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In Midnight Coup, Kabotinsky Ousted as NLP Chair

TEL BIDZHAN — The chair of the National Liberal Party, Jonathon Kabotinsky, has announced his resignation today, after an eight hour long meeting of the party’s leadership council, marked by dramatic moments bordering on the Shakespearean.

Kabotinsky’s announcement came after weeks of internal strife at the upper levels of the party, most notably in relation to the National Liberal Party’s coalition agreement with the Beiteynu Tax Party and the Democratic People’s Party. The agreement, which placed the ostensibly libertarian party in cohort with the socialist Democratic People’s Party and the center-left Tax Party was anathema to some members, particularly the intransigent Yeudish Caucus, which Kabotinsky was an ardent member of.

However, despite Kabotinsky’s and the Yeudish Caucus’ concerns, the coalition agreement, termed the grand coalition by supporters, passed with unanimous support from the party’s membership in the Knesset. In order to rectify the concerns of the party’s unyieldingly libertarian leadership with centrist elements in its Knesset delegation, Kabotinsky and the party’s three vice-chairs called a meeting of the party’s leadership council and the party’s leadership in the Knesset.

That meeting saw Kabotinsky’s ouster at the hands of centrist elements in the leadership council. Moreover, what was meant to be a show of unity between the party’s leadership in Tel Bidzhan and its MKs in Yishelem was marred by remarkable scenes of dissension which revealed the true depths of the party’s divisions. In shocking vignettes that played out live on national news, the National Liberal Party began to tear itself apart along battle lines drawn years past.


Embattled NLP Vice Chair Aron Pinsker (center) is escorted out of NLP headquarters by police

First came the news from party headquarters that the leadership council had barricaded itself within the party’s executive boardroom and voted to remove two of the party’s Vice Chairs, Ivrit Blumenfeld and Aron Pinsker, from office. Upon their refusal to resign at the leadership council’s request, they were forcibly removed from the building by police.

The party’s Knesset delegation, emboldened by the leadership council’s removal of its Vice Chairs, voted to disband the Yeudi Caucus by a 14 vote majority. Separately, the leadership council initiated proceedings to begin votes of confidence against the five former members of the Yeudi caucus. Minister of Internal Affairs Elazar Rabbinowitz applauded the move, calling it a, “victory for centrism, a victory for the third way, and a victory for Beiteynu.”

Finally the leadership council executed its coup de grâce against its ailing right flank, voting 5-4 in favor of removing party chair Jonathon Kabotinsky. He resigned from his post and the Knesset soon after. However, Kabotinsky would not go quietly, decrying the vote as a, “leftist sham...designed to prop up a puppet cabinet hell-bent on depriving the yeudis of their rights,” in a rambling, hour-long speech on the floor of the Knesset before his resignation.

The party will soon replace Kabotinsky, and the votes of confidence leveled against the former Yeudi Caucus members will likely fail, granting this new, centrist leadership a firm grip on its Knesset delegation. Regardless, this incident has larger implications for the party’s standing, both in the eyes of the electorate, and in its own MKs.

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Yovel Ograd calls on Magdiel Matz not to run for a third term
The leader of the opposition party Neo-Conservative Union Yovel Ograd has made a speech calling on the Beiteynu president not to run for a third term

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Beiteynu has had 10 years of the same president. Mr. Matz, it is time for a fresh face in this nation. I ask that you respect the need for a variety in politics and have your party run a different candidate this time around

The speech was attended by hundreds of supporters and his plea was met by applause

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Beiteynu Tax Party abandons coalition, resigns from cabinet
16 July 4395


Beit addresses a fringe group at this July's Congress.

Members of the Beiteynu Tax Party today voted to withdraw from the coalition agreement made with the Democratic People's Party of Beiteynu (DPPB). The coalition, formed in July 4393 following elections that month, was in many senses a continuation of the coalition formed during President Magdiel Matz's second term. Disquiet among BTP members had been increasing as DPPB members of the Knesset were frequently absent for votes on key issues, and the DPPB refused to advance a legislative agenda on the nation. In the face of this, on 28 March 4393 the Knesset delegation of the BTP voted to call for early elections.

At the time, Ximun Beit, the Chairman of the Congress of Deputies of the Beiteynu Tax Party and the Minister of Foreign Affairs in President Mikel Kohnstamm's cabinet, said the following: "Members of the Knesset today have taken a key vote. We believe that if this call for early elections is passed, it will stand as a referendum on the government of President Kohnstamm, and on whether the Yeudi people still believe in his ability to rule."

