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In December 3300, the Alliance was the only one of the three superpowers to not face a mounting political crisis. The [[Empire]] seemed likely to plunge into a bitter succession struggle as [[Emperor]] [[Hengist Duval]]'s health waned, and [[President of the Federation|President]] [[Jasmina Halsey]] [[Federation]] was rapidly losing clout in [[Federal Congress]] over her unpopular policies. A junior aide in Alliance leadership also commented that the concurrent sharp rise in military readiness in the other superpowers could signal war and millions of deaths, and the Alliance could do nothing but broker peace talks in the aftermath.<ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#The Emperor is a Sick Man|GalNet: The Emperor is a Sick Man]]</ref><ref>[[GalNet/3300/December#The Chancellor Speaks Out|GalNet: The Chancellor Speaks Out]]</ref>

The [[Alliance Assembly]] elected [[Edmund Mahon]] to the post of [[Alliance Prime Minister]] in early 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5fa9414b90105502c940b29e GalNet: 'Ghost Ship' Leads Alliance to New Resources]</ref> One of Mahon's first official acts was to reject a request from the [[Crimson State Group]] of [[Lugh]] to provide military assistance in its [[War for Lugh|struggle for independence]] from the [[Federation]] on March 11, 3301.<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5b1b39824259c8b598bc46b271181efea1d29c4d GalNet: Alioth Warns Lugh They Stand Alone]</ref> Although the Crimson State Group eventually prevailed and Federal forces withdrew from Lugh, the system's new leadership opted not to join the Alliance, perhaps out of resentment for Mahon's refusal to intervene.