CNS Breaking News: Surprising change of Rheinland chancellor

[Bundeskabinett Sekretariat]

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"Hello everyone! I´m Dwayne Wilson and you are watching special broadcast of Impact which will be focused on recent political change in Rheinland. Here with me is renowned Libertonian expert Jim Rainman from Department of Political Science of Stanford University which is focused on current Rheinland politics. Hello Mr. Wilson!

"Hello, I´m glad I can be here today."

"First, lets sum up what happened so far. Chancellor Maxmillian Schulte was removed from his position after 85 percent of all representatives in Bundestag interrupted the announced schedule and iniciated a vote of no confidence against him. Something what never happened in Rheinland history before. Mr. Rainman, can you tell us what you think about this and what happened inside Bundestag?"

"Well, according to my sources inside Rheinland politics, it seems that Schulte lost trust of corporations. It is known that his relations with top management of Kruger Minerals changed into more than cold in last months, but recently he also lost support of boards of another three powerful corporations - Daumann Heavy Construction, ALG Waste Disposal and Republican Shipping. And that means a lot, because in Rheinland politics, corporations have a big influence because they provide money for campaigns for those which will support them later if they reach seat in Bundestag.

But back to Schulte. In the end he had steady and strong support only from representatives from military circles, as he always had close ties with high ranking officers and there was always pressure from him to keep military well funded, at least to the extent possible. But that wasn´t enough when majority of corporations wanted to remove him."

"But military always had very strong position in Rheinland and its politics. Does recent events mean that this changed?"

"Yes, that´s correct. Position of military weakened in last year for obvious reason which is losing war with Liberty, which even ended in unprecedented move of blowing up jump gates which were connecting Hamburg with Hudson and Bering systems. Furthermore the war which is lost brought Rheinland´s economy into serious problems. Right now, its vitally dependent on money from corporations - taxes and other payments. For example government was given chance to pay for part of the ships from Daumann with delay, not to mention that price is more than friendly. Same goes for example for ALG and disposal of waste from law enforcement´s stations. All this logically led to strengthened position of corporations. And as far as I know, change of chancellor which will end the war is supported even by part of law enforcement, for example high ranking police officers are also calling for change because police forces are constantly underfunded due to financial problems of government. Especially when Schulte made pressure to keep military funded well, then there was only small sum left for police."

"What can you tell us about new chancellor - Luisa Neumann?"

"Basic facts are that she was born on planet New Berlin 58 years ago into quite wealthy family with good connections to local politics. This allowed her to climb to top level of federal politics and after she made it to position of Federal Minister of Industry and Trade, she established very good relations with majority of Rheinland corporations boards. For example she strongly lobbied for protectionist change of laws which gave Kruger and Daumann corporations complete control over almost all mining fields in Rheinland space and also allowed only ore mined by them to be exported to Liberty. Corporations are now supporting her, but very likely they expect protection of their interests on governmental level in exchange. Especially during possible restore of trade with Liberty."

"What changes can we expect with Neumann as Rheinland chancellor?"

"That´s very good question. As was said already, the main motive behind the change of chancellor is need for change. And Neumann is exact opposite of Schulte. His power came from military and he was focused on military strength, her power comes from corporations and she is focused on economy. After all, she was in position of Federal Minister of Industry and Trade so far.

It is almost sure that her first move will be acceptance of ceasefire offered by Liberty, followed very likely by negotiations with this house about opening borders for trade. As you maybe know, Rheinland was so desperate that they even allowed limited export of Rheinland-made goods to Liberty before. Now they will very likely try to achieve that Rheinland corporations will be allowed to trade in Liberty again. Actually this goal will be very likely shared by corporations from both sides. Although majority of Liberty corporations are allowed to trade in Rheinland already, their rights are still restricted."

"How about foreign policy?"

"We can´t expect any major foreign policy changes at the moment. Rheinland needs to stabilize its economy, thus the new chancellor will very likely continue to keep friendly relations with Kusari and neutral with Bretonia."

"What changes can be expected in national military strategy after possible end of war with Liberty?"

"As I said, Rheinland needs to stabilize its economy, thus we can expect cuts in expenses on military. Forces which will be available from war front will be very likely deployed to fight again domestic enemies, mainly Red Hessians, and also Corsairs, which are causing bigger and bigger problems recently in Omega-7 and Frankfurt systems. In short, Rheinland military strategy will very likely change from offensive to defensive, trying to use them as effectively as possible to keep expenses low and avoid any major investments into them until economy will be restored to better condition."

"Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, Mr. Rainman. The special broadcast of Impact which was focused on consequences of change of Rheinland chancellor is over, our guest was Jim Rainman from Department of Political Science of Stanford University, expert in Rheinland politics. Thank you for watching and see you tomorrow!"

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