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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Martinulus » Fri Dec 15, 2017 6:08 pm

Septembrists celebrate Second September Revolution
Provisional Government thanks World Congress Coalition, continues push for elections and recognition

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The Union Flag, soon to fly again over the Crownlands

Kien, Hulstria - As the remnants of the Hulstrian Party regime declared their unconditional surrender to Coalition Forces, Septembrists across the Crownlands took to the streets celebrating the success of the Second September Revolution. Across the Crownlands, supporters went out onto the streets waving the Union Flag of Hulstria and Gao-Soto and singing the original version of the Land of our Fathers, the national anthem. In Thague (Karstadt), where fighting has heavily damaged the cities, Septembrists felt emboldened by the news of the regime's surrender and lined the streets to welcome the Coalition and RBW forces liberating the regime's final bastion. RBW militias soon arrived with food packages to feed the starved citizens of the former capital.

The Provisional Government in Kien has welcomed the news with exultation, with Governor-General Hubert Michels and both Emperors coming to the Imperial Assembly's joint meeting to celebrate the event. The Governor-General, the dignified face of the provisional government and Chairman of the 15th of September Movement, gave a speech to the Diet announcing the next steps as the Septembrists expect to take the leading role in shaping multi-ethnic democracy in Hulstria and Gao-Soto:
His Excellency Hubert, Graf Michels von Bad Phönixspring, Provisional Governor-General wrote:Your Imperial Majesties! Herr Präsident, Mitbürger und Mitbürgerinnen!

Today marks a momentous day in the history of our Crownlands. It's been a heavy road, one in which we've, more than ever, we had to endure much loss. But we were born together in all our pains, as in those historic days nine centuries ago, at a place not far from here, where Hulstrians and Kunihito saw the tanks of the regime coming, faced them together, looked to the sides and thought "we're all in this together. We are united and we shall be free." My forefather was there at that place, on that day. A humble academic, not quite ready for the honour he would be paid as the Father of the Constitution and of Septembrism, the way he and the people who took forward the name of the 15th of September and the ideas it sparked and turned our history around.

Today is as momentous. Again, Hulstrians and Gao-Showans, side by side, have faced the ugly spectre of racialism and oppression. They took away our unity and tried to divide us; they took away our history and tried to rewrite it; they took away our rights and tried to trample us. But like on the 15th of September, we have looked to our sides, and seen not the three classes imposed on us, the differences, but two peoples, determined to share this land of our fathers. And with the world watching and joining in, we have turned this darkest page in our history.

Today, we have reclaimed our history, our birthright, our destiny: our land of two peoples, united and free.

And let us pay tribute to all those, Crownlanders, Ostlanders and coalition allies, who have given their lifes to make it so. Let us stand in silence to their memory,
and give them a place in the heart of a grateful nation. (two minutes silence)

Now begins the great work of securing the future of our land, for the sake of all of its peoples. The Phoenix of Hulstria and Gao-Soto shall rise from the ashes if we all come together. But let us face it: our country has seen better days. We are grateful to the World Congress Coalition for getting us this far, but today I ask them, on behalf of our nation, of all Crownlanders - please help us restore order, peace and prosperity. Help us as we look forward to the first free and fair elections in decades.
Help us as we regain our feet. Help us as we re-establish our proud tradition of constitutional democratic government in the interests of all the citizens in the Crownlands.

Help us bring to justice those who did this to us. The men and women who inflicted so much suffering, killing so many for their mad idea of a nation that never was,
a Dundorfian Hulstria. I say now: I am uncomfortable, as many are, with the very idea - I feel more akin to our Kunihito brothers and sisters than to Dundorf far away.
Those that murdered trying to turn us into a nation we never were should be brought to justice for what they did, and I call upon the World Congress to help us see that justice is done, and that justice is seen to be done.

