Egelion

[Louis]

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In a rare event, members of the Royal Council requested for King Romulo to call a special session of the Royal Court in order to debate funding for the rest of the fiscal year. Last week, members of the Royalist Party and the Conservative Party compromised on a law recommendation that was sent to the Royal Council. The recommendation included several liberalization reforms and included increased funding towards promoting big businesses--at the cost of axing the nation's city beautification efforts.  The program, which started in the early days of King Romulo's reign, helped bring a sense of culture, beauty, and organization to Egelion. What used to be slums and impoverished communities now consist of well-maintained buildings, beautiful plazas and affordable housing. These accomplishments came from the nation's efforts in housing and city imagery, the legislative pride of King Romulo himself. Now, members of the Royal Court "insist" that there is high popular opinion regarding the liberalization of the economy and ending housing programs.

Carlos Cortisas, a member of the Conservative Party from the city of Libertaria stated: "We have had enough of housing mandates and programs. We've imported millions of crowns worth of stone, gold, marble, and other materials. We cannot have this going on forever--imagine of the maintenance!". On the contrary, a member of the Caillean People's Party, Leo Serafi, stated: "We need to continue with these housing and architectural programs! Our cities already are experiencing prosperity, they bring in several tourists, and are unique! We rival the splendor that was once found in the cities of old Canrille. We must keep up with this. It is our legacy to do so!"

Debate in the Royal Court took all day. All five members of the Royal Court were there to defend the programs enacted by King Romulo. Royal Councilor Cascabel was the main debater for the council as she is responsible for law recommendations regarding taxation and the Royal Treasury. When given the opportunity to speak, Cascabel defended the housing program and stated that she would "much rather spend billions of crowns improving the look of our homes and cities than lining up the pockets of investors and CEOs in Isidrio" (Isidrio is the royal district of Altea where most banks and major corporation and headquartered)

Royal Councilor Cascabel stated that if the Royal Court were to pass the recommendation, she would personally see its downfall and reject all measures of the law. Royal Court members say that the rejection of the law would mean the councilor would be "directly going against the popular opinion in Egelion". Yet, insiders at the Royal Court state that there is no major opinion regarding the nation's beautification programs, nor is there a consistent effort by groups to get rid of it. As of 5650, most cities in Egelion have been significantly impacted by the housing program in positive ways. Besides creating an image of splendor and absolutism in Egelion, it has led to the direct improvement of the people of Egelion. A political battle of culture vs. economy seems to be gearing up in the kingdom.

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