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Elections in Jagada

Jagada
01-12-2006, 06:55
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Constitutional Party Dissolves
Tradition Party leader Nishio Masamasa calls upon
ex-Constitutional Party members to rejoin and accept
government aide in building a new opposition party...

By Nishina Harue

New Christendom, Jagada (FIN) - While everyone knew the Constitutional Party was on the ropes following the arrest of several of its high ranking party members in connection with last elections several political assassinations; no one was aware that the damage done to the party was this extensive. Two weeks ago the party's headquarters in New Christendom was shut down, at the time the Constitutional Party claimed it was simply because they were cutting off dead weight and as a result didn't need such a large building, nad this was generally accepted amoung the public. Though two days ago a report came out from dissentfuls within the party that proved that the building at been siezed by the New Christendom Building Commission for late taxes and payments on it. This unsettling turn of events only worsened as more things came clear. Local government elections told it all, and should have been paid more attention and given more merit by the mass media. In these polls the Constitutionals were all but completely destroyed, with only the most popular of their canidates holdings their positions just barley and the party made absolutely no gains -- anywhere. Even more alarms rang when the Consitutional Party began a virtual evacuation to their political stronghold in and around New Hope, a Moslem-dominate city in southeastern Jagada. Even in this city the Constitutionals were virtually defeated at every turn and which so many defeats, little donations and thus little funds, and mounting bills and expenses. What else could the Constitutionals do?

Fukushima Korenari, last Constitutional Party leader, made the grim announcement just earlier today in a press conference which in itself only managed to make it on national television because he said it would be their last. In it he stated several times that he regretted the decisions of the last party leadership but realized their actions forever destroyed the party's future in Jagite politics, which was already unstable due to their more radical views -- such as placing heavy tariffs on foreign imports and lifting some bans on alcohol. Korenari gave a dramatic speech in which he called for the newly Independant congressmen, all but two of these new independants being ex-Constitutionals, to reform a party that will make Jagada strong and avert anymore suffering. Weather or not his words would have made a difference are unknown, but the word of the party's dissolvement spread like wildfire. Many did not realize the extent of the Constitutionals decline and by the time the people awoke to the realization that they now live in a One-Party State, it was too late to save Fukushima and the rest of his ex-party members. In response many Jagites have questioned weather or not a new party will be formed in time for the upcoming Highest Minister and Congressional elections, both just months away.

Ochi Koremochi, a graduate of Pax Topazia University and former member of the Consitutional Party gave his views on the matter a simple statement, "The strong did what they could, and the weak suffered what they must." A quote made by a Roman but no less true in this situtation as the Constitutionals are now as much apart of Jagite history as Dark Lord Franco York or former Highest Minister Hunter Norris. This news, however, is not as well greeted as some political experts believed at first, some felt that the Constitutionals downfall would send the people into rejoicing since the must loathed party was gone. In fact, the exact opposite happened as Jagite's fear a return to authoritarianism, or worse, a police-state.

Though the ex-Constitutionals are not completely out of the upcoming elections as Highest Minister Riyabuo Kalia has recently announced a new bill, created by herself and members of her party, which would allow political parties to be formed quicker during emergency situtations and would provide government funding for these parties at first, but only in low levels, and only for a short peroid of time -- no exact time was given but sources suggest up to a year of government support before private donations must be instilled. The bill has been called the 'Republican Aide Act'. The Highest Minister is expected to call an emergancy session of Congress together soon to quickly get the bill apporved to allow an opposition party to be reformed.