Selection Day

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The election results of the previous week were not particularly surprising, with the Social Democrat Party (SDP) and Science and Progress Party (SPP) winning 127 and 98 seats, respectively. After forming a coalition, this gives them a majority of 225 seats out of 389, a comfortable lead. The right-wing parties remain fractious and unable to come to an agreement: part of the reason for the centre-left Coalition's success. Minor nationalist parties, such as the Russian National Alliance took small shares of the vote in localised areas.

After a week of decision-making, enhanced by the use of computer algorithms, the Merit Board released its list of the best-suited politicians for each cabinet role. There was more disapproval than in all previous decisions the Board had made, as the SDP and SPP were disproportionately represented. The Cabinet had had a history of bipartisanship, and this history had just been broken, at least in the eyes of many. Despite the fact that the selected members, especially those of the SPP, were simply more qualified, the affair had opened a deep schism in USNE politics, one unlikely to be resolved soon.

 

Public Announcement

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As part of our continuing diplomatic outreach program, the USNE wishes to open its doors to increased foreign relations. With a brief description of your nation's system, and why you'd like to work with us, we'll review your application. If it's accepted, we'll open up an embassy for you in Stockholm.