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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Rogue » Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:16 pm

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Cahtice: Despite the focus on special forces and a smaller but better trained and equipped military the Deltarian Ministry of Defense and Deltarian Army have announced a new program to modernize the existing artillery brigades in the army and create a extra brigade. The major historical role that the regular army has played in Deltarian history means that officials within the military and ministry of defense cant ignore it. The Deltarian army has traditionally been the largest branch of the armed forces, having at its peak a estimated 1.5 million active soldiers in its ranks and thousands of armoured vehicles, artillery pieces and other equipment. Now, with a voluntary enlistment policy in place and a smaller focus on the branch the army has around 380.000 to 400.000 active soldiers at any given time. The number of tanks in the army was also drastically reduced with all older models of tanks being decomissioned and scrapped with only around 100 T-80 tanks, 420 T-90 tanks (different variants) and a estimated 45 T-14 Armata tanks still in service. Other equipment like artillery, trucks and engineering vehicles were also decomissioned after the coalition war.

But while the army is significantly weaker then before, it is still largely well equipped, and new training methods have caused regular soldiers to report better readiness and training overall. In addition to this the army has now announced its intend in modernizing the remainder of the artillery brigades within the army. This includes self-propelled artillery and rocket artillery. A new self propelled howitzer was already revealed during a public showcase of Deltarian weaponry in Cahtice. It concerned a prototype version of the new "Katzuka" Self-propelled howitzer. This Howitzer will largely replace the current generation of self propelled artillery in the coming 10 years as it will be phased out in favour of the Katzuka. The Katzuka has better targetting systems, advanced communication systems, a moddified turret and, above all, a autoloader, something previous self-propelled guns didnt have.

The Katzuka is still under development with only one prototype currently finished. In terms of rocket artillery the army and ministry of defense plan on modernizing the current variant of rocket artillery they have and slightly improve its already existing systems. In addition to replacing the current artillery guns with their newer versions the Ministry of Defense has also announced the creation of a new artillery brigade to further reinforce the army its firepower in times of conflict. This brigade will include 28 new Katzuka self-propelled howitzers and 15 new rocket artillery pieces and is expected to be completed in 6 years with development on the Katzuka lasting another 2 years.

The current self-propelled guns will be phased out over time and shall be completely replaced by the Katzuka in between 10 to 12 years.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Rogue » Fri Feb 07, 2020 7:56 am

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Cahtice: Now former president Ivona Brezinova has been, after 5 rather succesfull years, been completely humiliated. Just 5 years ago she won her presidency with over 88% of the vote and 55 million people backing her, one of the largest mandates ever given to a Deltarian leader. But in a bitter twist of events the former president has now lost the election, winning only 17 million votes. Millions less then 5 years before. Analysts argue that despite her rather fine peformance during her term she was considered by many to be uninspiring and often out of touch with ordinary people despite passing progressive reforms she did indeed promise. This caused former professor Antonín Pokorný to be elected president, removing Brezinova from her position. Not only did the FSD lose the presidency but the party recorded its worst election result in over 2 decades, losing 248 seats in the assembly compared to the previous election and losing 3 of the 5 seats in the Federal Council, removing any majority the FSD used to hold.

While many expected Brezinova to keep the FSD on all time highs following her initial major victory she now caused the FSD to be in opposition for the first time in over 20 years. Upon this defeat Brezinova announced her resignation as party leader on the party congress which was held just two days after the election. Upon her resignation the party allowed the new leader to be elected. Only two candidates put themselves forward, as many high profile FSD politicians were affraid of also failing the party if taking up leadership. Matouš Kozák, another progressive within the party, put himself on the ballot competing against former minister of finance Dušan Brož, who is considered to be a moderate centrist within the party. Party members were, after this major defeat, affraid of alienating a large part of the centrist vote. Brezinova her predecessor, Vanek, who was also considered a moderate centrist, won his terms with smaller margins but did win three consecutive terms, something that party members prefer over major wins and defeats each election. Due to this trend within the party Dušan Brož won the nomination in the first vote with 59% of the vote in his favour, once again making a centrist moderate the leader of the FSD.

It remains to be seen how the FSD forms itself within the opposition as it has only been in opposition once in its entire existence.

