NationStates Jolt Archive

Liberals introduce confidence motion in Assembly
The "Big Three" Opposition Parties aligned to defeat Progressive government

GEORGETOWN – Liberal MNA John Clement earlier today introduced a confidence motion to topple the Wittrock government this morning. Opposition House Leader Mark Stratton told the house that confidence motion has the unanimous support, “The Liberal caucus has unanimously support the confidence motion introduced by our colleague John Clement this morning.”

The National Conservative Coalition (NCC) and the Labour Democratic Union (LDU) have both announced their support to bring down the Progressive League minority government. NCC Leader Gordon Tannenbaum in a press conference at noon told reporters that Prime Minister Anthony Wittrock (http://www.eitb24.com/archivos/imagenes/eitb24/cultura/2008/01/19/George-Clooney-2008011913064117hg2.jpg) has failed to work with the opposition towards a sustainable future for the nation, “The Prime Minister isn’t interested in cooperating with the opposition to move the country forward. He has failed to lead the country.”

LDU Leader Conrad Monzon stated, “The Wittrock government once offered change and progress for the Pacifican Federation. Now he’s turned his back on the country and moved the country down an unprogressive path. He’s turned his back on low income Pacificans and giving tax breaks to corporations. Instead he could be effectively spending money on a national childcare program for working parents.”

Government House Leader Mariella Schiaparelli told reporters that there will be an emergency Progressive caucus meeting this evening to discuss the motion that could topple their government.

Current National Assembly Seat Count

Progressive League: 620 seats
Liberal Party: 419 seats
National Conservative Coalition: 380 seats
Labour Democratic Union: 216 seats
Green: 182 seats
Pacifican Alliance: 78 seats
Parti Pacifiquois: 33 seats
Independent: 7 seats
Vacant: 5 seats

Liberal-NCC announces intent to form a coalition party

GEORGETOWN - Liberal Leader Rose Bettencourt and NCC Leader Gordon Tannenbaum (http://www.defenselink.mil/dodcmsshare/homepagephoto/2008-03/hires_080318-F-6655M-132(3)a.jpg) held a joint conference this morning. Bettencourt told reporters that the two parties have been holding joint caucus meetings aimed at forming a coalition party. This is the latest development in a series of events following a Liberal confidence motion against the Progressive government in the National Assembly yesterday.

“It’s essential to our country’s very survival for the united NCC/Liberal coalition government to be formed,” Bettencourt said.

Bettencourt also stated that the Progressive government hasn’t focused on spending more on education and also accused the Prime Minister for playing favouritism to giving tax breaks to corporations. The Prime Minister had defended his government’s tax breaks to small corporations and businesses is apart of his economic stimulus package in the National Assembly and outside its doors. He also told them it included tax breaks for seniors.

She stated that the “United Coalition” would cooperate with LDU to implement their national childcare and early childhood development program. Health & Human Services Minister Thomas Baker (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Michael_Douglas_Navy3.jpg) has stated that the program is unconstitutional because it falls under provincial jurdistiction, “Such a program would be disastrous if federalized.”

Minister Thomas Baker has also stated that a national childcare program will be stepping over the toes of the provinces, “This within the provincial governments’ jurdistiction to offer its residents such program.

NCC Leader Gordon Tannenbaum said that the two caucuses will be holding votes today to see if the two parties will merge to form a coalition party. If successful, this will be the second coalition party. In 1983, the National and Conservative parties formed a coalition party to defeat the incumbent Liberal Prime Minister Honoré Morel in 1986.

The NCC would enjoy twenty years in government under Prime Minister Tyrone Hall’s leadership. The Hall government was defeated by the newly formed Progressive League in 2006.

Liberals & NCC caucus votes favour coalition party
Clear large minority in NCC caucus not in favor of coalition talks

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Rose Bettencourt takes questions from members of the press.

GEORGETOWN – Liberal Leader Rose Bettencourt announced outside her party’s caucus doors that the Liberals have voted in favor of the United Front coalition party to go up against the Progressive League in the next election. The Liberal Leader stated her party is ecstatic to form a coalition party with the NCC, “The Liberal Caucus is pleased to work with the NCC in a coalition party atmosphere.”

Bettencourt told reporters that the landmark coalition would focus on dealing with childcare, education, environment and the military. Bettencourt stated that the Progressive League government has no mandate to govern, “The Progressive League government has failed Pacificans.

“They have failed to cooperate and work with the Opposition. They have tabled legislation from the Opposition benches in favour of disperse Pacifican tax dollars to corporations. The Prime Minister calls it an economic stimulus package.”

NCC favours to form coalition party with Liberals

NCC Leader George Tannenbaum also announced this afternoon in a press release that his party’s caucus has voted in favour in forming a coalition party with their longtime Liberal rivals. He said while his party favours the coalition party proposal there’s a clear large minority of NCC caucus members dead against the idea, “The coalition party proposal goes on as planned, however there is a large minority of our caucus’s membership stands strongly against the idea.”

Breaking News: National Conservative Coalition dissolved!
National Conservative Party splits in two

GEORGETOWN - NCC Leader Gordon Tannenbaum announced a short time ago in a televised press conference revealing that the National Conservative Coalition has been dissolved following a joint caucus vote with Conservative and National caucuses. Mr. Tannenbaum was joined by National and Conservative Caucus Chairmen Jack Moriarty (C-MNA) and Clement Douglas (N-MNA). This follows after public discussion of forming a coalition party with the Liberals. The Conservative Caucus that makes up 171 seats in the National Assembly voted against the proposal.

The coalition party was formed in the early 1980s to defeat the incumbent Liberal government at the time. Their partnership would lead up to twenty years of governance under Prime Minister Tyrone Hall’s leadership.

Conservative Caucus Chairman Jack Moriarty addressed it, “The Conservative Caucus unanimously voted against forming a coalition party with the Liberals. The partnership that existed between the National and the Conservative parties was working. However bringing the Liberals into the mix isn’t the best of intentions by jeopardizing Pacifican values and the economy.”

Gordon Tannenbaum is expected to be Interim National Leader until the United Front coalition partnership with the Liberals is made official by Elections Pacifica. Rumours speculate Conservative Caucus Chairman Jack Moriarty will be their Leader.

The current structure of the National Assembly: Progressive League has 620 seats, the Liberals have 419, the Nationals have 226, the LDU has 216, the Green has 182, the Conservatives have 154, the Pacifican Alliance has 78, Parti Pacifiquois have 33 and there are 7 Independent members that hold seats with five vacancies.