Baltusia

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Pena appoints George Baker as Prime Minister of Baltusia

Thursday, March 17, 3398 - Rootianville


The President of Baltusia, Xavier Pena has appointed George Baker to head the new Baltusian government. Baker's predecessor Miles White stepped down yesterday, and formally handed over the post during a ceremony today.
George Baker (54) is President of Voice 4 Change and current Leader of majority in National Assembly. Baker has experience in negotiating with the trade unions, having undertaken controversial reforms of the 35-hour workweek and the pension system.

The Baltusian Official News Agency reported that Baker is an Anglophile; his wife Penelope Baker, with whom he has 5 children, was born in Albiopolis (Albiland). Ideologically, Baker is being described as a moderate left-leaning member of the conservative V4C party.
Baker had his first experience as a Minister of Trade and Industry while President of Republic was Servino Guzman.

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Governor's Council appoint Governor Benko as new Chairman

ROOTIANVILLE, August 16 -- On today meeting of Governor's Council members elect current Governor of Terrarokka Province Benko as new Chairman for next 2 year.
Term lenght of Chariman is 2 year and he can not be appointed two time in row. Fisrt Chairman of Council was Governor of Athosia John Tompson.

Governor Benko
From the Office of the President we find out that the President Pena is very pleased with choice of chairman.

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A President Xavier Pena Runs for Re-Election

Rootianville (Athosia) - March 13, 3399 - As President Pena heads to Terrarokka on Saturday to “kick off” his re-election campaign, it seems a curiosity to remember that it has been 30 years since an incumbent president formally “announced” his intent to run for a second term.

For decades, especially in the era before term limits, presidents stoked the suspense about whether they would seek a second term for as long as possible, and in the early part of the republic, several incumbents did step aside after four years years. In the last century, that became less common. Nathan Jardine opted not to run again in 3310, just as Joaquin Soto did in 3356.


Since then, though, it has become unthinkable for presidents to not seek a second term, even as they followed the ritual of pretending they were not necessarily in the race up until the moment they formally entered it, notwithstanding months and even years of extensive preparations. Now whatever veneer of suspense is long gone.
The last president to hold an event officially throwing his hat into the ring for a second term was the first President John Holmes, who made an “announcement speech” in Lindar Valley Province on May. 9, 3297.

If Pena won elections his Prime Minister again will be current Prime Minister George Baker.

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Benko announces re-election bid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 3399 - Rokkanville (Terrarokka)

STATEMENT BY GOVERNOR STJEPAN BENKO

“I am pleased to announce today that I plan to seek reelection for the office of Governor of Terrarokka Province. It has been a privilege to serve the people of Terrarokka over the past 4 years. I am proud of what we have accomplished together. Yet there is more work to do and I look forward to continuing our jobs agenda: creating jobs and more economic opportunities for Terrarokkans, containing the sky cost of health care, expanding broadband and cell service across our province, and investing in our renewable energy future and children’s education. I will continue to focus on these initiatives and will make a more formal announcement of my candidacy around Labor Day.”


Governor Stjepan Benko

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Governor Stjepan Benko open Museum of Contemporary Art building in Rokkanville (Terrarokka)

Museum of Contemporary Art

April 14, 3399 - Rokkanville (Terrarokka) - The Museum of Contemporary Art, Rokkanville—the largest publicly funded cultural project in last 25 years—it finally opened its doors .

A new building, designed by Balstusian architect Jay Bartlet, has been created to house the museum, which holds collections of Baltusian and foreign works from the 3300s to the present. A spokesperson for the museum told The Baltusian Official News Agency that returning the collection to public display was hampered by cuts in the country’s cultural budget: “Budgets were cut all around Seleya and that’s the main reason we are so delayed with the opening of the new building.”

Despite the delay, the new museum is extensive, covering a total area of 25,000 sq. m. The ambitious project is the first museum to be built in Rokkanville in 75 years years. It could also prove something of a litmus test for the wider region, with contemporary collections in northern Seleya still under-represented. A spokesperson for the institution stated: “We hope that our museum, with its diverse programme, will be the generator of new and fresh cultural life in Rokkanville, Baltusia and the region.”

