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by **Toluca-** » Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:12 pm

Government Dispatch

October 24, 2005

Economic Liberalisation Bill (2005)

As of this day, October 22nd 2005, the Upper Committee of the Niagara Union has signed into law the 'Economic Liberalisation Bill (2005)'. The bill, proposed by President of the Union, Ernest Hutchinson, was voted into practice in a vote of 13 - 7.

Contents
- Introduction
- Revised taxation
- Federal borrowing rate

Introduction
The economic liberalisation of the Union brought many boons, such as the expansion of the Niagaran financial system, increased productivity in the oil and arms industries (among others), plentiful investment both domestically and internationally and greater innovation for almost all industries. This bill seeks to strengthen and grow Niagara's new free market and make the national more appealing for investment and strong economically.

Revised Taxation
Citizen taxes
In the past, Niagara has had a comparatively high income tax, with citizens needing to hand over much of their income. With the Economic Liberalisation Bill, income tax will be brought down considerably, even further down from the Taxation Regulation Act (2002). The tax brackets are as follows:

Single-person tax rate:
$0 - $8,000 - 10%
$8001 - $32,550 - 15%
$32,551 - $78,850 - 25%
$78,851 - $164,550 - 30%
$164,551 - $357,700 - 33%
$357,000+ - 35%

Tax rates for married couples, widows and other groups have also been lowered to all for more monetary freedom for the people of the Union. Inheritance tax has also been brought down considerably.

Corporate tax
Corporate tax, for all companies within the Union, has been brought down to a base rate of 25%, a major slashing from previous years. However, in addition to this, a number of considerable tax cuts are offered to companies of various industries or who perform particular services. Notable industries receiving tax cuts are tech, IT, automobile, high-end manufacturing, banking and law. The purpose of these cuts is to make the Union one of the best places in the world to conduct business.

Federal borrowing rate
The Central Bank of the Union will be lowering the federal borrowing rate to 2.5%.

Ernest Hutchinson
President of the Union

by **Woerden-** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:39 am

Boudewijn II takes the throne
October 26, 2005

The Capital of Veurink was coloured brightly today, with the ascending of Boudewijn II van Draaijom-Mengyao to the throne of Woerden. Following King Luuk's abdication earlier this year due to his old age, Boudewijn is set to be Woerden's fourteenth monarch.

King Boudewijn II van Draijom-Mengyao, 2005

In his royal address, King Boudewijn II explains,
"Under my rule, I hope to expand economic and cultural relations with countries of the world, particularly Canton, Japan and Santa Rosa. It is within these nations best interests to improve a mutual relation with Woerden. Additionally, my reign will ensure the security of the entire South Pacific."

Later in this address, King Boudewijn spoke about the Woerdener economy:
"Woerden is a burgeoning major economy. My administration will capitalise on the nation's unique economic position and benefit every Woerdener."

by **Makassara** » Sun Jun 28, 2020 4:18 am

Royal Makassaran News Service
October 26, 2005
Makassara to Unite With Sudirman

Today, behind the closed doors of the Sultan's Palace Sultan Mohammad IV and King Siswondo Sudirman signed a revolutionary treaty uniting our two nations under one banner. The Sultanate of Makassara and the Sudirman Sultanate will still exist as two entities under the broader entity of the United Sultanates of Kayanesia. The United Sultanate will be ruled by the High Sultan, a man who has yet to be chosen. In the meantime Mohammad IV of Makassar will rule as regent. The name of Kayanesia was selected by the two monarchs as it means "Rich-Islands" a fitting name for what Sultan Mohammad IV called the "future regional power of maritime South East Asia." In order to produce a smooth and effective transition a multinational taskforce dubbed the Kayanesian Integration and Development Task Force (KIDTF) has been established. The KIDTF will be made up of economists, politicians, government officials, military officers and more. Their job will be to aid in the creation of anything needed to establish a secure and stable Kayanesian government. Within the Sultanate of Makassara, crown prince Abdullah X will be taking the throne as Sultan while his father rules over Kayanesia.

Sultan Mohammad IV and King Siswondo Sudirman immediately following the announcement

Amirah Karamoy
Reporter, RMNS

by **Yustrait** » Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:00 pm

November 8, 2005

Goodbye, Employee No. 1: Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Governance Council, LLP Restores the Republic of Japan, Supreme Court Rules to Break Up Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc., Tokyo Metropolitan Police & PSIA Launch Investigation, Shinra & Subsidiaries CEO Tsuge Utamara Among Arrested

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Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Governance Council, LLP CEO Tominaga Yoshinori informed Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Bloomberg and the Shenzhen Insider that, following six hours of deliberation, the paramount gubernatorial body issued Directive No. 27/2005, which delegates all gubernatorial and administrative duties to the Republic of Japan on a trias politica basis, whose existence is mandated by the Constitution of Japan, which Directive No. 27/2005 also restored. This means that the Republic of Japan has been effectively restored and that all of its pre-war, post-ATS branches and institutions now have full authority over the entire Japanese isles. This is the first time such a close affiliate of Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. took such radical steps towards statehood. This also means that the Supreme Court of Japan no longer faces any legal boundaries with regards to its case on Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc., brought forward by Tominaga Yoshinori himself. Mr. Yoshinori said that he will take over as the Japanese Prime Minister until January, 2007, when the second Japanese legislative elections will take place and a new government will be appointed by the National Diet. Mr. Yoshinori further stated that the new Japan will serve as a bastion of human rights, peace, prosperity and is ever the more consolidated in its stance against giant, multinational corporations with political influence. Furthermore, the Republic of Japan will take measures to restore the relationships ruined by Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. between the years 1999 and 2005.

