In St. Petersburg (the nations second-largest city) rebels took control, men and women from across the nation flooding in their thousands to donate or join the fight against their oppressors in the city, which prompted The Council to cut off all water, gas and electricity lines going into the city, as well as burning its industry, bridges and farmland, reducing the city to an urban hell. Thousands died, and many more when the S.D deported whole communities to concentration camps. Konstantine launched an invasion, and, after devastating the country’s massive navy, launched a sea-to-land attack, succeeding in capturing key towns and cities and destroying 87% of Alexanda’s tank divisions.
Facing invasion and occupation, General Wilfred Mutt (a senior military commander) launched a coup in the capital, ceasing control of key landmarks and buildings and placing The Council under house arrest in Winter Palace, where they currently remain. Last night, however, the Gal (Alexanda’s currency) collapsed, and now stands at 1 gal = 600 thousand U.S.D, when previously it was 1 gal = 1.5 N.S.D.
Small business owner and shopkeeper Arthur Stevens said; ‘It is horrible! My shop has been looted two times, and I’ve had to close it down! My wife had her arm broken by the thugs when she tried to keep them away from the tinned fruit!’
The collapse of the governmental system has also led to the rise of extreme groups, such as the Alexandan National Corpse, made up of former rebels and led by ex-A.O.O senior Johnny Cuff, who announced; ‘We want to eradicate The Council, and build a strong, nationalistic government built to last! We must remove all thoughts of the old regime, and everything they stand for!’
Johnny Cuff, Head of the A.N.C:
However, groups such as Conservative Capitalist Alexandans would like to return Alexanda to its former state, only on a milder level, by forcing the Queen to abdicate and crowning one of her relatives, and installing an elected group of officials to make a democratic Council- ‘We must divide E-Burg, yes, but we must do it mildly and slowly, and sell it piece-by-piece to smaller companies. We need democracy, but we also need a monarchy to keep the nation united.’
James Haig, Head of the C.C.A
Few, however, want the emergency Military Administration to remain in charge, due to the fact it has been dubbed ineffective by experts: No issues have been tackled since General Mutt took charge, and Alexanda is still dubbed a ‘Corporate Police State’ as a result. Similarly, the 2 million political prisoners in forced labour facilities and concentration camps have been told they are free, but have not been released due to the state the country is in; food and medical supplies have been rushed in, but people are still dying.
As new, extremist groups take to the streets, and the radicalisation of the middle class begins, many fear that Alexanda will never again return to its former glory.
Over the last few months/weeks, the economy has fallen so rapidly, the Emergency Government has ordered the printing of billions of Gals: