Priscian works the miracleThe Secretary of In Marea-Civis Sinistram is re-elected as Rector of Selucia in an eventful second call for elections after the dissolution of Factio Foederalismi Democratici____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Voters of In Marea celebrating the victory of their party in the electionsIn Marea has returned to the head of government 20 years later, and has done so thanks to Panegyris Priscian, until a few years ago the unknown Health Secretary of Oriensos during the fourth term of Albus Rubio. He jumped to the front line of politics after the
resignation of Adia Pastora to continue as General Secretary of the party after several years of poor electoral results, and has managed to give a drastic turn to the situation.
After the first elections held in February, IMCS won them with more than 38% of the popular vote for the Senate, getting 288 seats and a rise of 148 seats in the legislative chamber. Likewise, Priscian himself was proclaimed Rector of Selucia after defeating the leader of Factio Republicana, Helena R. Nennia, with more than 33 million votes, 59% of the total. Similarly, the party won the regional government of two Provinces, Cor Patriae and Oriensos, by absolute majority. Curiously in the regions where the former regional secretaries were immediately relegated from their posts after the arrival of Priscian to the general secretariat.
However, the jug of cold water fell just a few days later: Factio Confoederalismi Democratici announced its dissolution and with it, left more than 100 seats free in the Senate. Attending an unwritten rule by which, each time a party with representation in the Senate announces its dissolution, elections are immediately called, Factio Republicana took the initiative and presented the proposal for the electoral convocation for March. In the bosom of In Marea-Civis Sinistram the debate is formed immediately: Should they support, as has been done for centuries in the nation regardless of political orientation, the new call for elections? Or is it better to use it as an advantage for the approval of laws that serve as a presentation to the voters? There was not much time for debate. Priscian takes the initiative and urges his senators to support the new call for elections.
The result is positive. While voter turnout falls a bit in the March elections, In Marea returns as the most voted force, this time with more than 40% of the votes and up to 300 senators, while Panegyris Priscian returns to win Mrs. Nennia to proclaiming himself Rector of Selucia with 57% of the votes.
The most damaged party without a doubt in these elections has been Populares that, in spite of having picked up a large part of the CDF voters, it has finished last and its leader and Rector of Selucia for nine years, Milonia Andronicus, has finished in both electoral calls in the last positions, without achieving to pass to the second round. Many political analysts attribute this to her inability to propose an alternative government to that formed by Tiberius Gaius in July 4478, which is the government that has been maintained to date. Panegyris Priscian has already announced that he is in talks with the Populares to form a coalition government with a comfortable majority (507 out of 750 senators).
Panegyris Priscian photographed in his new residence, the Domus ConsularisThe new Rector of Selucia, active member of the IUVIM in his youth and arrested on several occasions in demonstrations against the conservative government of Factio Republicana, Factio Unitatis Patriae and Optimates in the 70s, is known for not keeping things quiet, having his ideas clear and being a very good negotiator. In his inaugural speech, he is committed to trying to carry out numerous changes in the nation, especially in relation to international relations, citizen collaboration and the environment.
"I want to thank all the citizens who have placed their trust in me, and who have done it again after this second call for elections that we have lived in. I assure you that I will do everything in my power to avoid any dissapointment. I know that I have been tried to be discredited on some sides by my "criminal acts", but to defend the dignity, the equality and the human rights I do not think that it can be constitutive of any crime, and so I will keep thinking about it. "
have been the first words of the Rector.
"In these four years I intend to give a turn to the foreign policy of our nation, which I believe has been stagnant for many years. I will try to make visits to the vast majority, if not all, of the Majatran nations. I think it is important to strengthen ties with the countries with which we share the continent, and it is something that is beneficial for both parties. The exchange of cultures, ideas, and even trade is something that enriches us as people, as citizens of this world, and we must go ahead with it. We must ignore xenophobic discourses that seek, through the use of fear, to convince us that we are above others. The purpose to which we should all aspire is to live together, always respecting others, not to divide and face.
Mr. Priscianus has announced that he will also take to the Senate a debate to involve citizens more in politics, through the constitution of what will be called "constitutional referendums" and "legislative referendums", in order to build a nation that is resemble more to his own idea of participatory democracy.
In the question time, the Rector has responded to all of them, but two have been specially dedicated to the most recent present: one on the recent debate that is taking place in relation to the Majatrans and their language in other nations, such as Istalia or Vanuku, and another related to the request of Temania to be handed over the control of Whale Island.
"We are citizens of Selucia, descendants of Selucians. Our civilization has been living in these islands for
many centuries, and thanks to that we have developed our language and our culture. What is known as "Majatran", which comes from the Qedarite Empire, is part of the invasion that was made to our islands by the city-states of Cildania, and that unfortunately triggered the
Selucian Wars. We do not have to provide any special status to Majatran, because it is not something intrinsic to our nation. It is simple.
In relation to Whale Island, I think the best solution is to keep it as it is. An independent entity, which serves as a meeting point for all nations equally where no one is above anyone. The moment a nation takes control of it, we are already out of neutral territory, which can lead to more difficult situations.