The National Party welcomes Istalia's proposal to reintroduce some form of power-sharing arrangement in Noumonde between the Canrillaise and Malgy communities. Any settlement which allows one community to dominate the other will lead not only to injustice but also, more likely than not, further instability and suffering in our country.
For myself, I would accept the criticism that Noumonde's last power-sharing government was not as radical and progressive as it needed to be, and that it too often neglected the interests and the aspirations of the Malgy. To be completely frank, this was largely due to the obstructiveness and intransigence of an "Old Guard" faction within the National Party, and also King Norbert himself. Most of those people were never really reconciled to the principle of power-sharing, and they had an agenda all along to bring it down.
With a new constitutional settlement, and with our reformed National Party run along more democratic lines, and with the political power of the King strictly limited, I believe these problems would be less difficult to overcome, and that the National Party could become much more of a positive and constructive partner in a power-sharing arrangement.
If Noumonde is to succeed, Canrillaise and Malgy must work together for the common good. There is no other way.
Whilst we fully acknowledge Noumonde now needs help with peacekeeping and maintaining stability, we urge the World Congress to delegate this role to the Canrillaise Federation forces who are already here, who understand our country and our way of life, and who generally know what they are doing. With the greatest of respect, bringing in troops from non-Canrillaise countries would not go down well with significant minority elements within the Canrillaise community in Noumonde, and in our view, this would unnecessarily foster resentment and be generally unhelpful.
As soon as the security situation has sufficiently stabilised, we believe free elections should be held for a Constitutional Convention, so that elected representatives with a democratic mandate can meet together to discuss and decide Noumonde's future.
On a last note, we agree with Selucia that a series of "war crimes trials" would sow an atmosphere of vengeance and division, and would not be conducive towards bringing the two communities together. However, if any such trials are to be held, then we strongly insist they should be very limited in scope, focusing only on the most serious offenders.
OOC: I will have Noumonde's main Malgy political leader deliver his speech here later on this evening.