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Tuesday 7th December 57 Y.R. (2021 A.A./A.D.)

POLITBURO CONFIRMS RADICAL FOREIGN POLICY CHANGE, "TOTAL REVOLUTION" DECLARED IN "DECEMBER RESOLUTION"
Ivan Kvatski

TURANISKIDAK — At approximately 5:00PM RCT this afternoon, the People's Commission for State Affairs released a statement on behalf of the Foreign Commissariat by Comrade Commissar Lakersk Turnov, titled "The December Resolution". It outlined eighty-seven points regarding the relation of the Reinkalistani people's state to the world at large, and the general endeavours of the Reinkalistani proletariat with relation to its role in the global struggle for emancipation. The document is the latest in the recent "gearing-up" process for the expansion of the global revolutionary camp, whereby Reinkalistan's position is reaffirmed with regards to its commitments to international socialism, as well as the promulgation of Reinkalistani-Vanguardist ideals and Kaszar Turaniski Thought throughout communist movements worldwide. The document is described by the State Commission as "equal part anti-capitalist, anti-liberalist, anti-reactionary, and anti-revisionist".

Comrade President Mozhkin Turaniski praised the document as "an excellent reflection of the type of worldwide society of peace and love the Reinkalistani nation wishes to build", with this opinion being generally reaffirmed by the Communist Party of Reinkalistan with few objecting voices. Among other things, the key point of the December Resolution is a "total and unwavering commitment to supporting Vanguardist and Communist movements worldwide, with zero tolerance for backwards and bourgeois principles or policy." This is a pivotal adjustment from the position adopted at the XXVI Party Congress of 2008, where Reinkalistan's foreign position was associated with "a broadly national commitment to the internal integrity of the Fifth International in the wake of the cultivation of the nascent principles of the New World Theory." The XXVI Party Congress was criticised by many for its broad back-stepping in the face of the reforms instituted as part of President Turaniski's "National Reorganisation Process", which had wholly discarded the "bourgeois-collaborationist" policies of the People's Federation post-1985. It has also urged the people of both the People's Federation of Reinkalistan and the Renyashika Territory - known to the world at large as "the Confederation of Reinkalistani States", or "North Reinkalistan" - to commit to the reunification of the Reinkalistani Fatherland beneath the banner of the People's Federation.

This re-orientation has been met with the international community with mixed reactions. Member-states of the Fifth International and their leading parties have on the whole praised this new course of action, with the First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Kayastadt (APK) stating that "the Reinkalistani commitment towards national re-unification and revolutionary agitation comes as a great comfort to me and my countrymen". As of yet, no statements from the so-called "North Askander Defense League" have been issued on the matter, though the immediate presumption from all state-actors is that it shall be resoundingly negative. Concerns of yet another war on Askander have been raised, though the State Commission has assured the general populace that no military actions on the continent are planned for the near future. Despite this, there is still concern that a pre-emptive NADL attack could plunge the world into darkness once again.

DIRECTOR VOZHROCZKIY ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION CHARGES, ACCUSED OF GUANYUITE SYMPATHIES
Alexandra Navrakina

Vozhroczkiy is handcuffed by the West Kaskia Internal Security Department outside his country home in the Kaskia Republic.

VATODAK — Natayavi Vozhroczkiy, Director of Vozhroczkiy Technology Ltd. and pioneer of the Kaskia Telecommunications Production Coalition's (KTPC) "limited marketeering" initiative, was arrested yesterday for charges of corruption, as well as being an agent for the Asian Communist Party. The "Internal Security" wing of the Executive Office for Ideological Affairs (EOIA), which ordered the arrest, has alleged following an investigation that Vozhroczkiy accepted bribes from municipal authorities in multiple cities across the Pan-Asiatic States in order to influence the location of Vozhroczkiy Ltd.'s storefronts in the nation.

Vozhroczkiy Technology Ltd. was founded in 2017 following the XXVII Party Congress' resolution on the KTPC's proposal to engage in "Limited Marketeering" both within Kaskia and without in the field of telecommunications. In an unprecedented move for the Communist Party of Reinkalistan, the proposal - initiated by Vozhroczkiy, at the time the Coalition Manager - was accepted, despite stiff opposition among the party's hardliners. Two weeks ago, Vozhroczkiy Ltd.'s first serious international venture was finalised by the Pan-Asiatic States, and immediately his consumer products were considered a massive success in the country. Despite this, however, a personal warrant for his arrest was issued on Sunday, as the lengthy process of establishing the international commercial ties was suspected to be rife with graft, fraud, and bribery. Sales representative and spokesperson for Vozhroczkiy Ltd.'s operations in Asia, Dariek Gordoska, stated that despite the "unfortunate circumstances" surrounding the company's nascent involvement in the country, he hoped that the "great benefits that are being reaped for our socialist Fatherland" would nevertheless see operations in Asia remain open. This attitude has been reciprocated by Comrade Foreign Commissar and Vice-President Lakersk Turnov, who has urged that this "unfortunate speed-bump" does not "impede an otherwise promising start to the KTPC's market initiatives".

