Luthori

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Foreign Department officials and journalists have been summoned at Blackhall Palace for an impromptu press conference, which aimed at detailing Luthori’s position in regards to the events happening in Xsampa. While political organisations and nations have quickly rose to their feet to condemn the Custodian’s (Xsampa’s head of state) attempt at “unilaterally usurp power from the elected representative of the [Xsampan] people,” others have been much more nuanced, with a clear group of supporters to the Custodian making themselves clearer day by day. In Luthori’s case, it’s difficult to understand what the government’s statement would be. On one hand, there is to understand that the main conservative worry in terms of foreign policy is always instability and its rapid expansion if things aren’t controlled.

“What Luthori fears, is that the Red Bass Ocean or the Sovereign Sea become a lot more dangerous with the current instability in Xsampa, which has traditionally acted as a guardian of stability in these waters” said an anonymous Foreign Office spokesperson stated in relation to the rapidly evolving situation in Xsampa. 

Luthorian commercial interests being threatened, the Fort William Stock Exchange reacted negatively to the invocation of the New Democracy Act by the Custodian. Stocks from shipping corporations such as SouthSeas, WarrenGlobal or NOMC saw their values decrease by digits going from 5% to 7% in merely a day. These financial repercussions are sending shockwaves through Luthori’s trade industry, who now fears that the episode of instability in Xsampa might be going on for years.

Calls have echoed from Luthorian business leaders to recognise the “current situation in the land”, so as to recognise the Custodian’s invocation of the New Democracy Act as an “emergency and temporary procedure, as recognised by the Xsampan Constitution.” From the perspective of an anonymous official in shipping, “The hope was to pressure the government to act in a way that reassert that stability and the sanctity of Luthorian trade routes remain Luthori’s guiding principle in foreign policy”

This position comes in opposition to the Labour government’s PEAK doctrine, which emphasised the defence of peace, democracy and human rights as the guiding principle of Luthorian foreign policy, one that was followed dutifully by succeeding Labour governments. Prime Minister Parkford embarked in his premiership with a policy agenda aimed at “breaking” with Labour’s “legacy of weakness,” which includes their foreign policy.

In a statement, Number 10 reaffirmed that “Luthori’s relationship with Xsampa remain unchanged, regardless of governments,” furthermore, in a tacit criticism of Egelion’s approach, Luthori’s statement address that the “Xsampan people do not have to suffer the consequences of their nation’s instability”, adding that “Luthori’s economic and trade relations with Xsampa will remain unchanged.”

In a later press conference, the Foreign Secretary, Sir Peter Leonard said that “Luthori hopes for the quick return of stability in Xsampa, but we do not believe that sanctioning or embargoing the nation will change anything to the situation, rather it will do the opposite.” When asked about the Luthorian Foreign Office’s view on the Custodian’s invocation of the New Democracy Act, he said that “Luthori has stated that our relationship will remain unchanged regardless of government, however, we do recognise it as a fait-accompli and will continue exchanges with Xsampa, under this new government.”

Furthermore, a Foreign Office spokesperson stated informally that “the New Democracy Act is written as an emergency and temporary measure in Xsampa’s laws and customs. As such, we do believe that the Custodian’s invocation of it remains legal, as stated by Xsampan courts which haven’t ruled out against his invocation of said law.”