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FM briefs Her Imperial Majesty on Gaduridos
"Democracy is of no concern" said Delgado
Eveari, Grand Duchy of Ananto
April 5, 5518


Foreign Minister Delgado discusses Seleyan affairs with Her Imperial Majesty

Her Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister briefed the Empress on developments in Gaduridos. "We've been keeping abreast of the developments in Gaduridos," said FM Delgado. "It seems they have been overtaken by a right wing ultra nationalist Party who threatens the relationship between Gaduridos and Kalistan. We are keeping an eye on that Republic and developing our assets there, and are prepared to assist the anti-fascist Parties there if they ask for our assistance."

Minister Delgado gave these remarks at a press conference following his meeting with the Empress. Most of the meeting occurred behind closed doors, but the two sat for photos following the discussion. "Her Imperial Majesty stands with the people of Gaduridos in their fight against the fascists who have manipulated the Gaduri elections. We are prepared to offer advice to the anti-fascist Parties including Parties of the Left in that state to help them toss out the current Plurality Party."

When asked if the Empress is taking a stance for democracy, the Foreign Minister responded: "To be clear, the Empress does not care about democracy in Gaduridos. She was emphatic that democracy tends to yield results like this, where voters who neither know, nor particularly care about ideology, or the process of self-government, or internal consistency of the messages and actions of Parties and politicians, but only seem to be able to calculate exactly where each party stands with regard to their own personal beliefs, are nonetheless asked to help select the people who run the Government. You have blind sheep electing which of the most ravenous wolves will get to dine on them in the coming years. This is the fundamental nature of democracy. Her Imperial Majesty stated that the opinions of 10,000 individuals is worthless if those individuals don't know the first thing about what they are talking. But she is also deeply opposed to fascism. Perhaps more so than democracy. So if she can help the Gaduris defeat fascism by using democracy, she has told us to so."

The Foreign Minister has described the Ministry's policies with regard to assisting the various anti-fascist Parties. "We are spinning up IBSI assets to assist those Parties with funds to help them get their Parties' message out ahead of the next election, for example," said FM Delgado. "This doesn't rise to the level of destabilization or interference with their election process, but we just wish to make sure that those Parties who stand opposed to our common adversaries have a fighting chance. We will also be offering limited advice on campaign techniques to ensure that the people of Gaduridos understand that there is a clear choice between fascism and anti-fascism."

When asked if IBSI will be working directly with any particular Party, FM Delgado answered "No. We have identified a number of civil society elements within Gaduridos that may be receptive to our assistance. But in the interest of safety, we want to keep contacts confidential. At the moment, Gaduridos is listed as a place of interest for Her Imperial Majesty. We're keeping an eye on it for the moment. Our opportunity will present itself, or it will not, but we will be ready to take it when it does appear, in the long standing fight against fascism.