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by **Kesselbourg** » Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:23 am

Kesselbourg Conservative Politician Leads Protest Against EC Tax Consolidation
Kesselbourgish conservatives express disapproval with Prime Minister’s policy of cooperation with EC officials

(Kesselbourg City, Kesselbourg) — In a sudden display of political activism, Jean-Claude Muller, a prominent Kesselbourgish conservative politician, led thousands in a protest today against Euclean Community (EC) tax consolidation policies amidst a growing wave of eucloskepticism. Muller, known for his staunchly conservative views and fervent anti-EC stance, gathered supporters at the Place de la Constitution, turning it into a sea of red and white, representing the flag of Kesselbourg. Demonstrators held banners reading "Preserve Kesselbourg's Sovereignty" and "Unified in Diversity, Not in Taxes."

The EC's move towards a consolidated tax regime has been in discussions for years. Proponents argue that it ensures fair taxation, prevents tax evasion, and supports the completion of the EC's single market. Critics, however, like Muller, see it as an infringement on the fiscal sovereignty of individual member states. "Each member state has unique fiscal needs, and a one-size-fits-all approach is simply impractical," Muller told reporters. "By forcing Kesselbourg and other states into a singular tax mold, we risk diminishing the competitive edge and identity of each nation."

Kesselbourg, with its favorable tax environment, has long been a magnet for multinational corporations and has faced criticism from detractors accusing it of being a tax haven. Muller and his supporters, however, believe that Kesselbourg has the sovereign right to set its fiscal policies. The protest also addressed the rising tide of eucloskepticism, a sentiment of distrust or opposition to the EC. Eucloskeptics often cite concerns about national sovereignty, cultural preservation, and unelected bureaucratic control. Muller applauded eucloskeptic viewpoints, denouncing the benefits Kesselbourg has received from EC membership. "The EC had eroded Kesselbourg’s national identity and turned it into an also-ran dominated by larger countries,” he said. "The EC will be the ruin of Kesslebourg.”

However, not everyone agreed with the protest's motives. A counter-protest formed a few blocks away, with demonstrators holding signs promoting national sovereignty and questioning the direction the EC has taken in recent years. Counter-protester Isabelle Schmit, a 23-year-old student from the University of Kesselbourg, expressed her concerns: "I grew up benefiting from the EC. From student exchanges to job opportunities across borders, I fear what the future might look like if eucloskepticism continues to gain traction."

Prime Minister Wout Wanser-Plas, who has long straddled the line between Eucloskeptics and those in favor of greater cooperation, addressed the protests in a press conference by stating, "We recognize the concerns of every Kesselbourgish citizen. The strength of the Euclopean Community lies in dialogue, understanding, and the will to find common ground." The Prime Minister has drawn criticism for expressing reluctance to fully endorse EC tax consoldation measures, but ultimately demonstrated cooperation and understanding with EC officials on the subject, which has drawn criticism from some members of his base.

Wanser-Plas went on to say that "The EC has provided Kesselbourg with opportunities to expand its economy, engage in cultural exchanges, and take part in collective security arrangements," he said. "Eucloskepticism threatens to dismantle these advantages." Indeed, the Prime Minister has been quick to indicate his support for the EC and his oppositon to eucloskeptic demonstrations within Kesselbourg.

It remains to be seen how Muller's protest will impact the broader EC discussions on tax consolidation and the future of the Euclean project. The protesters within Kesselbourg, while widely considered a minority, have been growing increasingly vocal, and their numbers are slowly growing. Today's demonstration is a clear sign that the conversation is far from over.

by **Nuvania** » Mon Sep 18, 2023 12:56 am

Nuvania’s new power brokers: the NAB’s role in keeping the government functioning

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Samuel Hofmeyr (@SamuelHofmeyr)
17 September (3:30pm)|OPINION

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.

At least that’s how the saying goes. But perhaps it makes more sense in a political situation which requires cooperation from people who are almost diametrically opposed to much of the political agenda you put forward.

And so for the last three years, Chief Minister Andrew Bohn has found himself in this position with Marten van Doorne, the leader of the Nuvanian Agrarian League, commonly known by the Asterianer acronym NAB. Across much of the government’s policies and legislation, the NAB has been frustrating the incumbent government’s efforts to pass most legislation without significant watering down or caveats for farmers and other groups within Nuvania’s extensive primary industry sectors. Efforts to reduce the environmental impacts of farming and forestry on the environment have been halted, ranging from limitations on cattle numbers per farm to reducing regulations for old growth timber harvesting, much to the chagrin of the Social Democratic Labour Party’s allies within the governing coalition, including the Green Party and the Indigenous People’s Party.

But while the SLDP-led coalition may have its way in the House of Assembly, and routinely passes legislation there, there is one place in which the governing coalition does not have a majority: the Senate. Currently the governing coalition has 40 seats in the 96-seat Senate compared with the official opposition holding 53 seats. Normally this would be an untenable position if it wasn’t for van Doorne and the NAB, who have over the last few years established themselves as a routine support partner in garnering votes for administrative bills, particularly budgets and approving funding tranches from the multi-billion dollar Keisi Deal inked back in 2021.

So why is van Doorne siding with the SDLP in the Senate? There have been rumours that a gentlemen’s agreement was reached not long after social legislation, specifically the Transgender and Non-Binary Act, reached the Senate and was unceremoniously rejected by the usual suspects on the political right. As the theory goes, Bohn approached van Doorne and asked him to not vote against the government in important votes while having free reign to oppose government legislation outside of those bills as they saw fit. Van Doorne, in a political masterstroke, not only accepted these conditions but made sure that the government approved recommendations to bills made by the NAB in various select committees. Essentially, van Doorne got to have his cake and eat it too.

Both the left and the right believe this theory, and to date neither Bohn or van Doorne have officially confirmed any agreement took place. Both have said they had engaged in “constructive conversations” but both stopped short of calling it informal cooperation.

The reality is much more banal. While the NAB is widely regarded as the Asterianer’s second front for their own political interests (alongside the National People’s Party), and indeed, the social conservatism and almost blatant pro-Asterianer policies do put the NAB in line with the conservative wing of the NVP, the reality is that the NAB’s political positions are more nuanced and complex. After all, the NAB came about as opposition to the agricultural deregulation of the 1980’s under Johnathan Keaton, the last Chief Minister of the conservative NVP era.

The NAB is consistent in opposing policies that it believes are disadvantageous to farmers and rural communities. Its economic policies are very much akin to agrarian socialism, with some free market elements. Unlike the NVP, the NAB is more supportive of small farmers and subsistence farmers, opposing large agribusinesses for ideological rather than economic reasons, primarily stemming from the tenant farms that were present during the Estmerish colonial and early independence periods. The rural arm of the pre-war NVP was instrumental in achieving significant land reform and legislating protections for Nuvania’s small farmers.

Outside of its opposition and somewhat suspicious attitude towards big businesses, the NAB also supports investment into the physical and social infrastructure of the communities it represents. Much of the money spent so far from the Keisi Deal went into improving roads and railways, with a focus on improving rural infrastructure, something the NAB has routinely used as a means of leveraging in order for the government to pass budgets. This year’s spending included hundreds of millions of shillings for improvements to rural schools, medical centres, and hospitals in certain cities and towns, as well as the first stage of improvements to flood management and prevention in provinces like Litania. Indeed, it’s expected that the final tranche of spending, which will be presented in next year’s budget, will focus very much on flood protection and mitigation after consecutive disastrous monsoon seasons for southern Nuvania.

In this context, it makes sense as to why van Doorne and the NAB support the government when it comes to passing budgets and why Bohn and the government has come to rely on the NAB for its support. How long this will continue to last will be determined next year, when Nuvania goes to the polls at the next general election, something that Bohn is keeping one eye on.

