DDS Commander Firefly said he is not worried by the prospect of the New Puritan Way holding the balance of power after the Proxima 7 elections. "We work with all UNP elected governments and officials, and work with politicians across the board. I see no reason why we can't work with the New Puritan Way."
The Way however are hostile to the DDS in a way few other parties dare and openly seek to reduce the funding to the DDS. Some of the most radical in the party even want the DDS kicked off Proxima 7. Firefly said that the DDS maintain a portfolio of options depending on what might happen though there is no doubt that the DDS could be badly hurt by a cut in funding.
One source says the Way want to reduce P7's contribution to the DDS by 50%, that would mean 23% of the DDS' entire budget being lost (as P7 has the biggest economy in the UNP). The Way are continuing to negotiate with the 2 leading parties, luckily for the DDS both parties regard cutting the DDS budget as "lunacy" as a Public Alliance spokeswoman recently said.