Niro Shimada, the incumbent Chief Justice of Japan, told Nihon Keizai Shimbun and the Shenzhen Insider that following over eight hours of deliberation, the Supreme Court found Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. guilty of over a dozen antitrust violations and ruled to separate the company into 500 independent, privately-owned companies. Per the ruling, all variable interest entities (VIEs) controlled by Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. are to be disbanded, and their assets will be transferred to the appropriate government ministry. One notable example is Shinra Defense Services, LLC (which already went through a mutiny recently, losing eighty thousand excellent servicemen and six submarines), which, up until now, controlled the Zaibatsu Security Forces, Zaibatsu Corporate Navy and Zaibatsu Corporate Air Fleet. The company will be disbanded and its assets will be seized by the Ministry of Defense and transferred to the newly formed Armed Forces of the Republic of Japan, which will in turn be divided into three segments: the Ground Forces of the Republic of Japan, the Navy of the Republic of Japan and the Japanese Air Force. Furthermore, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will oversee the formation of the Shinra Oversight and Auditing Committee, a body tasked with supervising the hundreds of shell companies affiliated with Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. and ensuring that the 500 new companies adhere to the Japanese code and engage in ethical business practices. The Ministry of Finance will oversee the sale of the new companies to domestic and foreign investors. Shinra Pacific Holdings, Inc. - the HK$200 billion investment and commercial bank - will soon undergo a direct listing primarily targeted at European institutional investors and state-owned enterprises. However, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., a private corporation that serves as a North American self-regulation organization, will be sold to InvesCo., Inc. for HK$1,500, a reputable investment management firm headquartered and incorporated in the Niagara Union.

As part of the abolition of the monopoly that Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. held on power and the privates sector, de-cartelization and the program of transparency and accountability adopted by Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Governance Council, LLP CEO Tominaga Yoshinori, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Hiroshima Metropolitan Police Department and Public Security Intelligence Agency have formed a joint task force in charge of investigating and prosecuting former Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. employees, operatives and affiliates. The General Affairs Department of the Public Security Intelligence Agency informed Nihon Keizai Shimbun that, so far, twenty seven arrests have been made and several dozen more investigations are pending. The joint task force has already managed to apprehend former Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. CEO Tsuge Utamara, who was caught attempting to escape via a boat to Istria. Mr. Utamara, according to the PSIA Director-General, has been charged with several instances of accounting fraud, stock manipulation, insider trading, insider trading, sedition, conspiracy to commit murder, manslaughter and "dozens upon dozens" of war crimes and international law violations. Edward A. Thain and Togoshi Aki, however, who served as the CEO of Shinra Defense Services, LLC and Chairman of Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. respectively, currently do not face any charges, as they have signed deferred prosecution agreements. René Vaughan, CEO of Shinra Pacific Holdings, Inc., has also agreed to cooperate in several investigations and faces either a DPA or a plea bargain.

by **Yustrait** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:02 am

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November 25, 2005

Bank of Japan Holds Emergency Meeting, to Cut MRO Rate to 3.25% Amidst Dismal Outlook, Launch 'Quantitative Easing'

The Bank of Japan held an emergency meeting yesterday, citing the recession that Japan is going through and the economic and market fallout that the breakup of Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. has left behind. The meeting was dominated by Toshihiko Fukui, the Governor of the Bank of Japan, Tominaga Yoshinori, the Japanese Prime Minister and René Vaughan, who has managed to retain his position as the CEO of Shinra Pacific Holdings, Inc., the Japanese bank that has remain largely untouched in spite of the ruling of the Supreme Court and the activities of the joint PSIA-TMPD-HMPD task force.

Shinra & Subsidiaries, Inc. is - or, rather, was - a bedrock. Its dissolution aggravated the post-war recession, and resulted in a worrying market correction. A lot of capital fled the country, with foreign and even domestic investors fearing further nationalization and enforcement of antitrust laws. Japanese banks have already started reporting problems with liquidity and their ability to lend. Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui informed Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Shenzhen Insider and Bloomberg that the central bank has established that it will cut the main refinancing operations (MRO) rate by three quarter points, from 4% to 3.25%.

However, Mr. Fukui also told the press that the Bank of Japan will be incorporating an experimental measure in its monetary policy - 'quantitative easing', a term coined by economist Dr. Richard Werner, a policy whereby a central bank purchases bonds and other securities from commercial banks and other financial institutions, thereby increasing their lending capacity and the overall money supply - in theory. Mr. Fukui said that the Bank of Japan will launch over HK$2.098 trillion in quantitative easing. Unsurprisingly, the main recipient of this capital injection will be Shinra Pacific Holdings, Inc.

Critics of the measure have posited that Japanese commercial banks and financial institutions will use the capital to shore up balance sheets and buffer toxic assets through various means, and that therefore not a lot of that money will actually be lent, when the point of the measure is to increase inflation by increasing consumer spending and business investment. Other critics suggest that moral hazard is a key issue in the financial services sector and that recovery from a recession should be entirely natural and should not involve any government intervention.

Japanese Prime Minister Tominaga Yoshinori has admitted to the press that the measure might cause excessive inflation - hyperinflation, in the worst case scenario. Mr. Yoshinori said that in the event that this does occur, the National Diet has already prepared a bill that would increase corporate income tax and value added tax, which would limit business investment and curb consumer spending. The excess government revenues will be used to service the sovereign debt of the Republic of Japan and other short-term domestic and foreign liabilities.

When pressed about the possibility of cutting other rates, Governor of the Bank of Japan Toshihiko Fukui said that both the deposit facility rate and lending facility rate will remain unchanged for now. One Bloomberg journalist asked Mr. Fukui if the Bank of Japan is at least considering purchasing stocks either directly or through exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles to alleviate the bear market, to which Mr. Fukui said that "We [the Bank of Japan] are not even thinking about thinking about expanding our open market operations to equities."

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by **Noorizadeh** » Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:29 am

President Nazari's Economic Reforms

November 24th, 2005

Nazari giving his Announcement.

It often seems that, through our own mistakes or not, we can not achieve everything we want. That the decisions we have made in our past will continue to haunt us, decades into the future. But we are the Helmandi people. Be we Indian or Pashto, Persian or Armenian, we have stood for years of Apsian political turmoil, from the fall of the madman Shicai, to the leadership of the General Shiqi.
Thus, I humbly submit myself to you, the people of this nation I so love, as a tool. My presidency will be a transitionary period, to move from the gloom of our previous administration, to a bright and starry future. I shall stay in office at your behest, with the aim of doing everything in my power to unite this fractured nation. Bring us for worst, for every fight we engage in only makes us stronger.

by **Woerden-** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:27 pm

2006 Woerden Government Election
December 11, 2005

The 2006 federal election of Woerden is being held on the 5th of July. The population will be making a decision between the Arbeiderspartij (Labour), Liberale-democratischepartij (Liberal) or Conservatieve partij (Conservative). Currently in power is Choi Siwon, from the Labour party. The Labour party, undefeated in the past two elections is going up against the Liberal Democratic Party (last in office in 1988) and the Conservative Party (last in office in 1982).

