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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby protijay » Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:11 pm

EDWARD BENNINGTON OPENLY INSULTS 'RULER' OF SARIDAN

In a speech where Head of Government candidate for the New Mordusian Alliance Edward Bennington was celebrating the downfall of fascism in Mordusia, he made more openly hostile comments towards Saridan. Openly saying with no hesitation "What are they gonna do? Try and shoot me with a flintlock musket and then blow themselves up in the process?" It seems Edward Bennington is becoming a strong advocate for war with Saridan.

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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Maxington » Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:19 am

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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby CCP » Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:21 pm

Time to launch a war of liberation against Saridan says pundit

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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Wilderberg III » Tue Jul 03, 2018 3:37 pm

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THE TRIBUNE
The Tribune is Mordusia's leading newspaper, focusing on socio-economic issues from a left-wing perspective.
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15 March 4418
ELECTION 4418: LABOUR AIMS TO FORM A CABINET AS THE GOVERNMENT LOSES IT'S MAJORITY
Labour leader Charles Ravenswood seeks to form a government coalition with other left-wing parties.
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RECHTENBURG - Unofficial sources confirm that the leader of the second largest party, Charles Ravenswood, is seeking to form a cabinet.
In order to do so he allegedly contacted a number of political leaders with a goal of getting to at least 181 seat majority. The parties in question have not been confirmed.
The Labour government is expected to focus their efforts on improving the healthcare and welfare systems as well as improving Mordusia's standing on the international scene.
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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Walker13 » Mon Aug 06, 2018 8:34 pm

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NEW LIBERTARIAN PARTY PROMISES "MORE NUANCED POLITICS"
Democratic Reform Party to battle against traditional Mordusian Conservatism

Mordusians have always been a conservative folk. Throughout history, those parties that have pandered to more regressive views have tended to end up on top. But is this all set to change. The new Democratic Reform Party (DRP) seeks to convert Mordusians' views to libertarianism as they, and their founder - Chester Fayette - make their first steps into the crazy world of Mordusian politics.

The new party, aimed as much towards changing perceptions about small government and deregulation, as governing Mordusia, has promised to ascribe to a "more nuanced" political view of the world. Describing themselves as "neolibertarian" the DRP advocates for as little government regulation as possible, whilst maintaining free healthcare and education through subcontraction. Believing that government's role is to give people the opportunity to make their own decisions, the DRP is strongly against government oversight regardless of the consequences.

"Too often has political partisanship hidden the actual facts regarding the issues," says the 41-year-old corporate-lawyer-turned-politician, Chester Fayette, in an exclusive interview for the Chronicle. "We believe in proper pragmatic policies, based upon what works, and not upon ideology. For too long, government has overstepped in its duties, and infringed in our personal affairs. A person's life is about the choices they make in it, and it should be the government's duty to give the person as much choice as possible, no more."

Perhaps the most interesting thing about the new party is its widespread demographics. In the interview, Fayette promised the DRP would be a party for all, and that is reflected in his choice of spokespeople to help him lead the party. A mixture of old and young; Luthorian and Canrillaise; men and women, make up what appears to be a party intent on reaching out to all ninety-nine million Mordusians. Whether they shall achieve this however, remains to be seen.
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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Walker13 » Wed Aug 08, 2018 11:32 pm

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CAMPAIGNING BEGINS FOR DRP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS
An in-depth guide to the 4 names fighting to be on the DRP ticket

Despite the general election being over a year away, campaigning has already begun within the Democratic Reform Party as four hopefuls begin the long, hard road to winning their party's nomination to run for President of Mordusia. Whilst we have all become accustomed to hearing the party leader, Chester Fayette's voice in Parliament as he attempts to build up the DRP's portfolio, the party's maiden set of potential presidential candidates are a group of political minnows. Here's all you need to know about the three men and woman fighting to be on the ticket come next year.

Jaxon Riley
Home City: Rechtenburg // Ethnicity: Mordusian

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A pharmaceutical business leader, Riley worked his way up from the bottom as a junior scientist with a degree in biochemistry to a business giant. From small political forays in the past, Riley is known to be a huge advocate for complete deregulation and lower taxes, and would push this as his main priority were he to win the Presidency. More socially conservative than most within the party, he supports the current reintroduction of the death penalty, despite Chester Fayette pledging to abolish it were the DRP to gain power.