But help us, above all, rebuild our nation. We are ready, as the legitimate government of Hulstria and Gao-Soto, to restore democracy to our nation. To this end, Herr Präsident, we shall gladly participate in talks to show how this future will take shape. Our position is clear: we have won our freedom and unity. We believe that the best guarantee for the future is the institutions we have restored here in this House. And we believe that ultimately, the future policy and governance of this country should be by, of and for its peoples, decided at the ballot box.

The People's Party is welcome to participate in that debate, and join in that election, under the Basic Law, that der sehr ehrenwerter Freiherr von Geraniengau is even now preparing. Fukuyama-no-shinshaku said this in the World Congress and I reiterate it. Our hand is outstretched, they need only take it. The future of our economy is up to the people - if the People's Party wishes to participate in the formulation of their democratic will, they are more than welcome to do so.

But today, let us honour what we won. Let us rise for our anthem, sing it with hands over our hearts and celebrate this, our Second September Revolution, the day our land of two peoples became once more, united and free. And tomorrow, let us go to the table and to our offices, and build this country the durable democratic future so many have fought so hard to get.

Gott Erhalt den Kaiser! Hoch leb der Mikado! Long live Hulstria and Gao-Soto.


After the speech, the entire House joined in singing the Septemberhymne. Michels and Fukuyama are expected to invite delegates of the People's Party and the Coalition Forces to Kien for talks on the aftermath and the transition to democracy. About the Septembrist position in these negotiations Fukuyama said he had nothing to add: "The Governor-General said it all: we go into this hopeful that we will soon see our democracy restored. We hope the international community will recognise that the best hope for democracy is the Basic Law and the elections colleague von Geraniengau is preparing, and recognise the United Imperial Crownlands as the legitimate and sovereign government."
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Alain Delors » Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:55 pm

Liberal People's Party Refounded Amid Democratic Transition
May 4318

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Hademar Holzinger, inaugural chairman

Following the victory of Septembrist forces over the vanquished Hulstrian Party regime, Septembrists of all shades have declared their intentions to participate in the upcoming inaugural election of what they hope to become a democratic multi-ethnic state. This week, the already diverse pool of prospective contenders saw another extension as the refoundation of the Liberale Volkspartei (LVP; Liberal Peoples Party) was announced by a triumvirate of scions from prominent liberal political families of past Septembrist eras. The party will be chaired by Baron Hademar Holzinger, one of Mitrania's largest landowners and a descendant of legendary LVP icon Hans Holzinger (3520-3615). He will be flanked by two no less distinguished names as deputies, namely fellow Mitranian and estate heiress Lukrezia von Gehrfeld (descendant of Ariane von Gehrfeld (3567-3660)) and tax lawyer Robert Matsuyama from Budenlar (who counts among his ancestors Harald Matsuyama (3563-3649)).

The party founding itself was arranged in a secretive meeting at the Holzinger's ancestral seat the so-called Hochmondenstein castle near Syakusen, Mitrania. It was also attended by representatives from other influential liberal dynasties such as the Lahnsteigers and Kirchgassers, both of whom have produced Staatsministers in the past. Participants reportedly swore an oath on their ancestors' portraits and were blessed by a cleric before proceeding to settle the intricacies and bureaucratic formalities related to the foundation and registration of the 'new' LVP. Detailed information about the party's structure, policy positions and electoral ambitions have not been made public so far. Baron Holzinger merely issued a short press release setting out the reasoning behind the LVP's rebirth:

"Liberals have always served as an important pillar of the Septembrist movement and its success as a political force. The recent events are no exception to this rule, although up to now they were scattered across various factions and groupings or acting independently. We believe that the tradition of organized and electorally viable liberalism as exemplified by the Liberale Volkspartei in its long and distinguished history ought to be revived in order to pool their strengths by gathering around the unifying principles of individual freedom, sound economics and an everlasting commitment to the ideal of liberal democracy. Inspired by the historical precedent set by the LVP and the outstanding statesmen and -women affiliated with, it we are determined to create a powerful platform for all those willing to carry on the flame of liberty into this new era.


