After much pondering, the head of the state decides to give the socialist a hand, persuaded that they'll bring more prosperity to the country. And he isn't wrong, socialists have the political know-how to bring in more oppressed masses, and their economic policies would help in industrializing our newly acquired lands.
So, universal suffrage is granted, and a general strike organized throughout Transvaal. Every single RGO and factory is shutdown. Socialist support jumps from 5% to 37%, while the liberals retain 38% of voting intentions.
-25 October 1870 : After suffering From months of negative income and starving pops, The socialists are elected!!
-15 November : Busy days with factories opening up everywhere and demagogues roaming the country.
Immigration picks up again, but slowly.
-2 December : Egalitarianism fires, giving me 5 more plurality.
-21 December : We start researching biologism.
-4 May 1871 : After much butt-sucking, we sign our first deal with the french.
During the next months, determinism, social justice and collectivism fire.
-3 December 1872 : We start working on organic chemistry, and sign another deal with the french.
-24 November 1873 : We start researching semi-automatization.
-10 February 74 :
-9 May 1874 : Commerce defended by various political groups and lobbies, making our capitalists more selfconfident. Is this a hint to the next elections outcome?
-15 November : We start working on steel railroads.
-26 December : Diamonds in richmond !!
-19 July 1875 : The liberals are back in power.
-16 August : Commerce is defended again. Immigration concentrates on S.Africa.
-8 November : We start setting up market regulations.
-13 November : Yet another deal with the French.
-19 October 1876 : We start working on impressionism.
-1 December : Egypt is bankrupt it seems. We jump on the occasion, they are DOWed and the military gets an expansion with 5 new cavalry divisions and 2 inf-regs.
-1 April 1877 : We buy Segou from the Frenc for the cost of 98000£.
-2 May : My dear capitalists start building a steamer shipyard in S.Africa.
-20 October : We start working on analytic philosophy.
-25 March 1878 : We buy Biru from the French for 71600£.
-13 June : The horror! A bank sector crash!!
-4 September : We finally get to buy Medine from the French for 35000£, then claim the state of Kaarta.
-11 October : We start working on Nationalism and Imperialism.
-6 November : With Egypt totally occupied, the have no choice but to submit. We let them keep Cairo.
-2 October 1879 : research starts on time saving measures, we the buy Yelimane for 72000£.
An overview of the situation :
In dark blue are colonial buildings.