Mordusia

[Auditorii]

Mordusian Broadcasting Company
PM has regional concerns
October, 4637

Rechtenburg, State of Brasten - Prime Minister Fabrice Bittencourt cited security concerns at a recent press conference regarding future relations with the Federation of Saridan, its western neighbor. When pressed for more information, the Mordusian Prime Minister responded with a relaxed tone. "We are happy to see peaceful elections in Saridan but we understand that the political process has been uneasy. A political party that has ruled for several years has been unseated and it wasn't long ago that threats of far-right and far-left violence were at the forefront of regional news. Saridan and Mordusia can cooperate and develop Central Seleya as a powerhouse, but we must understand that we each face our own set of unique challenges." The Prime Minister noted that he had called a meeting with the Saridani Ambassador to Mordusia to the capital to discuss relations between the two countries and discuss the future of Central Seleya. The Prime Minister and his cabinet have remained behind closed doors since assuming power in Mordusia only several years ago. Underneath Prime Minister Bittencourt, the Mordusian government has seen exponential economic growth and the Department of Finance and Economics underneath Secretary Sylvaine Saint-Yves is expanding programs to develop Mordusia into a stable, regional economic power.

Since the announcement of the "New Mordusia 3650" program, several new agencies and boards of government have been established. The Federal Pension Agency, which operates the compulsory public pension system has had a radical overhaul and each employed citizen of Mordusia pays a 2% tax to the Federal Pension Agency. Director of the Federal Pension Agency Harley Hewson, has petitioned the government to lower the retirement age from 65 to 60 for a trial run to test out the overhauled Federal Pension Agency. The FPA operates the Federal Pension Fund and has a wide array of authority of its direct and indirect investments, several notable leading financial corporations have bought into the new scheme that is developed by the joint leadership of the Department of Finance and Economics and the Department of Health and Social Services. Alongside the revived retirement and social security services offered to Mordusian citizens now, the Federal Future Fund (commonly known as 3F) has announced that the first project that would be developed would be a high speed railway underneath the oversight of the Department of Infrastructure and Transport and Mordusian Federal Railways. Despite its prospects, the International Development Fund of Mordusia has been largely absent from recent news, some citing the lack of involvement of Mordusia on a global-level; something that current Foreign Minister Theodore Fox seeks to change.

[Maxington]

In what has been described as a new dawn for the nation, Fabrice Bittencourt has handed over power to Céline Duceppe, former Mayor of Rechtenburg, who navigated the centrist Centre Party to a landslide victory in the snap federal election. In a changing of the guard which was extremely swift for many, Duceppe assumed office after she was officially sworn in by President James Webb. Hours later, a federal cabinet was announced: of its 13 members, 6 were untested politicians, some from the left-wing backbenches and some technocrats. From the offset, there was a change in the atmosphere. Bittencourt who had once maintained the stipulation that Mordusia should remain a republic, often locking horns with the Imperialist who believes that Mordusia should be realigned with the Commonwealth. However, Duceppe reassured that if such a decision were to be made by the government, it would be done through a democratic referendum. The change not only marked the return of socialism and liberalism to the government, but also the beginning of a new era of development for the nation. Austerity imported from Luthori had seriously damaged the state's ability to serve the people and has worn out the nation. Duceppe's promise of re-energising the economy was a major selling point in his campaign for many who had become disenfranchised by the previous conservative government's (prior to Bittencourt) seemingly endless rounds of austerity measures and bleak promises that said austerity would have ended sooner.

Her pledge to create employment and reorient the model of the economy, particularly appealed to the middle class which had been the hardest hit by the austerity measures imposed by the previous government to impose fiscal targets. With the votes counted from the federal election, the Centrist Party was shown to have captured 100% of the 230 seats in the Federal Parliament, hence increasing its presence in the 610-seat parliament by 100%. The new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow, with Duceppe stating that she intends on jumping into action immediately. Duceppe stated that she intends on boosting support for start-up firms and other medium sized corporations. She also stated that intends on meeting with various economic advisory boards and intends on forming the economic development board with the sole purpose of implementing economically sound policies in-order to reorient the national economy. The economist and former Mayor of Rechtenburg who was responsible for instilling a major growth period for the city, which saw it propel itself to become of the major financial centres of Mordusia, has viewed herself as widely reformist and valuing education alongside other principles of society. Congratulatory messages poured in for the politician who had been viewed as the "dawn of change" in Mordusia.

