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by **Aethele** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 4:44 pm

Easwald murdered, NEPU in crisis
Unsolved murder of NEPU president escalates tensions of energy strike

KLEEDS - Phillip Easwald, President of the National Energy Producers Union, was found dead in his apartment, apparently by strangling. He was 52 years old.

Police responded to a call by neighbors around 2 a.m. to sounds of a struggle and commotion. When police arrived, his third-story apartment had been broken into through the balcony window and Easwald was found deceased in his bed.

NEPU’s leadership issued a statement this morning, condemning the political violence and doubled down on its commitment to the strike, which enters its sixth week.

“We will not be intimidated by political violence. Our late President fought long and hard for the rights of our workers, and we will continue the strike until our demands are met.”

Protests broke out across the country at the news of Easwald’s death, with demonstrators shutting down major highways into Edmond, Kleeds and Vergen. Police conducted 132 arrests.

by **Yisroel** » Mon Aug 12, 2019 6:42 pm

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Prince Yehuda Visits Ghantish Court At Emperor Nathan's Invite After Confusion Over Protocol

_{Pictured: The third and youngest prince, Yehuda of Yisrael, outside the Inperiala Palace in Ghish, Ghant.}

Awkward royal visit comes after a Ghantish tabloid snapped a picture of the prince unintentionally transgressing Ghantish court protocol with "unannounced" visit to Princess Arietta and Prince Vitus' private Ghish residence.
^{August 1st, 2019| By Binyomin Eisenberger (beisenberg@ryd.org) | 7:08pm EDT}

GHISH, GHANT — The youngest prince, Yehuda, 25, was formally invited to the Ghantish Imperial Court today by Emperor Nathan IV after a protocol snafu that raised eyebrows in Yisrael and the Ghanto-Belisarian court circuit. The Ghantish tabloid outlet The Nibbler had snapped a picture of His Highness, confirmed this morning by the Yisraeli Foreign Ministry, entering the private Ghish residence of Princess Arietta of Ghant and her husband, Prince Vitus of Staalmark (Allamunnika). The Imperial Court of Ghant has a protocol that request foreign noble dignitaries to first petition it and be received by the Emperor of Ghant and frowns upon private visits to the Ghish residences of Ghantish royals, as it gives off the impression of impropriety.

According to a diplomatic cable shared with the Dispatch by a member of the Foreign Ministry, Prince Yehuda had befriended Princess Arietta and Prince Vitus at the wedding reception of Emperor Constantine of Latium in December 2017, and had made an "unannounced" visit to pay them a social call. While a spokesman for the Royal Family said they were aware of the trip when asked, other sources in the Presidential Palace say that President Feldman and most of the Royal Family were caught unawares by the youngest prince's secretive trip.

When The Nibbler published the picture and made salacious allegations, Prince Yehuda returned to the Yisraeli Embassy in Ghish and the ambassador, Ariel Goldblatt, released a statement saying, "During an unannounced visit to pay a social call with several friends at the Ghish court, Prince Yehuda unintentionally run afoul of proper court protocol. He will petition Emperor Nathan IV and be received by him if accepted before he meets with members of the Court."

Goldblatt later confirmed an official request was made and accepted, and the prince was later received at the Inperiala Palace.

Third Prince No Stranger To Controversy

Prince Yehuda - oftentimes referred to by the diminutive 'Huda' by his family and friends - has been involved with controversy, awkwardness, and polarized statements ever since his mid-teens. The third-in-line to the throne has been nicknamed the "black sheep" of the Royal Family, and his religious and political affiliations break with his family's conventional religio-political practice and preferences.

While his father, King Yaakov II, is known for his Dat Leumi ("National Religious") philosophy and level of religious observance (and Yehuda's older brothers Hezekiah III and Michoel for being Chardal ("National Chareidi"), Yehuda is known for following the stringencies of the Yeshivish sector.

Besides his level of religious observance and stringency, Prince Yehuda has gravitated towards the far-right politics of the League for New Judea (also nicknamed the Northern League), while his family has maintained a generally nonpolitical approach, although each royal is privately known to favor one of the majority mainstream parties.

Presaging what may be an uncomfortable meeting with the Ghantish monarch, Yehuda was caught by reporters in 2018 harshly criticizing Nathan IV (and Ghantish Prime Minister Nymun Izarbegiratzeak) for reportedly expressing private comments in favor of a public referendum in the southern Yarden River Valley that is in Outer Yisrael. The young prince was subsequently thrashed in the Ghantish press, but the Ghantish government declined to comment at that time.

Yisraeli Visit Opening For Nathan's Critics, As Well

While many pitfalls could await Prince Yehuda, his visit has given an angle for Emperor Nathan's critics and political opponents to direct public attention to their long-running complaints about the northerly country's head of state.

Two Members of the Ghantish Parliament, granted anonymity to speak freely, assert their view that the emperor may not be of sound mind, and that he cares more for the creature comforts of the palace than in his royal duties to govern. One MP said, exasperated: "It's been duly noted that His Majesty has little interest in ruling, and prefers to spend his time researching arcane lore and ancient mysticism."