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Lukretia von Gehrfeld, 1st deputy chair

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Robert Matsuyama, 2nd deputy chair

Further information is expected to emerge in the coming weeks and months as the party formalizes its structures and enters the phase of preparing for the upcoming elections. According to unnamed sources, it is also likely that the Landbund (Land League) - the more conservative and agrarian Mitranian sister party of the historical LVP - will be refounded as well. It is widely assumed that the new formation will adopt a broadly centre-right outlook seeking to appeal to classical liberals and libertarians as well as national-liberals and conservatives.
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Martinulus » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:35 pm

Old times revived: HDV returns

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Quirin Goddestreu, the heir to Bürggraf Goddestreu, was elected as the HDV's new leader

Labsburg, Budenlar - Meeting in the city where the party was founded in the third millennium as an electoral alliance, the HDV held its inaugural Parteitag today to prepare for the upcoming elections, which it will contest under the united banner of the 15th of September Movement. The ancient natural party of government of Hulstria and Gao-Soto was re-established when delegates from all the Crownlands reaffirmed the party's founded the Labsburg Declaration, before electing a new leadership to take it forward into the new democratic Septembrist system. Whether the party can replicate the dominance it used to have in the first United Imperial Crownlands is to be seen, amidst the crowded field and with polls showing it vulnerable.

Although the HDV will not contest the elections as an independent force until the 15th of September Movement votes to dissolve, the new leadership will do its best to profile the party. And a statement has been made by the choice: rather than nominate one of the big figures in the Provisional Government, such as Viscount Fukuyama or Graf Michels, both members of the HDV, the party chooses a youthful figure: 35-year old Quirin Goddestreu, heir of Bürggraf Goddestreu and himself the scion of a dynasty that spawned three Governors-General (Sebastian, Johannes and Florian) and one Staatsminister (Janna). Goddestreu himself cuts an easy-going figure with slightly eccentric fashion statements, including his rather colourful taste in shoes.

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Goddestreu's shoes invited a lot of comment

Goddestreu himself said he would take up the challenge gladly: "I would say I have big shoes to fill with all this history behind me. But, well..." At this point he pointed at his shoes. "Seriously though, these Crownlands need a party which, alongside our Septembrist allies - particularly our old friends and almost family in the LVP - is willing to work to bring a sense of community and society back to our country. The healing message of faith in eachother, of our traditions and our social fabric, is needed so badly in a society that has hurt for too long. We are there, as we have always been - and I'm looking forward to it."

The HDV also voted in favour of an electoral alliance with Theophilus von Geraniengau's conservative Neue Kaiserliche Hulsterreicher Partei, with whom they "share a lot of common ground" according to Reobodo Syoru, the party's newly elected Party Chairman.
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Alain Delors » Sun Dec 17, 2017 6:24 pm

LVP Presents "Declaration of Principles"
April 4319

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Hademar Holzinger walks the streets of Syakusen as he makes his first public appearance as LVP leader

In his first official public appearance as chairman of the newly-founded LVP, Baron Hademar Holzinger has issued a "declaration of principles" for his party that he said would serve as an "appeal to voters as well as a guideline for our members and functionaries". He added that the LVP would consciously eschew the drafting of a formal manifesto for the upcoming general election, saying that he did "not wish to stake out a fixed set of demands at a time when we need to focus on rebuilding democratic instituions and when electoral competition should mainly center around emphasizing the shared values of the Septembrist democratic forces." However, the "declaration", according to Holzinger, would still serve as a starting point for developing a more detailed party program over time.

