“Citizens of Grand Bavia,
I address you all today in a dire moment in our history. For the first time since retaking my rightful place as your president, Bavian territory has fallen into enemy hands. Kelc’s Fortress put up a valiant fight, defending our borders like Kelc himself would have. They defended this country and gave everything for Bavia’s prosperity. Yet the Fortress has fallen.
This leaves our state in a dangerous situation of being cut off from our own navy, leaving Bavia open to the enemy. With the Kingdom’s invasion from the left and the Argent Pact’s from the right we also risk being attacked from all sides. This illegal and immoral intervention by our neighbours have only delayed our demands, expanding the suffrage felt. The Wano Revolutionary Republic would have accepted Bavian demands of democracy if it were not for the intervention, so it is now their fault for what happens to them now. Grand Bavia established a state for the Wano, a democratic one. Now, we risk losing our democracy if we try to defend it. That new state was able to dismantle the Revolution’s grasp on the Wano people and now its future is at risk. I know I promised to, and many will be disappointed with my decision but what I do is for the betterment of us all, as people.
That is why citizens, in the defence of our democracy and the defence of our state I am given no choice but to ask the Galactic Community, the one that kicked us out after trying to bring democracy to the Wano, to communicate our intentions to High Command of the Pact and King Yonwa X to find the terms for a temporary peace to allow our fleet to come home. I acknowledge the fact the rest of the galaxy adheres to the GC’s authority, even if we do not, so going through official channels is our only option now.
Due to this series of unprecedented events, I am given no choice but to take further action for the protection of our state. Therefore I am announcing a temporary State of Emergency, and am hereby dissolving the National Assembly and the Planetary Assemblies. This is a temporary measure I as President am taking in order to preserve the stability of our state. I have consulted the BIIS Bavia division and have been assured that peace and order can be maintained across the nation during this State of Emergency.
This was not what we wanted, or what we desired, but it’s what must happen for our species to survive. That is why I was elected, to make difficult decisions, even when unpopular. With the addition of the Kingdom of Evroncia to the Pact’s intervention, we have no choice but to imagine what could happen to Grand Bavia if we are to fail. They wish to dismantle our state, our democracy and put an illegitimate, authoritarian leader in my place. Citizens of Grand Bavia, I can say to you all that I will not allow for that to happen, and if I must strike King Yonwa X and Argent Command directly, I will. For that is the nature of my role as President, I will not stand for threats against our people, and our democracy. I will not let a foreign power put a monarch on a throne to rule our people, for the people must rule and here in Grand Bavia they do. The Revolution is a concept that was forged in Bavia, by Bavian hands and it will be Bavian hands that end this unjust Revolution, no matter the cost.
Citizens of Grand Bavia and Greater Grand Bavia, the Revolution will never beat Bavian resolve. Monarchies will never beat Bavian ideas of democracy and freedom. Military might will never beat Bavian resistance to domination. So I end this address with words every Bavian will say with their hearts.
Glory to the Democratic State of Grand Bavia, for it will never fall.”