Yu Dynasty Yingdala (4338-4636)

[Wu Han]

Jien-Democrats Victorious, Commence Rebrand

It was a return to form during the 4340 general election with the people of Indrala returning the Jien-Democrats, the natural governing party, to power. Led by then-candidate, now Grand Chancellor, Zhan Zhi, the JDP delegates managed to take votes away from the Centre and Phoenix parties due to its right-ward shift, placing it as the leading party in the National Conference.

Having achieved victory, Grand Chancellor Zhan, the now defacto chairman of the party, commenced a major rebranding of the party, dropping the "democratic" from the name and adopting the rice stalk as the party's symbol, widely believed as a call to when the Jien-Democrats were the Jienist Faction and ruled Indrala without opposition for centuries. Now the Jien Party, the Grand Chancellor has managed to strike a coalition deal with the Centre and Phoenix parties, largely due to their similarity on a variety of issues.

Excluding the Lotus Party from government was not unexpected, especially given the JP and LP's rift on economic issues. However, the JP has expressed its thanks to the LP and a willingness to work together for Indrala's future.

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Originally posted by Liu Che on 21 January 2018.