HBC NEWSElection special:
With the return of the We Say So! Party to front line politics for the first time in centuries, there were people who were expecting them to make little to no impact on Hobrazian daily life. This, it appears, was untrue.
In an almost unprecedented result, the We Say So! Party has swept the board in the recent election and taken control of the government with an automatic 2/3rds majority.
In no region did they poll less than 55% of the population and, staggeringly, in Stormereti the Party received 80% of the popular vote.
In the vote for the position of Prezidenti, again the Party polled over 66% of the vote and received over 30 million votes.
In his first speech as in his new position, the newly elected Mr. B'stard has this to say;
"It is with great joy and humility that I take this position and we, as a Party, form a new Government.
"The people have spoken. They will not allow a government of this nation, whether elected or forced into power by a a hidden plot, to give away their hard won sovereignty to another nation.
"Many believed that we, as a Party, were outdated, that our ideas were no longer relevant to the modern world. Well, we knew better and, it seems, so do the people of this great nation.
"There will be hard decisions ahead. It has already been shown that within this nation there are traitors willing to sell us out for a hint of personal power. It is evident that they are being backed by outside influences, and so we as a Government and as a Party will act to defend this nation at any cost.
"There will be proposals placed before the Erovnuli Kreba (National Assembly) which will allow us to defend our borders, to defend our people, from those who wish to do us harm.
"Moreover, we will not rest until those people are brought to justice.
"We know you stand with us. You have already shown your support for our policies before we were able to carry them out. Now, with the mandate you have given us, we will carry out those policies.
"To those within our borders, and to those without, we say this;
"If you've done nothing wrong you've got nothing to fear,
"If you've something to hide you shouldn't be here.
"Remember this, we have the mandate.
Hail Hobrazia.
We Are Right!
Alan be Praised".
It is reported that the incoming Government immediately put on hold the transfer of money and equipment to the Holy Luthori Empire, the nation the previous government had drawn close to and had already put into motion systems to transfer money, military equipment and operational influence. It is suggested by sources within the Civil Service that the nation had already transferred some 5bn HCR in cash funds and over 5% of armed forces equipment. Including other "deals" made by the previous government, it is estimated that Hobrazia has transferred close to 15bn HCR.
Whilst some have pointed out that, currently, Hobrazia is running a surplus of hundreds of billions of HCR, it must also be placed into context that 15bn HCR would be the equivalent of the entire corporation tax income from 3 regions for an entire year.