Despite promises by the previous government to pull-back on austerity measures once re-elected, Duceppe refused to make pre-election promises she could not keep. She stated that whilst she intended on diversifying Mordusia's industrial strategy, she stated that if a situation should arise that she is unable to, it is likely to endanger employment in the sector which has found itself to be a major GDP contributor in the past 30 years. Duceppe noted that economic strategy and policy in Mordusia always had to include the industrial sector, particularly mining and natural gas. Mordusia maintains major reserves in bauxite, zinc, lead and coal. The exportation of these products to other nations have allowed for the nation to experience large amounts of economic development. It is said that it is because of the developments in the bauxite and coal industries that Kimberly saw its economic development skyrocket as foreign banking firms moved to the nation to invest in the lucrative industrial practices.

[Maxington]

The Lilydetton City Council has announced its intentions to transform Lilydetton into the nation's first innovation city, thus setting the foundation for Mordusia's future innovation and technology ecosystem. The plans which had been proposed by architect Archer McEwan, will begin with the renewal and transformation of Lilydetton's West Dale District — the city's residential district — by expanding residential zoning into the West Dale Hills region with the construction of the proposed Mitchell Heights. West Dale could potentially see the construction of several minimalist-oriented apartment complexes and the construction of various schools and universities most of which would be centred around science, information technology and engineering. The City Council is expected to release a detail report outlining the various development plans coming to other districts such as Balletton, Mandatta, Carlane and Balwave. A series of other projects are expected to be squeezed into the proposed Lilydetton innovation city plan including the Balletton Children's Hospital and the Balwave Industrial Park, however Chief Executive Officer of the Lilydetton City Corporation, Lewis Mussett, stated that the residential zoning in Lilydetton was the first objective the corporation wanted to complete.

The Prime Minister has selected Lilydetton to be Mordusia's innovation city and we support this venture by the Prime Minister wholeheartedly. We believe that Lilydetton will be the driving force of our nation's innovation thrust. Under this innovation city push we intend on making our city more attractive to foreign investors and extremely friendly to businesses both small and large. It was a rigorous bidding process for Lilydetton to be considered the innovation city of Mordusia and potentially Seleya.

Lilydetton and environs transformation and renewal plans include solar and wind energy farms, water desalinisation plants and high rise residential complexes. Mayor Robertson also announced various incentives aimed at encouraging innovation in the city including lower rent costs for small businesses and the city's unconditional support for projects which come out of the city. Mayor Robertson stated that the city will attempt to incorporate innovative ideas from the various small companies which he expects would be created in the city once its transformation is complete. Robertson stated that he intends on working closely with the Regional Corporation on driving economic growth within the city. Construction is set to begin next month with terracing operations in the West Dale Hills for the future construction of the Mitchell Heights being at the very top of the agenda with the general transformation of the city set to be complete in 4650.

[Mahan1]

Monarchist parties form alliance

August 4642

Multiple monarchist parties have united to form the Royal Alliance today in Rechtenburg. They leaders of this alliance are Alexander Marr and Samuel Doyle, who were the leaders of the two largest parties in this alliance, the Mordusian Monarchist Party and the Imperial Restoration League respectively. They both have stated that thier goal is to either reform the Empire of Mordusia if they are able to find a descendant of Mordus I who is willing to take the role or the form the Kingdom of Mordusia if the first option is unable to happen. With the collapse of the Centrist Party there is currently no real opposition to the Royal Alliance in the upcoming elections. Alexander Marr said that the Mordusian people are tired of republicanism as it has failed them for the past couple of centuries.

What good has republicanism done for Mordusia in the past couple of centuries since the restoration of the Republic? All we have seen since the restoration of the Republic has been a civil war, decades of corrupt governments, and a almost a century of a de facto one party dictatorship by the NRP and their puppet masers in the Stone Family. With the restoration of the Monarchy the Mordusian people will see a return to stability and responsible governance over this country.

[Mahan1]

Monarchists win every seat in the Federal Parliament

February 4643

After the recent snap elections the Royal Alliance (RA) has won every single seat in the Mordusian Federal Parliament, leaving the RA with the power to change the Constitution to allow the reintroduction of the Mordusian Monarchy. But currently the parties that make up the RA are split between the "Imperialists" lead by Samuel Doyle, who support finding a successor of Mordus I willing to be crowned emperor, and the "Pragmatists" who are lead by Alexander Marr, who say that their are no living direct descendants of Mordus I and that they need to find a member of the Mordusian aristocracy to crown as King. Some people believe that Marr is doing this in order to give himself an avenue to be crowned King as he is the third son of the Duke of Port Alexander.

