Pāytakht-e Aldegār: A new government has settled in Aldegar after decades of political uncertainty and weak government. The National People's Unity Party, founded by former members of the military and aristocracy within Aldegar, swept the elections last month with the new president Davoud Hedayati (picture above) assuming his new office in the presidential palace at the capital. The new president and his party stated that they will "bring Aldegar back to its place as one of the strongest states within the known world". President Hedayati using his party has already proposed several bills that limit democratic freedoms within the country. According to the new "Division of Power Act" the president will gain major powers within the new state. With him or her being allowed to disband parliament, appoint judges, issue decrees, approve which parties may hold seats in parliament or contest elections and the position also being in charge of the military and security/intelligence forces.
The party is also preparing the ratification of a new constitution in which the name of the state, flag, seats in parliament and name of both parliament and the presidential position will be changed.
With these new changes incoming many political experts are listing Aldegar as a "dictatorship to be" as upon the passing of these changes political parties are not allowed to be formed freely and the "State President" will gain immense powers making the person holding the presidency the de-facto dictator of the state. International human rights organizations have condemned the newly installed regime stating that their actions are "a major step backwards" for the Aldegar state. While organizations condemn the new regime many citizens within Aldegar are quite happy with the changes, hoping for increased wealth, more jobs and a strengthening of the state after decades of democratic corruption and mismanagement with crowds in the capital reportedly celebrating the emergence of the National People's Unity Party.
President Hedayati has also ordered existing security forces to arrest main opposition figures and supporters with a reported 500 arrested as of now, most of them being democratic, liberal and imperial supporters.