13-11-2025, 02:23 AM
Constitutional amendment approved to strengthen regional governments
27 March 5663
After almost three years of political wrangling, the Federal Assembly has approved the so-called Dalur amendment to the Solentian constitution, the most significant since the constitution was adopted. The amendment would recognise the right of regional governments to operate armed forces separate from federal government oversight. Speaking after the vote concluded, Prime Minister Zorak Wassan said the Dalur amendment would “guarantee the regions freedom from dependence on the federal government”. Before it is adopted, the amendment will be subject to a referendum.
At the last general election, the Justice and Democracy Party emerged as the largest single political party and Wassan negotiated a coalition agreement with long-time political partners Fazilat and the National Peasants and Workers Movement. At the centre of this agreement was the Dalur amendment, named after the northern region which has spearheaded the movement for its adoption.
For over a decade, Dalur has been blighted by a low level insurgency waged by the Ahmadi fundamentalist group Taqdeer Sartiri. The region’s long-serving Fazilat leader has repeatedly complained about the ineffectiveness of the Solentian armed forces in dealing with the conflict and demanded that the regional government be given powers to raise its own armed forces.
Despite the coalition government’s comfortable legislative majority, the higher threshold required to approve a constitutional amendment meant Wassan needed the support of a patchwork of minor parties. Due to the resolute opposition of both major left-wing parties and also the ultraconservative Pakwali movement, the prime minister needed the votes of almost every other political party.
In the end, it was the sole representative of the Istalian People’s Party that provided the government with the final required vote. The precise agreement reached to secure the support of Fazio Alagona has not been made public. According to government sources, it is based on additional funding for fishing communities on the eastern coast.
27 March 5663
After almost three years of political wrangling, the Federal Assembly has approved the so-called Dalur amendment to the Solentian constitution, the most significant since the constitution was adopted. The amendment would recognise the right of regional governments to operate armed forces separate from federal government oversight. Speaking after the vote concluded, Prime Minister Zorak Wassan said the Dalur amendment would “guarantee the regions freedom from dependence on the federal government”. Before it is adopted, the amendment will be subject to a referendum.
At the last general election, the Justice and Democracy Party emerged as the largest single political party and Wassan negotiated a coalition agreement with long-time political partners Fazilat and the National Peasants and Workers Movement. At the centre of this agreement was the Dalur amendment, named after the northern region which has spearheaded the movement for its adoption.
For over a decade, Dalur has been blighted by a low level insurgency waged by the Ahmadi fundamentalist group Taqdeer Sartiri. The region’s long-serving Fazilat leader has repeatedly complained about the ineffectiveness of the Solentian armed forces in dealing with the conflict and demanded that the regional government be given powers to raise its own armed forces.
Despite the coalition government’s comfortable legislative majority, the higher threshold required to approve a constitutional amendment meant Wassan needed the support of a patchwork of minor parties. Due to the resolute opposition of both major left-wing parties and also the ultraconservative Pakwali movement, the prime minister needed the votes of almost every other political party.
In the end, it was the sole representative of the Istalian People’s Party that provided the government with the final required vote. The precise agreement reached to secure the support of Fazio Alagona has not been made public. According to government sources, it is based on additional funding for fishing communities on the eastern coast.