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President Kohout starts coalition talks with the Centrist Democrats
By Margaret Greenberg
Published: Alvan 18, 1585
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James Douglass Brockenrough, Centrist Democrat presidential candidate.
Nykoping, Nyland - The Centrist Democrat candidate James Douglass Brockenborough met today with President Anders Kohout in order to discuss political reforms shared by the Centrist Democrats and the Moderates, and the option that the center-left coalition joins President Kohout's second administration.
President Kohout had previously declared that he aims to form a federal government with enough parliamentary support, and as it is uncertain if the Nyland Liberalists are willing to join the federal government, the Centrist Democrats -which are the second largest parliamentary group in the Nylander Assembly- may play an important role in Kohout administration. The New Centrist List and the Greens -which formed the Nylander Centrist Democratic Alliance a year ago- were both part of Kohout's first administration -although not without differences and disagreements, including the failure of Kohout's tax reform- but, although it is regarded as a likely outcome, both sides have showed so far a rather cautious approach to the coalition talks.
Both President Kohout and Brockenborough described their first meeting in positive terms, and Brockenborough declared to be confident about some reforms both the Moderates and the Centrist Democrats could agree, such as the healthcare reform and the improvement of the tax system, despite previous disagreements. It was rumoured that Brockenborough may replace Secretary of State Helga Myhre, who announced that she was not going to continue in that post after eigh years serving for both Tilda Morgen and Anders Kohout administration. However, this has not been confirmed and it is still unclear if Brockenborough will join the federal government.
Unlike NCL presidential candidates in the past, James Brockenborough has no official leadership position in the Centrist Democrats besides being member of the 33-member Federal Committee, where his own supporters are found in minority. As soon as the presidential result was announced, Brockenborough found himself target of criticism inside the coalition, as he obtained a worse than expected result, more than ten points behind the result obtained by President Tilda Morgen in 1580. The coalition agreement between the NCL and the Green Party had not the expected result either, both experiencing a combined loss of twenty-four seats compared to two years ago. Many believe that Brockenborough's campaign was excessively left-leaning, allowing the Moderates to gain ground from former NCL and Nyland Liberalists' voters. This may force Brockenborough to step aside and play a more secondary role, with senior Centrist Democrats as Secretary of Education Marion Rybak and Lenna Schenkenberg (who has also being rumoured as possible Secretary of State) to have a more active role during the negotiations with the Moderate. Eyvind Beskow, former General Secretary of the NCL and VP candidate in 1580, would have already hinted at that option during the last Federal Committee meeting, according to a Nyköping newspaper.
Brockenborough, however, may find an unexpected ally in Yasmin Malimey, General Secretary of the New Centrist List since 1584, who has found herself also target of criticism for her role in the management of the electoral campaign. Malimey, who rose to prominence as a leading member of NCL parliamentary group during Tilda Morgen's presidency, could join forces with Brockenborough in order to strengthen party unity.
Brockenborough's supporters claim it would be foolish to ignore the result of the NCDA primaries only eigh months ago, and that strengthening the pressence of the Centrist Democrats in the federal government would help to push for important and popular reforms, which are likely to have a positive effect on the 1586 legislative elections. On the other hand, while many believe that Brockenborough should be leading the negotiations with the Moderates, they argue that Brockenborough labour-friendly orientation and hawkish foreign policy views are unlikely to have an easy accomodation on the Kohout administration, favouring Centrist Democrat members willing to compromise on healthcare and tax reform, and with a foreign policy oriented toward trade and regional cooperation, more in tune with the Moderates and even the Nyland Liberalists, in case the later decide to join the federal government in order to reduce the influence of the ultra-nationalists in the Nylander Assembly.
President Kohout starts coalition talks with the Centrist Democrats
By Margaret Greenberg
Published: Alvan 18, 1585
James Douglass Brockenrough, Centrist Democrat presidential candidate.
Nykoping, Nyland - The Centrist Democrat candidate James Douglass Brockenborough met today with President Anders Kohout in order to discuss political reforms shared by the Centrist Democrats and the Moderates, and the option that the center-left coalition joins President Kohout's second administration.
President Kohout had previously declared that he aims to form a federal government with enough parliamentary support, and as it is uncertain if the Nyland Liberalists are willing to join the federal government, the Centrist Democrats -which are the second largest parliamentary group in the Nylander Assembly- may play an important role in Kohout administration. The New Centrist List and the Greens -which formed the Nylander Centrist Democratic Alliance a year ago- were both part of Kohout's first administration -although not without differences and disagreements, including the failure of Kohout's tax reform- but, although it is regarded as a likely outcome, both sides have showed so far a rather cautious approach to the coalition talks.
Both President Kohout and Brockenborough described their first meeting in positive terms, and Brockenborough declared to be confident about some reforms both the Moderates and the Centrist Democrats could agree, such as the healthcare reform and the improvement of the tax system, despite previous disagreements. It was rumoured that Brockenborough may replace Secretary of State Helga Myhre, who announced that she was not going to continue in that post after eigh years serving for both Tilda Morgen and Anders Kohout administration. However, this has not been confirmed and it is still unclear if Brockenborough will join the federal government.
Unlike NCL presidential candidates in the past, James Brockenborough has no official leadership position in the Centrist Democrats besides being member of the 33-member Federal Committee, where his own supporters are found in minority. As soon as the presidential result was announced, Brockenborough found himself target of criticism inside the coalition, as he obtained a worse than expected result, more than ten points behind the result obtained by President Tilda Morgen in 1580. The coalition agreement between the NCL and the Green Party had not the expected result either, both experiencing a combined loss of twenty-four seats compared to two years ago. Many believe that Brockenborough's campaign was excessively left-leaning, allowing the Moderates to gain ground from former NCL and Nyland Liberalists' voters. This may force Brockenborough to step aside and play a more secondary role, with senior Centrist Democrats as Secretary of Education Marion Rybak and Lenna Schenkenberg (who has also being rumoured as possible Secretary of State) to have a more active role during the negotiations with the Moderate. Eyvind Beskow, former General Secretary of the NCL and VP candidate in 1580, would have already hinted at that option during the last Federal Committee meeting, according to a Nyköping newspaper.
Brockenborough, however, may find an unexpected ally in Yasmin Malimey, General Secretary of the New Centrist List since 1584, who has found herself also target of criticism for her role in the management of the electoral campaign. Malimey, who rose to prominence as a leading member of NCL parliamentary group during Tilda Morgen's presidency, could join forces with Brockenborough in order to strengthen party unity.
Brockenborough's supporters claim it would be foolish to ignore the result of the NCDA primaries only eigh months ago, and that strengthening the pressence of the Centrist Democrats in the federal government would help to push for important and popular reforms, which are likely to have a positive effect on the 1586 legislative elections. On the other hand, while many believe that Brockenborough should be leading the negotiations with the Moderates, they argue that Brockenborough labour-friendly orientation and hawkish foreign policy views are unlikely to have an easy accomodation on the Kohout administration, favouring Centrist Democrat members willing to compromise on healthcare and tax reform, and with a foreign policy oriented toward trade and regional cooperation, more in tune with the Moderates and even the Nyland Liberalists, in case the later decide to join the federal government in order to reduce the influence of the ultra-nationalists in the Nylander Assembly.