Officials Express "Profound Disappointment" at Loss of Founding Alliance Partner
Lindstrom, NAT -- Shireroth formally delivered its withdrawal from the Raspur Pact to Natopia today, ending its membership in the alliance it helped to found.
The notification, delivered through diplomatic channels to the NatopianCourt of Calm Waters, in Lindstrom, fulfills the treaty's procedural requirements for withdrawal. Natopia serves as the depositary power for the Pact's founding instruments.
This is not the first time Shireroth has distanced itself from the Pact. Following the Shiro-Benacian War and the Treaty of Lorsdam in 1741AN, Shireroth formally repudiated its membership, citing irreconcilable differences with the Benacian Union. That repudiation was later reaffirmed several times through diplomatic channels, with Shireroth's participation in Pact institutions dwindling to nothing in subsequent years.
Secretary of StateJean-Michel Durand issued a brief statement. "We received the notification with profound disappointment. Shireroth was a founding partner in collective security arrangements that have preserved peace for generations. We respect their sovereign decision, while mourning what has been lost."
The Natopian Court of Calm Waters confirmed receipt of the notice but declined further comment, citing the ongoing transition following Empress Clara I's recent accession.
REGIONAL BANKS INCREASE PROPERTY-BACKED SECURITIES HOLDINGS TO RECORD LEVELS
FBNA Quarterly Data Shows Aldurian Lenders Hold NAX€42 Billion in Housing-Linked Instruments
Central Bank Reiterates "Fundamentals Sound" But Urges "Prudent Risk Management"
Opposition Economists Warn of "Concentration Risk" if Housing Market Experiences Correction
Banking Association Defends Exposure as "Appropriately Diversified Across Geographic Markets"
Treasury Secretary Warren Ferdinand Scheduled to Testify Before Cortes Finance Committee Next Month
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IOP/NBC News Public Opinion Polling
National Party Voting Intention
NATIONAL PARTY VOTING INTENTION If the election were held today, which party would you support? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 15-22.I.1753AN
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Montero government is doing? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 15-22.I.1753AN
Response
Percentage
Change Since VIII.1752
Approve
51.0%
▲ +1.0%
Disapprove
38.0%
▼ -1.0%
No Opinion
11.0%
0.0%
Net Approval
▲ +13.0%
▲ +2.0%
Direction of the Federation
DIRECTION OF THE FEDERATION Do you think the Federation is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 15-22.I.1753AN
Response
Percentage
Change Since VIII.1752
Right Direction
49.0%
▲ +1.0%
Wrong Direction
38.0%
▼ -1.0%
No Opinion
13.0%
0.0%
Empress Clara I Approval
EMPRESS CLARA I APPROVAL Do you approve or disapprove of Queen Adelaide's decision to accept the Natopian throne as Empress Clara I? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 15-22.I.1753AN
IOP/NBC News Poll Finds FHP at 46.5%, Up 1.5 Points; Governing Coalition Commands 63.5% Combined Support
Shireroth Formally Withdraws From Raspur Pact on 1.I.1753AN; Officials Express "Profound Disappointment" at Loss of Historic Ally
Operation Faun Lawsuit Settled; Sofia Reyes Receives Undisclosed Sum as Government Admits No Wrongdoing
Housing Construction at Record Levels But Urban Affordability Worsens; FBNA Flags Property-Backed Securities Exposure
FCP Continues Recovery Under Gabaza as "No Opinion" Voters Begin Forming Views
CGA Slides to 17.0% as Junior Coalition Partner Struggles to Distinguish Itself From FHP
Cardenas, FCD -- The first comprehensive poll of 1753AN finds the Montero government in its strongest position since taking office, with the Federal Humanist Party reaching 46.5% support and the governing coalition commanding a combined 63.5% of voter intention. The survey comes as the Federation navigates a shifting international landscape and closes the book on one of the most contentious domestic controversies of recent years.
The IOP/NBC News survey, conducted between 15-22.I.1753AN with 4,200 registered voters across all twelve regions, shows the FHP gaining 1.5 points since the last comparable poll in VIII.1752AN. The Alliance for a Just Nouvelle Alexandrie edged up half a point to 23.0%, while the Civic Governance Alliance continued its slow decline, falling a full point to 17.0%.
*"The governing coalition enters the election cycle from a position of strength," said Dr. Marguerite Delacroix, Director of Political Studies at the Institut d'Opinion Publique. *"But the interesting story is the shifting composition. The FHP is consolidating support that used to go to the CGA. That's good for the coalition's raw numbers but suggests the junior partner is losing its distinctive identity."
The new year opened with a development that cast a long shadow over diplomatic circles. On 1.I.1753AN, Shireroth formally delivered its withdrawal from the Raspur Pact, ending an alliance that dated to the Pact's founding. The withdrawal, long anticipated after Shireroth's accession to the Apollonian-Benacian Community, nonetheless prompted expressions of regret across the Federation.
*"We received the notification with profound disappointment,"Secretary of StateJean-Michel Durand said in a statement. *"Shireroth was a founding partner in collective security arrangements that have preserved peace for generations. We respect their sovereign decision while mourning what has been lost."
The ABC's formation, combined with the Xaiville Convention falling into abeyance, which had provided a framework for relations among non-aligned states, has accelerated a broader realignment. Yet officials emphasized countervailing developments: the Concord Alliance Treaty Organization continues to expand, and the Fontainebleau Summit has sparked sustained diplomatic engagement among Raspur Pact members aimed at reconstituting the alliance's institutional framework.
*"The international system is in flux," said Prof. Jean-Baptiste Moreau, Chair of Political Science at the University of Punta Santiago. *"New Alexandrians see their government managing that uncertainty competently. In such moments, incumbents benefit."
Domestically, the government achieved a quiet resolution to the Operation Faun controversy that had dogged the administration since 1750AN. Court filings made public this month revealed that the government reached a settlement with Sofia Reyes, the University of Cardenas student whose lawsuit had threatened to expose internal deliberations about the mounted police operation against campus protesters. Terms were not disclosed, though sources familiar with the matter described the sum as "substantial." The settlement included no admission of wrongdoing.
The resolution drew immediate criticism from opposition figures. "They bought their way out of accountability," said DSP deputy Carlos Medina. "The families who were injured, the students who were terrorized, the faculty who were surveilled, they all deserve to know who gave those orders and why. Instead, the government wrote a check and closed the file."