The Labour Party (Arbeiderspartij, 民工党)

The Labour Party was founded in 1947 in Staddorp (Townsville) following a slew of anti-worker laws passed in Parliament. Founded by Xiao Liu, the party initially, and still, has a predominantly Chinese membership. Currently, the party is led by Choi Siwon (age 52) and has held a majority in the lower house since 1994. The Labour Party mainly pushes for creating and maintaining a welfare state, pushing for expanded universal healthcare, mandatory state-funded schooling and a carbon tax. Radicals in the party support universal basic income.

Choi Siwon, Leader of the Labour Party, 2005

The Liberal Democratic Party (Liberale-democratischepartij, 自由民主党)

The Liberal Democrat party was founded in 1956 by ex-Labour member Rogier Vondeij. Vondeij was disgruntled at the status of the party and split off with the more right wing elements of the party to found the Liberal Democrat Party. Primarily, the libdems are striving to bring down tax rates and incentivise the free market in Woerden. The current leader is Sofietje Luchtmeijer. The LPD has a much more diverse membership than the Labour and Conservative parties, but mainly consists of younger Dutch citizens.

Sofietje Luchtmeijer, Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, 2005

The Conservative Party (conservatieve partij, 保守党)

Originally known as the King's Party, the Conservative Party was founded in 1880 by a number of Loyalists. After reforming during WWI into the Conservative Party, the party's general principles have remained the same. Almost jingoistic militarism, social traditionalisms and strong executive power. Economically, they bare many of the same attributes as the Libdems, but are more willing to engage in protectionism. The Conservative Party is almost entirely made up of Dutch membership.

John Ma, Leader of the Conservative Party, 2005

by **Bisingen** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 12:56 pm

December 19, 2005

Bisingen Reuinifies to Celebrations and Difficulties

Many Bisingeners have taken to celebrating the reunification of the country under a single government with some calls to make the day a national holiday. Well-known left-wing music group the "Erich Raddatz Ensemble" even wrote a song titled Wiedervereinigung Regenbogen in observance of the situation. As happy as the nation is, though, many obstacles still lie ahead now that legal reunification has finished. City governments were quickly realized to be an area of issue, as it was unclear according to the agreement on how they should be handled. The problem was, luckily, quickly resolved with help from His Highness, and city governments were determined to be allowed to remain in two separate forms, divided between north and south. This was due to there being no real reason why city governments need to be standardized nationwide. The concept of states also had to be reworked since state governments had been abolished by the north but remained in the south. The resolution decided upon—again by His Highness—was for the north to reinstate the system of states, but in an altered form that abolished control by royal and noble influences. These two decisions have established a precedent that indicates that unification will happen primarily on the national level and that, in some ways, two societies will continue to exist under a single state for the time being. A problem of a slightly different nature that has arisen is the navy of Bisingen. As is currently the situation, there are effectively two navies in Bisingen both laying claim to the same ships. These are the Royal Navy of Bisingen and the Pavlovski-trained German Workers' Army Naval Department. With a solution still yet to be found, further questions regarding how the country's two militaries, once enemies and now unified under the same government, will operate going forward. The King has suggested that the German Workers' Army and German Workers' Army Naval Department simply be merged in the Royal Army and Royal Navy respectively, but he has faced resistance by both conservatives and German-socialists alike, with his fellow DSABP Presidium members being especially critical of the suggestion. While a solution has yet to be found, it is expected that one will eventually found going forward, as will be the case with the many other difficulties of reunification.

by **Bisingen** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 11:37 am

January 14, 2006

Mysterious Killings of Politicians Prompt Widespread Speculation and Investigations

Dozens of figureheads and leaders of the Conservative Party, National Progressive Party, and Free-Commerce Party have been found dead throughout yesterday evening and this morning with more continuing to be discovered. These deaths very clearly indicate murder according to early autopsy reports, and in some cases, murder is clearly indicated by the scene of the crime. Such was the case of progressive politician Christian Zawadzki whose body was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs in his house, riddled with fourteen bullet holes. While two of those found dead were members of the DSABP, the leadership has been untouched by the wave of killings. Presidium Chairman Georg Feuerstein has commented on the apparent killings calling them "cruel and barbaric" and has offered his condolences to the families affected. The DSABP has already offered to use its private police agency, the National Security Bureau, to investigate the crimes and has dismissed police investigations as taking too long and being too bogged by bureaucratic processes. The most unexplained and mysterious case of them all is of Kurt Metzger, leader of the conservative party and the government coalition in the Volksrat, who has inexplicably disappeared and has yet to be found dead or alive. While the search has intensified for Metzger, police and private investigators have admitted that they have few leads and that Metzger appears to have suddenly vanished from the face of the Earth. Aside from the immediate tragedy of the murders, a major political problem now presents itself with three major political parties now all but leaderless. Being still intact, the leadership of the DSABP has stepped up to provide guidance to the nation, and even to help parties which have been opposed to the DSABP. The party has made clear that the most important thing currently is to ensure the stability of the country in the face of these killings and not let whoever the perpetrators cause a disturbance. In the words of Presidium Deputy Chairman Edgar Stahl, the party will strive to ensure that the nation will emerge stronger from this tragedy, not weaker.

by **Yustrait** » Tue Jul 07, 2020 1:29 pm

February 5th, 2006

Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG to Become a Subsidiary of Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG in a LDM 60.5 Billion Deal, Launches Two New Funds

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Multi-national, Landersvich-domiciled financial conglomerate and bulge bracket Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG issued an official statement today, revealing to the press that it has held talks with the Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG executive management team yesterday and that the firm has agreed to sell 11% of its outstanding shares to HLR AG for LDM 60.5 billion, as part of an all-cash deal. The Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG is an investment management firm incorporated in Germany-Bisingen and headquartered in Frankfurt, known for the dozens of private equity and real estate funds that it offers. The firm was already unofficially considered a subsidiary of Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG which held a 40% stake in the firm since 1994 and has been the sole general partner since. According to HLR AG Head of Public Relations Hannes Semmerling, the bank's 51% stake in the Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG, currently valued at LDM 280.5 billion, serves as a symbol of the firm's accession into HLR AG's vast network of subsidiaries, thereby allowing the bank to set a proper foothold in private equity and real estate, sectors to which HLR AG hasn't paid much attention outside of Africa up until now. Several reports prepared by analysts have indicated that the acquisition has allowed for the Landersvichian Imperial Family, a long-time partner of Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG, to hold a stake in the German-Bisingener private sector in spite of government anti-capitalist sentiment. The Imperial Ministry for Royal Affairs has refused to issue a statement regarding the matter.

