Rutania

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GCU leader Royce Blood speaks about last years violent protest in the capital

Dec. 17th 4272


Royce Blood, former Prime Minister and current leader of the Grand Conservative Union, spoke out today after months of mounting criticism over last years 'million man march' that turned into a violent and angry near riot that finished off with a public burning of liberal literature, films, and art.

After the protest President Rivers spoke to the nation calling the belligerent actions of the violent protesters 'disgusting' and then offered a stern warning to the Grand Conservative Union. Journalist haven't been able to get a statement from any politician within the GCU for an entire year. The controversy has only increased the already starkly divided Peoples Assembly with the DSPR now attempting to remove the GCU leaders from the Peoples Assembly http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=537362. When asked over the past year GCU spokesmen have only replied that

the party is focusing on moving Rutania forward and enacting Conservative reforms to better the people and the economy.

Mr. Blood made the following statement that was played live on radio stations and TV stations throughout the nation:

I am here to speak today about the events that unfolded one year ago today here in Vanderburg tens of thousands of concerned citizens showed up to make their voices heard to the administration of President Rivers and to the Socialist political elite that have controlled the halls of government for so long.
I myself was here and happily greeted many fine patriots that day. We were all here to protest and take action to stop the Banking Nationalization Act and other radical legislation that was being pushed by the President and the Socialist political elite. The legislation we opposed so vehemently did not pass and I'd like to believe that is due to the Patriots who were here that day making their voices heard.

Things did take a dark turn that afternoon however when outside agitators showed up and provoked chaos at the gathering. From there things went downhill further with fights and violence spreading like wildfire due to provocations on many sides. I would like to personally condemn the violence acts committed by anyone that day. The Grand Conservative Union in no way endorses nor approves of such tactics. The Socialist Political Elite now seek to use that day a year ago as a political weapon attempting to demonize myself and the GCU and the many great Patriots who showed up that day, we wont let them repaint history this way, the violence that occurred was not the fault of the protesters but instead it was the fault of agitators on many sides.

The Socialist Political Elite think that they have us cornered but their tactics only shine light on their on corruption and false ideas. The Banking Nationalization Act did more to organize our party and motivate people to the conservative cause than anything we could have ever done on our own. I've been speaking with business leaders across the nation who feel threatened by the Socialist political elite and want something done. The amount of small and large donations we have received at the GCU is more than 5 times anything we have ever received so far in advance of an election, I know that the corporate community is with us, I know the little man is with us, I know the Hosnians are with us.

To close I ask you, the noble people of Rutania, to stand with us and not fall victim to the circus the Socialist Political Elite want you to pay attention to. Stand with us and we shall break the shackles of Socialism, we shall break the bonds of Big Government, we shall deliver freedom.

The timing of Mr. Blood's speech is clearly political, choosing to wait till the one year anniversary to make this speech surely will gather more publicity. Also with a little over a year to go till the election Mr. Blood and the GCU seem to be using this as the beginning of their election campaign. During his speech Mr. Blood spoke about the support of the corporate community. There has been a lot of commotion regarding this, laissez-faire economist made some pretty dire predictions about where the economy will go should the DSPR's policies be fully implemented and corporate leaders did listen. Many speculate that the GCU will push economic issues more to maintain the powerful support of the the corporate sector, if they do one can only assume the corporate community will continue to back the GCU since the administration seems to be the outright enemy of corporate reform and an ally of extreme socialism.

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Analysis of the May 4273 Snap Election by the Feynport Gazette


The Right takes a beating

The Grand Conservative Union which had remained one of the nations largest party for nearly a decade suffered a major loss in the snap election in May 4273 loosing 132 seats. The loss has been attributed to the controversy surrounding the December 4271 rally in Vanderburg. The previous administration pressed the issue a great deal before the election even voting to begin impeachment proceedings against GCU leaders. The GCU responded by disavowing the violence but calling the perpetrators 'patriots'.

The election results came as a shock to conservatives nationwide. Despite the GCU's loss of seats the election seems to have been a success for those opposed to Socialism. The United Democratic Party and the Radical Centrist Grouping gained more seats than the GCU lost enough seats to give the 3 parties a majority collectively in the Peoples Assembly.

