People's JournalThe People's Journal, or Folkbladet in Davostani and Kivonian, is a predominantly non-partisan news organization in Davostan.
The People's Journal mainly reports on national and global political news, and occasionally entertainment.
The People's Journal is modeled after the old Davostani newspaper the Daily Journal.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8th January 4827
The State Collegium declaration of 4827 changes the face of the republican reality in the Union of Davostan and KivoniaThe newly established State Collegium of the Union and Republic, immediately began the process of choosing a permanent head of state. This, without surprise, results in Chairwoman Viktoria Reinhardt being given numerous titles and honors by the institution, as is the established custom for choosing a head of state.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Kivonia, Kovmark - The State Collegium. A institution recently established to choose a fitting head of state for the Union of Davostan and Kivonia. This head of state would replace the already suspended office of Supreme Chairman of the Council of Ministers. The catch here is that the institution has sole authority in doing so, but is closely observed by the Constitutional Council and the Supreme Court to make sure no violations of the Constitution is made. The interesting point of the whole process of electing an individual as head of state is that there exists no real definite position of head of state, but is simply artificially created each time a new individual is chosen. Some suspect that this does not necessarily have to be the case, and that the position of the previous head of state could be given to the new. Under the head of state, there is the head of government who holds the definite position as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, and will coordinate the more complex work for the head of state.
No real political leader of Davostan and Kivonia has been so beloved as Chairwoman of the Supreme Commission of Executive Emergency, Viktoria Reinhardt. Despite ruling the past years through authoritarian means, her liberal policies towards civil rights is one of the main factors for her skyrocketing popularity. The State Collegium, immediately looked into the matter of choosing Chairwoman Reinhardt, with a poll being made that showed an 87% support for her as head of state. So the State Collegium began the process of electing Chairwoman Reinhardt, and motioned to giver her the honors and titles of
Princeps Civitatis Rei Publicae ("First Citizen of the Republic") and
Altum Pilae Unionem ("High Pillar of the Union"). This was accepted unanimously. The next motion was a suggestion to make her the "Commander-in-Chief of the Davostani Defense Forces", as well as "Lawspeaker as Presidency of the Congress", the latter being a merger of the positions of President of the Council of the Union and the President of the National Convention, thus "Lawspeaker" is the person who presides over both chambers of the Congress. These two position was accepted unanimously as well. All of these titles and honors was collectively dubbed by the State Collegium as
Ducissa ("Duchess"), something that sparked confusion over the institution's next move.
The formal 4827 Declaration of the State Collegium goes as follows:
The State Collegium of the Union of Davostan and Kivonia hereby declares, the Chairwoman of the Supreme Commission of Executive Emergency, Viktoria Augustina Reinhardt, "Princeps Civitatis Rei Publicae" (First Citizen of the Republic) and "Altum Pilae Unionem" (High Pillar of the Union). She will be named the "Commander-in-Chief of the Davostani Defense Forces", and she will be appointed to the Office of "Lawspeaker as Presidency of the Congress". She will with these titles be collectively dubbed "Ducissa" Viktoria I Reinhardt, of a revived Vermillion Dynasty, through a Reinhardtian branch.
ALL HAIL THE REPUBLIC! ALL HAIL THE UNION! ALL HAIL THE DUCISSA!
Their declaration seemed to contradict itself, by first declaring Chairwoman Reinhardt a
ducissa or "duchess" of a revived Vermillion Dynasty, and later hailing the "Republic". The State Collegium explained that the lineage of the short-lived Vermillion Dynasty of the Kivonian Empire which existed from 4620 to 4628, still lives on, and that the direct and only descendant of Emperor Oskar I (the founder of the Kivonian Empire), through his daughter Princess Hilda, is Viktoria Reinhardt on her father's side. Thus, she has a legitimate claim as heir to the Vermillion Dynasty. However, due to the fact that she is the only living descendant of Dictator August Reinhardt (the founder of the Kivonian Republic; and
Father of the Modern State of Davostan), on her mother's side, she has a "right" to fulfill the republican dream of her ancestor. This is why through consultation with the Chairwoman, the State Collegium has decided to revive the Vermillion Dynasty, not through the House of Hartenstein-Bergeshöhen, but through the House of Reinhardt, thus making the former extinct. The State Collegium has assured that the succession of the future
ducissa will be solely handled by them, thus giving them the authority to remove the dynasty if necessary.
Some has called this a "republican monarchy", while others call it a "royal republic", but the fact that the republican institutions still maintain control over the future succession of the
ducissa has calmed republican sentiments, while the more reinhardtian loyalists see this as a good compromise for preserving the republican ideals of [August] Reinhardt as well as for the stability of having one [a Reinhardt] governing the nation. Democratic forces in the nation are skeptical towards holding one lineage to govern, but expresses relief that the State Collegium and other democratic bodies can interfere to prevent abuse of power and dictatorship. The main critics say that the only reason why the State Collegium hails the "Republic", is because it is used as a facade to keep the monarchy hidden. On the 1st September 4827, the ceremony to swear in the new head of state of the Union of Davostan and Kivonia will be held, and the ministry of foreign affairs has invited all nations of terra to send a representative to attend.