Nevertheless, many are doubtful that Vozhroczkiy Ltd. will even remain, as many key personnel have been rumoured to have left the country, with unconfirmed reports of international flights out of the country by key members of Vozhroczkiy Technology Ltd. and the KTPC reaching RCN. Vozhroczkiy's trial is set to occur in a matter of weeks, with the evidence against him being described as as "particularly damning". The situation at hand comes in the wake of a condemnation towards the Asian Communist Party and the continued revisionist bent observed in the administration of Guanyu Abramovich. Comrade Ivaken Taratysk, EOIA Director and key member of the State Commission, has stated that he applauds the "swift and professional work" of the Internal Security wing, which displays "the wisdom of the Ideological Office's implemented jurisdiction over civilian governance". President Turaniski has as of yet not been available for comment.

NATIONAL WINTER FESTIVAL PREPARATIONS IN FULL SWING, PRESIDENT TURANISKI VISITS REVELERS
Josef Vissariandrovich

TURANISKIDAK — Despite tensions both abroad and at home, preparations for the 12-day Reinkalistani Winter Festival are occurring across the nation, with gift-wrapping and state-sponsored leisure events being initiated throughout the Federation's six Constituent Republics. The events, starting on the 12th December, are held to commemorate the year's end, and provide much-needed break and respite to the nation's labourers. Already, celebrators young and old have taken to the snow-strewn streets of Central Turaniskidak, with ice skating rinks now amidst the snowy public squares of the city. Comrade President Turaniski, on his daily commute to the State Commission building, was hit by a stray snowball thrown by a group of passing young children playing with snow. The President reportedly used this as an excuse to "join in" the snowball fight for "several minutes", during which he exchanged fire with the jovial children. Clearly, not even his commitment to the betterment of the nation can stop the Leader from having fun once in a while! 8-year-old Martak Gyoroki, interviewed by RCN following the incident, stated: "I didn't really know why we celebrated President Turaniski, and was scared when I hit him with a snowball, but now I realise that he is a fun and forgiving person. I did not need to be scared!"

President Turaniski has apparently been preparing his Winter Festival speech for the 18th of December, but in the mean-time he has encouraged "all proletarians of the country to be vigilant and happy, to rejoice in the liberty and plenty with which they have been endowed." He also urged "respect and reverence for the diligent labourers who have sacrificed their Winter Festivals in order to occupy key positions throughout the days in which everyone else is given relative respite from labour."

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Friday 25th February 58 Y.R. (2022 A.A./A.D.)

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS PLANS FOR SANCTIONS ON AUREUMTERRA
Ivan Kvatski

Comrade Desket held a speech to the UISA and GCPI Joint Chamber condemning Aureumterran aggression.

TURANISKIDAK — Tensions are high right now as the Communist Party of Reinkalistan has continued to mobilise international support for its anti-imperialist stance against the "Empire of Aureumterra". At the meeting of the United International Socialist Assembly and the General Committee on Proletarian Internationalism yesterday, Rep. Vandov Desket proposed a motion to unveil sanctions on Aureumterra's regime and its "feeble" Emperor. Attending were prominent names such as Erudia's Ae Ji, Poland's Krzysztof Szwej, and Salvaroja's Agustín Granadense. The vote was regarding the S.C.T.O.'s moves to economically and politically isolate the Potens government and raise attention towards the oppression of Iceland's population.

