Aloria

[IntruderEmerald]

PRESIDENT MELSBACH DENIES ELECTION WAS FALSIFIED

Newly-elected President Henrik Melsbach has denied the recent election was rigged, calling the Red Flag newspaper a "pack of lies". The Red Flag claimed that the election was falsified by the right, however they have yet to provide evidence for this. Protests have started across Aloria, but, considering how little evidence there is behind the claims, the protests have been small. However, it has led many people to distrust the government, something the Red Flag will be delighted with.

Melsbach has urged all "competent" opposition parties to not participate in the protests due to the lack of evidence presented by the Red Flag. The RSF-supporting newspaper has been at the centre of many controversies since its founding, but after this recent article its critics have grew. The RSF suffered heavily at the last election, although they are still the second largest party.

Despite the absurdity of these recent claims by the Red Flag, it will worry the Melsbach administration that so many people read the newspaper. None of the so-called mainstream media outlets are yet to report any similar findings, so it is unlikely these claims will make any long-term impact.

Henrik Melsbach has not had an easy start to his presidency, as he was accused by many in his own party of running a bad election campaign. Former Libertarian Leader Maredudd Rhydderch accused the president of running a bad campaign.

"The RSF and the nationalists suffered massively. If we ran any sort of meaningful campaign we would have gained large numbers of seats, yet we find ourselves in a similar position. While the other parties capitalise on the mistakes of others, we continue to embarrass ourselves electorally by not making any significant gains while continuing to cling onto the presidency due to the endorsement of the PFR. If we continue like this, it will not be long before the PFR stop endorsing us, and our party will fade into political obscurity!"

Maredudd Rhydderch was clearly angry with the party's campaign, and is yet again making scathing public comments about people in his own party. Rhydderch is also a government minister, and some people in the government think his behaviour is not acceptable for a government minister. Former president Gerald Wehnert has said Rhydderch needs to make sure he doesn't create divisions within the government, especially considering the government is already under a lot of pressure due to the recent allegations of falsifying the election.

[thewake]

PRIME MINISTER LLEWELLYN SAYS NO REASON TO BELIEVE IN ELECTION RIGGING

Prime Minister George Llewellyn has declared there is no reason to believe the elections were rigged, countering claims by the RSF newspaper Red Flag.

Inquiries among the government has returned no indication of voter fraud on a mass scale, as claimed by the Red Flag in a recent article. We have seen no video proving the ballot boxes were stuffed with fraudulent votes. Until evidence is presented to the Ministry of Justice, we have no reason to believe these claims. I can also assure the public that the current coalition of parties in government right now, has not orchestrated voter fraud. Our parties are for democracy, free and fair elections. Claims by the Red Flag are absurd and unproven.

The Prime Minister went on to say that his government takes "substantive claims" of voter fraud very seriously, and urged any Alorians who know of voter fraud to come forth with evidence to the authorities.

[Omikron Omikronov]

PROTESTERS TRIED TO STORM THE PRESIDENCY AND LYINCH PRESIDENT HENRIK MELSBACH

SOCIAL REVIEW NEWSPAPER

25 000 protesters in the capital were marching to the Presidency and several violent groups of them tried to get to the Presidency and lynch President Melsbach.

Several attempts were made to cut through the riot police line. A couple of those were successful but only for a short time.

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[thewake]

APS TO SEE INCREASE IN FUNDING, HIRING INCREASE
Prime Minister Llewellyn allocates 20 million ALO to APS budget
APS Director Markus Acker institutes hiring increase for APS
Security details of President, Prime Minister, and cabinet members increased

Prime Minister Llewellyn, via executive power granted to him under the Alorian Protective Service and National Police Act of 4274, has increased the budget of the Alorian Protective Service by $20 million ALO. This came in response to the recent attacks by violent left-wing protestors on the residence of the President.

APS officers were able to keep the president secure, however some protestors broke through riot police lines for a short time as reported in the Social Review. Violent protestors had the intention of lynching the President after tensions arose when the Red Flag, the newspaper of the RSF, made unsubstantiated claims about the government falsifying elections. An APS investigation into the protests is now underway, and violent protestors were arrested by riot police. Communication and cooperation with the Sildar Urbem police department has been robust, but investigation is ongoing.

Justice Minister Laurentius Cornelia (PFR) has requested APS Director Markus Acker institute a hiring increase for the APS, which protects members of the government. All PFR cabinet members have already issued formal requests for around-the-clock protection, and the APS has been prepared to offer similar protection to the rest of the cabinet. The security details of the President and Prime Minister have also been notably increased already.

[IntruderEmerald]

PRESIDENT ISSUES RESPONSE TO VIOLENT FAR-LEFT ATTACKS

President Melsbach has issued a response to the the attempted lynching by violent, far-left rioters. The protesters tried to storm the president's residence, with the intention of lynching the president. Thankfully, the attempt was not successful, however some protesters did manage to get past security, even if just for a short time. This has raised concerns about the security of our top officials, including the president, prime minister and his cabinet. The APS has had its budget increased by the prime minister, although President Melsbach urged more funding to be given. All Libertarian cabinet ministers have also requested round-the-clock protection. It is also known Gerald Wehnert, the former president, has also requested security due to his high profile.

The president has also demanded the RSF take some responsibility for the protesters actions. He said the majority of the protesters were RSF members and voters, and he said the party should tell its supporters to not act in such a reckless way.

