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[Daredland]

Locals tear down the flags of the overthrown self-declared Hasperan Republic and replace them with flags of Daredland after the return of Daredi rule, central government sends PLFWCD politicians to serve as interim authorities of returned territories

Flag of the Daredi Confederation



Flag of the defunct self-declared Hasperan Republic

It has been almost four days since the formerly occupied territories of Haspera have been liberated from the takeover of separatists who resorted to violence in their final days which only sped up their end. And for these almost four days the people have been celebrating. One of very symbolic gestures figuratively and literally has been the tearing down of the flags of the defunct self-declared Hasperan Republic all across the de-occupied territories since Daredland took back control de facto by ousting the separatist leadership with allied military support. People have been tearing down separatist flags and replacing them with flags of the Daredi Confederation. The rejoicing crowds on the streets of liberated territories had nothing but Daredi flags with them for all these days since the fall of the self-declared Hasperan Republic.

The Daredi Confederation restored de facto control over the territories formerly occupied by the self-declared Hasperan Republic through a military takeover by an allied military coalition nearly four days ago. The following day the lower house National Council and upper house Council of States of the United Confederal Assembly voted to dissolve the self-declared Hasperan Republic, remove the status of occupied territories from liberated territories and restore Daredi sovereignty over them. With this step Daredland restored control over the entirety of Haspera de jure too. Since then there has been another question left concerning those territories. Since the separatists who were overthrown and apprehended were the only de facto authority over those territories that means that their removal has created a power vacuum. Which is why the Daredi government had to appoint temporary local authorities over in the liberated territories before new ones could be elected in new local elections under Daredi law.

Citizens over in the liberated territories of Haspera insisted that they will only accept PLFWCD members as temporary local authorities of their parts of the region. By the opinion of many the LPM-led government has discredited itself by not only overlooking the uprising of the people in what used to be the self-declared Hasperan Republic but they have also violated the constitution by allowing the populist Klare Sicht political alliance take so many positions in the present central government. That’s despite the Party for Central Approach (PCA) and the Social Liberal Party (SLP) which make up the Klare Sicht alliance not having garnered enough votes to be in governing posts. They simply negotiated with LPM and climbed the political latter like the Legion of Germanic Daredland (LGD) party did before the Flaming Revolution. Local of liberated territories also say that the LPM-led government has discredited itself with the controversial Weniges peace plan authored by the Confederal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Daredi Confederation. Many see it as surrendering Daredland’s occupied territories in Wenigberg and people living there to Englean occupation and people living in newly liberated Hasperan territories feel a lot of solidarity with compatriots there. But locals clarified that they are not dedicated fans of PLFWCD either.

After finishing scolding LPM and Klare Sicht, without mentioning the GU, citizens of the liberated Hasperan territories said that PLFWCD has discredited itself when they led the previous government and were forced by the populace to end their term early over corruption, mismanagement and overall ineffectiveness. Many also see PLFWCD as part of the ‘old nomenclature’ and who have discredited themselves by being part of this LPM-led government instead in the opposition to it even if they were elected. No matter how charismatic Franz Potesinan may be his charm is wearing off. Potesinan was in the government before the Flaming Revolution, PLFWCD coalition led by his WCND party led the previous government and are now part of this LPM-led government no matter how critical they might try to act. And yet the citizens in the liberated Hasperan territories prefer PLFWCD as ideologically closer and as lesser of two evils.

The United Confederal Assembly voted to appoint politicians from PLFWCD as temporary authorities of municipalities and local governments in parts of Haspera that had been liberated from separatist control. And yet the question of local elections now stands. Will there be exclusive elections under Daredi law with Daredi parties in the reincorporated areas? First Vice President of the Council of States of the Daredi Confederation Markus Thill suggested that his Social Liberal Party (SLP) and the entire Klare Sicht alliance believes that it would be better to declare snap local elections in the entire Daredi Confederation or even full national or confederal elections.

“Yes. This nation is diverse in many ways. We are a federation, a confederation, you name in. Our regions and states are largely autonomous from the center and differ among each other. But just think about how long have the people in the liberated territories lived under the separatists. It was like a different world for them. So staging separate elections there. Not even separate elections in Haspera but only in those parts of Haspera that were controlled by the self-declared Hasperan Republic. That would not help reincorporate those people back into the rest of Daredland very soon and move along with the rest of the nation. So in order for that to happen let us stage local elections all over Daredland. Or better yet snap national or confederal elections. We are basically giving our citizens a gift here. If enough of you indeed don’t trust LPM that much anymore this is your chance to replace them sooner. Or maybe that’s just a bunch of loud voices in a silent majority imitating public opinion. That’s when we’ll know the truth. So the position of Klare Sicht is snap national elections in the Daredi Confederation and we will promote that to LPM and the rest of the government.” – Markus Thill, First Vice President of the Council of States of the Daredi Confederation (SLP)

[Baggnagia]

Baggnagia executes dictator of former North Baggnagia Marshal Jan Tillich together with officials and members of his ousted regime

JULY 22ND – JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – A firing squad has executed everybody from the former regime of the ex-nation of North Baggnagia: Dictator Marshal Jan Tillich along with officials and members of his regime. This was done by the ruling of the Jugac National Tribunal which has tried and convicted Marshal Jan Tillich and his people of crimes against the Baggnagian nation and crimes against humanity. The Tribunal sentenced Marshal Jan Tillich and his people to death and they were placed on death row ever since. The decision was supported by the Military Council of Baggnagia and the Supreme Court of Baggnagia not to mention citizens of Baggnagia especially those living in the northern regions of the nation.

The sentence was carried out. Marshal Jan Tillich and fellow culprits were aligned against the wall in the yard of the prison that they were incarcerated at. All of them were handcuffed and blind-folded. The firing squad soon began shooting and covered them in a shower of bullets even making sure that everyone was indeed dead after everyone was already on the ground. It was not a public event for common citizens but the press was present to acquire footage that will be censored or shown with viewer discretion over how graphic it was.

After news of the execution came in Chairman of the Military Council Lt. Colonel Juraj Pietsch spoke at the Military Council with the room staying silent the entire time (before he started speaking and after he was done).

Today is not a day of celebration nor a day of grief. We are not a blood-thirsty people although many of our citizens wanted a more harsh method execution than just bullets. It’s understandable especially coming from those that did live through tyranny of these criminals. But we did not go there. Neither did we overstep any boundary because our constitution has death penalty legal in Baggnagia and so far this is the first one in our modern history. Hopefully we will not have to go through it much more. What happened today is that we had simply given closure to our nation and closed a dark chapter in our history once and for all, learning lessons from it, making sure it doesn’t happen again and moving on into the future. Today we have new challenges standing before us and we have to focus on facing and conquering them which we inevitably will. Thank you for your attention.

The Jugac National Tribunal was created specifically for the trial of the dictatorship of ex-nation of North Baggnagia. Now that deceased leaders and officials have been denounced together with their cult of personality and surviving leaders and officials have been tried, sentenced and executed the Tribunal has served its purpose. It will be disbanded.

[Sunrisia]

Special Envoy Sávî Prīmâ Holds A Video Conference With President Io Innokenty Of Ophioneus On Possible Vaccine Research Cooperation For RETRIT-20 And PVAX-20

Active Cases: 18 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 22 (+1)

Emissary for Alternative Contacts (EAC) of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Sávî Prīmâ held a video conference with President Io Innokenty of Ophioneus today. The discussion was on an unprecedented possible cooperation between the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia and the Federation of Ophioneus on vaccine development for RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 plaguing much of the world right now.

A similar exchange was had by Sunrisian and Englean special envoys recently. Emissary for Adversary Exchanges (EAE) of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Esécăs Abstántâ met with Envoy for Special Foreign Affairs of the Englean Kaiserreich Klaus Scherrer in Otraria. That meeting actually had both special envoys meet in person, which was admittedly risqué in the conditions of a pandemic, but Emissary Esécăs Abstántâ was prepped with a respirator, gloves, hand sanitizer and kept social distance from the Englean special envoy, while still conversing. Whether anything had come out of that meeting is unknown.

