Narikaton and Darnussia

[Mbites]

March 5572

A Nation after a Coup

Eeiriely normal  day-to-day life in the streets of Bannerhafen

A walk through the city

As we walked through the streets of Bannerhafen, we noticed that for most of the people walking and working through their day-to-day business it almost seems like the government wasnt radically changed by violent means two months ago. People are casually shopping, eating at restaurants during their lunch breaks and communal services are cleaning the streets. Evidence of alledged gruesome acts during the night of January 1st is not to be seen. Questioned pedestrians mostly reacted with apathy when we asked them about their opinion regarding the current political situation of their country. The few times we got an answer usually went something like "Man, what a tragedy, what these red bastards did to our Clenonberg." or "Good riddance to Lackmann, she cleaned up these pests, I do not see any more riots." The only major difference is the constant presence of armed police forces and frequent patrols of riot police. According to our own data they're slowly decreasing the usage of security forces in the public space but it is still highly perceivable.

Panic at the Fiskus?
 

While the Banks as well as the stock markets were closed during the first few days after the coup, nontheless people expected more panic from the financial actors. Obviously the markets in the Dual Republic have been shaken by the coup and the financial ripple effect from Beiteynu but it has been very measured. The first two weeks after the political drama were looking a lot more dire but since according to the government many of the corporations and large financial institutions were aware of the coup, which is a lot more knowledge than most people had, they were prepared for any repercussions. While nominal numbers on the financial markets have decreased at first, the real-economic actions have largely continued with business as usual. Market Analysts expect a recovery in mid-april. Returning Minister for Economic Affairs, Peter von Merenbürg has already announced a package to 'steady' the course and assure all interested parties that this was but a hiccup. A small - inevitable -  hiccup, now the Dual Republic is going to resume its role as one of the largest economies on Terra. The continued industriousness of the Narik and Darnussian economic entities can be seen by their aggressive stance toward purchasing more shares and assets from beiteynese shipping companies which are unable to withstand the pressure of the recent economic shocks. Since nobody has reported on it in a while: The weapon manufacturing plants around Red Stad and the beiteynese desert are busy with the huge amount of contracts given out in the sphere of the Jelbic Empire. As it stands the economy is doing just fine, at least those were the words that von Merenbürg has uttered.

Military Maneuvers

If one believes the press releases of the Ministry of Defence, the military support forces for the government take-over have already left the cities again and have gone back to their posts. Most of have been ordered to return to their bases as one of the first thing the Lackmann administration according to their own publications wants to do is the a strict reorganization of all branches of government and military hierachies. We expect first reports from the Ministry in may.

The International Reactions:

Obviously, the allies of the Dual Republic have been hurt by the instability the coup made visible. While the government of Beiteynu has been completely silent on the happenings in the Dual Republic proper, it has reacted to domestic struggles connected to our own. Narik and Darnussian communities in Beiteynu have been protesting violently against the alledged human rights violations and the political 180 degree turn. Many Clenonberg sympathizers see a scheme by the conservative corporate forces of their own homeland against its president and do not believe the official statements of the government regarding the communists fault.

The dundorfian chancellor has reacted in a worried tone and has demanded certain assurances from the Lackmann government. Foreign Minister Matthijs Sleyster has personally been in contact and has leveraged his personal relationship based on mutual trust with the Bundesrepublik to cool heads. According to the Minister himself, they've had long talks and the Dual Republic has assured the safety of Dundorfian citizens and a certain respect for the most basic human rights in Narikaton and Darnussia. "We're not uncivilized, we're just looking for security." is what the VVP-leader and once-again Foreign Minister said.