North Dovani

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Chinasa: Just under one year left for the general elections to elect a new president and council of representatives and the ruling NRP is lonely at the top of every opinion poll in recent weeks. In the latest poll, 58% of voters stated they would vote for President Jong-So while 55% stated they would vote for a NRP candidate in the council. This compared to just 30% of voters seeking to vote for the Worker's Party nominee and even less, 25%, stating they would vote for a Worker's Party candidate. The remaining 12% of voters will vote for a independent candidate in the presidential race while 20% of voters will vote for either the Liberals or are undecided for the Council elections. This remarkable rise of the NRP is largely contributed to their immense success in passing legislation, with their major economic program, constitutional ammendments and investments into infrastructure showing voters they can get things done when in power. In contrast, the Worker's Party continues to be weak and infighting in it is rampant. Furthermore the North Dovanian economy is on the rise, as private sectors start to develop and flourish and continued privatizations and government infrastructual investments see the GDP growthrate already sit at 4.8%, with the expectation it might grow even more and usher in a new North Dovanian economic miracle. This has also slashed unemployment and living standard for citizens are on the rise after 15 years of decline. Some have been somewhat worried with the NRP its tendency to push through no matter what and Jong-So his likely ability to serve 12 years as president, up from 8 before the new constitutional ammendments passed. Furthermore the increase in economic activity and prosperity have led to increased corruption as well, with the government struggling to find a response to reports of growing corruption on both the local and federal level.

Despite these concerns the NRP is at its strongest point ever, possibly preparing to win in a landslide victory in may next year.

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Chinasa: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has published a report that details the potential for over 50 trillion worth of natural resources to be present on and beneath North Dovanian territory. The report, ordered to be conducted by the President, was performed over the course of 2 years and used reports from various private institutions and companies combined with soil and estimate research done by the Ministry itself. In these investigations and the entire process significant gas and oil reserves are believed to be present in the southeast of the country, worth a total of 20 trillion on their own by the combination of estimates. Furthermore, across the country, significant deposits of coal, gold and rare earth metals, including those used in electronics, are believed to be present in large numbers. Add to that the dense forests of the country that are likely to be a significant source of timber and the early estimation by the ministry suggests that 50 trillion worth of natural resources can be found in the country. Following the released report President Jong-Su announced that by Presidential decree he has created the Ministry of Natural Resources which will, from now on, be responsible for setting up regulations, managing and properly handling the extraction of natural resources in the country. While this report only details very prelimenary tests done by the Ministry of Economic Affairs the new ministry of natural resources will now be tasked with first setting up its own organization and afterwards performing a series of more in depth and detailed analysis of natural resources in any given area of the country so that the exact amount in North Dovanian soil can be discovered. President Jong-Su and high ranking NRP legislators have stated that they will keep a tap on the complete extraction of these resources and ensure that adequate regulations are in place to extract them carefully and in a "responsible way". Questions on whether or not a state owned company would be in charge of such extraction were answered by the President who stated that all options are on the table and that the government's approach might be a mix between several strategies.

Furthermore state and republican governments have also been contacted with the federal government attempting to make a deal with local governments that would allow the federal government to purchase land for drilling and mining, as to ensure the extraction of resources is kept in federal hands as guarenteed by the constitution.

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Chinasa: After the discovery of natural resources on North Dovanian soil the new Ministry of Natural Resources and the rest of the government have already been laying the groundwork for "quick and descisive action" to develop the necessary infrastructure and industry to extract such resources. Despite the current economic boom in the country the national budget is still small, resulting in limited resources for the government to embark on to many projects at once. To circumvent this limitation the government is preparing to borrow over 2 billion as well as use 500 million from the national budget to quickly create the basic infrastructure needed to extract national resources. Plans include the construction of two oil fields and a gas field, at least one refinery and precessing plant for both oil and gas as well as a main road from these sites to a new to be constructed port near the capital of Chinasa, which is to be constructed in order to transport the new to be extracted goods to potential customers abroad. The decision has caught criticism as the plan would increase GDP debt to 88%. But President Jong-Su and his ministers have stated this is a necessary step to ensure "we start utilizing our natural resources as soon as we can so that our economy can continue to be stimulated and strengthened overtime."

