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Re: Republic of Talmoria Daily

Postby CanFly » Wed Apr 25, 2018 9:33 pm

Neuhaus Times
Reporting live from TNA camp, outskirts of Kansala

After months of intense fighting in the inhospitable jungles of the Utemban borderlands, the Talmorian National Army (TNA) and contingents of the Esinsundu Imperial Forces (EIF) have reached Kansala, South Utembo's capital city. The TNA has put the city under siege in hopes of forcing the South Utemban king, regarded as a usurper by the government in Neuhuas, to capitulate. However, General Saikou Saidykhan, who was given command of the siege, has stated that Talmoria will refrain from using heavy artillery and aerial raids out of concern for civilian casualty. General Saidykhan has also called for the King to surrender the city to spare his people a lengthy siege. Kansala is a significant checkpoint as it is the capital of the Medinese puppet state and blocks the road to Medina. Any army looking to enter Medina must capture the centrally located Kansala before it can march into Medina proper.
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Re: Republic of Talmoria Daily

Postby CanFly » Sun Apr 29, 2018 5:24 pm

The Neuhaus Times

Despite a prolonged siege, the Talmorian National Army (TNA) moved into Kansala, the capital of South Utembo capturing South Utemban high officials. However, the King of South Utembo was not found in the city as he is now believed to have fled the city prior to the start of the siege. Nonetheless, Talmoria has accepted the surrender of South Utembo from the military officers present in Kansala. The TNA has moved to quell residual Medinese and traitorous South Utemban resistance to the Talmorian liberation, while the military command in Neuhaus prepare for the inevitable invasion of Medina proper. As news of the surrender of South Utembo cries of, "Kansala has fallen! Madinat es-Salaam is next!" could be heard in various Talmorian cities.

While the TNA has had considerable success, the Talmorian Royal Navy (TRN) has encountered some difficulty countering the Tropican naval raids. The Talmorian central command in Neuhaus has taken the initiative of dropping depth charges in areas of suspected sub activity in order to force the sub crews to surface and, hopefully, surrender. Neuahaus is rumored to have begun development of its own anti-sub weapons (ASW) in the form of anti-submarine homing missiles.
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Re: Republic of Talmoria Daily

Postby CanFly » Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:30 am

The Talmorian National Army (TNA) has officially entered Medina proper along with several battalions from Hawu Mumenhes, signifying the beginning of the invasion of Medina. Nearly 85,000 troops amassed on the border over several months waiting for the final orders from Neuhaus. The Talmorian Royal Airforce (TRA), no longer restrained as it was in Utembo, opened the invasion with bombardments of key military installations. As a result the TNA encountered less resistance from the already battered Medinese forces. The Talmorian government has called on the Medinese to come to the negotiation table to save lives on both sides.
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby Alexandrox » Sat May 12, 2018 10:09 pm

OOC: Hope this is all kosher. This is my first time doing RP in Particracy and I think I understand the rules, so sorry if I missed something.

A Republic is Born
New Republican Majority Rocks Talmorian Politics, Rattles the Economy

With the 4390 elections, Talmorian voters chose to end the ironclad rule of the National Democratic Party and delivered a government which has rocked the country's political system, ending its age-old connection to its monarch, upending the country's place on the world stage, and wreaking an already troubled economy with deep uncertainty about the nation's future.

A Team of Rivals

While the election results in Talmoria were dramatic, they were only so in relation to the regular order of things. Prior to 4390, the National Democratic Party controlled every seat in the Majalisar and had effectively built its political system. Even in losing many of those seats to a slate of new competitors, the NDP did not do appreciably worse than the two largest parties - the Progressive Republican Party and the All Talmoria Congress of Socialists. But while voters did not go to the polls to express displeasure with the NDP, they did embrace a radical departure from its governance. In place of the former NDP government, the National Republican Unity Coalition has formed. Consisting of the liberal Progressive Republicans, the far left ATCOS, and the far right Black Bloc, the NRUC was formed along narrow lines - to end the reign of the Empress of the Esinsundu Empire, to severe Talmoria's ties to that empire, and to end the war in Medina. The NRUC delivered on those goals quickly, ordering an immediate ceasefire with Medina, abolishing the monarchy, and reforming the political system. But as elections approach in 4393, some citizens have become concerned about the government's ability to govern beyond those goals.

