Edolia
02-01-2005, 04:34
Edolian Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) Channel One; 1900 hours
August 16th, 20??
“Good evening. This is Lüret Sun and you’re watching Edölia Today. Chancellor Rosaura von Grönbouler spoke at a press conference today, outlining her plans for the next two years. Although it has been six months since she took office as head of Parliament, this marks her first public conference to address her plans. Speaking in front of the press today, the Chancellor said that the two main issues upon which she would base her leadership were a reform of regulations placed on foreign businesses operating within the Scarlet Empire, and a ban on the consumption of opium-based products, which are legal in all but one of Edölia’s five districts. Both issues are highly controversial, but the Chancellor hopes to be able to muster enough support among members of Parliament to see the changes made.
“In the past, efforts to cement a political agenda have been hampered due to a lack of support among most strong political parties in Edölia. The pick of the moderate Socialist Party member as Chancellor was viewed as a compromise between Imperial and Anti-Imperial coalitions, both wishing to keep the other from power and hoping to deadlock Parliament until the next elections, when a majority coalition could be formed. Sources close to the Chancellor say that she has been struggling to find issues that she could work with, but until now, has had little hope of seeing her ideas endorsed by a majority of Edolian lawmakers.
“The Chancellor’s announcement today was met with strong reactions from Parliament. Although her measures are strongly supported by her own Socialist Party, which controls 13.1% of the seats, opinion is divided among the rest of the parties, and few MPs support both policies. Von Grönbouler also suggested that she would push the opium bill first and expressed optimism as to its chances.
“Shortly after the press conference, an aide to the Chancellor attempted to calm fears raised by many MPs that such an opium bill would endanger Edölia’s large opium agricultural business by assuring reporters that the Empire’s narcotics export sector would not be harmed by the plan.
“The Impërator of Edölia, who holds veto power over all decisions made by Parliament, declined to give a personal opinion on either of the ideas and said that he would remain neutral.”
August 16th, 20??
“Good evening. This is Lüret Sun and you’re watching Edölia Today. Chancellor Rosaura von Grönbouler spoke at a press conference today, outlining her plans for the next two years. Although it has been six months since she took office as head of Parliament, this marks her first public conference to address her plans. Speaking in front of the press today, the Chancellor said that the two main issues upon which she would base her leadership were a reform of regulations placed on foreign businesses operating within the Scarlet Empire, and a ban on the consumption of opium-based products, which are legal in all but one of Edölia’s five districts. Both issues are highly controversial, but the Chancellor hopes to be able to muster enough support among members of Parliament to see the changes made.
“In the past, efforts to cement a political agenda have been hampered due to a lack of support among most strong political parties in Edölia. The pick of the moderate Socialist Party member as Chancellor was viewed as a compromise between Imperial and Anti-Imperial coalitions, both wishing to keep the other from power and hoping to deadlock Parliament until the next elections, when a majority coalition could be formed. Sources close to the Chancellor say that she has been struggling to find issues that she could work with, but until now, has had little hope of seeing her ideas endorsed by a majority of Edolian lawmakers.
“The Chancellor’s announcement today was met with strong reactions from Parliament. Although her measures are strongly supported by her own Socialist Party, which controls 13.1% of the seats, opinion is divided among the rest of the parties, and few MPs support both policies. Von Grönbouler also suggested that she would push the opium bill first and expressed optimism as to its chances.
“Shortly after the press conference, an aide to the Chancellor attempted to calm fears raised by many MPs that such an opium bill would endanger Edölia’s large opium agricultural business by assuring reporters that the Empire’s narcotics export sector would not be harmed by the plan.
“The Impërator of Edölia, who holds veto power over all decisions made by Parliament, declined to give a personal opinion on either of the ideas and said that he would remain neutral.”