Re: Aldegar
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 9:47 am
Fall of Ghobadian?
December 5305
The Ghobadian administration of the Yazdean People's Party that has governed Aldegar for the last 14 years is believed to be responsible for the stabilization of the Aldegarian economy and has been praised for its innovative government reform. Under President Adarhormazd Ghobadian Aldegar has successfully converted the traditionally monarchist and aristocratic Yazdean clergy to the cause of republicanism and has fostered a decade of economic growth spurred by Aldegar's joining the Beiteynuese trade network. In recent years however Aldegar's economic growth has begun to slow down. Coupled with allegations of corruption and nepotism brought against the President, this economic stagnation has brought into question the Yazdean People's Party's policies and governing programme.
In response to these allegations and the loss of public confidence in the government, the National Assembly has called for a vote of no confidence in President Ghobadian and his government. If Ghobadian loses this vote the National Assembly will be dissolved and early elections will take place. Although the Yazdean People's Party still has a firm grasp on the Assembly, opposition parties have been growing in influence in recent years and may pose a threat to the YPP monopoly on political power.
A newly founded political party, the Republican Party of Aldegar, seems well positioned to take advantage of Adarhormazd Ghobadian seemingly imminent fall from grace. Founded by opposition lawmaker Amasandji Tamachag last month, the Republican Party is poised to gain a majority of seats in a potential snap election if the latest opinion polls are to be believed. The Republican Party was founded with the explicit goal of abolishing the collective head of state and replacing it with a presidential republic. The incorporation of religious leaders into the Royal Divan, while well received at first due to its promotion of religious harmony, has been condemned by secularists as undemocratic. The Republican Party has coalesced the secular nationalist opposition to the Ghobadian administration, and has a significant chance of gaining political power. The Yazdean People's Party now has to decide whether to cut ties with its leader and lose its majority in a snap election but maintain some seats, or extend its time in power by remaining tied to a now unpopular political leader and risk going down with the ship. With the vote on the motion of no confidence only days away, one thing is clear. Barring a political miracle, President Ghobadian's political career is now over.