The other noted worriedly that "if he's so heavily invested in that nonsense then it must be considered whether or not to suggest a regency on his behalf in order to maintain a semblance of royal authority."

Yehuda's visit dovetails with fears among these and others like-minded in Ghantish politics that Emperor Nathan will discuss obscure minutae of Jewish Kabbalah mysticism or religious philosophy rather than matters of state, international politics, and bilateral relations.

The office of the Prime Minister of Ghant and the Inperiala Palace declined to comment on these accusations.

Binyomin Eisenberger reported from Yerushalayim, Yisrael. None of these organizations are associated with the RYD, and all opinions and personal views in the article do not reflect the viewpoints of the RYD or their employees.

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by **Aethele** » Wed Sep 04, 2019 12:58 pm

NO CONFIDENCE
Rúm delegates rebel as vote of no confidence brings down Lord Minister, NEPU suspends strike actions nationwide

FLASH POLL
Who will you vote for in the Æthic general election?

Eabd: 7%
Gebúr-Gisgu: 49%
Geþeódlio: 19%
Rúm: 4%
Don't Know: 21%

EDMOND - A coalition of 1,177 Delegates of the House of Delegates voted to dissolve the ruling Rúm government, forcing a general election in November and ousting current Lord Minister Douglass Wynstonn. Outages across the country had continued due to the strike, led by NEPU. The Allied Unions of Æthic Teachers voted for strike actions on September 9th in response to repeated outages.

Over 250 Rúm delegates from across the political spectrum voted against Wynstonn's government, nearly 40% of Rúm members in the House. Several Eabd members voted against the government as well. Wynstonn and his political allies attempted to block the vote and fought on before the suspension of debate, but with unanimous support from Gebúr-Gisgu, Geþeódlio and the Rúm defectors, over 60% of the House voted to remove Wynstonn as Lord Minister and accede to several NEPU demands, including pay increases and increased benefits.

The National Energy Producers Union suspended the months-long strike action, with thousands of workers returning to work at noon today. The Allied Unions of Æthic Teachers voted to suspend it's planned strike actions. Wynstonn's office stated, "This betrayal had thrust the country into a vortex of political uncertainty."

The King accepted the suspension of the House of Delegates and set a date for elections for November 15th. Hundreds of people celebrated the collapse of the government on the steps of the Drihtsele.

"The democratic system in Æthele was bent, but it survived," said Leader of the Opposition Jennifer Lawnstow of Gebúr-Gisgu. "Gebúr-Gisgu will be there to lead and take clear choices after we move on from this polarizing time."

by **Tulura** » Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:12 pm

International
Breaking: Tuluran Ministry of Defense Announces No-Fly Zone in Almadis, Deploys Land Forces to South Almadis
Tulura claims Tarsan airstrikes are indiscriminate and brutal against civilian Yen
By Ketem Saida, Correspondent in Tulura
Sept 17, 2019

Tuluran Troops, taken at an unidentified border village

ARIMAL - On August 25th Tarsan forces began pushing out of the Serekos Zone into the Yen countryside and south, seeking to root out Yen terrorist. The weeks of airstrikes and raids has created what a Yen Japhic man described as ‘Weeks of Terror’.

Meanwhile it started an intensive debate in Tulura, with President Sudem Mazras calling for a session of the National Assembly. Tensions reached their breaking point in Tulura when a Tarsan airstrike was told to have struck a Yen stronghold near the Tuluran border, 51km from the nearest Tuluran outpost, “Too close for comfort” Sudem Mazras simply stated when asked in a press conference on the 1st.

Yesterday, Sudem Mazras made a more pungent statement, “The Tarsan powers-that-be want to wage an anti-Yen crusade, it is why they continue to prop up a government which does not represent the majority Japhic country, but the Tarsan oligarchy.”

Today, Tulurans move across the border without announcement and the southern Almadi airspace in busy. United News was the first probe the Tulurans on their ongoings, “Protection of the Almadi People.” in the following hours, the world was briefed on the Tuluran terms:

A no fly zone over Southern Almadis, to be extended to all of Almadis.
The establishment of a cooperative transitional government.
The turnover of Azmera X of Candace, the Pretender of Almadis.
Arrest of Stergios Kontallis, Prime Minister of Almadis.
Tarsas removes all military personnel from outside the Serekos Zone immediately.