Of particular worry is the Talmorian economy, which has responded negatively to the sudden instability within its political system. After going steady under the long-term governance of the NDP, the results of the 4390 elections caused Talmorian investments to plummet. And while investors have rallied somewhat with the government's efforts to preserve trading relations with the remaining Esinsundu Empire and the likely peaceful resolution of a standoff between Talmoria and the monarchy by the Justice Ministry, analysts worry about the long-term implications of Talmoria's new political reality. "There is very little common ground between the parties," one said to reporters. "The Progressive Republican Party and the National Democratic Party are both the closest to the center, but their views on the monarchy and philosophies make them a difficult - but doable - fit. And even less common ground exists between the other parties. We've seen very little legislation to help the economy come out of this session of the Majalisar, and outside of Republicanism the government has been unable to agree on even the most routine matters. Investors aren't just concerned about the now - they're concerned about the possibility that ten years from now that this Silent Revolution may render the country ungovernable."

Cultural observers agreed, with one noting the sudden and almost violent deposition of the monarchy could open deep wounds that would be hard to heal. "The original resolution put forth by the coalition called for, in effect, the violent overthrow of a monarch who was beloved by many - if not necessarily most - Talmorians. On the other side, there is definitely an element of the far left and, to a lesser extent, the far right that will not be satisfied by a peaceful resolution. These people may never reconcile, and it is hard to see who can mediate and bring them together." The source continued. "The loss of the Empress is the loss of a neutral figure, one who could stand up in times of crisis and demand that Talmorians and their representatives come together. With the loss of that figure, Talmorians will need to make a new way forward. And none of the new parties seem interested in setting aside politics in such a manner." The scholar pointed to the example of Monika Davidson, the country's current President who has already announced that she will not seek another term in the now-ceremonial Presidency and will instead seek a seat in the Majalisar and lead the Progressive Republican Party's efforts there. "There is simply too much to be gained from dividing Talmoria," the source finished. "For anyone to bring it together."

A "Global Reset"

Despite a lack of direction in domestic functions, one area where the NRUC has made advances is in foreign policy. Shortly after the government announced a ceasefire in Medina to discuss the terms of peace between Talmoria and Medina, Talmoria's new Foreign Minister Albert Steiner gave a speech at the University of Talmoria's Bintuko Campus laying out the broad strokes of his vision for Talmorian foreign policy. The meat of his comments came from an excerpt of the speech in which he called for a "global reset" - an easing of long-standing hostilities intended to build a nation with "many friends and few enemies."

When many nations speak of foreign policy, they speak of it in terms of obligations - of things that we must do either for our own interests, for the interests of those whom we have chosen to champion, or simply against the interests of those whom we have chosen to deplore. As surely as a nation must have allies and brothers in arms, as this view goes, it must have enemies and those whom it acts against. This mindset is, I believe, a relic of an imperial past - a relic of a monarchical mindset which sees the human condition as a set of duties to be performed and responsibilities to be fulfilled. That nations are fit to be commanded by men, rather than to command themselves. But Talmorians are, now more than ever, a free people no longer bound by obligation, by history, by polity, or by a king or queen. We must no longer act out of obligation which we cannot afford. It is time that we set aside our enemies, our rivalries, and our concerns for matters which are not of import to us in faraway lands across borders which are not our own. Instead, the Talmorian nation must act only for itself and must be a nation with many friends and few enemies. The ceasefire in Medina is a global reset for Talmoria, not just of our rivalries but of our alliances. And I believe that in the coming months and years we will find our friends as diamonds in the rough."
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby dk2891 » Sun May 13, 2018 2:13 pm

Weapons Destruction, Unilateral Ceasefire Under Watchful Eye of Defence Chief
August 4392

By: Ayo Ogundele

Especially since she has eschewed the military uniform common to past Ministers of Defence in Talmoria, it is a strange sight to see the diminutive socialist politician Sareen Bakhtahaveda commanding the attention of a room full of mostly men bedecked in full military uniform. Bakhtahaveda, a Talmorian of Rajutti descent, is no stranger to the military however. During the first Utemban intervention over fifteen years ago, Bakhtahaveda was one of the Air Force officers overseeing the airdrop of essential medical supplies to civilians after the attack by Medina. Now, retired from the air force for several years, she has entered the government as the second most visible socialist politician in the country outside of the bombastic leader of the All Talmorian Congress of Socialists, Olufemi Boro.