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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Polites » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:41 pm

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A new political party was founded by the official spokesman of the Holy Lands, Father Maxim Čtvrtník. With the official blessing of Pápež Vladan I, Father Maxim established the Hosian People's Party (Hosianská ľudová strana, HĽS), explicitly modeled on such ancient predecessors as Saint Vladan the Confessor's Hosian National Party. The new political organization has received the full official backing of the Terran Patriarchal Church in Deltaria, and its leadership is almost entirely composed of high-ranking clergymen. The Hosian People's Party aims to become the political voice of the Church in the Deltarian Federation, a regime that many within the Church see as an apostate government, little better than the Czarist dictatorship which preceded it. Father Maxim has gone on record as saying that "Instead of the two-headed eagle, tyranny now waves the rainbow flag; instead of bloodthirsty Czarist fanatics, the faithful in Deltaria are now persecuted by libertines and apostates".

The political ideology of the new political party is not entirely clear, though it seems to walk the fine line between socially-conservative Hosian Democracy and a more far-right orientation. Regardless, seeing that it benefits from the official backing of the still widely popular Terran Patriarchal Church, it seems likely that the Hosian People's Party will perform well in the elections due in three years.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Polites » Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:51 pm

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In the first major action of the new political party founded and led by the official spokesman of the Terran Patriarchal Holy See, the Hosian People’s Party has launched a campaign for the political and administrative independence of the Holy Lands, a small territory including the town of Dolinka and its hinterlands, from the Deltarian Federation. The Holy Lands were once an autonomous part of the Deltarian Czardom under the direct rule of the Pápež, who acted as the region’s Vojvoda, but the region has since been abolished and incorporated into the Federation Republic of Darali in the aftermath of the War against the Coalition, an act that the Holy See has refused to recognize since then. The Pápež does not recognize Federal rule in Dolinka, asserting that the Holy See needs to maintain clear independence from any political authority and not be subject to any sovereign if it is to freely carry out its spiritual mission. Pointing to the secular and un-Hosian policies promoted by the Deltarian Federation, such as laws that promote homosexuality, adultery, drug use, promiscuity, and the killing of unborn children, as well as forms of anti-Hosian persecution, such as the prohibition against the preaching of the faith by the Church, the ban on prayer in schools, or the obligation of elected officials to keep their faith hidden, the Church argues that the Deltarian Federation is a totalitarian government worse than the Czardom and whose only purpose is the eradication of the Patriarchal faith and its replacement by hedonistic libertinism. Seeking to circumvent these anti-Hosian policies, the HĽS demands that the Holy Lands be immediately granted independence, and has made Dolinka’s political and religious autonomy the centerpiece of its electoral manifesto for 4712.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Rogue » Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:56 pm

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Cahtice: FSD Leader and presidential candidate for the 4712 election Dusan Broz warned the Deltarian people for the "danger of the radical religious revival within our nation" in a town hall in Stefanisti earlier this week. Broz, who took over from former president Brezinova after her humiliating electoral defeat, stated that the creation of the Hosian People's Party and supposedly more active stance the church is taking "undermines the democratic institutions that took us so long to establish" and "threatens the new freedoms our Federation has granted us"

Broz officially filed the paperwork for his presidential bid earlier this year, since then he has held over 70 town halls and over 300 rally's all accross the country. He has also helped party members in their campaigns for Assembly seats and worked with party officials to restructure the party. According to early polls Broz has a good shot at winning the presidency but the newly established Hosian People's Party and their candidate have been surging in the polls, likely filling the large void on the right of the political spectrum. With this attack Broz hopes to discredit his conservative opponnent, emphasizing the peace and economic growth under the Federation and reminding the people what happens if the nation slides into authoritarian rule, explicitly reminding them of the Coalition war.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Polites » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:13 am

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In the first electoral contest of the newly-formed Hosian People’s Party the political formation led by Father Maxim Čtvrtník experienced a stunning and unexpected success. Gaining 228 out of 535 seats in the February 4712 elections, the HĽS became the largest party in the Deltarian Federation, a surprising result for a political party founded just two years prior and with a platform explicitly denying the very legitimacy of the Federation. Father Maxim himself was less than one percentage point, and fewer than 400,000 votes away from becoming the Federal President of a regime which he and his followers see as abhorrent.

In spite of this the Hosian People’s Party’s victory was not complete. The new party, while emerging as the largest in the Federal Assembly, is 40 MPs short of a majority, meaning that the current government chaired by prof. Antonín Pokorný is likely to continue in power, with the tacit backing of the traditional ruling party of the Federation, the Federal Social Democrats. Regardless, the HĽS can rejoice that there is significant popular appetite for its vision and ideals, meaning that the Deltarian Federation and its militantly secular policies are not as entrenched as its ruling class would like to believe.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Rogue » Sat Feb 22, 2020 1:17 pm

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Cahtice: The FSD is once more in a position of power. Dusan Broz, who managed to cling on party leadership after the previous disaster election, has won the presidency by a narrow margin. Broz is now in a position to propose his cabinet but is in a difficult situation, having to deal with the new HLS majority in congress. He has now proposed a "necessity cabinet" with 3 positions under HLS control to hope that the HLS will vote in favour of the proposal so the nation can be governed properly.

