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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:58 am

in Marea surpasses its last frontier
With the victory in the presidential elections, the party controls the executive power in its entirety, obtains absolute majority in the Senate and maintains power in 3 of the 5 regions

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Amatia Scipio, new Consul, giving her first speech

The elections of 4441 have brought good results to In Marea-Civis Sinistram. After a monochrome government legislature, in which the party has applied its most progressive policies that could not be done in previous legislatures for lack of support, citizens have supported these actions and have given a new absolute majority, getting 5 more seats up to a total of 385 out of 750, compared to the 365 that Factio Republicana has won in the opposition. In addition, the party has maintained the leadership it had in three of the regions (Insularia, Marestella, Oriensos) and being close to recover Cor Patriae. In this way, Anthea Galanou, the successor of Artemisia Oltra as head of the regional party in Insularia, acquires the position of Praetor with an absolute majority, something that disturbs some political scientists for her previous statements about the independence of the region.

However, the news that has brought more joy in the headquarters of the party, in Victoria, has been the victory of its candidate to Consul, Amatia Scipio, who has defeated the previous Consul Haider bin Talal al-Mutanabbi in a very tight elections.

The party, which despite being in government for much of the 45th century had only won the position of Consul with Atria Avenarius in the period 4406-4407, sees now almost 40 years later, they regain a key position, and since 4420, the two heads of the executive (Consul and Caesar) belong again to the same political party.

With the election of Amatia Scipio, in addition, the IUVIM reinforce their positions within the aquamarine party, since the chosen one was previously secretary general of the youths, and has been in favor in many cases of the most radical positions, but it is unknown if once in power, she will go ahead with it or will soften her positions.

"Thank you very much to all those who have trusted me,"
said Mrs. Scipio,
"this victory has great symbolic value, since it has given us absolute legitimacy in the nation's policies for the next 4 years. the leadership of the two heads of the executive power, together with the leadership of 3 regions, is a great reward for the effort we have been making for years to make this nation prosper, I can only speak for myself, but I can assure you that I am going to to work tirelessly to improve the lives of all our citizens, fighting against poverty and inequality. "


In the same vein, Aegeus Zografos, Selucia's former Minister of Health and now elected as Seia Nerva's successor in front of the government of the republic, has expressed himself.

"I would also like to congratulate Factio Republicana, because it is evident that they also have great support in our nation, and ask them for a loyal opposition to the nation." From the government, we will continue applying the same policies that have brought us here, to show citizens that a vote for In Marea-Civis Sinistram is a vote to ensure their quality of life and freedom, and to make our nation a better place. "
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:46 pm

BREAKING: Seia Nerva, former Caesar, dies aged 92
The former Prime Minister of Selucia had managed to hide to the world her serious illness

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Mrs. Nerva, last photographed in 4436

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Nadia Galvius (Foreign Affairs Minister) and Aegeus Zografos (current Caesar and Health Minister with Mrs. Nerva) at her funeral

The flame of the vitality of Seia Nerva, ancient Caesar de Selucia and one of the most influential politicians of the country during the first half of the 45th century, has been definitively extinguished at dawn on Monday. A 92-year-old, in 4441 she announced that after more than 30 years leading the country's government and as general secretary of In Marea-Civis Sinistram, she would step aside in both positions to let new people take her place. However, she did not withdraw from politics, and since the elections of 4441, where her party retained an absolute majority, until her death, she served as Minister of Health and Social Services, place until then occupied by her right hand and substitute in the head of government, Aegeus Zografos.

However, the politician dragged for years a sad secret. According to her family, who was the only one aware of the matter, Mrs. Nerva suffered from breast cancer, diagnosed a few years ago, a fact that definitely influenced her withdrawal from the front line of politics. Even though she planted battle for years, she finally could not win that battle.

At the state funeral many political personalities, such as government ministers, Praetors or members of the opposition, have come to show their respect to one of the figures that undoubtedly marked the policy of Selucia during this first part of the century. Replacing Atia Vinicia Gryllus at the head of the government for the first time when she set up a new government to replace the Consul government after the political crisis of 4400.