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES OF THE LIBERALE VOLKSPARTEI

SECTION A - CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
(1) The LVP identifies as part of the Septembrist movement and wholeheartedly affirms its ideals of liberal democracy in a multi-ethnic society, with equal political, civil, and social rights for all of its citizens.
(2) The LVP pledges allegiance to the dual constitutional monarchy of the Kaiser and the Mikado, flanked by a directly-elected representative in the form of the office of Governor-General.
(3) The LVP recognizes the Luthorian Church of Hulstria and the Kamist faith as publicly recognized state religions and appreciates their advisory moral guidance in public affairs.
(4) The LVP upholds the principle of strict Rechtsstaatlichkeit based on the Grundgesetz of 4318.

SECTION B - RESPONSIBILITIES OF GOVERNMENT
(1) The LVP identifies law enforcement, justice, and defence as the main responsibilities of government, although it does not rule out a certain degree of private-sector involvement in any of these areas.
(2) Other fields may be subject to government involvement only as far as is deemed necessary to uphold social cohesion and general welfare.
(3) As a general rule, the LVP prefers private over public solutions as it prefers voluntarism and choice over force and one-size-fits-all-solutions. However, it does not turn a blind eye to social outcome in making these value judgements and rejects any attempt to frame complex policy decisions as binary choices.
(4) The LVP supports striking a careful balance between unitarism and devolution, aiming at preserving a broad uniform standard for individual liberty across the country while allowing for local solutions in specified areas that warrant solutions at the regional or municipal era.

SECTION C - ECONOMICS
(1) The LVP's economic policy seeks to combine the moral imperative of individual freedom with the aim of promoting economic growth and achieving broad prosperity. An economy operating on a system of free-market capitalism, with private property and entrepreneurial as consumer freedom at its center, is best suited to meet these goals.
(2) Consequently, the burden of taxation must be capped at the lowest possible level at all times. This applies to direct and indirect forms of taxation. While we are open to a variety of proposals regarding the precise ratio between income, sales, and corporate taxes, we remain adamantly opposed to any form of inheritance taxes.
(3) The state should abandon its monopolization and operation of industries and servies better provided by the market, although the viability of privatization in sectors that are naturally hostile to competition (e. g. certain parts of infrastructure) must be carefully examined.
(4) Labor laws should be flexible and allow for a broad scope of collective and individual agreements between employers and employees regarding working conditions, remuneration, and mutual obligations. We oppose any policies requiring mandatory membership in unions or other interest groups.

SECTION D - SOCIAL POLICY
(1) The LVP seeks to expand the scope of individual liberty in all areas of life, believing that everyone should be free to act as he or she wishes as long as this does not entail a violation of someone else's rights. To us, the idea of individual liberty does not constitute an order to withdraw from the community, but the freedom to associate and participate in society on one's own terms.
(2) The LVP opposes paternalistic restrictions on personal behavior. We recognize the diversity of moral preferences within our society and reject any attempt to impose a particular set of values through governmental interference in people's lives. At the same time, we must remain watchful that this affirmation of social pluralism does not descend into misguided tolerance towards cultural relativism or the illiberal aspirations of fringe groups.
(3) The LVP rejects state-sponsored segregation and discrimination in all forms, including those case in which it is euphemistically labelled "positive discrimination". We equally resist the tendency of extending anti-discrimination legislation to the private sector as this would undermine associational freedom - particularly in the sphere of religion - and erode the sanctity of private property.
(4) Immigration policy must be governed by the criteria of cultural compatibility and economic sensibility. It is not a tool for reducing global wealth disparities through a misguided open-borders-approach. In line with humanitarian considerations, political asylum should be granted to those fleeing personal persecution. However, this should primarily apply to refugees from Dovani and should not serve to imply a global subjective right to claim asylum in the Crownlands.

SECTION E - FOREIGN POLICY

(1) The Crownlands should establish friendly relationships with like-minded countries in Dovani and beyond.
(2) The Crownlands should serve as messengers for democracy and human rights abroad and should do so primarily through communicative means.
(3) The Crownlands should promote free trade in all circumstances, recognizing its mutual advantageousness and the well-established link between economic and political liberalization.
(4) In signing up to international agreements, the Crownlands should not excessively transfer political sovereignty to supra- or international bodies.

