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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:15 pm

Adelain Government Passed Act of Royal Ascension

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William's Park, the Adelia Legislature in downtown Acton

In a surprise move last night, the National Progress Party of Adelia voted with both the Royal Conservative Party and Federalist Parties in voting favor of Bill A4238-1 which gave the Provincal Government authority to begin negotiations with Bekenial on reforming the Province of Adelia into the Kingdom of Adelia, as a semi-automous Province within the greater Hutorian Republic.

Royal Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition, Patricia Ross, daughter of retired Federal Defence Minister and Senator, Isaac Ross, offered a short comment following the Bill's passage.

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Patricia Ross, Royal Conservative Leader

This has been a goal worked towards by the Monarchism movement for a long time and it's a great relief and joy to see it passed! I was very surprised to see such am ardently Republican party like the NPP voting in favor but I won't complain as they did out it over the top.


When asked how the negotiations were expected to go she offered a shrug.

Who can say? What Bekenial and what we want could be two entirely different things. I'm sure Premier Patridge will put together an excellent team and we'll see what comes of it.


There has been no comment from either Premier Partridges office nor the National Progress Party, either provincially or federally, at this time.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby Conser » Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:16 pm

President Bokota statement on Adelia monarchy ''If the people of Adelia want a king they will have a king''

Yesterday, President Bokota did a press conference to announce hey support to the Adelia monarchy. She said the following:

''It is true that I am not the biggest fan of monarchy, I am certainly one the biggest fan of democracy. The people of Adelia have spoken, and they said that they want monarchy back in their province. If the people of Adelia want a king they will have a king. Now it is time to have some peacefull negotiation with the government of Adelia so they can state what they want exactly and we will decide what we can give them.''



When she was ask what she tought about the fact that the National Progress Party of Adelia supported the royalist measure she just said:

''Who said the NPP was a ardently Republican party? I did not. The NPP always been neutral in the monarchy debate. And if you want to know why the NPP of Adelia supported this measure you should ask to the Mr. Ryan the leader of the NPP of Adelia. The provincials NPP are independent from the federal one so they are free to take their own decision.''


In the other hand, when the leader of the NPP of Adelia was ask why he supported the instauration of monarchy later in the day he just responded:
''The NPP always supported our traditions. These are our traditions''
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby RIS » Thu Jul 13, 2017 12:46 am

An Unlikely Wedding

Today a strange occurrence took place Hutori’s two most powerful families the Steuarts and the Carmichaels united in a wedding celebration. In order to understand why this event was so strange we must go back centuries. In 3769 the Carmichaels founded the First Federal Republic of Hutori and have been staunch Republicans ever since. They even assisted in the restoration of the Republic centuries later. The Steuarts on the other hand have been adamant Royalists for centuries and in fact for a brief period were the monarchs of Hutori until the restoration of the Federal Republic. After which they lived in a state of semi-exile as they used their party to lobby the government for a return of the monarch. However, the issue of republic versus monarch is one of the few differences the two families actually have which has lead the two families and subsequently the two parties that represent them to have a quasi-partnership. Agreeing on many things but disagreeing on something very fundamental. This has led to a strange back in forth between the two families.

The two families’ political differences aside they have also been rivals in the commercial sector. The Carmichaels and the Steuarts are the most wealthy families in all of Hutori and some of the wealthiest in terra and as chance would have it both families hold stock in competing companies furthering the rift between them. However, a series of recent events has brought the two families closer together. It all began with an aggressive assault by the leftist National Progress Party, which forged the relationship between the Conservative Party and Federalists in fire. As a result, the Carmichaels and Steuarts banded together in an effort to halt the attack on their values. Following that the corporations that both families own came together to work on a single project that has also fostered the relationship between the two.

Which brings us to the most recent events, during the Horizon Technologies, Carmichael Industries joint project each company assigned a liaison to work with the other, representing Carmichael Industries was Catharine Carmichael and representing Horizon Technologies was Eric Steuart. Eric being the son of the Chairman of the Steuart Foundation and Catharine the daughter of Timothy Carmichael current patriarch of the Carmichael family. From their working relationship, Eric and Catherine developed something, more which grew to become an engagement. It is this unlikely scenario the joining of two of the most unlikely of families that we celebrate today; the marriage of Eric Steuart and Catherine Carmichael.