The question remains though is how this arrangement, informal or otherwise, will affect the SDLP’s chances next year? While it’s too early to say, polling in recent weeks does point to the SDLP-led left bloc retaining its lead going into next year, polls also indicate a solidification of the NAB as the secondary party on the right in Nuvanian politics, and one that could still yet keep the balance of the Senate in the right’s favour. With no new major infrastructure spending on the horizon for the next term, it will be difficult for Bohn and the SDLP to recreate the cooperation they have now, given that the SDLP will still want to pass socially progressive legislation, having put it to the sideline for now in the hopes it avoids having to call an early election. Importantly, the lack of new infrastructure spending would hamper the government’s ability to pass a budget, should the composition of the Senate remain unchanged. Indeed, van Doorne and the NAB are likely keen to expand their share of the seats and try to leverage the SDLP into adding yet more caveats to legislation or to administrative bills to consolidate their influence.

Some might even outright suggest the NAB abandon the right in favour of a supply and confidence agreement with the SDLP, but this would end badly for both parties and their leaders. Despite their opposition to the NVP’s free market policies, the NAB has been a consistent supporter of the NVP in both the post-Pietersburg Agreement NVP governments. The NAB has long been a supporter of socially conservative policies, its leaders have often repeated the same statements regarding most social policies, from abortion, to LGBTQIA+ rights, to immigration. Going into an agreement with the SDLP would alienate most of its voters and would likely achieve very little; the NAB would be unable to introduce and pass legislation that neither the SDLP nor the other parties on the political left would want to be stymied continuously by the NAB. The SDLP would be in the same boat: unable to pass legislation outside of that which keeps the country functioning. Such an impasse would hasten the pace at which voters turn elsewhere; politically left would head to the Greens; the politically right might turn back to the NVP, particularly as political firebrand Alwyn Dreyer has been courting the more conservative vote since becoming leader of the NVP last year.

Van Doorne and the NAB though may not be sitting back and resting on their newfound position as the power brokers within Parliament. Voting in favour of passing budgets and other administrative legislation is one thing, but we’ve yet to see van Doorne and the NAB engage in more pressure on non-administrative bills. Whether or not he or the NAB act on this while they still can remains to be seen. But the clock is winding down.

FURTHER NOTES
Professor Samuel Hofmeyr is the resident Professor of Political Science at the University of Pietersburg. He has provided numerous insights and expertise in the world of Nuvanian politics and routinely contributes for Die Vrystaat.
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by **Eskaeba** » Thu Sep 28, 2023 10:46 am

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Mariya Nazarivna - 28 September 2023

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Inflation on the rise after 5 months of decline

Supermarket in Ivanovo.

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A report by the Vinalian Ministry of Economy stated that the period between August 27 to September 27, showcased that inflation rose 0.4% in that period compared to the previous period. Vinalian inflation had been declining by 1.33% in the previous 5 months. Although the data for July 28 to August 26, showcased that inflation had only declined 0.1% compared to 0.23% in the previous period.

The Pavlov government which has been trying to control inflation in the previous months, awoke to a 7.6% inflation earlier today, in what can only be described as an unsatisfying result. The Vinalian economy has been hit primarily in the tourism sector, as tourists opted to remain in their home countries during the busy summer season. Vinalian agricultural commodities in Euclea were also impacted by an increase in prices. The Pavlov government which has been busy talking with common basket providers and producers, to maintain prices low. Economist Olga Kutzenkov stated that the consumer economy had recovered strength following an overall decrease in consumer spending in the previous months.

"This new influx of money has caused prices to rise, rather than remain stable or optimistically decrease." said the Economist.

The Vinalian economy was helped by strong exportation of automobiles, and strong oil exportation prospects. Which have shored up workers in those sectors. Olga stated additionally that Vinalian consumer spending will increase with the incoming holiday spending season, which will prove to be the strongest test of Pavlov's inflation resisting policies of the previous months.

Rayisa Bohdanivna of the Workers Party and Minister of Economy, stated that it was a temporary setback in the fight against inflation. With strong economic indicators showcasing a return to normalcy for the next period, based on the previous 10 days. The Pavlov strategy has been based on a June agreement with supermarket chains and retailers to control the price of basic necessity items. When participating supermarkets chains and small retailers are required to define a basket of food and non-food staples to which lowered prices apply, with basic necessities also including childcare and personal care products apply.

The agreement reached back in June has remained at the behest of individual retailers and distributors. With the government relying on the goodwill of the participants to maintain their part. The deal a middle ground agreement reached between full blown price controls suggested by the Workers Party, and for higher taxes supported by some in the Unionist Party, to reduce consumer spending.

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Looking forward to the start of the 2023-2024 Dynamo season

Boriska pitching in 2022.

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The Velkarichka Dynamo enter the 2023-2024 season a team ready to cash-in on their strong pitching corp and young batting lineup. Vladimir Boriska has been given the nod, to pitch on opening day, for the 3rd straight year. The 26 year old pitcher, comes in after a strong 2022-2023 season that saw him flirt with the ABL MVP for the second straight year. Boriska is on the final year of a 4 year contract, and many expect Boriska to become among the highest paid pitchers in the ABL, if not the highest come the offseason.

Boriska, leads a strong rotation, assembled under pitching coach Frederick Williamson. Including names such as Clovis Gauthier, Gilmar Vidal, and Sílvio Salgado who was obtained in the offseason, off the Mont-Éclair Blues, signing a 3 year deal back in July. The Dynamo are utilizing one of the better rotations, although concerns regarding the bullpen do remain. An area Williamson has received aid in with the arrival of José Cavalcanti off the Windstrand Voyagers, who had a strong season.

On the other side of the plate, Bentlee Holcomb who is catching his 9th season with the Dynamo, lead the league last season in Home Runs by a catcher, and led the Dynamo in Runs batted in, Hits, and runs. The 22 year old left fielder Myron Romanenko enters his second year after leading the team in a record setting 34 stolen bases by a Dynamo rookie. First basemen Edgar Riqueti was brought over from the Terre-Belle Rays, after long time first basemen Clément Blanchard retired after last season. Riqueti who is a strong home run hitter, was brought over after a massive 6 year deal secured the 29 year old veteran for the Dynamo. Concerns regarding the infield remain, especially after the departure of third basemen Breno Lópes to the Cuanstad Millers.

The Dynamo look forward to an entertaining season, where high expectations following large offseason acquisitions exist. Many fans point to the near playoff berth the Dynamo obtained the season prior, as a sign of hope to the Dynamo.

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by **Union of Akoren** » Sun Oct 08, 2023 9:09 am

by **Union of Akoren** » Wed Oct 11, 2023 10:42 am

Zorasani netizens split over green crackdown

Amir Saaid| 11 October 2023

Zorasani social media has been locked in heated debate since the government announced a national crackdown on eco-groups and NGOs. It comes as the government opens an appeal process for proscribed groups.

Zorasan: The government’s shock decision to crackdown on Zorasan’s rapidly growing green movement has been met with both rapturous support and heated condemnation on social media. ZistSanduq, the most popular platform with 190 million users was seemingly supportive of the decision according to observers, with many users welcoming the crackdown on those who commit acts of civil disobedience at project sites. However, a vocal minority vociferously denounced the move, with the hashtags #GrowthFirst and #WhatNow trending simultaneously.

The Zorasani government has long used social media to understand public opinion and may well be relieved to find a majority supporting its moves. Notably, the government has reduced the level of censorship on ZistSanduq and Edust, the two most popular sites.

Across both sides, the hashtag #GrowthFirst had been trending top for the past 48 hours with virtually all posts using the tag expressing support for the government. Many lauded the government for shutting down “disruptors”, “obstructionists” and mass repeated the state’s line that development and growth was the only way to eradicate poverty.

As Nasr Hamadi, a researcher at the University of Damesbridge explained to us, “while yes the ecological movement is the fastest growing and arguably most capable element in Zorasani civil society, but it’s not universally supported or even appreciated. Many Zorasanis see the movement as bourgeois, for want of a better word.”

