Yu Dynasty Yingdala (4338-4636)

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The Gongming Ribao is a moderate republican paper for professionals across the nation of Indrala.

Civic Forum Re-elects Jiang Zongren
April 4377, Tianan

It is once again Party Congress time for the Civic Forum. Tian'an is once again flooded by orange as the thousands of Civic Forum members congregate at the nation's capital to decide on their party's future. During this Party Congress, the Leadership Election and conference on the Republican Manifesto are the two main highlights.

Cover of the Republican Manifesto

First, the Republican Manifesto. Despite earlier reports saying that the radical and moderate fronts of the party has reached mutual consensus on the contents of the Manifesto, some radicals still pushed forward a hijack of the conference during the Manifesto discussion. Several radical Civic Forum members stormed the Podium of the conference, giving a rousing speech on 'True Revolution' before being pushed off the stage by guards.

However, the Manifesto, as written by the party's central committee, was passed almost unanimously among party members. Controversial topics in the manifesto include calling for the 'Confiscation of all property owned by the royal family' and the 'Criminalisation of claiming nobility'. The Manifesto also laid out a new Indralan political system under Republicanism to be of 'Separation of Five Powers', advocating the creation of five 'Yuans' to replace all branches of the central government.

Jiang's slogan: A Civic Revolution

The leadership contest, on the other hand, was much less controversial. Due to Zhang Wei's announcement to not run in this contest, there was no major opposition to Jiang Zongren. Compared to the contest held after the previous election, the results were very much expected. Thus, the turnout of the contest dramatically decrease.

In this campaign, Jiang clearly tried to re-align to the radicals, as his slogan suggests a 'Revolution'. Meanwhile promises of the re-proposal of a Republican bill, despite the 0% chance of its passage, was repeated again and again during the campaign. The final results are as follow:

Results of the Leadership Contest

Civic Forum is finally, yet unaffectionately, united under the banner of Jiang. However, this re-alignment may prove the first dramatic change in the party's position to begin. The centrist party may no longer be centrist any more, but instead a republican revolutionary front for radical change. The future developments of the party will certainly be exciting to watch.

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Originally posted by lihokan2 on 13 April 2018.