The Wiener Zeitung and Shenzhen Insider personally reached out to Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer Chief Executive Officer Thomas Leitner, who has served as the right-hand man of the widely revered Otto Handel since 1995, as part of an inquiry into the future of the Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG. Herr Leitner informed the press that the Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG will serve as a vehicle that HLR AG will employ to establish its presence across the European continent, and that therefore it must expand beyond private equity and real estate investments. Herr Leitner revealed that the Weinburg-Sveen Trust AG will oversee the inception of its first two highly sophisticated and specialized, open-ended, actively-managed equity-only, long-only investment vehicles. One such fund, the Weinburg-Sveen Leoben-Seiersberg Fund KG (to be marketed as "the Leoben-Seiersberg Fund") will be a hedge fund with a mandate to generate long-term investment "alpha" through aggressive public and private equity allocations made across companies operating in the German-Bisingener manufacturing sector - including arms and munitions -, thus simultaneously generators excess, market-neutral returns for investors and helping Germany-Bisingen with rebuilding its economy following the brief, but destructive, civil war. Walter Goldstein, CIO and Head of Hedge Fund Investment Management at HLR AG, will serve as the fund's chief investment officer.

HLR AG Chief Investment Officer and Head of Hedge Fund Investment Management Walter Goldstein, who, as mentioned earlier, will also be running the Weinburg-Sveen Leoben-Seiersberg Fund KG, issued a press release earlier this morning, revealing that the Weinburg-Sveen Mercantour Fund KG (to be marketed as "the Mercantour Fund") is another fund whose inception will soon be overseen by the Weinburg-Sveen Trust KG. This particular investment vehicle will serve as an activist hedge fund that will operate in the French Federation. With a mandate that will arm it with the right to sell stocks short, employ equity derivatives and use other non-equity financial instruments and invest in unconventional, alternative asset classes, this fund will have all that it needs to make a positive impact on the private sector of France from an ethical, stakeholder-oriented standpoint. The Mercantour Fund, named after the Mercantour National Park, will primarily focus on providing companies operating in the emerging renewable, “green” energy sector with sufficient investment capital and working with companies operating in sectors that have been subject to consistent criticism regarding their impact on public health, communities and the environment, such as oil and gas, alcohol, tobacco, abortifacients or pornography to make a lasting, positive change. Herr Goldstein revealed that both the Mercantour Fund and the Leoben-Seiersberg Fund will adhere to very strict compliance and ethical standards, given their experimental nature, and that he reckons that the funds will raise up to LDM 20 billion in capital within the first two months of their inception, after which they are predicted to fully commence operations. Notable investors include Christine Schlim, HLR AG itself and several HLR AG insiders, such as Honorary & Acting Chairman Otto Handel, CEO Thomas Leitner and CIO & Head of Hedge Fund Investment Management Walter Goldstein.

by **Greater Toluca** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 6:51 pm

February 17, 2006

United States of Toluca is Born

President Xavier Navorro and the national assembly have drafted the permanent Constitution of Toluca and reformed the government Accordingly. The new government is to be a Democratic Republic using a three party system made up of the Conservative, Centrist, and Progressive Parties. Toluca will retain the position of president as the highest office but will be adding the position of vice president which will always be appointed by the party with the least seats in the senate. the rest of the president cabinet will be selected by the president at his or her discretion.

Many checks and balances are also implemented to check the president authority to prevent abuses of power which had been rampant since Tolucas independence.
Each Provence of Toluca will become a State with its own senate, Constitution, and Governor each able to add to the Federal Governments laws and constitution but not take away from it. the exception being that each state must follow federal guidelines for elections and political parties.

As the first part of these changes one of which is opening the markets and abolishing the communist market system the nations state owned companies will be sold off. All properties will be sold off to Tolucan Citizens first then to companies possessing a Business License Exception issued by the provisional government. The nations natural resources and land will still belong to the government and companies wishing to export them or operate on them will have to pay a tax. Tax exemptions from deals with the Provisional Government will remain until they expire.

by **Toluca-** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 8:56 pm

February 18th, 2006

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Department of Education rolls out new curriculum
The Union's structure, values and goals have changed dramatically in the past five years. As Niagara has moved from a communist, planned, isolationist economy to a capitalist, free-market one, the general mood and ethos of the nation has changed dramatically. Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, Phoebe Tate, remarked that "Niagara has become an enterprising nation where its citizens are working towards self-improvement and financial gain, not simply to meet a quota. Niagarans are inspired to innovate, create and work under the free market."

In light of Niagara's transformation, the Department of Education has officially re-outlined curriculum for schools, primary, intermediate and secondary, as to what is required to teach. Notable changes include the removal of "Communist History" from the Humanities program, mandatory economics classes up until 10th Grade, offering of a "Politics" class, revised Geography program, among others. In addition to this, the entire series of government required textbooks has been rewritten.

President Hutchinson announces Pacific Protocol
The President of the Union, Ernest Hutchinson, hosted a press conference earlier today discussing the 'Pacific Protocol', a new foreign policy initiative which will dictate the approach the Union takes in Pacific affairs. As well as increasing military patrols in the Pacific, and expanding political, economic and military capabilities, the Protocol will include using the Union's hard power to guide and stabilise the region. President Hutchinson made specific mention of the various Pacific islands.
These islands are numerous with beautiful sights and excellent cultures. It is in the best interests of these nations and the Union for Niagara to culturally and economically enrich these regions, as well as protect them with our might.