The overall results of the election have empowered the moderates in Rutania after a near decade of switching between Right-wing and left-wing parties. The people of Rutania it seems have embraced the political middle, however due to the politics in the capital and the need to form a governing coalition our analyst believe government will end up being 'right-of-center'. The political left in Rutania have veered further left after years of dominance on their side leaving many moderates inclined to embrace a certain degree of conservative reforms, and of course the Radical Centrist Grouping and the United Democratic Party have worked in coalitions with the GCU in the past.

The real star of the election of course is the United Democratic Party. Irwin Albinson of the UDP is now the President of Rutania after defeating Arthur Scott of the DSPR by around 8 million votes. The left in Rutania seemed to have coalesced around the far left candidacy of Arthur Scott fully embracing the policies so detested by conservatives in the nation, the answer it seems wasnt to respond with far right policies as the GCU did in Royce Bloods candidacy.

A slew of legislation now sits before the Peoples Assembly including tax reform, Healthcare reform, and labor law reform.

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Radical Centrist Grouping Gets on the Grind



RCG Analyst Trenton King shares policy

The Radical Centrist Grouping has now ventured on proposing policy that the grouping has supported for years due to the new moderate legislature. King shared with reporters, "I hope that this legislature will be the one that can pass great amounts of political reform to this great nation." Four RCG advisers are now apart of the cabinet, and these four advisers have been tasked with proposing at least one piece of legislation this term. Already, Shawn Platin has proposed his Police Reform. King produced a re-attempt to pass the earlier Term Length and Seat Number Reduction Amendment, but without the ruling coalition having a super-majority this may not happen.

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Grand Conservative Union holds convention to decide future of party policy; re brands into the 'Grand Whig Party'
January 4274



The GCU held a convention in Feynport to decide the future of the party after a stunning election loss. They held a closed door convention for 3 days at a large hotel and booked the entire hotel for the dates. Reporters managed to get pictures of several business leaders showing up to attend the event on different days, some attending all 3 days. Many speculated that Royce Blood, who first rose to prominence within the GCU 10 years ago under the administration of Frank Bennett, had lost the parties confidence. The party has been battered in the media by criticisms of 4271's raging protest in Vanderburg and many within the party blame Mr.Bloods handling of the aftermath for their recent election losses.

After 3 days Royce Blood emerged to announce that the GCU had decided on a new path forward and would be re branding their party into the Grand Whig Party in honor of the spirit of the previous Whig Party. The Party released the following as their new party policy and goals:

Eliminate excessive 'Red Tape' Regulations
Support Private Enterprise in Rutania
Defend Hosian Faith
Defend Traditional Rutanian Values
Reduce the size and scope of government


Royce Blood made the following speech for his announcement:

I am happy to inform you all that our Convention was a tremendous success. We have put our heads together and really laid out a path forward. We have decided to reform and re brand our party into the Grand Whig Party in obvious patronage to the Whig Party that existed at the turn of the century. Our very philosophy has been influenced by the Whigs from the very beginning, I believe nearly any conservative scholar in our party has read the works of the Late Foreign Secretary and Senator Thomas Barron. Frank Bennett the last President was a secretary to the late President Elmer Clark in his youth. People have whispered under their breath that we are like the Whig Party for years, those same people say 'conservative' and 'GCU' and 'Whig' as if these titles are slurs. Well we decided that we are proud to be conservatives and we are so proud of our great heritage and the wisdom of the Whig leaders of the past. We decided that we aren't going to be ashamed to say we support traditional marriage between a man a woman, we aren't ashamed to say that we're proud to be White Rutanians, we aren't ashamed to say that we believe in the Hosian Faith. Our supporters voted us into the Peoples Assembly to enact conservative reform not to backtrack when threatened by the Radical Socialist Elite, that is why we have decided to reorganize into the Grand Whig Party. (massive applause) I am sure that the people of Rutania will see that we are working for them like never before and like no one else.

In addition to their new party platform the new 'Grand Whig Party' also announced a new leadership structure with a Whig National Council (WNC) of 3 members with one member serving as the Chairman of the National Council and the other two serving as council members. The WNC is to be selected by an internal vote of party members with the Chairman being decided after every election cycle and the other two council members selected by the Chairman of the council. The Chairman is not to be permitted to dismiss a council member without an internal vote of all party members in approval. The WNC is to be tasked with appointing all other committees within the party and deciding on which candidates to fund.