The Almadi Legion, a Tuluran mechanized unit, is currently seizing Yen villages. Confrontation or meeting with the Tarsan military has not yet been reported. Tuluran General, Fayaam Kutre Alemesh, declared Tuluran security over all jurisdictions outside of Serekos, saying that Tarsan armed forces have 24 hours to leave their current posting and retreat back to their original zones. Sudem Mazras tempered after the announcement, “This is to restore the status quo of the area to bring all parties to the table in peace.”

by **Mutul** » Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:12 pm

International
South Ayeli kickstart its "grand reforms"
09, 20, 2019

Prime Minister Diwadi Gaduna during a Government meeting opened to the public. Photographer, Waya Tsiguni

Hamuilaqta, Ayeli — Since the results of the Collegial Election of March 2019, the Sovereign State of Ayeli, in opposition with the Democratic Republic of Ayeli in the north, has had big plans and projects for the island-nation. It has now been more than a year since the terrible earthquake and volcanic eruption that struck down Ayeli, killing thousands, displacing ten-time more people, and throwing the country in a downward spiral of political and economical crisis. Right now the division between a North and a South Ayeli, with thousands of militiamen and soldiers from each side amassed at the border that neither party officialy recognize, limit economic and social recovery by diverting funds and attentions away from the problems faced by the Ayelian peoples, who for the most part still rely heavily on foreign humanitarian aids.

It's this depressing situation that Mr.Gaduna and his government promised to change. Since March, he and his Ministers have been devicing a number of projects for the Economical Restructuration of Ayeli, studying various plans from land reforms, globalisation of farmer cooperatives, the creation of new industrial park... all these projects and more were under discussion and it seemed that, Gaduna's attention being focused on the political reunion of the Island, they would remain just that, projects, for quite a long time still.

Yet yesterday the Provisional Government published the final version of the Socio-economic Preservation and Restructuration Plan : a two hundred pages long document detailing Mr.Gaduna and his council's plans for the next five years. The document offers a lot of details, sometime in a very precise yet obscure and complicated bureaucratic language, but the main points are the following : the "plan" is divided into multiple stages, each with certain requirements and objectives. Each stage is supposed to build on top of the previous one, until the island has once again a full-fledged economy. The first stage is to begin next month, and is composed mostly of a land reform, nationalizing all farmlands that had been abandoned or left unattended after the earthquake. The Government has also announced the immediate start of a massive recruitment campaign with the aim to find thousands of potential farmers to tend these reclaimed lands in the form of cooperatives.

To finance this first stage of the project, the Provisional Government has taken a loan from various banks, essentially Mutuleses and Rezeses ones. It hopes to be able to repay these in the next 20 years, which might be a possibility if the plan is successful. Part of the money lended will also be used to start various financial ventures in the hope of obtaining more funds to compensate the lack of perceived taxes. It's part of the Governmnt aim with Phase 1, resettling communities and re-exploiting land in an efficient fashion, that they'll be able to re-collect taxes and use this returning stable income as a guarantee for the future bigger loans that their following projects will necessitate. Such as new infrastructures, new factories, new electric plants, and even a complete re-organisation of Hamuilaqta's urban planning to turn it into a true economic capital for Ayeli.

Already this ambitious project is meeting critics, worried or mocking the plan's ambitions, judging them irrealists and unfeasible in practice. Some consider it to be a straight road toward Socialism and total economic dependency on the Mutul, who is already the de-facto protector of Mr.Gaduna's government. Some Watchdogs are also concerned by what they consider a slow rise in nationalistic rethoric from South Ayeli and denounce the unexplained disparition of hundreds of political opponents and partisans of the General Elections from the then-called "Mutulese Humanitarian Zone". Even if the Mutulese army officialy left the island last spring, there's been a confirmed presence of Mutulese military advisors in South Ayeli who may have been organizing the state's militiamen into something ressembling an actual army, possibly in the hope of a future invasion of North Ayeli. Unfortunately, it remains extremely difficult to infirm or confirm any of these accusations or rumours, as the Island, both North and South, remain de-facto closed to any journalist not thoroughtly approved by either provisional governments. [/size]

by **Communist Xomaniax** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:13 pm

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COMPLETION OF BENEJAABI HEADQUARTERS CELEBRATED, SIGN OF FUTURE TO COME?

The headquarters of the State Capital Control Agency looms over the rugged landscape

RANGPUR – Shahdom of Benejaab In Benejaab, the Union’s troubled eastern neighbor, workers of the General Construction Bureau No. 6 prepare to return home after successful completion of the new headquarters of that nation’s State Capitol Control Agency. The project, which was scheduled initially for a period spanning six months, was completed in just five. Post construction cleanup was carried out over the last several days and was concluded with a celebration.

The project takes place amongst an ongoing effort to open Benejaab to trade and warm historically cool relations between the Shahdom and the Union. A large minority of the laborers involved, primarily unskilled, were locals apprenticing under a program top economists call “potentially vital to the modern blossoming of Benejaab”. Unionite crews, who worked alongside them, noted the locals’ quick adaption to modern construction techniques.