It would seem the Union will be reaching out the other nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

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by **Woerden-** » Wed Jul 08, 2020 10:19 pm

Improved Agricultural Technologies Development Scheme
February 18th, 2006

With the recent tax cut acts being released from the Woerdener government, GeavanTech and other technology companies have committed to developing better technologies for farmers to increase production quality and efficiency. They believe that with the help of these new and improved technologies, the industry will increase in profit by a minimum of 22%. Furthermore, the government will be offering free TEV (Technisch en Vervolgonderwijs or 'Technical and Further Education' in English') courses for those farmers wishing to learn how to use this technology.

by **Yustrait** » Thu Jul 09, 2020 9:06 am

February 23, 2006

HLR Canton Co., Ltd. CEO Ho Seng Leung Announces Candidacy for Seunghoi Chairman, HLR Canton Co., Ltd. Reveals Development Strategy for Hoi Haau

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The Cantonese Confederacy is a political anomaly - a regular independence movement that transformed into a state founded on principle, rather than nationality, ruled by bastions of personal liberty, property rights and the free market, much to the frustration of petulant socialists worldwide and the amusement of more sensible, pragmatic Landersvichian businessmen and at least marginally competent and educated economists. While publications with unfortunate and pathetic left-wing - even Communist- inclinations, biases and prejudices have labeled the inimitable political entity as an exploitative, inequitable, anarcho-capitalist society, my God, this could not be further from the truth. The very nature of the free market - even if it is present in a dictatorship, which the Cantonese Confederacy most certainly is not - is that the individual owns his mind, his body and is entitled to fruits of his own labor. The individual can choose to benefit communities and the less fortunate, on the basis of voluntary charity, as he chooses, not the coercion of the state which would almost definitely misallocate his property and resources anyway. Regardless, society stands to benefit irrespective of whether or not the entrepreneur chooses to be altruistic, as the only way to fulfil one's greed is to engage in the voluntary exchange of goods and services, facilitated by money. The left also seems to ignore the fact that the Cantonese Confederacy has a government chosen by the people that does properly regulate the private sector to prevent exploitation, coercion, fraud and unethical workarounds.

Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG - quite possibly the embodiment of the extent to which the state can and should facilitate the entrepreneurship of the people that it has been called on to protect and serve - commenced operations in the Cantonese Confederacy through HLR Canton Co., Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of the conglomerate that obtained a business license and banking charter, two months ago. The firm has also overseen the foundation of the Guangzhou Landersvichian Economics Institute, a not-for-profit organisation tasked with teaching and promoting the Landersvichian School of economics, a rationalist framework of analysis that rejects the application of complex mathematical models in economics, elevates the individual and the entrepreneur over the state, regards the market as a highly complex and sophisticated social institution that cannot be domineered by a single person or a group of people and takes the field of economics for what it is - a social science, not an application of mathematics. This worldview is what we, Landersvichians have in common with the upper echelons of the Cantonese Confederacy. With this, and our commitment to our allies and partners, in mind, HLR Canton Co., Ltd. CEO Ho Seng Leung announced yesterday that he will be running for the position of Chairman of the Seunghoi (or Shanghai, as it is known to most, in Mandarin) Autonomous Zone. The company has already set aside LDM 1 billion for Mr. Leung's campaign. The emerging Guangzhou-born financier has published a comprehensive manifesto that reveals an agenda based on extremely low taxation, minimal government spending, attracting domestic and foreign investment, integration into the global financial system and - perhaps, the most important item - the formation of an independent stock exchange that allow for the Cantonese Confederacy to develop and enjoy its own financial system. The formation and development Shanghai Stock Exchange will likely involve capital gains tax incentives, an attractive order suite and low fees and extensive, cheap underwriting services - offered by HLR Canton Co., Ltd., of course.

Another important milestone in the mutually-beneficial partnership undertaken by the Empire of Landersvich and the Cantonese Confederacy is what the Shenzhen Insider has labelled as the "Hoi Haau Arrangement": the renewable, 35-year lease of the Hoi Haau (Haikou in Mandarin) Municipality of Hoinaam Island to the Empire of Landersvich. This has given Landersvich a 2,280km^2 area to develop and administer with full discretion of all affairs regarding the municipality, with the exception of defence and foreign policy. Left-wing newspapers have called this the "Hainan Concession" and have described it as a mere form of subjugation and neocolonialism. The problem with this blatantly fallacious and slanderous hypothesis is that it is based on the false assumption that force or coercion of any kind was used at any time during the negotiations. HLR Canton Co., Ltd. COO Michael Lee issued a press release earlier this afternoon, revealing an extensive development strategy for the Hoi Haau Municipality. The agenda involves the construction of over four hundred 216-metre tall steel and glass high-rise residential, commercial and office buildings, including malls, theatres, universities, schools and libraries all over Guoxing Avenue of Haai Hou. LDM 20 billion will be pooled directly from Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG and another LDM 20 billion has been granted to HLR Canton Co., Ltd. by the Imperial Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. According to several people familiar with the matter, a LDM 148 million expansion of the Hoi Haau Meilan International Airport is being contemplated. However, the most attractive and controversial policy introduced by HLR Canton Co., Ltd. COO Michael Lee is a flat 2.5% rate of taxation that entails both individuals and corporations, no goods and services or value-added taxes of any kind, a complete exemption from taxes for HLR Canton Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries and designated close associates and no capital gains tax. Companies that specialize in IT, "Fintech", biotechnology, satellite transmission or internet services are offered a corporate income tax rate of 1%. According to Mr. Lee, it is expected that the entire development strategy will be executed within three to five years, and may or may not undergo changes in the foreseeable future. The initiative proposed by HLR Canton Co., Ltd. shows a superb understanding of how markets function and the role of the government in society and the economy and - most importantly - the knowledge problem highlighted by the widely revered F.A. Hayek.

Written by Milo Andreas Wagner
It must be noted that this article is not necessarily a reflection of the views of the editorial board, owners and affiliates of Die Wiener Zeitung

by **Bisingen** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 1:31 pm

March 7, 2006

Massive Government Reform Bill Promises to Complete Reunification

While reunification was officially completed last December, there still existed many areas where Bisingen remained divided. A massive government reform bill that has just passed promises to make significant moves towards a more unified government. Proposed by the Socialist National Progressive Party and supported by the DSABP, the new legislation will abolish the federal system and reform southern administrative regions to match the same system of governance as the north, with the exception of providing local elections as opposed to top-down appointments as is the case in the north. Additionally, the bicameral legislature will be reformed into a unicameral system coinciding with the 2006 election. This will manifest as the Volksrat, which has existed in some form since 1873, merging into the Volkstag, the legislative body operated as an organ of the DSABP. This is coinciding with a general political movement of many parties attempting to coalesce around the DSABP, which has by now asserted itself as the dominant power in the country's political sphere. A possible deal between the League of Nationalists, League of Nationalists (Monarchist), and the Alliance of Monarchists--all minor parties which previously associated with the Conservative Party in previous years--will see the three form a larger coalition and join a national front with the DSABP and Socialist National Progressive Party.

