((Actually, I'm going to request that the minister of war work on raising a new forces, and that the interior minister take to the task of helping industrialize the nation. All would have been discussed already, in character.))
((Well, just prior to this we really had 4 minor parties where 2 of them had no major reason to compete and not work as a de-facto mega conglomerate. Politics should hopefully push out some of the Conservadores and Nacionales into the side parties as those parties get more attractive and the centrist party gets less - you can't keep such a big tent party up forever without decent competition))Great. Now the political system will break. Before, we had 4 minor parties who competed fairly. Now we have a mega-conglomerate against two minor parties.
Atleast now the far-right reactionary party won't be elected, but neither will the liberales
((We already have the capacity to raise new forces, just not the cold hard cash. I think Carerra's time as Minister of War this last term saw 8 divisions capable of recruiting, but none able to be built due to the budget issue.))
( For the record, Thunderhawk when does the cabinet change take affect? As soon as you post the changes, or not until the next update? I tried PMing, but your inbox was full. )
((Or we could, you k ow, just ignore the french and align with someone else, like Prussia or the US or even Russia.))
"Senators, please. The military will be readily expanded, but with paid volunteers. Until we can get Chile's industry up and running, people need jobs, and that's what I'm offering. A draft is only to be instituted in times of dire need."
-Presidente Cesar Roseno