[centre][h1][u][colour=FF8430]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/colour][/u][/h1]
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The efforts of the D.A.R.'s first major legislative achievement, the Brick & Mortar Act, were already bearing fruit. The bill responded to unemployment and homelessness concerns by trying to kill two birds with one stone: hiring those out of work to build simple dwellings for those without a roof over their head. Although it was in its earliest stages, and deeply expensive, the plan seemed to be working thus far: unemployment and homelessness were both on the decline, with thousands already being given by a job to work at and a cheap home to spend their pay on. The abundance of cheap, simple dwellings to be constructed in the months ahead was likely to drive down the costs of housing, allowing those who already had work from outside of the B&M programs to be able to better afford their lifestyle. Lessening the surplus of labour—even temporarily—with abundant construction work was also economically imaginable to be a cause of steadily rising wages for the rest of Samgola's poor and middle class, on top of the constructed infrastructure boosting economic activity and productivity. Hard evidence of all of these (hopeful) trends was hard to come by at this point, but the plausibility of it all would play well with the D.A.R.'s coalition partners, particularly the free-market toting Liberal Democrats. The government and the coalition that constituted it both seemed stronger than before, and Samgola was stronger, too. Other issues aside, things seemed to be going well.

Those other issues weren't insignificant, though. The insurgency in Ziwa was proving to be a massive headache for the President and especially for the Defense Ministry, headed by the coalition partner SPP. The Islamic Army was proving a substantially larger threat than originally expected, but the use of airstrikes had proved to have serious consequences. Although the President's assent to airforce participation in the mission had specifically forbid the use of strikes on civilian centres, poor training among Samgola's airforce pilots had nonetheless led to a deadly bombing in the Okungelewe village. The government had offered little to no reaction to these events, or to other ambushes in Ziwa, hoping for bad news to be brushed aside and instead clinging to what good news they could. Good news on this front was admittedly hard to come by, though. Even Nigeria, which President Bassong had hoped could be a contributing partner in dealing with the Islamic Army, did not seem to want to play by Samgola's rules; it seemed likely the Nigerians who commit only to unilateral action, which could have dire diplomatic consequences. With both the African Union, the UN (with their recently assented medical programme) and Western powers to appeal to in the event of an incident, though, and with Task Force Europa still based out of Kamidye, an invasion of Ziwa by Nigerian President Abacha would be incredibly reckless. Nonetheless, all possibilities needed to be accounted for, and Samuel Bassong was ready to take any action that needed to be taken to protect Samgola's integrity, regardless of who threatened it. Notwithstanding the president's readiness for a response, diplomacy would still, of course, be preferred.
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Politics in coalition was a game of give and take. The Liberal Democrats had helped bring Brick & Mortar into fruition, despite the opposition Samgola Dawn's typical obstruction of the bill, and so the DAR was willing to bend its principles to accept a very generous aviation safety bill that would strongly favour Samgola Air, at the LD's behest. The amendment to the bill offered by the DAR, requiring at least some of the tax credit to be spent on hiring new highly trained Samgolans for various positions in engineering and maintenance, only made the act slightly more palatable. Nonetheless, Prime Minister Ephraim Yombi and President Samuel Bassong alike preferred to keep the Liberty Coalition and the current government intact, and so wee willing to whip their MNAs into support for the potentially controversial act of the National Assembly. The SPP, too, were expected to give their support when the time for the bill to be put to a vote eventually came. Hopefully the act would have some success at making Samgola's skies safer; they could certainly stand to be, given crises old and new.

More at the forefront of the DAR's messaging, though, were the actions being taken by Samgola Dawn. The SD had repeatedly slandered the DAR on the campaign trail, and had, in the President's eyes, attempted to overthrow the democratically elected and DAR-led government in a paramilitary coup only months earlier. They were a dangerous and unpredictable element to be kept in close check, especially considering the instability of their current leadership. With Zan Mahol sentenced to several years in prison for his formation of the SDSF, the SD's new leader was Jasura Hervit: an equally dangerous individual who was believed by some government authorities to have held a leadership role in the SDSF itself. Less insane among the SD's ranks was Zaya Kolin, Samgola Dawn's leader in the legislature. He seemed to have been sidelined in the SD's leadership election somehow, despite hid apparent overflow of support from MNAs. Given Jasura's believed connections to SDSF activities, the entire matter was deeply suspicious. The issue was a limp fish, though; there was little actionable proof of wrongdoing on Jasura's part, and the SD, even Kolin himself, seemed unlikely to cooperate with authorities. To that end, Samgola Dawn was simply to be continued to be put under watch, for now. The Security Bureau under David Desange would continue to monitor their activities, on the legitimate basis of their potential risk to national security. If the SD were seen to be breaking Samgolan law yet again, drastic action against the party would need to be taken. For now, though, their status as the government's main power in opposition was too strong a shield. Desange would need something solid if he was to arrest two different successive leaders of the primary opposition party to the government twice in a row.

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Overview: This bill will provide a significant tax credit to Samgola Air in order to encourage investment into the safety and innovation of the aviation industry.

Article 1: Samgola Air will be granted a tax credit of $8 billion, in which they can use to invest into the safety and innovation of the aviation industry. (Competition)
Article 2: The investments made into safety and innovation by Samgola Air shall include the training and hiring of new engineers, aircraft mechanics and other technical and safety professionals from among the Samgolan population. (Generosity)
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[u][b]Welcome those who can help:[/b][/u] In times of crisis we must be strong enough to know when we are weak, and wise enough to accept help from those who can. We will gladly accept whatever international help we can, even though there are those who might see it as weakness. [+3 Compassion. -1 Strength. -3% Approval from [b]Patriots[/b] in all Provinces. -5% Approval from [b]Patriots[/b] in Kamidye. +1.5% Approval from [b]Ethnic Minorities[/b] in all Provinces.]
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[b]Propose Amendment:[/b] Article 2 of the Aviation Safety Act.

[b]Actions Left:[/b] 3/5.
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