"Protesting is a right. Every citizen has the right to protest. However, to attack any person's place of residence is wrong. We encourage political activism within our society, but the people responsible for what happen today must be punished. I think we also need to look at some of the senior officials in the RSF as well; I think there is a high chance they supported and encouraged this. If it were solely up to me, there would be a formal investigation into the RSF."

The president's harsh words for the RSF are nothing knew. Before being elected president, Melsbach has often talked about his hatred for the RSF. After the events that have unfolded today, it could escalate tensions further. Most importantly though, the people responsible for this must face severe punishment.

[Omikron Omikronov]

[size=200]ANTI-GOVERNMENT ACTIVIST LEADERS HAD PLANNED THE FAILED STORM OF THE PRESIDENCY FOR YEARS[/size]

[size=150]SOCIAL REVIEW[/size]

Anti-government activists and prtoest leaders Max Kopfer and TV star Alexia Rubenstein had had several talks on the phone and face-to-face meetings in the last 2 years.

The Police Department has discovered recorded phone talks between the two. They went as follows:

'So, what is the plan?' - Max
'The plan? Well, I've talked with several NGOs and civil initiatives. We talked about how we should initiate secretly a long-term protest goal.'- Alexia
'And what is it?' - Max
'A year from now we will try to storm the Presidency and lynch the President. Everything will start off peaceful, like a normal demomstration. And in an hour or so several groups will intimidate the police. I think we will be able to get into the Presidency and and do our thing.' - Alexia
'So, then the President's head will be put on a torch that evening?' - Max
'Exactly.' - Alexia
'Great' - Max

The following leaders of civil intiatives and NGOs, and also 'youth clubs' were involved in the planning: Han Normas, Zetra Weiss, George Neumann and Lidia Meier.

It is also rumored that Franziska Belova's international NGO Terran Democratic Assembly funded the violent groups.

Several people say that this should be considered as an act of treason and coup attempt.

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[IntruderEmerald]

PRESIDENT MELSBACH: THEY SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY

Henrik Melsbach has suggested the organisers behind the so-called attempted coup would get the death penalty if it was up to him. Melsbach described the failed storm of the presidency as an "attempted coup", before saying the death penalty should apply for terrorism and treason. Later, he said Max Kopfer and Alexia Rubenstein should be "appropriately punished in accordance with Alorian law".

It does seem likely the Libertarians will actively support capital punishment under Melsbach's leadership. It has always been a difficult issue for the party, as the socially conservative wing want it to be official party policy, however the more liberal branch of the party oppose it. Melsbach now seems to leaning towards supporting the death penalty. This has been seen by the removal of Glenice Pritchard as his deputy leader. Her replacement is the socially conservative Senator Maldwyn Vaughn. Glenice Pritchard has spoken out against the death penalty in the past.

[Edward123456]

DSU: NO DEATH PENALTY


Ralf Schäber talking about DSU anti-death penalty view

The DSU has condemned the violence, but more condemned the view of the President to kill the protest planners. Despite this, Ralf Schäber, the DSU Justice Spokesperson, said that the DSU agrees with the government deciding to increase security. Here is Ralf Schäber's full speech:

We would firstly like to thank the police who dealt with the situation in a good way, and we hope that the President feels safer now. We want a well funded police department, so we are happy with the Prime Minister's extra funding for the APS and also the increased security for members of the Cabinet, but we are not in any way happy with the President's opinion on the death penalty. We call it state-sponsored murder, it is just hypocritical and too authoritarian, which is quite ironic for a 'Libertarian'. The DSU unequivocally opposes the thought of killing people because of their beliefs that have turned violent. If the Senate even suggests a motion to legalize it, we will take to the streets!

[IntruderEmerald]

MELSBACH ACCUSES DSU OF TWISTING HIS WORDS

Henrik Melsbach as accused Ralf Schäber of twisting his words. Schäber made a speech after president suggested applying the death penalty for terrorism and treason. In the speech, Schäber said "the DSU unequivocally opposes the thought of killing people because of their beliefs that have turned violent". The president said this was misleading, as he had never suggested people should be punished for their views. Melsbach said he supported the protesters rights to express their views, but "what we're talking about here is treason". Melsbach said he would suggest the same if right-wing protesters attempted the same with a DSU or RSF president.

The Libertarians have now tabled a bill that will apply the death penalty for treason, terrorism and crimes against mankind. The bill is unlikely to pass, but Senator Rhydderch said it is still important to propose the bill on principle.

[thewake]

AFTER CALLS FOR DEATH PENALTY BY PRESIDENT, JUSTICE MINISTER CORNELIA STRUGGLES TO FIND SUITABLE VENUE FOR TRIAL

The ring-leaders of the plot to lynch President Melsbach, Max Kopfer and Alexia Rubenstein, have been in police custody for some time, as police and the Alorian Protective Service continue to gather evidence. Recorded talks of the plotters in their conspiracy to provoke a lynch mob will be central to the government's case, the Justice Ministry says.

However, it is reported by inside sources that Justice Minister Laurentius Cornelia has been going to great pains to find an unspoiled venue for the trial, in order to create an air-tight case. This will be hard as President Melsbach has openly called for their execution and a reinstatement of the death penalty. The Minister is reportedly looking into having the trial in the rural mountains of Kurmal, where some impoverished communities have aged internet infrastructure and less people have internet and television access due to high costs.