Narikaton and Darnussia

[Mbites]

Honoring the Velvet Welfare Administration: Torch March for Clenonberg
January 5672


Citizens of the Triad honoring their fallen president.

One hundred years after the Lackmann coup executed by the military and public order officials, the nation has taken to the streets to march in solidarity for their allegedly murdered president Vanessa zum Clenonberg, uncharactericly, the left-wing politician still enjoys high popularity even among conservatives due to her successful navigation of both foreign and domestic policy as well as balancing social concerns with the economy. Both her and her successor Theodora Lackmann have advocated in favor of welfare institutions and a more – progressive – taxation system. The remembrance culture for her disappearance and the coup, now dubbed, the “Long Night of Despair” have left marks on the collective consciousness of the Nariks and Darnussians, even in Himmelshtern even yeudi communities have participated in events to honor the legacy of the fallen president.

The renewed interest in Vanessa zum Clenonberg has resulted in questions being raised about the case. In the initial years of the Triad, the great coalition between VVP, DRP and subsequently the GRP have started to launch investigations into the matter which have not led anywhere, at least to public knowledge, insiders and sources from questionable circles have spread the story that forces within the VVP as well as the Thallerists are responsible for sabotaging the investigation, locking it behind walls of bureaucracy, paperwork or suspicious national security concerns. Some even point out that there are indications that lead outwards to Wiel or to other places of the former Jelbic Empire. In any case, people have been seeking out old Orderfaction politicians and other Dual Monarchy archives in search of answers, but were left with nothing but more questions. Political pundits are worried about this development and expect that if this trend continues it could lead to relevancy in the coming political contests.