Iceland as a territory has, historically, not been content to sit underneath the Aureumterran yoke. The island nation has always been boisterous and fiercely defensive of its national identity, despite the general attitude of Aureumterra being one of maintaining Nordic cultural unity among its northern European provinces. This has ramped up over the last four decades, with a ruthless "counter-insurgency" campaign initiated by the imperial government to wipe-out any and all resistance to Aureumterran presence on Icelandic soil. Aureumterra took a dramatic step two weeks ago, with the complete annihilation of the small town of Ísafjörð, something which the P.F.R.'s foreign ministry has vehemently condemned. This has brought the usually-frosty relations between Reinkalistan and Aureumterra to a new low. Both powers rely upon naval supremacy in order to buoy their actions worldwide, and such is the nature of Aureumterra's global colonial empire - seen as a relic of the past by many - that it has brought it into conflict with Reinkalistani interests many times before. Many observers are concerned that this recent mass murder precedes a total genocide of ethnic Icelanders, who are small in number, to solve the conflict once and for all.

In order to put pressure on Aureumterra to cease its occupation and ethnic cleansing of Iceland, the international community has come together and decide how best to deal with the Aureumterran threat once and for all. The Fifth International saw little adversarial debate, with the parties present adopting an unanimous anti-Aureumterran line. Gvadnis Ovastrekka, Presiding Executive of the R.C.P. Shiraka All-Republican Party Congress, stated that she was "overjoyed with the international solidarity against the vicious imperial threat." It appears that this will further polarise the so-called "Traditionalist Axis" of Aureumterra and Cassadia from the Fifth International even further, as sanctions mount and pressure remains on Aureumterra to modernise its crumbling Empire.

"PRIDE MARCH" BY HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS GROUPS DRIVES PARTY POLARISATION
Iyah Noani

YENIRIVVI — The gay rights movement in Reinkalistan continues to gain pace, receiving admiration and condemnation alike from onlookers who love or hate its growing support base. The Transarkhasian People's Republic, a small autonomous zone within the borders of both the Republic of Statzdai and the Republic of Kovtekka, is a haven for a group which calls itself the "People's Social Liberation Organisation", a new counter-cultural movement which advocates, above all, for the abolition of Article 14 of the 2005 Reinkalistani Constitution, which prohibits gay marriage, any sexual intercourse at all outside of "romantic relationships", and marital adultery, alongside other provisions considered draconian by the P.S.L.O.'s membership. While professing to be staunchly communist, the P.S.L.O. deeply objects to the current policies regarding most social policies governing marriage and sexuality. While such advocacies would be unlawful in most P.F.R. Constituent Republics, Transarkhasia, under constitutional provisions offering special rights and privileges to autonomous zones, has allowed it to grow and prosper, with Transarkhasia rated "the most libertine place next to Turaniskidak" by Peoples' Weekly magazine.

Comrade Yedinniy Vazileck of RCN interviewed Oleg Miy, Transarkhasian P.S.L.O. activist and one of ninety-eight representatives on the Transarkhasian Assembly - Transarkhasia's devolved parliament - on the recent pride march through Yenirivvi, Transarkhasia's capital. On the matter of whether the P.S.L.O. was anti-Communist as many claim, Miy responded:

"Really, I do not view homosexual rights as a Communist matter. I do view an orderly and ideologically-religious society as a Communist matter, and I support these things. But Communism is not about restricting people's right to love and live with who they want. A married, homosexual couple can be good socialists, patriotic Reinkalistanis, and internationalists. This should not be controversial, in my eyes. I implore Comrades across the nation to reject the backwards logic which has hitherto governed their thinking, and accept that Communism must move forward, as we as a nation and international socialist community move into the 7th Decade of the Revolution."

Pressure mounts on the People's Congress and State Commission to crush this movement, but so far the two-thirds majority necessary to abolish Transarkhasia's privileges has been blocked by the substantial reformist factions in the People's Congress, and as such the country's governing authorities are, legally, unable to uproot this fledgling movement.

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Sunday 20th March 58 Y.R. (2022 A.A./A.D.)

STATE COMMISSION APPEALS FOR KASKIAN RECOGNITION
Mykhail Alaluya

VATODAK — While no wide-reaching and comprehensive international body with substantial powers regarding the Dhoerish-proletarian sphere of conflict exists, the COUNCIL FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - representing Provoka, Suthambram, both the P.F. Reinkalistan and so-called "Confederation of Reinkalistani States", Dhoeria, and Sianshu, among others - has long remained the go-to body by which a peaceful resolution to international conflicts may be attained. While the People's Commission for State Affairs, based in Turaniskidak, has consulted the body less and less following the signing of the 2005 Constitution and the ignition of the "Cold War" since 1992, a renewed interest has been sparked in the body after a campaign for the "Republic of Kaskia", officially a signatory of the "Declaration of the United Republics" which placed the People's Federation of Reinkalistan into legal effect, to be included in the Council was initiated by the local branch of the Communist Party. Comrade Turnov immediately leaped on the opportunity, stating that "the free, equal, and voluntary union of the Reinkalistani People's Federation should not disqualify the constituent republics from being represented internationally".

