Deltaria

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Tsargrad - A month after the recent election the KDU and Savez! parties have reached a concsensus on the coalition agreement negotiated over the past month. Prime Minister Horvat took the initiative right after the election to start negotiations with the liberal Savez!, seeking a quick formation of a new government after it became clear that allignment with the Nacionalni would not give a stable governing majority. Horvat and Savez! leader Božo Sedlar sat down with their negotiating team in order to create a government that could count on the support from both parties. Today both Horvat and Sedlar revealed the agreement in front of the domestic press, with both leaders satisfied with the result. 

The agreement, called "Into the Future", outlined the government agenda for this 4 year term. It has a clear liberal orientation to it, although some hosian democratic talking points are also clearly visible in the agreement. Most importantly, the two parties have agreed to grant more autonomy to Usmarea and Vardissza, as well as changing the name of state from the Augustan Empire of Deltaria back into the Grand Empire. The state coat of arms is also to be changed, becoming more distinct to Deltaria and being removed from the official state flag in favour of the simple tricolor. These changes were a wish from Savez!, which saw it as a necessary step to mend relations with Zardugal (by changing the name) and as a compromise for more local autonomy, as the party would rather see a fully federal state. The introduction of a supreme court on the national level has also been included in this agreement, being a wish of Savez! for years. 

The two parties have also outlined their desire to improve the economy, with a full focus on a free market economy being included in this agreement. Where the KDU government often tried to balance state intervention and laisezz faire economics, the new government will further liberalize the economy and invest heavily in the technology sector. Regulations are to be cut, primarily in the industrial sector, and state enterprises to be sold. Further intergration into SOMECO and using the bloc to enhance trade globally are also key pillars of this government's economic agenda. 

Lastly, both the KDU and Savez! agree to not touch the role of the Emperor in politics, a hard bargain for Savez! but a important point for the KDU establishment, which feared that a government with the liberals could result in a weakening of the monarchs power and influence. The agreement allows Horvat to remain as Prime Minister for a third term, while Sedlar is likely to become the new Secretary of the Treasury, taking over the position from the embattled Vasić who will not return in the new administration. For the first time, Deltaria will have a coalition government, with policy to move to the center as both parties seek to make this term into a success.