As for today’s meeting, the participants did not meet anywhere personally, but chose the safer and quicker long-distance format. It is too early to tell whether Emissary Sávî Prīmâ on behalf of the Sunrisian government has agreed on anything with President Innokenty of Ophioneus or as the media of Ophioneus often calls him – President Io. Foreign countries that Sunrisia is cooperating on a vaccine with right now, are fellow member states of MDAA and SOWEFTA, while information on research and any breakthrough or just progress is shared with the likes of Daredland, New Vesvai, West Zilveren Berg and Baggnagia.

In other news:

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• Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia votes to lift individual sanctions against the officials of the former self-proclaimed Hasperan Republic, following their removal from power and reestablishment of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Daredland in the region of Haspera.
  
  
• Combat forces of the Sunrisian Defense Force (SDF) to remain stationed in the territories liberated from the former self-proclaimed Hasperan Republic for a longer period until stabilization and power vacuum resolution in those territories. Sunrisian contribution of peacekeepers to the ACREFOR mission set to remain as well.
  
  
• Baggnagia executes Marshal Jan Tillich and his regime’s officials with a firing squad in accordance with the death penalty verdict of the Jugac National Tribunal of Baggnagia.

[Daredland]

Confederal Chancellor Lars Sommer announces that Daredland is ready to normalize relations with the Englean State

Confederal Chancellor Lars Sommer has made a sensational announcement on behalf of the Daredi Confederation. He said that Daredland is prepared to normalize relations with a nation currently viewed as the primary enemy of the Confederation: Kaiserlich-Controlled State of Engleberg. This came as a surprise to the Daredi nation but many have also seen it coming because of the more moderate, less ideological approach of the LPM-led government in comparison to predecessors. Also the scandalous proposition by Confederal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Daredi Confederation Zina Fenstermacher on the Weniges peace plan which nearly caused a government collapse and a social divide.

The Confederal Chancellor said the following.

“As I say this I have the support from the Confederal Chancellery, the National Council of the Daredi Confederation, the Council of States of the Daredi Confederation, President Hans Receni and the Confederal Cabinet. Hopefully I will also have support of the Daredi people. We need to turn a new leaf in our history, try different approaches and stop making mistakes of our predecessors. We are stuck in place right now and we need to move forward. That is why I declare that the Daredi Confederation is prepared to normalize relations with the nation that we currently recognize as the Kaiserlich-Controlled State of Engleberg because we are recognized by them as the ‘Occupied Territories of Daredland.’ Occupied by whom? Daredis? Not sure what that categorization means. But this confrontation can change. Time for a rapprochement with people ethnically, culturally and also historically close to us. Thus our size proposes direct dialogue between Daredi and Englean leaderships so we could start working out our problems. We can work out a roadmap how to get to conflict resolution and try to agree on this where we can find common ground or even adopt the same position.” – Lars Sommer, Confederal Chancellor of the Daredi Confederation (DD)

The PLFWCD coalition has expressed objection to this government initiative despite still part of the government itself. The formal opposition Klare Sicht alliance which has developed a direct presence in the government and filled empty spaces expressed support and so did the governing LPM coalition. The pan-Germanist GU opposition coalition often called pro-Englean has expressed the most enthusiasm towards this proposition.

[Pamerava]

Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) appoint new Senate

NEODVISNI, PAMERAVA – The two monarchs of sovereign Pamerava: Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) have appointed a new Senate. The body of the Senate serves as a parliament that consults the Pameravan monarchy. Prince Dobrin and Prince Alexander have chosen those deputies that will conduct lawmaking and consultative functions to both monarchs that are the heads of state.

Additionally Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) have ordered to grant honorary titles of the Deputy of the Senate of Pamerava to twelve Baggnagians that were handed over by the military government in Baggnagia to Pamerava as part of a cease-fire settlement process. Right now these twelve politicians are infected with RETRIT-20 or PVAX-20 but upon their recovery Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) will grant them positions in the Senate.

The twelve future Deputies of the Senate of Pamerava will be.

1. Tomáš Talbursen (Second Prime Minister of South Baggnagia).


2. Slavko Kastélic (First Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ventismarian Integration of South Baggnagia).


3. Branimir Vuković (First Minister of Defense of South Baggnagia).


4. Jan Potóčnik (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from United Centrists (UC) in the first presidential election).


5. Emil Dragíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Conservative Coalition (BCC) in the first presidential election).


6. Ana Kóvačič (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from New Baggnagia (NB) in the first presidential election).


7. Stanko Krájnc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Dream (BD) in the first presidential election).


8. Elizabeta Trifónova (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Progressive Party (PP) in the first presidential election).


9. Aljaž Níkolov (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Moderate Party (BMP) in the first presidential election).


10. Nejc Vukovíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Coalition of Democrats and Liberals (CDL) in the first presidential election).


11. Mare Pópovic (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Green Party (GP) in the first presidential election).


12. Leon Kučéra (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Civil Contract (CC) in the first presidential election).

Baggnagia finally executes Marshal Jan Tillich and his associates in the ex-North Baggnagian dictatorship

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – Obviously Pamerava and Baggnagia stand on opposite sides of the barricade today and are adversaries. That’s putting it lightly. But the news coming out of Baggnagia is an occasion of celebration in both nations and the people of Pamerava are celebrating. It is known that by the ruling of the Jugac National Tribunal second and final dictator of ex-nation of North Baggnagia Marshal Jan Tillich and his regime associates were sentenced for crimes against the Baggnagian nation and crimes against humanity. They were given the death penalty. Today on July 22nd they were all executed by a firing squad. In Pamerava that is especially a celebration because Pamerava was part of the ex-nation of North Baggnagia with the exception of Pameravan capital Neodvisni which was an exclave of South Baggnagia which today’s united Baggnagia is a successor of. The people of Pamerava view the execution of Tillich and the denunciation of the Hapenic–Tillich as justice, personal victory and closure.

[Baggnagia]

Socialist Government in exile reacts to the execution of Marshal Jan Tillich and his ousted regime’s officials

KREISOW, ENGLEAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC – Yesterday’s execution of second and last dictator ex-nation of North Baggnagia Marshal Jan Tillich along with officials and members of his ousted regime naturally caused a resonance among everybody associated with Baggnagia even those that are in confrontation with the current system. The separatist territory of Pamerava had people celebrating on the streets since that territory was part of North Baggnagia during the division period and the Hapenic–Tillich regime ruled over them with oppression.

A reaction has also without a doubt come from the Socialist Government of Baggnagia in exile based in Kreisow, Englean Democratic Republic. The reaction vocalized by the exiled Socialist Government’s President Madam Sylva Čérny contained the popular opinion on this execution shared by the Military Council of Baggnagia, Baggnagian citizens and people in separatist territory of Pamerava. But it also had a traditional undertone in reinforcement of her own government’s legitimacy and against the Military Council of Baggnagia.

It’s good that Jan Tillich and his goons can now reunite in hell with Fran Hapenic. They deserve each other. All of them. But it’s a shame that the Jugac National Tribunal was disbanded so early. Because the same sentence should be carried out against the military junta holding power in Jugac right now while we: the legitimate government of Baggnagia are forced to stay in exile. The military junta in Baggnagia is trying to paint itself as better than the Hapenic–Tillich regime which they executed. But they are just the same. Maybe it’s not that big of a deal that the Jugac National Tribunal was disbanded because it was a structure created by and loyal to the military junta even if they did something positive with killing the tyrants. Other than that the Jugac National Tribunal would be a biased structure anyway. That’s why when we return to Baggnagia and take our rightful place as the government there we will assemble a new tribunal that will we prosecuting this military junta once we dethrone them.

