Powerplay No current expansion attempts = no way to earn merits by fighting?

[rote1]

I am starting to dip my toes into Powerplay and have pledged to A Lavigny Duval.
She currently has no systems marked for expansion.
Handing in vouchers from kills from expansion systems is the only way I have found so far to earn merits for a power by fighting, are there any other ways?
I don't really have an interest in shipping goods around to help my power and would be much more useful in a more offensive capacity and would appreciate any tips to help me do so

 

[Iori]

I am starting to dip my toes into Powerplay and have pledged to A Lavigny Duval.
She currently has no systems marked for expansion.
Handing in vouchers from kills from expansion systems is the only way I have found so far to earn merits for a power by fighting, are there any other ways?
I don't really have an interest in shipping goods around to help my power and would be much more useful in a more offensive capacity and would appreciate any tips to help me do so

Go to a Hudson control system, and interdict all ships that belong to a non imperial power, they give you 30 merits each.

Alternatively, you can oppose an enemy expansion and earn 10 merits each.

 

[Carradin]

You can undermine other powers as well. In short, kill powerplay NPCs in control systems for hostile powers and you get 30 merits/kill.

[Edit] Beaten to the punch, but hey, better to get two answers than none

 

[rote1]

Ahhh, I have to enter the enemies territory and kill them there, makes sense really.

Thank you to both of you for your help!

 

[CMDR Byr Goefin]

AND make it back alive...

that last one is important!