With time running out before the election, those working in local administration have been exceptionally busy trying to get the country ready for its first election since 2003. With the 1/13 plots finally put to rest after the trial of Erich Kraushaar, the country is beginning to move forward past the tragic attacks into unexplored territory. Here in the leadup to the next election, the country is in many ways in the twilight years of its old form, and on the horizon is a new path. When the election comes, it will mark the end of one era and the beginning of another. It is yet to be seen whether the people of Bisingen, or even of the world, are ready for this change, but in any case, it will come.

by **Woerden-** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 8:19 pm

Increased funding for screening and loosening immigration protocols
March 9th, 2006

The Ministry of Immigration has announced new legislation in regards to the recent illegal immigration into Woerden. A larger budget has been committed to screening immigrants, both legal and illegal. Immigrants will be granted access into Woerden upon proof that each immigrant can speak Dutch or Chinese and have at least basic numeracy skills, or speak English and has intermediate or advanced numeracy skills. However, this is only for immigrants who try to enter the country illegally. The process for legal immigration is set to become much easier and less restrictive. High school and University graduates can be admitted to the country far quicker than in the past. The federal government will sponsor the entry of skilled immigrants.

by **Makassara** » Fri Jul 10, 2020 9:12 pm

Royal Makassaran News Service
March 10th, 2006.
Office of the High Sultan
Public Announcement

As of March 10th, 2006 the glorious nations of Sarwanusa and Kayanesia have come together to form the Association for South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). This organization is dedicated to defending our ancestral lands from anyone who wishes to do harm or take them from us. ASEAN will feature councils dedicated to the stabilization and regulation of economic activity, defense, movement. The ASEAN Charter establishes these councils, all of which will be staffed by councilors chosen from both nations. An ASEAN parliament will be established to vote and make policies on ASEAN operations and laws. The ASEAN Headquarters is to be in Jakarta, Sarwanusa, while the ASEAN Parliament building will be in Makassar, Kayanesia. More information will be released as it is decided upon and finalised.

Amirah Karamoy
Media Director, Office of the High Sultan.

by **Nationalist Gold Union** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:26 pm

Office of the President
Republic of Santa Rosa

March 30, 2006

Final Drafts of all Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Members of the National Assembly and Senate,

You all have submitted to my office and debated amongst yourselves different variations of my administration's proposed constitutional amendments. The following is a full and complete compromise version of the amendments that both houses of Congress can agree to, and that comply with orders written by the Supreme Court.

The first Sunday of July shall be designated as Federal Election Day, and will serve as a federal holiday. All federal elections are to be held only on Federal Election Day. In any federal election where there was no winner of an absolute majority, there must be a run-off election exactly one week later between the top two performing candidates from the first round. All federal officials should assume their office on July 20.
The President of the Republic of Santa Rosa's term is to be extended from four years to six years. The President is limited to one term. The President must resign all political party affiliations prior to declaring, and for the duration of, their candidacy and may not be a member of any political party during their term in office.
The office of Vice President will also be nonpartisan. In the event of both the President's and Vice President's death or removal from office, the Senate shall appoint an Acting President with a two-thirds majority vote to serve until a new President is elected on the nearest Federal Election Day. Early presidential elections are allowed to occur in this case, as long as it takes place on the Federal Election Day. The Acting President would not be limited by term limits and would be allowed to run for election, provided they meet all other criteria.
The National Assembly will be required to appoint a President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) at the onset of every new session of Congress or whenever the office is vacant. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet must be approved by a simple majority of the National Assembly and a simple majority of the Senate. They must also receive the approval of the President.
Upon the approval of one-fifth of the members of each respective house of Congress, a referendum for a federal law will be added to the next Federal Election Day's ballot.
Upon the enactment of these amendments, the upcoming 2006 legislative election will be rescheduled to the new Federal Election Day. All terms of sitting Senators not up for re-election will be adjusted accordingly. The current sitting President's term will be set to expire July 20, 2006 and the presidential election will be scheduled to the new Federal Election day as well. All filing deadlines for these elections will be postponed to May 31st to account for the change.

My administration is kindly asking Congress to expedite their vote on these amendments so that Santa Rosan voters have more time to prepare for the new election day. Thank you.

Terence Cola
President of Santa Rosa

by **Yustrait** » Tue Jul 14, 2020 8:55 am

April 14th, 2006

At last, the Imperial Council Authorises Flat Taxation Overhaul as Paleolibertarian Elements Present the Case for Gold, Seek to Constrain the Government

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Holy Mother of God, does the concept of progressive taxation never fail to amuse me. In 1988, for the first time in forty seven years, the Rykovian Party of Landersvich managed to secure sixteen seats in the thirty-seat Imperial Council and elected a Rykovian Chancellor. Shortly after, the Imperial Council passed the 1988 Income Equality Act, which imposed a progressive model on the Landersvichian taxation framework. While His Imperial Highness the Emperor of Landersvich, Nicholas Viktor XII, is entitled to the right to veto any and all legislation issued by the Imperial Council, He feared general unrest in the left-leaning urban areas of Landersvich and therefore chose not to block the integration of the act into the Landersvichian Federal Civil Code. Pursuant to the - arguably - unconstitutional Income Equality Act, individuals earning up to LDM 11,000 per year were exempt from taxation of any kind. Meanwhile, hard-working Landersvichians earning anywhere between LDM 11,001 and LDM 1 million per year had to give the state between 36% and 45% of their earnings, with the most productive segment of the fine, upstanding Landersvichian populace (on a per capita basis, that is), individuals earning more than LDM 1 million annually had to give away 50% - half - of their income. Much to the relief of any sane mind that was at least vaguely familiar with the Laffer curve, the ignorant, far-left luddites did not impose a mandatory social insurance of any kind, thereby allowing the private sector, which knows best, to assume all pension insurance, accident insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance obligations - if any, that is. Meanwhile, joint-stock companies and limited liability corporations had to forgo 25%, a quarter, for the love of God, of their earnings before provisions for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, with general, limited and limited liability partnerships being subject to a pass-through rate of taxation of 25%.