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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Elf » Sun Dec 17, 2017 7:34 pm

FKL RELEASES IT'S OWN STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES
Market-liberal faction of the Hulstrian Party joins the FKL

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Jörg Glücksman

KARSTADT - Strengthened by establishment politicians coming over from the Market-liberal faction of the Hulstrian Party, led by the Claudia Thronstahl, the Freiheitlicher Kronländer Liga has presented a statement of principles of its own, outlining its most important policies for the future. Liga Coordinator Jörg Glücksman has described the party's policies and underlining ideology as "blaugrün" (blue-green). Notably absent is the issue of abortion, believed to be a source of conflict between the practising Daenist Glücksman and the secular-liberal Thronstahl.

- The Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto are the one and indivisible homeland of the Hulstrians, the Gao-Showa and other groups that stem from this heritage.
- Time and time again has shown that Septembrism is an unworkable concept outside the Crownlands, which shows that it is a concept rooted in our heritage and our specific situation, in giving the two constituent nations of the Crownlands an indivisible Heimat of their own.
- As taught by all of our great religions, nature does not serve man, man is subject to the laws of nature. We know from our history that when politicians try to surpress the laws of nature, as attempted by totalitarian regimes and by others, the consequences are always dire and unforeseeable.
- Therefore, politicians must have respect for the laws of nature and let the civil society and its branches be the self-sustaining centre of most citizen's personal development. Liberalism is a tool for this.
- The Crownlands belong to the community of free world nations and should cooperate with such nations, diplomatically, economically as well as militarily. It must serve as a counterweight of any undemocratic regimes in the region and as the spearhead of humanitarianism and western civilization upon the Dovanian continent.
- The Crownlands need a reliable defence force and an armed, free people, able to protect and defend their communities should need ever arise.
- Animal testing goes against the basic decency and should remain illegal. Vegetarianism should be encouraged in public institutions for both ethical and environmental reasons. Vegetarianism may serve as an alternative for those who refuse to eat meat not slaughtered by gruesome religious rituals that should not be tolerated, such as the Ahmadis.
- Nuclear power means handing over tons of dangerous waste to future generations for hundreds of thousands of years, as well as potentially a disaster whose consequences would be felt in such a time span. It should not be allowed.
- It is important to prioritize natural environments over industry and emphasise local and small-scale production over the anonymous production of big business or deep government.
- There should be a welfare state, but it should be designed in such a way that education and health care services are delivered by competing private corporations, giving freedom of choice for everyone and not just the rich portion of society, as well as ensuring cost-effectiveness.
- The income tax should first be made flat and then gradually be completely abolished. The State should tax consumption and the use of natural resources rather than citizens having a job.
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Alain Delors » Mon Dec 18, 2017 3:22 pm

Mitranian Landbund Refounded, Alliance With LVP Renewed
October 4319

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Sepp Pfalzinger, newly-elected chairman of the refounded Landbund

Following its refoundation, the LVP has taken another step towards organizational consolidation: the historical alliance between the federal party and the Mitranian-based Landbund (Land League), an agrarian party operating exclusively in Mitrania, has been renewed. The Landbund itself was resurrected a year after the LVP's own revival in a separate founding congress in Syakusen, emphasizing its autonomy and disctinctive local identity. Only then did the party's representatives vote on a motion proposing the establishment of formal ties with the LVP, amounting to a permanent electoral alliance and the mutual assurance of not competing against each other in any races. Landbund candidates for the Imperial Diet in Kien will have to pledge caucusing with the LVP group if elected. Mitranian residents may still opt for federal LVP membership but are prohibited from running on the party's ticket in any elections within the Crownland's boundaries unless they manage to secure a formal endorsement from the Landbund.

