Center Party and Eastern Homeland Association form Government of National SalvationDecember 4329Noversk, Vallosta - In a rare move, the Center Party and the Eastern Homeland Association have announced the formation of a "Government of National Salvation" (Dundorfian: Regierung der nationalen Erlösung; Dolgavan: Nacionālās glābšanas valdība) which confirms the presence of the newly formed "Grand Duchy of Dolgavia" with Grand Duke of Dolgavia, Aleksander I von Kruzgalva-Salzbirn, as the head of state and interim Minister-President Claus Leopold von Heusmann as the head of government. The State Council, the announced name for the cabinet of the Government of National Salvation is composed of several members of the Center Party and several members of the Eastern Homeland Association. Notable new ministers in the State Council are:
(1) Claus Leopold von Heusmann as Minister-President;
(2) Lotars Jukums as Chief of Government (Chief of Staff);
(3) Fabian zu Zÿmern und Behm as Minister of Foreign Affairs;
(4) Joachim von Falkenberg-Felsenbaum as Minister of the Interior;
(5) Leopold Joachim von Saalwaechter as Minister of Defense;
(6) Zālamans Tīrelis as Minister of Justice;
(7) Aleksander von Holzer as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport;
(8) Vagifs Veinbergs as acting Minister of Health and Social Services;
(9) Argils Legzdiņš as acting Minister of Science and Technology;
(10) Elmuts Vilks as acting Minister of Environment and Tourism;
(11) Joachim von und zu Fürstenweg as Minister of Trade and Industry
Minister-President Claus Leopold von Heusmann made the announcement alongside leadership from the Center Party, the Minister-President also announced that the Eastern Homeland Association would form a political party known as the Dolgavian People's Party (Dundorfian: Dolgavische Volkspartei; Dolgavan: Dolgavijas Tautas partija) to operate their seats in the temporary National Saeima that is composed of Center Party and Eastern Homeland Association deputies. Minister of Defense Leopold Joachim von Saalwaechter was announced as the "General Commander of the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Dolgavia", the Chief of Staff title of the General Staff of the armed forces, elements of the Armed Forces of Dolgavia have already sworn to the Grand Duke and have taken up arms against their former comrades. Limited skirmishes have taken place between the newly crowned military and the "legitimate" armed forces. Minister of the Interior Joachim von Falkenberg-Felsenbaum and alongside the Minister of Defense Joachim von Saalwaechter announced the formation of the Special State Police (Dundorfian: Sonderstaatspolizei; Dolgavan: Īpašā valsts policija) which will be responsible for carrying out the orders of the new Government of National Salvation alongside regular police.
The Ministry of Finance, taken by the Center Party, will work to build a new sovereign wealth fund after the Dolgavian Investment Authority was dismantled. Minister-President von Heusmann announced together with the Minister of Finance the formation of the State Economic Council which will be responsible for management of the State Economic Fund, the new sovereign wealth fund. Little information is known regarding its current wealth or what will come of it, it is known however that members of the Hulstro-Dundorfian nobility have met regarding it's status and their involvement in it as per Chief of Government Lotars Jukums. The Minister of Finance was joined by Minister of Foreign Affairs Fabian zu Zÿmern und Behm who stated that the Government of National Salvation would be working to build new diplomatic relations with neighbors, namely Trigunia and potentially Kazulia despite recent instability due to the stripping of the monarchy. When pressed about the potential relationship with Indrala, the Foreign Minister noted that "...all diplomatic options were open, however, some are more viable than others."
In a more troubling announcement traditional conservatives and far-right political leaders who remain outside of the Center Party and are reportedly "condemned" by the Eastern Homeland Association have formed the Committee for Organizing Dolgavian Volunteers, which is seeking individuals to form "...self-protection formations to protect against abuses of the reigning government and to perform the duties and tasks of the Government of National Salvation." No official response has come from the Ministry of the Interior, however, current national laws permit the existence of paramilitary groups with full rights and privileges.