al-Haliya PostSahil's leading newspaperSeptember 4695Dreams of political unity?Deputies of the Council of the Republic in session
al-Haliya, An Namer Governorate - When the Supreme Ahmadi Council called for a unified front to cast off the yoke of Luthorian-speaking Solentians, they were met with applause and cheers that had never been seen before. Several dozen paramilitaries, political groups and political organizations rallied to their banner despite the head of the movement, President Tayyid al-Kaba being a religious fundamentalist who had very strong opinions on the role of Ahmadism for the people of Solentia. This did not deter groups such as the January 17th Martyrs Battalion, the political paramilitary group whose affiliation with Ahmadi elements of the Luthorian-speaking dominated Solentian Armed Forces, from joining up. While al-Kaba is seen by the wider political world as a fundamentalist, there are groups such as the Defenders of the Revolution or the "Mudas" who are considered to be even more radical than al-Kaba in some respects.
Other political parties and organizations, such as the Ahmadi Liberation Party (Majatran: Hizb al-Tahrir al-Ahmadii), the All-Majatran Socialist Union (Majatran: Aitihad al-Majan al-Aishtirakii), the Solentian "region" of the Majatran Socialist Ba'ath Party that has long operated in northern Solentia and has a firm grip on the northern portion of Misrahi and Iskadariya where their paramilitary, the General Military Councils for the Liberation and Revolution in Sahil (Solentia) or the so-called "National Defense Forces" allegedly operated by the Kafuri GID. Dozens of other smaller, less prominent political movements joined.
Others, such as the Fedayeen Emir or the "Emir's Men of Sacrifice", a royalist paramilitary and political group that support the restoration of the Emirate of Quanzar albeit a little to the west of where it historically was located. Other political groups have espoused views supporting the restoration of the Emirate or an Emir or some form of monarchy in general, believing it will lend stability to the weak government of Solentia.
Within the Supreme Ahmadi Council, which is comprised of many of the aforementioned groups there are rumors of fracture and the desire for the Supreme Ahmadi Council to run as an independent party versus all of these political parties underneath the umbrella of the President. Rumors have been abound that the militarist wing of the faction, lead by Minister of Defense and Chief of the Defense Staff General Haani al-Abdoo have aligned with the Ba'athist General Military Council with whom they share a close working relationship. The Supreme Ahmadi Council, officially the Supreme Council for the Ahmadi Revolution in Solentia, has aligned itself closely with the Ahmadi Liberation Party and several other smaller groups such as the Defenders of the Revolution who had been acting as a de facto praetorian guard for the regime. Other political alliances have reportedly formed but most parties are to stay tight lipped as they compete in the near future for 350 seats in the Council of the Republic.