The Dominguez Administration: A Year in Review
Pictured above: President Eufemia Monola Dominguez
It has almost been a year since then-Senator Eufemia Monala Dominguez shocked the country and the world by defeating Provincial Governor Régulo Macías Ybarra (NL) and consequently becoming the first woman President of the Confederacy. Her road thus far has not been easy. With party in-fighting and the newly formed coalition between the New Liberals and the Reform Union, it makes it nearly impossible to pass legislation in a timely manner or even pass it at all. However, she has not let this faze her.
With approval ratings well above 50%, a growing economy and diminishing crime rates, Dominguez continues the path of success, albeit some argue nominal, it is better than what the country has seen in the last decade. In the capital alone, crime has dropped 10% and 5% nationally. How has she done this? In the 2017-2019 budget, she increased the National Crime Prevention Agency's (NCPA) funding by 1 billion dollars. Though the cuts she had to make were unpopular (particularly education and social security), her return has been miraculous and have people ignoring that fact. While her road in the rear-view is impressively paved, her future does not look so pretty.
Rumors have been swirling around the capital that the Reform Union and the New Liberals may be combining to offer a full fledged constitutional reform that would shake up the executive branch of government. What the alleged amendment would do is re-create the executive branch to have nine councilors, all of which would be chosen by the legislature and the President would be selected by the Council. To this rumor, the President said:
"[The New Liberals] been trying to oust me since the day I was elected. What's concerning is that my approval ratings remain well above water and there is real change happening in the country. That said, it is clear to see that the New Liberals and now the Reform Union are dead set on partisanship rather than positive change. If that's the case, see you next year in the mid-terms."
In other News
- Secretary of State: "I'm going to begin to plan foreign visits both inside and outside the country"
- NLP Chair: "We're coming for Dominguez"
- Federalist Infighting Grows