Newsflash

[Alduria]

ALDURIA IN BRIEF

• Pro-Raspur Pact demonstrations in Punta Santiago, Narbonne, and Susa: A combined 98,000 Aldurians, mostly of Alexandrian, Shirerithian, and Caputian descent, have come out in the cities of Punta Santiago, Narbonne, and Susa to demonstrate their support for Alduria joining the Raspur Pact. Motivated by the entry of Krasnocoria on the side of Francia and against Ransenar in the Second Amokolian War, protestors are clamoring for Alduria to join the alliance and repudiate relationships with USSO nations and "Vanic sympathizers". Calls for a total boycott of all Krasnocorian products and companies in Alduria was announced by the protesters.
  
• Aldurian party leaders join post-election debate: The leaders of the three largest political parties will be facing off in a debate tonight that asks 17 questions, ranging from immigration to foreign affairs. The debate is seen by many as an opportunity for the new DSP leader to introduce himself to voters. Others believe it will only confirm the dominance of right-wing parties in Aldurian politics.
  
• A national education crisis is brewing: A survey of Aldurian K-12 education compiled by the National Council on Education, a non-profit education advocacy group, will show that the Aldurian education system is in shambles, divided between private institutions and some small state-run local schools. Critics point to the lack of an existing educational system, whether it is private or publicly run, resulting in a patchwork of standards and school systems that are all in different levels of achievement and success.