It is unclear when exactly work on the first infrastructure will commence but President Jong-So has made it clear it must be "soon."

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Chinasa: The discovery of vast natural resources in North Dovani has sparked not only a rush to exploit those resources but also a rush to secure access to it by all kinds of elements within the government. While the federal government had been preparing to invest in quickly exploiting the natural resources of the country. But other forces within both the government and other institutions of state are ready to use this new source of wealth to consolidate their own power. According to the newly created Federal Security Service the president, President Jong-Su, has been preparing a new law that would eliminate term limits and thus allow him to run for President indefinitely. Furthermore in several recent local elections the President's Party has been accused of fraud, with oppossition parties blaming the NRP for manipulating results through the executive branches of these countries which they control. While the FSS had not voluntarily revealed these documents a whistleblower has leaked them to the North Dovanian press, with oppossition figures now united in demanding the President to resign. But not just the president is attempting to gain a stronger hold over natural resources. Top ranking generals in the army have, according to that same report, been making moves and investments using military funds to gain direct access to newly discovered oil and gas fields in a attempt to enrich themselves and prevent the Federal government from taking a complete monopoly on these resources. Due to these revelations tensions between the military, government and oppossition are at a alltime high as all sides scramble to either gain political or financial power as North Dovani stands at a crossroads: a path to prosperity or decay. The military is uneasy and the President has ordered the FSS to up the security of vital government institutions.

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Chinasa: 11 years after the last coup in North Dovani the country once again finds itself a victim of a military coup. Tensions between the federal government, its agencies and the military had been running high for months as all sides were consumed by a thirst for power following the announcement of major natural resources being present in the country. The president, Jong-Su, had tried to gain the ability to run for more terms. Meanwhile the military positioned itself to take over certain economic aspects and private companies, attempting to gain a hand in the newly emerging natural resource industry. All the while several ministers and local officials also tried to gain a hand in the newly discovered sector, causing many to be charged with corruption. This led to a standoff between the civilian government and the military which thus now has led to a coup that has once again brought the military into power. In the early morning, tanks and armoured vehicles smashed through police baricades in several large cities accross the country. Helicopters inserted soldiers onto the presidential palace and the president including his staff were arrested without incident. Shots and shelling was heard in some instances, when either police or FSS units clashed with the military. Reportedly 1 policemen was killed and around 200 people were injured in the coup which lasted nearly 12 hours. After those 12 hours the military issued a statement in which they announced the suspension of the constitution and the installment of martial law in the country, with General Obey Jelani announcing that he has taken over the duties of state until a new government can be installed. This includes a suspension of state and republican governments as the state is "unitary until otherwise decided" according to the announcement.

In response thousands have taken to the streets to defy the military, as many are worried that the new military regime will use its regained power to quickly assert their dominance over the nations natural resources before handing over control to a civilian government. The protestors are demanding a quick transition to civilian governance and a independent commission to check on the military, ensuring they dont enrich themselves over the backs of the people. While the military has, in some instances, attempted to crackdown on the protests, it has largely failed to do so, resulting in even more protestors taking to the streets.

The military has, shortly after taking power, invited Dovanian nations to come to a summit in Chinasa with their delegations with the goal of, together, solving the crisis in North Dovani and ensure the nation does not fall under violence and squables. Do Dovanian nations have the expertise to help the struggling nation? Or will this new Junta itself rule with an iron fist in the country to maintain order?