Hamadi also explained that many Zorasanis, backed by government media, even saw the ecological movement as an incredibly soft fifth column. The Zorasani government does not necessarily deny climate change but condemns the advocacy of it as a means of denying the Global South its economic rights. A situation made more understandable by the country being the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil and natural gas.

Not only were ordinary Zorasanis lauding the government, numerous business people and state level officials began sharing stories and experiences of civil disobedience slowing or stopping projects outright, many more pouring scorn on the activists as selfish and victims of foreign influence.

Those who supported the government found themselves clashing and arguing with other users who supported the green movement. Using the hashtag #WhatNow users condemned the government for silencing the truth about the country’s environmental problems.

Maryam Adnan, the president of the Zorasani Alliance for Nature (ZAN), the largest green NGO posted, “the government has silenced so many voices, shut so many eyes and ears. If the government does not wish citizens to report the truth about pollution, rivers and forests, will it do so in their place?” As of publishing, ZAN remains untouched and still active.

Supporters of the movement were incensed when news spread that police and other regime enforcers had begun to dismantle pollutant sensors in Zahedan, Faidah and Borazjan, though this was later proven to be misinformation.

Ahmad Akram-Kashani, an expert in Zorasani civil society and a research fellow at Westbruken University explained to Coian Monitor, “while many activists will be drawn from the middle class, they do find support across all sections of society, genders and ages. Pardarian society especially cherishes nature, as seen with the national holiday Sizdah Bedar, or nature day, which is now practiced by all peoples. Beyond a cherishing of the natural world, many Zorasanis are rankled by the appalling air quality they suffer in the cities, the lack of drinking water in the northern Union Republics and the annihilation of life in the Gulf.”

Perhaps it is this level of support that pushed the government into opening an appeal process at the Union Ministry for Internal Affairs. While only groups identified by the state, that engage in civil disobedience have been shuttered, numerous reports emerged on social media, revealing groups which did not engage in those acts had been shut down.

Hamadi stressed the role of social media in defining regime behaviour.

“Social media - the sites created at home and the sites only permitted are integral to the entire governing process. It’s not quite known how, but the Zorasani government has repeatedly altered course or reacted promptly seemingly by social media reaction” he said further, “they witnessed their action was not universally supported and responded by opening an appeal process. It is understood some banned groups are now allowed to operate once again.” He explained further.

However, Hamadi said, “this reaction should not shy away from the government dealing a colossal blow to civil society, for the benefit of business and itself, even if you could argue its reasons are understandable.”

Fears the crackdown would be followed by mass arrests have not materialised. Which speaks to the regime’s recognition of the green movement’s potency. However, the current leadership, elected in 2021 by an extraordinary Revolutionary Command Congress has yet to release its five year plan for environment related policies, the first Zorasani government to fail to do so.

by **Poshyte** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:00 am

by **Saul Volcano** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:03 pm

BREAKING: Migrant boat sinks off coast of Luzela, dozens feared dead
A migrant boat, mostly of Bahians and Rahelians, sinks off the coast of Luzela. Over 31 confirmed dead by rescue authorities
Carlos Arcanjo (@CarlosArcanjo) | 17 October 2023 | Precea

Encruzilhada, Luzela: Today a boat off the coast of Luzela capsized and sank. It is reported to be a boat carrying migrants from Coius to Euclea. Reports of deaths range in the dozens, including children. The boat was located about 10 miles off the coast of the city of Encruzilhada. Pieces of the boat are reported to have washed up onto the shoreline of the city, as well as belongings of the boat's passengers. Most of the passengers of the boat of are assumed to be from Bahia.

Premier Isilda Cerqueira stated that "she is praying for and paying respects to those who lost their lives on this boat, we are currently trying to take care of all of the victims and searching for anymore who could be lost at sea." Opposition leader Dolores Viveiros stated today that she will be visited Encruzilhada to mourn the victims of the boat crash.

Reports by NGOs like Doctors Across the Globe state that their rescue operation was delayed by the Paretian Maritime Agency. Paretian DAG leader Sotrina Resendes stated that the "government actions likely caused further death, they had restricted members of the DAG and SegMar from leaving port after reports came in of a boat capsizing off the coast of Encruzilhada. It is horrible"

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by **Chemensia** » Tue Oct 17, 2023 7:34 pm

THE 2023 TIWURAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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Ashavazdaru Warsi - Temitope Layeni - Reginald Akinlabi - Akunna Ikpeazu - Matthew Nganga

By Selene Zikoranaudodimma | 17 October 2023

Tiwura: November 12th, election day, is rapidly approaching and the candidates have begun to go full force in their campaigns. Following the cancellation of the national presidential debate, the Cogoday Post has taken the time to inform our readers about the candidates and what they believe they can do for this country.

PRESIDENT REGINALD AKINLABI - NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
Incumbent president of Tiwura, Akinlabi has had a good record as president, and seeks to keep it that way. Despite running along the usual NUP platforms: social democracy, economic nationalism, protectionism, and support for COMDEV, Akinlabi tells voters that he plans on using a second term to fulfill his vision of a more prosperous Tiwura. Akinlabi, along with VP candidate Okezie Achebe, began their reelection campaign with the promise to "Continue the progress we have made for a free Tiwura, a safe Tiwura, an equal Tiwura, and a people's Tiwura."

One issue that has becoming incredibly straining on the incumbent leader is the growing war in the Magadi. Akinlabi, during a speech in Ruba, stated that "I ensure all Tiwurans that the insurgents will be fought, they will be subdued, but things of this nature take time and preparation. The war will be over, and if reelected I guarantee that by next summer the Magadi will see peace once again and MIRIF will be routed."

Akinlabi also promised a continuation of his economic policies, which have focused on nationalizing essential industries and keeping the open market in other less essential and newer industries. maintaining a close trade relationship with Euclea. Akinlabi also decided it was time to allow increased investment from other Coian nations such as Shangea, Senria, and Zorasan to help bolster new industries and reduce reliance on Euclean nations like Estmere.

SENATOR AKUNNA IKPEAZU - TIWURAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Senator Ikpeazu had ran for president in previous elections, and in each had grew in popularity among his party's base as well as having made inroads in new groups of voters. Ikpeazu has been a major figure within the TDP's leadership for years, being a central voice for the party's conservative and right-wing factions since the 2000s. In his latest campaign run, Ikpeazu has paired up with Congressman Peter Nzie and promised to fix Tiwura's security worries and make Tiwura a major force in Bahia, as well as open Tiwura's market to investment and relax regulation.

The primary issue of concern for Ikpeazu had always been security, of which he told his supporters: "Our current leadership's response to rebellion has been lackluster, leading to the deaths of thousands of our fellow Tiwurans in the western region. MIRIF can only be eliminated by an effective, tactical, and large-scale military response, which Akinlabi has held back." What Ikpeazu proposes a vast military operation, utilizing all the resources of the TAF to bring down MIRIF.

Ikpeazu has also been concerned with Tiwuran social affairs, calling for the central government to issue its power over local governments in maintaining the "moral character" of the nation and fight back against any efforts to push for liberal ideals that some within the NUP have favored in recent years.

TEMITOPE LAYENI - UNITED MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE
Temitope Layeni, who had taken a break from politics since 2016, has returned to the UMP to become one of its most vocal candidates in years. Running with veteran candidate and Governor of Kasuweshi Hamid Assimi, Layeni brings a new focus to the UMP's political platform, which has been running out of steam for the past decade as many have turned away to the NUP and TSWI. Layeni, in a social media post, proposes "a Tiwura for the Tiwuran people, a government without the shackles of foreign economic interest and militaristic dictatorship. Tiwura, for its own salvation, must also be free of international quarrel that has fanned flames of internal conflict."

One of the biggest questions regarding Layeni had been his view of the Magadi conflict, which he calls "a sad result of foreign interests. MIRIF must be stopped for the good of Tiwura, not only through military force, but also through social rapprochement with the Magadian people."

