Jonathan Martin speaks to crowd of Liberal voters in Fort William
In a stunning turn of events, Jonathan Martin took the stage in Fort William in front of thousands of Liberal supporters to announce that the party will be withdrawing itself from the Left-Bloc political coalition comprised of the Common Wealth Party and the Communist Party of Luthori. The Liberals will from now on be classified as either political independents or "centre." After announcing the decision, Mr. Martin said,
Ladies and gentleman, this decision was not solely made by myself or the other leaders within the party. We collectively agreed to withdraw our membership from the Left-Bloc after recieving a report that the Left For Progress, the newly elected Leader of the Opposition, had been bargaining with the Holy Luthori Church in order to form a so-called left wing government, which gave the Church the position of Head of State as well as several other cabinet positions, on the chance that the Left-Bloc coalition would win government control in the next election. We now know that the L4P has been disbanded, for reasons we are unsure. I can say this, on behalf of the Liberal Party, we now and forever will stand for citizens and voters on both sides of the aisle. We will never abandon our ideals, our policies, or our people in order to bargain with another political party just to play chess with the people of Luthori. What the L4P did was shameful, and the fact that the Communists and the Common Wealth Party enabled and allowed them to engage in bribery with the HLC is equally shameful and the people of Luthori should surely take notice. That being said, because we are now claiming political independence, we are more than willing to work in parliament with parties on both sides in order to better the lives of our people. I certainly hope that the CWP and the CPL will welcome our decision but at the same time pledge to continue to work with us in the future. Folks, as the amount of choices you all have continues to shrink with the absence of the LUF and the L4P, we are all faced with tough choices in the Imperial Diet. Now, it becomes harder for the opposition to pass legislation that we feel will better the lives of our people, and we all are certainly going to take a step back and plan for the tough road ahead. Folk, I thank you so much for joining me on such short notice, and I look forward to speaking with you all again. May the Lord bless you, and may the Lord continue to bless the our beloved Empire!
Liberal Party of Luthori