The Unionite government denies allegations that development efforts, primarily focused in and around Santosa, are ideologically motivated. This publication hopes that with the completion of the Agency headquarters in Rangpur, such slanderous lies will be laid to rest. More such projects have been proposed for sites across Benejaab, though negotiations are pending. Further allegations that money had been shifted to socialist freedom fighters in the region were furiously denied by the Bureau and were, after a thorough internal investigation, found to be false.

by **Enyama** » Mon Sep 30, 2019 12:38 pm

International
BREAKING: Skaldanian invasion, civil conflict erupting in Enyama
By Avelina Del Villar
September 21, 2019

An Enyaman Ground Forces patrol watches for Skaldanian recon in Hakutochi. Photographer: Sada Risako

AKUTERA — Chaos has gripped the streets of cities throughout Enyama as yesterday's flashpoint appears to have ballooned into a full-blown international incident, the likes of which Norumbria has not seen for decades; in what appears to be an internal power struggle, Enyaman Internal Troops forces loyal to President Muratagi appear to have opened fire against both the Armed Forces of the North Star and the Enyaman Armed Forces, causing chaos which has made it hard to grasp exactly what has been happening in the dissolving rogue state. Before reports of combat at the border emerged late last night, most of Norumbria's eyes had been turned to the hostage crisis in Akutera, an all-out assault by terrorists in Akutera that resulted in the successful kidnapping of the Minister of Defense, Watanabe Keisho, as well as the deaths of seventeen other hostages and almost 150 soldiers and police.

The Beardless, a Skaldanian seperatist group of self-proclaimed freedom fighters, claimed responsibility for the attacks in a TV message and demanded that Muratagi Eijiro, the controversial President of Enyama, resign, and that Hakutochi state (also known as Ertoria) be allowed to leave Enyama. Shortly after the broadcast, and with no response from the government, reports began to come in later that afternoon of a standoff at the border of Skaldafen and Enyama which devolved into a three-way battle between the Enyaman Army, the Internal Troops, and Skaldanian rapid-deployment troops; footage from an hour later showed the Enyaman Asenbura on fire, having been apparently attacked by unknown assailants. This morning, an announcement finally arrived from the Enyaman government, when President Muratagi, broadcasting from a "deeply-hidden" bunker, announced that the nation had entered into open war with Skaldafen and the "treasonous" Enyaman Armed Forces, and that the EAF had attacked the Asenbura and destroyed the government.

Grand Marshal Ashikaga, left, and President Muratagi, right, have both called to the international community for support.

Many international third parties, including the Forum of Nations, have disputed Muratagi's claims, siding with counter-claims by the commander of the Enyaman Armed Forces, Grand Marshal Ashikaga Shinzo, who insinuates that Muratagi instituted a purge of the military and government, which appears to have partially failed. Grand Marshal Ashikaga and President Muratagi both have called for international support towards their respective factions, leading to many observers declaring a state of civil war in Enyama. There also continue to be rampant reports of banditry and human rights violations being carried out by Muratagi's forces, coming off of almost a decade of harsh international criticism levied towards the mistreatment of Enyama's Skaldanian and Latin minorities and increasingly blatant authoritarian policies instituted by the New Frontier government.

The situation in Enyama finds itself complicated by the armed response from Skaldafen, as forces from Enyama's southern neighbor and declared "enemy nation" invaded Enyama at several locations after the border scuffle, and are reported to have severely crippled the Enyaman Navy; despite the continued conflict, Grand Marshal Ashikaga has asked Skaldafen to leave Enyama and let Muratagi be overthrown via self-determination. Other regional powers also appear to be reacting to the crisis, with Enyama's southern ally Belfras apparently mobilizing troops northward in response to the Skaldanian invasion. It still appears to be too soon to discern the details of the flashpoint, and all of the parties that are involved in it, but as of today, it's looking bleak for northern Norumbria, and especially for Muratagi's New Frontier government.

by **Enyama** » Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:01 pm

Anti-Monarchy protests erupt throughout Gran Aligonia

By: Lorenzo Novoa
18 October 2019

VILLA ROMERA - After increasing unrest in recent decades between the high-income upper class and the lower class which mostly consists of migrant workers and farmers, the Principality of Gran Aligonia has been engulfed by large-scale, organized anti-monarchical protests. Such protests have not been uncommon for the island tax haven; previous unrests in 1956 and 2004 led to some restriction to the power of the Prince and subsequent increases in the legislative and democratic power of the Grand Ministry. Despite the earlier appeasement of anti-monarchical forces, it appears that the Prince has yet to shake his critics. Leuter Sion, the leader of the Aligonian Alliance of Free Thought, as well as the Bishop of the Dioscese of Villa Romera, Hugo Marin, have come out in support of the protests under the condition that they remain nonviolent, as have some more radical socialist elements, including the Migrant Worker's Union of Aligonia.

Criticism of the monarchy hasn't been helped by a percieved aimlessness in its affirmations after the death of Duke Vixillio Abellán this March; his son, Veremundo Abellán, has caught flak for a percieved appeasment of Tarsas and has been accused of leading a decadent, careless lifestyle by the opposition. His son and heir to Gran Aligonia, Verucio Abellán, has notably been engaged to Soraya bint Qaid Al Ruweyn, a Fahrani princess, but has struggled to shake off a reputation of being a chronic gambler, womanizer, and drug addict. The protests have also drawn their fair share of criticism, particularly from rich Aligonians and foreign nationals living in Gran Aligonia, including the nation's Yisraeli minority. The fact that the Bishop of Villa Romera voiced support for the protests came as a shock to many in the Aligonian Fabrian community, with many of them calling for the Bishop to be investigated for socialist conspiracies and links with the International Democratic Revolution and internationalist Socialist groups. Similar accusations have also been levied against the AAFT, though Sion has denounced the claims of socialist assistance, citing that the party has operated strictly within legal bounds for its entire existence.

