Dundorf

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Reform Creating Two New States is Approved
January 5740

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Dunburg (pictured) will become a city-state, according to the new reform.

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DUNBURG - A reform planned since the last government was in office, to create an additional two states, has been approved by the Dundorfian Bundestag after four readings and with a wide crossover super-majority. The reform was first proposed by former Interior Minister and KBP Leader Bernard Glück in 5737, when preliminary census results showed Oderveld as the largest state of the nation by far. The reasoning to create two new additional states by carving up the state of Oderveld was that by doing so, there would be effectively three state governments taking care of three different area: Oderveld to control the valley and plain areas to the west of Dunburg, the city-state of Dunburg to govern itself and a brand new state, Muzelstein, to control the highlands and mountainous areas to the east.

That reform received wide approval from NDZP, TLD and KBP, the original proposers, joined by DSDP and GPP, while the DRF left 'freedom of choice' on this matter, arguing that two new states mean more expenses. Now that the reform has been approved, the Federal Geographical Institute will begin applying the new borders and the State of Oderveld will begin a transitional period in which will faciltate the creation of the new sub-national structures, so that by next year, the new States are fully functional.

The people of Dunburg and Muzelstein reacted mostly positevely to the news, many noting that the current centralized Oderveld government was predominantly led by a suburban, western elite, which in their view struggled to respond to either Dunburg's urban problems or Muzelstein's rural ones. According to a poll, 78% of the population supports this reform, with highs of 84% and 90% in Dunburg and Muzelstein respectively.