Today, four months on from that vote, the Congress of the Beiteynu Tax Party has met and voted on the conference floor to abandon the coalition agreement with the DPPB. The vote, which Beit opposed but said he would ensure was carried out, was passed 243-110 by delegates from across Beiteynu. Consequently, all seven Beiteynu Tax Party members of the cabinet have resigned. Eva Graetz, the outgoing Minister of Defence, said the following to the press at the end of the conference: "I believe the members today have made the right choice. The DPPB are unworkable and uncooperative. Any political fallout from this rests on their shoulders."

Beit, now without a role, looks to see whether the bill he proposed passes in November this year.

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Yovel Orgad to retire if he loses next election
The founder and leader of the NCYU Yovel Orgad has announced at the yearly NCYU party convention that if he loses the next presidential election in Beiteynu, he'll resign as party leader and retire from politics.

I've had a good time leading the NCYU. I've lead it through its triumphs and flops. But now, I believe that we need someone new to lead our party into victory. So here's to hoping we win, and here's to hoping as win next time if we dont

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Yovel Orgad resigns as party leader
Just as he had pledged to do before the election if he lost, Yovel Orgad has resigned from his post as the leader of the NCYU, and snap elections for party leader have been called in the party. The current frontrunners are the priest Benjamin Grutiz, who wishes to continue the moralistic agenda of the NCYU, and Joseph Stein, a young Knesset member who wishes to moderate the party platform and cooperate more with parties like Kadima Beiteynu and not the BNP

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Yovel Orgad resigns as party leader
Just as he had pledged to do before the election if he lost, Yovel Orgad has resigned from his post as the leader of the NCYU, and snap elections for party leader have been called in the party. The current frontrunners are the priest Benjamin Grutiz, who wishes to continue the moralistic agenda of the NCYU, and Joseph Stein, a young Knesset member who wishes to moderate the party platform and cooperate more with parties like Kadima Beiteynu and not the BNP

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Joseph Stein elected leader of the NCYU
The 33 year old Knesset member won 51.2% of the vote in the 4th round of the election, narrowly beating hardliner Benjamin Grutiz. In his speech, Stein promised to modernize the party and appeal to a broader audience. He also attacked BNP sympathizers in the party and said he will move away from extremist dogma

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Sanctions on Saridan as nationalist violence increases
2 October 4397


Internal Affairs Minister Sol Schlesinger addresses a press conference on the spike in nationalist violence.

Beiteynu has finally passed sanctions on the slave-state Saridan. The sanctions prohibit the export to Saridan of oil and energy, electronic devices and components, industrial machines and mechanisms, and sugar, coffee, and spices. Saridan, since 4373, has been committed to a system of racism, sexism, and discrimination. They have many concentration and slave camps across the country for ethnicities they deem ‘impure’.

The proposal was proposed by Knesset members from the Beiteynu Tax Party, and supported by colleagues in Kadima Beiteynu and the Neo-Conservative Yeudish Union. The Beiteynu National Party opposed the policy, with one BNP Knesset Member arguing that the country should not “overstep our own authority to extend towards other countries and not our own.” Eva Graetz, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, while speaking in the Knesset, extended her gratitude to KB and NCYU for backing the legislation, and made clear that the Beit administration opposed the actions of the Saridan government outright.

Further to this, strides are being made in foreign policy, with legislation being launched in the Knesset to withdraw from two treaties with Saridan. The first of these, the Anti Globalist Alliance (AGA), was signed by Beiteynu in 4263, and mandated that Beiteynu would have to intervene in a conflict that “globalist-aligned nations have engaged in”. It also mandated that “all AGA members… deploy troops… in some form of military combat against globalist forces.”

The second treaty it has been proposed that Beiteynu withdraws from was the National Brotherhood Trade Agreement (NBTA), signed by Beiteynu in 4139. It mandated that Beiteynu would have to have “free and fair trade” with Saridan, a position clearly untenable in the light of the new sanctions that have been passed.

In response to these moves, the Beiteynu National Party has vowed to resign their seats in the Knesset, and dissolve their party. The move comes as paramilitary groups associated with the BNP have stepped up their rhetoric, and in some cases violence, against government forces. One raid on a compound in Padrika owned by an offshoot of ‘Our Homeland Militia’, a nationalist paramilitary frequently associated with the BNP, ended in deaths of eight police officers. The police officers, part of a specialised firearms unit, were acting on intelligence that had sugested the compound housed illegal firearms. They were met with significant concentrated machine gun fire and light explosives. There have been suggestions that the militia was tipped off prior to the raid. Further to this, 17 hate incidents have been reported to the police in the last week in Padrika alone, far higher than the average in 4395-4396.