As of today, the protests seem to only grow in mass, leaving many among the nation's richest to raise into question the legality of the protests; many nobles and foreign nationals have been observed deploying private security forces around their mansions and properties, a move that Director-General Segura of the Gran Aligonian Xendarmería has called "reckless" and "inflammatory"; no official comment has come from the Prince or the House of Abellán as of yet, though many expect the Prince to deliver a speech addressing the concerns of the protest by the end of the weekend; the Xendarmería has set up checkpoints throughout the nation to monitor the flow of traffic around the protests and prevent dangerous weapons, such as molotov cocktails or tear gas canisters, to make their way into the still-peaceful demonstration. For foriegners and nations with a mutually beneficial relationship to the island tax haven, the sunny island has begun to be an increasingly unstable investment.

by **Lusittia** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 4:06 pm

» Pro-democracy protests in Gran Aligonia
» More political rights are demanded; no response from the Lusittian Government yet

Renato Gusmão (@renatogusmao)
Oct 18, 2019 | Villa Romera

Thousands of Aligonian citizens went to the
streets of Villa Romera today.
© Reginaldo Paranhos

VILLA ROMERA, GRAN ALIGONIA - Today, thousands of Aligonian citizens protested in several cities of the archipelago demanding more political rights. The protests were mainly organized by the Aligonian Alliance of Free Thought and the Migrant Worker’s Union of Aligonia - which has many Lusittians as core members - as well as several other groups. Despite many of these groups has its ideologies and different solutions that range from reformists ones to even revolutionary, all of them demanded more popular participation over legislative and executive affairs of the Principality along with the reduction of government powers held by the Prince Veremundo of the House of Abellán and by local oligarchies.

The protests of the today are the biggest ones since the unrests of 2004 and 1956, which also demanded more democratic rights and led to less royal control over the government.

According to the Director-General of the Aligonian gendarmerie, no major incident happened in the protests and everything went peacefully, with no extreme use of force of the police being used against possible rioters. However, as a precautionary measure to avoid the proliferation of dangerous weapons, the police has set up checkpoints through the entire nation in a move that many saw as too radical and exaggerated. Another question that raised concerns to the Aligonian police was the reaction of some upper-class citizens that decided to contract private security to protect themselves against possible radicals, which only produced more tension between those groups. Overall, no violent unrest occurred or is speculated to happen in the next days.

In the island of Porta Mobria, where Lusittia has an operant military base, a small protest happened but no conflict occurred with the police as well, making the security level of the base be at normal standards. It’s expected, however, an increase over the security of the base and its adjacent areas due to the exceptional circumstances that the archipelago is suffering.

Until now, neither the Prince Veremundo nor the Aligonian Government released any statement about the protests, although many expect a speech addressing the events of today.

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» What’s the reason behind these protests?

The Principality of Gran Aligonia always was known for its oligarchical political system supported by high-class citizens, nobles and rich foreign minorities. However, over the last years, the maintenance of this system started to become even harder since the majority of the population - which is composed by the urban middle-class, workers and farmers - turned into adherents of more reformist or revolutionary ideologies as a way to bring democratic concepts into the Aligonian society.

Therefore, republican ideals from Lusittia and Mont-Çyr as well as varied socialist principles managed to win thousands of followers in the past years thus the demand of more reforms and the criticism of the current state of the monarchy became even more popular topics.

Things started to deteriorate even more when the traditionalist Prince Virxilio of Abellán died in March of this year, with his son Veremundo being unable to hold the stability that his father had to contain the eruption of these protests. Another polemic inside the Aligonian royal family is the behaviour and reputation that the Prince’s son, Verucio, have publicly, being known to be a drug addict and a gambler. This, as well as several other scandals in the nobility and royal family along with low political participation from the lower classes, is considered the main reason for the protests of today.

» Lusittian reaction

Lusittia was one of the first countries to be hit by the repercussion of today’s protests and soon became the principal subject discussed today. Due to the nature of the protests that are essentially against the current Aligonian economic policy, several markets throughout Scipia closed today in a down - including the Castelonovo Stock Market - in what is considered to happen over the next days if the protests continue as well.

Politically, the situation in Aligonia is extremely delicate to Lusittia since both countries have friendly relations and are allies, however, what is supported by the protesters fits into what is supported by the Lusittian government too, which could cause some discomfort between the relationship of both nations. Until now, no official statement was released by the Prime Minister’s Office or the Secretary of Foreign Affairs regarding the crisis, but Rita Maynard is likely going to address the situation soon. Although the government didn’t talk anything yet, many politicians and its political parties released statements over the day, sending its support to either the protesters, the government or any other specific group. The Socialist Bloc, along with its leader and current MP Clara Martins, issued their support to the Migrant Worker’s Union of Aligonia and the protesters' cause, showing support to the implementation of a republic in Gran Aligonia. This statement became polemical since the Socialist Bloc is a member of the coalition government alongside Maynard’s SDP, which could raise some even more tensions between the two governments.