Layeni also plans on bringing in nationalization, support for worker's rights, and south-south cooperation with other Coian states and a closer relationship with Bahian neighbors.

MATTHEW NGANGA - SOTIRIAN TIWURA PARTY
Matthew Nganga, former Governor of Obon Province, returned after a 4-year hiatus to Tiwuran politics to seek to expand the interests of Tiwuran Sotirians. Nganga, along with popular a City Councilman from Omamiri, Cassius Song, has told Tiwurans that "we exist in a battle between good and evil, the good of Sotiras and righteousness against the evil of expanding sin and degeneracy. The good of all Tiwuran believers against the evil of the growing MIRIF threat. The good of Bahian unity under God against the evil of militaristic foreign powers."

Nganga has talked little about his response to MIRIF, but he has stated that "MIRIF brings outright death and destruction to all they encounter, oppressing the Irfanis under their fist and murdering the Sotirians they invade. We must crush them."

ASHAVAZDARU WARSI - IRFANIC INTERESTS COALITION
Ashavazdaru Warsi, a religious leader and Irfani activist, joined with Congressman Aloo Jow of the Magadi in hopes of sending a message on election day. Warsi has stated "victory cannot be possible, but a message can. Tiwurans and the world need to see how we, the Irfani people of this nation, feel towards this current government's policies." Warsi has called for the preservation of rights of the Irfani minority, which he says are "under fire." He is also a strong federalist, calling for the decentralization of Tiwura and the preservation of rights of the Tiwuran states, both provincial and regional.

Warsi has been asked about his feelings toward MIRIF, which he states are "misled believers" who "failed to understand the truth behind Khoda, and use violence to force this misled view upon their fellow Irfanis, Sotirians, and those who practice the native paganism."

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by **Eskaeba** » Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:12 am

Yaroslav Siyankovsky - 22nd October, 2023

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2023 Soravian elections: live coverage

KADNIKOV: 155, YUDIN: 51

FEKHLACHEV: 0, ZUBAREVA: 2, SALTANOV: 0

38/68 SEATS DECLARED

11:00 UTC (09:00 ST): Welcome to the Continental's live coverage of the 2023 Soravian presidential elections. As many as 85 million voters will cast their votes today to elect Soravia's new president. Polls have been open for two hours, and already we've seen some interesting events across the country. Results are expected first from George Ruset Land, whose electorate have voted over the last week due to its extreme geographical distance from the mainland. The territory is expected to declare who its single electoral vote will be given to at around 11:30 UTC (09:30 ST).
11:17 UTC (09:17 ST): Soravia's presidential elections are done via the electoral college. The candidate with the highest number of votes in each seat will receive that seat's allocated number of votes. 235 votes are needed to claim victory in the election. The makeup of the college by seat can be viewed here.
11:23 UTC (09:23 ST): Representatives of the Patriots' Front and United for the Fatherland are gathering at the Nizhnebersutsk City Council Building to await the results of the election. A late one for them, as the territory is 15 hours ahead of Samistopol: currently 12:24am the next day.
11:29 UTC (09:29 ST): Some delays in the results announcement as they continue to funnel people into the event in Nizhnebersutsk.
11:32 UTC (09:32 ST): The Governor of George Ruset Land, Brigitka Adancsak, announces that the territory's one electoral vote has gone to Alexei Kadnikov, with a vote share of 63.8%. Yudin receives 22.9% of the votes, Zubareva 10.2%, Fekhlachev 2.2%, Saltanov 0.3%. 0.6% of votes deemed invalid. Turnout of 60.4%.
11:53 UTC (09:53 ST): Some were expecting that Yudin might scrape the northern island, but ultimately a fairly convincing victory for Kadnikov may be a sign of things to come in this election.
13:37 UTC (11:37 ST): It's been a slow day as the votes keep trickling in, but in Chiuleni Oblast, priests of the local churches have been handing out free matchsticks to light small effigies of opposition candidate Boris Yudin. Speaking to Zortelekom, Soravia's national TV broadcaster, one priest said that Yudin wants to "kill religion", while another is worried that he will "make us all Catholics".
15:03 UTC (13:03 ST): Patriots' Front candidate Alexei Kadnikov has posted for the first time today. In a newly-posted chirp, Kadnikov said: "It's important to keep fit, healthy, and to have a clear mind. Have a good Sunday, and make sure to vote for a strong and prosperous future!", whilst having a drink atop a mountain. Continental fact-checkers have yet to determine whether this picture is from today or not.
18:06 UTC (16:06 ST): It's about an hour until we can expect the first seats to declare in the east of the country.
19:07 UTC (17:07 ST): Voting has closed in some of the oblasts in the east of the country, and we're expecting some early declarations from the smaller seats any minute now!
19:09 UTC (17:09 ST): Blotnia is the first seat to declare in the mainland! Their one seat goes to Alexei Kadnikov with 59.0% of the vote, Yudin trailing on 32.2%.
19:11 UTC (17:11 ST): Litovizh Oblast is the next to announce their results, and their two seats go also to Alexei Kadnikov, who swept the region with 77.4% of the vote, with Fekhlachev second at 9.4%.
19:14 UTC (17:14 ST): A reminder that Soravia is widely considered an authoritarian flawed democracy, where democratic rights are severely limited.
19:18 UTC (17:18 ST): An interesting result now, as we are hearing that Boris Yudin has won the vote in Koskov Oblast, with an incredibly narrow margin of 40.4% to Kadnikov's 38.5%. First electoral votes for Yudin's hopeful opposition movement.
19:27 UTC (17:25 ST): Another declaration in now, as Orov Oblast announces their two seats have gone to Alexei Kadnikov with 60.6% of the votes. Yudin on 21.4%.
19:30 UTC (17:30 ST): Milov Oblast next, and their two seats also go to Kadnikov with 57.7% of the vote, Yudin on 31.8%.
19:55 UTC (17:55 ST): Just 5 minutes to go until we can expect some declarations from the rest of the country when their votes close. In the meantime, we've had two additional seats declaring their results, Bratalov Oblast and Benkovce Oblast give their three seats each to Alexei Kadnikov, with 62.9% and 67.1% of the vote respectively.
20:00 UTC (18:00 ST): The votes have closed now in the western half of the country, and we've had two new cities declaring their results: the first cities in the country to do so. Luchintsy give their five electoral seats to Boris Yudin, bringing him up to 10 votes, but the gain is immediately lost as Velike Vishnavaya give their six seats to Alexei Kadnikov.
20:04 UTC (18:04 ST): That brings us to ten seats declared in this election, but only 7% of the seats have been allocated, with some big declarations from Kriklivets Oblast and Bolgar-Borzhava Oblast yet to come in.
20:10 UTC (18:10 ST): Two more seats coming in - and cancelling each other out - Malbay Oblast, famous for its university, goes to Boris Yudin by just 0.1%! Sarkola falls much more convincingly in favour of Alexei Kadnikov, with 48.3% of the vote going his way.
20:37 UTC (18:37 ST): Four extra declarations now, all for Alexei Kadnikov: Ludoya, Kriklivets, Zadnegrad and Karagach Oblasts giving the PF candidate an extra 25 electoral votes.
21:48 UTC (19:48 ST): The last four of the day are coming in now, we will get no more declarations until tomorrow morning the Soravian electoral authorities have said. All four once again are going to Alexei Kadnikov: Bakhmach Barunate, Tumir Oblast, Zdolbitsa Oblast, and Smorzhov Oblast for a total of 16 more votes.
21:50 UTC (19:50 ST): That's all for The Continental's coverage today. Check back tomorrow for more updates as the election continues to unfold.

