Provisional Government thanks World Congress Coalition, continues push for elections and recognition
The Union Flag, soon to fly again over the Crownlands
Kien, Hulstria - As the remnants of the Hulstrian Party regime declared their unconditional surrender to Coalition Forces, Septembrists across the Crownlands took to the streets celebrating the success of the Second September Revolution. Across the Crownlands, supporters went out onto the streets waving the Union Flag of Hulstria and Gao-Soto and singing the original version of the Land of our Fathers, the national anthem. In Thague (Karstadt), where fighting has heavily damaged the cities, Septembrists felt emboldened by the news of the regime's surrender and lined the streets to welcome the Coalition and RBW forces liberating the regime's final bastion. RBW militias soon arrived with food packages to feed the starved citizens of the former capital.
The Provisional Government in Kien has welcomed the news with exultation, with Governor-General Hubert Michels and both Emperors coming to the Imperial Assembly's joint meeting to celebrate the event. The Governor-General, the dignified face of the provisional government and Chairman of the 15th of September Movement, gave a speech to the Diet announcing the next steps as the Septembrists expect to take the leading role in shaping multi-ethnic democracy in Hulstria and Gao-Soto:
His Excellency Hubert, Graf Michels von Bad Phönixspring, Provisional Governor-General wrote:Your Imperial Majesties! Herr Präsident, Mitbürger und Mitbürgerinnen!
Today marks a momentous day in the history of our Crownlands. It's been a heavy road, one in which we've, more than ever, we had to endure much loss. But we were born together in all our pains, as in those historic days nine centuries ago, at a place not far from here, where Hulstrians and Kunihito saw the tanks of the regime coming, faced them together, looked to the sides and thought "we're all in this together. We are united and we shall be free." My forefather was there at that place, on that day. A humble academic, not quite ready for the honour he would be paid as the Father of the Constitution and of Septembrism, the way he and the people who took forward the name of the 15th of September and the ideas it sparked and turned our history around.
Today is as momentous. Again, Hulstrians and Gao-Showans, side by side, have faced the ugly spectre of racialism and oppression. They took away our unity and tried to divide us; they took away our history and tried to rewrite it; they took away our rights and tried to trample us. But like on the 15th of September, we have looked to our sides, and seen not the three classes imposed on us, the differences, but two peoples, determined to share this land of our fathers. And with the world watching and joining in, we have turned this darkest page in our history.
Today, we have reclaimed our history, our birthright, our destiny: our land of two peoples, united and free.
And let us pay tribute to all those, Crownlanders, Ostlanders and coalition allies, who have given their lifes to make it so. Let us stand in silence to their memory,
and give them a place in the heart of a grateful nation. (two minutes silence)
Now begins the great work of securing the future of our land, for the sake of all of its peoples. The Phoenix of Hulstria and Gao-Soto shall rise from the ashes if we all come together. But let us face it: our country has seen better days. We are grateful to the World Congress Coalition for getting us this far, but today I ask them, on behalf of our nation, of all Crownlanders - please help us restore order, peace and prosperity. Help us as we look forward to the first free and fair elections in decades.
Help us as we regain our feet. Help us as we re-establish our proud tradition of constitutional democratic government in the interests of all the citizens in the Crownlands.
Help us bring to justice those who did this to us. The men and women who inflicted so much suffering, killing so many for their mad idea of a nation that never was,
a Dundorfian Hulstria. I say now: I am uncomfortable, as many are, with the very idea - I feel more akin to our Kunihito brothers and sisters than to Dundorf far away.
Those that murdered trying to turn us into a nation we never were should be brought to justice for what they did, and I call upon the World Congress to help us see that justice is done, and that justice is seen to be done.
But help us, above all, rebuild our nation. We are ready, as the legitimate government of Hulstria and Gao-Soto, to restore democracy to our nation. To this end, Herr Präsident, we shall gladly participate in talks to show how this future will take shape. Our position is clear: we have won our freedom and unity. We believe that the best guarantee for the future is the institutions we have restored here in this House. And we believe that ultimately, the future policy and governance of this country should be by, of and for its peoples, decided at the ballot box.
The People's Party is welcome to participate in that debate, and join in that election, under the Basic Law, that der sehr ehrenwerter Freiherr von Geraniengau is even now preparing. Fukuyama-no-shinshaku said this in the World Congress and I reiterate it. Our hand is outstretched, they need only take it. The future of our economy is up to the people - if the People's Party wishes to participate in the formulation of their democratic will, they are more than welcome to do so.
But today, let us honour what we won. Let us rise for our anthem, sing it with hands over our hearts and celebrate this, our Second September Revolution, the day our land of two peoples became once more, united and free. And tomorrow, let us go to the table and to our offices, and build this country the durable democratic future so many have fought so hard to get.
Gott Erhalt den Kaiser! Hoch leb der Mikado! Long live Hulstria and Gao-Soto.
After the speech, the entire House joined in singing the Septemberhymne. Michels and Fukuyama are expected to invite delegates of the People's Party and the Coalition Forces to Kien for talks on the aftermath and the transition to democracy. About the Septembrist position in these negotiations Fukuyama said he had nothing to add: "The Governor-General said it all: we go into this hopeful that we will soon see our democracy restored. We hope the international community will recognise that the best hope for democracy is the Basic Law and the elections colleague von Geraniengau is preparing, and recognise the United Imperial Crownlands as the legitimate and sovereign government."