[Daredland]

United Confederal Assembly votes to recognize the Island Territory of Belantica (ITB) as a sovereign state: Königin-Controlled State of Belantica, Special Representative appointed

The LPM-led government of the Daredi Confederation is going further in its thaw in foreign policy. Yesterday it announced readiness of Daredland to normalize relations with the Kaiserlich-Controlled State of Engleberg. It was an announcement that practically came out of nowhere considering that so many Daredis see the Englean State is an aggressor, an occupant, an imperialist and an altogether enemy. But today the Daredi government took action in regards to thaw in relations towards a nation that Daredland does not share historical or cultural ties like with the Englean State. But there were hostile relations to practically no relations nonetheless. In fact up to today Daredland did not even recognize this nation as existing. It was just a territory under nobody’s sovereignty or administration. The conversation is about what was known up until today as the Island Territory of Belantica or ITB for short.

Today the lower house National Council and the upper house Council of States have both voted to recognize ITB as a sovereign nation: Königin-Controlled State of Belantica. PLFWCD MPs voted against while the governing LPM coalition, the Party for Central Approach (PCA) and the Social Liberal Party (SLP) of the Klare Sicht alliance voted in favor, so did all the others. The United Confederal Assembly has recognized the nation of Belantica in the same way it has recognized the Englean State with a similar or even identical status. The Englean State is recognized as the Kaiserlich-Controlled State of Engleberg because it recognizes the Daredi Confederation as the ‘Occupied Territories of Daredland’ which is still a confusion-inducing status because it is not defined who is occupying Daredland. The nation of Belantica altogether removed recognition of Daredland as a sovereign nation after the Flaming Revolution and the adoption of a new constitution by Daredland. Under the previous post-revolution government Daredland retaliated by removing recognition from the nation of Belantica and classifying it as the Island Territory of Belantica or ITB while the inhabitants of ITB became stateless people because the passport of Belantica no longer had any value in the eyes of Daredi law. Later the nation of Belantica followed in Englean steps and recognized an ‘Occupational Government’ in Daredland. But the previous Daredi government refused to complementary respond and recognize ITB as a sovereign nation nonetheless.

The United Confederal Assembly today under the more moderate LPM-led government as it classifies itself has recognized ITB as the Königin-Controlled State of Belantica because of its recognition that there’s still an ‘Occupational Government’ in Daredland. When in fact the past two governments were democratically elected by citizens. The status of the Königin-Controlled State means that Daredland does not consider the monarchy in Belantica as a ‘definitive’ leadership while the nation of Belantica itself does exist. In the same way how the leadership of the Kaiser is not considered ‘definitive’ in the Englean State while the Englean sovereign nation itself does exist. The passport of Belantica is once again valid on Daredi soil.

Additionally to recognizing ITB as the sovereign nation of the Königin-Controlled State of Belantica, Confederal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Daredi Confederation Zina Fenstermacher has appointed the Special Representative for Interactions with the Königin-Controlled State of Belantica. The nominee to take this post is Benat Wagner from the Party for Central Approach (PCA) of the Klare Sicht alliance. His accession to the position is to be approved by the National Council and the Council of States.

[Sunrisia]

Daredland Democracy Legislation, Baggnagia Democracy Legislation, Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation And Liberty Projection Legislation Registered At The Convet

Active Cases: 18 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 22

Convet (legislature/parliament) of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia.

Lawmakers from the Civic Nationalist Sovereignty Bloc (CNSB) and Alternative Conservatives (AC) have cooperated on drafting and registering 4 legislations at the Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia. The legislations are – Daredland Democracy Legislation, Baggnagia Democracy Legislation, Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation and Liberty Projection Legislation. They will be put up to vote by the Convet. The lawmakers came out in front of colleagues at the legislature, behind the podium, to explain what each of the legislations is about.

4 legislations by the Civic Nationalist Sovereignty Bloc (CNSB) and Alternative Conservatives (AC):

1. Daredland Democracy Legislation – Support of state institutions, democratic reforms, NGOs and fight against corruption in the Daredi Confederation.

2. Baggnagia Democracy Legislation – Support of state institutions, democratic reforms, NGOs, fight against corruption and transition to democracy from a military government to a democratically and fairly elected government in the Democratic Republic of Baggnagia.

3. Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation – Support of peaceful nationalist and pro-independence movements around the world.

• Examples given:
  
  
  • Vesvaian pro-independence forces struggling against the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai.
    
    
  • Pro-independence forces in Ile du Fleurs territory of Rhodevus.
    
    
  • Nationalist, anti-colonial, anti-Commonwealth forces in Ispanza, Eubatu and Molenston.
    
    
  • Potential nationalist and pro-independence forces in Kurzera and Isles of Soril territories of Rezua.
    
    
  • Pro-independence forces in Frasia, Anhalt-Sachsen and overseas territories of the Englean Kaiserreich.

4. Liberty Projection Legislation – Promotion of democracy internationally and support of pro-democracy movements, non-systemic opposition included, in the world’s autocracies and different levels of dictatorships.

Convet is scheduled to discuss, consider, debate and vote on these bills, which would go into force after being signed by the President in case either of these bill is passed or all of them are.

[Rhodevus]

Fleurian Daily News

IdF Says "Goodbye McMillian, Hello McMillian"

The Ile du Fleurs has long held to its plan to reduce the usage of nonrenewable fuel sources, with the final goal of reaching 100% renewable by 2025. This past week, two incredible developments have been achieved in this regard. The McMillian Oil-Electricity Plant, located in McMillian, a twenty minute drive from Callway had been in operation since 1958, making it one of the oldest and the longest lasting oil-based electric plant on the island. It offered jobs to over three and fifty people in the town of McMillian and helped to employ hundreds more in the surrounding areas. Since 2015, it had been on the chopping block, scheduled for closure, first in 2023, then moved up to 2020.

The greatest problem with its shutdown was what to do with the many jobs it had helped to create since its establishment. "That was the main reason for the delay in its closure," said Sabrina Fantaux, a representative of the Green Party of IdF. "We did not want to abandon the people, just to complete our environmental objectives early."

As such, a plan was developed with what to do with the land as well as help all those who would be losing their jobs thanks to the closure. Working in tandem with the local government of McMillian, as well as the McMillian Energy Worker Union, it had been decided to create a territorial grant incentivization program to help those get new jobs. To further help with that, a small wind farm and battery farm will be established nearby, ready to employ seventy-five full time workers and another one hundred fifty part-time workers. While not enough to make up for everyone, it will help alleviate some of the immediate strain from the closure, scheduled for August 1 of this year.

"We would all like to say a big goodbye to the McMillian Oil Plant and a big welcoming hello to the McMillian Wind Farm and Battery Station."

Fleurian Government Loses Case in Rhodeve Supreme Court

Ile du Fleurs v The Crown (2019) was the most recent attempt by the IdF governor to remove foreign military bases from the island. This time, under the basis that foreign soldiers were using Imperial land as their own national soil, as had been seen in 2018 and 2016, when foreign soldiers were arrested and freed under the provision that they were following their own national laws, albeit breaking Rhodeve ones.

This attempt had been making its way through the court systems until it reached the supreme court early last month. In a vote and 6 to 3, the Supreme Court Justices voted against the motion, once more affirming that the bases were in federally owned land and were under federal jurisdiction. As such, federally mandated laws regarding military bases and specific treaties between nations were to remain in effect.

"It was hard fought, but we will continue to work diligently."

LPLé Banned from Running in 2020 Election
Le Parti de la Liberté, one of three pro-independence parties in the territory has been banned from campaigning or being added to the ballot for the 2020 election cycle, by the Rhodeve federal government. The party which holds one seat currently on the Governorès Council will be unable to keep said seat in the coming election. While the party itself, along with the other pro-independence parties: Free Galaria Party and Kingdom of Flowers Party, call foul play, the Federal government is supported by the Liberal Party and Conservative Party of the IdF.

LPLé has missed the deadline in which parties are required to give in their party goals, along with leadership rankings. While the forms regarding party goals are important for voters to know what they are voting for, leadership rankings are significant, as they form the basis of who gets to sit in the Governor's Council upon the splitting of votes.

"It is a rule within every province and territory in the kingdoms," said House Representative Jaen Clark. "The LPLé will have no special treatment in that regard."

"We will fight our ban to the last," [translated from French] said LPLé interim leader Francois Ecco. "The federal government is looking to extinguish the voices of the people who cheer for independence. Our supporters wish for independence and liberty from our centuries long oppressors. This is just one more move in which they oppress us so."