The Social Democratic Party, on the other hand, followed the same steps of its leader and decided to not pronounce about the protests until the government proceeds to do the same, however, it’s also feasible that some of the SDP MPs in the Public Assembly are going to support radical changes on the Aligonian political system such as the limitation of royal powers or even a republic as the Socialist Bloc proposed.

The socialist MP Clara Martins declared her
support to the creation of an Aligonian republic.
© Juliana Castanho

Other political parties from the opposition such as the Nacional Conservative Union didn’t speak anything about the matter, yet, many presume that the UCN is going to support the current status quo but with some democratic reforms such as the introduction of a constitutional monarchy instead of a semi-constitutional one. If this happens to be true, the Aligonian government could be pressed down by one of its most important allies to enact crucial reforms to avoid a possible radicalization of these protests - a move that is highly polemical and could profoundly change the relations of both countries.

» What’s going to happen next?

If today’s protests continue over the next days and weeks, Aligonia could be under two possible paths, as the professors of international relations from the University of Pinheiros Theresa Montserrat and Hugo Bomjardim states. According to Mrs Montserrat, although Prince Veremundo seems to be a reformist, the most logical way to Aligonia now is to become a republic: "Despite the reforms that Veremundo is willing to approve as a way to modernize the country, the Aligonian political system is incompatible to such reforms so almost nothing will be made, hence why the protests will continue and public trust in the monarchy will fall." Mrs Montserrat also asserts that the possible Lusittian influence over the protests will be another reason to why the monarchy will be abolished: "Unlike 1956 and 2004 - where Lusittia seemed to be apathetic to the protests at all and made nothing that could improve the Aligonian democracy - our country is now ruled by a leftist, hard-line republican group with considerable support of the Lusittian population. It’s obvious that Lusittia is going to support such Aligonian republican groups, and this support is going to be a critic factor that will lead to the destabilisation of the monarchy, leaving a republic as the only viable solution to the end of this crisis."

Notwithstanding Mrs Montserrat’s affirmation, Mr Bomjardim tends to deny this, stating that a republic is unlikely to happen, however, that doesn’t mean that severe democratic reforms will need to be enacted by the Prince and Grand Ministry: "The Aligonian political system was built in a way that the monarchy will always persevere and, with a Prince apt to do the reforms that are necessary for the country, it’s very unlikely that a radical option that is a republic will occur unless the Aligonian state uses the force against its citizens or don’t do such reforms at all."

Although both have some discrepancies about their thoughts, the two can’t deny that the crisis in Aligonia is just one of the several crises that devasted the world this year - from Enyama to Tulura - as Mrs Montserrat says: "What we are seeing in 2019 is the end of many establishments around the world - from the fall of Enyaman regime to massive riots in Tulura and now protests in Gran Aligonia. Despite these events aren’t necessarily connected, it shows that it’s likely that many regimes and old orders in the world are going to disappear in the next years, and new ones will appear over the next decade. It’s going to be a time of change never seen in years, and it will bring with itself a lot of conflicts that are going to be scattered around the world."

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by **Lusittia** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 12:20 pm

Official statement from the Lusittian Government regarding the protests in Gran Aligonia

In virtue of the protests that occurred on the Principality of Gran Aligonia over the course of the week, the Lusittian Government, through its Secretary of Foreign Affairs, deeply wishes a quickly but peaceful end for this crisis that surely will cause profound damages in the regional trade, tourism and economy of the continent of Scipia if extended.

As a nation founded under the principles of liberty, the Lusittian Government would like to reiterate its commitment to democratic causes around the world and hopes that the Aligonian State hears the popular will and reconsider the foundations of its political system, therefore allowing the participation of the Aligonian population on the national political debate and over crucial decisions that will affect the life of such. It should be the utmost objective of the Aligonian Government let the people decide the future of their nation by giving to them the right to decide the current status of its head of state - be it to remain with the status quo or to approve more drastic measures such as the implementation of a republic - as well as the current legislative and executive procedures determined by the Carta Magna.

Neither the President of the Republic nor the Prime Minister and her Cabinet condones the use of any kind of violence by Aligonian public security forces against peaceful protesters in future demonstrations.

Villasboas Palace,
19 October 2018

Signed,
RITA MAYNARD
Prime Minister

PATRÍCIO BUARQUE
Secretary of Foreign Affairs

by **Enyama** » Thu Oct 31, 2019 3:20 pm

Amid calls for abdication, an assassination attempt, and political chaos, Prince Veremundo delivers speech denouncing protests and their supporters

By: Lorenzo Novoa
31 October 2019

VILLA ROMERA - The situation in Gran Aligonia has grown increasingly chaotic as the protests enter their third week, only encouraged by support offered by various international actors including Lusittia, Ostrozava, and Pulau Keramat. Specifically, the unexpected support of Lusittia, itself controlled by a left-leaning democratic coalition, apparently troubled various loyalists among the "Big Five" families in Gran Aligonia, causing Prince Veremundo to postpone his planned address on the protests by more than a week due to "grave geopolitical concerns". The admission did the Gran Aligonian economy no favors, with the previously-isolated Villa Romera Stock Market dropping a record 694.2 points, the most in recorded Aligonian history since the early 1900s. Loyalist political elements within Gran Aligonia, however, remain adamant about the continuation of the monarchy, with Duke Alexandre del Villar of Tarraro, the chief critic of the House of Abellán, calling for the Prince's immediate abdication and a "convening of nobility" for the selection of a new ruling family. Del Villar's demand is not without precedent; the House of Abellán replaced the defunct House of Oberlia in 1950, which had ruled since the 17th century.