"Without a doubt, today is a sad day for the whole nation,"
said Aegeus Zografos, who could not contain the tears during the funeral and decreed two days of mourning.
"Not only a great policy goes away, but also a great confident and friend, an exemplary person from head to toe, who always tried to find, both inside and outside of politics, the greatest possible consensus ".


Artemisia Oltra, former Praetor de Insularia now retired from politics, who starred in numerous clashes with Seia Nerva, has acknowledged being "devastated".

"Seia Nerva gave lessons to all of us once and for all, she stood firm on numerous occasions when more than one person would have lost her nerve, and her great capacity for dialectic and negotiation kept numerous governments afloat. Although I disagreed on some issues, on a personal level, I have not known a better person than her. "


The Caesar, who watched with impotence how many of her governments could not apply the policies she wanted because of the lack of parliamentary support, nevertheless achieved the ratification of the LGBT protection treaty, the religious neutrality of the state, immigration or de-privatization of issues such as health or education, as well as advances in the matter of abortion or IVF.

The Minister of Education, Vesnia Draco, has announced that, in order to honor the figure of a politician that led the country for 32 of the last 45 years, she will propose to the government or the Senate the creation of a scientific research institute with her name.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Polites » Tue Aug 28, 2018 4:49 pm

Republicans Take Government
Republican government gains full control of the executive

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Republicans Haider bin Talal al-Mutanabbi and Iennifer Vinicia Opis are now Selucia's Consuls

February 4446 - Last year's general election proved that the Republican Party's efforts at establishing a disciplined and well-organized political movement that could take full advantage of Selucia's two-party system have finally paid off. The Republican Party, for the first time in its eighty-year history, has emerged as the sole governing party backed by an absolute majority in the Senate, a feat that just a few years ago would have appeared impossible for a political party whose main strength used to be its ability to form coalitions with much larger parties across the political spectrum, allowing the Republicans to pursue less popular but more ideologically "pure" objectives without needing to rely on a large number of votes. But the past few years have witnessed the gradual consolidation of Selucia's party system with the merger or disintegration of most parties on both sides of the spectrum, which ultimately saw the Republican Party become the sole party on the right, a position that was deeply uncomfortable for a political party deeply committed to economic egalitarianism and a more ecumenical approach to religion and morality. Recognizing that the two-party system is here to stay, the Republican Party adopted a series of internal reforms that aimed to purge its ranks of less reliable newcomers from the right and reduce factional infighting, which had become far worse as a result of the large increase in the Republicans' vote share. The reforms implemented ten years ago saw the introduction of strict party discipline and the centralization of the selectorate in the hands of the party's two co-leaders, turning Republican office-seekers from popular candidates to disciplined party soldiers. Unsurprisingly, these reforms prevented the Republicans from aspiring to national leadership for a full decade, but ultimately, as it turns out, opting for a long-term strategy of consolidation and institutionalization while erecting barriers to internal challengers proved fruitful. The party's two co-leaders and the initiators of the reforms, Iennifer Vinicia Opis and Haider bin Talal al-Mutanabbi, are now the two Consuls of Selucia, with full control over the executive and with a comfortable and disciplined Senatorial majority backing the Republican government.

Now that the Republicans have achieved their dream of control over the Republic they can pursue their policy goals unhindered by the necessity of compromise and without being blocked by larger parties. Not long after the election the new government outlined its vision for the coming five years, emphasizing traditional Republican priorities since the party's founding eight decades ago. The new Consuls announced that the new government is prepared to take measures to drastically reduce Selucia's economic dependence on tourism, to limit access to abortion, to restore the tax-exempt status of religions and promote and defend religious organizations, to crack down on Selucia's high divorce rate, and to more strictly enforce the Republic's anti-smoking and anti-drinking policies. In international terms, the Consuls have congratulated Istalia's decision to organize a referendum on its continued membership in the Majatran Union of Nations, perhaps seeing a parallel with Selucia's own successful campaign to withdraw from the Majatran Alliance, an organization that is at the same time a predecessor and competitor to the Majatran Union. Consuls Opis and al-Mutanabbi also announced the government's desire to join the Non-Aligned Movement, of which Selucia was to be a founding member until a diplomatic dispute with Kalistan placed the Republic's prospect of joining the Movement on hold. Lastly and perhaps most importantly the Consuls stated that the government would continue the campaign initiated by past administrations of joining the World Congress Security Council as a Non-Permanent Member representing the continent of Majatra. As such, even though the Republican government represents a drastic break with the past on numerous issues, in terms of foreign policy the Republicans seem willing to continue down the path set by their predecessors in government.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Tue Aug 28, 2018 5:22 pm