With none of his sabre-rattling and over to the top rhetoric, Bakhtahaveda has forged a good working relationship with Monika Davidson, the conservative President of newly Republican Talmoria. On the relationship with Davidson, Bakhtahaveda said:

It would be easy to say that I was a soldier and an officer much of my life and it is easy for me to serve the leadership of the country. But the fact is that I am also a politician, sworn to protect the interests of the proletariat and working peoples of this country. So in that sense, I serve two masters - the elected leadership and the people as a whole. In our current coalition, there is no difference between the two on the issues of my portfolio. We wanted to see an end to the bloodshed caused by the war with Medina - something that has been going on for many years and causing untold injury. And we wanted to see a reform of our defense policies to end the sort of dabbling in horrific chemical and biological weapons, which hurt our status amongst the world community. If we agree, and we do, why should I not have a working relationship with this woman?


Indeed, Bakhtahaveda spoke in favor of the ceasefire and the elimination of chemical and biological weapons research in the Majaslar. Not only did she speak up, but in her role as Defence Minister, she traveled to the front lines - almost to the Medinan capital - and announced the ceasefire to troops personally. While she has continued to give Talmorian troops the right to defend themselves if fired upon, the advances have stopped, and as Bakhtahaveda told me, “it is now up to the diplomats.”

After touring the front with her and watching her interact with soldiers at the front, some of them having been at war for years, we traveled back home to oversee the dismantling of a research center dedicated to the advancement of biological weapons. The samples were destroyed, as was much of the equipment. Here Defence Ministry teams were accompanied by experts from the Ministry of Health and Human Services - a ministry controlled by allies of Davidson - to ensure that no research equipment that could be used for non-military research was destroyed. When the final lock was placed on the door of the research center, I felt the need to ask what would become of the research center and equipment now that the offending specimens and equipment had been destroyed. She gave me the slightest of smiles:

That is a question for the people, is it not? I suspect if my comrades and I are swept into power that we will ensure that this is used for the benefit of all Talmorian people with cutting edge medical research. If President Davidson is re-elected and given the majority she wants, then I suspect it will be auctioned off to the highest bidder.


It seems politics is never that far removed, even where the coalition partners agree.
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby EgeDoruk » Sun May 20, 2018 9:28 pm

Front Leaders celebrate third successive election in a row but party insiders indicate cracks are opening within the party

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Party Leader and Presidential nominee Emmarentia Bezuidenhout celebrating the results in the HQ


Front for Motherland and Order had another successful election with increased votes and MPs. If you look at the party superficially and the outside, it was all cheers and celebratory. The mood within the party to promote a more diverse and whiter Talmoria has clearly reached voters all parts of the society. When you scratch behind the surface you can see the tensions within the party increasing more than ever. Pragmatists led by Elspeth Du Plessis push to join a formal coalition. Party has lost seats in Harisani province where purists are in stronger in power structures. In Hawaso and Worodogo where pragmatists are in charge saw a net gain of 17 seats which has significantly changed power structures within the parliamentary party which had a purist majority. While Bezuidenhout stays clear out of daily fights within the party, she has clearly shown more sympathy to the purists within the party. As the party leader she has promoted several purists and pushed back most pragmatists and only awarded positions she absolutely had to give to maintain stability within the party. After all even the party name includes order, she can not afford to have rebellions within the party, at least not have them exposed to the public but that will be hard to maintain with an emboldened reformist caucus and successful results from reformist state parties and paltry results from purist caucus. While there are several nuances within the party divisions regarding issues such as how to appeal a wider audience and keeping the voters and sustainability of a party with preference over whites in leadership and membership and voters who are not white. Some MPs say white pride is nothing to be ashamed of and its not discriminatory and just a way to appreciate minorities within the country, some say it is not sustainable. Another issue at hand is not being able to achieve any policy wins or any sort of accomplishment. It has been rumoured that Du Plessis might challenge Bezuidenhout if there is no accomplishment at the end of this parliament before selection of the new presidential candidate. Du Plessis has denied the suggestions and said that the party and leader has accomplished a great result in the elections and she supports the leader but she also left a door open saying that she will continue to support the leader as long as she can achieve good results for the party but refused to clarify those comments. Bezuidenhout's office refused to comment on the issue but her close associates responded that Ms. Du Plessis has expressed her full support for the leader because she has always achieved great results and she will continue to do so.

