Egelion

[Louis]

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After an expensive election season full of policy reversals, internal drama, and manifestos, the Conservative Party of Egelion won it's first victory in almost 60 years. The win came after the Conservative Party did a complete reversal on many of its "core" policies. The Conservative Party previously championed for a constitutional monarchy, low taxes, and big business investments among many things. With this ne election cycle, the Conservatives adopted more moderate positions such as the support of absolutism, financial support for small businesses, and support for the nation's highly popular welfare system. This, coupled with support for soft Egelian nationalism, gave the Conservatives a highly sought after win.

Yet, despite the overwhelming victory in the Royal Court, Conservatives still have to find a coalition to get any law recommendation passed. Conservatives only received 43% of the vote, a few seats short of the 151 required for a majority. The Conservatives have been known to keep to themselves, leaving little room for compromise and coalition. Yet, the Ghadrashi People's Party is keen on achieving a majority with the Conservatives to help pass their typically right wing policies. The Conservatives have not stated whether they'll join the Ghadrashis, but it is their only option to pass on legislation recommendations to the Royal Council. 

Leonor Dolid, the leader of the Conservatives, took the moment at her election headquarters to praise party leadership and efforts instead of advocating for coalition talks. She mentioned how the new Conservative Party is a big-tent coalition of people, ranging from those on the right and to the center. The Royalist party suffered their first major defeat in decades. While many think of this as a massive loss for the party, it is agreed upon that the Royalists lost because of the status quo dilemma, not because of unpopular policies. People were simply fatigued of the Royalists in party, despite their extremely poular ideology.

Conservative leadership is expected to address the economy in the next few weeks with some officials stating the economy "is in shackles, focusing on the wrong sectors." With the guarantee that the welfare state would not be touched, Conservatives will have a difficult time balancing laissez-faire economics and the more socialist policies that are popular among citizens. 

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