And that isn't even the most frightening part of the story! Get this: in spite of the government's absurdly excessive taxation, for the first time since the very foundation of the Empire of Landersvich - save the years 1934-1945 - it ran a budget deficit for ten years, which bestowed the burden of LDM 805 billion in sovereign debt unto the already shrinking Landersvichian tax base. To the surprise of no one apart from the Rykovian Councilors, the Landersvichian economy was facing an imminent contraction, which, of course, was blamed on the massive monopolies that the free market gave birth to. What? You must not be too intelligent to regulate the living hell out of every single industry and sector of the Landersvichian economy, and then expect to see an efficient private sector made up of millions of highly competitive privately-owned enterprises, with no consolidation or monopolisation whatsoever. Now, I have a friend who had a seat on the APSIA Economic Council. I spoke with him both before and after his tenure. Now, when his term ended, he told me that after his inauguration he expected to witness extensive lobbying undertaken by big business in favour of deregulation. After all, it makes sense for massive corporations to want less regulation so that their endless pursuit of profitability may remain unobstructed, does not not? Au contraire! The anti-business regulatory environment created by the Imperial Council between the years 1988 and 1998 is what gave birth to Handel, Lutz & Roechmeyer AG as we know it in the first place!

But, why? The answer to that question is very simple and lies in compliance costs. A trillion-dollar conglomerate like the McKennedy Group, Inc. can afford to retain the best lawyers the world has to offer, and, if it weren't for that, it can afford to pay massive, billion-dollar fines without having to deal with the smallest dent in its bottom line. A small sole proprietorship that sells shoes in Osaka, on the other hand, most certainly cannot. So not only does it discourage entrepreneurial minds from putting their talent to good use, it incentivises otherwise highly competitive small or middle-sized businesses to consolidate, to form cartels and monopolies. Under a system that adheres to the principles of the free market, such an incentive does not exist. Small and middle-sized business may compete with one another unobstructed, and if any large corporations decide to be so foolish as to from uncompetitive monopolies or even cartels, their venture collapses before it can even properly materialize. In an excessively consolidated private sector, all arguments against socialism apply. And what was the left's answer to the stagnation of the Landersvichian economy?

Lower taxes and government spending? Deregulation? Opportunity zones? No! More government spending, more money printing! But then, didn't that effectively neglect the government-mandated relationship between the Landersvichian mark and gold? Of course it did, and what was done to address it? Nothing. In fact, shortly after, in 1992, the Imperial Council committed the crime of the century: it passed the 1992 Fiat Money Act, which officially took us off the gold standard, leaving us and our hard-earned wealth at the mercy of crooked, self-absorbed bureaucrats and whimsical foreign exchange traders and investors. And our gold arbitrageurs, who capitalised on foreign exchange and gold imbalances created by the central bank and actually offset them, too? Don't worry about those bourgeois pigs, everyone! We must eschew the sharp, but brief, plunge in favour of the lingering disease! Evidently, Chancellor Jürgen Wendlinger was the type of person who would rather suffer from a migraine than be hit in the head with one's fist.

Finally, in 1998, we all came to our senses and entrusted the Christian-Democratic Union with the thirty seats of the Imperial Council, who in turn elected a non-partisan, paleolibertarian Chancellor, Herr Walter Stosch, who also received an endorsement from His Imperial Highness the Emperor of Landersvich, Nicholas Viktor XII. For the next eight years, the Imperial Council ran a budget surplus and undertook a comprehensive deregulation campaign, which effectively broke up the monopolies that the previous authoritarian regime created. Our outstanding sovereign debt, however, was not serviced and our regressive taxation framework remained unchanged. Finally, a week ago, the more radical, paleolibertarian elements of the Christian-Democratic Union pressured Chancellor Walter Stosch and the Imperial Council into addressing the economic oppression faced by the people of Landersvich. Mr. Stosch informed the Wiener Zeitung yesterday that the Imperial Council has commissioned the Imperial Gold Commission to carefully, impartially and objectively evaluate the role of gold in our monetary system, and whether or not we should venture to restore the gold standard. The Imperial Gold Commission will also focus on restoring the Imperial Gold Reserve and replenishing the gold reserves of the Landersvichian Imperial Bank.

Furthermore, the Imperial Council has passed the 2006 Social Equity Act, which has implemented an extensive, full-scale overhaul of our system of taxation. Under the new system, as of 2006 on a retroactive basis, all individuals, employed or self-employed, which includes partners at general, limited and limited liability partnerships, and limited liability entities (including joint-stock companies) will be subject to a flat, unconditional rate of taxation of 4.5%. The value-added tax of 20% and capital gains tax of 20%, on the other hand, have been abolished altogether, and individuals earning less than LDM 15,000 annually will be exempt from taxation of any kind. Meanwhile, limited liability commercial (for-profit) entities, including banks, that have existed for at least ten years and report less than LDM 900,000 in earnings before provisions for interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation will be subject to a corporate income tax of 2.5%. The Trust, the Foundation and the Establishment will remain untaxed, thereby providing the Landersvichian upper class with the means of sheltering and protecting their assets and securing their kin's future. And, of course, the left has launched a crusade against the neo-goldbugs in our federal government and has even managed to recruit several hundred university students, claiming that the 2006 Social Equity Act is the effective abolition of the federal government and that it will leave us without any defence and hard power capabilities. I would not worry about this, however, as a simple economics course and a brief introduction to the revolutionary and subversive Laffer curve will bring our youth bank to their senses.

Written by Milo Andreas Wagner
It must be noted that this article is not necessarily a reflection of the views of the editorial board, owners and affiliates of Die Wiener Zeitung

by **Nice-Pontivy** » Sat Jul 18, 2020 9:53 am

FEDERAL SPECIAL BROADCAST
May 24th, 2006

The National Assembly and the Senate have passed measures to curb further outbreaks of violence in the French Federation.

