Congress Party Collapse
March 4899
The Congress Party has collapsed. Formed in 4892, the Congress Party espoused a Kizenian nationalist agenda that sort to enshrine Kizenian dominance with discriminatory policies against other ethnic groups. Additionally the Congress Party implemented measures to create a more powerful and unaccountable President. However, following catastrophic losses in the 4897 legislative election, the Congress Party was reduced to 14 seats in the legislature and minority positions in each regional assembly. Although the Congress Party head of state President Urzica called upon the international community to overthrow the election, with the exception of Dolgaria being the only nation to threaten to support him, the Congress Party did not appear to have a plan, or the stomach to complete electorally for the future of the Confederation of New Endralon and Kizenia.
However, the President of the Council of Ministers Borbély Bálint had the following to offer;
Although there should be some satisfaction in the disappearance of the fascist Congress Party, there is not. It is important for liberal democracy to function that there are competitive elections. I had hoped that the Confederation would go down the route of Egelion and become a mulitparty democracy. Instead we shall continue to traverse the route of Dolgaria and become a one party state, albeit at least we are one that believes in multiculturalism and does not threaten its neighbours with military build ups. We ask the people of the Confederation to hold us true to the liberal democratic values we all share.
Proposals for increased ethnic and religious diversity in the Confederation
The Education and Culture Minister Miksa Gergely has announced new policies designed to increase the ethnic and religious diversity in the Confederation. Two proposals have been introduced to the legislature that will encourage immigration from a range of countries and encourages new Hosian denominations to proselytise in in the Confederation. Miksa Gergely discussed that the Confederation should not be afraid of new ideas or new people coming to the Confederation to help enrich our beautiful nation.
The Zyldav Times certainly welcomes the proposals to bring more people into the Confederation from select nations and we think that it is a good idea that the government is to set up Kizenian language schools to help missionaries preach and set up new Churches in the nation. Onwards with progress.