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Bezuidenhout and Du Plassis shaking hands in a state party panel
The Neuhaus Times also accessed to an internal party list that has detailed parliamentary composition of the MPs by state
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Hawaso: 14 Reformist, 6 Purist, 1 Neutral
Worodogo: 10 Reformist, 4 Purist, 6 Neutral
Harisani: 4 Purists, 1 Reformist, 1 Neutral
Mansako: 8 Purist, 4 Reformist, 4 Neutral
Bintuko: 9 Purist, 9 Reformist, 2 Neutral

Total: 38 Reformist, 31 Purist, 14 Neutral
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby dk2891 » Tue May 22, 2018 1:09 am

Coalition Agreed Upon, Boro to Maintain Mantle of Great Farin
November 4396

The vast, ideology spanning coalition of the far left, the center, and the far right has officially come to an end as the fascist Black Bloc disbanded amongst declining electoral fortunes and infighting. The coalition had been a weak one, focused on narrow goals of non-intervention and republicanism but held the country together over the course of the last term. On Tuesday though, Great Farin Olufemi Boro - clad in a white Indralan worker’s tunic - announced that he had reached an agreement with the leader of the Progressive Republican Party and obvious rival Monika Davidson on a coalition government. This would be the most momentous coalition agreement achieved in two elections as the two divergent parties agreed on concrete policy goals that would reshape life for Talmorians, unlike the past weak coalitions.

The All Talmorian Congress of Socialists, under Boro’s iron-fisted control, would maintain control over the cabinet. In addition to the position of Great Farin, Boro’s subordinates would control Internal Affairs, Defence, Justice, Infrastructure, Health, Agriculture, and the Environmental Ministry. Ms. Davidson’s party would retain control of the powerful Foreign Affairs Ministry, under Albert Steiner, as well as Finance, Education, Science, and Trade.

The legislative agreements were vast. The PRP agreed to support Boro’s plans to nationalize the defense industry, break up large land holdings, subsidize small landowners, and expand quotas for agricultural produce. Great Farin Boro specifically praised the agreement with the PRP to create a compulsory public pension system to replace the current voluntary system. The Great Farin said:

Our mandate from the Talmorian people has brought the capitalist reactionaries of the Majaslar to heel. We will finally begin to achieve the reforms necessary to protect and swaddle the working classes of Talmoria, who cry out for our help. Under the command of the slaves of the so-called Empress, our elders begged in the streets for scraps of moldy bread. They worked for a lifetime and had nothing but a ditch to call home for it. This indignity will end under this government and we will create a permanent pension system for Talmorians to provide for them in their old age.


What Boro was less keen to speak of was the agreement of the ATCS to PRP demands to decentralize laws about schooling and culture. Our sources from within the ATCS indicate that Boro has expelled some members from the party who objected to the compromises necessary to make the coalition happen. Socialist education and culture advocates protested devolution of these policies and, apparently dabbing away tears, Boro demanded votes to throw them out of the party. Under the guidance of Olufemi Boro, the needs of agricultural peasants and Talmoria’s elderly have overtaken that of the technocratic concerns of educators. Time will tell if this is a good gamble for the socialists, who have won the past three parliamentary elections.
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby Alexandrox » Wed May 23, 2018 12:13 am

Progressive Republicans in Turmoil After Defeat at the Polls
Davidson Hangs on as PRP Struggles to Find Its Place in the Talmorian Republic

Following its first-place finish in the elections of 4390, many in the Progressive Republican Party expected a similar result going into 4393. But Republicans who went to bed early expecting good news in the morning received a shocking result. After winning a comfortable plurality in the Majalsar and taking the Presidency, the Progressive Republican Party lost both of them just as quickly. At the top of the ticket, Progressive Republican candidate Anthony Clarkson came in third place in the first round, with the National Democratic Party retaking the Presidency. Downballot, the party’s legislative candidates led by former President Monika Davidson fell to third place behind the All Talmorian Congress of Socialists and the NDP again. While the unresolved business surrounding the end of the monarchy kept the PRP in government, the results sent the new party’s insiders scrambling to read the tea leaves and find meaning in what was, to them, a defeat.

