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Esperanto as the bridge of unity in Zandoria

Editorial Board101 wordsEdition № 208Tuesday, 10 November 2026 — Edition № 208

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We recall the founding moment in 1995 when delegates chose Esperanto to avoid privileging any regional tongue.

The language's neutrality has allowed legislators in Meridian to deliberate without the shadow of linguistic dominance, fostering a culture of translation and mutual respect.

Yet the cost of such neutrality appears in the daily work of regional bureaucracies, which must allocate resources to maintain parallel interpretation services for Spanish, English, Scandinavian‑Slovak, and the Asian‑Arabic‑Hindi blend.

The continued investment in the Federal Translation Centre, under Director Klaus Aalto, demonstrates that the Republic values inclusion over convenience, and it offers a model for other multilingual polities.