Despite the nobility's fracturing around support for the unpopular House of Abellán, protestors have remained adamant that all nobility are to reliquish their titles per the demands of the demonstration. Leuter Sion, the leader of the Aligonian Alliance of Free Thought, welcomed Lusittian support of the protests, though, in an internet post, he urged the protestors, particularly "the most dejected of us, such as the Migrant Worker's Union", to "steer clear of extremist action and thought; this is the breaking point, the time to prove the character of the various peoples of Gran Aligonia." Some minor violence has erupted, largely as a result of clashes between protestors trying to enter Villa Romera's financial district, and the local riot line provided jointly by private security employed by casinos and the Aligonian Xendarmeria. One contractor and one protestor were severely injured yesterday in a mishap involving a molotov cocktail, which has spurred Director-General Segarra to urge "immediate restraint, especially by private security forces."

Today, Prince Veremundo's planned speech was finally released, and it's transcript is as follows:

People of Gran Aligonia,

It has become clear to me in recent days that this is set to be a time of great national upheaval in Gran Aligonia, and I want to take time today to address issues that my father and his predecessors were largely silent on. We in Villa Romera's hills have nothing but love to offer for those frustrated in a great time of need and cultural change such as this, and I am aware of your grievances; you have accused me of flirting with the "enemy", that is to say, allowing Tarsan and Yisraeli investment back into Gran Aligonia. You have accused me of holding a weak stance on labor reform and the uplifting of the non-noble within Gran Aligonia.

Yet, I am none of those things. This speech, or rather, this segment of it, was written long ago, and yet I see now that even those who share our blood, our brothers to the south in Lusittia, have seen fit to point fingers instead of solve problems. I assure you that this blame cannot be, in anybody's right mind, laid on me. Gran Aligonia has rested in a complex geopolitical and cultural situation since the first trading kingdoms of antiquity, and now it again sees itself threatened by lies and naysayers. Do not believe those who say I do not have the will to act; I have the will, but not the way. I cannot perform charity if those who refuse to be generous, such as Duke Del Villar, refuse to participate. The problem is not in our God-given system, despite what our revisionist Bishop may say; it is in the people who seek only to benefit themselves, and not everyone. And the problem is not in turning old enemies into new friends, as I have successfully done with Tarsas, but it is our old conceptions of them, as boogeymen, as evil, as not-us, that prompts such a response.

I feel that I have not been adequate in demonstrating my resolve for all of Gran Aligonia's citizens in this area, and so, I wish to apologize. I will not concede to the egregious and undoubtedly socialist demands of the protest, but I am willing to consider immediate labor reform, and I am willing to launch investigations into those who have suggested I abdicate. Our system works! It is not perfect, for it has indeed allowed for the growth of greed, but it works!

The speech cut off abruptly after the statement, and the Director-General released a shocking statement an hour later stating that the Xendarmeria had successfully foiled a plot to assassinate the Prince by unknown assailants; the Prince and all members of his family were unharmed, with the assailants managing to cut the power to the Prince's Grand Villa (and thus, to the camera recording the speech) and then being immediately thwarted by Royal Guardsmen on duty in the wine cellar. Two Royal guardsmen were killed, alongside six assailants; it is unknown how many were injured, or if all assailants were killed, but the Director-General has gone on to note that, as of this afternoon, it appears the situation is stable, and a full investigation has been launched into the identity of the "cowardly attackers", which were supposedly using military-grade AR36 assault rifles of Tarsan origin.

Deeper into the city, as the protests rage on, many have found solidarity in their labor strike, with several impromptu parties and parades happening in areas of the city within protestor control; apparently, in the Grand Leauge Park, adjacent to the Romera Canal, about 10,000 protestors burned a giant effigy of Prince Veremundo while chanting traditional labor songs, and, at one point, the Lusittian national anthem. Protests are ongoing, and international observers fear for the stability of the situation; Duke Del Villar has refused to comment on the political aspects of the Prince's address, but has denounced the assassination attempt as a "cowardly socialist ploy".

by **Yisroel** » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:48 pm

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Feldman Calls For Order, Stability, Continuity In Gran Aligonia, Rebuking Nations Supporting Anti-Monarchy Protests

_{Pictured: President Noah Feldman addressing the daily press corps this morning.}

The statement and warning from the President of Yisrael comes on the heels of similar signaling from other Belisarian and Scipian nations, most prominently Latium.
^{October 31st, 2019| By Binyomin Eisenberger (beisenberg@ryd.org) | 4:06pm EDT}

YERUSHALAYIM, YISRAEL — President Noah Feldman addressed the growing political crisis in Gran Aligonia, urging "order, stability, and continuity" as the anti-monarchy protests there continue to drag on days after their origin. "The island country of Gran Aligonia has known peace for almost seventy years," Feldman said, adding, "We here in Yisrael urge patience and prudence."

