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Labour Front
The National Assembly


Ashur Boro sat in the chamber of the National Assembly, his face one of consternation as he observed the latest events. In the same speech that Mr. Kolin, Leader of the Opposition, had announced the creation of the Shadow Cabinet which was according to plan, he had gone onto begin praising none other then Mr. Melembe. The Minister for Labour and Health within the government and the same man who had insulted Ashur in the last set debates on the National Assembly floor. The grand irony to it all was that had a Speaker been present, Mr. Melembe would have at-the-least been reprimanded for his venomous words, but instead his punishment came in the form of a nomination to that respected station of Speaker.

When Ashur had confronted Zaya after the National Assembly session had drawn to a close, he had received the baffling explanation that the entire ordeal had been some infernal and backwards plot to reveal corruption within the ranks of the Liberal Democrats. With these words in mind and the knowledge that Samgola Dawn would place their political antics and agenda over the well being of Samgola and the running of it's democracy, the party had resolved that the fortunes of the Labour Front would not be tied to Mr. Kolin's Shadow Cabinet or Samgola Dawn. Days later Mr. Boro would tender his resignation to the Leader of the Opposition behind closed doors to avoid scandal, with a simple public announcement declaring that due to a "disagreement on direction" Mr. Boro would be resigning from his seat as Shadow Minister for Welfare and would be instead focusing his efforts as a member of the National Assembly furthering the interests of the people of Samgola.



Labour Front
The Ground Game


Across the nation Labour Front fundraisers were being held. The party leadership being all too aware of their currently limited funds, representatives of the party went out into the provinces to accrue funding at hosted rallies and conventions while Party leader Aman Mensah remained in the province of Nambe to continue his campaign for the vote of the large numbers of socialists who called the province home. At a fundraiser in Nambe before a primarily socialist crowd Mr Mensah warned against "the dangers of the increasing privatization of this nation at the hands of the Liberty Coalition. Whose very first act was to unshackle the private companies in the Health industry of any form of regulation at the expense of the people." Going further Mr Mensah hailed that "the only way to stop the gradual destruction of this nation is to band together against the corporate, profit-driven interest groups currently running the government and to hold them accountable."

More further afield, the scathing article written by the trade unionist Nwankwe Owu titled "Six Months In" had gained the attention of the Labour Front. It was during the later weeks of the March month when party officials had approached the writer with an offer of employment. The offer was simple, that for $15,000 annually Mr. Owu would be hired as a writer for Labour Front papers, articles and propaganda. While the writer would be allowed to continue any other editorials or projects he decided to embark upon, at the price of his name on a legally binding contract to not write politically motivated papers for any other Samgolan political party, Nwankwe would recieve a pay rise to $18,000 annually.

Labour Front
The National Assembly


The debates within the National Assembly continued as the weeks passed on by. The democratic process taking it's course. The recent days had been interesting for the Labour Front, their goals aligning with the Samgolan Dawn in a unique display as the new month of March blossomed. The proposal of the Governmental Oversight Bill had overseen the outreach of the Labour Front to the Samgolan Dawn with an amendment proposal in hand. Following short but successful negotiation the two parties in a Bi-partisan effort set about rewriting the proposal as well as the addition of a second article. Quite satisfied with the results of their collaboration, the two parties submitted the renewed proposal to be received by the National Assembly at it's next gathering.


Labour Front
The National Assembly


As the weeks passed and the new government aged, it seemed events were swirling more out of control. Rampant unemployment and growing homelessness, the arrest of a party leader and the looming arrest of another as well an escalation in relations with the national militias into seemingly all-out war. Samgolan killing Samgolan once again and the last civil war was not even a distant memory.

Throughout these weeks the party's slight presence in the National Assembly was harshly felt, resigned largely to the role of a single seat observer. Beyond the calm facade of Mr. Boro in the National Assembly there lay yet deeper concerns for the leadership of the Labour Front, primarily that of funding after the party had invested much into the Dabarado campaign. A campaign which could be considered a victory given the accomplishment that Labour Front was now the second largest party in the province but the void now found in the party's funds and the paltry returns of fundraisers held in Dabarado and the capital were far from encouraging. Regardless of the growing concern within the party's leadership, the Labour Front continued it's actions using it's seat and voice at the vote.

Two bills proposed by members of the Liberty Coalition had been called to a vote and awaited the National Assembly's decision. The Brick and Mortar Act promised to fight unemployment through a grand infrastructure project and the Lawful Protection Bureau proposing the creation of a new bureau intended to challenge and prevent injustice. Both proposals to the view of the Labour Front did nothing to directly harm the interests of Samgolan labour and people, indeed both in their own ways looked to further them and so when the call came to vote Mr. Boro cast his vote in support.

Labour Front
The Ground Game

The Labour Front, an alliance of socialist groups and small trade unions burned with an enthusiasm as the national elections had concluded and revealed a considerable success in the Dabrado province where the party had achieved the fourth largest share of votes, succeeding over a more entrenched party like the S.P.P. and earning them a seat in the National Assembly. Whilst the results themselves could be considered meager in the grand scheme of Samgolan politics, to the fledgling party the results were high above expectation and they moved quickly to consolidate what gains had been made.