Delegates, primarily composed of farmers, agrarian lobbyists, landowners and local businessmen, elected 44-year-old Sepp Pfalzinger as party chairman. Pfalzinger, who currently sits as an independent in the city council of Syakusen, owns the famous Pfalzinger-Brauerei, which produces one of the most renowned types of wheat beer in the Crownlands, which is widely consumed in- and outside Mitrania. In his inaugural address, he explained that

"[O]ur party's political position is not defined by abstract theory, but by the common interests of the people we represent. We are the party of those who own, work and care for the land that serves as our country's breadbasket. Our policies are not deduced from ideological premises, but crafted from practical solutions to the issues and challenges faced by the Mitranian people. Just as the farmer cannot abide to a fixed plan and must adjust his actions and the techniques he utilizes according to fluctuating factors such as the weather or his crop yield, the Landbund refuses to be pinned down on deterministic ideological labels and inflexible doctrine. Our goal is to preserve the Mitranian way of life, to honor the values of hard work, faith, and tradition underpinning it, and to prevent our constituents' interests from being squashed by big-city-centeredness.


Political historian Wilhelm Fasshuber wrote in an analysis that the Landbund's political position, despite its aversion to ideology, could be described as "agrarian conservatism driven by a proprietarian and mercantile ethos, which blends reasonably well with the LVP's liberalism." He added that, compared to the LVP, "it used to be similarly sceptical of big government, but somewhat more sceptical of big business and global financial capitalism", leading to occasional clashes with the LVP's metropolitan base in other Crownlands such as Budenlar or Hulstria. In the context of Mitranian politics, it used to serve as the main opposition to the dominant HDV in the Landtag for most of time, but at times served as a coalition partner and, on rare occasions, even overtook the HDV, producing powerful Minister-Presidents of its own. According to Fasshuber, "the Landbund was less communitarian than the HDV thanks to its rigid attachment to private property rights and its aversion to taxation, but apart from that ideological differences were mostly diffuse or based on technical questions."
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Martinulus » Wed Dec 20, 2017 3:49 pm

Governor-General welcomes Kawaguchist wish to contest elections
October 4320

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Graf Michels said he hoped the Volkspartei would follow suit and contest elections under the Basic Law

Kien, Hulstria - The Governor-General, Hubert Graf Michels, welcomed news of the so-called "Kawaguchist" faction in the Communist Volkspartei which, according to official reports, was ready to embrace Septembrist principles and contest elections under the Basic Law. The representative of the two Emperors and Chairman of the 15th of September Movement used the news to underscore once more that Septembrism was an inclusive ideology which could accommodate anything from the left to the right in support of democratic principles, tolerance and human rights. "There is this dichotomy I sense at the table from the representatives of the People's Party," said the Governor-General. "Communist versus Septembrist. But it is a false one - we accept anyone who accepts the democratic rules of the game, Septembrist or no. I'm far from a Communist myself, but I have always been convinced there could be a way to incorporate Septembrist values into a Communist Party. I'm happy to be proven right by this new Opposition faction, and I hope it proves prophetic for the participation of the Volkspartei in our new democratic system, so that we can move on and rebuild our democratic order together."

He invited Kawaguchi and his allies, if they fully subscribed to Septembrist principles, to affiliate with the 15th of September Movement on a personal title or as a faction. "We welcome all Septembrists, from left to right. We're all the stronger for the diversity of views and background we represent, and we'd be honoured to have them."
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby stuntmonkey » Thu Dec 21, 2017 10:37 am

TOP LAWYER DRAFTED IN TO DEFEND "RIGHTFUL EMPRESS OF HULSTRIA" AT INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

Beatrice II Lasburg has strongest claim to the imperial throne, says legal representative

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Randolph Lavery has vowed to hold the World Congress to account.

Renowned lawyer Randolph Lavery has announced he will be representing the interests of the ousted Empress Beatrice II and the royal house of Lasburg at the upcoming World Congress' international tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Baltusian-born Mr Lavery, who has represented a number of high-profile clients around the globe, said he was ready to take on "the case of the century" and defend the former Empress, now 72 years of age, and her family at the much-anticipated trial.