The banning of political parties in Rhodevus under this law is not a new development, with the NJP banned from running in the 2000 election in Iylan, Conservative Party banned from running in Port Joy, Rome and Acadia elections in 1946, 1993 and 1971 elections respectively and the Green Party banned from the 1960 election in the ICR.

[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Local Authorities Apprehend Hooligan Crowds Trying To Illegally Pass Through The Closed Border With New Vesvai

Police have finally arrived to arrest the crowds of law-breakers who have been harassing border guards and even the border-stationed military which has been abstaining from violence. To backtrack to the beginning of all this, the situation has been taking place at the border with New Vesvai for days. The triggering event was after pretty much all local authorities around the Union’s part of the Island of Vesvai or Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai have voted to close the border with New Vesvai. This was motivated by the goal to contain the spread of the RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 viruses together and also to prevent guerillas from further infiltrating the Union’s part of the island from New Vesvai’s territory after the Union army chased all of them out. Apart from closing the border the local authorities have basically all banned any form of travel in and from New Vesvai: land, air, sea, etc.

The gathered crowds at the border started harassing border guards and troops demanding to be let through into New Vesvai and egotistically disobeying the law of public interest and security. The law physically stopped the continuing migration from Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai into New Vesvai and containing this flow will obviously result in spillovers and turbulence. These crowds are a result of that. To enforce the law the local authorities have ordered for the police to arrest these trouble makers violating the law and bothering state servants. The arrived officers dispersed the gathering. Those gathered violently resisted arrest which legally allowed the officers to use force in the arrest.

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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Vesvaian Dissident And Defector Community Living In New Vesvai Marches In Solidarity With Pro-Independence Activists In Ile du Fleurs And Those Arrested At The Border On The Union’s Side Along With Other Vesvaian Political Prisoners

Flag used by Vesvaian dissidents and defectors, the National Liberation Movement, the National Liberation Committee of Independent Vesvai associated with the National Liberation Movement, National Council of Vesvai and the National Council of Rebellion of Vesvai. Variant without the Golden Eagle.

The Vesvaian dissident and defector community living in New Vesvai has organized solidarity rallies and marches. These demonstrations are in support of two groups of people. The first are pro-independence activists and politicians in Ile du Fleurs which is an island territory south of Ventismar belonging to The United Sovereign Kingdoms of Rhodevus. The second group is people arrested on the border between New Vesvai and the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai who opposed the closure of the border and the travel ban which prohibits them from traveling or moving to New Vesvai if they want to. The detained Vesvaians are seen as political prisoners. The solidarity rallies and marches have been specifically organized by the National Liberation Movement an organization created Vesvaians dissidents and defectors living in New Vesvai who support the independence of Vesvai from the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai.

Organizers, leaders and speakers at the event say that they support the people of Ile du Fleurs who want independence for their land. Just recently pro-independence parties in Ile du Fleurs were banned by the Rhodeve federal government from campaigning and running in the future election over the formal reason of “[missing] the deadline in which parties are required to give in their party goals” according to Rhodeve media. The Vesvaian dissidents believe this to be a political maneuver and expressed solidarity on New Vesvai’s streets. Vesvaian dissidents view those who support independence in Ile du Fleurs as ideological allies and being in an identical position not only today because Vesvaian dissidents also want independence for Vesvai but because Vesvai was once a Rhodeve colony while Ile du Fleurs still belongs to Rhodevus today.

The second group being shown solidarity with is fellow Vesvaian compatriots. Organizers, leaders and speakers say that the people arrested the border were defending their rights against a sham law not even passed by the local government of the other side of the Island of Vesvai or by the Union government in Fortwel. But they don’t place the blame just on the local governments there because the demonstrators have a suspicion that either the main local government in Aurisi or the Union national government in Fortwel are keeping their hands clean. In the meantime they’re making it seem like only municipalities came up with this unpopular law of closing the border, banning travel and by fact keeping people from the Union from coming to New Vesvai. The solidarity is shown with people that just got arrested, those that might be arrested and also all political prisoners arrested from past events on the other side of the border.

Right now the solidarity rallies and marches are being held in Perloveu but the organizers, leaders and speakers from the National Liberation Movement plan to hold them in other cities across New Vesvai: Acenu and Deramia definitely while plans are still underway for Litisi, Torema, Orava, Melodou, Atumei, Silas, Guelai, Apelsu, Coastoa, Saunu, Giluri, Dragei, Caraleu, Mailoa and not just them. These will definitely be massive nationwide rallies led by a foreign defector community.

[Engleberg]

His Royal and Imperial Highness Joins King Waldemar IV in Welcoming the World's Newest Country; Epidemic Finally on Downward Trend in Ziamban Territories; Weniges Reich Seeks Further Support


Flag of the Southern Englean Confederation, known commonly as the Southern Confederation

Schwarzburg, Kingdom of Schwarzburg, Southern Englean Confederation -- While the "Novel Illness" had not affected the northern portions of the Empire, it has ravaged areas in more tropical climates - one of these areas being the southern states along the Centismar Sea. Home of the less-industrialised states of the Empire, the south since the "Liberal Decade" under Emperor Konrad in the 1970s has had its share of troubles. One of the major troubles according to citizens is the "lack of efficiency" in its governments, with many saying the Local Government Act of 1974 contributed to widespread manipulation of local elections. For those unaware, the Local Government Act of 1974 was enacted by Emperor Konrad in order to give citizens of states the ability to hold elections for local offices while still retaining the monarchy at the federal level. Since the late 1990s, these elections have been said to be "completely useless" due to the officials elected doing "next to nothing" while those appointed by the states' monarchs were the ones "actually working to benefit the citizens and states."

After years of attempts at other solutions, the people of the 5 states joined with lawmakers to create a referendum to decide a better solution. After three days of polling, it was decided by the populace that the states would resurrect the Southern Confederation. The Southern Confederation was a state which encompassed the Kingdom of Schwarzburg, its dependencies, and its neighbours into one large nation-state in order to assume more effective control over the southern lands of the Englean Empire. Prior to its creation, the Emperor relied on the King of Schwarzburg to regulate his neighbouring principalities as well as the King of Kiez. Upon the further centralisation of the government of the Empire, the Confederation was dissolved in 1567.

After 453 years, the Confederation has returned. However, unlike the previous iteration's purpose of easing the rule for the Emperor it will be used to more effectively regulate local governments and legislatures. At the head of the new state is King Waldemar IV of Schwarzburg, who holds the position of "President of the Consulate." The "Consulate" refers to the council that involves the five monarchs of the now-joined states, who work closely with the Council of Ministers to govern the nation. More information can expected soon, but for now the Southern Confederation has been welcomed by the rest of the Empire and is expected to have a successful first year.

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In other news, the "Novel Virus" appears to be reaching its peak in the tropical territories of the Empire. According to the Imperial Ministry of Health Department of Territorial Affairs, the increase in new cases has finally dropped below the amount of recovered individuals. Reichsminister Eric Stadtbäumer stated today that this report is "excellent news" for the tropical territories, as they have felt the brunt of the total cases in the Empire. However, those times appear to be changing due to the implementation of new techniques by the medical personnel of each territory supported by doctors and researchers in the mainland. The total cases in the combined tropical territories are now 6,587, with this being much lower than the previous month's 8,958 cases.

In addition to combatting the viruses, the Empire has taken steps to eradicate and prevent the viruses altogether through the research into a vaccine. So far, the project - codenamed Projekt Ritter ("Project Knight") - has been advancing well, according to the Imperial Ministry for Health. Reports have stated that the genomes of both the PVAX and RETRIT viruses are being mapped and analysed in order to develop a working vaccine, with the PVAX virus genome being further ahead due to the "simplicity" of the RNA virus. However, the project could soon have further assistance through the cooperation with Sunrisian researchers. Recently Envoy for Special Foreign Affairs Klaus Scherrer met with Sunrisian Emissary for Adversary Exchanges Esécăs Abstántâ in regards to cooperating to develop a virus, however it was not stated what came out of this meeting. Today Mr. Scherrer stated that the meeting could be seen as "positive," with the possibility of cooperation "certainly possible." He continued, stating that the joint-research initiative is currently "in limbo" due to the actions of the Sunrisian government in both the Occupied Territories of Daredland as well as recent legislation by the Sunrisian Convet actively supporting independence movements in the Englean Empire as well as allied states. Mr. Scherrer did say that it would be "possible" for this joint cooperation to take place with an organisation independent of the Sunrisian government.

