Heleen Bouman wins fourth termBouman at the election gala.February 5484, Bannerhafen:Heleen Bouman, three-times president has also been designated for a fourth term. She started as a young relatively inexperienced politican and by now has grown into one of the longest serving leaders of this country, even prior to the times of the Dual-Republic. She faced criticism for her decision to run again due to constitutional problems and worries of undemocratic behaviour but the people have spoken against these points. With an respectable estimated 61% of the popular vote against her opponent Werner Vogler of the
Democratic Republican Party the election agency and all major news outlets quickly called the election in her favor. Political pundits and experts of these outlets have all explained her victory in a similar fashion, during trying times for most of the major economies and multiple geopolitical crises, her administration held firm and even managed to grow the economy slowly but surely. Her approach differs from her predecessors, being more subtle and less flashy in her diplomatic plays and general policy. According to rumors some major reform projects have been kept secret for her *presumebly* last term. In regards to foreign policy, her moves are considered widely popular in the very
pan-dundorfian population of the Dual-Republic, treaties
with Dundorf, Luthori and Beiteynu ensure the security regime the people of Narikaton & Darnussia
have been yearning for since the fall of the dorvish hegemony. All in all, most see her time in the highest office of the nation as a stable, prosperous but slow one.
3rd Point Naval Fortress nears completion February 5484, St. Cedrik:The curious media sensation, the naval fortress "3rd Point" nears its completion. The
joint beiteynese-dual-republican defense structure is seen as the pinnacle of mutual relations between the two maritime sister-nations. In high frequency, ranking officers of both countries naval forces could be seen in the last weeks as well as the structures looking more finished everyday. Sadly, we can no longer share any pictures as the area around the installation has become off-limits to any non-military personell and its surroundings are heavily guarded by armed security officers of the naval branch. Dual-Republican Ministry of Defence officials confirm the movement of high calibre ships of the DR's Navy including it's aircraft carrier are going to based in 3rd Point.
Other Headlines:
- Beiteynese political landscape experiences earthquake in high profile trials.
- Dundorf enter's naval game.
- Lourenne builds houses.
HandelsblattHandelsblatt (Trade Paper) is the leading newspaper of the Dual-Republic on all things economy. It is politically neutral but usually refrains from criticising the government extensively.-
Extensive Cooperation with New Verham brokeredFebruary 5484, Bannerhafen-Baatrynsentii:In a press-conference about a topic, Dovani Affairs, which has gone silent for most people of the Dual-Republic, foreign minister Armin Frittkau has revealed a new intercontinental parntership to the wider public of Narikaton and Darnussia as well as the world. New Verham is going to profit from a long-handed investment and expansion scheme of most of the Dual-Republic's corporate titans including but not limited to Passschiffe AG, Minenhandwerk GmbH, TMK, Thaller Raketen und Rüstung (TRuR) as well as FischereiKonglo; meaning that shipping, mining, fishery, technology/manufacturing and the arms sector seek to establish themselves in the dovani nation. Economists were very surprised at the announcement since for some of these companies there seem to miss incentives to go there especially for the tech companies, when asked Frittkau answered the following. "
While we understand the confusion at the choice of some of these economic players, this is part of a larger joint platform. The New Verham Rejuvenation Fund, which we, as the Dual-Republic lead ahead to form a new strategic partnership in the region, a partnership which we have waited for since we built that god damn [Midway] channel." Especially Shipping and Mining are set to reduce the unemployment numbers of the verhamese economy and are sure to attract investors into infrastructure projects as well as a general wave of enthusiasm and innovative competition.
Already confirmed are various purchases of land plots to build fisheries, modernize port structures and of course old left-over plants to use for the tech companies to set up in. One of the weirder cases is a property a little off in the central periphery of New Verham, apparently it is being bought by TRuR and is titled as a "Research and Development Facility" which is an odd definition for property of the stated size. Questions on the matter were sadly ignored since the enigmatic corporation has declined any comments on the matter. The last topic mentioned by the Foreign Minister was the matter of military cooperation, New Verham has invited the Dual-Republican Navy to put boots on the ground in their country, we asked Frittkau in what capacity Narikaton & Darnussia is going to make use of this concession. "Well, since you all know that we're a country of merchants and traders and not off pirates and swashbucklers we're going to send a small delegation of naval forces there to act upon the chance to be there, as a sort of respect towards the government of New Verham. We're going to ensure that the increased traffic of goods and people in the area will happen smoothly. This is in no way shape or form a projection of power, again, this is definitly not aggressive in nature."
"It looked like a silly semi-cliquey thing between a few players to me. Following around a troll called Mbites like he was some sort of god... which wouldn't have mattered so much in the scale of things, except one of them was a Mod."