The Liberal Party have agreed to form a coalition with the Conservative Party, the Lauchenoirian Democratic Alliance and the Pacifist Party. Altogether that gives the new coalition 62 representatives out of 120, a slim majority. The new government will be the most pro-capitalism government in Lauchenoiria since the 1952 communist revolution.
The Lauchenoirian Parliament today voted to approve the new government, which consists of ministers from all four parties and will be headed by Liberal leader Josephine Alvarez as Prime Minister. In what will come as a surprise to many, the Pacifist Party, whose leader Samantha Clavell is the new Minister for Culture and the Arts, have managed to secure a place in government after their very first election.
The coalition agreement includes a pledge to remove various restrictions on private business which are still in place from the communist era as soon as possible. Also, the coalition has agreed to freeze military spending at current levels – a compromise between the pro-cuts Pacifists and the Conservatives who wished to increase it.
The LGBT+ community have been celebrating the new government, as Alvarez will be the first openly gay Prime Minister of Lauchenoiria. The coalition agreement has also promised a consultation on reforming gender recognition law to discuss the possible recognition of non-binary genders, something which trans rights campaigners have long called for.
Green Party leader Lucie Scott said today that she was ‘disappointed’ her party was not included in the coalition, however has pledged to ‘hold the new government to account to the best of our ability’. She has also promised to put pressure on the government to increase environmental regulations and to treat climate change as an emergency.
President-elect Alex Marwick today met with the new Prime Minister Josephine Alvarez to discuss scheduling a vote on the new constitution. The new constitution will be the first thing passed by the new parliament, as stipulated in the Haven Accords which ended last year’s civil war. The vote is expected to take place within the next two weeks.