CGA Coordinator Elena Svensson, whose party had repeatedly urged accountability, offered measured remarks. "The settlement brings closure for Ms. Reyes, and we respect her decision to accept it," Svensson said. "Our concerns about institutional accountability remain. We will continue to press for reforms to prevent similar incidents in the future."
AJNA leader Leila Bensouda framed the issue as an election question. "If the voters want accountability, they will have to deliver it themselves in 1754AN," she said. "This government has made clear it will not hold itself responsible. We will."
The housing sector presents a more complicated picture. Construction activity reached record levels in 1752AN, with housing starts exceeding any year since the Federation's founding. The National Housing Acceleration Act's ambitious targets have driven an unprecedented expansion of the housing stock, particularly in mid-sized cities where land availability and streamlined permitting combined to enable rapid development.
Yet affordability has worsened in major urban centers. The Urban Housing Price Index, which tracks prices in the Federation's twelve largest metropolitan areas, has continued to climb despite the supply expansion. Critics argue that the Act's demand-side subsidies and the Federal Bank's accommodative credit policies have inflated prices faster than new construction can relieve pressure.
"We are building more housing than ever before in our history," said HUD SecretaryCarlos Vargas. "The market is working. Supply takes time to affect prices, particularly in constrained urban environments."
A separate concern has emerged in financial circles. The FBNA's quarterly stability report flagged growing exposure to property-backed securities across the banking sector. The instruments, authorized under the National Housing Acceleration Act to channel investment capital into construction, have proliferated rapidly. The report noted that while current default rates remain low, a significant economic shock could trigger cascading effects.
"We are monitoring the situation closely," said FBNA Governor Lucienne Martel. "The fundamentals remain sound, but prudent supervision requires attention to tail risks."
The political landscape shows the familiar contours of New Alexandrian politics with some notable shifts. The FHP's dominance has, if anything, increased, with Premier Montero's net favorability rising to +10.0%. The party's successful management of international transitions, from the Empress Vadoma I's death and Queen Adelaide's accession as Empress Clara to the Shireroth withdrawal, has reinforced perceptions of governmental competence.
The CGA's decline reflects the perennial challenge facing junior coalition partners. Coordinator Svensson remains personally popular, with net favorability of +23.0%, but her party has struggled to articulate a distinct identity while sharing power with the FHP. The Operation Faun settlement, in particular, may have cost the party credibility among voters who supported it as a reformist force.
The opposition presents a mixed picture. AJNA's slight gain to 23.0% suggests Leila Bensouda's consolidation of the coalition continues, though the "People's Deal" platform unveiled last year has not yet produced a breakthrough. Bensouda's personal favorability, while down slightly from its VIII.1752AN peak, remains strong at +30.0%.
The most intriguing movement appears in the Federal Consensus Party's gradual recovery. Under Francisco Gabaza's leadership, the party has climbed from the single digits to 6.0%, a modest gain but a meaningful one for a party that seemed destined for irrelevance after the Santini scandals. More significantly, Gabaza's "No Opinion" rating has fallen from 50% to 44%, suggesting voters are beginning to form views about his leadership. Those views are favorable: his net rating has climbed from +2.0% to +8.0%.
*"Gabaza is doing something unusual in our politics," Dr. Delacroix observed. "He is building support slowly, issue by issue, without the dramatic gestures that usually drive political attention. Whether that approach can scale remains to be seen, but the trajectory is positive."
The special question on Queen Adelaide's accession as Empress Clara I revealed broad public support for her decision to accept the Natopian throne. Seventy-one percent approved, with only 12% expressing disapproval. The result likely reflects both the Queen's personal popularity and widespread understanding that the Treaty of Dynastic Separation prevents any constitutional complication.
Looking ahead, the political calendar offers few obvious inflection points before the 1754AN general election. The government's position appears secure, its principal vulnerabilities either resolved or contained. Yet Prof. Moreau cautioned against complacency.
"Five months ago, the FHP was at 45% and Operation Faun was an open wound," he noted. "Today they are at 46.5% and the lawsuit is settled. But five months from now, the housing market could crack, or the international situation could deteriorate, or something entirely unexpected could emerge. Eighteen months is a long time in politics."
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TL;DR: The first IOP/NBC News poll of 1753AN shows the FHP at 46.5% (+1.5), with the governing coalition at 63.5% combined. Shireroth formally withdrew from the Raspur Pact on 1.I.1753AN, ending a founding alliance. The Operation Faun lawsuit was settled with Sofia Reyes for an undisclosed sum with no admission of wrongdoing, drawing opposition criticism. Housing construction continues at record levels but urban affordability worsens; the FBNA flagged property-backed securities exposure as a potential risk. The CGA fell to 17.0% while the FCP continued its recovery under Francisco Gabaza. Queen Adelaide's accession as Empress Clara drew 71% approval.
Héroux, a specialist in Raspur Pact relations who previously served as Ambassador to Constancia during the Benacian War, received unanimous support from the nine member states. Field Marshal Dame Tabitha Drax, Baroness Drax, was elected Deputy High Commissioner. Drax retired from active service after 36 years, most recently as Chief of the Combined Staff of the Highbloom Defence Force and commander of the Tiny Banner Group.
"The alliance has chosen renewal over drift," Héroux said. "We face considerable work ahead."
The elections mark the formal reconstitution of both the Permanent Commission and the Joint Military Council, which had not held regular sessions since the early years of the Benacian War. Under the framework agreed at Fontainebleau and refined through subsequent talks across alliance capitals, the Permanent Commission will resume its coordinating functions while the Joint Military Council addresses interoperability standards.
The first meeting of the reconstituted bodies is scheduled for III.1753AN.
Secretary of State Jean-Michel Durand, who hosted the Fontainebleau Summit, welcomed the outcome. "Ambassador Héroux brings the experience this moment requires," Durand said.
Eight Major Financial Institutions Hold 71% of All PBS Assets; FBNA Preliminary Stress Tests Show Three Regional Lenders Face "Capital Adequacy Challenges"
Ferdinand Announces Enhanced Stress Testing by VI.1753AN and Signals Possible Caps on PBS as Percentage of Bank Assets
Secretary Concedes Current Monitoring Framework "Designed for a Smaller Market" and Has Not Kept Pace with Rapid PBS Growth
FCP Leader Francisco Gabaza Notes His Housing Proposal Included PBS Caps the Government Previously Rejected
AJNA Ranking Member Deputy Tuta Hualla Calls Testimony "A Belated Admission That Warnings Were Ignored"
Ferdinand's testimony, delivered five days before Treasury officials are scheduled to appear at the parallel Peak Alexandrium hearings, painted a more complex picture of financial system risk than the government has publicly acknowledged. The NAX€42 billion in PBS holdings reported by Aldurian lenders in I.1753AN represented only a portion of the national total.
