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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:34 pm

Gustaf Westerwel Announces Resignation; Karl Oberling: This Is My Last Term

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Gustaf Westerwel has announced he will be stepping down as Statsminister. In a speech to supporters and the press outside of his office, he broke the news. "I do not want to become a statue, standing guard here at the Församlingen. I will continue to be active in the OA, and will be taking the role of Party Chairman vacated by President Oberling. I support Jan Haling, a loyal member of OA and the Församlingen as my successor."

Karl Oberling also had an announcement, saying that due to his advanced age, he will be resigning as Party Chairman and that he would not seek another term as President. "Two terms is quite enough. We have succeeded, and I am ready to pass the baton to the next generation of leadership."

There is speculation that Gustaf Westerwel may be preparing for a Presidential run.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Mon Feb 22, 2016 12:18 am

Jan Haling: Next Election "A Critical Time for Telamon"

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Coming out of the Församlingen just after announcing the early elections motion, Statsminister Jan Haling indicated to a crowd of reporters that with the fall of L, the people need to be able to choose a new President. "We have no other path forward but to hold new elections, and we hope the other parties will agree."

Gustaf Westerwel has indicated that he will run again. "I am not finished. Lovers of liberty, do not be discouraged, for the revolution continues!"
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Wed Mar 09, 2016 6:32 pm

Jan Haling Resigns After Humiliating Defeat

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Ohla Ful announcing she will take on the role of Parliamentary Leader of OA

Statsminister Jan Haling, after raising expectations for the May 3995 elections, announced his resignation as Statsminister. In a statement put out by OA's parliamentary group, Haling told of the massive strides Telamon had made under his premiership. The statement particularly emphasized how the government now has a low flat tax, and the government has been reduced by more than fifty percent since OA was founded. However, he ended the letter by saying that he could not in good conscience stay on as Parliamentary Leader, and thus could not stay on as Statsminister. "It is time for new leadership, to carry the torch of liberty back to the forefront of politics."

Gustaf Westerwel, former Statsminister in his own right, and leader of what he called the "Liberty Revolution". Since Karl Oberling retired from the Presidency in 3986, Gustaf Westerwel has been the perennial nominee for President. However, after garnering a humiliating 30% in the last election, he has decided that it is not his time to be President. "I will continue to be the Chairman of the party, and I will continue to fight for liberty, but I cannot continue to campaign for the presidency at this time."

Ohla Ful, who served as Finance Minister for both Westerwel and Haling, has announced her own candidacy for Statsminister. "It's time for a new way forward!" she said in a press conference with reporters at the capital. Ful has indicated she will see a new strategy in keeping Telamon from falling back into the hands of TNK.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:36 pm

Ohla Ful Celebrates Victory

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OA made waves in the 4003 election, pushing to nearly 300 seats, the most they have ever had. Ohla Ful indicated she would push for more reforms in the Församlingen, and that this election proved that the people of Telamon had faith in the OA-led government. "In many ways, this election was a referendum on my performance as Statsminister... and the opinion of the people could not be clearer!"

In the Presidential election, OA declined to run a candidate, instead choosing to endorse Papyrus Skelet of KVP. Ohla Ful and Gustaf Westerwel said they were happy that the former monarch, the "notorious BO", was shut out of the presidency. "What is most important to us as leaders is the future of Telamon, not our own personal ambitions," said Westerwel, "and thus I decided not to run this time."
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Thu Apr 14, 2016 3:58 pm

President Westerwel and Statsminister Ful Declare Victory

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Gustaf Westerwel, a perennial candidate for the Presidency, finally had his first victory after running the OA party apparatus for more than thirty years. The last Oberoende Alternativ member to hold the office was President Karl Oberling, who was the first President in the present Republic. OA led a minority coalition for many years, constantly holding the position of Statsminister from 3981 on. Former Statsminister Jan Haling from the backbenches declared that Gustaf Westerwel "will be the President who finally rebuilds this country".

It was a similarly happy day for the Parliamentary Leader of OA, Ohla Ful. For the first time ever, not only does OA hold a majority in both houses, but also controls more than two thirds of the Församlingen. In her election night address, Statsminister Ful thanked the voters and declared that the revolution was finally taking hold. Already, Statsminister Ful has proposed a bill to move the capital from Migadon to the mainland, in the city of Telamon Landing in Sevescia, a stronghold of OA support. "No monarchs! No masters!" Ful declared in her election address, bringing screaming cheers from the crowd.

