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Are you interested in joining this new iteration?
Possibly. I really enjoyed some of my ideas from the old one. I would definitely want to bring back the Naukada Kaumntok.
The Red Empire was multiethnic as I recall.
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DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]
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8 yrs ago
Forum: Nation Roleplay
Democratic Alliance for Reform
Each of the parties of the National Assembly had been given plenty of time to read over and propose amendments to the Brick & Mortar Act, and time remained of the essence; the crisis was getting worse each and every week. The Prime Minister of Samgola, Ephraim Yombi, was eager to use his powers as head of government to put Brick & Mortar to a vote. Samgola Dawn seemed opposed to it, as they had been to every single act of government thus far, but the smallest parties in the National Assembly—Labour and the Technocrats—were another story. The bill's main purpose fit nicely into the Labour Front's ethos, and the Minister proposing the act, Gobeni, had very recently belonged to those same circles as them as well. The Technocrats' amendment had been accepted by the D.A.R. and the rest of the Liberty Coalition in closed door discussions, and they seemed most poised of all to vote in favour, having already voiced their support on the assembly floor. With any luck, the bill would pass by a large margin, the internally turbulent SD its only notable naysayers. That could be used against them in the next election: while the Samgola Dawn dithered, the Democratic Alliance for Reform took bold and decisive action to save the country. That would make for a good campaign ad.
Speaking of, the advertisements had already begun. Elections never really stopped in any democracy, and D.A.R. was looking to exploit the support they might receive on the back of the Brick & Mortar Act to maximum effect. Televisions in Kamidye would be airing footage of construction on the Kamidye Rail Line (meant to represent the future construction to begin after Brick & Mortar was passed), coupled with D.A.R. taglines and assurances to the public that the Liberty Coalition was meeting their needs. The most prominent feature of the advertisements was digital recreations of the apartment complexes and highways to be built as part of Brick & Mortar: the sight of a row of affordable, modern apartment buildings appearing before their very eyes where once were downtrodden slums was sure to appeal to the sympathetic middle class in Kamidye, whose support would be crucial to the D.A.R.'s continued success in the next election. The problem of homelessness and unemployment, and the D.A.R.'s resolve to fix it, was to be hammered home as hard as could be. Every man and women in Kamidye would know—whether they were personally affected by the economic crisis or not—that President Samuel Bassong's party had their interests and the interests of the whole country in mind. For so long as D.A.R. was in charge, Samgola would never crumble, and her poor would never be neglected.
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DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]
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8 yrs ago
Forum: Nation Roleplay
Democratic Alliance for Reform
The Republic of Samgola was in nothing less than a state of economic crisis. Unemployment was near 20%, homelessness had risen to an astounding 8% and was still growing, and the crisis was bringing economic growth and social development in the country to a standstill. Urgent action needed to be taken, and the Democratic Alliance for Reform was eager to deliver the needed investments to solve all of these problems and more. Talks with their coalition partners had already occurred, and adjustments had been made to the bill so that it stood the most chance of success upon first seeing the light of day in the National Assembly. Still, it did not quite seem certain that the bill would pass. The D.A.R., and the poor and downtrodden of Samgola, could only hope.
President Samuel Bassong had promised massive investments in infrastructure on the campaign trail, and had name-dropped a piece of future legislation to be called the 'Brick & Mortar Act' during the presidential debate. This was to be it: his signature legislation, an act of the National Assembly bringing to life his dreams of an unprecedented scale of construction and infrastructural development that would lay out the republic's economic and social veins for years and years to come—easily well beyond Bassong's own presidency. This would be a part of the president's legacy, and a hallmark of the D.A.R.'s political brand, too, something for them to campaign on in the next election, and a tool with which to deride any opponent who had opposed the bill and its investments in Samgola's people. In times such as these, even a large spending program like this was the least the government could do to help the people and the country. For Samgola's sake, the act would succeed.
Jayamma Gobeni, the Minister of Transportation & Urban Development, would have the honour of presenting the headline bill to the National Assembly for reading. He was an elderly man, his body frail looking in its old age, but his voice remained as impassioned as it had been in his youth. He was an ex-socialist and a non-émigré, having been involved in revolutionary socialist activity in his earliest days in politics before transitioning to organized labour. Now he had grown out of waving red flags entirely, having changed crimson for tangerine and joined up with the D.A.R. during the election campaign. Having brought so many of the working class of Samgola with him into the party, he was rewarded with his current cabinet post.