The Grand Whig Party selected Royce Blood as the first Chairman of the WNC and they selected Bill Hightower and Hiram Blythe as the first council members. Hightower is an aging moral crusader who has spent his life working for Hosian political organizations. Blythe is a new convert to the world of politics, he is the owner of the Blythe Mining Corporation which operates in the mountains of eastern Rutania.

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Whigs hold torchlight parade in Feynport to celebrate the Rutania's Withdrawl from the International Racial Equality Agreement
June 4276


A massive parade was held on June 3rd in the city of Feynport in the state of Ardinia by the Grand Whig Party. The event was billed as a rally where the Whig National Committee would speak to supporters. Whig supporters flocked in from all over the nation and packed into the city to hear the Whig leaders speak. People were seen carrying signs that said things such as 'Were taking our country back', 'Break the hammer, End Socialism for good', 'Rutania for Rutanians'. Once the sun set thousands of protesters began a march through downtown Feynport carrying torches. The crowd was heard chanting 'Rutania for Rutanians', and 'Blood and Country'.

Unlike the controversial protest in Vanderburg from over 10 years ago this one remained peaceful, police were present and made sure the protesters were aware that they could disperse them at any time should they get out of line. The need for dispersement never arose since the crowd was absolutely jovial about the Peoples Assembly's vote to accept the Blood Culture and Heritage Decree http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=537998

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4278 Election Results: Irwin Albinson Re-elected

Democratic Socialist Party of Rutania (133 seats)
Civic Republican League of Rutania (116 seats)
New People's Party of Rutania (50 seats)
Conservative Party (125 seats)
Libertarian Party (124 seats)
Grand Whig Party (93 seats)
Radical Centrist Grouping of Rutania (57 seats)
United Democratic Party of Rutania (52 seats)


The election of 4278 has reaffirmed faith in the President while shaking up the Peoples Assembly and removing the United Democratic Party's largest party status, President Albinson will now need to rely on a more diverse coalition in order to form a government. The last government embarked on a path of privatization of sectors once controlled by the state, reducing state involvement in healthcare and transportation. The previous government also consistently supported pro business policies reducing taxes at the start and the end of the term, many analyst speculate that the pro business policies of the previous government was responsible for a lot of the Moderate- right coalition's election funding. On the foreign policy front the previous government focused solely on the issue of the nation of Saridan and what policy is appropriate for the Commonwealth toward them, the previous government approved protectionist measures to place tariffs on select sectors yet also approved a more humanitarian refugee and foreign aid policy.

Two new parties are now on the stage in the Peoples Assembly, the Conservative Party and the Libertarian party. Many analyst speculate that the philosophies of these parties make them natural allies to form of a government with all the members of the previous government, there is a proposal on the floor of the Peoples Assembly to do just that but only time will tell how the politics of this all will play out.

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To the Commonwealth of Rutania:

It has been an honour to be the President of this country in my first term and now I am delitghted that I have been voted in for a second term to lead this country into further greatness. However, the past election was a disaster for my party as we lost many seats, the UDPR will need to rebuild fast. In terms of forming a new coalition, this is being currentty negotiated on with other parties in the Moderate-Right Alliance and the country can expect the decisions to come shortly. I would like to thank my Prime Minister for this first term, Sima Sander, she has done an amazing job as Prime Minister however she will not remain in this position in the next coalition. Once again I am grateful to the people of Rutania that helped me retain this honour and it is soon time to lead this country to even more greatness.

President Albinson

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Cohesion of Moderate-Right Alliance falls into question as Royce Blood lashes out



The Governing Coalition united under Prime Minister Quinton Montgomery appears to be in disarray after Grand Whig Party leader Royce Blood lashed out address to the capitol news.

Royce Blood:

You reporters come down here hounding us every single day asking about this bill and that deal, tax reform, yada yada yada. For the past year I have had to answer nothing but questions about the inner workings of the governing parties, and who was leading the effort against my own parties proposed reforms. Everyone seems to want to know who is leading to all this bickering within the governing coalition, well I have got an answer for you today folks.

The people responsible for this are all those so called 'free-thinkers' who are rejecting the philosophy of the Free Market as the nation has done for the last decade, its those people who have led to the delay of legislation that can help support our great businesses within Rutania, these are the unknowing vanguard of the last remnants of the Union bosses hold on this nation. If we can get these people out of office in the next election we can deliver corporate tax reform like you've never seen before in this country, we can finally cut the red tape and give private enterprise the tools it needs to make Rutania the economic core of the entire continent of Artania.

