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The war room of the D.A.R. was mobilized, a convoy of orange painted vans bringing party officials from Kamidye out along Samgola's country roads and into the wider nation. The security situation in the Samgolan Republic was deteriorating, but the unrest seemed to be limited in the far northwest for now; Djidan and Nambé were still safe enough for campaigning without a costly guard routine. The convoy was hardly a stealthy target: besides being bright orange, each of the vans was also decorated with motifs of various exciting and eye-catching African animals. Lions, elephants and baboons alike decorated the convoy, and a Samgolan flag flew overtop each of the vehicles, proudly claiming the decorated beasts of the wild as treasures of Samgola. It was a very good thing indeed that they were safe in the southeast, lest some 'poachers' come and skin their cars.

Mr. Bassong's contacts in America had alerted him of a great opportunity shortly before he'd parted for Kamidye along with the international mission that paved the way for the émigrés return to the country. The need to establish the party's foothold in the capital took greater concern initially, but that task was increasingly appearing to be a fait accompli, and the party couldn't afford tunnel vision; they were other opportunities to take advantage of. Environmentalist groups in the West had been petitioning the Rubusana regime for years to establish a wildlife sanctuary in Samgola's extremely biodiverse and highly ecologically threatened southeast. President Rubusana, suspicious of Western powers and their influence in his country, had always refused the international environmental community's proposals, and the war had been an end to the talks seemingly for good. With open conflicted ended, though, the prospective new President Bassong would be a very different man than his predecessor. America's greens had no shortage of funds to sprinkle around Africa, and if the D.A.R. had its way, as much of those sprinkles as possible would land in the Samgolan Republic.

Samuel's task was simple: accompanied by representatives of the Samgola Wildlife Society, he had to sell the idea to the locals of a wildlife refuge in nearby Laja. His advisors, though—Ephraim's people—had warned their party's presidential candidate of the difficulties he might face in his pursuit of the project. Many ranchers in the region used poaching simply to defend their livelihoods, his lieutenants promised him, and areas under environmental protection couldn't be mined or developed by the resource conglomerates of the SSI. Taking any side on the issue would have negative consequences, and, like with Samgola's religious divide, they insisted that the better outcome was to ignore the issue. Samuel trusted and respected the advice of his party's members, and their insight into the locals of a country he was still feeling new to, but he saw a path to power that he knew was too lucrative not to take. The SSI and the odd poacher be damned, Samgola's flag would stay two colours: orange [i]and[/i] green. The environmentalists would get their way, and the D.A.R. would throw its full weight behind the Samgola Wildlife Society and their 'Laja Ecological Sanctuary' project. After all, what sort of economical activity would Samgola prefer to be known for: safaris or blood diamonds?

Still, the membership was right about one thing. The party couldn't lose focus on the urban centres, and on the ambitious infrastructure plan they were running on in the big cities. What little funds the campaign had would have to be spread thin, yet again. Samuel signed off on an advertisement campaign in Kamidye, utilizing almost all of the campaign money not already earmarked for the D.A.R.'s mock safari to push the issue of industrialization and urban decay hard in the nation's capital. Taking such a split approach wasn't without risk. Allowing themselves to get so low on funds was a gamble, that could leave them unable to quickly react to any events that might transpire elsewhere in the republic. The leader, though, knew best, and so both plans went ahead. The Democratic Alliance for Reform, and their competitors too, would simply have to be willing to take risks if they wanted to win this election. And after all: what's the worst that could happen in one week?
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[b]Create Ad:[/b] Support Urbanization & Industrialization in Kamidye. [i](-$30,000)[/i]
[b]Travel by Car:[/b] Kamidye to Sétenga. [i](-$4000)[/i]
[b]Speech:[/b] Support Protection of Natural Resources in Sétenga. [i](-1 Energy Point. -$10,000)[/i]
[b]Travel by Car:[/b] Sétenga to Umembe. [i](-$4000)[/i]
[b]Speech:[/b] Support Protection of Natural Resources in Umembe. [i](-1 Energy Point. -$10,000)[/i]
[b]Travel by Car:[/b] Umembe to Ayoullo. [i](-$4000)[/i]
[b]Speech:[/b] Support Protection of Natural Resources in Ayoullo. [i](-1 Energy Point. -$10,000)[/i]

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