A Battle Unseen

[Elena1012]

Considerations of the Past.
September 1st, 5679
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Sherab Aurousseau picked up the remote and turned off the TV. The Bajoum Strike came to an end peacefully and Metz-Leonid was calming down. A bit. She sat down and thought to herself. What the hell was Passereau thinking. Threatening the Revolution like this? Our spot in the global order. All for a desert? Ridiculous. She got up and stepped outside. The sun was starting to set over Lenakha. Even Lenakha saw some protests and riots. The breeze kicked in, and she took a deep breath. The election was practically hers now. The SLP candidate, Paljor, he's not getting elected. The public want the CPX back, they want outsiders right now. She kept staring at the cityscape. This was what? The second time a collosal fuck up happened because of revisionists? The DPP almost killed Pan-Dovanism in the 40s, now Left-Green Dovani has done this. This is what democracy was doing? Allowing revisionists to threaten the Revolution and threaten Xsampa? Oh well.

It's not like the people would accept it being taken away. A part of Sherab didn't want to be elected. A part of her hoped Paljor would win instead, so someone can clean up Passereau's mess. She shook her head and reminded herself. This is the job of the CPX. Fixing things when it goes south. But..

A thought occured to her. Before democratization. The New Democracy Act. Everyone was skeptical of democracy and whether it would work. So, the CPX under Bhutia drafted the New Democracy Act. It would allow the XDA to launch a legal coup against the government if deemed to be counterrevolutionary or a threat to socialism. Sure, it was essentially a military coup but it would defend socialism. It would require the authorization of the Premier, Custodian and Commissary of Revolutionary Defense. Everyone knew the NDA existed, but no one ever considered using it since democracy is sacrosanct. But what if it was used?

She brushed those thoughts aside. The CPX accepted democracy. It brought democracy. She wouldn't consider ending it. She'd have alot of work to do once February arrived. Repair relations with Egelion, Bianjie, find a new trade partner for gems, figure out what to do with Canton 14. She sighed heavily. It was going to be a nightmare. But someone had to do it. It would be easier with the NDA. Maybe. But would such a move be worth it? No. It wouldn't be. She shook her head. Democracy is vital to socialism. She might as well start drafting her plans now. The public was already campaigning for her essentially. 

She couldn't undo the deal. Sadly. But, she could mitigate the damage of it and fix the mess the Left-Greens made. Banking reforms, foreign policy reforms, hell, maybe even some coalition reforms. Too much reforms. She didn't even know what to do about Canton 14. That was a grenade she didn't want to pull the pin on. But she would have to. It's a situation that the CPX would have to fix come February. It's not the first time the CPX was dealt unfavourable cards. Just this time, it was even worse. But it was salvageable. She already felt the headache coming from it. She took one last look at the city and went back inside. It would only get more busy from here.