OCTOBER 23

10:04 UTC (08:04 ST): A good morning and warm welcome back to The Continental's live coverage of the 2023 Soravian presidential election. This morning we're expecting a few declarations but many will not come until this afternoon.
12:18 UTC (10:18 ST): A big declaration now as we are hearing that the city of Patovatra has narrowly fallen in favour of Boris Yudin! The city's 14 seats will be a boost to the opposition candidate after a slurry of defeats yesterday.
12:27 UTC (10:27 ST): Two quick declarations now as Isayevo Oblast and Kutkivtsi Oblast in the north-east of the country give their 12 and 9 seats respectively to Alexei Kadnikov, bringing him up to a total of 89 seats. We're still waiting for declarations from Bolgar-Borzhava Oblast and from the crucial Samistopol region in that area of the country.
12:32 UTC (10:32 ST): Yashalta Barunate now announcing that its single seat has gone to Alexei Kadnikov.
12:37 UTC (10:37 ST): Semerinka Oblast declares massively in favour of Boris Yudin, who was endorsed by its popular independent incumbent governor Andrei Prazdnikov. 12 more votes to Yudin.
12:43 UTC (10:43 ST): Three simultaneous declarations as Mykhaylyn Oblast, Nosovtsy Oblast and Novaydar Oblast all give their four seats to Alexei Kadnikov, bringing him over the 100 vote mark.
13:19 UTC (11:19 ST): We're hearing that there are large protests in Mykhaylyn over the claimed results, with protestors alleging fraud and malpractice on behalf of the electoral authorities.
13:33 UTC (11:33 ST): Riot police have been deployed in Mykhaylyn with tear gas and rubber bullets reported to be in use.
14:09 UTC (12:09 ST): The first declaration of the afternoon as Krachki Oblast gives its 5 votes to Alexei Kadnikov.
14:37 UTC (12:37 ST): Reports that police have told residents of Mykhaylyn to stay indoors amidst large protests about the result of the election in the oblast.
14:40 UTC (12:40 ST): Yudin makes it to 50 votes as Yashkul Barunate give their eight votes to him. Another part of the country where the incumbent governor supported the opposition.
14:44 UTC (12:44 ST): Some big declarations now, as Bolgar-Borzhava Oblast finally declares for Alexei Kadnikov, as do Zaretsk Oblast and Lipa Oblast, bringing him up to a total of 140 and comfortably over the halfway mark to the 235 needed to win.
14:48 UTC (12:48 ST): Chiuleni Oblast declaring now: it's seven votes go to Alexei Kadnikov.
14:51 UTC (12:51 ST): An interesting result in Ilmenia as Natalya Zubareva claims the two votes from her home region, narrowly beating out Kadnikov. For those unaware of who Zubareva is, she is generally regarded as a pro-government controlled opposition candidate.
14:54 UTC (12:54 ST): Terekhivka Barunate gives Alexei Kadnikov an extra seven votes.
15:02 UTC (13:02 ST): Kozakia and Sarpaia Barunate cancelling each other out as they give their one seat apiece to both of the top candidates.

by **Union of Akoren** » Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:32 am

Zorasani deputy premier “Euclea is to blame”

Amir Saaid| 23 October 2023

Zorasan’s deputy premier has excoriated Euclea for its policies causing the sinking of the migrant boat off Paretia’s coastal

Zorasan: Zorasan’s Deputy First Minister Maj. General Sadavir Hatami has blamed the deaths of over 60 migrants, mostly Tiwurans on “Euclean policies across Coius.” He made the comments during a visit to the newly opened National Police Academy in Zahedan.

Speaking to state media reporters, the deputy premier was asked to comment on the tragedy by UCTV, to which he said, “I am sure all Zorasanis look on the tragedy in the Solarian Sea with sorrow and sympathy for those who died, but also anger” saying further, “these people did not need die because in an ideal world they would not have felt the need to risk their lives and flee their homelands, but it’s the policies of Euclea that drove them to this extreme end.”

“Euclea is to blame for the migrants heading their way, and to blame for those due attempting to do so” he said.

He was asked to elaborate on his point in what appears to have been a staged question, “their policies are displacing millions, whether it’s the normalisation with the Asaselewan regime, their war in Tsabara, the heartless cutting of aid to Yemet, hey are to blame. It is vicious and scandalous that they would further abuse their victims by letting them drown at sea” he replied.

His comments follow a theme found across state media, which has rushed to focus on the highly controversial comments made by Paretian Premier Isilda Cerqueira, who said, "It will sound harsh, but the truth is harsh, these migrants took on a dangerous trip across the sea, the deaths at sea are the fault of theirs, not Paretia. I
will not accept responsibility for this, they should."

Observers have seemingly tied Hatami’s comments to that of Cerqueira.

Others have noted the comment about the normalisations of relations between Estmere and Asase Lewa as indicative of Sattarishahr’s displeasure at the breakthrough.

Though Sattarishahr was initially muted over the agreement signed in Edudzi Agyeman City, comments and statements by senior leadership figures have framed the agreement as an Asaselewan sellout to its former colonial master and a threat to Bahian security and stability - won through Zorasani blood and treasure in war-torn Yemet.

by **Liecthenbourg** » Tue Oct 24, 2023 3:29 am

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Nazim al'Qutayni pleads with Euclean allies to "ramp up" shipment of needed supplies.

al'Qutayni met his Weranian counterpart
Anton Raicevich earlier this year.

Adunis, Adunis, Tsabara - Nazim al'Qutayni has launched a diplomatic appeal to his Euclean allies and supporters, urging them to continue to provide the necessary equipment needed to wage war against the ILR.

Throughout the conflict, Tsabara has been strongly supported by Euclean Common Defence Treaty Organisation members, specifically Estmere, Etruria and Gaullica. These nations have been involved in providing air support for the Tsabaran army, in addition to providing munitions, equipment and training. Their navies, especially those of Etruria and Gaullica, have been patrolling the Aurean in humanitarian and economic efforts to keep the busiest waterway in the world open.

Other countries, such as Werania, have been providing a limited amount of material, whilst other countries within ECDTO have been providing 'non-lethal' support. Caldia, as well as other non-ECDTO members, have also focused their efforts on supporting the Tsabaran government contain what some experts have highlighted could be the largest humanitarian crisis since the end of the Great War.

al'Qutatyni's appeal to his ECDTO allies comes after numerous shortcomings in offensives across southern Tsabara. The Tsabaran army's failure to capitalise on their success following the capture of Bayadha to route the remnants of the IRL out of Trifaoui has allowed the secessionists, who Adunis continues to allege is supplied directly by Zorasan, to consolidate in the eastern half of the province.

al'Qutyani has echoed the calls of his military generals, who have requested more "technical and material" assistance in their fight. Several Tsabaran armoured divisions have seen high levels of technical faults in recent months, as they are being pushed far beyond their working loads. Other elements of support that the government has requested include long-range missiles and anti-missile systems, replacement aircraft and small arms. In addition, it has been expressed by the government that they are seeking to request expansions to the ECDTO initiatives that are currently training up to 90,000 members of the Tsabaran army.

The government is expecting resistance to these measures, so they have emphasised the urgency of these increases to aid. Several Euclean partners remain hesitant in increasing the level of assistance they are providing, especially in the context of the prolonged fight that this insurgency is proving to be. The Euclean Community, for instance, remains deadlocked in how to progress as a single unit in regards to the crisis, whilst Etruria and Paretia's disregard for the migrants who attempt to cross sours ECDTO cooperation elsewhere.

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tsabaranpizzacontainshummus · 1 hour ago
the government of zorasan is unilaterally not involved how do i know this? they said it on the news why would they lie about being involved? why would elected officials lie to the public on tv and the internet? do you honestly think people go on the internet and spread lies? inshallah, i will beat you if you continue to tell me that you believe zorasan is involved it is improbable at best.

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by **Etruria2** » Thu Oct 26, 2023 3:10 am

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Etruria to boost support for Tsabara

Etruria’s president Francesco Carcaterra has hinted that Etruria will answer Tsabara’s appeal for more material and technical support. Addressing Etruria’s senate, the president said, “victory for Tsabara will secure Euclean borders and security and so, must be achieved.”