Beatrice II was head of state throughout Leopold Nimitz's totalitarian reign of terror over Hulstria. Along with her close family, she was handed over to coalition forces when unconditional surrender was accepted as the World Congress' armies bore down on the former capital, Karstadt.

Mr Lavery, said: "It is clear from the evidence I have seen so far we have a very strong case. Empress Beatrice and her family are victims who were sidelined by Nimitz but also forced to stay loyal under extreme threat and duress. Beatrice is a person who, from an early age, was manipulated by the regime and used by the Dundorfian supremacists who rose to power and then would not release their hold over her or her family.

"However, we also know that Beatrice and her descendants have a very robust claim to be the rightful sovereign of Hulstria. She is descended through an undeniable bloodline from the very first Yukio-Lasburg Emperor whose house ruled over the Great Reich of Mikuni-Hulstria as far back as the 3700s and was the legal successor state to the first United Crownlands of Hulstria and Gao-Soto.

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The last state photo taken of Beatrice II before the war. She has not made a public appearance for 15 years.

"Her rightful clam to the throne of Hulstria is, in our opinion, the strongest and most contemporaneous in modern day Hulstria given her ancestors have sat on the throne for nigh on the last 600 years. Also, through her marriage into the noble von-Thaller family and to the son of the former Sultan of Barmenistan, her descendants have ties to many nations around Terra.

The international community must be careful to not carry out regicide by proxy on behalf of the Septembrist one-party government nor install heads of state viewed as usurpers by many - and thus create long-lasting instability in the country. My legal team and I will be there to ensure they are held to account for their actions.

Mr Lavery and his team will also be representing Beatrice's children - Crown Prince Jens Manfried Lasburg-Thaller (who also holds the family title of The Duke of Budenlar), Princess Hildegarde Lasburg-Thaller and Prince Sebastian Lasburg-Thaller.
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Alain Delors » Tue Dec 26, 2017 9:36 pm

LVP Greatly Increases Strength, New Coalition Set to be Formed
November 4323

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LVP chairman Baron Holzinger is set to become Vize-Staatsminister after his party's electoral success

The elections of 4323 have delivered a big boost for the LVP's political fortunes, with its popular vote share shooting up to 15.5 percent while its seat count quadrupled and hit a total of 94. The single largest delegation will come from the rural Crownland of Mitrania, where the LVP-affiliated Landbund almost became the strongest party with 27.94%. In addition, the LVP caucus now comprises members from all five Crownlands, firmly establishing it as a national party. Newly-elected Klubobmann (parliamentary leader) Constantin von Zollham hailed the result as a "great leap forward for the liberal movement".

Overall, the Septembrist parties (KNP, FKL, LVP, HDV) won over 84% of Diet seats, giving them an overwhelming mandate for continuing to press ahead with democratic consolidation. The centre-left KNP, which emerged as the largest party by far with a third of seats, has invited the Hosian Democrats and Liberals to join a centrist coalition, relegating the FKL to opposition. In theory, the right-leaning parties could have formed a coalition without the KNP, but such a constellation would face questions of stability and legitimacy as it would hold a bare one-seat majority and represent only a minority of the popular vote. The Liberals have thus declared their intention to accept the KNP's invitation, but not without extracting the promise that the FKL-sponsored tax cuts currently proposed in the Diet - should they eventually be passed - would not be reversed by a social democratic Finance Minister.

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Sepp Pfalzinger, designated Minister-President of Mitrania

The LVP leader, Baron Holzinger, will remain Minister of Agriculture while also becoming Vize-Staatsminister. Sepp Pfalzinger will be replaced by Franz Mitterkogler as Environment Minister as the Landbund chairman is seeking the office of Minister-President of Mitrania (on the assumption that the a red-yellow-orange-alliance between KNP, LVP, and HDV will also be formed in the Mitranian Landtag). He will be replaced by fellow Mitranian Franz Mitterkogler. Since the LVP will also assume responsibility for the ministries of Science and Technology and Justice, two more liberal Ministers will join the cabinet.

