Barmenian Catholic Monarchy Established November 2951: Pro-Selucian parties in Barmenia selected the Selucian Imperator's daughter Rebeca I to be their Monarch in a quiet ceremony. Rebeca, Princess of Augusta (2947-) will be assigned an elected Regent until she is 18. Conservative Democratic Party President Jason C. Kennedy and Libertarian Catholic Party Shadown Premier Peter L. Marshall worked extensively with Selucia to coordinate the expansion of the Selucian Monarchy to Barmenia. For all practical purposes, the Regent will have the same role as the President.
Radical Islamic factions were outraged at the news claiming that this was just another insult by the foreign Catholic regime. The former Islamic Monarchy of Barmenia was never seriously considered by the Pro-Selucian Catholic Coalition. The Internationalist Monarchist League is in the process of considering the legitimacy of the new Monarchy. The new Monarch will reside in Selucia where she will be raised and schooled by her parents and relatives.
Queen's Regent Jason C. Kennedy swearing in Grand Mufti Appointed April 2592: The Grand Assembly passed the creation of the Grand Mufti position by a unanimous vote. The Grand Mufti is to represent the Islamic faith in Barmenia and will be a liaison between the Muslim commoners and the Catholic government. Mahmud Falah Safar (2885-) was selected among the Islamic scholars to fill the role. While some Islamic scholars have high regard for Mahmud Falah Safar as a scholar of Islamic law, others believe he will simply be a puppet for a Catholic government seeking legitimacy after a poor turnout in the 2946 election. In addition, other Islamic critics state that only Muslims can select the Grand Mufti, not an infidel government. Grand Mufti Safar has requested his followers to strive for peace and cooperation with the Catholic government.
As if to repudiate critics claim that he is a mere puppet, Grand Mufti Safar has requested that the government end its aggressive stance against Al-Badara, an Islamic country. The CDP government has answered by stating that Barmenia will continue to defend Selucia from all offensive attacks by Al-Badara but will not engage Al-Badara offensively.
Grand Mufti Mahmud Falah SafarCouncil of Governor's CreatedMay 2952: State Governors were created by the Barmenian Grand Assembly as part of the LCP's platform of decentralizing the government. A party shall be a granted a Governorship for every region they win a plurality in the elections. Parties that come in second place in each region will be granted a Lt. Governorship. Going off the 2946 election, the CDP will be granted five Governorships.
Although approval was unanimous, critics point out that a party could in theory have a plurality in the Grand Assembly and not have a plurality in any one region. Shadow Premier Peter L. Marshall who wrote the legislation stated that this possibility was "very unlikely" and "irrelevant" even if it did happen. Critics also criticized the fact that a party with less than 1% of the vote in a region could receive a Lt. Governorship if they were second place. The five Governors are commonly referred to as the Council of Five or Big Five.
Former Cabinet Member and Governor Earick F. Kennedy