The same has been communicated to His Majesty directly, and a fancy letter will follow soon.

Qe ça piaçadra Voastră Maxhestà:

El Secretar d'Estat concludev'iensă eleziun xheneral dels citaxhiéns del Regipäts Talossan. Noi, els Membreux dal Cosă subsignhats, inperent la maxhorità dels eschcaes. Com'isch zirectat  par l'Artical VI del Legeu Orgänic, es sür clam dal Cosă del Regipäts Talossan, noi as·chent qe Voastră Maxhestà apünta Alexandreu Davinescu come voastra Seneschal.

                                      Fidéămint,

May it please Your Majesty:

The Secretary of State has concluded a general election of the citizens of the Kingdom of Talossa. We, the undersigned Members of Cosa, command a majority of seats.  As directed by Article VI of the Organic Law, and on behalf of the Cosa of the Kingdom of Talossa, we ask Your Majesty to appoint Alexandreu Davinescu as your Seneschal.

                                      Faithfully,


Sir Xhorxh Pol Briga, UrN ( @xpb ) of the Progressive Alliance
Tric'hard Lenxheir ( @Tric'hard Lenxheir)  of the Progressive Alliance
Baroness Cjantscheir of Tamorán Beach, Erschéveþ Cjantscheir ( @Litz ) of the Progressive Alliance
Françal Ian Lux ( @Françal I. Lux ) of the Progressive Alliance
John, Duke of Lupul ( @Duke John ) of the Progressive Alliance

Supported with supply and confidence by
Mximo Malt ( @Mximo Malt  ) of the IDT

I'm trying to find a citation, but I think the technical term is the game of "wrong-rock".

"You've got to do something to fix this. No, not that, try again. No, not that, try again." (etc etc)

Unfortunately, as a survivor of abuse myself, I am familiar with the pattern of thought whereby "since I am the victim, nothing I can do can ever hurt other people. If they claim to be hurt, they're just abusing me more." There has never been acknowledgement, accordingly, that the URL feels lied about and abused. The URL for our part have always been aware that it takes two to tango.

This has been one of the ugliest government formation periods I can recall. I am relieved we can finally move forward and see the URL conduct a vigorous opposition. Their shadow cabinet has been announced.

With great relief I observe we are nearing the end of this negotiation phase for the next government.

Now, I hope, there will be a focus on governing by the PA and IDT. And a focus on government accountability by the URL.

You're comparing me to a domestic abuser?

Listen, I think it's entirely possible for most people to engage in contentious, even heated, political discussion without calling people names like "clown" or making such incredibly insulting comparisons.  I don't think that it does anyone any favors to engage like this.

As a survivor, I also don't appreciate this flippant reference.  Shame on you.

Help me out here, guys: what's the abusive husband tactic where he yells at you that you've got to change your ways, but doesn't tell you *what* he wants you to do, because you should be able to guess?

People were permitted to change their votes the way it was set up. So while things were obviously trending one way, there was ample opportunity for people to demonstrate grace and change minds.

That did not happen.

The pieces never came together in my head until now, but they have now.

The Progressive Alliance has no political principles, and is actively allergic to them. They're a clique, a fraternity, a "No Miestras Club" (I suppose they can have one, as the saying goes).

Baron Alexandreu Davinescu cannot argue politically. His "political attacks" are always accusations of wrongdoing, corruption and personal fault. And conversely, he cannot interpret a critique of political principle except as an impermissible, personal attack.

Because the Progressive Alliance lacks political principle they cannot imagine standing on political principle. They cannot understand why people would act in elections in any way other than to make the maximum number of people like you. Tell them what they want to hear. Smarm all over them. Make vague positive noises in a "sunny tone". They can't understand that the purpose of political debate is, in some cases, about drawing lines, about making clarifications. We don't want to make enemies, but the goal of the URL is not to make friends, but to promote the politics of Talossan democracy.

Baron Davinescu cannot argue with the above analysis so he just has to yell vaguely that it's offensive and unacceptable. Therefore, we will keep making it.