Broz is a center-left politician in the FSD and has promised to further modernize and train the armed forces, invest in new innovative industries to stimulate growth and protect workers rights. Experts say any economic reforms will likely be hard to achieve with the HLS majority but small scale investments and some modernizations to the military can be achieved with existing budgets.
The FSD has already proposed a economic reform act to protect workers more and increase the tax on luxury goods. It remains to be seen how succesfull Broz his administration will be without a majority in either chamber of parliament.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Polites » Wed Feb 26, 2020 9:14 am

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In a major piece of legislation, the Hosian People’s Party-led Federal Assembly implemented a thorough reform of the Federation’s armed force. With the end goal of resurrecting the ancient “Army of Boh” established by Saint Vladan the Confessor in the 36th century, the act introduced by HĽS is a first step towards implementing Hosian morality within the ranks of the Federal military. Condemning what it calls the “militarization of Deltarian society”, Father Maxim Čtvrtník’s party aims to remove the last vestiges of Czarism and end the subordination of society and the Church to the imperatives of the state.

Among the provisions of the Military Reform Act is the mandatory removal of most weapons of mass destruction, particularly chemical and biological weaponry, long condemned by ancient Hosian saints as against the precepts of the Terran Patriarchal Church. In addition, and more importantly, the Act purges the military of homosexuals and relegates women to non-combatant positions, with the stated goals of ending homosexual control over the military and ending the participation of women in a culture of violence. By implementing a strict separation between the military and the police and by ending mandatory military service the Act aims to distinguish military violence from civilian governance and eventually subordinate both to higher Hosian morality. Lastly, the military reform places the appointment of officers, and thus control over the Armed Forces, under the control of the legislative, granting the HĽS-led Assembly the power to more directly implement its reforms by purging the officer corps and appointing officers sympathetic to the party’s vision and goals.
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Re: The Deltarian

Postby Rogue » Tue May 12, 2020 9:03 am

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The Deltarian
The Deltarian is the national Newspaper of Deltaria and gives you the news that matters right on your doorstep

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October 11th 4754
National Imperial Party storms the Assembly
The new National Imperial Party, with the promise to return a monarchy in democratic form, has stormed the Assembly and announced its plans
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Cahtice: The National Imperial Party, a newly formed hosian democratic and monarchist political party, has stormed the Federal Assembly taking almost 80% of its seats.
The party was formed after the Deltarian population was once again in a endless loop of decline and poverty as subsequent federal governments failed to adress the nations problems after the fall of the FSD.
The solution that the NCS proposed was a return to a monarchy within a parliamentary democracy. The NCS, which also consists of some family members of former Imperial aristocrats, believes that the old system of absolute monarchy would not work especially with the threat of international isolation looming in such a system. To make sure the monarchy can still return the NCS has proposed a system of constitutional monarchy where even the Czar is elected. All regions would get a duke or duchess to serve as their own representative of the monarchy within the different regions. These dukes and duchesses would then elect the Czar of Deltaria every 10 years. Under this system there will be a parliamentary democracy both on a regional level and national level, with the dukes, duchesses and the Czar merely being figureheads and overseeing the democratic system. Only making decisions if there is a constitutional crisis. The Czar will also be head of state. Allowing him to go on state visits and represent the nation oversees.

The NCS is currently pushing through several reforms and hopes to realize its dream of the return of the monarchy in the near future.

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Re: The Deltarian

Postby IsleofSalkuo » Sun May 17, 2020 7:47 pm

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19th May 4757 Elections
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The Federální Libertariánská Společnost, Deltaria's champions for libertarians, has stormed the nation with a massive unexpected 83% of the nation's votes.
Michal Podlezl, leader of the FLS, issued the following statement the second the results went out
First and foremost, I'd like to congratulate everyone for these fair elections, especially the NCS and our electoral officials. I'd also like to thank the FLS' Libertarian League for driving our glorious libertarians to go and vote. Finally I'd like to thank the 26,819,035 people who cast their ballots for a future that guarantees the rights of the individual! For Liberty!


The NCS opposition leader stated the following in response
While I congratulate the FLS on their victory and for voting in favour of the new constitutional reform, we have serious concerns that their major political power gained will lead them to become the very thing they've sworn to destroy, authoritarians. We, as the opposition, will look at their policies to see how they develop


Without further ado, here are the electoral results
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The United Badaran Front
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Federální Libertariánská Společnost[Deltaria]
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