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With the election coming to a close, many at the polls believed the Royal Party's firm grip on Zokesian politics was once again about to end. The recent conflicts to the north and HM Maximilian's aggressively pro-Kolus stance angered many, fearing the descent into another peacekeeping mission around the corner for the allready war-weary Confederacy after three years campaigning in Kafrica. The Cents were carrying the energy from the 2205 election forward, gaining popularity in the urban centers, while the Farmer's Coalition pulled votes away from Royalists in the rural south.

That was, until, Maximilian gave his speech.

Appearing on national television just two weeks prior to election night, Maximilian I addressed the nation regarding the state of affairs and direction it would take in the years to come.

"My Fellow Zokesians, the hour is late in the day and I wish all of you warm comfort and satisfaction at home. Those gathered around you, may they be safe and healthy, and your cup runneth over. I know it has not been the best of times, following the Great Recession of 2208 eating into allready tight checkbooks, work being difficult to find and uncertainty looming over the horizon. Look! Outside your window - the dark, cold night, stretches on, endlessly - beyond our borders, millions suffer the plight of the cold, homeless, and starving. Zokesia stands as a beacon of light, a shining city on the hill to uplift the rest of Kerbin. We must reflect inwards then - and determine how we shall help those less fortunate.

The past year has seen a terrible conflict occur in the neighboring nations to our north. They fight for the right of self-determination and release of shackles of servitude from nations that wish to collude with our enemies and decay the strength and Prosperity of our nations. The Confederacy celebrates over fifty years of peace and harmony in Kolus, and now, the enemies in the cold are knocking at the door, trying to take that from us.

WE SHALL NOT FALTER in our cause to protect that which we love and hold dearly. I cannot guarantee peace, but I shall not seek war. Ruinous powers are moving against the forces of law and order, and when the call to arms comes, we shall defend our principles here in Kolus an Abroad as we have always done. We shall not sit idly by and watch conflict escalate against those we hold dear - in Doren, Veiid, and Kafrica. We shall maintain the peace, as we have always done, for that is our mantle to bear. We are Zokeisan, Arcovii, Kratorian, Vanadyan, Tatar, Nuvastian, Chikushi. We shall stand together, in this dark night that approaches, and uphold the standard of our forefathers of peace.

Let the forces of evil in the dark night cast stones to the wind, and reap the whirlwind."

Two weeks later, the Royal Party of Zokesia secured its second straight majority, with 59% of the vote. Maximilian and the old Royalists would stay at the helm another five years.