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Postby Aquinas » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:02 am

April 4450

King Norbert leads Noumon tributes to Queen Isabelle

King Norbert has paid tribute to Queen Isabelle of Lourenne, who recently passed away, describing her as a "very great lady" and "a much-loved figure across the Canrillaise world and beyond".

He also commended her heir, Prince Herbert, as "a fine young man" and "a great light of hope for the future".

The Royal Palace is now following official mourning protocol.
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:31 am

October 4450

King Norbert strips Parliament of alcohol licence in protest at Kanjor motion

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Noumonde's Malgy (OOC: Madagascan) dominated Parliament has passed a motion congratulating Kanjor on its moves towards replacing the monarchy with a republic.

King Norbert, a fierce champion of monarchism and monarchies in Canrillaise countries in particular, reportedly hit the roof when he heard the news.

In an apparent act of retaliation, he rescinded Parliament's licence to allow alcohol on its premises, which will cause considerable inconvenience to many MPs who enjoy a tipple at Parliament's elite clubs, pubs and restaurants.

Under an ancient law, the Crown retains the right to decide whether alcohol can be sold and/or consumed in all royal palaces, and Parliament's premises technically form part of the royal estate.

Parliament has now sent a delegation of 10 MPs to visit the King and humbly beseech him to reinstate their alcohol licence.
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Fri Sep 07, 2018 10:16 pm

March 4451

Noumonde requests association arrangement with Canrillaise Federation

The Kingdom of Noumonde, which is currently governed by a delicate power-sharing arrangement between King Norbert and the Canrilliaise (OOC: French) dominated National Party on the one hand, and the Malgy (OOC: Madagascan) dominated Alliance for Progress on the other, has written letters to the governments of the Canrillaise nations (Alduria, Kanjor, Lourenne and Rildanor) formally requesting that Noumonde be considered for "some form of special association arrangement with the planned Canrillaise Federation".

The Canrillaise Federation is a proposed supranational entity designed to bring the Canrillaise nations into closer political unity.

Both the Canrillaise and Malgy sides of the power-sharing government are sympathetic to an association agreement, although for different reasons.

On the Canrillaise side, King Norbert and Louis Poullain, the Deputy Prime Minister and National Party leader, are passionate about bringing the Canrillaise world closer together and further increasing Noumonde's links with it. However, they prefer the concept of associate membership rather than full membership because they are fearful that under full membership, Noumonde might come under much stronger pressure to agree to liberalising reforms.

On the Malgy side, Tombovelo Tsitohery and the other Alliance leaders are instinctively unenthusiastic about the idea of joining a supranational Canrillaise organisation, because they already resent the dominance of the minority Canrillaise community in Noumonde, and they would rather see Noumonde forging links with the rest of the world, rather than on focusing on links with its traditional Canrillaise allies. For this reason, they are opposed to the idea of full membership. Nevertheless, they are savvy enough to recognise that under an association agreement, they might find allies in the Canrillaise world who would assist with their pursuit of greater equality for the Malgy, and might also be able to secure desperately needed international aid.
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Fri Sep 07, 2018 11:06 pm

April 4451

"King Julien XIII" declared a god

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"King Julien XIII" aka "Julakoto"

Manahirana Ramamantsoa, the revered and highly mystical Malgyist (OOC: Madagascan pagan) High Priest from the deep forests of the east of the country, has pronounced that "King Julien XIII", the elusive gentleman who ran for President of the World Congress General Assembly dressed in a lemur suit, is in fact a living incarnation of the Malgy lemur god, Julakoto, and has incarnated on Terra "in order to teach us profound spiritual truths".

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Traditional painting of Julakoto, the Malgy lemur god

Ramamantsoa's pronouncement has not been universally welcomed by all Malgyist holy men and holy women in the Kingdom. Nataly Andrianaivo, a priestess from Renivohitra, complained the decision was "purely political - it is all about annoying the authorities rather than seriously discerning whether this person is of a divine and holy character".

"King Julien XIII" remains a wanted person and has been charged with a number of offences.
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:26 pm

April 4452

Noumonde applies for Bortnem-Pomerleau assistance from Kazulia

At a press conference today, Prime Minister Tombovelo Tsitohery, Deputy Prime Minister Louis Poullain and Foreign Minister Gabriel Chastain announced Noumonde has begun the process of applying for assistance from Kazulia's Bortnem-Pomerleau Initiative.

They are hoping in particular to receive funding for the International Noumonde Fund for Land Redistribution and for building up the education system, health system and infrastructure, particularly in the less developed, Malgy (OOC: Madagascan) dominated eastern section of the country. They are also requesting specialist advisers and trainers to assist the army, police force and judiciary, particularly with issues related to civil rights and racial equality.
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Sun Sep 09, 2018 11:53 pm

April 4452

Noumonde condemns Zardic attack on Cobura

The government of Noumonde has issue a strong statement "unreservedly condemning" Zardugal's military incursion into Cobura.

However, the Canrillaise (OOC: French) wing of Noumonde's power-sharing government is openly nervous that the conflict will encourage a rise in pan-Esinsinduism (OOC: pan-Africanism), which they have always perceived as a potentially dangerous threat to the position of the Canrillaise in Noumonde.

Across the Malgy (OOC: Madagascan) community there is red hot fury at what Zardugal is doing, particularly against the reported ethnic cleansing of Zardugal's Mallans (OOC: Ethiopians).

Around 300 Malgy volunteers are believed to have attempted to make the journey to western Majatra in order to offer their services to the Mallans and the Coburan army. Prime Minister Tombovelo Tsitohery and other Malgy political leaders have attempted to discourage this, due to the dangers involved, but young Malgy men - in particular - seem to be keen to sign up for the cause.

OOC: Zardugal, please feel free to capture or kill some Malgy volunteers, might make things a bit interesting :).
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Re: Noumonde News Service

Postby Aquinas » Mon Sep 10, 2018 12:46 am

April 4452

Verninac scandal damages confidence in land redistribution scheme

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Lady Murielle Verninac

Parliament's Public Accounts Committee has uncovered that one of Noumonde's richest women, Lady Murielle Verninac, was paid over three times the market value for selling her vast landholdings in central Noumonde to the Noumonde Land Redistribution Commission.

To make matters more embarrassing both for the government and the Commission, Verninac has now relocated to Lourenne and taken all of her financial assets with her. She is understood to have purchased a number of luxury mansions there, all with massive gardens.

Verninac is a god-daughter of King Norbert and a former lady-in-waiting to Queen Claudine. She was a popular and well-known figure in Noumonde's elite social circuits. However, the money she has made from the sale of her land, combined with her decision to take all of her investments out of Noumonde, has set critical tongues wagging even amongst Canrillaise high society.

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Tatiana Verninac: future Queen of Lourenne?

According to some sources, she is moving to Lourenne as part of a husband-hunting project for her daughter, Tatiania. She is said to be disillusioned with the men on the Noumonde marriage market at the moment, feeling they lack the combination of personal qualities, good breeding and material wealth that she desires. Some say she is hoping to launch Tatiana in the direction of King Herbert, the most eligible bachelor in the Canrillaise world right now. It is also rumoured that she is depressed with widowhood and is searching for suitable partner for herself as well.

Prime Minister Tombovelo Tsitohery is said to be furious at this incident, especially as it undermines his campaign to persuade the international community to pour funds in the land redistribution project. A number of Alliance MPs are calling for the resignation of the Commission's entire board.
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