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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:12 pm

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Record low temperatures have been recorded on the Isle of Sutton this year marking the beginning of another cycle of Global Cooling. A spokesperson with the Air Force's Meteorological Observation Group, a joint Air Force-Ministry of the Environment initiative that was established in 3900 to observe weather patterns in the Arctic, has reported that arctic temperatures never rose above -10 C during the "Long Day". The Long Day is the period of 30 Days of perpetual daylight that occurs during the month of June and is the highlight of the Arctic winter. These low temperatures have continued straight into the Fall where the Isle of Sutton is reporting also record lows and snowfall as early as the first weeks of September. Global Cooling cycles occur once every few centuries for several years, general on upwards of a decade. While reasonably predictable long term they do cause significant issues for government with arctic territories. Roccato Premier Andrew Julian (Roccato Progressives) has already stated thay emergency relief has been prepped and the government is ready to shut down the Commonwealth Bridge for the Winter should things continue to escalate.

Negotiations continue between Acton and Bekenial as the Provincal Government of Adelia and the Federal Government push towards an agreement on the new status of the Province of Adelia. Two years ago the Province of Adelia utilitized it's supermajority to change the Provincal Constituontion to allow for change in the executive structure of the Province and move it towards a Monarchy within the greater Federal Republic. The talks, spearheaded on the side of Williams Park by Patricia Ross, leader of the Royal Conservatives of Adelia, were slowed down during the change over between Administrations, though habe restarted with vigor. Premier Timothy Partridge's Office (Federalist Party of Adelia) has stated they hope to have the negotiations and talks concluded before 4245, in time for the next election, to give time to rework Provincal institutions before yet another exchange of government may occur in Bekenial.

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A change of power has occured in Bekenial as a new Coalition government took power under the leadership of the National Progress Party. Daphne Chang has returned to Ross House as her leftist cabinet took power from the Federalist lead Coalition which had toppled her last government 4 years ago. This has set the stage for a potentionally contentious term as 24 Orange Avenue has been reoccupied by President Jason Carmichael of the Federalists, who Party controls the largest bloc of Senators in the Senate. Unlike previous years this legislative term has been this far quiet, though with the installation of the new Cabinet it's expected to finally pick up.

President Jason Carmichael, Minister of Defence River Jensen and Admiral Ronald Woodbury, Chief of the Defence Staff, were on hand in Port Prosperity today as the HNS-Arianna Woodbury officially launched to begin her three years of sea trials and finally enter service with the Hutorian Navy. She and her sister ship, the HNS-John Graham, are the largest Aircraft Carrier ever conceived by Hutori and are amongst the most advanced Carriers in Terra. Following the end of her sea trials she'll join the First Fleet out of Axminister, replacing the retiring HNS-Queen Sarah. The Graham has already replaced the HNS-King William III which was retired two years ago. The two Queen Sarah class Aircraft Carriers, still fairly modern and new having been built by Hutori in the early 3910s have been placed for sale to interested national governments for a period of 10 years before they would be decommissioned permanently.

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At a press conference at their primary manufacturing facilities in Constantine, Lagard, Horizon Technology Executive Vice President, and current Managing Director of the XF-43 Program, Charles Farnham unveiled the much waited and delayed F-43 Fighter Interceptor.

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The F-43 is far and away the world's newest and most advanced Fighter Interceptor and will become the mainstay of our and our allies Air Force's for decades to come. This realization has come after years of cooperation, dedication and perservernce and we are happy to state that that the day when it would be ready is finally here.


The XF-43 Program was originally founded in 4218 by the Venetio Aerospace Corporation in Zardugal, before it was joined by Istalia, Kazullia and Hutori and numerous other partners throughout the years. The Program has come under mounting and increasing scurtiny and controversy over it's two and a half decade long span. Massive budget and cost overruns, tension between Program Members, design and research flaws meant delay after delay were quietly announced to the Programs members, increasing frustration as at points several members threatens to pull their support and go their own way. With the completion of the model it would appear that the perservernce has paid off. HTC has announced that the baseline F-43 for the northern hemisphere would be produced in Hutori while the baseline model on the south would he produced by Istalia. A spokesperson for the Hutorian Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Rodney Cameron, has stated a small order has been placed for the f-43 to fully test it's capabilities.
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Communes Will Not Be Subject to Monarchy, Says Platt

Postby TheCollectivist » Wed Jul 19, 2017 5:39 pm

October 4243

In the recent push for Adelian autonomy, establishing a constitutional monarchy, Proletarian leader Warren Platt has come out stating Proletarian communes in Adelia will refuse to be subject to any monarchy:

Warren Platt wrote:Speaking on behalf of the communes... We will not be subject to any unjust law passed by this new Adelian government, we absolutely refuse to become subjects of any monarchy. It does not matter if it is constitutional or not, if the monarchy can get its right to self-determination respected, then so should we.