While many are dismissive of the request, many international observers have acknowledged the merits of such a proposal. Stayaczian geopolitical analysts have already noted how multiple of the native tribes incorporated into the Dhoerish Union via wars of conquest and unequal agreements persecuted by the Askanderean settlers are now granted representation on the Council. These usually vote in line with the Union Government, giving Dhoeria three de-facto votes at the Council instead of one. This inequity has allowed, time and time again, for Dhoeria and its allies to, sometimes just marginally, sideline Reinkalistan in international affairs and thus frustrate the representation of the proletarian movement, a fact which had prompted the general withdrawal of Reinkalistani delegations from the Council from 2016 to 2019.

In order to facilitate a greater basis for Kaskian proto-statehood, Comrade President Turaniski has suggested that the Kaskian All-Republican People's Congress move to establish a regional Kaskian Armed Forces, an unprecedented move away from the centralised military authority being exclusively held by the Socialist Revolutionary Defence Forces. The Supreme People's Court stated that such a move would not necessarily be unconstitutional. Justice Aleksandra Kirova stated that "Article Eight of the Constitution of the People's Federation of Reinkalistan clearly states that the Federal Government bears sole jurisdiction over the Reinkalistani Red Army, Reinkalistani Red Fleet, and Reinkalistani People's Air Force; the above constituting the sole organs of the Socialist Revolutionary Defense Force as established by the Defense Act of 1974. However, it does not preclude the possibility of any Constituent Republic, such as Kaskia, moving to create a hypothetical Kaskian Army, Fleet, or Air Force, provided that the resources for such an institution are either funded on a local basis or through funding initiatives agreed to with the Federal Government and ratified by the National Congress of the Reinkalistani People."

In establishing a local Defense Force, Kaskia would effectively be eligible to be recognised as a sovereign state, which, if Dhoeria is unable to influence the Entry Committee of the Council, could see Kaskia represented alongside the general union of the Reinkalistani Republics. If this precedent succeeds and continues, the Federation could obtain up to seven votes.

UNDERGROUND KAYAN NATIONALISTS SIGN PROVISIONAL CONSTITUTION
Ivan Kvatski

HEYDRICHSBERG — The 1985 surrender of the Iron Republic of Kayastadt was meant to put to rest the question of Kayan global dominance; that never again would the world bow to an Askanderean master. Yet, nearly four decades later, there are many living in the former territories of the Kayan Empire who harbour sympathies for the days of the Emperor - notably, not the Republic which lost them the war - and many have taken up arms in order to restore what they see as Kayastadt's "historical borders" -- stretching from the Johannic Ocean in the north to far south of the inland D'ailloustre Sea. While Kayastadt's historical borders had waxed and waned over its millennia of existence and occasionally shaky dominance over Askander, the broad strokes of the Kayan ultranationalist political programme have remained the same: "foreign" (i.e., non-Kayan) influence in any part of Askander is not to be tolerated. From the perspective of the Kayan nationalist psyche, it was allowing Provoka and Suthambram to remain independent of Heydrichsberg's command that gave Dhoeria the crucial anchor by which to launch an offensive on their Empire; thus allowing the Reinkalistanis to drive the dagger into its poorly-protected southern client-states.

While many of the territories now stripped from Kayastadt's grasp in the Red Army's daring landings during "Operation Alexander" had historically been either left to puppet states or ethnically autonomous regions under jurisdiction of the Kayan Government, there still remains a significant Kayan majority in these regions, especially from the days of the so-called "Iron Republic". The Iron Republic had been founded upon the idea that all of Askander by right did not only belong to the Kayan state, but also the Kayan people. For nearly two decades, mass resettlement programs had seen a large amount of Kayan communities develop at the expense of the rights of the native population, a policy totally shattered by the Reinkalistani invasion -- thus greatly improving the popularity of the Red Army in the liberated areas. Despite this, the communities have remained, and now, the illegal "League of Kayan Patriots" has recently produced a statement which details a thirty-two page constitution for their "New Kayan Empire", which delineates its borders to encompass all of Askander, followed by multiple bombings and terrorist attacks across the entire continent.

Both the State Commission and Dhoerish Cabinet have denounced the attacks and Constitution, with the "Joint Committee Against Kayan Nationalism" - one of the only trans-continental institutions on Askander which remains - swearing to co-ordinate a response to the violence and crush the so-called patriotic league.