"The PBS market has grown faster than our monitoring frameworks anticipated," Ferdinand said. "We are addressing that gap."
Eight major financial institutions hold 71% of all PBS assets, according to Treasury data presented to the committee. Ferdinand disclosed that preliminary FBNA stress tests, modeling a scenario in which housing prices decline 15% over eighteen months, indicated three regional lenders would face "capital adequacy challenges" requiring intervention.
He declined to name the institutions, citing market sensitivity, but confirmed the FBNA had communicated directly with their boards.
Ferdinand announced that enhanced stress testing requirements would take effect by VI.1753AN, with results reported quarterly to the FBNA rather than annually. He signaled the government was also considering caps on PBS holdings as a percentage of total bank assets, though he stopped short of committing to specific thresholds.
Committee Chair Deputy Timothé Plessis (FHP, Santander) pressed Ferdinand on how the monitoring gap had developed. The Secretary acknowledged that the current framework was designed in 1738AN when the PBS market totaled NAX€31 billion. "The instruments themselves are sound," he said. "The concentration of holdings in a rising market warranted closer attention than it received."
FCP leader Deputy Francisco Gabaza, a committee member, noted that his party's NAX€50 billion National Affordable Housing Fund proposal, introduced in 1751AN, included PBS concentration limits the government had dismissed as unnecessary. Ferdinand paused before responding. "The concerns raised at that time," he said, "were not without merit."
Ranking member Deputy Tuta Hualla (DSP, Wechua Nation) was less measured. "What we heard today is a belated admission that warnings were ignored," she said after the hearing. "The Secretary is proposing in 1753AN what should have been implemented in 1751AN. Working families will pay for that delay if this market corrects."
Ferdinand is scheduled to return to the committee in IV.1753AN to report on stress test implementation.
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TL;DR:Treasury SecretaryWarren Ferdinand disclosed that banking sector property-backed securities exposure totals NAX€127 billion, three times higher than previous public estimates, with eight major institutions holding 71% of assets. Preliminary FBNA stress tests show three regional lenders would face capital challenges in a housing downturn. Ferdinand announced enhanced stress testing by VI.1753AN and signaled possible PBS concentration caps, conceding current frameworks had not kept pace with market growth. FCP leader Francisco Gabaza noted his 1751AN housing proposal included PBS caps the government rejected. AJNA ranking member Deputy Tuta Hualla called the testimony a belated admission that warnings were ignored.
FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS HEARINGS ON PEAK ALEXANDRIUM AS ECONOMISTS WARN OF "STRUCTURAL CRISIS" WITHIN TWO DECADES
Deputies and witnesses at the opening session of the Federal Assembly's Economic Affairs, Business, and Commerce Committee hearings on Peak Alexandrium; 18.II.1753AN.
Economic Affairs Committee Opens Long-Delayed Public Hearings on Alexandrium Reserve Depletion and Economic Dependency
Committee Chair Deputy Marc-Antoine Perreault (FHP, Alduria) Calls Hearings "Most Consequential Economic Inquiry of This Generation"
AJNA and FCP Criticize 20-Month Delay Since Hearings First Scheduled, Accuse Government of Avoiding Scrutiny
Treasury Officials Expected to Testify Later This Week; Industry and Labor Witnesses Scheduled Through III.1753AN
3.1 Million Jobs and 38% of Trade Surplus Tied to Alexandrium Value Chain
Cárdenas, FCD -- The Federal Assembly's Economic Affairs, Business, and Commerce Committee opened public hearings on Peak Alexandrium today, beginning what committee chair Deputy Marc-Antoine Perreault called "the most consequential economic inquiry of this generation."
The hearings, originally scheduled following the Institute for Strategic Studies' publication of "The Alexandrium Horizon" report in V.1751AN, were deferred multiple times by the committee for what Perreault described as "comprehensive preparation." Opposition leaders were less charitable. AJNA coalition chair Leila Bensouda accused the government of "twenty months of deliberate avoidance," while FCP leader Francisco Gabaza said the delay had "wasted time we do not have."
Perreault, an FHP from Alduria comes from a community near three of the seven extraction sites, acknowledged the political difficulty. "No one in this chamber represents more Alexandrium workers than I do," he said. "That is precisely why these hearings must proceed with rigor and without sentiment."
Dr. Rodrigo Castellanos, director of economic policy at the Institute and lead author of the report, delivered the opening testimony. He restated the central findings: Nouvelle Alexandrie holds 1.59 million metric tons of proven reserves across seven sites in Alduria, roughly 60.9% of the global total. Annual extraction stands at approximately 18,400 metric tons and has grown 6.8% per year since 1742AN. At that rate, domestic extraction will peak between 1765AN and 1768AN before geological constraints force production into irreversible decline. Under the worst-case scenario, 94% of recoverable reserves would be exhausted by 1795AN.
"The arithmetic has not changed since we published," Castellanos told deputies. "Twenty months later, we have extracted roughly 30,000 additional metric tons. The window for orderly transition is narrower than when we first raised the alarm."
He renewed the Institute's call for its Intergenerational Prosperity Framework: extraction quotas capping annual growth at 2%, mandatory reinvestment of 25% of Alexandrium revenues into non-resource sectors, and a requirement that 15% of the Federal Sovereign Wealth Fund's NAX€6.8 trillion in assets be deployed in domestic non-Alexandrium enterprises.
The economic stakes are considerable. Alexandrium-enhanced exports totaled NAX€4.2 trillion in 1749AN, accounting for 38% of the Federation's trade surplus. The sector directly employs 847,000 workers and supports an additional 2.3 million jobs in related industries. Sector wages average NAX€89.40 per hour against a national average of NAX€73.15.
Deputies from Alduria pressed Castellanos on the employment impact of extraction quotas. He conceded that "any constraint on growth will be felt first and hardest in extraction communities" but argued the alternative was "unmanaged collapse on a timeline set by geology rather than policy."
Treasury officials are scheduled to testify on 20.II.1753AN. Industry representatives and labor organizations will appear throughout III.1753AN.