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Chinasa: Following the statebuilding summit which included Tropican officials the military junta has, under immense social pressure, announced the creation of the North Dovanian Republic, a new state of which the constitution was drafted over the course of these past few months. We have gained exclusive access to the final draft of the constitution:

The new country, to be a decentralized unitary state, will be parliamentary in nature, with a directly elected president serving in a "preciding role" and a executive Prime Minister to be the head of government. Under the new system the country will be organized into provinces, following the lines of the previous states and republics. Each province will have a presidentially appointed governor which oversees provincial security and the implementation of national laws as wel as chairing the province its assembly, which is a unicameral assembly elected through proportional representation. Provinces have a obligation to enforce national law and can only legislate matters delegated to them by the national government or things related to provincial infrastructure, building zone permits and local taxation. Provinces also elect their own government which serves together with the Governor. Below these provincial governments will be the municipal governments, which have their own municipal council and mayor. These municipalities primarily ensure local security, maintain local infrastructure and grant local building permits. They are also allowed to enact local taxation and organize events or issue subsidies to societal causes. The national government will be structured under a parliamentary system, with a proportionally elected congress of deputies and a indirectly elected Senate. The Congress of Deputies will be fully proportionally elected, featuring 350 seats. The Senate will be elected by provincial legislatures, with every provinces allocated a x number of seats based on population and then electing members to those seats every 4 years. The Congress of Deputies will be the primary legislative body, responsible for approving the Prime Minister's pick, approving, proposing, ammending or rejecting legislation, issue congressional committees, remove the President and/or government with a no confidence vote and holding the power of the purse. The Senate's main (and only duty) is approving legislation previously approved by the Congress, with its only additional power being the power to summon ministers for questioning.

The executive will be formed by the Council of Ministers chaired by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister will be the prime executive under this system, serving as head of government and additionally having veto rights in the council of ministers and the right to issue binding directives to ministers. The PM also appoints and dismissed individual ministers and is only responsible to Congress. The President is directly elected every 5 years with his or her term being renewable once. The President is Head of State and thus handles all embassies, consulates, diplomatic missions and is the highest functionary at state visits domestic or abroad. The President also chairs the Armed Forces. He or she appoints the Prime Minister based on electoral results and subject to a Congressional confirmation vote. The President also appoints provincial governors, judges to the High Court, Governor of the Central bank and directors of the National Security Service and the International Intelligence Service. The president has no influence of government once its been confirmed and also cant dismiss a PM once confirmed.

The military junta states that under this new government "the demands of the people for democracy and stability are met" protestors are conflicted about what to do however, with some vouching to continue protests against the "military diktat". Furthermore a party, named the National People's Party, has registered with the newly created National Electoral Commission and seems to have several (former) members of the military at its head, raising suspicions that the military seeks to continue its control through a political arm. Tropican delegates helped in drafting the new constitution and have stated it to be "a good mix between stability and democracy.", calling on protestors to give the system a chance. Former President Jong-Su has also been released from captivity but has been forced to leave the country by military officials as military rule continues for another month. What will this new North Dovanian democracy really mean for the battered and unstable nation?

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Chinasa: The Democratic Union of North Dovani has won a resounding victory in the first every election under the new constitution put in place by the military. The DUND, a hosian democratic and populist party, had campaigned on a platform of national renewal, anti corruption and a fair explotation of the countries national resources. Its leader Mo Jae, also its candidate for Prime Minister, had been through almost all corners of the country, promising voters a return to normalcy and respect for democratic traditions. In contrast the closest competitor of the DUND was the Labor Party, a more moderate reincarnation of the Workers party, which vouched similar promises as the DUND with the only exception that it wants a more national economy and more equal distribution of wealth, also from the country's natural resources. The Centre Democrats and Republicans, both also new parties, both won 53 seats in the congress, likely becoming kingmakers in any coalition negotiations. The Green Bloc won 7 seats, the first time in North Dovanian history that a green party has won seats in national parliament. The military backed National People's Party, thanks in large part to the stigma and pure hatred from the electorate surrounding the military their support for the party, only won a mere 3 seats, not having any influence in the governance of the country in the future. The big loser of this election is the military, which sees the party it created only win a very small amount of the vote, forcing the military out of the civilian branch. While some rumors suggested the military would not accept a loss, continued "civil guards" have stood guard at parliament building, showing the military that the population is ready to fight if they decide to nullify the results. Upon the results being announced Mo Jae announced that he will be contacting the Centre Democrats to form a coalition government, which would also be the first coalition government in North Dovanian history. He will be negotiating with the Centre Democrats on a coalition deal with "the organization of our economy and industries at the center."

