Nadiya

[Svetlana]

The corruption trial is officially underway as the SCC accepts direct examination of the case. Tsarina Anastasia walks into court handcuffed, while republicanism continues to rise: Is this the monarchy's trial?

Spask, Lesnov. Nadiya has recently witnessed the start of the most decisive trial in its history since the Trial of Retribution held against the former Tsar and participants of the Tsarist government in Rodashyam. The cause of the trial stems from the recent start of an investigation against the Tsarina, her staff, and the associates of the monarchy after they were busted being part of an illegal speculation scheme involving financial institutions blacklisted by the central bank that still hasn't declared an end to their war against underground schemes and the black market as actions that hurt the Nadiyan economy and ruble which already took a grueling 8 years to fix, stabilize, and strength through a series of purges, administative executions, and strangling of the unofficial money transfer markets. The actions of the central bank are seen in a good light by many Nadiyans who have seen their wages increase, standards of living skyrocket, and their purchasing power strengthened thanks to the socialized economy model imposed by the constitution, as such, every time a public figure or institution is found to be taking part in programs that would undermine the authority of the NCB and the socialized economy, they see their approval ratings collapse and citizens either boycotting them when it comes to institutions or kicked out of power through the calling of urgent snap elections. In addition to the previously stated reasons, the main historical factor in the trial is the images of Tsarina Anastasia walking into court handcuffed and sitting in the criminal box with an egg in her hair that was thrown at her by an angry citizen outside of court, and the fact that Anastasia was widely known as the people's Tsarina when 84% of Nadiyans held a favorable opinion of her but now that number collapsed to a pathetic 32%, this scene would've never happened under of other monarchies in Terra or the Trigunian Tsardom because the monarchs are seen as untouchable and any actions against them are sacrilegious and utterly offensive. Furthermore, the trial has caused republican sentiment to become widely popular with the population especially with a second constitutional convention having begun to be discussed seriously within the presidential council and government following several protests erupting across the country demanding that a second convention be held and a new constitution drafted.