Rightist Otekians to establish a new government-in-exile
Bohdan Semenyuk, 2013
GRANITSYGRAD, CHAYEVSKY - Just two years following the effective dissolution of the Otekian government-in-exile when their leaders were arrested by Luziycan officials and extradited to Namor in a vain attempt to improve relations with Namo, right-wing Otekian exiles, led by 61-year old Bohdan Semenyuk have announced plans to re-establish the Otekian government-in-exile.
Semenyuk said that "the policies led by Shohai Antelope have led us to the conclusion that the Otekian nation shall continue to experience oppression by the Namorese government and by Namorese settlers dispossessing us of our land, like how the Mazaris were dispossessed of their land by the Luziycans in the 19th and 20th centuries."
"This, combined with the determination of the Luziycan government to betray its fellow Slavic brethren by deporting the top leadership of the Otekian government-in-exile, and endorsing the so-called 'Otekian National Council,' which has advocated pro-Namo interests in their vain quest to try and achieve maximum devolution from the Namorese government, while leaving us with no real option to represent the wishes of the Otekians who still support the goal of obtaining sovereignty from Namor."
When asked by a reporter from LRT if they would support "resuming the armed struggle [in Oteki]," Bohdan Semenyuk responded that "the current situation does not require us to relaunch an armed struggle in Oteki, but only when all peaceful avenues of obtaining Otekian sovereignty from Namor have failed, will we consider resuming the armed struggle."
When asked by a reporter from Slevdovatel if the renewed Otekian government-in-exile will admit Namorese supporters in Oteki, Bohdan Semenyuk stated that "right now, the details as to 'who is an Otekian' is up in the air, as we are trying to re-establish the government in exile. We will cross that bridge when we get there."
Support
At the conference where the announcement of a new Otekian government-in-exile took place, ethnic Otekian and leader of the National Luziycan Party, Dorothy Vasiliev was present.
When asked by reporters why she attended the re-establishment of the government-in-exile, Vasiliev stated that "as a descendant of Otekian refugees, like Mr. Semenyuk, I have been critical of the decision made by Pivec and Shjoraski to arrest the leadership of the Otekian government-in-exile for baseless accusations, only to deport them to a Namorese dungeon. The fact that this institution is being revitalized delights me, because without the support of the Otekian government-in-exile, my parents and I would never have been able to adapt to life in the Christian Republic. The only hope is that they will receive appropriate funding from the Luziycan government."
Paul Nikolovich, while not attending the conference, did send his support to its re-establishment, saying on social media that "the re-establishment of a semi-governmental organization that does the functions of what government would normally do is a good thing, as it reduces the need to provide governmental service."
Opposition
President Damir Agapov criticized the re-establishment of the Otekian government-in-exile, saying at a press conference at the Presidential Palace that "the re-establishment of the Otekian government-in-exile will endanger peace in Borea: by inflaming tensions between Luziyca and Namor in a time that we cannot afford more tension between our two states."
Agapov also told reporters that "the Luziycan government will not provide support of any kind to the revitalized Otekian government-in-exile," and that the government will take steps to ensure that "no insurgency shall ever be launched by Otekians," as it would greatly impact relations with Namor.
Former President Breuvi Shjoraski criticized the re-establishment of the government-in-exile, saying that the "efforts that have been done over the past 20 years are now being undone by a bunch of old men who are ignorant enough to not realize that trying to retake Oteki would pretty much be a suicide mission with little reward."
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