The Presidency also went to the DUND, with its candidate, former educator Jioke Obasea, being elected with 61% of the popular vote in the first round. President Obasea announced that he will appoint Mo Jae as Prime Minister, allowing the party leader to form a government once coalition talks have finalized. Jae his appointment is expected to be confirmed by congress next week, after which he will formulate his Council of Ministers.

While many are jubilant about the reinstitution of democracy some are worried the military isnt letting this pass, with many bracing for the worst.


Election results, with the largest party per province and the amount of seats distributed per party

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Chinasa: The newly elected democratic government, with the help of several self instigated "civilian guards", has prevented yet another coup from occuring in North Dovani. Following the elections held just 2 months ago several elements of the military, reportedly a division as well as elements of the reserve corps near the capital, attempted to yet again stage a coup in North Dovani in a attempt to nullify the election result, which wasnt in favour of the military backed NPP which only won a handfull of seats. These elements attempted to surround the presidential palace and the newly installed government quarter, where White Hall, the PM's residence, is also located. Civilian guards which had been standing guard outside of these complexes managed to halt troops from completely encirceling them while members of the NSS and Presidential Guard further reinforced state buildings in the capital. After a standoff of 2 hours several tanks attempted at a breakthrough and firefights in the capital erupted. After just 20 minutes the guns were silenced and some smoke piled up from the air above the capital, seemingly from shelling by tanks of the putchists. As people took to the streets to help government forces the putchists got surrounded themselves, prompting soldiers to lay down their arms and forcing the officers in charge of the coup attempt to flee the country, with two being intercepted at the airport.

President Obasea and Prime Minister Jae came out with a joint statement, praising the people for standing up to the coup attempt and pledging to find those responsible and "end wannabe politicians in the military." Shortly after the attempt President Obasea dismissed the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and ordered the arrest of 47 high ranking military officials believed to be involved in the coup attempt, using the powers as head of the armed forces to do so. Prime Minister Jae furthermore stated that coalition talks are in a final stage and that the new likely DUND-CD government would make "ridding the armed forces of deep corrupt elements a priority." Meanwhile world leaders have condemned the attempt.

North Dovani has survived yet another test for its future.

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Chinasa: The new DUND-CD coalition government has been formally installed after a ceremony at the presidential palace where President Obasea swore in all new ministers of government. Four months ago he had already sworn in Prime Minister Jae but, after four months of intense negotiations, he was now able to swear in all other ministers in the Council of Ministers. The new government, consisting of the Democratic Union of North Dovani and the Centre Democrats, has written a extensive coalition agreement that focusses on a fair distribution of natural resources wealth, the continuation of developing the market economy, strengthening of democratic institutions and combatting corruption as the most important points for this term. The Centre Democrats have gained two important positions, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defense, while also receiving several other more low profile ministries. The DUND will have the positions of Foreign Minister, Finance minister and internal affairs minister amongst several other ministries. One disadvantage of this coalition is that it lacks 3 seats for a majority in the Senate, with this new Centrist government having to rely on other parties in the upper chamber for a majority. Despite this Prime Minister Jae stated in his address following the inauguration of his first government that he "looks at the future with optimism and enthusiasm as we are set on creating a strong and prosperous North Dovani."

While this new government is getting to work the President released a statement giving an update on ongoing "anti-putchist" operations within the Armed Forces. According to the release, the President has relieved over 719 officers from their duties, arrested 2 five star generals, fired and prosecuted nearly 62.000 soldiers and low ranking military officials and also managed to arrest several high ranking figures in the NSS and IIS, which were discovered to have helped in providing intelligence to the attempted putchists. The President firther acknowledged that "more systemic corruption might further undermine our national security" and that he will work with the new Minister of Justice Ifamah Nwankwo to formulate a plan to combat corruption in the country. Analysts agree that these "purges" have been devastating to the military, which will likely take years to recover especially in finding new leaders and officers to replace the now removed corps of experienced military leaders accused of aiding the coup. All parties in Congress have however affirmed the actions, viewing them "necessary" to prevent the military from becoming involved in the nations politics again.