Fischer Blasts Left: They Will Sooner Stand With Communists Than See Any Restrictions On Abortion // DNS
Above: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Esther Fischer
With 10 parties now on the Dorvish political scene, politics has become a messy business in Dorvik. The centrist party has left the government, placing the blame almost squarely at the conservative agenda of ADA leader and Minister for Foreign Affairs Esther Fischer. Fischer, who wants to put restrictions on abortion, was able to almost single-handedly bring together the fractured left, including the Communists. But it was to a crowd today of party members that Esther Fischer blasted the centrist party, saying it 'was utterly hypocritical to view any restriction on abortion as worse and more radical than the total abolition of markets and private ownership rights'. This has been a question asked many times by many members of the public, including 15% of the Centrist party's own membership, as to why communism is seen as more centrist than being against 'abortion on demand'. Apparently, the communists have privately 'conceded' on some issues to make the alliance tenable.
'How dare she say there is less difference between these people to her and from us to her?', blasted Fischer to resounding cheers and applause from party members, 'we are a democratic party that has argued for liberal democracy and meritocracy since our foundation, but if we differ on abortion suddenly we come in behind the Communists who do not even believe in private liberty or private rights!'. The aggressive tone of the speech represents the tough time that Fischer has had since becoming the party leader, nearly losing her job after the centrists left the coalition, and with her informal alliance of the coalition partners struggling to stabilise for the time being. Yet amidst this political chaos, the right remains united on one thing: 'communism is not something that can be bridged to'. Fischer also made a big deal out of previous statements from the centrists and greens that they would not be willing to entering coalition with the communists.
'I think the hypocrisy of the left is trying,' she said in reference to these holes in their leftward alliance, 'and I think the Dorvish people will give a good hiding to anyone daring to ally with Communism over those who dare to stand against unnecessary abortions!'. This kind of tone has been echoed by many right-wing members of the ADA, who overwhelmingly voted for Fischer to lead the party last year. The party has consistently came out against the communists since the 60s, when former ADA leader Ida Kayser and Communist chairman Peter Enkelmann would commonly but heads on a wide variety of issues. Fischer also told her crowd: 'I don't get why I have such a massive effect on the Centrists, you say one thing about abortion and a four-year alliance goes out the window in favour of allying with genuine extremists!'. 'It's crazy!', she remarked - to yet more cheers and laughter in the staunchly ADA audience.
Still, with 6 right wing parties, it means the left is basically a shoe-in to enter government. The sheer amount of competition on the right and the newfound unity on the left makes the left in a strong position to take over the Federal Assembly and keep the Presidency. Currently polling suggests the Alliance for Progress is on track to win 55% of the votes and seats, and retain the Presidency. However, there are also rumblings of a new right-wing alliance comprising the ADA, DVP and HVV - a trio which are not too far behind in the Federal Assembly and Presidential polling if they were to unite. This new age of politics harks back to hundred of years ago when Dorvik was dominated by big political alliances. There are some suggestions, however, that Ida Kayser - the former party leader to led the party to its current position - is considering a comeback, despite her advancing years.
Other News: Seekönigin Launches At Fairfax // DNS
Above: The Seekönigin after launch.
The new pride of the Dorvish fleet, the Seekönigin (Sea Queen) has launched at Fairfax. Commissioned in 4370, the ships was built speedily to prevent being upset by a change in government. The massive ship, one of the world's few true super-carriers, was launched today at the Naval Dockyard in the Dorvan channel. Her name was given by the former President Bernard Kilburg, and her construction was done under the last Defence Ministry and wider government. She is definitely an imposing sight, at 65,000 tonnes and nearly a thousand feet at length - dwarfing her renamed sea companions, the Dorvish aircraft carriers Sudische and Lormanische who were renamed from their former royal names as a way to show symbolic unity between the ethnic groups of the South. The Seekönigin stands tall across the world, as the top vessel of the Dorvish navy fleet.