President Jorji Costava addresses the People's Assembly - State of the Nation of Arstotzka

[President Costava]

Dear Prime Minister, Honourable MPs, People of Arstotzka,

 

Allow me once again to extend my warmest thanks to Prime Minister Kuchma for the 

devotion he has shown to our nation and for leading it during its darkest times.

 

As we all know, Prime MInister Kuchma made an «exceptional choice» by forming this executive. Exceptional because equally exceptional is the time Arstotzka is currently going through. Faced with an emergency, i urged you to speak the language of truth. I asked you to give the country and the world a token of our will to work and of our sense of responsibility. 

 

I gave you one more chance. A chance to prove worthy of the role that the Constitution acknowledges you as representatives of our country. You must prove worthy of serving our country – setting an example of rigour and expertise – in one of the most complex and painful seasons of our history since the fall of communism.

 

By entrusting Prime Minister Kuchma, I intend to address you using the “subversive” language of truth. I therefore confess that I’m fully aware of my limits and I feel all the weight of my personal responsibilities; nonetheless, I’m planning to do anything in my power for my shoulders to be wide and strong enough to carry the weight of the Parliament’s support in my capacity as President of the Republic. 

 

Finally, I could not start this speech in such an important context without personally expressing my deepest gratitude to the People of Arstotzka, who in this difficult moment are supporting me with generosity and loyalty.

 

This parliament is a parliament at the service of Arstotzka and its people.

 

The truth is that the economic situation of Arstotzka is still very serious. The public debt we have  accumulated in the past is weighing heavily on present and future generations and risks crashing the economic prospects of our country for good. We will find strategies to boost growth without compromising the necessary process of restructuring of public finances. 

 

Arstotzka is still suffering a crisis of legitimacy and efficacy right when citizens need it the most. Arstotzka can return to be the engine of sustainable growth, the engine of hope and future, only if it opens up. The destiny of the entire country is closely intertwined. There shall be no winners and losers if Arstotzka fails this test. We will all be losers.

 

Glory to Arstotzka.

Edited September 14, 2013 by President Costava