So there you have it, you reporters have been hounding us for months, calling us a 'do-nothing' Assembly when in reality the Assembly has done a lot, we have debated a lot. So while it's easy for even me to get worked up over ideologues with just enough votes to impede economic progress the beauty of it all is that its our democratic systems here in the Commonwealth in action. The Peoples Assembly debates fiercely because the very legacy of attempting to end socialism rest in the balance. Nearly 20 years ago I became Prime Minister under President Frank Bennett, the work began then, took some major setbacks under President Celia Rivers but recovered under President Albinson and that work continues today. The socialist are waiting at every turn to find fault in what we are building and that is why fierce debate is necessary, so sometimes with real debate bills don't always pass. We will keep working toward the future and progress and we trust the voters will too.

Mr. Blood's speech has been interpreted as many things by political analyst. Some say Blood is setting the stage for a Presidential run, others viewed this as an attack on fellow parties in the Moderate Right Alliance after a year in which the Whigs have seen as an almost complete legislative failure. The Whigs themselves insist the speech was Royce Blood lashing out at reporters for their characterization of the year as a failure for the government.

The Grand Whig Party has insisted repeatedly that the media is playing up this narrative in order to support President Benedict Hawley's agenda. After several networks ran stories on the Civic Republican League pushing for a vote on President Hawley's agenda the Whigs came out in fury against the President and his agenda calling him a figure head and implying that the President has no power in the Peoples Assembly since President Hawley won in a single election against DSPR candidate Arthur Scott and no other candidates from other parties ran in the election. Since the passage of the Responsibility in Freedom Act http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill. ... lid=538676 several news outlets have emerged online that have been promoting the false claim that the leftist in the Civic Republican League and the Democratic Socialist party plotted and colluded with corrupt government officials to call the election before any party in the Moderate right alliance could complete the necessary legal paper work to run for the office of the Presidency.

One thing is for sure the speech has commentators talking about the current state and the future of Rutanian politics. Can the Moderate Right Alliance remain cohesive enough to govern together after years of rule? Does President Hawley have the power and influence of a Head of State under this government? The people want to know

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Former President Frank Bennett dead at 88



Former President Frank Bennett died in his sleep on January 12th 4284. The former President was a controversial figure in Rutanian politics being an outspoken leader of the Grand Whig Party, (known as the Grand Conservative Union) during his tenure. Frank Bennett left Vanderburg and politics in the summer of 4269, the summer of the Eco-socialism. Despite leaving politics 20 years ago he has become a larger than life figure for many on the right especially within the Grand Whig Party. His Presidency has come to represent the beginning of what many within the Whig ranks see as a battle for the very soul of the nation.

The late President will be laid to rest at his family tomb in southern Ardinia. He is survived by his wife Martha and his sons Albert and Norman. Frank Bennett was born during the chaos of the Civil war between Royalist and Republicans during the late 4190s. Bennett's father was a colonel in the Royalist army at the time and his mother was a stay at home mom. After the war Bennett's father operated a small fishing business in Feynport. Frank Bennett inherited this business from his father and eventually converted it to a shipping company bringing goods to and from Rutania and transporting goods within the nation. After leaving politics Bennett returned his focus to his business where expanded and diversified his business into 3 successful companies; Bennett Shipping, Bennett Grocers, and Bennett Tobacco. Frank Bennett willed Bennett Shipping and Bennett Grocers to his son Albert and left Bennett Tobacco to his son Norman. Bennett Grocers is major chain in the coastal regions of Rutania, Bennett tobacco however is a rather newer enterprise but the late President spent the last 12 years since creating Bennett tobacco buying up several other small tobacco companies.

Royce Blood the Chairman of the WNC who served as Prime Minister under Frank Bennett will deliver the eulogy at his funeral, some several thousand Rutanians are expected to observe the funeral procession to the Bennett family crypt.

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Radical Centrist Grouping Enraged at the Lack of Moderation

From an inside source within the grouping, it is noted that the RCG is enraged at the pure radicalism present within Rutania. You either have the left, which always flocks to socialist policies, or the right, which usually flocks to similar confederate and hardcore conservative like policies. Even moderate parties of the past like the United Democratic Party of Rutania are flocking right. This is a sad day for Rutania, a nation built on the work of a moderate system of application. These radical changes are going to tear this country apart...