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Čahtica Novosti
Čahtica Novosti is a daily newspaper based out of Čahtica focusing on a variety of topics.
Uncertainty as Our Homeland! secures mandate in the midst of political chaos.
April, 5593
Our Homeland! commonly called "ND" from Naša Domovina! in Deltarian, sprang to action in their first elections since August 5361 bringing together a coalition of center-right and right-wing movements, including those that support the restoration of the Czar. Dražen Aleksić, who has emerged as the overall leader of ND following a disastrous series of leadership contests which left ND without uniting behind a candidate for the April, 5593 Presidential elections, has announced that a fresh round of elections will be held in July, 5593 to "rectify" a number of issues. In the mean time, the government underneath Radovan Mandić as the interim President of the Government of the Deltarian Republic, has been put into place. Aleksić, the clear front runner now for the office of President of the Republic, stated that underneath the current constitution the interim Prime Minister/Premier will exercise full executive authority. In July, 5593 when a formal Presidential election is held, alongside another round of elections for deputies of the National Sabor, the incoming President will have a monumental task in reframing the Deltarian economy as well as the wider international profile of Deltaria, both across Terra and regionally. Aleksić, despite his ambiguous role in Deltarian politics at the moment, has offered strong condemnation of the outbreak of tensions in Solentia and has offered whatever assistance the Deltarian government and people can offer. "Ahmadi extremism cannot and should not be tolerated. Southern Majatran, and Southeastern Majatra which Deltaria considers itself apart of, cannot tolerate the outbreak of sectarian violence. We call for peace and dialogue in Solentia."
Some members of ND in the National Sabor have called for "extraordinary action" from Deltaria, once a regional powerhouse and dominant force, with some questioning if Deltaria would even have the capability to do so. Aleksić has denied any sort of "extraordinary action" for the time being but stated if elected President of the Republic, he would not hesitate to protect Deltaria should he need to do so.
Radovan Mandić, who remains a popular figure after a term as Mayor of Cahtica, has prioritized restoring economic stability to the country. Mandić has appointed Senior Professor of Economics from the University of Dolinka, Vasilije Gišić, as the Minister of Finance and Professor of International Economics from Cahtica University, Dražen Kremenić as the Minister of Trade and Industry. The Premier also announced that the position of Governor of the Deltarian National Bank (Deltarian: Deltarska Narodna Banka; DNB) would be assumed by Senior Professor of Monetary Policy and Macroeconomics from the University of Dolinka, Ilija Oreški. The announcements, which came shortly after the results of the April, 5593 were formalized by the Supreme Constitutional Court, prompted an uptick in the Cahtica Stock Exchange (CSE) and prompted better trading for the Deltarian dinar, the formal currency of the nation.
The incoming Governor of the Deltarian National Bank will be tasked with controlling inflation, government debt, and a breakdown in collection of taxation from a variety of sources. In addition, the Deltarian government will have to seek rebuilding its international profile, while restoring domestic confidence, but also restoring foreign investment confidence in the nation. Sources close to the Ministry of Finance have cited aims to attract investment into Deltaria's considerable natural resources but also its growing technology and information technology sectors, in addition to the automobile and defense sectors as well. "Southern Majatra is ripe for investment, despite some contentious issues over the past decade, we believe that Deltaria remains a stable investment for foreign government and domestic investors." said Governor Ilija Oreški to a gathered group of Majatran and wider foreign journalist outside the headquarters of the DNB. "The new government in Cahtica promises to continue this upward trend we've seen in the past weeks." Officials from the Ministry of Finance paused trading on the Cahtica Stock Exchange several times over the past few weeks since the election to ensure regulations were being adhered to and officials within the Ministry of Finance have approached the National Sabor about the funding of new policies and regulations on securities and commodities exchanges in the coming years ahead.
While economics are the clear first issue for the new government to deal with, the rule of law and restoration of services across the nation remain a hot topic. Deputies of the interim National Sabor have noted that each of the five primary "regions" of Deltaria will be made largely statistical divisions and underneath them, a new system of administrative divisions will be formed, largely to the benefit of local government. There has been a scramble to reform the police, the Ministry of the Interior and providing essential services such as energy, water and basic government services. Incoming Minister of the Interior, Dubravko Krstić, has made it clear that he intends on reforming both the internal and external structures which protect Deltarian citizens. The first comes at reforming the domestic intelligence and domestic counter-intelligence formations into one new, uniformed structure underneath the Ministry of the Interior. Krstić noted that this new agency would be known as the State Directorate for Internal Security (Deltarian: Državna uprava za unutarnju sigurnost; DRUZUS) which the Minister of the Interior has referred to as the new "Druzhina", or his own nickname for the organization. The first leader of the so-called Druzhina, will be Florijan Krmpotić who will serve as the Commissioner-General of the State Directorate for Internal Security.