Narikaton and Darnussia

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October 5580 

Lackmann's New Cabinet: More VVP

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After a first long and seemingly endless term, President Theodora Lackmann has acknowledged the results of the 5580 elections under the results which see her party the Orderfaction lose some seats to mainly the VVP. Naturally her partner, the VVP has now demanded more positions in the cabinet. The decision is going to be even more sensitive than usual since the historicaly strongly desired foreign affairs competence has been de-politicized and restructured under the Directorate for Foreign Affairs whose Chairman isnt getting appointed together with the cabinet anymore. While we do expect Matthijs Sleyster to soon go into well-deserved retirement his post is nontheless still safe from party political maneuvering. Pundits expect Lackmann to divide the departments among party 'speciality' lines, meaning the VVP getting economic affairs and annex-territory and the OF is going to maintain the Defense Ministry under Jerry Thaller-Dinkelberg. All other Ministries are going to be split with the same things in mind, some of them do not fit in either party's traditional topical focus so these are likely going to go to the VVP due to their kingmaker privilege.