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TL;DR:The Federal Assembly's Economic Affairs, Business, and Commerce Committee opened long-delayed public hearings on Peak Alexandrium, with Dr. Rodrigo Castellanos of the Institute for Strategic Studies restating warnings that domestic extraction will peak by 1768AN and reserves could be exhausted by 1795AN. Committee chair Deputy Marc-Antoine Perreault (FHP, Alduria) called it the most consequential economic inquiry of a generation. Opposition leaders criticized the 20-month delay since hearings were first scheduled. The sector supports 3.1 million jobs and 38% of the Federation's trade surplus.
Coalition Polling Climbed From 26% to 30% Since Bensouda Assumed Chairmanship, But Gap With Governing Coalition Remains
Central Challenge: Converting 347 Pages Into a Winning Electoral Message With 15 Months Until 1754 General Election
Cárdenas, FCD -- The document sits on a corner table in Leila Bensouda's parliamentary office, its cover worn from handling, its margins dense with handwritten notes. Three hundred and forty-seven pages. The People's Deal: A Comprehensive Program for National Renewal. It is, depending on whom you ask, either the most serious governing blueprint produced by a New Alexandrian opposition party in a generation or an elaborate suicide note.
"People keep telling me it's too long," Bensouda says. "They say voters don't read 347 pages. They're right. Voters don't. But journalists do. Economists do. Civil servants do. And when they find that every number adds up, every proposal has a funding mechanism, every promise has a timeline, that changes the conversation."
It is a theory. Whether it is a winning theory remains the central question of New Alexandrian politics as the Federation enters what everyone now acknowledges is an election year. The 1754AN general election is not required until autumn, but Premier José Manuel Montero's government has begun campaigning in all but name. At the center of the opposition response stands Bensouda, the human rights lawyer turned party leader who has bet her political future on the proposition that New Alexandrians are ready for something more substantial than slogans.
The bet is not obviously paying off. AJNA's polling has climbed steadily since Bensouda assumed the coalition chairmanship in II.1752AN, rising from 26% to approximately 30% in recent surveys. The trajectory is encouraging. The destination remains unclear. The governing coalition of the Federal Humanist Party and Civic Governance Alliance still leads comfortably.
"We're not where we need to be," she acknowledges. "But we're closer than we were a year ago, and we're closer than anyone thought we'd be two years ago."
Bensouda won the leadership in IV.1751AN, defeating Sofia Martinez on the second ballot at a convention that felt more like triage than celebration.
"The easy thing would have been to run on anger," she says. "But anger doesn't build anything. Anger doesn't house families or educate children or keep the peace. I wanted to show people what we would actually do."
The document began as policy papers drafted by working groups Bensouda assembled during her leadership campaign. By the time she was formally installed as AJNA coalition chair in II.1752AN, the papers had grown into something more ambitious: a comprehensive governing program covering economic policy, housing, civil liberties, healthcare, education, foreign affairs, and defense. The final version was released in XIII.1751AN.
The housing provisions drew the most immediate attention. The People's Deal proposes NAX€500 billion in investment over ten years, combining direct public construction with reforms to the property-backed securities market. The plan would cap PBS holdings as a percentage of bank assets, a proposal the Federal Consensus Party had championed and the government dismissed as unnecessary. Treasury SecretaryWarren Ferdinand's recent testimony acknowledging PBS concentration risks has given this element unexpected vindication.
The wealth taxation proposals proved more controversial. The People's Deal calls for a 2% annual tax on net worth exceeding NAX€50 million, with proceeds directed to a National Social Investment Fund. The proposal would affect approximately 25,000 households, a figure swollen by the Alexandrium boom that has concentrated extraordinary wealth among mining executives, technology entrepreneurs, and industrial conglomerates. AJNA projects the tax would generate NAX€100-150 billion annually.
It was this provision that drew the sharpest criticism when the Royal University of Parap's Department of Economics, in collaboration with the independent consultancy Best Practices, Inc., published its comprehensive assessment in IX.1752AN.
The 86-page analysis offered what the authors called "a mixed verdict." The social investment proposals received praise for their specificity and realistic cost projections. The housing plan was described as "the most detailed opposition housing proposal in recent memory." The civil liberties provisions, including expanded protections following the Operation Faun controversies, were characterized as "responsive to documented abuses."
But the wealth tax faced skeptical scrutiny. The economists questioned enforcement feasibility, noting that wealth is mobile and valuation disputes could consume administrative resources. They projected significant capital flight and tax planning responses, potentially reducing revenues to NAX€70-100 billion annually rather than the NAX€100-150 billion the plan assumed. The gap was substantial but not fatal. The larger question was whether the political costs of targeting Alexandrium-era fortunes would outweigh the fiscal benefits.
"We take the analysis seriously," Bensouda says. "That's why we commissioned independent economists to review it. We wanted to know where the weaknesses were."
The response came in XII.1752AN, when AJNA released a revised revenue framework that moderated the wealth tax's projected contribution and increased reliance on closing corporate tax loopholes and renegotiating extractive industry royalties.
"Some people said we were backing down. I prefer to think we were listening. A governing party has to be able to adjust when evidence suggests a different approach. The FHP has spent four years refusing to acknowledge that their housing policies have created a PBS bubble. We're not going to make the same mistake of defending bad ideas out of pride."
The foreign policy and defense provisions have received less attention than the domestic agenda, but they may prove equally consequential. The document commits to maintaining Nouvelle Alexandrie's obligations under the Raspur Pact while proposing what Bensouda calls "a rebalancing toward diplomatic capacity."
The centerpiece is the proposed New Alexandrian Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, a government-funded but operationally independent body that would train mediators, provide good offices for regional disputes, and conduct research on conflict prevention.
"We are the largest democracy in Eura," Bensouda says. "We have the largest economy. We have the strongest military. But when you look at our diplomatic infrastructure, it doesn't match. We have embassies that are understaffed. We have ambassadors who lack the resources to do their jobs."
The People's Deal proposes a 40% increase in the Department of State's civilian capacity over five years, including expanded language training, regional expertise development, and hardship post incentives. It commits to maintaining Force 1752's modernization achievements while redirecting 5% of future defense budget growth to diplomatic and development programs.
Defense analysts have offered cautious approval. "It's not a pacifist document," noted Colonel (Ret.) Helena Strand in an Institute for Strategic Studies assessment. "The Force 1752 commitments remain. The Raspur Pact obligations are explicitly affirmed. What changes is the emphasis, a recognition that military power and diplomatic capacity are complements, not substitutes."