Governor Stjepan Benko opened museum. Present at the opening were also Prime Minister Baker and Minister of Education, Culture and Sport Ms. Shirly Groves.

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Voice 4 Change vote for early elections

April 7, 3399 - Rootianville (Athosia)

Members of Voice 4 Change today on the session of National Assembly[ call for Early elections one year before regular elections.
Leader of Majority in National Assembly[ told to our reporter: "Reason for proposing of this bill is because of members of the Democratic Action Party deliberately collapsing the adoption of international agreements which are necessary for the economic and cultural development of Balthus outside its borders..."

Office of the President did not have comment on this Bill.

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Pena Wins Second Term

May 3, 3393 - Rootianville (Athosia)

An elated President Pena claimed a reelection victory yesterday after a tumultuous night of vote counting and a gracious concession by challenger Akaja Lacuna, and he pledged that he would seek to earn the trust of those who did not back him during the long, contentious campaign.

In an explicit appeal to those Baltusian who voted for Lacuna, Pena said: "To make this nation stronger and better, I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do to deserve your trust. A new term is a new opportunity to reach out to the whole nation."
Pena will begin his second term with strengthened majorities in the National Assembly. V4C also kept four out of five Governor's positions.

In next few days Pena should name new Prime Mnister of Federal Republic.

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Benko wins re-election as Terrarokka Province governor

May 3, 3393 - Rootianville (Athosia) -TNN has reported that Stjepan Benko will continue to serve as governor of Terrarokka Province, beating his Democratic Action Party opponent May Cooke.

Governor Stjepan Benko

It was expected that Benko would win his re-election campaign as Terrarokka has not had a Social-Liberal governor in nearly 15 years. Benko took office in May 3394.
Benko's challenger, May Cooke, is a businessman and retired Colonel with the Baltusian Army.

Many believes that Benko will probably be a candidate for President of V4C on next regular party elections.

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Changes in the leadership of Governor's Council

ROOTIANVILLE, August 16, 3400 -- After his two year term as Chairman of Governor's Council, Governor Benko step down.
Council choose Governor of Gevaro Province Mrs. Keisha Less for Chairwoman. Mrs. Less is two term Governor of Gevaro Province and first woman that serve as Governor in Gevaro Province.
She is member of Voice 4 Change, currently leading party in Baltusia. Mrs. Less and Governor Benko has full support of President of Federal Republic Mr. Pena.

Many members of V4C believe that Governor Less or Governor Benko will very soon announce their candidacy for party President.
Term of Chairman/woman is two years, and no one can serve two consecutive terms. First Chairman was former Governor of Athosia Province and current Minority Leader in parliament Mr. John Tompson.

The Governor's Council or Council of Governors is a group of 5 province governors of the Baltusia. The group was established in April 3396 in order to strengthen the partnership between federal and province governments in protecting the nation against all manner of threats, including terrorism and natural disasters. The Council was created by Executive Order 47928, signed by President Xavier Pena on April 2nd, 3396.
Except of Governors, member of Council is Prime Minister too. But he don't have right to vote.


Chairwoman Keisha Less

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President Pena opened new federal government headquarters

ROOTIANVILLE, September 07, 3400 - President of Federal Republic Xavier Pena has opened today new federal federal government headquarters in Rootianville.
This complex of buildings is by many people of Rootianville called "state in state". The main idea for this public project valued about 870.000.000,00 BLD was to placed on one place all
ministries and complete Council of Ministers.

President Pena opens new headquarters

Prime Minister Baker told to reporter:

"This project is very good for every man or woman in Baltusia, because now all citizens will have on one place everything they need, but is connect with federal government. I want to thank you President Pena on such idea and effort to put this idea into action"

All buildings in wich now is federal government will be sold, and employees will be transported to "State in State".

"State in State" - Federal government headquarters