(above: Speaker Cramer speaks to reporters after EJP conference meeting.)
*Originally meant to be posted in April 2024*
EJP party members filed into their office building in the center of Doa city Monday morning. The official intent to decide on the party’s agenda over the next few days; however it has become clear that the day will be used for members to voice their grievances against the Chancellor.
Facing intense criticism and the potential downfall of the rest of her agenda, Chancellor Recardo has faced stiff opposition from all corners of the Chamber.
The left wing of her own party, the Environmental Justice Party, accuse her of being too conservative and out-of-touch with the party’s base; primarily due to a Security bill she got passed with more Conservative Party support than support from her own EJP. Said security bill is facing a potential restraining order in an expedited case raised to the Doatian Supreme Court by members from several parties within the Chamber.
The security bill, along with drafts of a budget proposal Recardo plans to put forward that has CP support, has instigated a civil war of sorts within the EJP, which has resulted in a split within the party. Roughly 1/3 of former EJP members have registered as independents, leaving the EJP for good. They’ve united to form the new “Progressive Socialists” party, and have led an effort to call for a snap election.
The motion for an election recently passed the Chamber, only for Chancellor Recardo and her loyalist to contest the motion in the Doa City district court, citing a century-old law that allows the Chancellor to postpone elections in time of unrest. The Doa City District Court decided that the law did not apply and that the elections should continue. The Chancellor has appealed to the Doa City Regional Court, which is now reviewing the case.
After all of these developments, the Speaker Harold Cramer (EJP-018), is leading an effort to motion for a vote of no confidence against the Chancellor, who is also the leader of his own party. With the EJP split on the motion, the near entirety of all other parties within the Chamber seem to support the motion, making it likely to pass.