Insularia begins to move the negotiation machinery
the proposal for independence becomes increasingly realistic while the confrontation with the executive begins

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Anthea Galanou announces that they will face the national government

Since 4387 uninterruptedly, and long before that, In Marea-Insularia Sinistram has directed this region and has turned it into an oasis of prosperity, peace and coexistence, open to all and respectful with everyone and with the environment. Therefore, because we have built an effective model of coexistence that works, and the citizens have transmitted it to us, we are going to face the regulations announced by the new government of Factio Republicana. It is a real shame that they have fallen into extreme right-wing populism, and now they want to direct their conservative and ultra-nationalist rhetoric against all citizens. Laws such as the death penalty, greater limitation to abortion or divorce, the IVF, giving more weight to religion or the unjustified attack on family tourism have no place in Insularia. This is how we will get it to the national government, and we are willing to put pressure on it where it is needed. Then they ask us why Insularia has a long tradition of asking for the right to self-determination. Since we are the only secluded island in the nation, dependent on ourselves, we have learned to stand on our own, and to help and teach everyone who comes to our nation. All the conservative governments of Selucia have tried to oppress Insularia, but none had dared to go as far as Factio Republicana is willing to do. From the Hon. Caesar al-Mutanabbi we expected it, because he has already demonstrated on numerous occasions to be a conservative ultra-religious fanatic, but of the Consul Opis, as a woman, as a fighter, we would never have expected it. And it certainly hurts us to support some of your party's proposals. It hurts us to do so in the 45th century.


With these harsh words, Anthea Galanou, re-elected as Praetor of Insularia and successor of Artemisia Oltra, the longest Praetor of the region, has begun her speech. Mrs. Galanou has directed her criticism to the new government, formed exclusively by Factio Republicana after their victory in the last elections, and has promised "to fight until the end for the rights of the citizens of Insularia".

The citizens of Insularia are not going to submit to the pseudo-fascist oppression of the new government. As the maximum representative of the executive power in Insularia, I will fight to the end for all those I represent and voted for me, and for those who do not, but still live in the region that I govern. Insularia will not allow that from the central government the freedoms of its citizens are cut, under false arguments that fall by themselves, hidden in their absolute majority.


The national direction of In Marea-Civis Sinistram has wanted to reduce weight to the statements of Anthea Galanou, but keeping the same line of her speech.

"It is clear that Factio Republicana has chosen too much to the right to talk with them,"
said a senior party official, "
while they keep someone like al-Mutanabbi in their direction, things can not end well between our two parties. "


Other sources assure that, whereas when they were in the government they tried to dialogue all the laws that they proposed, and eliminated some sections as the debate was advancing, they fear that Factio Republicana will use its majority in the Senate as "parliamentary roll", to approve all the laws they want without even talking to the opposition. Thus, party sources have also assured that the national leadership could be considering using its senators as a "currency of exchange" in the approval of international treaties, for which a 2/3 majority of the House and an absolute majority is needed. of the government is not enough.

"Even if we do not like it, we must use all the political and negotiation tools at our disposal to minimize the damage Factio Republicana is going to cause the nation."
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Wed Sep 05, 2018 7:08 pm

Posture shock in In Marea
After the result of the last general elections, the regional leaders discuss the positions of the party

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Brutus Gallio, regional leader of In Marea-Occidentria Forward and Anthea Galanou, Praetor and leader of In Marea-Insularia Sinistram

The Pandora's box has been opened. After a second consecutive defeat in the legislative and presidential elections, and with the loss of the Praetorship of Oriensos, the regional leaders of the left party do not hesitate to raise their voices before the apparent passivity of Aegeus Zografos, Secretary General of the party at national level .