Long live the workers' communes!


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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Fri Jul 21, 2017 12:57 pm

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Patriarch of the Steuart Clan to be Crowned

The date for the coronation has been decided. In an announcement from Steuart House, January 1st of 4246 will be the date of the coronation of the new King of Adelia and the final and official proclamation of the Kingdom of Adelia. The current head of the Steuart, Richard, has already been confirmed as the new King In a press release. Full details have been offered on the titles he'll be taking of the name of his eventual House though it's expected to reflect the historical House of Steuart-Adelia in someway. The pronouncement of this is also likely to add pressure onto the Federal Government to finish the negotiations with the Provincal Government of Adelia prior to this with the latest the negotiations could finish would be May of 4245. The negoations have been ongoing now for four years and though the bulk of the issues are now resolved, there do appear to be some important final details to iron out.

Adelian Opposition Leader "Indifferent" to Communes

Despite being busy with in going negotiations with Bekenial, Adelian Royal Conservative Leader and Leader of the Official Opposition, Patricia Ross noted during a recent interview her personal views towards the Proletarians Communes around Glentingham.

The communes are treated like small town or village in Adelia, with the only notable difference being you need their permission yo enter. There is literally no difference in my mind between the Communes around Glentingham or the Mashacara Nation Lands in Falristan; they watch and administer themselves, pay for the services and goods they need and can't obtain without Provincal support. To he honest I have no opinion beyond that; they are law abiding citizens just chiding to live in isolation. Whether Bekenial choses to grant them autonomy or not, I doubt it will make any difference in regards to the relationship between Acton and them.


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Carter Energy Groups Posts "Signifcant" Uranium Purchase

The powerful Falristan energy conglomerate, the CEG, has made it known to the Federal Ministry of Trade & Industry, that a significant purchase of uranium by a non-govrrnment entity. Uranium is considered a controlled substance by the government and all purchases of the substance over a certain ratio by any entity not directly connected to the Federal or Provincal Governments have to be reported to Bekenial, though exact details of the sale are kept private for confidential reasons. While no official release has been noted, analysts widely believe the purchase to have been made by the Horitzon Technology Corporation. HTC, the sole manufactor of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons for the Hutorian government, announced quietly a number of years ago a massive grant by the Ministry of Science and Technology. It was believed that it was either for SERA or another clandestine Ministry of Defence purchase, who are rumored to funnel Billions of HLR through the Ministry of Science and Technology for quiet purchases and defence research.

Should the rumor hold true, it would appear that Hutori is quietly modernizing and expanding its nuclear capabilities again. According to the Zardic Institute of International Studies, what few nuclear nations Terra possesses had begun letting their nuclear weapons languish and retire them, with Hutori owning the largest stockpile of the world's remaining nuclear weapons. This effort at a modernization and expansion is likely a direct message to the world that Hutori's military strength is still top.

There was no comment from the Ministry of Defence with Admiral Ronald Woodbury, the Chief of the Defence Staff only replying. "It is against official government policy to comment on the status of Hutori's strategic weapons. I can neither confirm nor deny that Hutori possesses strategic weapons of sky kind or whether we have any intention of acquiring them."

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Hutori Hosts International Military Exercises

A brief missive from the Hutorian Ministry of Defence announces that close Hutorian allies Dorvik and Kazullia, were jointly invited to attend a series of massive military exercises ans manuvers in Hutori. Inviting elements from all services branches of their respective militaries, the plan is for all services exercises to occur between the Navy, Air Force, Army and respective special forces.

It was promises by Admiral Ronald Woodbury, that this would be the first in hopeful an annual exercise between the northern nations thay represent the bulk of the Northern hemispheres military power. This is done in light of increasing tensions internationally, mostly centred in the southern hemisphere, with the current flashpoint being the small island nation of Vorona who has stoutly refused to give up the slave trade and the Republic of Istalia threatened a naval blockade and imposing a no fly zone over the nation.

