Egelion

[Louis]

The general election season of 5691 is in full gear. Royalists, Conservatives, Ghadrashi, and Caillean parties are out campaigning, hoping to improve their seat numbers in the Royal Court. The Royal Court, while being an advisory body, still maintains much influence in the Egelian political system. Members of the Royal Court are allowed to pass “law recommendations” which are then sent up the chain to the Royal Council, then to His Majesty. Law recommendations are approved or denied by His Majesty and can only become actual laws if they are approved. The Royal Court is a direct representation of how the Egelian people feel. The Royal Court translates popular opinion into law recommendations for the king, bringing a balance to the absolutist nature of the nation and the will of the people.

Currently, the Royalist Party, which relies heavily on liberal absolutist policies, have held the majority for 20 years, owing to King Artemio’s popularity. All other parties have lagged behind. Yet, this year, it seems the Conservatives are eyeing a majority government. Recent polling has suggested that the Conservatives are quickly gaining popularity among Egelian citizens, with a poll closing in on almost 35% support. The Conservatives recently held a large conference in Altéa to rearrange their party ideology and to look for new leadership to lead the party ahead.

 The Conservatives elected Leonor Dolid, an upcoming court member from Villa Kinea. She actively pushed the party to adopt an absolutist agenda and to fall along centrist positions, abandoning its centuries-long hosian right ideology. Dolid has campaigned for the prolongation of the absolutist agenda and a shift from social liberal policies to classical liberal policies of the right. Dolid seeks to deregulate several parts of the government, but continue support for popular policies, such as the CROWN welfare system. It is yet to be seen if the Conservatives will achieve a majority government, but it seems Egelians are not necessarily too enthusiastic about the social liberal government. It is not to say that the Royalist Party is unpopular, rather the Conservatives have shifted their tune in a way that popular policies are not ignored and Egelians are given a different side of the same card.