In addition to measures yesterday extending the media blackout and curfew to May 30th and the banning of the Great France Popular Movement, the French Communist Front, the French Rykovian Party, and the German Socialist Workers and Farmers Party due to their usage of terrorism, the following has been implemented:

The organization of armed groups by citizens for political purposes has been banned.

The advocacy of, or the organization of groups supporting, ideologies which support violence against the government or French citizens, or for which the implementation of said ideology would require such actions, has been made illegal. The following ideologies have been explicitly clarified as banned: communism (and all variants thereof), fascism (and all variants thereof), anarchism (and all variants thereof), advocacy for violent secession, and religious extremism. The Federal government has stated it reserves the right to classify other ideologies as violent should the need arise.

President Macron made a prepared statement today in which he stated:
Neither the normal French citizen nor the peaceful activist will be harmed by this legislation. Our aim is solely against those who would attempt to oppress the silent majority and deprive our citizens of their peace and livelihoods. The example of Bisingen's fall into authoritarianism is a warning to all democracies around the world, and we will not allow it to be repeated in France. When the legislature has the determined that the time for these measures has passed, I will not object to their removal.

Governor of Grand Est, Bernard Richert, stated that the Great France Popular Movement's attempt to overthrow the Grand Est provincial government has been ended with the assistance of the French military. Other provinces have reported the end of major organized paramilitary activity.

That is all.

by **Bisingen** » Tue Jul 21, 2020 4:02 pm

June 26, 2006

2006 Election Results

Results of the country's first post-reunification election have just come out. The three parties running in the election were the National Conservative Party, the Socialist Progressive Party, and the German-Socialist Workers-and-Farmers-Party (DSABP). All three parties were running together in the National Front. The DSABP received 61.3% of the vote, the National Conservatives 26.8% and the Socialist Progressives 11.9%. The National Front received 100% of eligible votes. Over a year after the Jena Uprising and the Spring Revolution, the country has successfully come together around the new administration. The National Front is also predicted to elect the Ansel Graf von Teutschenthal as the first People's Chancellor of Volkstag, the candidate put forward by the DSABP. The main objectives of the newly elected government are mainly economic, according to DSABP leadership. Among the most important objectives is the creation of a New Manufacturing Economy. Franz Speck, People's Commissar of Ideology, stated "The primary goal of the DSABP at this moment is the building of a manufacturing and export economy based around skilled labor." This will soon be put into effect as the DSABP has put forward a plan to give billions in subsidies to various industries in Bisingen, such as auto manufacturing, arms manufacturing, and mining. Another major goal is making the country more self-sufficient in food and energy primarily. Agricultural reforms are still being planned to this effect, and the expansion of nuclear power in Bisingen has already been put in the early stages with construction beginning on two generation 3 nuclear power plants to be operated by Novak Energy.

by **Nice-Pontivy** » Wed Jul 22, 2020 4:52 am

BOGS - Bureau of Global Surveillance

July 1st, 2006

CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTATION - DO NOT DISTRIBUTE
Global Status Report

The time has come for another Global Status Report. The last Global Status Report took place [MAY FIFTHTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND TWO].

Contained below is the full regional report.

The Americas

Ernest Hutchinson has taken full control of the Niagara Union.

The Niagara Union suffered from a civil war, from which it has recovered.

Toluca broke free from the Niagara Union.

Santa Rosa formed the Panama City Pact with Trujilo, Barnetia, Toluca, and Etula. The pact stands as a tertiary threat to our organization.

The Niagara Union formed the Security Accord with Santana, France, Mbale, and Woerden. The pact stands as a secondary threat to our organization.

The Niagara Union has begun the process of opening its economy.

Arica was involved in a large stand-off when Alician forces were invited into the country. Santa Rosa closed off their airspace to Alician troops and Santana began mobilizing on the border. All parties managed to resolve the situation in a meeting at Kokomo.

The Niagara Union has ended their occupation of Cuba.

Probability of survival for the Niagara Union: [MODERATE].

Probability of survival for the Security Accord: [MODERATE].

Probability of survival for the Panama City Pact: [HIGH].

Europe

A stand-off between Hammerfest and Grulm saw the majority of actors in the region get involved. No further developments have taken place since [TWO THOUSAND THREE].

Bisingen split between government-aligned forces and the German Socialist Workers and Farmers Party. The German Socialist Workers and Farmers Party assumed control of the nation following a series of disappearances in the opposition.

The French Federation seized Alsace-Lorraine and Luxembourg during the Bisingen Crisis.

Sutherysk has collapsed. Pavlovsk brokered a deal between regional actors to stabilize the situation.

Probability of survival for the European Council: [LOW].

Asia

Shinra & Subsidiaries briefly reasserted control over all of Japan.

Shinra & Subsidiaries collapsed under international pressure as a result of their involvement in the collapse of Salamut. The Republic of Japan was established as a result.

The South Asian Stategic Organization was formed by Bengal, Arakan, and Laoshu. The pact stands as a tertiary threat to our organization.

Helmand is suffering from large-scale revolts. Arakan was freed by Bengal in a deal with Helmand. The Free State of Panjal has recieved recognition from the members of the South Asian Strategic Organization and Pavlovsk.

The Cantonese Confederacy defeated Songjiang, and assumed control of the country.

Yahel assumed control of the Canton Strategic Alliance Treaty. Several major members exited CSAT as a result of Songjiang's fall.

North Vinh is currently being partitioned by its neighbors.

Probability of survival for the South Asian Strategic Organization: [LOW].

Africa

Buenpensar Tsinga has become the Mbali Pope.

A Mbali Catholic faction, the Lord's Revolutionary Army, has become one of the largest factions in the ongoing Congolese Civil War.

Kaapland has begun the process of reform partially as a result of international pressure.

The People's Republic of Salamut collapsed during an extraordinary drop in oil prices. An attempted invasion by Sutherysk, Shinra, and Mbale worsened the situation. An APSIA mandate to enforce a ceasefire between warring factions is ongoing.

Hausa and Sarh werre partitioned by the Saharan Federation, Riviere Verte, and Volta, with Volta skirmishing with the Saharan Federation to take the majority of Hausan land. Volta has renamed itself to L'ubl'ana.

The Overall Global Order is regarded to be [THREATENED].

The current Probability for Intervention is [LOW].

OOC: This thread is now concluded. All posts beneath this are considered non-canon.