Civil War Averted! End of the Generalstreik! The Volksfront is formed!
Above: Flag of the Trade Union Congress
Following the division of the National Bolshevik Party into left and right, Reinhardt Frei, Gerhard Paulsen and Franz von Fernand (Leaders of the AAF, DKP and NBP, respectively) have united their parties in the Trade Union Congress in Haldor to discuss the creation of a new coalition and the potential end to the Generalstreik (General Strike) in Dorvik. Most members of the AAF and DKP agreed that the leftist branch of the NBP should be forgiven and be considered comrades and friends of the workers, while a small minority, particularly from the more conservative elements of these parties believed the NBP could potentially betray the left once more. However, once again the libertarian side of the AAF and the majority of the DKP decided that the Left National Bolshevik Party and its members deserved a second chance, and were declared an official member of the Trade Union Congress.
Negotiations begun, and the creation of a new coalition and cabinet for the now completely socialist government was proposed by Kuno Rottman in an inspiring speech, assuring that a united left would bring a bright future for Dorvik and its people. The NBP candidate, Franz von Fernand, also spoke to the working class, claiming that a new National Bolshevik Party would no longer see their friends, the left, as enemies any longer, and that absolutely no negotiations with the Centre and Right parties could happen. However, Reinhardt Frei took the oportunity to respond to the New Pragmatische Union and to their threats to the new coalition:
The New Pragmatische Union has stated that they will do anything they can to stop our new alliance. They say that our parties have created an "axis of evil", and that we will surely end democracy when we control the state. However, I wish to say to the NPU and to Petra Menager, but most importantly to the people themselves who are against us: we will not destroy your liberty. If the NPU rallies their supporters in order and promote civil unrest and disobedience, it is their constitutional right to do so. The Volksfront will take absolutely no action against them, for we do not wish to take away their decision to oppose us. This new alliance, the Volksfront, will ensure that all parties from the Right, Centre and Left, will maintain their rights to oppose us and others, as we will ensure that the people are no longer threatened by totalitarian parties. Power is not my interest, which is why Kuno Rottman, Vice-Representative and a friend, will represent the AAF in the Volksfront and in the government. I hope the Volksfront can reach a state of peace with the other parties in Dorvik.
Finally, the Volksfront has declared the end of the Generalstreik, claiming it was successful and that all revolutionary activities must be stopped in order to bring back stability to Dorvik's streets. With 71% of approval in parliament, the new coalition seems to be unstoppable, but how will members of the Centre and Right act after this important event in the nation's history?