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Luthori | Politics | Editorial
Jay Parkford, future Prime Minister or the danger to Luthorian democracy?
June 5723

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Incoming Prime Minister Jay Parkford has been gloating over his party’s electoral victory tonight, as after fifteen years in the opposition, seven different party leaders and factional infighting, the Conservative Party is projected to secure a majority in the Imperial Diet and will return to 10 Crown Street in the next few days, after their leader, Jay Parkford has met with His Majesty the Emperor to be formally appointed as the next Prime Minister.

Mr. Parkford was elected as the Leader of the Conservative Party after a bitter and divisive party leadership struggle in 5717 – overthrowing relatively moderate leader Jake Sullivan after what was seen as the party’s “inherent weakness to the question of the day” following the 5717 rail strike, in which Mr. Sullivan had prioritised a collaborative approach alongside Schnee’s government in regards to the peaceful resolution of the strikes, an approach which was widely criticised by the right-wing Conservatives, specifically those on the Identity Study Committee.

Following the resolution of the strikes, he announced that he was challenging the Leader to an “open leadership election”, promising to “bring the Tories back from the weakness and division that the current leadership brought us in”, he moreover vowed to not stop until all the leadership was deposed by the “untameable wave of fellow Luthorian patriots”.

The race was bitter, both candidates calling each other names, Parkford denounced Sullivan as a “traitor” to the conservative cause, meanwhile Labour was rejoicing as their main rivals were engulfed in yet another leadership crisis. Ultimately, Parkford was declared the winner, with 58.21% of the vote, becoming the sixth Conservative leader in over a decade since their removal from office.

Parkford is, and even was at that time, considered as a “right-wing populist”, who branded the issues of the Conservative Party as it being “too moderate” or “having moved on from real right-wing values,” even though the future Prime Minister can be considered as such, he lacks the anti-establishment credentials to cement him as the “great conservative revolutionary” that some alt-right social media accounts have made look like, he remains a deeply traditionalist figure, favourable to the upholding of Luthori’s traditional rather undemocratic state apparatus (maintain the House of Peers), remains firmly monarchist, is considered as the de facto leader of the Identity Study Committee, is close to figures such as Lord Byron, Conservative leader in the Peers and favourable to the cause of the free-market, through these stances we could think he’s a rather, orthodox figure in the Tory Party.

But one thing that separates him from his peers, is his rabid nationalist sentiment. Once a member of pro-monarchy and far-right groups in his youth, he entered politics in the Conservative Party at a young age, embracing radical right-wing politics, such as his quasi-unshakeable belief in the Imperial Luthorian Army, who he described as the “last remaining institution capable of standing up to chaos and eternal damnation” in a speech in 5720. 

He has stated that if, he was to become Prime Minister, his motto would be “Faith, Nation and Emperor”, the faith describing his Hosian (Luthorian) roots and his wish to enhance the position of the Holy Luthori Church in society, “Nation” describing his wish to restore primacy to national interests and an implicit endorsement of the “Luthori First” agenda, expressing deep distrust for Labour-led initiative such as the “Luthori-Dovani Reconciliation Fund”, with him saying that “Luthori has nothing to apologise for!” in a 5716 speech at a rally opposing the fund’s continued existence. “Emperor” is simple, representing his complete devotion towards the Imperial institution.

“We are here for a simple thing, to create a better nation for our children and to enhance the glory of the Empire” said Mr. Parkford is his victory speech, using a surprisingly moderate tone as he made it, vowing to become the Prime Minister for “all” and to serve the nation with the best of his abilities, however, he confirmed that his premiership was going to see “great and tremendous changes for the nation”, journalists asked him about his motto but he declined to comment.

“The natural party of government is back; we’ll get to work immediately and strive to restore our nation’s standing after years of incompetency reigning at the highest levels of governance.”

“We are seeing the start of a great national renewal, one that I'll be honoured to guide for the next five years”, he concluded.

Ultimately, his ascension into the premiership represents a sharp turn to the right for the Empire, who was used to the left-wing-to-center politics dominated by the National Labour Party under Holian-Keaty, Schnee and Trowler. Mr. Parkford represents a new form of Luthorian politics – one more right-wing, uncompromising in its beliefs, militaristic than any previous Conservative administration that we’ve had in this century.