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The leading voice of the workers and trade unions across Lodamun
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December 4762
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Political repression stops, socialist constitution passed
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Isaac Osborne, High Commissar of the new independent region of North andalay
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New committee of anarchists pass new constitution, forms United Communes of Orean and Martin
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Following international backlash, new pressure from inside as well fear of being discredited by international anarchist communities, the High commander, Roy Rohm, commanded the militias to cease political violence. With this, more news flew in from Orean as a new meeting between all anarchist committees across Lodamun in which they proposed creation of a new free territory constituted around anarchist and socialist values, written on a piece of document forming the basic laws of the new Territory. The discussions ensued for days and ended several days ago, with Oscar Gayoso, Isaac Osborne and Jacob Patel declaring the United Communes as a new entity, independent and democratic, based on socialist values enshrined in a socialist constitution, a piece of paper which lays the fundamental principles under which for other regions to govern around. Some of the laws include equal rights for minorities of all type (be them sexual, national, gender, age, illness, race etc), abolition of money, direct democracy, workplace democracy and self management, free speech and right for assembly, right to strike, healthcare, education and proper living standards, just to name a few of them. Property rights is limited to personal property.
The territories engulf more than two major cities, several small towns and many villages are in it, some of them being even disconnected, lost in southern parts of andalay or other regions of Lodamun.
With the formation of a new autonomous region came the issue of forming a government and a legislative body. The government was called High Council of Ministers, which is to be appointed by the legislative body and then approved by people via referendum. The legislative body, called and Revolutionary Committee of Orean and Martin, was elected by people on 20 December. The new "national" government has the role of maintaining the constitution, ensuring stability and growth of the new regions as well acting in foreign politics. Rarely it will have the mandate to intervene over local matters. It also provides an economic and trade strategy to benefit the locals, through mutual beneficial trade and investing local communities with necessary capital for projects and regional development.
The new entity started to work immediately and reorganize and form a proper structure to govern the military, foreign diplomacy and laws, which will be passed via approval from people through referendums. Such law was prohibition of terrorism, which passed, ensuing that all political violence that is not justified enough shall be not pursued. Includes politicians of other parties, passive believers of one ideology which does not seek direct threat to the Communes through open arming up, celebrities, officials of Lodamun or functionaries, tourists. This law as well with the high commander orders, the political repression against other groups dramatically decreased to low levels, as most of militia was organized in the new free territory to defend it. With the 30 000 militiamen, additional 5000 joined from foreign countries and parts of Lodamun, people which are expected to be armed and trained to high standards.
Lastly, projects are being underway for the Communes, economic growth and diplomatic relationships is the new priority of the new government from Orean, the capital of the Communes. Is yet expected if other governments will recognize the secessionist territory. Meanwhile, protests across country continue to ravage economy demanding more pro-labor laws and resignation of the current government.
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