Admiral Woodbury offered few comments on the situation beyond slight musings.

That Istalia is going to go ahead without a World Congress Security Resolution proves they are trying to flex their own muscle and prove they are right. What shocks me is that they are going to attempt to institute a naval blockade, the will only lead to the suffering for the people of Vorona, the people they claim to be helping, without ant ability to resupply out there. It is not a short trip from Istalia to Vorona, which is in the backyard of both Yingdala and Kazullia, without consulting either of them, and without a single friendly port to keep a naval blockade going. A fascinating exercise in flexing military muscle; escepailly as Vorona doesn't actually have any military forces to speak of as of yet.
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Hutori Is at a Crossroads, Says Proletarian Leader

Postby TheCollectivist » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:23 pm

May 4245

The Bekenial has interviewed Proletarian leader Warren Platt in light of their recent bill, which has entered voting stage, that demands autonomy for the workers' communes that the Proletarians founded back in September 4160 (more than 80 years ago). The bill was proposed after Adelians voted in support of resurgence of a constitutional monarchy in the Adelian province, which the Proletarians initially rejected on the grounds that their communes would be under the authority of a royal family. While open to supporting the self-determination of the Adelian royalists, Platt has made it clear that his party wants the communes to receive equal treatment. The Proletarians broke their traditional silence in the senate, a policy that was initially created under the party's founder, Alfred Putnam in the late 4110s, in order to debate the autonomy issue.

Warren Platt, while debating in the senate wrote:We ask only that this senate respect us the same as the monarchy, grant us the same rights as they received. Surely that is fair? Granting our communes autonomy will do no harm to either Adelia or Hutori. If anything it will allow peace to continue and trade to prosper between our people.


Platt has been asked what his party's next move would be if the bill is rejected in the senate:
Warren Platt wrote:When the rights of the local communes are denied, red will fill the streets. At first it would just be flags. Later it would be the disenfranchised faces of the people of the communes and then later... depending on the response of the government, it may come to violence. I must make this absolutely clear, our party intends to seek every peaceful means available before resorting to force. You think we want this to escalate? You think we would rather abandon our jobs and resort to guerrilla warfare? No, but we are still prepared to engage in conflict in defence of our rights, whether they be acknowledged by the powers at be or not.

Hutori is at a crossroads now. Here is the senate's chance to make peace with this issue. All they have to do is agree to granting autonomy to our communes, just like they did the monarchy. If they do so, we would be willing to agree to the Adelian monarchy's right to self-determination. We are willing to tolerate them, but the question is, are they willing to tolerate us?
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby Conser » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:46 am

Kim Bokota resign from NPP leadership!

Yesterday, in a surprising turn of event, Kim bokota the former president and actual leader of the National Progress Party as announced her resignation from the NPP leadership. She explain her desicion in a press conference in front of many journalist, here a extract of what she said:

''I am sorry, but I will have to quit the political life and resign of my position of leader of the National Progress Party. Due to numberous healt problems I am no longer in the physical capabilities of performing my duty of leading our great political party anymore''


The chief of staff of Kim Bokota, Amelie Johnson, later explained that the former president was suffering from a cancer and that she was not able to perform her function anymore due to her painfull treatments.

Soon after her resignation, the National Progress Party direction as announced that a election to determine the new leader of the party will be held inside the party.

Three person has officialy anounce their candidacy for the leadership election:
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby TrueBloom » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:40 pm

SLP ministers resign from cabinet coalition

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This evening, due an harsh debate concerning semi-autonomy and the resulting creation of a monarchy government in Adelia, current SLP leader Ann Richardson says that Minister of Justice Julia Jefferson and Minister of Environment and Tourism Amanda Lohan have expressed their willingness to leave the current government coalition.

Our proudly republican party doesn't and will never accept this obscene compromise between Proletarians and Feds/Conservatives, we must oppose these attempts to divide our Nation just for satisfy anti-republican feelings of some parties in our Senate.
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Re: The Bekenial Dispatch

Postby colonelvesica » Mon Jul 24, 2017 12:58 pm

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Adelia Crowns Monarch

There were huge celebrations across Adelia today as the province officially became a Constitional Monarchy with the coronation of their new King.