Several days ago, the embattled Tsabaran government launched a diplomatic appeal to its Euclean allies to increase its material and technical support, specifically requesting anti-missile defence systems, spare parts for armoured vehicles and replacements. The appeal comes as the government seeks to raise a further 90,000 troops following a number of failed offensives against the entrenched separatist ‘Irfanic Liberation and Resistance’, which occupies the entire south eastern quarter of the country.

Addressing the Etrurian senate, President Francesco Carcaterra told lawmakers, “the government’s commitment to Adunis is and will remain unshakable and unbreakable. If Tsabara requires more assistance, we will endeavour to provide what we can.”

He said further, “I am sure the Senate would agree that the government in Adunis being victorious is in the national interest, and indeed, the interest of our continent. It would secure their shores and ours, secure their security and ours and may we all avoid waves of migrants coming to us”, he continued, “I hope our Euclean friends step up, victory for Tsabara will secure Euclean borders and security and so, must be achieved.”

It has since been announced that Foreign Minister Paolo Galba and Defence Minister Dario Bellanova will visit Adunis in coming days to discuss the situation with the Tsabaran government.

The far-right Etrurian government was among the first to provide support for Adunis after ethno-sectarian tensions erupted into civil war in 2020. The Etrurian military has provided training, weapons and equipment for the Tsabaran military, as well as direct support by aircraft and warships deployed to the war zone.

Etruria’s support for Tsabara has seen its relations with Zorasan sour, with repeated incidents of its warships operating in the Gulf of Parishar being buzzed by Zorasani aircraft and showed by warships. Only several months ago, Etrurian warplanes were forced to intercept a Zorasani bomber that had flown close to Etrurian airspace, the first incident of its kind in 40 years.

The common cause of Tsabara and countering Zorasani adventurism has proven key to improving ties between the far-right nationalist government in Povelia and its Euclean neighbours.

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by **Eskaeba** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:14 am

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Soravia presents "preliminary peace plan" for Tsabara

Soravian foreign minister Illarion Belovol today presented his country's so-called "preliminary peace plan" for Tsabara, urging belligerents and supporters on both sides to find a "reasonable solution" to the conflict.

Soravia called for an "immediate ceasefire" between the two belligerent factions, the Tsabaran government – primarily backed by the Euclean Community – and the Irfanic Hamada – whose principle backer is Zorasan, in an apparent escalation of the Western Euclean country's involvement in the conflict.

The peace plan, which Western media have dubbed the "Strusov Plan", after the location at which it was announced, would see Tsabara separated into two states, with the incumbent government remaining in control of most territory, while the Hamadan rebels would gain control of the cities of Mirbat, Khufayrat, Ash Shalfa and the major city of Sidi Amar in the south-east of the country. A major, CN-administered DMZ would also be established, covering the regions of Bayadha, Hitteen and Al Qasr, though this territory would remain under nominal Tsabaran control.

Samistopol also called for an "extended dialogue" on the fate of Tsabara's natural resources, which include natural gas and oil that has crucially supplied the Euclean Community for decades. Instability in Tsabara has increased Euclean reliance on Soravia's natural resources, with some speculating that the plan aims to neuter the Rahelian country's ability to export its natural resources and increase the continent's reliance on Soravian resources.

The plan also notably comes with no major prior consultation with either side or the Tsabaran government. Samistopol considers the Tsabaran governments stance as digging its head in the sand, and calls for "new ethnic and religious realities to be acknowledged".

Expert's Opinion: Genuine Peace Offering or Tactical Manoeuvre?

While Samistopol is not the first government to attempt to broker peace in Tsabara, the plan's announcement as Euclean countries begin to ramp up economic and military support for Tsabara is no coincidence. Samistopol may be looking to sow seeds of discontent in the East in hopes of wearying what has so far been steadfast support for Tsabara amongst Euclean governments and their people, so as to knock a critical resource competitor off the market for good down the line with a more favourable peace.

The Strusov Plan is highly unlikely to go anywhere, as Tsabaran President Nazim al-Qutayni has been vocal in ensuring that his country undergoes no territorial losses as a result of the civil war, and Euclean countries will likely view the plan with heavy amounts of skepticism. The plan is most favourable perhaps to Zorasan, Soravia's close ally, as it ensures that Zahedan comes under de facto control of the Juraynah and Hassani Abdelkrim regions, which it currently claims. It also solidifies a Soravian and Zorasani-dominated oil and gas market in that region of the world, with almost half of the known oil and gas fields in Tsabara being transferred to the newly-created Hamada state that Samistopol recommends.

Soravia may also be trying to present itself as a mediator and peace broker to the global south, in contrast to peace deals traditionally brokered by the Northern powers. Such a strategy would be attempting to give Soravia a more established presence abroad and in global geopolitics, carving out more favourable relations between Samistopol and countries of the South.

by **Xiaodong** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 3:01 pm

Tsabara must remain united under a sovereign government, foreign minister proclaims
28 October 2023| By Fu Bingbing

Foreign Minister Jiang Zhongyu

RONGZHUO - Shangean foreign minister Jiang Zhongyu has today in a press conference declared that the Shangean government will oppose the "territorial dismemberment" of Tsabara but that a "radical restructuring" of the Tsabaran government is needed to end the civil war.

"The division of Tsabara would be a global and historical tragedy and against the principles of national sovereignty" the foreign minister outlined in a speech today. "Additionally in line with our national principalist and socialist policy we cannot but advocate for the continuation of a united, sovereign Tsabara based in non-alignment and social principles".

"Therefore the policy of the Shangean government remains firm; the end of this conflict can only come about through the removal of the illegitimate government of Nazim al-Qutayni and his clique, the departure of all foreign troops from Tsabara and the restoration of a federated government. Only with the exit of al-Qutayni, a tyrant who remains in power through foreign backing and who took power in a coup d'état, will a path for peace be set."

Jiang's statement comes after a unorthodox proposal from Soravian official to partition Tsabara between areas held by the federal government and those under the control of the United Irfanic Republic of Hamada. Although Hamada is alleged to be supported by Zorasan evidence remains unconfirmed. Meanwhile the government of al-Qutayni which was never elected has relied on Estmerish air support in its offensives.

Shangea's stance is among the most prominent in the "peace bloc" in the Community of Nations that supports a multi-lateral approach to the conflict seeking to restore the pre-war multicultural republic which had been a key partner in Shangea's "Look North" strategy. The al-Qutayni government has led to a polarisation of ethnic and political conflict whilst largely abandoning south-south solidarity in favour of a comprador approach. There has been some evidence that al-Qutaynis premier Aslan Ocalan is under the payroll of the Tokkeitai.

by **Xiaodong** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 4:55 pm

Labour Reform Law unveiled by the government as part of new "2030 Agenda".
The new law would be the biggest reform to industrial relations since the 1950s significantly inhibiting trade union power.
Karsten Schlüter
29 October 2023 | Westbrücken, Werania

Premier Anton Raicevich announcing the Labour Reform Law.
Photo courtesy of AV photos.

Westbrücken - Premier Anton Raicevich has today announced the details of the long-awaited Labour Reform Law which seeks to reverse outdated labour legislation in favour of a more modernised, streamlined system. The law has been described as the "biggest reform to industrial relations for decades" by the premier and represents a key part of his economic strategy of reducing unemployment and making Werania a "21st century economy". Raicevich has called the law integral for his "2030 Agenda" which seeks to "reaffirm Werania as a global leader and halt the decline".

The new law would downgrade the role of the Social Enterprise Council, the body that informally sets wage rates across Weranian sector. Under the current system the SEC host sector-to-sector negotiations for wage agreements but under the new law employers and employees would be able to negotiate rates individually.

Additionally across the public sector new minimum service levels will be introduced allowing federal, provincial and local government to sack striking employees and sue trade unions. Key emergency services will be the first to have minimum service levels but these will be expanded to eventually encompass health, education, fire, ambulance, rail and nuclear commissioning.

