National JournalThe National Journal, or Riksbladet in Befäska, is a predominantly non-partisan news organization in Davostag.
The National Journal mainly reports on national and global political news, and occasionally entertainment.
The National Journal sees itself as the spiritual successor of the old Davostagian newspaper the People's Journal.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
27 October 5451
NEW MAJOR LEGISLATION PASSED ON AREAS SUCH AS EDUCATION, ECONOMY AND POLITICAL ADMINISTRATION______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Random picture in Eliseborg with billboard showing a map of Davostag, with the text "BE YOUR TRUE SELF".Kivonia, Kovmark – Three new important legislations approved by the Riksdag have almost gone unnoticed, despite their importance to society, the economy and the political process in Davostag. The first of these was
Skolreformslagen 1. ("Education Reform Act 1.")), which brought into law the extensive blueprints for the system of the Davostagian education. Touching upon subjects of kindergartens, elementary schools and high schools, as well as military schools, which have already existed for hundreds of years in Davostag but this time truly put into effect with the entire law behind them. It introduced what programs high school students can pick as well as what compulsory subjects be implemented in elementary schools, the three primary subjects being language, which includes Befäska, Skrigere, Luthorian and Dundorfian (which was introduced in the
Law on the Introduction of Obligatory Language Education Act); mathematics; and the unique patriotic studies, which delves into the necessary knowledge every citizen is required to know about Davostag, such as the importance of its political system, the constitution and Davostagian culture.
The second legislation introduced was
Naturresursutvinningslagen 1. ("Natural Resource Extraction Act 1."), which reaffirmed state control over important state-owned companies such as
VGAB, which holds complete monopoly on the mining industry in Davostag, and
Svärd och Sköld AB, the latter of which was formally renamed by said legislation to Allstatliga Försvarskompaniet, abbreviated as ASFK, which is the state company solely responsible for managing the entire Davostag defense industry. The law saw the creation of two new companies, Dovgerska Oljekompaniet and Dovgerska Gaskompaniet ("Davostagian Oil Company" and "Davostagian Gas Company"), which has been given complete control over the oil and gas sector in Davostag, while despite its very limited existence in Davostag it can be found towards several smaller regions at the border with Hutori. These two companies are officially state-affiliated, which essentially means that the state holds a significant amount of control in the companies, but not majority, but despite that most profits and material goes to the state. The other two controllers are the private state-allied
Fortuna Group and
Shippington.
The third legislation is
Demokraternas Administrativa Lagförslag ("Democrats' Administrative Bill"), which was proposed by the Democrats who serves as government partners in the current cabinet. This law removes the requirement of government permission for multiple citizenships as well as government control over which candidates are allowed public funding. The most important article in the legislation concerns the decision to increase the seats of the Riksdag from 345 to 465. It was first proposed by the Democrats that the seats be increased to 365, but it is believed that during negotiations National Gathering suggested even more seats. This was decided for the sake of more representation as the nation is growing ever more, with recent reports claiming that more young people are starting families with an average family having at least three children. On the subject, the Government has made it clear that they intend on looking into the old
Social Citizen Growth program introduced in the late 4790s, to see if they can replicate it in a newer form.