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Agramontian League Make A StandDefence Minister among those threatening to resign over lack of foreign outreach
Sulari, Suldanor
February 8, 4480

Members of the Agramontian League serving in government have publicly threatened to resign this morning if they're legislative priorities are not addressed. In a surprise move designed to pile pressure on the League's chief allies the Socialist Party and the National Conservative Party, four prominent cabinet ministers proposed legislation which they described as a confidence motion. Alongside party speaker Arianna Pasquali, the national leader of the League Guillermo Berrocal told reporters "he was tired of governing partners dragging their heels, they can address our concerns or govern without us".


Arianna Pasquali, who leads the legislative section of the Agramontian League

These latest developments reflect ongoing differences which exist within the self-described "institutionalist coalition", composed of the League, the Socialists, the National Conservatives and the Worker’s Front. Unlike the other parties in the coalition, the League favour an internationalist foreign policy which seeks to expand Kalistani influence by developing relations with partners globally while at the same time increasing conventional military forces to re-establish Kalistan's historic position as the most powerful nation in northern Seleya.

In various press appearances over the past few months, Pasquali has delineated the party's agenda. Speaking to the national radio show Morning Report, she said "the government- and in particular the Socialists- are too concerned with protecting Kalistan's economic behemoths and in doing so, they are reducing our international position. Historic allies such as Indrala and Baltusia are being turned off by our economic policies, which discourage any potential partner from investing in our economy. In a world increasingly dominated by hostile powers, we need these allies more than ever".