Egelion

[Louis]

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With the CPP's win over other Egelian parties in national elections, leader Arturo Capdevila and a team of future legislators were invited to Villamor Palace this week to engage in deep negotiations with Hiss Majesty and the Royal Council on how to proceed with creating a constitution for the Kingdom of Egelion. From recent reports, His Majesty was open to negotiations, acknowledging that his power would likely be uprooted and divided between the councilors and the legislature. His Majesty, trained and educated under Enlightened Absolutist ideology, understands that form of government  truly remains beneficial for the people of Egelion so long as he balances their will and his own power. The will of the people, who have chosen to move on from an absolutist government, now exceed even his own power. Due to this massive imbalance, enlightened absolutism has reached its end. His Majesty understands this position and has decided to renegotiate his position.

Arturo Capdevila, with the the desires and will of the people on his mind, gave the Royal Council a balanced approach: The Royal Court--who currently has the power to recommend laws--would receive full legislative powers. Their powers would include: passing laws, approving members to the Royal Council (which would receive new executive restrictions), and decide all monetary laws such as taxation. A fully powered Royal Court would bring "balance and a clear division of powers", says Capdevila. Egelion's current flaw is that legislation and all policy decisions are left to His Majesty who, despite acknowledging the people's will, leaves no room for the people to choose their own future. When Royal Councilors were asked why this was the case, they simply reiterated: "the people cannot be trusted to act in their own good faith. They will actively seek to enhance their own lives while eliminating progress for others. We cannot enact a social contract for them to govern themselves--it will simply lead to corruption."

His Majesty however is not fully in tune with the approach by the Royal Council, who may have let their decades in power cloud their judgement. His Majesty claims that a system in which the people cannot truly voice their opinions and still be forced to pay taxes and serve in armed forces is "pure authority and robbery of human dignity." No matter how liberal, progressive, or open a nation may be--the loss of the people's voice in the country's future is nothing short of pure authoritarianism and unrealistic governance. Capdevila's requests for a full legislative body in the Royal Court was accepted while Royal Councilors were fully against the idea. Based on the first negotiations, it seems His Majesty will run into more issues with the Royal Council instead of the newly elected CPP who seek nothing more than to create an indestructible system of checks and balances.

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