Referendum Passes, Tao offically enters a state of emergency
With Prime Chancellor Sora Miroyu having been shut down by the house of chancellors in a vote on a bill which would officially put the UST into a state of emergency, a referendum was held yesterday, and the results are in. The referendum passed, the results ending up being approximately: 83% yes - 12% no - 5% - abstain. The actual bill the referendum voted on is a "slightly modified" version of the bill which was shot down in the House of Chancellors.
If you haven't already, you can read the details on the governmental webpage, under recently passed bills. Key parts of the bill include: The UST going into a state of emergency indefinitely, the UST announcing an official condemnation of the Sunrisian government for its recent nuclear policy changes, as well as giving the Prime Chancellor and the Chancellor of Defence the ability to deploy military forces in domestic civilian areas for the duration of the state of emergency, it also added a act which stated that 'should the UST military feel as though the House of Chancellors is threating the nations ability to defend itself during the duration of the state of emergency, the senior staff of the Defence department can issue a vote amongst themselves, along with the approval of the prime chancellor, to grant the prime chancellor supreme authority during the duration of the state of emergency'. It should be noted that this final piece of the bill, does not affect the House of Chancellors ability to vote an end to the state of emergency after the minimum of 30 days.
Domestically, this should mean an end to much of the anarchic behavior being displayed in certain areas in the UST, bringing law and order back. Internationally, this of course means the UST will officially issue a condemnation to the government of Sunrisia.