Returning to the topic of Corentia, recent actions by both Daredland and Sunrisia have seen the defeat and recapture of the former Haperan Republic. The Hasperan Republic was a breakaway state that had seceded from the former Daredi nation, at a similar time to the Weniges Reich. However, unlike the Weniges Reich the Hasperan Republic struggled to achieve support from foreign nations. Essentially, the breakaway state struggled to hold itself up and this week its struggle ended through the joint military action of Daredland and Sunrisia after multiple protests occurred in the state. On Tuesday the Hasperan chapter ended in the region's history with the Occupied Territories' flag being raised in the recaptured state.

This action by the two states leaves the Weniges Reich as the remaining former Daredi state to still exist, which brings attention to the possibility that it may be next. This is at least the thought pattern within the Weniges government, who recently called for meetings with both the Imperial Foreign Office and the Kleinaruschan Office of Foreign Affairs this week. The Weniges Reich has made significant steps within its small time of existence, establishing a new government with a new constitution as well as improving its infrastructure and military. If it is one thing that the Weniges government does not want, it is to find itself in the same shoes as those in the Hasperan Republic. This is very unlikely, though, as the nation is not on its own like the Hasperan state - it has support from both the Empire and Kleinaruscha, meaning if a joint action by Sunrisia and Daredland would occur it would see war with both formerly mentioned nations. However, the Confederal Chancellor of the Occupied Territories had stated on the 22nd that his state would be open to normalising relations with the Empire.

"Thus our [side] proposes direct dialogue between Daredi and Englean leaderships so we could start working out our problems. We can work out a roadmap how to get to conflict resolution and try to agree on this where we can find common ground or even adopt the same position.”

From a state which has seen itself become part of the opposition to the Empire in Corentia, these statements have been relatively unexpected. In response to these statements, Außenminister von Richter responded yesterday that "the Empire would be willing to open talks with the Occupied Territories to normalise relations once again, but it must be known that the Empire will continue to support the independence of the Weniges Reich. The people of that nation have shown their ability to self-govern and act for themselves, and we will continue to respect their efforts within the past years."

Returning to the mainland, the Reichstag and Reichsrat have been busy within the past week - approving legislation in regards to both Sunrisia and Pamerava. The most recent action by the Reichstag was yesterday, in response to the action by the Sunrisian Convet - the parliament of that nation. Named the "Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation," this act sees Sunrisian support of "peaceful" nationalist and pro-independence movements around the world. Most notably is the listed support of pro-independence forces in both the mainland Empire and its territories. In addition, it sees Sunrisian support of pro-independence and nationalist movements in allied nations. This legislation is accompanied by the "Liberty Projection Legislation" which sees the support of "pro-democracy moments" in nations deemed by the Sunrisian state as "autocracies” and “dictatorships.”

In response to these legislations, the Reichstag approved the placement of multiple sanctions on members of the Sunrisia Convet who voted to approve the two bills. These sanctions include the freezing of any assets within Englean territories and preventing the ability of doing business with Englean banks, to name a few. These sanctions will also be levied against the Sunrisia president. Member of the Reichstag Heinrich Scherenbacher states that these Sunrisia laws “Effectively give the Sunrisian President a free cheque to take serious military action around the world with the seal of approval of their parliament saying it’s alright.”

In regards to Pamerava, the Empire will be sending dignitaries in order to smooth the new nation’s entrance as an associate to the UVN this upcoming week. In addition, a spokesperson for the GKSeK stated today that if it was requested that it would provide advisors to the Pameravan military in order to prepare it for defence of its territories from Bagnaggian actions.

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[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Local Government In Aurisi And Other Municipalities Detain More Unrest Organizers And Suspected Guerillas All Across Vesvai’s Part Of The Union Of Oblaren And Vesvai

Police all around Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai had a busy weekend and their work continues. On Friday there were arrests made of crowds of hooligans at the border with New Vesvai who wanted to breach the border closure and travel ban law that was imposed to protect the nation from viruses and guerillas coming in from New Vesvai’s side. The hooligans were against the law and harassed the border guards and even military stationed at the border who refrained from violence. The hooligans only kept testing the patience until law enforcement arrived and properly arrested these people.

On the next day after those arrests there have been many similar manifestations popping up around the rest of the Union’s territory on Vesvai Island. Gatherings that were referred to as “protests” were being held in other cities including in Aurisi. The organizers branded them as demonstrations of “solidarity” with the arrested and were making the same demands in violation of the law as those arrested. Eventually these demonstrations evolved into organizing riots and unrest in Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai. Law enforcement reacted quickly in dispersing these gatherings and detaining participants who illegally responded with force and aggressiveness against officers and resisted arrest. Some high ranking officers said that among those arrested are people suspected of being linked to guerillas from New Vesvai and even having possibly planned guerilla warfare and terrorist attacks on their own inside Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai.

It is now Monday and going into Tuesday but police all over the Union part of the Island of Vesvai are still actively engaged in enforcing the law and detaining individuals planning riots, terrorist attacks, organizing unrest and even actively engaging in acts of public vandalism.

[Sunrisia]

Convet Passes Daredland Democracy Legislation, Baggnagia Democracy Legislation, Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation And Liberty Projection Legislation

Active Cases: 18 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 22

Convet (legislature/parliament) of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia.

Convet of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia has passed all 4 legislations prepared and registered by the Civic Nationalist Sovereignty Bloc (CNSB) and Alternative Conservatives (AC), who have put their efforts together in these bills. Those legislations are – Daredland Democracy Legislation, Baggnagia Democracy Legislation, Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation and Liberty Projection Legislation. A refresher on all 4 legislations:

1. Daredland Democracy Legislation – Support of state institutions, democratic reforms, NGOs and fight against corruption in the Daredi Confederation.

2. Baggnagia Democracy Legislation – Support of state institutions, democratic reforms, NGOs, fight against corruption and transition to democracy from a military government to a democratically and fairly elected government in the Democratic Republic of Baggnagia.

3. Aspiring Sovereign Nations Legislation – Support of peaceful nationalist and pro-independence movements around the world.

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  • Vesvaian pro-independence forces struggling against the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai.
    
    
  • Pro-independence forces in Ile du Fleurs territory of Rhodevus.
    
    
  • Nationalist, anti-colonial, anti-Commonwealth forces in Ispanza, Eubatu and Molenston.
    
    
  • Potential nationalist and pro-independence forces in Kurzera and Isles of Soril territories of Rezua.
    
    
  • Pro-independence forces in Frasia, Anhalt-Sachsen and overseas territories of the Englean Kaiserreich.

4. Liberty Projection Legislation – Promotion of democracy internationally and support of pro-democracy movements, non-systemic opposition included, in the world’s autocracies and different levels of dictatorships.

The different legislations were passed with a varying level of support from different parties, governing, in-between and opposition, but ultimately all had accumulated enough votes from lawmakers to pass through the Convet. The 4 bills had gone to the desk of President Addél Dîlectên to be signed into law.

As for abroad, prior to the Convet even voting on the 4 bills and only having them registered and prepared for discussion, the Englean media reported that the bills had already been passed, which was a misconception or purposeful disinformation, and the Englean Kaiserreich declared that it would impose individual sanctions on Convet members that would vote in favor of the legislations and also on President Addél Dîlectên. However, that has not impacted the position of any of the lawmakers prior to voting and it even looks like some may have supported these bills out of spite because of the Englean reaction.

Emissary for Adversary Exchanges (EAE) of the Nationalist Republic Sunrisia Esécăs Abstántâ said that Sunrisia no longer has additional ways to respond with counter-measures, since the Englean Kaiserreich is already a fully embargoed country by Sunrisia. Nevertheless, that is unrelated to potential cooperation between the countries in researching a vaccine or vaccines for RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 viruses.

