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The business of government was moving forward at a reasonable pace. Legislation was being proposed and debated, passed and let to die in the National Assembly, and all of the conduct of the ministries—each of them fully funded—was humming along. At worst, Samgola could at least be said to be orderly, but this was not fully to the President's liking. Sitting in the Capitol in Kamidye, in the former residence of one President Rubusana, President Bassong was unsatisfied. The Democratic Alliance for Reform had sought numerous changes to the Samgolan republic's policies and institutions, and although the new government was still in its earliest stages, little could be said to have been accomplished. President Bassong was intent not only on continuing in his role as president of the republic, but also on building for himself a lasting legacy as the beloved figure that had usher Samgola into a new era of modernity and stability. The issue of unemployment was of a particular concern to the President, as his long hours on the campaign trail had affirmed to him the pertinence of that problem in the minds of voters—those same voters who had elected him into office. A slow pace could be afforded, for now. But eventually, change would need to come.

More pressing was the issue developing in the border states. Reports in the region indicated that the National Militias were preparing for major action, potentially another attack the likes of which had been seen in Kolodam during the campaign. This would obviously be enormously bad press, both for Samgola as a country and for the Bassong government in particular. It was an incident that needed to be avoided, and President Bassong was eager to take the initiative to make it so. On the advice of his cabinet, particularly Oluwasegun Teleola, the Minister of Defense from the SPP, President Bassong had signed an executive action sending an attachment of the Samgolan Army to communities in the Ziwa province along the border. The army would be tasked most hopefully with dissuading an attack from taking place at all. And, if one did, they would react with a proportionate response against the rebels. The issue of the National Militias had been a national embarrassment, often railed against during the campaign, although not by the D.A.R. itself. Nonetheless, Bassong was eager to flex his muscles, and a show of force in Ziwa, potentially saving lives in the process, stood to do much more good than harm.
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[b]Vote:[/b] National War Monuments Bill; 37 NO - 28 YES.
[b]Military Command:[/b] Order the Samgolan Army to prepare for a possible National Militia attack in Ziwa province.
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