The FHP has been less charitable. Government spokesperson Marian Mehdi-Coulier characterized the foreign policy provisions as "naive at best, dangerous at worst."
The challenge Bensouda faces is not primarily substantive. It is communicative. The People's Deal is comprehensive, detailed, and serious. It is also 347 pages long, and no one outside the political class has read it.
"I have exactly fifteen months to convince 80 million voters that they should trust us with their government," she says. "I can't do that by handing them a book and telling them to study for the exam."
The solution, her team believes, is to distill the document into what they call the "Three Pillars": homes people can afford, rights the government can't take away, and prosperity that reaches everyone. The formulation appears in speeches, advertisements, and the coalition's social media presence.
Whether simplification will work remains uncertain. Premier Montero's coalition has built its appeal on economic growth and security. The Civic Governance Alliance continues to compete with AJNA for reform-minded voters. And Deputy Ricardo Ortega, who finished third in the 1751AN leadership contest and refused to concede, continues to command the loyalty of approximately 15-20% of the DSP caucus.
"Ricardo has his views," Bensouda says carefully. "I've made clear that everyone who shares our values has a home in this coalition. But I can't spend the next fifteen months relitigating 1750AN."
She picks up the worn copy of the People's Deal from the corner table, turns it over in her hands.
"I've spent my career believing that the details matter. That if you do the work, if you get the policy right, if you can show people a credible path forward, they'll respond. Maybe that's naive. Maybe voters just want someone who makes them feel good about themselves."
She pauses.
"But I don't know how to do that kind of politics. So I'm going to keep doing this kind. We'll find out in fifteen months whether it's enough."
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TL;DR:Leila Bensouda, leader of the AJNA coalition, has staked her political future on the People's Deal, a 347-page comprehensive governing platform released in XIII.1751AN. The document proposes NAX€500 billion in housing investment over ten years, a 2% wealth tax on fortunes exceeding NAX€50 million affecting approximately 25,000 households enriched by the Alexandrium boom, and establishment of the New Alexandrian Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. A Royal University of Parap and Best Practices, Inc. analysis offered mixed reviews, praising social investment specificity while projecting wealth tax revenues of NAX€70-100 billion annually rather than AJNA's projected NAX€100-150 billion. Bensouda revised the revenue framework in XII.1752AN in response. AJNA polling has climbed from 26% to 30% since she assumed the coalition chairmanship, but the governing coalition maintains its lead with fifteen months until the 1754AN general election. The central challenge: converting 347 pages into a winning electoral message.
MALA HOUSE OF NOBLES CONVENES EMERGENCY SESSION AS NKR CRISIS RAISES ALARM OVER FIRST NATION'S FUTURE
Ali'i Nui Kahunamea XI Calls First Emergency Assembly in Over a Decade Amid "Deteriorating Conditions" in Lac Glacei
PM David Loloku Presents Assessment Citing NKR Rhetoric, Discrimination Against Mala'anje on Mainland, and Monte Glacei's Silence
Mala'anje Students and Workers in Anglien and Saksenlant Report Hostility From NKR-Aligned "Study Groups"
House of Nobles Passes Resolution Demanding Formal Clarification of First Nation's Constitutional Protections
Monte Glacei Acknowledges Receipt of Mala Petition But Offers No Timeline for Response
Mala'anje Currency Shift Away From Glaceian Blanc Accelerates as Businesses Turn to Ecu and Imperial Guilder
Qorali, Mala -- The House of Nobles of the Mala First Nation convened in emergency session on 9.III.1753AN, the first such assembly in over a decade, to address what Prime Minister David Loloku described as a "rapidly deteriorating security and political environment" within the Grand Duchy of Lac Glacei.
The session, called by Ali'i nui Kahunamea XI, brought all twelve district delegates to Qorali alongside hereditary nobles and senior community elders. Closed-door deliberations lasted fourteen hours. At their conclusion, the House adopted a formal resolution requesting that Monte Glacei provide written clarification of the Mala First Nation's constitutional protections, the status of the 1732AN Memorandum of Understanding, and the central government's plans for safeguarding non-Crandish populations as the Nü Krantisk Rapskaff crisis deepens.
"We do not seek confrontation," Ali'i nui Kahunamea XI said in a brief statement read outside the House of Nobles following the vote. "We seek answers. The Mala'anje people have been faithful partners of the Grand Duchy for half a century. We are entitled to know whether that partnership still means anything in Monte Glacei."
The emergency session was prompted by three developments, each detailed in PM Loloku's opening assessment to the assembly.
The first was the continued growth of NKR ideology across the western cantons and its explicit rejection of pluralism. While the NKR's primary targets have been the central government and Hurmudan populations, its ideological framework, which defines belonging in terms of "Crandish civilisational heritage," leaves no space for the Mala'anje. The movement's publications have begun referring to "peripheral dependencies" as burdens on the Crandish nation, language that Mala'anje leaders interpreted as a direct reference to the First Nation Territory.
"They do not name us," Loloku told the assembly, according to sources present. "They do not need to. When a movement declares that cultural homogeneity is a prerequisite for political strength, and that the state must serve only one people, those of us who are not that people understand the implication."
The second development involved reports from Mala'anje living on the Lac Glacei mainland. An estimated 4,600 Mala'anje reside outside the First Nation Territory, concentrated in Anglien, Cognito, and Glacei, where they work in fisheries, port services, and the hospitality sector. In recent months, community leaders in Anglien reported that Mala'anje workers had been refused service at establishments displaying NKR insignia. Three Mala'anje students at the Technical Institute of Anglien withdrew from their studies in XIV.1752AN after receiving threatening messages. A Mala'anje fishing cooperative in Saksenlant reported that NKR-aligned cantonal guards had conducted an inspection of their boats and equipment without legal authority, confiscating nets and demanding documentation not required under Lac Glaceian law.
None of these incidents resulted in arrest or prosecution. Mala'anje community representatives in Anglien filed formal complaints with the cantonal administration. They received no response. A second complaint, directed to the Grand Duke's Council in Monte Glacei, was acknowledged with a form letter.
The third factor, and by several accounts the most unsettling to the assembly, was Monte Glacei's silence. Since the death of Grand Duke Augustin and the accession of Orion III, the central government has issued no communication to the Mala First Nation regarding the NKR crisis or its potential effects on the territory. The 1732AN Memorandum of Understanding, which established joint Lac Glaceian and Imperial Federation sovereignty over Mala and Windsor Island, contains provisions for regular consultations between Monte Glacei and the tribal administration. According to Loloku, no such consultation has occurred since early 1751AN.
