Australia's online political party is hunting for candidates. Senator Online says it is Australia's only internet-based political party. Senior party figures Berge Der Sarkissian and Nick Debenham say they formed the party before the 2007 federal election but they will have a bigger assault this time. Potential candidates must find 100 people to support their bid. A national poll - online of course - will then decide the successful candidates, who the party will back with $10,000 for their campaigns. If elected, those candidates would be able to provide their thoughts on issues on the website. But the idea is that Senator Online MPs would be guided in their voting by continual online polls. The polls would be reviewed to see how many people voted and the winning percentage, Der Sarkissian says. An executive committee would review the online results. "It's been tried at local government but it's the first at the national level, Our preferences will be split 50/50 Labor and Coalition."
