NRF becomes largest political party in SeluciaBy Julius Cerro, Political EditorFebruary 2791NRF militants parade in a street in AuroriaThe National Revolutionary Front of Selucia has emerged from the January elections as the largest political force in all of Selucia, following impressive results in only its second election. The NRF garnered just under 40% of the popular vote, establishing large majorities in the regions of Korgana and East Shadar, and collecting a total of 199 seats in the Selucian Senate. The election also witnessed a rather dismal and unprecedented defeat for the Home and Hearth Party, who lost 208 seats, breaking their long standing domination of the Senate, and casting large doubts over the stability of the political establishment. There was one small victory however for the Home and Hearth Party as Eva Metrophanes IV retained the office of Imperator, beating off the NRF challenger Felix Titus Bestia, thanks largely to the complete and unconditional support of the Parliamentary Party, whom Felix Titus described as 'servile puppets' of the HHP.
Political analysts say the results show that despite the terrorist activities of the NRF and the atrocities attributed to their paramilitaries, they are attracting a huge swath of the Selucian population desperate for change in a barren and stagnant political landscape. Most of the NRF support appears to come mainly from the Plebeian classes who see the NRF as the only alternative economically and socially to the staunchly capitalist and conservative political elite of the HHP and the SPP, Other support is estimated to be coming from radical atheists and military personnel who support the NRF's views on religion and the plans for allowing the Selucian military to 'project power and the will of Selucia across Terra' as described in an NRF leaflet. In light of these views and other matters, the NRF paramilitary forces of the Proletariani Legio have seen an upsurge in recruitment as their total size has risen to over a million strong.
It is still unclear on what shape the political mould in Selucia will take, but it is expected that the Home and Hearth and Parliamentary Parties will combine to resist any moves by the NRF to enact drastic or radical changes. The NRF is likely to use its surge in popularity and paramilitary recruitment to extract concessions from the political establishment, at the threat of violence.