Finley Davis
Home City: Euphanea // Ethnicity: Mordusian

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Davis is a young journalist for a small right-leaning newspaper. Describing himself as a "Fayettite" he is largely supportive of Fayette's agenda, believing in strong neolibertarian policies, and the liberalisation of the both social and economic issues. His main focus currently is justice and police reform, calling for a new police force independent from the Ministry of Justice, and the delegation of the running of the police to local governments and independent authorities.

Antoine Thomas
Home City: Port Saint-John // Ethnicity: Canrillaise

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Formerly working in HR, Antoine Thomas joined the DRP upon its creation, and gained prominence amongst more socially liberal members - rising up to become the leader of the Social Libertarian Group - a faction of more left leaning members of the party. Thomas is more pro-regulation than his competitors. Agreeing with them that government oversight is wrong, he believes that it is still important to guarantee as many free services for citizens as possible, regardless of whether that compromises the complete removal of government from industry.

Chloe Jackson
Home City: Rechtenburg // Ethnicity: Mordusian

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Jackson worked as an environmental activist until joining the DRP where she took up a researcher role under the Environment Spokesperson, Ameline Chaucer, soon becoming the personal adviser of Chaucer, and having a large say in the DRP's environmental policy. Perhaps the most politically ept candidate of the four, Jackson is, like Thomas, already a rather large figure within the party. Naturally focusing up environmental issues, Jackson says she wishes to implement a form environmental libertarianism.

Currently polling by the Chronicle suggests Chloe Jackson currently edges Jaxon Riley, with Thomas a few points behind the pair. However, this original polling data will change as the policies of these four President wannabes is discovered and scrupilised.
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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Walker13 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:07 pm

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NOMINATION BATTLE BECOMES THREE-HORSE RACE AS JACKSON FALLS BEHIND
Influence of DRP Factions evident as former front-runner fails to win any of the three factions' support

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Above: Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Sebastien Desjardins. His faction, the RLG, has given its support to Presidential hopeful Finley Davis, allowing the journalist to catch up in the polls to his rivals Thomas, and Riley.

Chloe Jackson fell drastically behind in polling for the Presidential nominee for the Democratic Reform Party following a failure to secure the endorsements of any of the three factions within the party. Despite being the initial front-runner, and found by party members to be the "safest pair of hands" out of the four candidates, the Real Libertarian Group (RLG), Social Libertarian Group (SLG), and Pragmatic Alliance (PA) all endorsed other candidates, removing a large base of support from her campaign.

Perhaps the most politically-savvy in this primary, Chloe Jackson has quickly risen up party ranks from her initial job as a party researcher for the environment. Now a close adviser to Environment Spokesperson, Ameline Chaucer, she is the only one of the candidates to have any say in party policy so far - influencing the Ecological Adjustment Act, which was passed through Parliament.

However, she now finds herself on 12 points, far adrift of Thomas, Riley, and Davis, and is contemplating withdrawing from the race, according to a source within the Jackson for President campaign team. This rumour has been so far denied by the Campaign itself, with a released statement saying that the candidate had "every intention to fight to the end," and that she believed the race was "still for the taking".

Meanwhile, the race at the front is hotting up with Finley Davis benefitting from support from the RLG faction, headed up by Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Sebastien Desjardins. This has allowed Davis to close the gap to Thomas, who has naturally earned the support of the faction he leads - the SLG - and Riley, who has been given the support of the more socially conservative Pragmatic Alliance, which is headed up by party member and lawyer, Sophie Bernard.

As of yet, the leader of the party, Chester Fayette, has refused to back any candidate, although political pundits agree that a Finley Davis presidency would best help him push through his own agenda in Parliament. Current polling has Riley in the lead with 29 points, Thomas on 27 points, and Davis on 26 points. With Jackson on 12 points, this leaves just 6% of the party membership undecided, meaning that the vote in January could come down to a knife edge.
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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby protijay » Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:32 pm

NEW VIOLENT SOCIALIST PARTY FORMED UNDER JAYDEN O'BRIEN THE SECOND

Yesterday at 5PM during a speech in Rechtenburg, Jayden O'Brien the second, a prominent journalist for socialist newspapers and minor politician under the Labor party, announced that he had officially created a new party.. Also announcing that "His supporters were tired of the constant struggle against backwards parties" and "Change will be brought by any means necessary."