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Monday 3rd April 58 Y.R. (2022 A.A./A.D.)

UPROAR IN PEOPLE'S CONGRESS AS STATZDAI REPUDIATES ARTICLE 14
TURNOV ENDORSES MOVE, STATE COMMISSION REELING

Alexandra Navrakina

YENIRIVVI — Congresspeople in Turaniskidak came to blows today as the All-Republican People's Congress of the Republic of Statzdai repudiated Article 14 of the Reinkalistani Constiution today, denouncing it as "unsocialist" and "anti-Vanguardist". This happened after the Statzdai Legislative Elections saw the P.S.L.O. wing of the local Communist Party attain 29 of the Republic's 120 legislative seats, which, in alliance with local party reformists, stood in defiance against the Central government. Article 14, which prohibits drunkenness, homosexual marriage, and adultery, has long been condemned by reformists for its perceived backwardness, and has been a source of criticism for the Federation from its foreign opponents. Even those personally against the prohibited elements of Article 14 have begun to support its repeal out of political expediency. This assertion of regional autonomy comes amidst discussions for the creation of a Kaskian local Armed Forces, which has called into question the very nature of Reinkalistan as a Federal state. Hardliner-Centralists in the People's Congress have come out strongly against this trend, but have largely been neutered as a political force as regional identities across the Federation continue to consolidate despite a general maintenance of Reinkalistani national unity.

Representative Tomai Kalandak, elected by the Shirakan All-Republican People's Congress, noted party hardliner, physically assaulted reformist Ovak Noahni, prompting a massive brawl in the Congress which lasted until Ideological Officers broke it up with truncheons. President Turaniski condemned the violence, stating that the People's Congress was meant to be a "civilised body above adversarial politics". However, the government's unified response on the repudiation of a Constitutional article was thrown off-kilter when Comrade Turnov, Commissar of State for Exterior Affairs, endorsed the move and stated that Article 14 was an "aberration" in Reinkalistan's "otherwise resoundingly progressive politics." Already, there have been noted movements towards the reform bloc from previous hardliners, and more and more congresspeople are growing to support Turnov on the issue, as Reinkalistan's LGBT rights movement continues to grow exponentially.

War Commissar Jesk Karayov reportedly denied a request by the President to move troops into Statzdai's legislature, stating that he would not mobilise Reinkalistani troops on Reinkalistani people or politicians. The event is currently being ironically dubbed the "Pink Coup" by pundits and commentators in local Workers' Associations, citing the nature of LGBT rights organisations instigating large-scale opposition to the President in the government. The public is much more uncertain, however, and Turaniskidak today was filled with protesters carrying portraits of both President Mozhkin Turaniski and the Revolutionary Father, Kaszar Turaniski. Chants of "Hang the Liberals!" and "Stop the LGBT Lobby Coup!" rang out across the country, especially in the notoriously conservative Ontak Republic, where protesters painted the number "14" on their faces - to refer to Article 14 - and waving giant Reinkalistani flags and assaulting counter-protesters.

RCN is covering the situation live and will be posting updates as the situation develops.

THE LOST GENERATION: INTERVIEW THOSE WHO GREW UP IN CAPITALIST REINKALISTAN
With the Federation nearly six decades old, voices who remember the country's dark past speak up.

Ivan Kvatski

VATODAK — 81-year-old Yaklas Antonowskiy was 23 when the revolution shook Reinkalistan. One of the founding members of the Revolutionary Labour Association in Kaskia, he partook in active conflict, first as a Kaskian anti-royalist guerrilla, and then as a deicated Commissar in the Red Army fighting reactionaries and the interventionists. He remembers the struggle and persecution inflicted upon the proletarian and peasant masses by the capitalist regime that came before, and stresses to all Reinkalistanis with the luxury of growing up in a socialist Reinkalistanis not to look towards the Northern World with anything other than disgust. This article will feature a full transcript of an interview between an RCN reporter and Antonowskiy (YA) regarding life in this country pre-Vanguardism.

RE: Thank you for being with us today, Yaklas.

YA: Please, the pleasure is all mine. I've always wanted to be on the TV.

RE: [laughs] Me too! I guess we're both getting our wishes fulfilled today. Anyway, we're here to talk about pre-revolutionary Reinkalistan.