[Eikangaard]

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With Coalitions Formed, the Electoral Race Heats Up
By: Janet Maass

Seventeen days in and the race to the ballot box has started to ramp up with big announcements. Two coalitions have emerged to challenge the dominance of the Blue Party, each vying to knock the Blues off their top seat. With the announcements coming only a third of the way into an election cycle, it gives them plenty of time to draw Eikan voters to their side in the lead-up to election day on August 10th. The election may very well come down to a head-to-head contest over which Coalition will take the top spot. But what are these coalitions and what are they about?

To start, we'll talk about the Coalition for National Prosperity (CNP), which has formed from an agreement between the National Labor Party (NLP), National Meritocracy Party (NMP), and the Green Party (GP). Its main frontman - or frontwoman in this case - is Tina Averden of the National Labor Party, with her pick for Vice Premier and running-mate being Albus Jamesson of the Green Party. Currently, the CNP has been leaning on Eikan community values to try and sway voters. It has been promising social reform, a greater importance on green technology for Eikangaard's continued economic growth, and solving the inequality that remains from when Eikangaaard was two nations. Currently, the CNP is actually leading in some polls, with 41% of voters stating they would likely vote for CNP-aligned parties.

However, the other major player might be the New Coalition for Eikan Sovereignty and Nationalism(NCESM), a far-right coalition composed of the New Front (NF), The Valor Party (VP), and the Monarchist Party (MP). Lead by the fiery and bombastic Arthur Albinson of the Valor Party, NCESM has been trying to stoke the flames of Eikan Nationalism and fear-mongering, pushing for economic reform, a greater emphasis on military spending to combat what the coalition believes to be an incredibly threatening world, and overall pushing a message that Eikangaard will become a new world power. While their rhetoric is certainly loud and bombastic, so far not very many people have bought into the message.

The NCESM has only managed to gain a 17% of the polled voter base, a far cry from the Blue Party's 35%. However, it seems to be catching up with its rivals. It's still anyone's race, and it's far too early to make any kind of prediction on the outcome of this election. But with RETRIT-PVAX-20 still a national concern and with so many groups now jockeying for position on the political ladder, it's likely this snap election promises to be an interesting one.

RETRIT-PVAX-20 TRACKER
RETRIT-20
Infections: 236
Recoveries: 0
Deaths: 0
PVAX-20
Infections: 228
Recoveries: 8
Deaths: 0

Election Tracker

CNP Coalition: 41%
Blue Party: 35%
NCESM Coalition: 17%
Communist Party: 6%
Technocracy Limited: 1%

In Other News
- Sunrisia passes legislation promoting nationalism on a global stage. What it may mean for Eikangaard.
- Oblaren and Vesvai cracks down on disruptive groups
- South Engelean Confederation forms. Likely not to amount to much.
- Pro-IdF party barred from Rhodeve Elections
- Hasperan Republic finally collapses, reclaimed by Daredland.

[Pamerava]

Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) invite Englean military advisors to train Pameravan armed forces

NEODVISNI, PAMERAVA – Pamerava was reached by the news that the Englean Empire might offer to send military advisors to Pamerava to help train the armed forces of Pamerava which currently don’t have a formal name. These news come soon after the monarchy of Pamerava spoke out about the need to develop the military of the nation and a forceful invasion, occupation and annexation of the Hasperan Republic by Daredland with Sunrisian support. Sunrisia also supports Baggnagia and many parallels between Pamerava and the Hasperan Republic are obvious and hypothetical possibilities too. Pamerava had strong armed elements help it achieve independence like militia and defectors from the Baggnagian armed forces. But now that Pamerava is a sovereign nation and not in the safest position it must now have a legit regular military. When declaring this goal before the Senate Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) even suggested that Pamerava may have to seek membership in SVDC. Today both monarchs suggested that Englean advisory aid, training aid and possibly other aid could help bring the developing Pameravan military force up to SVDC standards. Considering all of this Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) have invited Englean advisors into Pamerava.

[Daredland]

BREAKING: Government declares early federal, regional and local elections after the return of liberated Hasperan territories into the Daredi Confederation

The Klare Sicht alliance is formally opposition but has filled a lot of vacancies in the LPM-led government which PLFWCD coalition has left but did not leave government altogether. Klare Sicht has basically taken the place of the most popular political force in the Daredi Confederation today even surpassing the LPM’s governing coalition whose approval rating has been declining. Klare Sicht’s has on the contrary been growing. And of course Klare Sicht made up of the Party for Central Approach (PCA) and the Social Liberal Party (SLP) can’t let that opportunity to return to power again slip by now that they’re ahead of everybody and their chances are so high.

First Vice President of the Council of States of the Daredi Confederation Markus Thill from SLP party which is in Klare Sicht alliance said that Klare Sicht was proposing early national elections: local, regional and even federal. According to Thill the alliance of Klare Sicht argued that the people in the formerly occupied territories of the Haspera region were separated from the Daredi Confederation and couldn’t participate in the nation’s past elections. There were proposals from other parties to hold new elections exclusively only in the reincorporated Hasperan territories under Daredi law with Daredi politicians, parties, coalitions, campaigns, etc. But Klare Sicht argued that holding elections separately in the reincorporated Hasperan territories wouldn’t help with returning and reintegrating those territories and people living there into the rest of the Daredi Confederation. And looks like that argument has won over at least the LPM coalition that leads the current government.

Earlier today and standing together Confederal Chancellor Lars Sommer and President of the Daredi Confederation Hans Receni announced early federal, regional and local elections in Daredland. This time with the participation of the liberated Hasperan territories together with the rest of the Confederation. The specific date was not announced yet but both promised the approximate or even exact date would be announced at a later time today. Analysts reacting to this announcement say they are getting a vibe that LPM and Klare Sicht have made some sort of behind the doors deal or a covenant. Klare Sicht feels confident because of its leading approval ratings in Daredland and thus believes it could actually win a majority in next Daredi government which would be the third one since the Flaming Revolution. LPM is technically surrendering its leadership and the rest of its term as the governing coalition but its plummeting approval rating has basically made them desperate in being part of Klare Sicht’s strategy. Most likely Klare Sicht has said that both could split credit for the recent Hasperan victory and future progress on the Weniges front and diplomatic progress on Englean nation and the nation of Belantica. LPM will possibly take a backseat and be a protégé and ‘achievement splitter’ with the more popular Klare Sicht which could help both take first and second places in the federal election and form a new coalition out of these two that could lead the future third government.

[Baggnagia]

Military Council says the arrival of Englean troops to Pamerava would be a violation of Baggnagian sovereignty

JUGAC, BAGGNAGIA – The monarchy of Pamerava has invited Englean military advisors to help train what Pamerava aspires to become their armed forces. Right now the separatist territory only has a compilation of militia and military defectors from the Baggnagian Protection Army to serve as their military. So the separatists and specifically Dobrin Nóvak and Alexander Lončár invited Englean advisors over to Pamerava to help prepare a military force for them. But this invitation was not entirely their initiative as there were hints from Englean politicians that they would be ready to send those advisors if they were asked. It was a hint to Pamerava and Pamerava took it as an offer which they expected. Earlier before this invitation and during a discussion around it the separatist leadership and their monarchy specifically spoke out about possibly moving Pamerava towards SVDC membership. They now think Englean support could help them move in that direction.

The Military Council of Baggnagia briefly took time to address this issue which is an issue that actually has a lot of importance for the nation as a security, sovereignty and independence issue. But the Military Council was brief and to the point. Chairman of the Military Council Lieutenant Colonel Juraj Pietsch addressed his message to the Pameravan separatists and the Englean leadership that such movements and bringing foreign military into the territory of Baggnagia that it has temporarily lost control over and without Baggnagian consent is a violation of Baggnagian sovereignty. That’s how it will be viewed. The Military Council did not threaten military action because there are other problems right now and the state wants to focus on eradicating viruses in Baggnagia. The Military Council is also interested in keeping the cease-fire with the Pameravan separatists holding. But this was merely a warning and a notice in advance.