Dabrado and the province's major city of Tenkosse in particular were subject to a renewed campaign by the Labour Front and it's activists. Their efforts made ever the more urgent with the unfortunate death of an MNA whose seat would be now up for election. The ground game was under way as fliers and posters began appearing across walls and boards, Labour Front rallies supportive of greater state intervention and provisions for the poorest in society held in prominent places. Amen Mensah, the Labour Front leader likewise kept busy, appearing personally at a number of rallies before hosting a fundraiser in Dabrado where before an assembled crowd of party voters, trade union leaders and fringe groups the party leader promised that "this first step was the beginning of great things. The kindling to a flame of change in Samgola!"

The actions of the Labour Front would not stop there however. Before the first four months of the new government were through Mr Mensah to some surprise appeared a distance away from the Front's base of support in Dabrado in the province of Nambe. Before an assembled crowd of onlookers Mr. Mensah began the party's first incursion into the new province with a speech denouncing the national militias as "obstacles to peace" in the newly resurgent nation. With a peaceful overtone Mr. Mensah requested that the active militias "lay down their arms. The war was over and the path to a peaceful and stable nation lay open."



Labour Front
The National Assembly


It had been a momentous few weeks, the first election in Samgola following the devastating civil war had concluded and it was official, the country would be beholden to the corporate bureaucrats and their paid mouthpieces within the National Assembly. Ashur Boro, the sole representative for the Labour Front, sat quietly in his seat at the Assembly as the debates began on the administration's actions in the critical first term of the new government. As the proposals came in and the new government announced their plans, Ashur had symbolically abstained from voting on the Bassong Cabinet as a show of the party's displeasure but had cast his vote in favour of the Coalition's 1993-1994 Samgolan Federal Budget, putting people over politics and preferring that the state be able to run at all as opposed to the alternative.

The National War Monuments Bill had been proposed, had undergone several amendments in a Tri-partisan effort and had been swiftly defeated at the vote by the D.A.R. and L.D. parties. Mr Boro himself had stood to join the verbal sparring only when the issue of increased privatization within the health industry had been threatened by the Liberal Democrat's Freedom of Health Act. That debate however had quickly soured when it became evident that only himself and the fascists of the Samgolan Dawn opposed the proposal, perhaps sensing victory, the Bill was in swift order pushed to the vote and when the time had come to cast that vote Mr Boro, standing with his conscience, had voted No but not without a speech:

"The Labour Front opposes and will continue to do so the increasing privatization of this nation until the Samgolan people are prey to the predatory private sector. The removal of the current regulations on the private health sector can only lead to a downfall in standards as companies are no longer held to the standard of providing good healthcare. A more viable alternative, this party believes, would be a focus on improving the standards of the national healthcare service as opposed to offloading the responsibilities of this government to care for it's citizens to the private sector."



Labour Front
The People Shall Govern


"If one thing has been made clear to me in these recent elections of an historic magnitude in our nation, it is that there currently stands no party to represent truly the people and labour of Samgola. What we have seen is the rise of the decadent remnants of the National Regime aswell as bureaucrats beholden to their own wallets and corporate interest groups. As it stands our nation is faced with grave peril, subject to either the iron-fisted rule of Rubusana's military strongmen who protect and justify the horrendous actions of the lawless bandits roaming our nation, or the profit driven interests of corporations in an equally lawless and unregulated free market. There stands no party to fight for and defend the Samgolan people as we enter a new century in our nation's politics.

It is my pleasure to announce that this injustice has been righted with the formation of the Labour Front. Our party, dedicated to the promotion and maintenance of the interests of the Samgolan people, will be putting forth candidates in the next election and in all provinces where polling is yet to conclude. As a party, the Labour Front will strive for the creation of a just and equal society, the creation of laws and legislation to protect the direct interests of the working man and women aswell as state investment and intervention in the nation's economy. It is upon these pledges and more on the road to a Samgolan utopia that the Labour Front will join the political arena and fight!

Tonight I urge all socialists, trade unionists, workers and every man or women who would place the wellbeing of the nation over politics and the personal profit of the few to vote for the Labour Front! Only in unity against the tyrant and the corporatists may the people of Samgola thrive!"

- Transcript of Labour Front Leader Aman Mensah's speech at a Labour rally in Kamidye.

I too would like to throw my hat into the ring.
I'm up for being either a settlement leader or a major officer depending on what is needed.
Full Name: Alexander Wynter
Date of Birth: 1777
Nation Affiliation: Merenia
Position: Military, a Captain in Her Majesty's Royal Army
Bio: The only son of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Wynter and his wife Frances. Alexander Wynter began his military career and joined the Royal Merenian Army in 1794 as a cornet in the 6th Dragoons before being transferred as an Ensign to the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards. A prestigious position secured by both his noble blood and the connections of his father with various characters among the top brass of the Army. Seeing several actions partaken by his unit in Serranthia, Alexander would gain a promotion to Lieutenant in 1797 and later to Captain in the current year of 1801. Is currently awaiting an assignment to a unit in Merenia as the Royal Army reforms and regroups following it's crushing defeat at Ten Fields.

Throughout his service Alexander has proven himself as a capable officer of the commissioned rank. Displaying a remarkably practical and concise personality and nature throughout his time in the Army, Alexander has striven to carry himself with dignity and honour while espousing those values in others. Indeed, the title of Idealist might be attributed to this young man currently in service in Her Majesty's Royal Army.
Requesting assignment to the Royal Kingdom of Merenia.
With the current requests there are 4 players for Merenia and 3 for Denzgraad with 1 undecided.
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