Utisak Nedelje (Orthoria News)

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Utisak Nedelje
2nd Edition

Violence in Volgora - is it gone for good?

With the recent happenings in the capitol of the country, another wave of violence has begun, this time started by a joint operation by local police forces and the Gendarmerie. Police Chief Rastko Miletić and Colonel Vorotnikov announced the beginning of a security operation meant to eliminate politically charged violence from the streets of Volgora once and for all. Although many such operations were attempted in the last two years, this one has seen the most funding allocated to it by the Ministry of Defense amid a slowly rising wave of inflation inside Orthoria. While many experts and commentators hail this as a definitive victory of law and order over radicalism, others urge skepticism of these claims. According to Evgenyy Katushev, a representative of the recently emerging Independents, nationalists participated in the round-ups of prominent political agitators within Volgora, leading to rumors of a potential co-operation between the government and right-wing parties.

The mining industry's slow recovery

The civil war had devastated many industrial sectors, though none more than the mining industries in the Maribor Region. Although parts of the region were spared due to it being host to a major Koian rail line for the Staol trade, the rest was left horribly scarred by the battles raged over the mountains. This included the fighting for the mines - some of which were dismantled from the inside, while the rest suffered cave-ins and other disastrous accidents. However, thanks to the dilligent work of the former employees and the community, some of the mines were unearthed again, and are expected to return to operational status by the end of the month. In times like these, each small victory is significant.

Independents - how military rule falls apart

It is a public secret by now that each party within the National Plenum is in cahoots with one part of the military, each. Such politicization of the military was not uncommon in the Imperial era but has become much worse since the end of the civil war. But it would seem that some have noticed this fact, and rather than try to work around it or ignore it, they've elected to face it head on. In light of the oncoming Plenary elections, several politicians unaffiliated with the major parties began drafting a ticket list which would remain outside the normal political spectrum, carrying names of those that campaign against all the parties combined. Although the Vozhd, or any other major party leader, have yet to comment on this new development, the public reaction has been jubilant, especially in the Staroplaninski and Sarna regions. While their success on the voting polls is not guaranteed, their presence alone is bound to shake up the political scene.