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COALITION FOR CHANGE CLAIMS THE NATIONAL COURT
October 10, 2016
By Sebastian Vargas
Tonight, across Auraria, people flooded the streets to fly the “Orrovi” (nickname of the gold, red, and purple – oro, rojo, violeta – flag, which has become the symbol of the Coalition for Change). As the streets of Solis filled with jubilant supporters of the CPC (coalición para el cambio), the crack of fireworks erupted across the city. The supporters of the CPC had every reason to be celebrating; despite all the odds, the coalition of the most ragtag members of the Aurarine Left has taken control of the National Court and have thus guaranteed Manuel Sanabria the Presidency of the Republic.
Manuel Sanabria, the 47-year-old from Puerto Clave, dominated the airwaves in 2014 as he announced that seven political parties throughout the Republic would set aside their differences to unite under one banner for the 2016 National Court elections. Since the original announcement, the coalition had grown to fourteen parties – adding amongst its ranks fringe groups such as the Marxist-Leninovists. Perhaps most interesting was the Tauritanian Anarchist Movement’s apparent partnership with the CPC, since you would imagine that anarchists would oppose any such coalition for obvious reasons.
The National Conservative Union, under the leadership of President Torcuato Sanchez, immediately denounced the group’s existence as a populist, far-fetched, gut reaction to a problem that “requires strong, consistent leadership.” President Sanchez referred to Sanabria’s coalition as a “desperate attempt for radical thinkers to usurp the government.” The Conservatives’ dismissal of the CPC and reluctance to take necessary steps has had its consequences. For the first time since 2003, the Conservatives have lost power and President Sanchez will pass the torch to Manuel Sanabria on January 5, 2017.
While the campaign has certainly proved to have its challenges, now comes the actual task of governance. “This was a vote for change, for a break from the politics that has harmed our workers, our children, and our future. We are a diverse group, but it is in our diversity that we found our strength. With our unity, with our passion and shared goals for the Aurarine People, there is no challenge, no task too daunting nor complicated for us to solve,” said President-Elect Sanabria.
However effective Sanabria’s words of a hopeful, optimistic future were on the campaign trail, words cannot curb inflation, stagnation, and unemployment. Despite being a coalition of fourteen parties, only six won enough of the vote to actually garner seats in the National Court. Still, juggling the priorities and agendas of those six parties and molding them into a coherent legislative agenda will, undoubtedly, prove a daunting, meticulous, and painstaking task.
The political agendas of the CPC are certainly varied. A quick search of their posted party platforms show anything from a higher minimum wage and increased access to healthcare, to worker seizure of the means of production and the liberation of “oppressive gender norms through the creation of a census-recognized ‘none-of-the-above’ gender marker.”
No one doubts the task ahead of Manuel Sanabria, who will undoubtedly be elected President in December when the new deputies of the National Court take office. No one doubts that the cause of the people is just. There is certainly no doubt that the debates that will come will be strenuous, but it is in these times that we must remember that the while the Orrovi of the CNC may represent a wave of political change, the Purple, Gold, and Black of Auraria must always remain supreme.
October 10, 2016
By Sebastian Vargas
Tonight, across Auraria, people flooded the streets to fly the “Orrovi” (nickname of the gold, red, and purple – oro, rojo, violeta – flag, which has become the symbol of the Coalition for Change). As the streets of Solis filled with jubilant supporters of the CPC (coalición para el cambio), the crack of fireworks erupted across the city. The supporters of the CPC had every reason to be celebrating; despite all the odds, the coalition of the most ragtag members of the Aurarine Left has taken control of the National Court and have thus guaranteed Manuel Sanabria the Presidency of the Republic.
Manuel Sanabria, the 47-year-old from Puerto Clave, dominated the airwaves in 2014 as he announced that seven political parties throughout the Republic would set aside their differences to unite under one banner for the 2016 National Court elections. Since the original announcement, the coalition had grown to fourteen parties – adding amongst its ranks fringe groups such as the Marxist-Leninovists. Perhaps most interesting was the Tauritanian Anarchist Movement’s apparent partnership with the CPC, since you would imagine that anarchists would oppose any such coalition for obvious reasons.
The National Conservative Union, under the leadership of President Torcuato Sanchez, immediately denounced the group’s existence as a populist, far-fetched, gut reaction to a problem that “requires strong, consistent leadership.” President Sanchez referred to Sanabria’s coalition as a “desperate attempt for radical thinkers to usurp the government.” The Conservatives’ dismissal of the CPC and reluctance to take necessary steps has had its consequences. For the first time since 2003, the Conservatives have lost power and President Sanchez will pass the torch to Manuel Sanabria on January 5, 2017.
While the campaign has certainly proved to have its challenges, now comes the actual task of governance. “This was a vote for change, for a break from the politics that has harmed our workers, our children, and our future. We are a diverse group, but it is in our diversity that we found our strength. With our unity, with our passion and shared goals for the Aurarine People, there is no challenge, no task too daunting nor complicated for us to solve,” said President-Elect Sanabria.
However effective Sanabria’s words of a hopeful, optimistic future were on the campaign trail, words cannot curb inflation, stagnation, and unemployment. Despite being a coalition of fourteen parties, only six won enough of the vote to actually garner seats in the National Court. Still, juggling the priorities and agendas of those six parties and molding them into a coherent legislative agenda will, undoubtedly, prove a daunting, meticulous, and painstaking task.
The political agendas of the CPC are certainly varied. A quick search of their posted party platforms show anything from a higher minimum wage and increased access to healthcare, to worker seizure of the means of production and the liberation of “oppressive gender norms through the creation of a census-recognized ‘none-of-the-above’ gender marker.”
No one doubts the task ahead of Manuel Sanabria, who will undoubtedly be elected President in December when the new deputies of the National Court take office. No one doubts that the cause of the people is just. There is certainly no doubt that the debates that will come will be strenuous, but it is in these times that we must remember that the while the Orrovi of the CNC may represent a wave of political change, the Purple, Gold, and Black of Auraria must always remain supreme.
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