YA: Yes, indeed. I don't think our curriculum covers the crimes of the King and his wretched family enough, honestly. Education about history is very important to make sure we don't repeat the mistakes of the past. In the Renyashika Territory*, they got rid of the King, you see, but capitalism's still there, and it's not- it's not working for them.

RE: And what was it like when the King was in charge?

YA: Oh, just horrible. I was a communist in the early days you see, I joined their youth movement. My parents- they were very big into it as well. I remember we had a little portrait of the Revolutionary Father - back then he was just "Comrade Turaniski" - in our living room that we had to take down when people who might've ratted us out visited.

RE: It must've been really difficult engaging in underground communist movements like that.

YA: It was, definitely. But when you saw the King's men beating up people just for being homeless, and when you saw people starving on the street because their fat cat boss didn't need them any more, you always knew in your heart of hearts that you were doing the right thing. I think that's what's really important.

RE: I see. And why do you think some people like the North? Young, properly-educated people seem to understand the merits of socialism, but there's still a significant proportion of people - mostly middle-aged now - who seem to harbour capitalist sympathies. Why would they want all those terrible things back?

YA: It's because they're spoiled and they don't know how good they have it. I haven't met a single person my age who wants capitalism back. If anything, these people are testaments to how good things are going. They're sitting on their arses complaining about things that don't really matter because they now live happy and comfortably.

RE: What do you think the party should do to combat this?

YA: It's a dying trend now, thankfully. I've been talking to young people and, like you said, they're very well-educated, they're very good. It was really nice in 2001 to see President Turaniski rile them up and get them all angry and militant against those Lavask-type politicians who wanted to suffocate the Federation. Socialism's all about that, getting involved.

RE: What's your opinion on President Turaniski, then? Do you think he's a worthy successor to the Revolutionary Father?

YA: Well, he's got years of political experience on me. I'm a communist, but I'm an activist, not a politician. I just look at the statistics. The economy's grown massively. Our allies in Askander are more secure than ever thanks to what he's done building up the army. And he also finished the nuclear deterrent, meaning that Dhoeria can't even think about invading us from Renyashika. Much more people have houses, there's no more homeless people -- and he's really improved access to food and commodities. I don't one hundred percent agree with everything he says, but he's got my support.

RE: So you'd say you're a results-based person in that regard?

YA: I very much am. Take Dhoerish capitalism: homelessness, inequality, being ruled by an elite of businessmen, tycoons, and oligarchs. Take Reinkalistani socialism: full employment, to each according to his need, and being governed by the Congresses you elect from the Workers' Associations. It's clear the latter is the future.

RE: Mhm, I think most of our viewers would agree. Thank you so much for your time, Mr. Antanowskiy.

YA: Like I said: pleasure's all mine.

* "Renyashika Territory" refers to North Reinkalistan, a capitalist state separated from the P.F.R. by the Kaskian mountains.

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Tuesday 5th April 58 Y.R. (2022 A.A./A.D.)

SPECIAL ISSUE: TURANISKI RESIGNS GENERAL SECRETARIAT, ELECTIONS CALLED
ONLOOKERS POINT TO TURNOV AS LIKELY SUCCESSOR

Ivan Kvatski

TURANISKIDAK — the nation and the world looks on with shock today as General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Reinkalistan and President of the People's Federation, Mozhkin Turaniski, resigned the position of General-Secretary, while retaining the Presidency. This comes after the unprecedented decision by Exterior Commissar Lakersk Turnov and War Commissar Jesk Karayov to publicly oppose his attempts to crush the Kovtekkan Republic's repudiation of the Constitution. Turaniski, in a brief televised address, stated that he will "no longer be assuming the responsibilities of the position of General-Secretary of the Communist Party of Reinkalistan", and that "new faces were needed in the Party". Despite this, Turaniski's political influence shall still be maintained in the position of President, and thus Head of State -- but significant political capital has been yielded with the loss of the office.

The position of acting-General Secretary has now fallen to Comrade Turnov, though internal elections in the Communist Party will be necessary to confirm his position. Already, challengers for the position, seeing their chance, are putting their names forward -- notably Vekten Hayasal, Intelligence Commissar and noted ally of the EOIA's Ivaken Taratysk. Campaigning on a platform of socialist "acceleration and momentum", ramping up the intensity of the Federation's ideological rhetoric and action, Hayasal aims to counter Turnov's moderate reformism with a radical, if ill-defined, platform. The elections are scheduled to be held in two weeks, and campaigning begins now. RCN is obliged to encourage its readers to join the Communist Party so that they, too, might get a say.