The resolution adopted by the House of Nobles requests that Monte Glacei respond within 60 days to four questions: whether the central government considers the 1732AN MOU still binding in its current form; what measures, if any, are planned to protect Mala'anje on the mainland from NKR-aligned discrimination; whether the central government intends to consult the First Nation before making constitutional changes affecting peripheral territories; and whether Lac Glacei can continue to meet its obligations under the joint sovereignty arrangement with the Imperial Federation.
The Grand Duke's Council acknowledged receipt of the resolution on 5.II.1753AN but provided no timeline for a substantive response. A spokesperson said only that the government was "aware of concerns raised by the First Nation administration" and that "all constitutional arrangements remain in force."
The economic dimensions of Mala's vulnerability were not lost on the assembly. The First Nation's economy depends heavily on trade with its immediate neighbors. Lac Glaceian subsidies, channeled through the 1732AN MOU, fund approximately 30% of public services in the territory. The Malan dollar, pegged to the Glaceian Blanc, has weakened alongside the Blanc's decline since the Karmic Collapse. In practice, many Mala'anje businesses and households have shifted to conducting transactions in the New Alexandrian ecu and the Imperial Guilder, both of which circulate freely in the territory.
"The Blanc used to be worth something," said Alaura Kealoha, who runs a textile shop on Qorali's waterfront. "Now when someone pays in Blancs I have to think about whether I can spend them before they drop again. Most of my suppliers want ecu."
No delegate to the House of Nobles publicly raised the question of seeking alternative political arrangements. The resolution is framed strictly as a request for reassurance within the existing constitutional framework. But the tone of the session, and the decision to make the resolution public rather than communicate through private diplomatic channels, suggests a leadership preparing its people for the possibility that reassurance may not arrive.
"The Ali'i nui chose his words carefully," observed Dr. Helena Vasquez, professor of Apollonian studies at the University of Punta Santiago, who has followed Mala'anje affairs for two decades. "He did not say the partnership was dead. He asked whether it still means anything. That is the language of a leader who already suspects the answer but wants it on the record."
The next scheduled session of the House of Nobles is in IV.1753AN. If Monte Glacei has not responded by then, Loloku indicated that the government would "consider what further steps may be necessary to protect the interests of the Mala'anje people."
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TL;DR: The Mala First Nation's House of Nobles convened in emergency session for the first time in over a decade, citing NKR-driven deterioration in Lac Glacei, discrimination against mainland Mala'anje, and eighteen months of silence from Monte Glacei. The assembly passed a resolution demanding written clarification of Mala's constitutional protections within 60 days. Monte Glacei acknowledged receipt but offered no timeline.
The coronation, the first since Vadoma I and Edward I were crowned in 1717AN following the reunification of the empire, drew dignitaries from across Micras. Among those watching from the cathedral's front pews was King Sinchi Roca II of Nouvelle Alexandrie, the new Empress's husband of 32 years.
PentherosSergius Hergones, the spiritual leader of the Dozan Bovic Church, administered the constitutional oath and placed the Imperial Crown upon Clara's head as cathedral bells rang across the city.
"Do you solemnly swear to maintain, expand, and protect the Natopian Nation and the Dozan Bovic Church?" the Pentheros intoned.
"I do so swear, before Bous and the Natopian people," Clara responded. "I shall serve as guardian of our nation, defender of our faith, and steward of the prosperity my predecessors built."
The ceremony marked the first coronation held under the reformed Natopian constitution following the 1751 constitutional referendum that established the bicameral Frenzy. Constitutional scholars noted subtle differences from previous coronations reflecting the new framework, including the Chancellor's expanded ceremonial role and acknowledgment of the Frenzy's legislative authority.
Chancellor Marco Lungo III presented the Imperial Regalia to the Pentheros before the crowning, a role that in previous coronations had been performed by a member of the nobility. The adjustment reflected the constitutional reforms emphasizing governmental authority alongside traditional ecclesiastical and monarchical roles.
Clara, 58, took the regnal name honoring her great-aunt Clara Sundara Waffel-Paine, who served as Chancellor of Natopia and earned a reputation for judicial temperament and stabilizing influence during Drak-Modan's constitutional transitions. The choice was widely interpreted as signaling her intention to serve as a steady, constitutional monarch.
"My great-aunt understood that strength and wisdom are not opposites," Clara said in brief remarks following the ceremony. "She guided Natopia through difficult transitions with patience and principle. I hope to honor her example."
The coronation presented several unprecedented elements in Natopian history. Clara is the first sovereign to be crowned while simultaneously serving as Queen consort of another major power. Under the Treaty of Dynastic Separation signed in 1721AN, the two crowns will remain separate in the next generation: Crown Princess Sayari will inherit Nouvelle Alexandrie while Prince Nathan will inherit Natopia.
King Sinchi Roca II's presence in the congregation rather than beside his wife on the coronation platform underscored the constitutional distinction between her Natopian sovereignty and her status as his consort in Nouvelle Alexandrie. Protocol officials had spent weeks negotiating the precise arrangements.
"The King is here as a husband and as the sovereign of a close ally," explained a Royal Household spokesperson. "He is not here as a participant in the coronation itself. The distinction matters constitutionally, even if it seems subtle to observers."
Queen Electra Penguinwaffels of Western Corum, whose realm is scheduled to accede to CATO next month, drew particular attention. The six-year-old monarch, accompanied by a substantial security detail, reportedly asked the Pentheros several questions about Bovinist theology during the reception, including whether Bous had ever visited Corum.
Mondospherian Kaiser Mondo and Kaiseress Anastasia attended, as did representatives from Sanama, Zeed, and other allied nations. The gathering represented the largest concentration of foreign dignitaries in Lindström in decades.
Security was extensive but unobtrusive. The Federal Gendarmerie provided protective details for the New Alexandrian delegation, coordinating with Natopian security services. No incidents were reported.
The coronation concluded with a procession through Lindström's streets, where crowds estimated at 200,000 lined the route from the cathedral to Vista de Nada Palace. The new Empress and her husband rode in an open carriage despite security concerns, a decision Clara reportedly insisted upon.
"The people came to see their Empress," she was quoted as telling staff. "They will see her."
A coronation ball at Vista de Nada Palace followed the public procession. Diplomatic sources indicated that several bilateral meetings occurred on the margins, including discussions between CATO member states regarding next month's summit in Western Corum.