This is haw the seats were allotted between each of the member parties of the RA:

Mordusian Monarchist Party-103 seats
Imperial Restoration League- 84 seats
National Front- 29 seats
Liberal Democratic Party- 14 seats

[Mahan1]

Monarchists still split over who should be the next monarch

August 4643

The RA is still divided over who should be the next ruler of Mordusia. While all of the parties within the RA agree that the Republic needs to end, they cannot agree on what to replace it with. The majority of MPs side with Alexander Marr and his proposal to create the Kingdom of Mordusia and selecting a new dynasty to rule Mordusia. While there are still enough MPs who side with Samuel Doyle, who says that a descendant of Mordus I must be crowned emperor, that they are able to keep the rest of the RA from creating the Kingdom of Mordusia. Doyle's faction has been accused of wasting time by his opponents who say that there is no living descendant of Mordus I. Despite this Doyle remains convinced that there has to be someone out there who is a descendant of Mordus I.

[Mahan1]

Imperialists overthrow Mordusian Government

29 December 4644

Today Mordusian Army tanks rolled through the streets of Rechtenburg towards the Royal Palace in a coup against the Mordusian Government. The Coup was lead by the Imperialist Prime Minister, Samuel Doyle, who had convinced many high ranking army generals to help him overthrow the Government. When Alexander I realized that the coup was going on and on how quickly the army had been able to capture Rechtenburg he ordered his supporters to surrender as he did not want to risk a civil war. After Alexander I was arrested the army moved in on the Parliament building, were they dissolved the Royal Alliance and arrested any MP's who would not support the Imperialists. The Royal Alliance would be replaced by the Imperial Party who would go about restoring the Empire of Mordusia.

[Auditorii]

ASIM claims world-wide terrorist attacks

[Luxis]

Église de l'humanité forms, citing bygone Alliance Res Publica platform and leaders

Rudolphus Silaran, former Archbishop of Adubura, announced the formation of the new party, which has been largely forged by members of the Bishopal Church of Mordusia. It's leadership claim to be speaking on behalf of the "underrepresented Canrillaise citizens of this great republic." The party has swiftly proposed a platform and bills focused on economic easing of the restrictions and re-introducing religious restriction that haven't been seen in the United Republic for centuries.

[Augustus Germanus]

The New Mordusian Light
A new political force emerges in Mordusia representing "the greater good"
Published on the 16th January 4799

Rechtenburg - Hundreds began flocking to a man passionately speaking about issues of poverty, war, disease and human conflicts around the world. Speaking about the faults of human inadequacy and the necessity to forcibly progress humanity towards betterment. This man's name being Elyot zum Zimeon, a former military officer and currently a professor in political science and philosophy. Zimeon born, Eliot Simeon in Lilydetton, Eppenham, Mordusia, lived since the age of 11 in Dorvik with his Dorvish father. After political intrigues, Eliot and his father fled back to Mordusia and hid their names by renaming them, some say quite sloppy, to zum Zimeon, with Eliot replacing his i with an y. This giving him quite the unique name. Zimeon has written many books and articles arguing that humanity must be forced to recognize its own potential by depleting it of its spirit. And that as rational beings can at several evolutionary stages possibly create new universes. Zimeon has become a controversial philosophers, because of his stance that to achieve this stage, the world and the current universe would need to be destroyed and that humanity must be the species to do it. Zimeon has dubbed this thinking as "Neo Terran Thought", which has been described by other professors in philosophy as "dangerously nihilistic".

Elyot zum Zimeon announced at the end of his speech to the crowd around him that he would form a new political movement and according to him "not characterized by any metaphysical ideology trying to bring deceitful equality to its citizens", but rather a movement trying established by the values of "Neo Terran Thought" and that the "perfect world and universe" would be the end goal. This movement dubbed the "Neo Mordusians" has on their official campaign site declared one of their goals to bring "the greater good", by giving the world a "Neo Mordusia" which would bring according to Zimeon a "universal salvation through destruction and later on creation to all of Terra". How will they bring the destruction and creation? That has not been clarified, but some political commentators and critical philosophers claim that the Neo Mordusians campaign on a extreme nihilism that could become violent if they receive the taste of power and influence...