The latest results, which have left Insularia as the only region led by the party, have led to a direct confrontation between the two factions within it, a clash that has been taking place for years but now has come to fight regional leaders, divided between those who advocate maintaining a certain political centrality, in the voice of Brutus Gallio (Leader of the Opposition of Oriensos) and Valeria Sargona (former Praetor de Marestella) and those who prefer to move the party to the left, idea defended by Alanus Scaro (former Praetor of Cor Patriae), Plinius Cauco (who has just lost the Praetorship of Oriensos in these last elections after almost 20 years of consecutive government) and Anthea Galanou (Praetor of Insularia).

"This can not continue" said Mrs. Galanou, hours after the results of the elections were known.
"Obviously I am very happy to be able to revalidate my mandate as head of Insularia, but I would be much happier if I did not have a reactionary and oppressive central government in front of me, and that is something that my party at the national level is not trying to stop, or not trying enough. We have to change things, and that goes to reinforce our ideals for the electorate, to show that we are the great lefty for those who are not satisfied with this conservative government that we have. With the right we can reach commercial agreements, perhaps economic agreements, but never, NEVER, in social matters such as religion, health or civil rights. Because they do not understand about it. "


Plinius Cauco appeared a few minutes later to support the words of the Insularian Praetor, after hearing the news of his electoral defeat.

"It is clear that the path we have taken is not the right one, the path that Mr. Zografos has undertaken is not, and we will transmit it to him in the next congress of our party. We must take drastic measures to stop this descent in the polls , and for that we must return to the illusion of that left electorate, not try to attract, without success, the conservative electorate that, no matter how hard we try, will not entrust us with their vote. "


However, the response has come from within the same party. Brutus Gallio, regional secretary of the party in Occidente, has replied hours later in his social networks:

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Although without making direct mention of the statements of both regional leaders, many people have interpreted this comment as an allusion to the statements of their peers, and this has further fueled the debate.

Selucia finalizes TransInsulam's preparations
The new public transport system will communicate by sea through hovercrafts the three islands that make up the country.

After being proposed by Abelus Thurinus, member of In Marea-Civis Sinistram, when he was Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, and with further suggestions from Anthea Galanou, Praetor of Insularia, the proposal to create the company TransInsulam to manage and direct the maritime transport of people between the islands that make up Selucia will soon be voted in the Senate, where it is expected to be approved unanimously.

To facilitate the free movement of our citizens from one side of our nation to another, and regulate public transport between islands, the government proposes the creation and structuriation of the TransInsulam company, which will be managed by the Ministry of Transport at the national level and by the transport secretariats of the different provinces.

The company will be in charge of managing a fleet of hovercrafts that, at a price to be established and in regulated periods of time daily, will allow the people of Selucia to move from one island to another, in the same way buses work.

In this way, the following routes will be structured:

Cor Patriae-Insularia and Insularia-Cor Patriae
Cor Patriae-Occidentria and Occidentria-Cor Patriae
Cor Patriae-Oriensos and Oriensos-Cor Patriae
Insularia-Marestella and Marestella-Insularia
Insularia-Occidentria and Occidentria-Insularia
Insularia-Oriensos and Oriensos-Insularia
Marestella-Occidentria and Occidentria-Marestella
Marestella-Oriensos and Oriensos-Marestella

The government considers that for the travels Cor Patriae-Marestella and Occidentria-Oriensos, this method of transport is not necessary, since other means already exist.