"My colleagues," he began, taking a stand to speak to the Liberty Coalition MNAs and opposition members alike, the passion in his words overpowering his tone's aged and scraggly quality to make fire from brimstone. "This is not an austere document. These investments are significant, and I am not under any delusion that their scale is not something that shall be felt by our government's coffers. However, the bill is not heavy-handed—it is exactly what we need to solve the current crisis, to tackle the problems of unemployment and of homelessness, and make our fine Samgola great again. This is about repairing the damage of the civil war; healing the scars that our civil strife inflicted upon this country in physical terms, the damage dealt to the very roads on which we tread and houses in which we dwell. This is about investing in the future; our need to expand our public transportation and our state housing to accommodate our rapidly growing population as well as future development of our economy. And most important of all, to me personally, this is about caring for the people that elected us into office, and gifted to us our seats in this assembly. We must not forget that we are not rulers, we are servants. Servants of the public. We are here to represent our constituents, to see to their needs, and not just to profit from them to enrich ourselves. We must act, and we must act urgently, too, in support of this bill, because it is our duty as members of this assembly to see to all of the needs that this legislation meets."
The D.A.R. members of the National Assembly stood up in applause, passionately supporting their cabinet minister's words and message. As the clapping died down and his party colleagues took their seats, Minister Gobeni came his final words and sat down again with them. "I look forward to hearing feedback from all of my gathered colleagues from all corners of this assembly. Thank you."
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DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]
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8 yrs ago
Forum: Nation Roleplay
Democratic Alliance for Reform
October 15th, 1993,
Zan Mahol had rejected the ultimatum. The hand of the president was forced, and so he undertook an act of authority which he had hoped would not be necessary. Copies of the missive delivered to Zan Mahol and the party leaders in the National Assembly were delivered to Samgola's domestic media outlets, and the branches of international media present in Kamidye. It would be necessary for the news media to be aware of the situation in order to avoid confusion and the appearance of a crackdown on the opposition. Representatives of the Security Bureau would be available for comment and interview by any media source that asked. It was incredibly important that the events transpiring were not to be misinterpreted, and any official asked would be happy to clarify the actions taken by the Samgola Dawn's party leader to warrant this response.
An arrest warrant, signed by David Desange as Minister of Security and cosigned by the president himself, was issued for one Zan Mahol. Orders were also issued to the Samgolan Army and to police forces in Bourem—the area in which the SDSF was most active—to disarm, by any means necessary, the so-called "Samgola Dawn Security Force", for constituting a paramilitary organization illegal under Samgolan law. Personal assurances were sent from David Desange's office to every member of the National Assembly in opposition that this was not a concentration of power and that the functions and institutions of democracy were to proceed as normal. It was to be affirmed that Samgola Dawn the political party was not to be abolished, only the party's paramilitary wing, the SDSF. Security in Kamidye, already tightened preceding President Bassong's delivery of the ultimatum, was further strengthened. It would not be easy to predict how the rest of the Samgola Dawn would react, and contingencies needed to be accounted for, or else another conflict would develop. President Bassong hoped, and prayed with sincerity, that Zan Mahol would relent and surrender.
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DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]
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8 yrs ago
Forum: Nation Roleplay
Democratic Alliance for Reform
A message was delivered to the residence of Zan Mahol, and a copy sent to the leaders of each of the political parties in the National Assembly, including Zan Mahol's own Samgola Dawn. All copies of the letter were delivered by armed and uniformed personnel of the Security Bureau of the Republic of Samgola. The original, penned and signed by the president personally, was hand delivered to Zan Mahol by David Desange, the Minister of Security of Samgola—and those same uniformed officers' boss. Each letter was sent in a white envelope bearing the official seal of the President of Samgola. It would be noticed by those politicians active in the National Assembly and the broader political and administrative buildings in Kamidye that security had been tightened. Efforts were being made to further cement the current democratically elected administration's authority in the capital city, and positions that had previously been occupied by Task Force Europa were increasingly being defended instead by agents of the Security Bureau. Control over Kamidye was being subtly reasserted by the republic. The message, available to all parties but not yet presented directly to the media, was the impetus for it all.
Dear Zan Mahol, Leader of the Samgola Dawn Party,
As we are both aware, our great nation has only so recently been delivered from the maw of a cataclysmic civil war. Billions of dollars of damage has been wrought to our national infrastructure, hundreds of thousands of families have been left socially and economically devastated, and worst of all, untold numbers of Samgolan civilians have lost their lives. The scars of the civil war plague us still. Unrest is rampant in some parts of the country, and it is natural for all of us to wish to protect ourselves and ensure that we do not fall victim to the lingering enemies of the state that wish to do us harm.
It is incumbent upon us, however, to have the utmost respect for the republic's exclusive authority in matters of defense and security. It is not necessary for me to inform you that the formation of paramilitary forces is illegal in Samgola. Upholding the law is paramount for any good citizen, most importantly of all those that aspire to lead. Your concerns regarding the security of your party's members of the National Assembly and your party's other officials outside of it is fair and genuine. This problem of security is met, however, by the security apparatus of the state. The police and military forces of the Republic of Samgola are fit to the task of the defense of the nation and its people. Equally as important as the matter of the strict legality of the formation of a secondary armed element within our society is the disrespect that it displays for those men in uniform who are tasked with and sworn to defend us and our rights and freedoms.
