Nadiya

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Emergency Elections held as Zablocki is arrested; VdAV polling is sky high.
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July 6th, 5659
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The Syarokhna Incident has been in the psyche of Vrosnok for several months now. With Zarvosopol ordering the arrest of Zablocki and the entire cabinet, emergency elections have been authorized. Suffice to say, this isn't an election but essentially a coronation as VdAV has been polling sky high as the PNA-HLS Coalition has hit the negatives in approval. It's hardly worth covering the campaign trail as it was dominated by calls for accountability, and reform. Former runner up and now President of the Republic, Raina Lojka was elected in a landslide. Lojka, a former architect, was quickly nominated and accepted by the wider public for her calls of institutional reform to prevent another incident, firm opposition to the nuclear industry, drastically expanding the cultural revival, and major infrastructure reforms all across Vrosnok. Due to winning in a landslide, the VdAV has no need to form a coalition, and can govern on their own.

As Zablocki's cabinet is sent to Zarvosopol to await trial for an assortment of crimes, public opinion has largely taken a firm negative on nuclear power. Which explains why Lojka was able to win so easily, or one of the factors as she's been a firm opponent of nuclear industry. With Confederal Elections next year, we can expect Vrosnoki to attach themselves firmly to anti nuclear candidates, and especially non conservative candidates. As VdAV looks to govern in Volosgrad once again, Lojka has the super majority to pass any piece of legislation in the Assembly. Whatever social liberal agenda she has. We can expect strong investments into cultural revival programs, infrastructure (and subsequently architecture) reforms and expansions (such as expanding public transportation, expanding highways, building up more service buildings, and expanding frozen water ports), institutional reforms to prevent another Syarokhna Incident, and strengthening ties with Zarvosopol further. 

Lojka has gone so far as to call her agenda the Paliarnaja Zorka (Палярная зорка) program, looking to shake things up in Vrosnok drastically, expand cultural revival programs tenfold, and bring about a new hope for Vrosnok after the trouble that was the Syarokhna Incident. It remains to be seen how far the Paliarnaja Zorka will go, but there is confidence in VdAV. A mix of genuine affection for VdAV and sheer contempt for the PNA. Whatever the case, Lojka is certain that Vrosnok will shine, just like the North Star and shine brighter than ever before from the troubles Vrosnok has faced.
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