Much of the blame was placed squarely at the feet of the party’s leader, Monika Davidson. While Davidson had come into her office with high hopes, party members warned that the public had been turned off by her at-times erratic and self-promotional behavior. Many were confused by her shifting line on the monarchy and her decision not to seek a second term as President, leaving a subpar Presidential candidate in Anthony Clarkson to stand for the position. But Davidson’s most organized detractors were ideological. Conservatives led by Christian Hannover, the party’s Finance Minister, asserted that the party failed to retain the motivation of its core supporters – small business owners, middle class families, and entrepreneurs who felt stifled by the aristocracy that came with monarchy.

Davidson’s allies, however, pointed to a chaotic post-revolution political environment and the difficulty of conveying the party’s message of local governance and peace at home and abroad to the voters in a crowded field. And while Progressive Republican voters seemed to accept that argument – re-electing Davidson by a 2-1 margin in the days after the party’s defeat – Davidson clearly took notice. At her acceptance speech, Davidson stopped short of taking responsibility for the defeat on ideological grounds. But her acceptance prominently mentioned promises of tax cuts, cutting regulations, and fighting back against “entrenched labor interests” – issues the PRP leader assiduously avoided the polls. She also recommitted herself to pursuing the internationalist and pro-peace agenda she had originally run on, and in office made good on those promises. With the All Talmorian Congress of Socialists, Davidson and the PRP scaled back the size and scope of the military and ended its WMD program. The party was seemingly rewarded at the polls, regaining the Presidency under the charismatic Watemban military veteran Lumuse Folami, capital-watchers agree that the PRP’s fundamental struggles run deeper than any divide of ideology or personality.

“While there are differences of personality and belief between Davidson and Hannover, the question which truly divides the Progressive Republican Party is place in the government and even society,” said Wakanda Muhammed, a senior political correspondent with the Talmorian Press Association. “The Progressive Republican Party was built as a coalition of Talmorians disillusioned with the monarchy. Their objective was achieved in relatively short time – too short for the party to truly develop an identity in the Majalsar. Now, with the imperial family cloistered in the palace, that coalition is working out what comes next.”

“Monika Davidson represents the wing of the party – the majority at the moment – that sees the PRP primarily as a governing party,” Muhammed continued. Their governing party certainly as an identity as socially liberal, dovish and internationalist, and localist, but it believes the way to achieve these goals is to position itself to sit in government and work through Ministries to make long-term changes. That is why Davidson has been willing to sit with Olufemi Boro and Socialists with whom she has little in common – she sees it as the only way to achieve policy changes. Christian Hannover sees the Progressive Republicans as a conservative, if not explicitly right-wing party, which exists to push pro-business, free market, small government-policy. Everything else is negotiable to him, and he is not interested in sitting in a government which doesn’t meet those demands.”

Muhammed’s ultimate determination was that 4399 would likely be an epochal election for the Progressive Republican Party. While she believes that Davidson is still in control of the party, the dissolution of the Black Bloc and the budding New Republican Front and Talmorian Congress of the Left may force the PRP to decide where it stands. “Monika Davidson is a shrewd politician – even Olufemi Boro would probably admit to that,” Muhammed said. “She was able to stabilize the party’s fortunes in 4996 and most Progressive Republicans see the deal struck between her and the Socialists as favoring them. But the end of the Block Bloc will free up 10% of the country, and between the NRF and the TCL the Progressive Republicans now have rivals to their left and right – to say nothing of their rivalry with the National Democrats. 4399 may be the first election where the PRP’s votes will not be needed for a coalition, and if things go poorly the party could decide it needs a new course – and that course is in the opposition.”
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby dk2891 » Sun May 27, 2018 1:12 pm

Coalition in Turmoil on Eve of Elections
August 4399

The passage of the Free Labor Markets Act threw the political leadership of Talmoria into turmoil, just months before elections. The scene on the floor of the Majaslar was chaos as evidenced by footage captured by the news media. As the party leaders announced their votes, the stunning abstention by the National Democratic Party sent the leaders of the government in the All Talmorian Congress of Socialists into a boiling rage, while leaders of the Progressive Republican Party were moved to elation. Great Farin Olufemi Boro had to be restrained by members of his own party as he attempted to charge into the ranks of the NDP. He instead hurled invective at them, held safely by Internal Affairs Minister Tariq Barad and Health Minister Olayinka Aguda.