"Empress Vadoma guided this nation through war and peace, through crisis and prosperity," Clara said in her coronation address. "I do not presume to match her wisdom or her grace. But I will give Natopia everything I have, as she did. The crown she wore now rests on my head. The duty she carried now falls to me. I accept it gladly, and I will bear it faithfully, until my last breath."
The official mourning period for Vadoma I concluded yesterday, exactly 80 days after her death on 20.XII.1752AN. The coronation date had been selected to fall immediately after mourning ended, reflecting both constitutional requirements and practical considerations regarding the diplomatic calendar.
Clara is expected to address the Frenzy formally next week, her first official interaction with the legislature as reigning sovereign. Chancellor Lungo indicated the government would present a comprehensive policy agenda at that session.
New Alexandrian Diplomatic Corps Pays Tribute to Holden's Legacy; Department of State Declines to Endorse Either Candidate
Election Expected to Shape Future Direction of Organization That Some Diplomats Say Has Drifted Into Institutional Routine
Noursala, Aerla -- Ian Holden received a hero's welcome in Noursala yesterday after formally stepping down as Secretary-General of the Micras Treaty Organization. Crowds lined the streets of the Aerlan capital as Holden returned home following years at the helm of Micras's oldest multilateral body.
President Thomas Guthrie led the tributes. "Mr. Holden is one of the greatest living arbiters of peace and diplomacy on Micras," Guthrie said in a public statement. "We are blessed as a nation and a people for him to walk amongst us. Aerla will continue to commit itself to the ideals and protocols of the MTO."
Across the diplomatic world, the praise was warm. In Cárdenas, tributes poured in from the New Alexandrian diplomatic corps throughout the day.[5] The Department of State issued a statement recognizing Holden's "steady hand in maintaining the MTO as a forum for dialogue and cooperation."
Two candidates have already declared for the succession. Mondo Rechter-Katzenfreund of Lanzerwald announced a platform focused on reinvigorating the organization and establishing an international emergency response team for natural disasters on Micras. The proposal would give the MTO a new operational mandate beyond its traditional role as a treaty repository and arbitration forum.
The two candidacies reflect a quiet debate about what the MTO should become. Under Holden, the organization maintained its function as a neutral forum and treaty clearinghouse, but some member states have questioned whether that mandate remains sufficient. Rechter-Katzenfreund's disaster response proposal would expand the MTO's operational capacity. Hutchinson's backers argue the organization needs a leader with experience managing complex multilateral crises.
The MTO General Assembly is expected to schedule an election in the coming months.
Hotel staff discovered Alvelo Nieves unresponsive in his room at approximately 6:47 a.m. after he failed to respond to a scheduled wake-up call. Emergency medical personnel arrived within minutes but were unable to revive him. He was declared dead at the scene at 7:12 a.m.
The Federal Capital District medical examiner determined the cause of death to be a massive cardiac event. There were no signs of foul play.
Alvelo Nieves had arrived in Cárdenas on 20.III.1753AN for a scheduled meeting of the AJNA parliamentary coordination committee. According to hotel records and witness accounts, he dined alone in the hotel restaurant last evening and retired to his room around 10:15 p.m. Staff reported nothing unusual about his demeanor.
His death, while sudden, was not entirely unexpected. Alvelo Nieves's health had been in visible decline for years. During a press conference in I.1750AN responding to the defection of Deputy Lawrence Cherbourg-Stetson to the Civic Governance Alliance, his hands shook, his voice cracked, and staff ended the event after he appeared exhausted.[6] Close associates had acknowledged he suffered from heart trouble and high blood pressure, though he kept such matters private.
By the time of the AJNA unity congress in II.1752AN, Alvelo Nieves attended "despite reported health concerns that had limited his public appearances in recent months."[7] His remarks were brief. It was his last significant public appearance. Through the remainder of 1752AN and into early 1753AN, he was largely absent from the Cortes Federales. Deputy Party Leader Ignacio Yupanqui had been representing the UfA in his place.
Pablo Alvelo Nieves was born on 22.IV.1678AN in Potosí, Santander, the son of a miner and a seamstress. He worked as a waiter and then manager at a restaurant in Potosí called Tierra del Sol before entering politics. His time in the hospitality industry shaped his views on workers' rights and fair wages. In 1715AN, he was elected Mayor of Potosí as an unaligned independent, having resisted recruitment by the SDLA. He served three years, reducing unemployment, expanding school funding, and improving local infrastructure.
In 1718AN, supporters organized a grassroots write-in campaign that won him a seat in the Federal Assembly as an independent deputy from Santander. He held that seat continuously for 35 years. In 1722AN, supporters formed United for Alvelo to support his re-election and give his political efforts an organized structure. The party's name was his own. He was chosen as its leader and held the position for 31 years without a formal leadership election.
The UfA reached its peak following the 1739 general election, when it won 28 seats and 3.82% of the national vote. Alvelo Nieves was a founding member of the original Alliance for a Just Nouvelle Alexandrie coalition. He briefly withdrew from the alliance after the 1744 election cut his party nearly in half, but returned under the Parap Principles framework of 1747AN, where he served as chairman of the AJNA Congress and directed coalition strategy.
The 1749 election reduced the party to four seats and 0.69% of the vote. The subsequent defection of Cherbourg-Stetson[8] during the Pact of Shadows scandal left the UfA with only three deputies in a 749-member Assembly.
Despite his party's declining numbers, Alvelo Nieves retained a following in Santander and Valencia that exceeded his parliamentary representation. He was a fixture at agricultural fairs, cooperative meetings, and town halls across both regions for decades. His opponents respected his stubbornness. His supporters called it conviction.
Martina Gonzaga, the UfA party chairperson, delivered a statement outside the hotel this morning. "We are devastated by this loss," Gonzaga said. "Pablo was the heart of our movement, the voice of working people across Santander, and a public servant who never stopped fighting for his principles."
AJNA chair and DSP leader Leila Bensouda called Alvelo Nieves "an original voice in New Alexandrian politics who reminded us that the Federation is more than its capital cities. He never let us forget the people who live far from the halls of power. The coalition has lost a founding partner and I have lost a friend."
Premier José Manuel Montero released a statement praising Alvelo Nieves as "a dedicated public servant whose passion for the people of Santander and Valencia was beyond question. Whatever our political differences, his commitment to his constituents was genuine and constant."
Wakara People's Party leader Gueyacán Vázquez described him as "a loyal partner who never forgot where he came from. Pablo understood what it means to fight for your community against indifference. The WPP and the people of Boriquén stand with his family and his party today."
