Zanus is the only member of the senate not aligned to a political party (if we still count MBH as being in Veritas = Truth) and thus not bound by party rules. Imperial Order are not standing this year as the Liberal Party of Jimmy did not stand last year to give Cruggson a free run against Lakes. Next year both main parties will contest against each other but this year it looked open to Jimmy to cruise to power.
The Liberal Party have begun campaigning against Zanus in any case, ZBH repeatedly referred to the Senator as "Zay-nus" in a televised debate even though his name should be pronounced "Zan-us". A Liberal spokesman later said it was because of ZBH's regional accent.