The law also further deregulates the labour market allowing employers to restructure more efficiently, reducing pay for severance packages and reduce overtime payments. Finance Minister Andrea Däubler has stated the law will ensure Werania becomes a "fully agile economy no longer tied to the whims of union bosses. For the first time in our history employees rather then employers or trade unions will be the ones to decide their employment terms through flexible working arrangements".

The Labour Reform Law is expected to be extremely controversial with every major trade union federation having voiced caution against it. The Confederation of Catholic Trade Unions (BKG) has so far not voiced an opinion on the legislation but both the radical Weranian Federation of Workers (OAV) and the more moderate Weranian Federation of Workers'-Workers' Democracy (OAV-AD). Although the opposition of the OAV is expected that of the OAV-AD is less so particularly as they have supported the former SRPO-led governments labour reforms in the 2010s. According to some sources the government did not consult the OAV-AD.

Although the opposition parties have not given an opinion of the law due to the governing NKP having a majority in the lower and upper houses the law is expected to be passed. Opposition to the law is likely to be more noticeably opposed on the streets as the OAV and OAV-AD have already announced plans to go on strike over the law.

The National Secretary of the OAV, Elisabeth Peukert, called the law a "monstrosity" and called for a "democratic demonstration" against its proposal. "For decades the Weranian worker has faced stagnant earnings and continued attacks on their rights. This law is based entirely in Harunite neoliberal thinking that treats the worker as a cog in a massive corporate machine".

Conversely Klemens Wank, a fiscal risk analyst for the Kotzenberg Business Forum, called the law the "best news to come out of the EC for a long time. Whilst Alsland is hurtling towards insolvency, Estmere implementing radical-socialist policies and Paretian fiscal responsibility going out the window in Werania the government is thinking long term. The old vested interests call the reform Harunite but maybe a bit of Senrian capitalism with its dynamic competition and no-holds-barred mindset is the right medicine to Euclean economic woes".

About me · by **Luziyca** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:52 pm

Monday 30th October, 2023

Be informed. Be responsible.

PREMIER MAWERE REJECTS STRUSOV PLAN, ARGUES IT WOULD CREATE PRECEDENT FOR YEMET

Premier Tsuru Mawere answering a reporter's questions during today's press conference

On Saturday, the foreign minister of Soravia, Illarion Belovol, presented the Strusov plan to end the long-running Tsabaran Civil War, which called for the partition of the Transtsabaran Federation between the Tsabaran government, which control most of Tsabara, and the rebels who seek to create the United Irfanic Republic of Hamada, with a massive demilitarised zone to be under Community of Nations protection.

During a press conference about the peacekeeping mission in the Irfanic Republic of Yemet and the continued efforts of the Royal Rwizikuran Armed Forces to secure control of Modola, Premier Mawere received a question from a reporter from the Rwizikuran Information Service about the government's stance on the Strusov plan.

Premier Tsuru Mawere said "I speak for every Rwizikuran, from the Plains to the Ambakaran, and up and down the Rwizikuru River when I say that the Strusov plan is a very dangerous plan. It is a direct attack on the very foundations of international law, that being the right to maintain territorial integrity, because it carves the Transtsabaran Federation up into separate countries against the wishes of the Tsabaran people and Tsabaran government."

"The Strusov plan doesn't just endanger Tsabaran sovereignty, it also endangers the sovereignty of every country who currently faces active efforts by state and non-state actors to dismember countries: places like the Hacyinian Khanate, who has to fight long and hard to regain its sovereignty over the Lavanan-occupied Yoloten; the Irfanic Republic of Yemet who has to fight off almost every conceivable group trying to break away from Yemet to either form a government that is more in line with their interests, or to form their own country, or even the Kingdom of Rwizikuru, who faces the so-called 'National Salvation Army' in the Northern Territory," Premier Mawere said. "If the international community agrees to the Strusov plan, it only emboldens separatists and terrorist groups in all these countries, and many more across the world, to come out of the woodwork and demand the partition of their countries citing the precedent that the Soravian foreign minister made on Saturday, despite widespread opposition to national dismemberment."

"Our intervention in the Irfanic Republic of Yemet has been about preserving the territorial integrity of the Irfanic Republic of Yemet, just as our counter-terrorism operations in the Northern Territory is to preserve and protect our territorial integrity," Premier Mawere said, "We will not accept any deal that will threaten the integrity of the Irfanic Republic of Yemet and/or the Kingdom of Rwizikuru, and I am very confident that Tsabaran President al-Qutayni won't accept any deal that violates the integrity of the Transtsabaran Federation either."

by **Union of Akoren** » Sat Oct 28, 2023 6:03 pm

by **Union of Akoren** » Tue Oct 31, 2023 1:55 pm

Voice of the Resistance - Voice of the Republic

31 October 2023 | 9 Aban 2344

Secretary-General Al-Amari: “never again will we suffer the oppression of the Euclean”

Secretary-General Zahran Al-Amari addressing the nation.

Secretary-General Zahran Al-Amari addressed the nation, rejecting the Soravian peace proposal and vowing to see “total liberty and freedom for all Hamada from the puppet regime and their Euclean masters.” His address follows promises of support by the arrogant Euclean powers for the puppet regime.

Addressing the nation from a secure and secret location, the Secretary-General was unequivocal in his call to the nation to ready itself for a greater struggle laying ahead.

We have provided a full transcript of the address below:

“Good day, brave and noble people of Hamada.

“The past few days have proven to be deadly to the heart and mind of our great movement for freedom, we have watched as leader after leader from Euclea vowed to support the puppet regime in its war upon us and our desire for freedom. We have watched as the so-called free world clambered to deliver the weapons of war to deny freedom, we have seen their vile face behind the mask.

“For three years we have been fighting with the ferocity of beasts against the enemy, we have lost martyrs on the field and in our own homes, yet we are still here, fighting and resisting. The resistance continues because of you, all of you. Every man, woman and child within our homeland is wholly dedicated to the resistance and that is what will deliver us victory.

“That is why the puppet regime has gone to its masters in Euclea, begging for more support. They fail on the battlefield, they fail in politics. We hold the line and inflict losses upon the enemy, even as their masters bomb us in our homes, in our shops and factories, we repel the enemy on the front. Al-Qasr, southern Trifaoui province, in the north, we repel them.

“But, with their masters recognising the puppet regime’s weakness, they will deliver them more weapons, train more soldiers and give them heavier tools to which to kill us. And so my people, we must ready ourselves for a greater struggle, a more ferocious resistance. Be rest assured, our resistance forces will meet the enemy bullet for bullet, gun for gun, bayonet for bayonet, man for man. We will defend our homes and our land come whatever until the bitter end.

“The odds are against us, as they have been for three years, but with God’s help and blessing we have defied the odds for three years and will do so for another three, five, ten or however long it takes for our freedom and independence to be recognised by the world.

“Yet, it is now clear that our war of independence is not just against the puppet regime, but against its foul masters across the sea. They are here, bombing, shooting and destroying, they are on the territory of the puppet regime. If they seek us as enemies, then we shall fight as enemies. That is why the Supreme Committee for Governance and Resistance has issued the order to the Irfanic Liberation and Resistance forces to attack and destroy the Euclean enemy on the territory of our homeland and the territory of the puppet regime. We will expel the puppet regime and we will send the Euclean enemy scuttling back across the sea. We will war upon them with the same ferocity we do their puppet, we will defeat them.

“Keep strong, keep the faith in our resistance forces and God the merciful. We will achieve total liberty and freedom for all Hamada from the puppet regime and their Euclean masters. Never again will we suffer the oppression of the Euclean.
God be with our resistance forces, God be with you all.”

