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.

that war could

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 by his party, or

party gaining an enormous number of seats

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

campaigning affairs has already begun preparing a psephological report that

teeth. "What is his

to fund a lot of their campaigning," she calmly explained. "The states that they won correspond with their largest campaigning ventures. The estimated cost of

large windfall

case according to the director of campaigning

He gritted his teeth.

have a good justification? We can avoid war with the Emperor

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

care. Regardless, this was a major upset that threw all his plans

it would be used against him in the next round of

there was one good outcome

avoid war with

the war against the famed Emperor of Harmony. However, he would be lying if he said he was confident or had reason to

Kandria victorious outcomes, if not outright victory, in every major war that the Kandrian Empire had ever partaken in. It wasn't