Rhynach HeddiwRhynach Heddiw (Rhynach Today) is a pro-regionalist, center-left news organization with a focus on affairs of the Draddwyr people and region at large. Occasional commentary on national affairs is published in the Daily Opinion column, posted at the end of every week. Articles are available in standard broadsheet print and digital.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7th December 4967NEW REGIONALIST DRADDWYR PARTY FINALIZES REGISTRATION - SETS SIGHTS ON HEAVY-HANDED LLEWELLYN ADMINISTRATIONThe Draddwyr National Party, a broadly left-wing party with moderate values, headed by Moren Bevan, has recently finalized its registration as a political entity, and has already set its sights on toppling the heavy-handed administration of Governor Llewellyn in the next regional elections.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________by:Rhys Thomas
Political commentator and contributorLLWYBR HAWL - Nationalist attitudes in Rhynach are nothing new - however regionalist fervor has only served to increase following the end of Hulstrian invasion that consumed the Kyo Peninsula, displacing thousands and leaving many more dead. Rhynach and the Draddwyr people were especially hit hard in the wake of the conflict, and have continually felt jaded and bitter at what many perceived to be a majority bias in reconstruction of the nation. Indeed, still to this day there are regions of Rhynach that lag behind the rest of Dankuk nationally, with poverty, homelessness, and a rise in mental health issues being all too apparent. This bitterness has been the driving force behind a surge of Draddwyr nationalism - running concurrently alongside an aptly named "new renaissance" of the Draddwyr culture. However, aside from taking a nominally right-wing character, feelings have been largely left-wing, attaching to Rowiet nostalgism and advocating for the return of the Union, and the reinstallation of the CCR structure, as many Draddwyr feel that their culture was best represented under such.
Political movements in Rhynach have coalesced around this atmosphere, with the recent government being elected into office on populism and Rowiet nostalgism, much to the keen political maneuvering of current Governor Llewellyn. However, many have been taken aback at the heavy-handed and socially right-wing nature of his administration, leading to a surge in opposition candidates seeking to challenge his own party. Many have been unable to sufficiently chip away at the large sway of popularity the Governor holds, but one such entity seeks to hopefully change that in their own direction. Registering under the regional level Rhynach Supervisory Board of Elections and the national level Office for Elections as the Draddwyr National Party, the grassroots, moderate leftist party has eschewed its own brand of regionalism, Rowiet nostalgism, and democratic socialism, fighting for what it calls a "Proud, democratic and avowedly socialist" Rhynach. Some key supporters of the DNP have even called their platform wholly unique, branding it "Draddwyr Socialism".
Lead by Moren Bevan, a current Member of the Supreme Rowi and active member of the opposition bloc, he called upon his supporters to vote in the next regional elections, and noted the steep challenge his party faced. "We're well aware of what we're up against here, there's no denying that," Bevan stated to reporters outside the party's headquarters. "Mr. Llewellyn knows the rules of the game and has utilized them deftly - his own career outside of the Governorship adding further to his twisted use of populism with voters. It will be a challenge, no doubt, but we Draddwyr are well-versed when it comes to hardship." Alongside speaking about his campaign against the ruling governor, Bevan spoke about his policies, championing Draddwyr nationalism and arguing to keep the traditional names for Draddwyr towns, and pressed the Supreme Rowi to create a special committee on Draddwyr cultural affairs. "It's really a sad state of things," Bevan said. "Our children are learning two to three languages in school, whilst they neglect that of their own. How can our people still have an identity if not one of them knows a whit about their own tongue?"
National reactions to the registration of the DNP have been largely mixed. Most Kyo and Draniano members of the National Congress that Rhynach Heddiw reached out to for comment declined a statement, and others spoke negatively about the nationalist character of Bevan, with one passing Congressman remarking that the DNP was "another passing blip of demagoguery on the radar". Oppositely, attitudes in Rhynach have been largely supportive of a newcomer to challenge the Llewellyn administration, including from this publication. Our own editor-in-chief, Emrys Moore, thoroughly gave his support for the DNP, even asking for the possibility of a donation in the near future.
The party's leader, Moren Bevan, flanked by his wife Mavis, speaks to a throng of supporters outside the party's modest headquarters in downtown Llwybr Hawl.
Bevan called on his fellow Draddwyr to fight for a democratic, and thoroughly socialist administration to return to the former CCR of the Rowiet Union.