This comes on the heels of major successes including the complete nationalization of the nation’s defense industry and the creation of a compulsory old-age pension to fight poverty amongst Talmoria’s elders. Multiple sources from within the All Talmorian Congress of Socialists confirm that while Boro had not held any talks with the NDP, he had been confident that they would join the Socialists in opposing the bill which eliminated slashed worker protections that had existed for decades. With their abstention and the loss of friendly Black Bloc votes, the ATCS - though the largest party - did not have enough votes to stop the bill from reaching the desk of Talmoria’s ceremonial president.

Though his initial rage had been directed at the NDP, the Great Farin took to the media the following day to blast his coalition partners, the PRP. He said:

The PRP is a party of gangsters. They have partnered with capital to extort the workers of Talmoria. Monika Davidson and Priya Rao are ready to smash the kneecaps of any worker that has the temerity to fight for their rights. They’ll eliminate their jobs and starve their families to get what they want - which is total subservience of labor to capital. In the next election, I will lead the working people of Talmoria in a great revolution that will sweep these gangsters out of power.


Boro reportedly wanted to demand the resignation of Minister of Industry Priya Rao, the architect of the Free Labor Markets Act. However, more moderate members of the party like Defence Minister Sareen Bakhtahaveda convinced the Great Farin that it would be inadvisable to bring the government down so close to elections. Better, they argued, to let the issue develop for the next elections. There was some internal discord, though muted, that questioned why Boro did not negotiate better terms with the PRP that would have prevented some legislation from being considered altogether.
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Re: The Neuhaus Times (Talmoria)

Postby Alexandrox » Sun May 27, 2018 1:16 pm

United Against Unions
Unexpected Win on Labor Bill Galvanizes PRP Ahead of Elections

With elections in Talmoria just days away, Progressive Republican Party leader Monika Davidson entered her caucus’ weekly meeting to a rare sound - unqualified and undivided applause. The PRP’s leader, beleaguered since her party’s twin defeats in the 4393 and 4396 elections, has enjoyed a swell of support from her party’s membership in the wake of the surprise passage of the PRP’s Free Labor Markets Act. Engineered by the party’s unassuming Trade and Industry Minister Priya Rao, the FLMA’s language strikes a major blow to Talmoria’s powerful unions - limiting their ability to strike and making it harder to form new chapters. While the bill looked destined for defeat early in its consideration, the support of the Front for the Motherland and Order Party and the last-minute abstention of the National Democratic Party allowed the bill to pass into law with a plurality of the chamber. PRP leaders themselves were shocked by the results, with an insider source describing Minister Rao being pulled out of an industry conference by panicking staffers to devise and deliver a statement on its passage.

While the voters have yet to cast their judgment of the bill, within the Progressive Republican Party its passage has buoyed Monika Davidon’s odds of keeping a hold on the party in its wake. While Davidson is unlikely to hang on after a hard defeat, the passage of a bill long-sought by the PRP’s right wing has satisfied - or at least gagged - Davidson’s critics. Trade and Industry Minister Rao has staunchly supported the former President, and has wielded her sudden bank of political capital in promoting her boss and herself within its ranks. Rao herself, a young politician of Rajutti descent for whom Asusu Keobi is a second language, has been ignited as a rising star in the party and has been discussed as a successor to Davidson should she step aside sometime soon. But while things look good within the PRP, it’s yet unclear how Talmorian voters will respond to such a dramatic change in policy. And while Finance Minister Christian Hannover led a toast to Olufemi Boro as he gave an impassioned speech against the PRP, the near-breakdown of the coalition points to difficulty of governing in the wake of what is likely to be a transformative election for Talmoria.
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