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November 3rd 5626

The Dolgavan Government and Toivo Meri hit a major roadblock today, when their bill to legalize commercial whaling in the country once again. Meri, and his backers want to see the whaling industry legalized, saying that it will help increase Dolgava's merchant fleet, and bring a business back to Dolgava. After he touted that "Whaling will be legalized by the end of the month" and there was optimism inside of the Conservative ranks that they would be getting the bill passed. However when it came down to the Reiksaima to vote, it was voted down extensively by the DPP and DSP along with DKP rebels.

The bill opposition was spread headed by the leader of the DSP Bonaventūra Krauze. She said that the legalization of Whaling would be a "dark stain on the country", and was influential in getting the coalition of votes to oppose the bill. Right now Krauze stands as the only popular and well known opposition leader, with the DPP electing their new leader Enoks Andersons just mere days ago. Her personal popularity has been amplified with her face now appearing across all major media outlets, boosting her and her party's status.

After the bill was thrown out of the Reiksaima, she seemingly strutted out of the chamber with cameras in her face saying that "The disastrous bill is dead, as we promised" before saying that the "Prime Minister needs to get a grip on the feelings of the country".


Bonaventūra Krauze speaking to the media after the bill being thrown out of the Reiksaima

The whole ordeal has been very embarrassing for the Government, with Meri reportedly "furious" with members of his own party for not backing the bill. However for the party as a whole the best thing was probably to vote down the bill, with a poll from the DBC, showing that over 70% of Dolgavans oppose whaling.

For the Government, this marks the first rocky patch of its tenure, and for Meri, it poses a challenge. The opposition has triumphed, and it has elevated the Social Democrats. Despite this, the Conservatives remain in a strong position, and are widely expected to be re-elected.

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