[Belantica]

Bill Passed To Reinstate Statehood Status of Daredland, Recognize Pamervara, And Begin To Normalize Relations
Over the last two Parliamentary virtual sittings that took place last Friday and yesterday, there has been made key decisions regarding the relations between Belantica and the nations of Daredland and Pamerava. In the case for Daredland, the government of the United Queendoms in the initial days of Daredland's territorial disputes made a decision to attempt to support the now-defunct Hasperan Republic, and the controversial Weniges Reich/Republic. While the former seemingly rejected any assistance from any foreign government (including Belantica's), Weniges accepted help from foreign governments. Many believe that to align more in favor of Englean and Weniges interests in the region, Parliament made a declaration that they would only recognize the Weniges Republic, and removed recognition as a state from Daredland proper, which in turn Daredland removed recognition as a state from Belantica, effectively ending all communication and interactions between the two. In the past week, the Daredi government had made the decision to once again recognize Belantica as a nation, although they did not however, recognize the Belantic government as the "official" one. Last night, during the first virtual sitting of Parliament this week, the Senate passed the bill that would reinstate the statehood status of the Daredi Confederation, while maintaining the status of the Weniges Republic. This was considered a hard decision, seeing how Senators in both the majority and opposition wanted to not neccisarily damage the relationship currently with Weniges. It is believed the question of the Daredi-Weniges divide will be brought up at a later date, potentially once the normalization of relation with Daredland has begun.

While the Senate was focused on the Daredland bill, the House of Commons had quickly decided to fully recognize the Kingdom and Pamerava as a nation and laid out the groundwork how establishing formal relations with the country. While skeptics have believed that the military government of Baggnagia would retaliate, many said that their government "is not a significant threat" to Belantica. Due to this Pameravan bill being passed on so quickly to the Senate, both bills were lumped together under the name Recognition Of Daredland And Pamerava As Nations (RODAPAN). With RODAPAN finalized with the goals of relation regarding both nations, the final pass was made at 56/9. Early this morning, the bill was delivered via a secured fax line to Her Majesty Queen Karen, were she signed RODAPAN into law, declaring it as a "fresh start, and better understanding." With RODAPAN now active, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will begin the process of contacting the Daredi Confederation and the Kingdom of Pamerava, and will appoint ambassadors to each once formal contact has been established with each nation.

Current Virus Statistics
Active Cases: 32,145
Recovered Cases: 6,672
Deaths: 508

Other Information: Disease experts are noting a downward trend of new infection cases, believing the government's quick and tight response towards containment has played a major role. Assistance to renters, homeowners, and those made unemployed due to the outbreak will be extend until at least the end of September, with a revealuation occurring during the middle of August to determine if these benefits are needed at a larger or smaller scale.

OFFICIAL GUIDLINES
-Face masks are required and should be worn when physical distancing is not feasible or possible
-Keep gatherings below 8 people
-Wash and sanitize hands frequently
-Maintain a distance of at least 6 feet from others
-Stay at home whenever possible
-Sanitize surfaces frequently that are heavily used
-IF you have symptoms, self-isolate for at least 2 weeks. If symptoms worsen or have not improved after the 2 week period, consult medical help immediately
-Testing locations nearest to you can be found online at virustesting.gov.be
-More information can be found at mph.gov.be

In Other News
-Protesters beginning to gather in some cities to defy the mandatory face mask order, on the basis that it violates freedom of speech and bodily sovereignty
-The number of speeding and reckless driving tickets has increased by 350% since the beginning of the pandemic. "Just because the roads are empty doesn't make them a racetrack" said one highway patrol officer
-Many retailers across the country have begun online services to stay competitive and provide a safer experience for customers, most likely these services will remain popular after full reopening
-Why 8 and 16-bit games have resurged in popularity

[Daredland]

United Confederal Assembly recognizes the monarchy of Belantica as the island nation’s government, Benat Wagner to be reappointed as potential Ambassador to UQs instead of Special Representative

The United Confederal Assembly has made a second vote regarding the Königin-Controlled State of Belantica. As was understood from the recent news coming out of the nation of Belantica the Parliament there has recognized the Daredi statehood fully including not only once again regarding Daredland as the Daredi Confederation but also recognizing the Daredi central government in Freihat. Without the ‘occupational government’ label. The LPM-led Daredi government has decided to reciprocate by recognizing the monarchy of Belantica as the official leadership of that nation. It means that Belantica has been recognized as the United Queendoms as it officially is. There were also supposed talks about a possible ambassadorial exchange between Daredland and Belantica on an official level. Reciprocating that too Confederal Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Daredi Confederation Zina Fenstermacher has closed down the short-lived position of Benat Wagner from the Party for Central Approach (PCA) of the Klare Sicht alliance. Instead Fenstermacher said that Wagner will be first in line for the position of the Ambassador of Daredland to Belantica.

The main problematic thing about these friendly gestures towards the Kaiserlich-Controlled State of Engleberg and Belantica by the Daredi government led by LPM and also Klare Sicht de facto is that these two nations continue to support the territorial disintegration of Daredland. Both maintain all levels of relations with the self-declared Weniges Reich. And that was immediately pointed out by the PLFWCD coalition. PLFWCD voted against recognizing the statehood of Belantica and later recognizing the monarchy of Belantica as its definitive government. PLFWCD were also vocally against appointing a Special Representative or an Ambassador to UQs. In fact it was the previous PLFWCD-led government that removed recognition from Belantica and gave it the status of ITB. But this time PLFWCD was outnumbered in their votes and their position by the governing LPM, the Klare Sicht alliance and other parties in the lower house National Council and the upper house Council of States. PLFWCD argued that these ‘pro-Englean’ and ‘pro-Belantican’ gestures were nearly treasonous. That was a second time that PLFWCD threw the treason comparison towards a decision by the current government. The first time was the reaction to the Weniges peace plan proposed by Confederal Minister of Foreign Affairs Zina Fenstermacher. PLFWCD deputies also said these foreign policy gestures were LPM’s and Klare Sicht’s electoral campaign gestures after the government had just declared early federal, regional and local elections following the return of all Hasperan territories into Daredland. In fact the return of Hasperan territories was also said by PLFWCD to be used as a win that will be speculated on in LPM’s and Klare Sicht’s electoral campaigns. LPM and Klare Sicht fired back by saying that PLFWCD itself was running its own electoral campaign in these upcoming early elections on an anti-government populist ticket and also reminded that PLFWCD politicians hold interim positions in the local governments of the returned Hasperan territories.

In the meantime First Vice President of the Council of States of the Daredi Confederation Markus Thill from the Social Liberal Party (SLP) of the Klare Sicht alliance revealed to the press that Daredland would like to also achieve a mutual recognition of governments with the Englean State together with restoration of diplomatic relations and all other contacts. In-between all that Daredi and Englean governments could directly communicate on issue that set them apart.

[Sunrisia]

President Addél Dîlectên And Lieutenant Colonel Juraj Pietsch, Chairman Of The Military Council Of Baggnagia, Hold Another Video Conference

Active Cases: 17 (Being Treated)

Recovered: 23 (+1)

President Addél Dîlectên had another video conference with Lieutenant Colonel Juraj Pietsch, Chairman of the Military Council of Baggnagia, today. In comparison to past calls, this time it was way more extended, not only by length, but also by the number of participants on both sides. On Sunrisia’s end, the President had several of his top cabinet officials participate – National Defense Consultant Líbêll Aûctórên, Minister of Security of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Vîsár Inpétăs, Minister of International Relations of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Vénî Adsécĕr and even Minister of Health of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Anímâ Sálû.

The Dîlectên has not revealed the details of the lengthy conversation as of yet. Even though Minister of Health Anímâ Sálû might seem like the more of the unexpected guest for an international conversation between 2 governments, at the same time, the Minister’s presence there can be explained by the fact that Sunrisia has had a lot of Baggnagian RETRIT-20 and PVAX-20 patients be brought into this country for treatment, with many having formally recovered. However, the engagement of so many administration officials in what is supposed to be a conversation just between President Addél Dîlectên and Lieutenant Colonel Juraj Pietsch of Baggnagia, raises a lot of questions and theories. They could have talked literally about anything. However, it looks like there will just need to be a period of waiting before one of the sides speaks up on what they have talked about.