The following prices shall be applied:

-Individual tickets at the price of 1.5SEN
-Cards of 10 uses at the price of 10SEN
-Youth Card for Selucians under the age of 26 that will serve for each month at the price of 20SEN
-Elderly Card for Selucians above the age of 65 that will serve for each month at the price of 20SEN
-Free transport for members of a family with no cars among their belongings.
-Daily hovercrafts every 10 minutes departuring from each port
-The first hovercraft shall start at 7:00 AM and the last one shall leave the ports at 1:30 AM
-Between 1:30 AM and 7:00 AM night hovercrafts shall be in use, every 30 minutes.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Polites » Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:25 pm

Selucia Condemns Istalia, Supports Deltaria
Selucian Government supports Deltarian regime

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Selucian Foreign Minister Caius Aemilianus Otho condemning the Istalo-Vanukean embargo on Deltaria

July 4452 - The Selucian government recently announced that it would seek closer relations to the Socialist government that has taken power in Deltaria in the aftermath of a coup, aiming to establish an alliance and a trade partnership with the regime in Čachtice and inviting the Deltarian government to join the Non-Aligned Movement. Selucian Minister of Foreign Affairs Caius Aemilianus Otho also condemned the Istalian and Vanukean policy of sanctioning and isolating Deltaria in the aftermath of the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Jelbania, which the two Majatran Great Powers consider a puppet state of the Socialist Deltarian regime. Minister Otho announced that Selucia believes that it is the right of every sovereign people to chose its own political and economic system without outside interference, finding that Istalian condemnation of the Deltarian regime contravenes the principle of popular sovereignty on which Selucian Republicanism rests. The Minister also condemned as hypocritical the accusations of dictatorship brought against the Deltarian regime when, under its arguably no less dictatorial Thallerid predecessor, Istalia enjoyed close and friendly ties with Čachtice. Minister Aemilianus Otho pledged that the Selucian government will continue trading with the Federation of Deltarian Socialist Republics and that the Republic will regard the joint Istalo-Vanukean embargo as illegal. Moreover the Selucian government pledged to formally recognize the People's Democratic Republic of Jelbania at the earliest opportunity.

The Selucian condemnation of Istalia and Vanuku took many within Selucia by surprise, given both the long history of friendship between the Republic and the two Majatran powers and the fact that, as Majatra's Non-Permanent representative on the Security Council, Selucia has pledged to cooperate closely with the two governments in containing the Zardic-Coburan war and Zardugal's policy of ethnic cleansing targeted against its Mallan population. It is thus likely that the recent Selucian condemnation may result in reducing the effectiveness of the Security Council in successfully intervening in the Zardic-Coburan conflict and may have wider ramifications for Majatran stability.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Mon Sep 10, 2018 6:51 pm

In Marea-Civis Sinistram condemns government action regarding Deltaria
"It is a shame that such a decision has been made in this way" criticizes the General Secretary, Aegeus Zografos
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The general secretary of In Marea-Civis Sinistram, Aegeus Zografos, has appeared today at the end of a session in the Senate to show his disagreement with the last action of the government commanded by Factio Republicana to support Deltaria and its government.

"What the government has done seems unbelievable to me"
, he acknowledged, visibly furious, after a session in which screams have been heard, quite unusual in the Selucian politics.
"That the government of our nation lends its support to a one-party dictatorship like the one that has been established in Deltaria does not show if not the desire that Factio Republicana has for that to happen in our country, but we will not allow it."


Normally, the general secretary of In Marea is little given to blunt statements, but this time he has been visibly disappointed that they have not even been consulted about an issue that "may have incalculable consequences".
"A government that has the support of just 50% of the voters can not put at risk in this way neither the economy nor the quality of life of our citizens, nor those of our nation nor those of another, without even consulting with the other representatives of the citizenship. In the same way, the attitude of this government will destroy all the credibility of our nation's campaign towards the Security Council, based on our neutrality and, above all, on our defense of human rights. Factio Republicana has loaded it all with one stroke. "


That a nation that has suffered as much as Deltaria under the Thaller's oppression, and with a party that has fought so much for the rights of its citizens, has now fallen into repeating the same mistakes, is, at least, a very sad fact, which shows that neither the country's own political system nor the international community has lived up to the circumstances


In the same way, Anthea Galanou, Praetrix of Insularia, has appeared to attack the Deltarian government and demand the restoration of democratic rights.

