05-27-2023, 03:32 AM
May 3, 2023
Gyeongseong, Ryujang
Jan van Deventer returned to the stage triumphant. Two weeks ago, he knew he was going down, but he had no idea how much of the old order he would be burning with him. Leaders from all across the IDU were making panicked calls to Kim I-seul, a million diplomatic fires that he had spawned. But the unexpected consequence is that he had crushed his own party in the process, and his support wasn't as solid as it first appeared. But Jan didn't care too much about that, not when he could simply switch parties.
If One Haesan was the traditional Haesanite nationalist party, Our Haesan could be better described as rabid fanatics. The rightmost fringes of Haesanite politics, they are condemned by virtually everyone, but Jan's willingness to lead them had given them the largest influence they'd ever had. Although they polled abysmally, the secret Xiomeran funding, a reward for Jan's praise of the Empress, would be their answer to gain an advantage over the field.
Even in Ryujang, the largest agricultural province, it was unclear who exactly their message was for. Focusing on a revival of colonial culture over the widely popular, uniquely Haesanite fusion birthed from the KLAA, would get blowback from virtually everyone. When groups as diverse as Slokasians, Huenyans, and Acadians appreciate your culture, it stands to reason that it is fairly popular at home as well. Also, opening the borders and paving the easiest path to citizenship in the IDU during the reconstruction period of Haesan was one of Lagarde's finest achievements. The influx of immigrants built Haesan's manufacturing sector and launched the economic miracle of the last 40 years. A platform demanding closing the borders is not a recipe for widespread success.
So Jan took the stage, seemingly triumphant, but without a message or plan. He set off on an experiment: could bombast and money alone win an election in Haesan?
May 4, 2023
Gyeongseong, Ryujang
The rumours were true; Jan would not be returning to Liberty!. The party's administration was in shambles, with the party's name dragged through the mud, no real leadership of any kind, and their deputies scattered amongst various parties trying to flee the upcoming onslaught. There were genuine discussions on whether it was even worth running a slate of candidates this cycle, but a few key party members decided to press on. 20% of the economy of Haesan was still agricultural and someone had to stand up for those workers. Liberty! was returning to its roots.
Wim Schouten would hope to lead his party out of the van Deventer ashes into a new prosperous era. Focusing on agricultural subsidies, less government interference in interest rates, continued liberalization of financial systems to appreciate the sterling, and economic policies favorable to the agrarian class, he hoped that the true spirit that the party once had could be recaptured. However, Wim was simply a shrewd economic theorist, he didn't have close to the political gravitas of his party's former leader.
For Liberty!, they ended up reliant on whether farmers will be able to look past the negative connotations of the party's past and vote with their pocketbook. With big agriculture firmly behind them, maybe a desperate campaign push could indeed keep a good number of their politicians in the House of Delegates.
Gyeongseong, Ryujang
Jan van Deventer returned to the stage triumphant. Two weeks ago, he knew he was going down, but he had no idea how much of the old order he would be burning with him. Leaders from all across the IDU were making panicked calls to Kim I-seul, a million diplomatic fires that he had spawned. But the unexpected consequence is that he had crushed his own party in the process, and his support wasn't as solid as it first appeared. But Jan didn't care too much about that, not when he could simply switch parties.
If One Haesan was the traditional Haesanite nationalist party, Our Haesan could be better described as rabid fanatics. The rightmost fringes of Haesanite politics, they are condemned by virtually everyone, but Jan's willingness to lead them had given them the largest influence they'd ever had. Although they polled abysmally, the secret Xiomeran funding, a reward for Jan's praise of the Empress, would be their answer to gain an advantage over the field.
Even in Ryujang, the largest agricultural province, it was unclear who exactly their message was for. Focusing on a revival of colonial culture over the widely popular, uniquely Haesanite fusion birthed from the KLAA, would get blowback from virtually everyone. When groups as diverse as Slokasians, Huenyans, and Acadians appreciate your culture, it stands to reason that it is fairly popular at home as well. Also, opening the borders and paving the easiest path to citizenship in the IDU during the reconstruction period of Haesan was one of Lagarde's finest achievements. The influx of immigrants built Haesan's manufacturing sector and launched the economic miracle of the last 40 years. A platform demanding closing the borders is not a recipe for widespread success.
So Jan took the stage, seemingly triumphant, but without a message or plan. He set off on an experiment: could bombast and money alone win an election in Haesan?
May 4, 2023
Gyeongseong, Ryujang
The rumours were true; Jan would not be returning to Liberty!. The party's administration was in shambles, with the party's name dragged through the mud, no real leadership of any kind, and their deputies scattered amongst various parties trying to flee the upcoming onslaught. There were genuine discussions on whether it was even worth running a slate of candidates this cycle, but a few key party members decided to press on. 20% of the economy of Haesan was still agricultural and someone had to stand up for those workers. Liberty! was returning to its roots.
Wim Schouten would hope to lead his party out of the van Deventer ashes into a new prosperous era. Focusing on agricultural subsidies, less government interference in interest rates, continued liberalization of financial systems to appreciate the sterling, and economic policies favorable to the agrarian class, he hoped that the true spirit that the party once had could be recaptured. However, Wim was simply a shrewd economic theorist, he didn't have close to the political gravitas of his party's former leader.
For Liberty!, they ended up reliant on whether farmers will be able to look past the negative connotations of the party's past and vote with their pocketbook. With big agriculture firmly behind them, maybe a desperate campaign push could indeed keep a good number of their politicians in the House of Delegates.