Mayani Guacanagari, the WPP deputy who served as interim AJNA coalition chair before Bensouda's installation, said he had lost "a friend and a comrade in the struggle."
King Sinchi Roca II sent a private message of condolence to the Alvelo Nieves family.
The Federal Assembly will observe a moment of silence at the opening of its next session.
Under the UfA's party constitution, Deputy Party Leader Ignacio Yupanqui assumes leadership on an interim basis. Yupanqui, 55, a deputy from Potosí in the Wechua Nation, has served as deputy leader since 1738AN and has effectively been running the party's parliamentary operations for months during Alvelo Nieves's absence.
The party's future is uncertain. With three deputies, less than 1% of the national vote, and a membership base concentrated in two regions, the UfA faces questions about its viability without the man who led it and held it together for over three decades.
Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced. Party officials indicated the service will be held in Ciudad Real, Santander.
The decision, reached at the Council's quarterly session in Tres Marias, Oportia, confirms the timeline announced last year. Heads of state from all six current CATO members will travel to Western Corum in mid-IV.1753AN for the treaty signing ceremony, marking the alliance's seventh member and fourth expansion since 1751AN.
"Western Corum has demonstrated its commitment to the values that animate this alliance," said Concord Council Chair Ambassador Helena Rousseau of Nouvelle Alexandrie. "The Mount Bijaro Campaign showed military capability. The years of stable governance under extraordinary circumstances showed institutional resilience. The Council is confident this accession strengthens CATO."
Security arrangements have required extensive coordination. The Confederacy of the Dispossessed, which Western Corum fought during the Mount Bijaro Campaign, remains active in ungoverned territories throughout Corum. A joint threat assessment prepared by CATO intelligence services rates the summit as "moderate risk," with primary concerns focused on opportunistic attacks rather than sophisticated operations targeting the leadership gathering.
Additional naval assets from Natopia and Nouvelle Alexandrie have been deployed to western Corum waters in the weeks preceding the summit. East Zimia and the Wallis Islands, which retains responsibility for Western Corum's defense and foreign affairs under their free association agreement, has coordinated the defensive posture.
"We are taking every reasonable precaution," said a Department of Defense official who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity. "The Confederacy has shown capability for asymmetric attacks. We do not assess them as capable of threatening the summit directly, but prudence dictates preparation."
Protocol arrangements have presented unique challenges. Queen Electra Penguinwaffels, who turns seven later this year, will serve as host sovereign. Diplomatic teams have worked to accommodate her schedule, including earlier event times and modified ceremony lengths, while maintaining the formality appropriate to the occasion.
"Queen Electra has proven herself an engaged and capable host," said one diplomat involved in the planning. "She asks excellent questions and pays attention. The modifications are about her wellbeing, not her competence."
The young Queen will sign the accession treaty on behalf of Western Corum, making her one of the youngest signatories to a major international security agreement in recent Micrasian history. Her signature will be witnessed by all six visiting heads of state, with King Sinchi Roca II and Empress Clara signing first as representatives of CATO's founding members.
The summit agenda extends beyond the treaty signing. The Concord Council will hold a special session in Corum Electric City to discuss alliance strategy and coordination mechanisms. Bilateral meetings between member states are scheduled throughout the four-day visit.
Domestic politics in several member states have raised questions about CATO's expansion trajectory. In Nouvelle Alexandrie, AJNA leader Leila Bensouda offered cautious support for the accession while noting that her People's Deal platform proposes redirecting some defense resources toward diplomatic capacity.
"We support the Concord Alliance and we support welcoming Western Corum," Bensouda said. "We also believe CATO's growth should be matched by investment in the diplomatic infrastructure that makes alliances effective. Military commitments require diplomatic follow-through."
The FHP government dismissed the critique. "AJNA supported CATO before they were in opposition and they support it now," said government spokesperson Marian Mehdi-Coulier. "The difference is they now feel obligated to find something to criticize. The expansion proceeds with broad support."
Some Raspur Pact observers have continued to raise questions about CATO's relationship to existing alliance structures. With Nouvelle Alexandrie, Natopia, Oportia, and Constancia all members of both organizations, the security architectures increasingly overlap.
"CATO and the Pact serve different purposes," Ambassador Rousseau said when asked about the relationship. "The Pact is a broad framework with diverse membership. CATO is a tighter grouping focused on specific regional challenges. They complement rather than compete."
The summit is scheduled to conclude on 18.IV.1753AN with a state dinner at Corum Electric City's Royal Palace. Queen Electra is expected to offer formal remarks welcoming her realm into the alliance.
Preparations in Corum Electric City are reportedly well advanced, with local authorities having spent months upgrading infrastructure and security systems. The summit represents the first diplomatic gathering the young realm has hosted.
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IOP/NBC News Public Opinion Polling
National Party Voting Intention
NATIONAL PARTY VOTING INTENTION If the election were held today, which party would you support? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 25.III-1.IV.1753AN
GOVERNMENT APPROVAL Do you approve or disapprove of the job the Montero government is doing? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 25.III-1.IV.1753AN
Response
Percentage
Change Since I.1753
Approve
49.5%
▼ -1.5%
Disapprove
39.0%
▲ +1.0%
No Opinion
11.5%
▲ +0.5%
Net Approval
▲ +10.5%
▼ -2.5%
Direction of the Federation
DIRECTION OF THE FEDERATION Do you think the Federation is headed in the right direction or the wrong direction? % of registered New Alexandrian voters Margin of error: ±2.3% Survey conducted 25.III-1.IV.1753AN
BREAKING: SHIREROTH FORMALLY WITHDRAWS FROM RASPUR PACT; NOTICE DELIVERED TO NATOPIA
BENSOUDA BRINGS "PEOPLE'S DEAL" TOUR TO WECHUA NATION
0.0%
RASPUR PACT ELECTS NEW ALEXANDRIAN DIPLOMAT AS HIGH COMMISSIONER, NORTHBLOOMER AS DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONER
MALA HOUSE OF NOBLES CONVENES EMERGENCY SESSION AS NKR CRISIS RAISES ALARM OVER FIRST NATION'S FUTURE
MTO SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLDEN RETIRES; SUCCESSION RACE BEGINS
CATO COUNCIL APPROVES WESTERN CORUM ACCESSION; HEADS OF STATE TO GATHER IN CORUM ELECTRIC CITY NEXT MONTH
