BÜRGERSENAT DISSOLVED AND WELFARE LAW ENACTED BY DECREE
After additional 80 PMs of the socialist faction in the Bürgersenat were arrested due to their involvement in the illegal labour union congress, Philipp V decided that it was no longer quorate. Elections are to be held in two weeks. Karl Wagner leader of the Socialist Faction criticised the Duke's move and said that it was highly undemocratic in combination with the numerous arrests that ocurred over the last days. He also questioned the Duke's neutrality.
Shortly after the Bürgersenat was dissolved, Philipp V announced the very anticipated welfare and pension reform, which then came to effect by ducal decree. The decret will raise unemployments benefits from 20% to 50% of the last monthly earning. This amount of money will however never fall below 600 BMK. Pension fees have been raised by 12% and shorted pensions can be received after 40 years of contribution now. A very generous law change. The Duke and the Council of Ministers use a bold strategy of enacting socialist policies while also bashing the actual socialists. The assumption is evident that he is trying to destroy anti national socialism that has spread over Herrenbucht in the last years.
However the socialists announced strikes and street fights already. It seems like these are now a legitimate part of election campaigns. Together with a wave of fresh socialist candidates supported by the labour unions, the worker movement hopes to withstand the Duke's and COM's attacks, who already announced striking hard against any violent protester. These elections look like they are going to be the bloodiest of all of Herrenbuchts history.
WATERINGAS DEAL IS WORKING
According to the new statistics of the Ducal Office of Immigration, the numbers of illegal aliens entering Herrenbucht has gone down by 74%, which means that Al Thalra actually fullfills the conditions of the Wateringas Deal. The COM is happy to see this as it was a very important condition for many citizens of Herrenbucht.
Herrenbucht is also fullfilling its own part of the deal. First architects have entered Al Thalra to plan the construction of the international highway connecting Herrenbucht to Al Thalra. This is the first step into the big construction plan that is supposed to industrialize Al Thalra. Together with Jelbic architects and building enterprises Herrenbucht will expand the F3, the biggest highway in the east Herrenbuchtian provinces with the small system of Jelbic streets that will be rebuild as a completely asphalted highway, leading to the rich mountains of Awé Estifíestinyr