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His Royal Majesty, Richard I of House Steuart-Acton, First King of Adelia

The new King, Richard I, is a long descendent of the Steuart Family, one of Hutori's wealthiest and most powerful family dynasties and a direct descendent of Princess Sarah, the last Princess Royal, Duchess of Kenai, and a mythic HSIS Counter Intelligence Officer.

While the Constitional Amendment changing Adelia into a Monarchy occured almost 5 years ago, negotiations between Bekenial and Acton were slow, as powers were divvied up between Acton and the new Federal District of Bekenial.

In his open address the 77 year old King thanked the people of Adelia so entrusting him as their Monarch and swore to uphold his duties as long as life retained in his body. He also took special time to note that he would ensure the Proletarian Enclaves outside of Glentingham had their autonomy respected and looked forward to visiting them himself as an Adelian citizen.

A spokesperson for the Royal Family has already stated that the family will maintain a residence as Private citizens in the Federal District of Bekenial at their ancestral home at Steuart House while their primary residence will bet Acton at Lion House, the former official residence of the Duke of Adelia during the time of the last Hutorian Monarchy.

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MoD to Sell Queen Sarahs

A light tender was put out to international partners and buyers that two of Hutori's most famous, and recently retired, Aircraft Carriers, the Queen Sarah and King William III were being put up for sale.

The twin Carriers were built in the early 40th century during the reign of King Henry I as a way of bringing Hutorian Naval power forward. A third Carrier, the Matthew Jameson, of the same class had also been built but was sunk during the Great Terra War by a Trigunian Submarine and multiple hits from Trigunian aircraft. The remaining two Aircraft Carriers were retired following the completion of the new Graham class Supercarriers.

According to a Ministry of Defence Official, the Queen Sarah are still quite advanced as Carriers go, with it being noted that they are still amongst Terra's newest and most advanced Carriers, being beaten in terms of size and capacity by the Aircraft Carrier attached to Vanuku's legendary First Fleet, the Onassus class of the Zardic Navy, and the Williams and Graham class of the Hutorian Navy.

Commander Daniel Pottinger; Spokesperson, Hutorian Navy
That the Queen Sarah class of Aircraft Carrier are only beaten by a handful of Carriers world wide, and two of them come from Hutori itself, says alot about their staying power, their design and their ability for power projection and they would be a fine addition to an allied navy internationally.


Satanil-III Missile Unveiled

Horizon Technology Corporation unveiled in a press conference earlier today the new Satanil-III Intercontinental Ballastic Missile, capable of striking targets on the opposite side of Terra.

The Satanil-III is the third generation ICBM developed by Horizon Technology. Defence Analysts have already stated the Satanil and it's variants are not just capable of being land based but are capable of being launched by both Aircraft and Submarines, a move that no doubt includes the Hutorian HB-22 Emancipator long range strategic bomber and Sentinel class Nuclear Submarine.

While not explicitly stated it's widely believed the Satanil-III was developed exclusively for the Hutorian Armed Forces and their strategic weapons divisions though all requests for comment from Minister of Defence River Jensen or Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Ronald Woodbury were met with "no comment."

Political

First debate between National Progress Party Leadership Candidates

Yesterday, the first debate between the three candidates to succeed Kim Bokota as Leader of the National Progress Party was held Constantine. The Leadership race thus far has been incredibly heated between the three potentional successors, with this debate being highlighted with aggression on all counts. During the debate the candidate Emily Hamilton claim that she had the intention to lower the number of immigrants and the number of refugees that enter Hutori each year while the other candidate, Carl Fernandez, respond that it was ''the stupidiest thing that he had ever heard''.

This leadership election has been one of the most divided in the story of the party. The division is mainly caused by the disagreement between the two major Carl Fernandez and Emily Hamilton. While Emily Hamilton wants to make the party more moderate and closer to the center, to attempt to regain the ground being lost over the last several election cycles, Carl Fernandez has claim that he wants to return the Party to its more leftist roots to reassert its dominance over the left slowly being given by the more left wing Hutori Progressives.

According to a recent internal poll, 27.5% of the members of the NPP have the intention to vote for Emily Hamilton, 23% of them have the intention to vote for Carl Fernandez and 19% want's to vote for Prime Minister Daphne Chang as the compromise candidate, while 30.5% of the members are still undecided.
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