Further raids on nationalist compounds will be commencing, as the police effort has received additional funding at the direction of President Beit. Sol Schlesinger, Minister of Internal Affairs, released the following: “The perpetrators of this terrible act will be brought to justice. Paramilitaries are not above the law, and cannot act with impunity. It is fully the intention of the government to show them this.” The BNP could not be reached for a comment.

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Yishelem Tribune

New Political Party Formed: "Revolution"

A new, left-wing political party has emerged in the Yeudish Republic of Beitenyu (רפובליקת יידיש של ביתנו), calling itself "Revolution" (מַהְפֵּכָה) and advertising itself as 'arguing for a progressive social system and social democracy while also supporting the upholding of Yeudi sovereignty' according to their new website. The broadly leftist party is led by Tidhar Moshik, 32, a former bank employee from Amshinov, Tadrika, who eventually grew to despise the 'corruption and greed' that he claims to have seen. In response to this experience, Moshik has become an avowed social democrat and progressive, who thinks the current government of the country is not strong enough on the issues of social justice and economic inequality, as is common among many younger people in Beitenyu today.

The party currently has only a few hundred grassroots members, mainly followers of Moshik from his social media accounts which have garnered tens of thousands of supporters due to his outspoken style. Moshik particularly grew the support of young, urban people when he quit his job working for a prominent bank last year by leaving a long message to his bosses which reprimanded them for 'abusing and slighting innocent people supposedly being helped'. His message, which he posted online, went viral, and he quickly became an online sensation among the social democratic and progressive circles in the country. This led him to the position where he was able to create Revolution

According to Moshik, the purpose of 'Revolution' is not to divide based on class but 'to united people through compassion and social justice which are so needed in the world today', which is what he told the Tribune this morning. He said that despite his popularity on social media, 'the party I have started will only do well because it fills the gap our nation needs of a party dedicated to stomping out inequality and injustice through making everyone pay their fair share and providing a safe place for everyone to live'. Using his experience at one of the financial institutions he rails against, and a large social media following of energised young people, it is highly possible that Revolution could win a couple of seats in the upcoming elections, especially considering that some of their legislative proposals have already garnered nation attention in the media. These include plans to extend female reproductive rights and to put restrictions on foreign missionaries. Only time will tell how the party will fair.

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Yishelem Tribune

Election Results: Left-Wing Majority In Knesset; Beniamino Davidson Elected

The election results in the Yeudish Republic of Beiteynu have given the Knesset's left-wing parties a majority of 6 in the 120-seat chamber. The Beiteynu Tax Party and Revolution party have a total of 63 seats between them, the former having 57 (down 6) for just over 27 million votes and the latter having 6 (up 6) more than 3 million votes. This means a net null change in the left-right dichotomy of the Knesset, as Endild and Fosera moved one seat to the right but Padika moved two seats to the left. One could interpret this as being interesting for the right's prospects, as they are within striking distance of winning the Knesset should they retake those Padika seats next time. For the right, the election saw the KB gain 12 seats to land at thirty total for their 15.6 million voters - while the Neo-Conservatives lost 11 seats to rest at 27, for around 13.7 million voters. The classical liberals lost their only seat, with Padika's Josh Stein losing his seat as the party tumbled to only just above 140,000 votes. The only true solace for the right comes for the KB, the gain of the Padika Knesset plurality.

In the Presidential election, Beniamino Davidson was able to nearly take it in the first round with 44.91% of the vote (27 million votes), while the KB's Rivkah Michaeli followed with Classical Liberal endorsement and 26.68% of the vote (16 million votes). Joseph Stein - no relation - narrowly missed out with 22.49% of the vote (13.6 million votes), which comes as another bitter missing-out after his failure to get a second round four years ago by less that 0.8% of the vote. Tidhar Moshik, leader of Revolution, got 5.85% (just over 3.5 million votes). In the second round, Davidson beat Michaeli 54% to 46% (29 million to 25 million votes), with Michaeli gaining Neo-Con support and Davidson gaining the support of Revolution.

With the left staying in control at both levels of national government, a coalition between the BTP and Revolution has been organised and is due to be sworn in May, with a no-frills and straight-forward cabinet mix providing an immediate and stable successor to the incumbent as of writing. This is a good night for the BTP, who stayed the largest party by a mile and retained the presidency, as well as for Revolution, who posted their first electoral success and will enter government with key positions like Finance and Justice as well as Healthcare and Social Services and others. It's a moderate night for the KB, who gained seats and Padika's vote plurality but lost the Presidency and the chance at government, and a bad night for the Neo-Cons who lost seats and will remain in opposition. But the Classical Liberals have lost their one seat, so it's the worst night for them, one could say.

In short, the left won.