The Martial Unity

Chapter 2107 Searching For Reasons

The mere return of the Emperor of Harmony had sent waves across East Panama.

His actions, however, did more than just that.

In an office in the presidential headquarters of the Republic of Gorteau, President Raymond sat in his office, frozen with shock. Original

"What…?" A whisper escaped him. "What did you say?"

His administrative head stood before him with a grave expression.

"The Democratic Socialist Party has won over two hundred and eighty-three seats, sir."

He shuddered at her words.

The general elections of the Republic of Gorteau had just ended. These were elections conducted for the state government, the legislators of which would go on to form the Congress, the legislative body for the entire nation.

President Raymond's ambitious campaign promises required him to not only be re-elected in the presidential elections of the Republic of Gorteau but also needed his party, the National Libertarian Party, to gain an overwhelming majority in Congress.

This was because the governmental system of the Republic of Gorteau was such that the authority to levy war was divided equally between the Congress and the President. While the President was the sole overseer of war, the authority to formally approve his declaration of war rested solely in the hands of Congress, barring times of emergency or breach of national security, as specified by the Constitution.

measure was to ensure that war could not unilaterally

order to go ahead with his plans to wage war on Kandria eventually, he needed Congress to approve his declaration of war. He needed Congress to be firmly dominated

why the news of his opposition party gaining

gritted his teeth. "I thought the polls indicated that we would get at

begun preparing a psephological report that is exploring the reasons for

gritted his teeth.

lot of their campaigning," she calmly explained. "The states that they won correspond with

words, they got a large windfall at the final moment, breathing life in their campaign in

according to the director

He gritted his teeth.

may, sir, isn't this a good thing because we have a good justification? We can avoid war with the Emperor of

reason. And the voter base doesn't even understand the justification. The only thing they'll remember is that

about. The latter didn't understand the reasons and still didn't care. Regardless, this was a major upset that threw all his plans out the

possible. The less he accomplished, the more it would be used against him in the next round of elections. All in all, it was a

was one good

could indeed avoid war with the

questioned on how he would fare in the war against the famed Emperor of

Empire had ever partaken in. It wasn't even a question of whether he was qualified, considering he had a