"Since the government has put us squarely in this mess, we have to speak clearly: no one-party dictatorship, whether created by a left or right wing party, can be tolerated. Citizens have the right to free representation of their ideas, and such an attack on democracy is an attack on all citizens. One thing is not to allow acts of intolerance against any group of people, and another to allow only one ideology to govern the country, and force citizens to accept or condemn them. The principles of the left are very clear, and if a political party does not comply them, let it be considered as such. No political party that proclaims itself on the left can defend the oppression of the citizenry by preventing the free expression of their political opinions, and their right of assembly and unionization."


In the same sense, the Praetrix has announced that the waters of Insularia are vetoed for any ship coming from or in the direction of Deltaria, and has revealed that, if In Marea-Civis Sinistram is made with the government in the next elections, they will withdraw the support to Deltaria immediately.

However, the General Secretary of In Marea has also had some words for the Istalian government:

I would like to think that the Istalian government does not have any child directing its policy, but the attitude of some members of its government is incomprehensible. Reacting so bluntly, without even waiting to know all the opinions, or political changes that may occur, is sad. It is also sad how quickly Istalia has rushed to attack Selucia and its actions, precisely given the long history of fruitful relations between both countries. We hope that the Minister of Foreign Affairs will correct his position and temper his behavior, because otherwise, it could be a black day for the politics of Istalia. Questioning the quality and democratic tradition of our nation, one of the most stable of Majatra although, obviously, with a political system where there are disparate opinions, are very harsh words that we hope will be corrected, because as a citizen of my country, no longer as a politician, it seems to me a serious offense that such things are said about Selucia, who has shown its resistance over the years and centuries.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Polites » Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:57 am

Republicans Change Leaders
New leadership promises more of the same


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Caecilia Bousaid and Cyprianus Tiburtius Numitor are the Republican Party's new co-leaders

June 4453 - After serving as Republican Party co-chairpersons for 26 years, during which time they oversaw the party's transition from a small centrist force to the largest and sole party of the Selucian right-wing, current Consuls Iennifer Vinicia Opis and Haider bin Talal al-Mutanabbi have resigned their leadership of the party and announced that they would withdraw from Selucian politics after this year's elections. In their stead the General Congress of the party elected a new dual leadership under current Minister of Defense Caecilia Bousaid and Princeps Senatus Cyprianus Tiburtius Numitor. The two co-leaders will serve as the party's candidates for Senatorial and Popular Consulship for this year's elections and pledged to continue the economic and social policies implemented by their predecessors and that successfully brought the party control over all but one of Selucia's provinces and the executive and legislative branches of the Republic. Caecilia Bousaid hails from the Hosian Democratic faction of the Republican Party and as such she has pledged to continue a policy of solidarity, defense of religious interests, and a Distributist and cooperative economy. Princeps Senatus Numitor is more of an unknown quantity, lacking major political experience apart from his position as leader of the Senate, and his factional alignments are not entirely clear. Cyprianus Tiburtius Numitor is believed to be more closely affiliated with the Imperial faction of the party judging by his voting record in the Senate, but given the strict party discipline in the Republican Party the current Princeps Senatus served more as a loyal enforcer of the former leaders' will than a distinguished or popular politician.