Looking at current international events, it is very likely that not only did the discussion involve the topic of the RETRIT-20/ PVAX-20 pandemic, as that has basically become an unavoidable part of every conversation with international leaders, but also possibly increased Englean and UVN support for the self-proclaimed Pamerava separatist territory in the east of Baggnagia, which has drawn parallels with the self-proclaimed Weniges Reich and the former self-proclaimed Hasperan Republic in Daredland. The Englean leadership recently spoke about the possibly of sending military advisors to Pamerava to help the separatists in the military area and, without much surprise, the separatist “monarchy” of Pamerava extended an invitation to Englean military advisors to come to the territory they control. Baggnagia rightfully raised concern and said it would look at such a potential foreign arrival on its’ separatist-controlled soil, as a violation of sovereignty.

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• Spokesperson for the Department of International Relations of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia Lícīd Tâbélĕr: “Protest suppression and arrests in those parts of the Island of Vesvai under the sovereignty of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai are more political repressions, which have been happening frequently enough to unfortunately become a thing accustomed to. If that continues, Sunrisia may have to continue not only toughened sanctions against officials in Union’s Vesvai but also against the central government of the Union.”

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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National Liberation Committee Of Independent Vesvai, National Council Of Vesvai And The National Council Of Rebellion of Vesvai Unite To Condemn Arrests In Vesvai’s Part Of The Union Of Oblaren And Vesvai

Flag used by Vesvaian dissidents and defectors, the National Liberation Movement, the National Liberation Committee of Independent Vesvai associated with the National Liberation Movement, National Council of Vesvai and the National Council of Rebellion of Vesvai. Variant without the Golden Eagle.

Three main political bodies of the Vesvaian dissident and defector community living in New Vesvai: National Liberation Committee of Independent Vesvai, National Council of Vesvai and the National Council of Rebellion of Vesvai have come together for a joint statement. Gathering at a press conference in Perloveu from the headquarters of the National Liberation Committee, all three political bodies have expressed their denouncement of the arrests made in Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai. They were referring to arrests made of peaceful protesters at the New Vesvai–Union of Oblaren and Vesvai border. The media on the other side of the border referred to them as “hooligan crowds.” In New Vesvai, defectors and dissidents from the other side of the border held solidarity marches in support of these arrestees and also the pro-independence forces in Ile du Fleurs who were barred from elections by the Rhodeve government. In these solidarity marches the Vesvaian arrestees were referred to as political prisoners. But the arrests on the other side of the border have not stopped. Authorities arrested people in other parts of Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai including in Aurisi. They were detained under the label of “unrest organizers” and “possible guerillas.”

Despite existing separately the National Liberation Committee of Independent Vesvai, National Council of Vesvai and the National Council of Rebellion of Vesvai operated as a single entity when expressing solidarity with everybody arrested, denounced repressions in the neighboring territory which is their historic homeland and asked for arrests to stop while those arrested be released. The three political bodies were later joined by New Vesvai’s government. PM Adi Letago called on the municipal governments and the central local government in Aurisi to stop these repressions and let go of those who were arrested. The Prime Minister also sent a message to the central government of the Union in Fortwel asking it to influence what’s happening on its own part of Vesvai Island and stop it if it’s indeed a local initiative and not an order from the top.

[Pamerava]

Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) order Pameravan doctors to intensify treatment of Baggnagians who will be future members of the Senate

NEODVISNI, PAMERAVA – Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) had appointed a new Senate. Among those future members of the Senate are the Baggnagians that the military government in Jugac handed over to Neodvisni as part of the settlement. But all of these Baggnagian politicians are infected with RETRIT-20 or PVAX-20. They were granted the status of future Senate members for when they recover. Prince Dobrin Ustanovitelj (The Founder) and Prince Alexander Rešitelj (The Savior) wish to see that happen sooner so they instructed Pameravan doctors to focus their attention on the twelve Baggnagians to get them to recover so that they could enter the Senate as soon as possible.

The twelve future Deputies of the Senate of Pamerava will be.

1. Tomáš Talbursen (Second Prime Minister of South Baggnagia).


2. Slavko Kastélic (First Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ventismarian Integration of South Baggnagia).


3. Branimir Vuković (First Minister of Defense of South Baggnagia).


4. Jan Potóčnik (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from United Centrists (UC) in the first presidential election).


5. Emil Dragíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Conservative Coalition (BCC) in the first presidential election).


6. Ana Kóvačič (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from New Baggnagia (NB) in the first presidential election).


7. Stanko Krájnc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Dream (BD) in the first presidential election).


8. Elizabeta Trifónova (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Progressive Party (PP) in the first presidential election).


9. Aljaž Níkolov (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Baggnagian Moderate Party (BMP) in the first presidential election).


10. Nejc Vukovíc (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Coalition of Democrats and Liberals (CDL) in the first presidential election).


11. Mare Pópovic (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Green Party (GP) in the first presidential election).


12. Leon Kučéra (Candidate for South Baggnagian President from Civil Contract (CC) in the first presidential election).

[Oblaren and Vesvai]

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Aurisi Local Government Says Vesvaian Dissidents And Defectors In New Vesvai Are Standing Up For Their Own Agents By Criticizing Arrests

Soon after the political bodies made by Vesvaian dissidents and defectors in New Vesvai criticized arrests in Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai it did not take long for a response from Aurisi. Cabinet Minister of Foreign and Inter-Union Affairs of Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai Nicholas Vicina who’s still hopeful of becoming a nominee for the Union Foreign Minister, has responded briefly. He said that the dissidents and defectors together with New Vesvai’s government criticize because it was their agents including unrest planners and guerillas that were arrested. A plan by New Vesvai and Vesvaian defectors to destabilize Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai was foiled by the authorities and that is what made them angry. Cabinet Minister Nicholas Vicina said it only shows that the authorities did the right thing by foiling a joint expat and foreign hostile nation’s plan by arresting their people on the Union’s ground.

The police and the Union army remain busy in looking for suspects that could be plotting unrest, guerilla warfare or terrorism. The crackdown has been going on for nearly a week now with much success. All of this is being done by the order of local governments in municipalities, districts and regions around Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai including the main local government in Aurisi. The central Union government in Fortwel in Oblaren’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai has not ordered any of the recent law enforcement activities so local governments in Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai have been operating autonomously.

[New Vesvai]

NEW VESVAI BROADCASTING

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Prime Minister Adi Letago Talks About The Possibility Of Handing Over Premiership To A Successor

Prime Minister Adi Letago spoke before Parliament today. And he had once again brought up the topic of his consideration to pass the torch and transfer premiership to a successor. PM Letago’s ideas for a successor are New Vesvai’s Deputy Prime Minister Nikau Pasvecal or somebody from the Break Out Alliance (BOA) party which the Prime Minister’s National Renewal (NR) party is in a majority holding coalition with. PM Letago spoke about Deputy PM Nikau Pasvecal as a successor after the latter took over as head of government while the Prime Minister was in a period of self-isolation over a virus scare. But during this short period of being the head of government Deputy PM Pasvecal was not just handling regular issues. He also had to address the issue of New Vesvai’s security in the face of the military conflict between Sunrisia and Rezua in the ocean around New Vesvai. Also the Deputy PM had to take a position on the guerilla situation in the neighboring Vesvai’s part of the Union of Oblaren and Vesvai during which military tensions on the border increased again. There were also emotional responses by the dissident and defector community of Vesvaians on the streets across New Vesvai. So the Deputy PM did have things before him and once PM Adi Letago returned and reassumed duties he praised Deputy PM Pasvecal and mentioned him as being a viable successor. The second option to consider which PM Adi Letago also mentioned in the past was to address the coalition ally BOA party and ask them for a nominee for the next potential Prime Minister of New Vesvai. Based on the comments from the BOA party MPs they aren’t against such an option.