The anti-monarchy protests erupted on October 18th and have now hit their third week, with increasing reports of violence and scuffles between state and private security forces and the mostly-leftist protestors. More troubling to Yisraeli and other foreign leaders, however, is the open and shameless encouragement of the protests: radical political-regime change. The Government of Lusittia, a nearby mainland Scipian state with some cultural ties to the GA and a republic itself, urged that the Principality accede to the protestors' demands and abolish the princely government, a brazen encouragement of the protests that Feldman condemned as "provocative and out-and-out incitement." Other states such Ostrozava and Pulau Keramat, both left-leaning regimes, have voiced similar sentiments. The President warned the Lusittian leadership, saying, "Yisrael and other Periclean nations will not tolerate the overthrow of monarchies along the Periclean fringe nor will we permit the violent ouster of stable and orderly governments in favor of revolutionary leftist regimes. Tread carefully in your rhetoric."

Political Factions On Gran Aligonia, Explained

The political situation on the Aligonian isles are affected by several broad factions at work amid the tension.

First, the pro-monarchy groups. There is the Government of the Principality, under the leadership of Prince Veremundo, the head of state. He and a couple of the "Big Five" high noble families support the status quo - an absolute monarchy with certain limitations dating back to protests in 1956 and 2004. This faction, the Loyalists, favor Latium, the Belisarian monarchies (excluding Tarsas), and the Belisarian Community. It has control over most of the state apparatus and military and security forces.

Opposed to the Absolutists are the Reformists - a bloc of more moderate high noble families that favor a geopolitical pivot towards Scipia, continued open economic ties to Yisrael and Tarsas, and the implementation of a constitutional monarchy. They control a substantial portion of private security forces and foreign defense contractors on the island with some influence over the government bureaucracy.

Second, the anti-monarchy factions. All broadly leftist, they want the princely government abolished and a republic installed in Gran Aligonia. There are three main groups backing the protests - the Aligonian Alliance of Free Thought, a liberal-left intellectual movement, the Christian socialist bloc led by Bishop Hugo Marin of the Dioscese of Villa Romera, and the Migrant Worker's Union, a more radicalized trade union that counts many ethnic Lusittians among its ranks. They do not appear to have any sway within the government, but there are reports of foreign left-wing activists who have come to the GA as an act of solidarity with the protests and who could be used to overwhelm state and private armed forces.

Gran Aligonia Becoming a Powderkeg

The islands are increasingly becoming what some analysts are calling a "fortress island," as hundreds of foreign private defense contractors and mercenaries are alleged to have been hired and brought to Aligonia to protect the private property of the nobility and major corporations.

Among these are several companies of defense contractors of the Roth Group subsidiary the Pyrion Defense Group. A spokesman for the Roth Group confirmed that "we have several clients on Gran Aligonia who are using the defense services of our subsidiary Pyrion because of recent political instability there. They are in full compliance with Yisraeli and Aligonian law."

The Roth Group is hardly alone. Defense contractors from all across Fahran as well as Tarsas are present, as well as rumors of underworld criminal thugs, mercenaries, and other seedy elements both local and from eastern Belisaria and beyond being on-site.

Local Aligonian media has reported that across the divide, a number of protestor groups have started arming themselves with unconventional or makeshift weapons as violence has become increasingly common between the opposing forces. Director-General Illiomarus Segarra, the commander of the Aligonian Xendarmeria, alerted the public that "[p]rotestors have been increasingly non-compliant with our request that they remain out of high-security areas - we have been seeing protestors armed with clubs, bats, and molotov cocktails. I urge you to be cautious if you are in the street."

"The situation is getting out of hand," Feldman concluded his press conference, "we urge all to remain peaceful and orderly."

AUTHOR'S UPDATE (11:03am): Prince Veremundo narrowly escaped an assassination attempt during a televised speech calling for the end of the protests and defending the princely government's history and policies. A Presidential Palace spokesman condemned the act and reiterated President Feldman's earlier speech.

AUTHOR'S UPDATE (4:06pm): Director-General Segarra released a clarification on the earlier reports: "According to our investigation, they were not, as it seemed at first glance, trying to shoot the Prince, but rather they were planting a VX gas bomb to be detonated on a timer to go off in a month in the wine cellar, and our forces caught them during the setup of the explosive. It has been successfully disarmed and the perpetrators are all deceased from the firefight."

Binyomin Eisenberger reported from Yerushalayim, Yisrael. None of these organizations are associated with the RYD, and all opinions and personal views in the article do not reflect the viewpoints of the RYD or their employees.

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