With the downfall of TNK, Ohla Ful declared that the era of monarchs was finally at an end. The KVP, which for several terms enjoyed a majority, also collapsed before the last election. President Gustaf Westerwel paid his respects to the former President Papyrus Skelet for her role in keeping Birigitta Ohlsson, the former monarch, from taking another term of office. The re-emergence of R, some OA supporters worry, could put the revolution on the backburner.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby legorlee » Mon Apr 18, 2016 6:29 pm

The Republican Party a Landslide Victory

The Republican candidate Gustav Ederhult managed to beat Gustaf Westerwel in the race for the Presidency. For many years the Republicans was absent from any political life, until Gustav Ederhult resurrected the movement. The Republican party promotes free trade, arms export and a huge military and security apparatus. The Arms Industry of Telamon have for a long time been known to support the Republican election campaign and was hugely popular amongst the employees. Gustav Ederhult has promised to increase the military budget and to make Telamon great again.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby legorlee » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:09 pm

The Government Increases Funding for the Armed Forces

The Republican government has decided to reform the Telamonese Armed Forces, from a decentralized organization to a centralized and federal organization, the budget of the Armed Forces was increased to 8 billion TPD. This have been a popular move amongst the people of Telamon. The old decentralized organization of the armed forces was expensive and ineffective. The Government plans to reorganize the Police to one agency.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby legorlee » Fri Apr 22, 2016 7:01 pm

The Republican Party Wins Yet Another Election

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The Republican party has managed to secure yet another victory in the election, Statsminister Daniel Utter and his administration made a few very popular reforms in Telamon. The Republicans managed to increase the Defence budget from 5 billion TPD to 13 billion TPD and centralized the armed forces, into a modern structure, they centralized the Police into one single agency, Polismyndigheten. Polismyndigheten will see an increased budget of 2 billion TPD in the coming National budget. The unemployment is all-time low in Telamon, thanks to various other reforms. The Republican administration also vowed to fight religious fundamentalism and extremism in the country. There's rumors of that the minister of interior plans to create the first Gendarmerie of Telamon, Myndigheten för Gendarmeriet.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby legorlee » Mon Apr 25, 2016 11:52 am

Telamon is Developing a Ballistic Missile Defense

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The Republicans has presented a bill to develop a long-range air defense system, the TALAS. The new long-range air defense system will be loosely based on the Telamonese medium range air defense system, TAMAS. Some of the specifications has been leaked to the public and the TALAS will have an operational range of 3–140 km, Flight altitude of 0-20 km, speed of Mach 4.5 approximately 1,531 m/s.

TALAS will either use a maritime or land based platform and is planned to be capable of intercepting all types of high performance air threats such as; aircraft, UAVs, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles at ranges of up to 140 km. The budget allocated to the developments of this new weapon system is almost 1 billion TPD and will be developed by the Taab Group. One of the main reasons behind this new defense capability is the disappearance of the Trigunian nuclear missiles, of which the Hutori is the main suspect.

However experts on Defense Material claims that the allocated funds for the project is not enough and naive, they estimate that 7-10 billion TPD is a more realistic sum.
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Re: Telamon Morning Post

Postby Apulia-2 » Sun May 15, 2016 6:54 pm

President Ohla Ful: We Stand United

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As the election returns came in, it was clear: OA had swept every seat in Telamon. President Ohla Ful, who previously served as Prime Minister from 3995 to 4015, gave an optimistic address about how the country must now move forward. The new Statsminister, Wilhelm Westerwel, stood alongside Ful during her address. Westerwel, the younger brother of the last OA President Gustaf Westerwel, also spoke, claiming that Telamon could now move forward into the new century without a shroud of oppression hanging over it. "We are all Telamons, whatever our race, whatever our religion."

Ohla Ful also spoke of unity, pointing to the 100-to-none majority in the Församlingen. "We are the party of unity in Telamon. We are the party of the future of Telamon!"

The government's agenda includes rolling back the harsh laws passed by the previous administration lead by R. They also have their sights set on federalizing law enforcement and the military.
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