Sessions Waives Caucus Term Rules; Cartwright and Hanna Elected for Vacancies

Bylaws of the Popular Republican Movement dictate that Caucus Chairs can only serve one consecutive term, but due to the short length of the last parliamentary term, Secretary-General Jeff Sessions has waived the rule, allowing Caucus Chairs to stay on an additional term if they choose. Regardless, only Chairman Ernest P. Worrell of the Activist Caucus has chosen to take advantage of this. Donald Rumsfeld of the Investor Caucus and Richard Nixon, Jr. of the Budget Hawks have stepped aside, a sure sign that both individuals expect to be in the upcoming cabinet, as it is customary for PRM MPs to not attempt to serve in Party Leadership at the same time as a major government role.
The new Chairman of the Investor Caucus is Matt Cartwright MP. First elected to the Chamber in 582, Cartwright was previously a member of the Tarbar State Legislature for the Falleen Democratic Coalition Party and a city council member before that. Despite only being briefly in PRM, Cartwright has the respect of his peers in the caucus, and is expected to lead PRM's largest caucus in a Social Democratic direction. 
Michael Hanna has been elected the new Chairman of the Budget Hawk Caucus. Hanna, elected in 575, was previously the party's policy expert for budgetary policy, and is a known close ally for outgoing Chair Richard M. Nixon, Jr. This means that Nixon's brand of moderate-conservatism will be staying in control of the caucus, as opposed to the more staunch fiscal conservatism of the Cumbernick Bandersnatch wing.
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