President Seismos announces first term aims

Fervean Observer
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THE NEWLY inaugurated President Seismos has announced his aims for his first term in government.
Speaking outside the first meeting of his Cabinet last night, Mr Seismos said "I believe that we can leave our militaristic past behind us and shift resources from defence to ecology, welfare, health and crucially, education, all of which were in tatters prior to the Great Holocaust."

Mr Seismos, however, also claimed that his government "will not forget the great importance of defence" in the country's politics. As such, he said, military R&D would be receiving considerable funding, particularly in the way of "precision weaponry"; he did not elaborate further in his press conference.

Speaking of the government's controversially secular stance on religion, he said "Ferveo has the almost unique attribute of being an almost totally atheist nation. As such, we will continue with our secular stance into my first term, and beyond." The government's abandonment of conservative values on issues like abortion and homosexuality have faced harsh criticism from pressure groups, in particular the Fervean Front.

When asked about his seemingly odd decision to withhold much of Ferveo's national history from the other members of the IDU, Mr Seismos responded, "Our terrible, brutal past had scarred the bodies and minds of millions of our citizens. Our history must be cherished within our nation, but now is not the right time to release it to all and sundry. We are currently debating upon this issue, and others in Parliament."

The Fervean Observer, along with the other members of Ferveo's Press and media, has decided to respect the President's decision on this particular matter.

However, Mr Seismos also said "it is [his] duty" to "inform" the IDU on this issue, as "it is only a matter of time" before a leak occurs, especially across the Internet.

"I believe that our compatriots in the IDU have the right to the full story, not some skewed, moralistic and opinionated version from an overzealous patriot. I doubt very much that many IDU citizens have not some small idea of the horrors that Ferveo has faced in the past."

"It is vital that we explain this in its full, horrifying terms."