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Vinalia inaugurates new capital on 27th Anniversary of Reunification
Firework display from the Bin River
It was a highly anticipated day since 1993: the day Vinalians could congregate in a single city. “A testament to peace,” stated Vinalian President Ersnt Rupold alongside Minister-President Omelyan Pavlov to a crowd of foreign heads of states, diplomats, veterans, and government representatives.
Vinalinsk is a 15-year-old construction project and a 27-year project. “A vision for a new Vinalia,” stated Gary Druzus, former Minister-President and President of Vinalia in 1993, when the project began. For him and others, Vinalinsk is an older dream, one from the days of the early 1940s, from Chac Sulai’s 1943 novel “51 Birds,” which spoke of a city for Vinalians free of the clutches of the ideological struggle between the two nations — a city of peace.
Activities began early on the 25th, when Omelyan Pavlov left the Blue House in Orlavo, which had been the seat of the Minister-President of Vinalia since 1993 and of North Vinalia since 1933. The House will be turned into a museum by the end of the year. Pavlov arrived in Vinalinsk alongside President Ersnt Rupold, who had left the House of Lina, in Velkarichka, which had served as the seat of the Colonial Governor of Vinalia from 1721 until 1863, when it served as the seat of the Governor of the Province of Vinalia until 1933, when it served as the residence of South Vinalian Presidents until 1993, when it sat the Vinalian President. The House of Lina is to be turned into a museum as well.
Both heads of government and state arrived in Unity International Airport in Vinalinsk at 10 a.m., opened just one month ago, where they traveled to the new Parliament building, where the proceedings of the day would take part. At 12 p.m., international delegations along with heads of state began to arrive at the event. Among the heads of state present were President Viktor Martynenko from Chistovodia, President Valentina Goga from Narozalica, and President Arthur Quinn from Halland, along with delegations from multiple countries in the Asterias, Coius, and Euclea.
At 2 p.m., the yearly official parade, which was exchanged between Orlavo and Velkarichka on a yearly basis to celebrate reunification, was held on Memorial Avenue. The parade lasted three hours and showcased members of the Vinalinsk fire brigade, police department, medical personnel from nearby hospitals, and construction workers who had worked in the city. The parade was headed by Vinalinsk Mayor Iryna Yavkina, waving the flag of the city while flanked by Orlavo Mayor Tsvetnova Ajac and Velkarichka Mayor Deyan Borisov, each waving their cities’ flags. Behind them marched members of the Vinalian Army, including a 50-man section of former Vinalian peacekeepers deployed throughout the world. Behind them were groups of five to 25 people from all of the Federal Districts and Provinces. Orlavo’s and Velkarichka’s People’s Guards marched alongside each other. At last was a 25-man section of the Vinalinsk People’s Guard, each unit carrying the flag of its state. Overhead, three aircraft left colored trails of the Vinalian flag, with a helicopter moving to the center of the trail finalizing the flag before flying off.
As the parade died down, both the President and Minister-President took to the stage alongside the three Mayors. Ernst and Omelyan spoke briefly but mentioned the importance of the event and the impact such a sight made on all Vinalians. They praised the Vinalian people for their resilience and devotion to improving themselves; “moving together to a brighter future as one,” remarked Omelyan Pavlov. As the speeches concluded, both men made their way to a table, the renowned table where the Treaty of Vinalian Reunification had been signed. Julia Narlow, former President and Minister-President of Vinalia, who had restored democracy to South Vinalia, handed Ernst Rupold a bill. Zlatan Druzus, son of the late Gary Druzus, handed the same bill to Omelyan. The bill made a change to the constitution, which officially designated Vinalinsk as capital of Vinalia, as both men signed the document and presented it to cameras. Feeds from Orlavo and Velkarichka showed the lowering of the flag of Vinalia, to be replaced with the flag of Vinalinsk, in the now-former Parliament, Supreme Court, and the House of Lina. The capital change had been performed.
Fireworks exploded throughout the nation in celebration of the historic day. Crowds moved to view the celebrations in the Bin River, including plays and other events in floating stages in the river. This show continued late into the night, as foreign dignitaries and representatives made their way into various other activities, including a banquet held by the government in the Museum for Peace in the city. The event was largely ceremonial, as all government institutions and essential services had completed their move to the new capital months prior, with the Ministry of Defence being the last to perform the large-scale move into its new offices. Vinalinskians, who can now officially claim the title of being from the capital, will return to their normal daily activities with the pleasure of witnessing the largest achievement of a nation with such a tumultuous history.
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