Civilian Government restoredMilitary regime to give up powerMarch 3877 - The Armed Forces led by General Sudru Ṡuṡ announced they would return control of the government of the People's Free State to civilian rule, resigning their political offices that they gained as a result of the February coup last year. Many in Cildania believe this announcement comes as a result of the manifest inability of the military to govern the increasingly fractured nation. Indeed, during their brief time in power, the military witnessed a Hosian uprising, a series of violent strikes, and the deterioration of the frontline situation in Hebil. One by one, the internal allies of the government are abandoning them, risking to isolate the regime. General Sudru Ṡuṡ's supporters however contend that the Armed Forces achieved their initial goals with the coup; the Apostolic Army was removed from power, putting an end to it theocratic designs, most other religious militias were successfully disbanded, and the Armed Forces themselves were consolidated due to international support. Whatever the cause may be, the People's Free State prepares for the first election since its victory in the war against Sibilla.
Rebirth of Pan-QedarismAncient ideology rebornPhalangist protesters in Qart Qildar, carrying the party flag and the portrait of Baalshilek bin ShafatApril 3877 - Pan-Qedarism, a political ideology demanding the creation of a single Qedarite (Semitic) nation-state spanning the entire continent of Majatra, is a specifically Cildanian creation, born in the conditions of Cildanian self-identity. Ruling between 3052 and 3100, the Qedarite Republic of Cildania, governed by the Cildanian Phalanx, was the only Pan-Qedarite regime in existence, and after its fall pan-Qedarism was excluded from mainstream Cildanian political discourse and its symbolism was banned. After a brief
resurgence in the 36th century, pan-Qedarism and Phalangism was essentially forgotten, and no decent Cildanian would consider expressing sympathy for this movement. Baalshilek bin Shafat, the founder of the Phalanx and the QRC, was branded a monster, his regime removed from the annals of history, and his movement accused of being a pale copy of Selucian Fascism with no roots in Cildanian culture.
But now that Civil War rages in the nation the old ideology once again emerges as an organized movement. Branding itself the "Cildanian Phalangist Party" (
Ṡurby Dorkeit Qildarit), this new pan-Qedarite movement was founded in the midst of the sectarian war fought after the fall of the Sibilla regime, and makes the same promise of a united Qedar, free from religious conflict and foreign interference, that brought Shafat to power eight hundred years ago. The ethnic and religious war are likely to provide a significant popularity boost to the Phalangists, with their strongly anti-sectarian message and their insistence that Qildarim, Yeudis and Majatrans are all part of the same nation. The reborn Phalanx is also likely to benefit from anti-Selucian sentiment created by the fallen Sibilla regime, as well as outrage over the actions of the Hebilean Resistance Army and its quest for independence. As the Armed Forces are to relinquish power, the Phalangist Party may gain a significant role in post-coup Cildania.