My issuing of this ultimatum, in place of immediate action, is a gesture of respect to the importance of the ability of the opposition parties of this democracy to operate unmolested by the incumbent government. The Samgola Dawn Security Force, however, is not a normal part of the functioning of an opposition political party, and will not be tolerated. The SDSF is an illegal paramilitary organization under Samgolan law. The organization must be immediately disarmed and disbanded upon the receipt of this message. Failure to do so will be seen not only as a violation of the law of the land, but as the formation of a parallel power in defiance to the elected power of this country, and therefore an act of treason.
Thank you for your compliance with the law, and your patriotism to our great nation of Samgola.
Diplomatic discussions were underway in the Nigerian Embassy in Kamidye, concurrent with talks going on in the Samgolan Embassy in Abuja. Ambassadors and other diplomats were engaged in high level discussions regarding the Islamic Army, and in particular reports of the force's presence beyond Samgolan borders. Reports from the Samgolan Army had claimed that elements of the Islamic Army of Mostafa Lahbibi had been seeking refuge in Nigeria illicitly, preventing domestic military and security forces from engaging and capturing the organization's leaders. Diplomats on Samgola's side were hopeful that the talks would come to a beneficial outcome, given the Islamic Army's stated opposition to the authority of all regimes spare their own, and the obvious fact that Nigeria would likely not desire to have such a group operating in their own sovereignty territory.
Pointedly, the matter of Samgola's foreign aid to Nigeria was not discussed, as per the request of Charles Mpeya, the Minister of State & Foreign Affairs. There were concerns that addressing the issue of foreign aid would be perceived as too heavy-handed a gesture, and it was hoped instead that the unspoken reality of the annual payments would simply indicate to Nigeria good faith on the part of Kamidye in relation to Abuja's government. The hope was that Nigeria could play a constructive role in dismantling the Islamic Army by containing the IA's presence to Samgola, and thereby assist in stabilizing their friendly neighbour's regime. Relations between the two countries had been in an awkward state since the fall of the Rubusana regime, and the new Bassong administration hoped that working together against the Islamic Army would help to forge a strong and mutually beneficial international relationship in the future.
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DEMOCRACY: Politics in Samgola [Political Party | Single Nation RP]
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8 yrs ago
Forum: Nation Roleplay
Democratic Alliance for Reform
Although victory had been achieved and the election had formally ended, campaigning never really stopped. The raising and spending of funds was a constant process for any major political party, especially one in government (and that wanted to stay there). President Bassong, even with serious political and security issues to tackle, was not too busy running the country for a sizable side-helping of politicking. He had become fond of giving speeches directly from the steps of the Presidential Residence in Kamidye, speaking to the people of the capital in person and making himself an oft scene figure of daily life. President Bassong took great pains to make himself seem an ordinary Samgolan, and one who cared about the people over whom he ruled. He visited restaurants and meeting halls, mingled among crowds and talked with supporters and detractors each day. His intent on making himself a tangible figure to the public was so strong as to make his security detail worried, but Samuel did not seem at all phased at being with the people himself. He hoped that conducting himself in this way—seeming serious and respectful without being too pretentious to talk to ordinary people—would endear him to the residents of the city. Time would tell if it would work.
There were, of course, other advantages to this public presence as well. Making so much time available for talking to the people also left plenty of time for talking to donors and attending functions. As often as the president could be seen in a button-up shirt with rolled up sleeves, talking to a crowd of voters in the daylight sun, he could also be seen in a suit and tie at a formal event, accepting donations from his more enthusiastic and wealthier voters. He had been spending much time with his finance, as well—Divina Kazadi, the woman whom Bassong's enterprising fashion model of a sister had set him up with during the electoral campaign. Samuel had proposed after the election was won, and the plan was for the wedding to be a public affair, the kind of celebrity event that would make Bassong a Samgolan public figure for reasons other than his politics and authority. The D.A.R.'s plan was for their leader to bridge the gap between celebrity and politician, to became a media personality even outside of the political arena. All of the public exposure would stress most men, but Samuel seemed to be enjoying himself. He graved applause and adulation, the kind of the physical, tangible display of support for his authority that helped him to realize the degree of the success of his ambitions. Whatever happened to Samgola, he promised himself each night, no matter how any issue of importance went, he had to make it work for him. He had to keep his hold on power, and grow and grow his persona and his brand ever onward. Samuel Bassong was President of Samgola, and he had no intention of ever losing.
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