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.

to ensure that war could

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 by his party, or else

of his opposition party gaining an enormous number of seats in Congress was

the hell happened?!" He gritted his teeth. "I thought the polls indicated that we

the director of campaigning affairs has already begun preparing a psephological report that is exploring the reasons for

teeth. "What is

campaigning," she calmly explained. "The states that they won correspond with their largest campaigning ventures. The

his eyes. "In other words, they got a large windfall at the final moment, breathing life

the case according to

He gritted his teeth.

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

even understand

the reason that they didn't care 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 window entirely. If he couldn't get Congress to approve his

less he accomplished, the more it would be used against him in the next round of elections. All in all, it was a complete nightmare for his future prospects, even though he had just been elected

there was one good outcome

war with the Emperor

a facade of confidence when questioned on how he would fare in the war against the famed Emperor of Harmony. However, he would be

was a man who had brought Kandria victorious outcomes, if not outright victory, in every major war that the Kandrian Empire had ever partaken in. It wasn't even a question of whether he