The new Consul de Selucia emphasizes her ideas for this new legislature, recognizing that she never expected to become Head of Government, and encourages other nations to join the Gene and Seed Vault Project Treaty
Sertoria Paenula, 50, admits that she was surprised by the call from Consul Seneca at two in the morning.
"The first thing he told me as soon as I picked up the phone was that if I would agree to be by his side as Consul de Selucia. I thought he was referring to me in the face of the next elections. However, he confirmed that that same morning he would dismiss Fadia Nemesius as a result of her attempt to act on her own with the call for the referendum. He told me to think about it but he wanted to have a name for the morning, so I decided and accepted the position. "
Thus begins Mrs. Paenula to tell the story of how she has become the new Consul of Selucia after the fall from grace of Fadia Nemesius. Of Cyamus Seneca affirms that he is a person "with a brilliant mind", and that she would be delighted to work many years alongside him.
"He has a great project for Selucia, and he wants to surround herself with the best to carry it out."
Asked about her affiliation to the Communist Party of Selucia, integrated within the COSIRA coalition, she affirms that it does not suppose "any problem" to recognize herself as such.
"In Selucia, fortunately and unlike in many other countries, we do not see communism as something bad or dangerous. For our citizens, all different political ideologies are welcome, as long as minimum levels of human rights and dignity are respected. That is the requirement we have. For the rest, in Selucia you can be of the ideology you want, that nobody is going to judge you for it. Besides, I myself consider that Selucia is the most communist nation that exists without being a communist. Here, companies are obliged to negotiate with workers, who also have a great weight in their governing bodies. Here, taxes and fines are proportional to the income one has. Here, the national parliament is made up of members of the civil society, and it is them who decide which laws are passed and which are not. We have a referendum law, we have wealth redistribution, aid to the primary sector, subsidies for a large number of issues ... and all of this being a world economic power, avoiding several world crises, with negligible unemployment data and being one of the countries where its citizens enjoy the greatest rights and freedoms. I think I'm not exaggerating when I say that the Selucian model is one of Terra's most successful. "
However, Mrs. Paenula also believes that "they have to put the batteries" during this term, so that the public "is not demotivated with us."
She was one of the people present at the failed Kaliburg Conference trying to negotiate with Malivia, and also one of those responsible for the resignation of the former Defense Minister after leaking her chat with ex-military personnel.
"There is no one in their right mind in our nation who recognizes the territorial claims of Malivia as true. However, you have to know how to deal with this matter. And there are people who did not understand it that way and therefore could not continue in this government. Selucia's position on this matter has not changed in the slightest, and we will continue to defend historical veracity above all else.".
Regarding the Gene and Seed Vault Project, that has become strong once again after the creation of its international treaty, Consul Paenula has encouraged more nations to join it.
"At the moment, 22 nations are to become ratifiers of the treaty. That is great news, but I think more nations should become involved. We are talking about the preservation of our own world, and this is an issue veryone should care about. This treaty doesn't talk about politics, but about the world we want to give our children, and the children of our children."