, we did it because we want a fairer future. Our nation is sadly plagued, due to the history of our land, with radiation related illnesses. We have some of the highest cancer rates in the world! There are over 1,100 cases per 100,000 people. 1 in 2 males will develop cancer before they turn 85, 1 in 3 females will develop cancer before they turn 85. But what have past governments done to help? Nothing. Many people who develop cancer either go bankrupt due to the cost of treatment or avoid care because it is unaffordable for them? That is not good enough for you, that isn’t good enough for our country!

It’s time we create a nationalised healthcare system, free at the point of use for everyone! That is one way we will build a fairer society! That is how we will build a better future for you, your children and all other future generations. Because healthcare should be a right! So let’s campaign for it! Let’s fight for it! And let’s elect a DSP government that will put our country and our people first. Let’s make a country that works for the working class. I want to lead a government that will transform this country, give real hope to everybody, and build a country that will work for the many, not the few! And we can do that! We can, together!