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Christina von Track (Justice)

The LVP has nominated 38-year-old Christina von Track, a former judge on the administrative court of Kuratha Crownland, to the position of Minister of Justice. Von Track is seen as a representative of the centre-left and socially liberal wing of her party, holding progressive social views and favoring greater liberalization in the area of civil rights.

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Franz Mitterkolger (Environment and Tourism)

Franz Mitterkogler, 60, is seen as a loyal adherent to Landbund chairman and soon-to-be Minister-President Sepp Pfalzinger. He is thus expected to act as a lobbyist for rural Mitranian interests in Kien, as LB-affiliated Ministers usually do. However, he has pledged not to conflate his portfolio with that of the department of Agriculture and has declared his intention to strive for a "balance between environmental preservation and the utilization of natural resources for economic activity."

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Robert Matsuyama (Science and Technology)

Robert Matsuyama has served as the LVP's deputy chair since 4318 and was elected as the sole Liberal MdR from Budenlar in the recent general election, winning his seat directly in the affluent constituency of Labsburg Äußerer Ring. A tax lawyer by profession, he has pledged to improve the financial and institutional environment for Grundlagenforschung (fundamental research).
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Re: The Hulstrian Chronicle - Die Hulstrian Chronik

Postby Martinulus » Wed Dec 27, 2017 3:07 pm

Fourth 15th of September Movement dissolves
April 4324

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Governor-General and 15th of September Movement Chairman, Hubert Michels

Kien, Hulstria - the National Council of the 15th of September Movement has voted to dissolve the unified opposition movement following the success of the Second September Revolution and continue as the non-partisan Septembrist Movement once more. Speaking at the building site for the restored 15th of September Monument in Kien, Governor-General Hubert Michels, the Chairman of the successful Movement, lauded efforts in the Imperial Diet to re-establish opposition dynamics among the democratic parties. "It's been a long time coming this time," he said, "but with democracy restored, now is the time to dissolve the Movement and let the torch of Septembrism be carried on in all the diversity of the separate parties. I appeal to all those in the Diet, from left to right, to take up the torch and remember the bonds of brotherhood and the bridges built as we struggled for the rebirth of the United Imperial Crownlands. Opposition is healthy, rivalry even - but never forget that our freedoms and values are not self-evident and must be defended, from generation to generation."

The 15th of September Movement, as it has historically done, continues as the Septembrist Movement party organisation. So far, HDV, LVP, FKL, KDP, NKHP and NKEP are all affiliated to the Movement, which aims to keep the Septembrist spirit alive during normal democratic competition. Outgoing Staatsminister, Yoshiro Shimano, the low-profile Independent Septembrist, was elected Deputy Chairman of the Movement, which is still chaired by Graf Michels. Honorary memberships of the Movement were given to prominent Septembrists including Shimano, Commandant Viktor Gubler and Freiherr von Geraniengau.

Meanwhile, the Septembrist Movement officially severed its ties with the Reichsbürgerwehr, a vital part of the process through which the RBW becomes the foundation of the new national armed forces. As a parting gift, the International Septembrist Movement presented the RBW with a statue depicting Commandant Gubler and RBW members swearing their oaths at the RBW's foundations to grace the Ministry of Defence. Commandant Gubler: "Liebe Mitbürger und Mitbürgerinnen, the origins of the RBW are proud ones. But our future will be even prouder, defending this land of two peoples and serving the democratic government. Defend your fellow citizens, honouring our name, and do us proud."

As normal democratic competition resumes, Michels announced that this would be his last term as Governor-General. "Now is the time to pass the torch to a new generation in the Governor-General's Office as well. This high office has a duty all of its own, its own place in our constitutional order, and it should be for the people to elect their best."
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