October 4338
Leaked Documents Reveal Oliver Gregurek Assassination Carried Out By Kata Horvat
Kata Horvat, the successful former Socialist leader who led the Socialist forces through much of the Civil War's early days, was today arrested by police after it emerged in a leaked document that the assassination of first wartime Populist leader and former Statrican President, Oliver Gregurek, was not in fact executed by the malicious Monarchist government. Instead, it seems, the move was made by Kata Horvat.
While Horvat spoke of freedom, democracy and peace, it seems she was willing to play a violent game with Republican politics. With tensions growing behind the scenes over what to do with Rozna, the Province that once declared independence under Adofo Okafor all those years ago at the dawn of war, Horvat feared their alliance may break down. Some say Gregurek almost walked out of the room when Horvat proposed an armed suppression of the illegal secessionist movement.
Under these circumstances, Horvat decided the best solution was to remove Gregurek from power. While the document claims a peaceful solution was explored, none could have been quickly executed, and so a clandestine assassination operation took place, eliminating Gregurek in the dead of night while blaming it all on the Monarchists.
The police continue to hold Kata Horvat on suspicion of war crimes. She is expected to plead guilty at a trial in the coming months, earning her a sentence of up to life imprisonment (although a lighter sentence is expected).
Aleksandar Novac, Populist leader and President, admits to ordering the documents remain secret for the good of the union. After public outrage he has declared that he will not stand in the upcoming election over the issue, though he himself faces no charges.
November 4338
Election: Adofo Okafor Wins Presidency, Forms Coalition with Socialists
After the shocking revelations of last month, the Presidential race was really a no-brainer. Adofo Okafor, former Tribal Defence Force leader, President of Rozna and leader of the Equality Party, won the vote with a landslide majority of almost 70%. He is the only one of the four original commanders who have survived the Civil War, to some criticism, with some claiming his forces didn't do enough and some even blaming him for starting the war by supporting independence. Regardless, Okafor, who is of Asli descent, was the only credible candidate after the Populist leader Novac dropped out of the race and the weak campaign of the Socialist candidate.
In the legislature, however, the story was different. Equality got 27% of the seats, but lost out to the Socialists, who gained a massive 35% of the seats. The parties have agreed, however, to form a coalition government with a strong leftist slant, which has a strong majority of more than 60%. It's likely that the ruins of the city streets will become strong breeding grounds for socialist economics, with the country heading on a direct path to left-wing politics. It will, at least, suppress the Red Balaclavas, a potentially violent revolutionary Socialist group who emerged just months ago.
The Conservative party, formed from the ruins of the Monarchists, gained just 14% of the votes, and the Populists got just 24% of the seats.
This country has a great many problems and dilemmas to face. But it seems that from this crippled state, Statrica has become a land of opportunity: the old order has been torn down, and the Statrican people now have the freedom to construct a new future -- or to break it down.
New Endralonian Police Expected to Assist with Securing Peace in the Republic
President Okafor is believed to have requested the aid of New Endralon to help police the unstable republic as the nation builds its future. With the scars of war still fresh, Statrican Hosianism and far-right extremism still taking a hold in some areas of the country, and the possibility of this divided nation falling to the knees of the Statrican "Queen" Ana Perica and her father, Edvard Perica, currently staying in New Englia where they were granted asylum, this decision makes complete sense. The nation is too poor to police everything itself, with much of the economy wrecked after the war. However, some have expressed fears that New Endralon will use this as an opportunity to turn Statrica into a satellite state, and some fear the country could be eventually drawn into a foreign war just to stay stable...
December 4338
The State of the Nation: A Short Essay
Was it worth it?
The question seems controversial, even criminal, in the barren landscapes of post-war Statrica, caught up in the spirit of Republicanism and freedom. But the question must be asked: was it worth it?
The Civil War first reared its ugly head ten years ago when negotiations broke down and the nation fell into political chaos. From this political chaos rose years of death, destruction, violence, a coup, a dictatorship... Domonkos, Gregurek and countless innocent people and brave fighters have died because of the war, our infrastructure lies in ruins, our economy is almost completely collapsed.
Our politics remains uncertain: far-right voices lie hidden in the masses, many ready to dedicate themselves to the self-declared Queen, Ana Perica, exiled to New Englia, its close ally. (Though Okafor says he has no intention of getting them back through force, he has utilised economic sanctions on the nation until her and her father, former King Edvard Perica, are extradited to face justice.) Countless Monarchist officers and troops sit in limbo, waiting to know whether they'll be charged for their actions during the war. Socialist revolutionaries stir in the East.
Where great leaps are made when dealing with race equality under the Asli President, a thousand other problems lie in wait for the new government. Do we persecute New Englia? Do we bow down to New Endralon, or refuse their aid? Do we take decisive action against right-wing Monarchists, or will this act sacrifice the very democracy we fought for?
But while all these questions might indicate an undercurrent of instability running through Statrican politics, questions bring answers. Questions are opportunity. And if that isn't what the war was fought for, what was it for?
OOC: That's me done in Statrica for now! I'm looking to relocate to Istapali, working alongside Pragma and controlling about half of the country, so that's where I'll be for the foreseeable!
The Perica family is off in New Englia with Phil Piratin, where he'll be continuing that story.
Statrica itself is hopefully now a lot more developed and has a bit more of an identity, but is also left as open, fertile ground for any future RPers to pick things up in the (perhaps very distant) future.
Thanks for reading, getting involved, helping out or whatever! Adieu.