Later while being questioned by media outlets, it became clear that Jayden was a social democrat advocating a violent overthrow of the government for more progressive policies.

His party is apparently named 'Soul and Spirit.' Reminiscent of the former party known as 'Spirit' that was eventually driven out of parliament by lack of votes under the leadership of Kein Sheppard.

In further speeches and posts on social media, he promises to bring progressive free education and healthcare while also leaving the market as unregulated as is practical. Also promising that he will implement progressive taxes to take heavily from the rich and redistribute to the poor. Saying in a post on Twitter "Do you know how much a billion dollars of personal wealth is? You could make a thousand dollars a day, work for seven days a week, for three hundred and sixty five days a year, and it would still take you THOUSANDS of years to make a billion dollars. Nobody needs that much money."

According to Jayden, any person who may fall under the label of socialist is welcome in his party. "It isn't about the specific politics, it's more about the violent overthrow of the government so that we may get out of the god damned middle ages."

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Re: Chronicles of Mordusia

Postby Walker13 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 10:43 pm

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CHESTER FAYETTE: DRP WOULD SUPPORT LABOUR GOVERNMENT OVER CONSERVATIVE ONE
Fayette statement comes after DRP fury over "political scheming" by the Conservatives over the Healthcare Act

DRP leader, Chester Fayette was left fuming today as the Conservative Party produced an almost identical Healthcare bill just hours after rejecting a previous one produced by the Democratic Reform Party. Claiming that the Conservative's new act, which would see gender reassignment surgery banned, was nothing more than "political scheming", Fayette suggested that the DRP would be willing to prop up a Labour government to avoid the Conservatives regaining power come next years elections, with him saying that the PLP were more principled.

The main cause of anger amongst DRP party members is the introduction of the article regarding the banning of gender reassignment, something which the party is heavily against. They accuse the Conservatives of introducing the article in order to force the DRP to vote against a bill they would otherwise support, so to appear further towards the left in the eyes of the voters. "It is clear that the introduction of the gender reassignment article was clear political scheming," said an animated Fayette outside Parliament. "The Conservatives knowingly put that Article into their Healthcare Act in order to stab us in the back and force us to either abandon our principles or destroy our positions among voters."

However, the DRP leader dropped an even bigger bombshell, by suggesting that the DRP would rather support a PLP Ministry - which would be distinctly left-wing, and a complete contrast to the DRP's policies. "When it comes to princple, the PLP have a hell of a lot more of it than the Conservatives. The public were able to see democracy at work during our debate with the PLP in their PLP Legislatory Intervention. We may not agree with their policies, but I can say with certainty that a Labour government would be a lot more beneficial for Mordusia than another Conservative one."

The leader's comments have naturally been criticised by many in his party, with the leader of the PA faction declaring the idea of a PLP government propped up by the DRP as "simply ludicrous". However, Antoine Thomas supported his leader's statement on Tweeter, saying that the party would be sticking true to its original aim of overthrowing the socially conservative establishment by making such a move.

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DRP EXPRESS CONCERN AT "VIOLENT" AMBITIONS OF NEW SOUL AND SPIRIT PARTY
Party condemns Soul and Spirit for calling for a violent overthrow of the government

The Democratic Reform Party have deeply condemned the violent ambitions of the leader of the new Soul and Spirit Party, Jayden O'Brien. Soon after O'Brien's speech in Rechtenburg, the Party Office released a statement attacking any calls for violence, and a call for the Soul and Spirit Party to attempt to get their voice heard in a "proper civilised manner".

The DRP statement said that all political violence was deeply incorrect, and led to division and polarisation within the country, not to mention a catastrophic risk to life. It praised the strong democracy that Mordusia had developed since becoming a Republic, although did say that there were several more steps in needed to take to become truly free. The statement ended saying, "as much as we would too like to take the Conservatives out of power, we would hope that the Soul and Spirit would, as we intend to do, attempt to achieve this means through peaceful methods."
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