In terms of foreign affairs the two new leaders promised to continue the party's stance towards Deltaria and what is widely believed to be it's puppet state, the People's Democratic Republic of Jelbania. Under the current Consuls Selucia aimed to present itself as an impartial observer and defender of the principle of popular sovereignty by condemning the Istalian and Vanukean sanctions against the Deltarian regime and granting the PDRJ diplomatic recognition. Using its self-proclaimed impartiality and its recognition of the Jelbanian breakaway state the Selucian government attempted to negotiate a settlement between the Istalo-Vanukean alliance and the Deltarian and Jelbanian socialist regimes aiming to avoid the threat of war. According to sources within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Selucian government reached out to the leadership of the People's Democratic Republic of Jelbania proposing that the latter organize democratic elections in exchange for Selucian economic and military investment. When in March this year PDRJ President Azi Nrljkaisrmko announced that the Jelbanian statelet would be organizing elections in 4454 the Selucian government was keen to claim credit and use this announcement to persuade Istalia and Vanuku to back down, although it is likely that Selucian persuasion was only partially if at all responsible for the PDRJ's newfound democratic commitment. The small state is under significant international pressure due to its perceived subordination to Deltaria, and it is likely that President Nrljkaisrmko gambled that, by promising land reform and condemning the Rklemjistad Agreement, his Social Revolutionary Union stands a reasonable chance at winning a plurality if not a majority in free elections. Regardless, the Foreign Ministry of Selucia announced that the Republic would be sending observers to monitor the PDRJ elections and ensure they are free and fair.

The party's new co-leaders announced their commitment to the government's policy towards the Deltarian and Jelbanian socialist states and the Foreign Ministry's decision to observe the Jelbanian elections, while at the same time condemning the Insularian regional government's decision to apply its own sanctions on the Deltarian regime. Arguing that policies on trade and foreign affairs are the sole province of the central government, the two co-leaders contend that Praetrix Anthea Galanou has acted ultra vires to the powers granted to the provincial governments and will initiate legal proceedings in the Supreme Court once the new justices are appointed.
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Re: Ephemeris Seluciana (Selucian Daily)

Postby Aethan » Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:45 pm

Tension descends in Majatra, increases in Selucia
Mrs. Galanou replies to the leaders of Factio Republicana while the government announces the sending of observers to the elections in Jelbania
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Praetrix of Insularia, Anthea Galanou, at the regional Senate

While the tension between the different countries of Majatra regarding the conflicts with Jelbania and Deltaria seems to be falling, the Factio Republicana government has come up with another conflict that has been taking place for some time: the Insularian government's refusal to accept some of the most controversial positions of the national executive.

While the government has announced the sending of observers to the elections to be held in Jelbania, the new leaders of Factio Republicana have taken the opportunity to warn the regional leader of Insularia of the initiation of legal proceedings against her for the decision to prohibit the docking of ships coming from or destined to Deltaria in the ports of the region, to condemn the one-party dictatorship that has been implanted in the country, thus contradicting the decision of the national government to support the Deltarian government.

The Praetrix, far from calming the waters, has warned that she will not change her decision, and has ordered the police and the workers of Insularian ports to continue fulfilling the orders of the regional government, decision supported by the Secretary of Trade of Insularia, Marcus Galvinus.

"I am going to be brought before the Supreme Court of Selucia, denounced for defending civil rights, and it seems astonishing that this government has really decided to support the Deltarian government, based above all on what they criticize," liberalism. "But worse is that, hiding in the decisions of citizens, forget that the unipartidism, and the prohibition of any party that does not follow the guidelines set although it is framed within civil and human rights, the only thing they do is to support a covert dictatorship. If the government wants it, it has four other regions with ports at their disposal, but the Insularia patrols will not allow the passage of Deltarian ships in our waters, not until they restore a true democracy. Management of the ports of each region depends on the regional governments, no matter how much the national government gets upset about it, maybe because they love to cut rights to the citizens. "

With these words, the leader of In Marea-Insularia Sinistram and head of the regional executive has addressed the parliamentary group of Factio Republicana in the region, warning "not to try to prosecute a problem that is political", and talking about the possible consequences that would have to attack a person chosen by the people of Insularia, adding more fuel to the fire of the conflict of the independence of the region.

We will have to wait for the result of the next general elections, in a few months, to see how it develops what is becoming a national problem, while the leaders of In Marea-Civis Sinistram - Aegeus Zografos and Amatia Scipio - have already announced that, if they reach power, they will support not only the decision of Anthea Galanou but also that they will do so at the national level.

Meanwhile, the general secretary of In Marea-Civis Sinistram has congratulated the new leaders of Factio Republicana, although he has said that "he does not expect anything new or different from them", only continuity in the conservative policies that have led to disaster and conflict to the country.
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