The Secretary-General did not make mention of the Soravian peace proposal, that was rejected separately in a formal statement by the SCGR, which said, “now is not the time for peace, now is the time for decisive action against the puppet regime, nor shall we ever agree to surrender one inch of Hamada to the enemy or the CN, no matter the cost or the volume of demands by foreign governments. We will liberate our occupied land, we will construct our nation along the borders defined by our declaration of secession.”
ILR forces across the frontlines and those ‘special task units’ behind enemy lines have been placed on high-alert for increased regime and Euclean assaults.

The regime’s plea for more material support has been predictably answered, with Estmere, Etruria, Gaullica and Paretia pledging to provide the regime its needs. This has been denounced by Zorasan, which has seen widespread anti-Euclean street protests in recent days.

by **Ainin** » Wed Nov 01, 2023 12:12 pm

Nationalist protesters take to street over "unpatriotic" film
Premiere of Patlin trial period piece "Lest Ye Be Judged" at Montecara Film Festival causes controversy in Nakong.

MARTIN LAM ON-PING, Special Correspondent
NINGCHO | 31 OCTOBER 2023

A member of the Paisha Language Defence Society burns the flag
of Montecara in Ningcho's Financial District on 31 October.

Following the debut of director Daniel Sim's historical drama "Lest Ye Be Judged" at the Montecara Film Festival on Monday, radical nationalist groups have taken to the streets to protest themes in the film which they consider unpatriotic.

The film follows two lovers, the young lawyer Rupert Liao and the police typist Linda Tam, as they kindle their budding romance in newly independent Nakong. When Rupert's friends fall into illicit Shangean unionist circles, the young crusader for the powerless attempts to steer them away from trouble but gets implicated in their crimes. As a fictionalized account of the Patlin trials, where 35 students accused of sedition were hanged for allegedly plotting with Shangea to end Nakongese independence, the film takes a decidedly dim view of the proceedings and portrays the presiding judge as argumentative, tendentious and vindictive.

The Patlin trials remain a sensitive topic in Nakong. While many have come to recognize that the students did not receive a fair trial, with Prime Minister Andrew Ng Fan-chiu announcing in 2017 that the verdicts were "seemingly unsound", many Nakongese view the trials as a necessary evil that defused the momentum of the unionist movement and preserved the independence of the fledgling republic.

However, radical nationalist groups such as the Paisha Language Defence Society, which advocates for the "total excision" of Shangean culture from Nakong, continue to defend the Patlin trials and believe that the verdicts were both correct and necessary. In response to the film's release, they reacted with outrage and called for a boycott of the film last week.

In the days since the call to boycott, #BoycottUnpatrioticMovie has trended on Nakongese Chirper and many cinemas that planned to exhibit the film have reported receiving threats and abuse. The film's original distributor, NKFE, bowed to pressure from critics and sold the distribution rights at a reportedly steep loss to a little-known indie distributor. The number of cinemas that plan to show the film has also reportedly declined due to public safety concerns.

In a self-styled "day of action" on Tuesday, radical Paisha nationalist activists associated with the Paisha Language Defence Society have launched street protests to raise public awareness of what they call the "revisionist, slanderous narratives in the pro-Shangean film".

In Patlin, upwards of 50 activists rallied at the courthouse where the Patlin trials took place to praise the 1962 trial's verdict and to call on politicians to respect the "historical truth" of the court's judgment.

In Ningcho, a small group of agitators burned a Montecaran flag and chanted slogans demanding that the film be removed from contention at the Montecara Film Festival in King Edward Square. The Nakong Police Agency reports that two arrests were made in connection with the flag burning on suspicion of hooliganism.

In Queensport, 30 protesters briefly occupied the constituency office of Ching Moon Lake MP Arnold Wong, the Minister of Culture, to demand that the film be banned. They were reportedly removed by police after 15 minutes.

My Last.fm · by **West Kirkon** » Sun Nov 12, 2023 3:02 pm

One year after the 2nd Yoloten War

Amir Saaid| 08 November 2023

The Coian Monitor makes a one year summary of what has occured in the aftermath of the 2nd Yoloten War

A year after a brutal conflict over the disputed Yoloten region in central Coius sparked the largest military invasion in recent memory. Both hindsight and time have given us a new perspective on what transpired exactly one year ago. Lavana is dead center of the disaster that they casually walked into, if not created outright.

During the partition of Estmerish-controlled Southeast Coius, the Yoloten, a small but populated princely state, was under the control of a Kachai Badi Zeja. This Zeja, a legal ruler over territory, was given the option to join either Lavana or Hacyinia. The Zeja contrary to Hacyinian officials opted to join Lavana. This decision quickly became unpopular, as citizens did not desire to join the majority Kachai nation, a feeling felt for large Majgar, and Ukilen populations in what would become Lavana. Estmere whose primary desire was to exit the region, and provide Lavana, a then anti-councilist state, with as much land as possible to counteract councilist Dezevau. Despite on paper a choice existing, most Zejas were coerced into joining Lavana, despite the wishes of their population, and or Zejas.

Seeking to readjust the border, and incorporate the Oroqic speaking populations of western Lavana, which had been denied an independent state, or entry into Hacyinia. The Khan of Hacyinia opted to launch an invasion of western Lavana. The war resulted in large swathes of territory gained by Hacyinia, including the Yoloten. However Hacyinia would not be able to exploit this opportunity, and by 1963, Lavana had reestablished its internationally recognized western border, which it maintains up to today, it did not conquer the Yoloten.

In 1992 and 1993, that would change, as Lavana would intervene on behalf of the Provisional Administrative and Military Front of the Yoloten (PAMFY), leading to the establishment of an internationally unrecognized state in the People’s Republic of the Yoloten. This breakaway state was propped up by Lavanan economic and military assets, which had long outpaced Hacyinia.

Between 1993 and 2023, a tense peace emerged. The Lavanan military would retreat in 2005 from the Yoloten, having obtained several concessions from the Hacyinian state. Although occasional terror and tension remained, both states understood their place.

Lavana in 2023 underwent radical change. Party infighting and squabbles resulted in a coup attempt by party hardliners to remove popular and reformist Premier Laina Keomany. The attempt ultimately failed, with Keomany introducing limited reforms and a new constitution for Lavana. The country quickly changed its calculus, reaching out towards Senria, and other former enemy countries, leading to a realignment of geopolitical goals in the continent. However, this party was spoiled by a Hacyinian-backed terrorist bombing in central Pers on October 1st.

What followed was a Lavanan over-escalation, and lack of restraint, leading to an 11 day massacre, where the Lavanan and Hacyinian militaries suffered extensive losses, while Zorasan. Hacyinia’s savior, exited the conflict as a clear winner. Lavanan overaggressiveness was rewarded with some estimated 20,000 casualties and the loss of large sections of the Yoloten to Hacyinia.

The Community of Nations, rushing to plug the gap, acceded to establishing a demilitarized zone to physically separate and monitor the militarized assets on both sides. A clear defeat for Lavana. However, danger still remains in the region, aside from the land mines left over from the conflict as well as the unexploded ordinance. A few months ago, Lavana and Hacyinia traded public figures, as Lavana assassinated Hacyinian Major General Akhmet Turlan in an elaborate ploy, while the president of the Yoloten, Narin Kegen, was killed in an explosion, which Lavana officially linked to Hacyinia.

A Community of Nations mission, requested by Lavana to check up on the Hacyinian chemical weapons program, identified no violations of any treaties signed by Hacyinia. Although it was noted that the nation maintained the ability to produce chemical weapons, its abilities did not surpass those of any other nation. Lavanan claims of systematic incorporation of chemical weapons into the Hacyinian military and possible terror groups were proven to be completely false.

Lavana
The most potent change for Lavana was the sudden loss of invincibility against Hacyinia. Lavana believed its western neighbor to be a fundamentally flawed state. This calculus was not wrong; it was Zorasan that granted Hacyinia its victory.

Lavanan forces stormed through decades of Hacyinian defenses and fundamentally broke the Hacyinian military on its southern border within days of invading. Lavanan forces lay on the verge of securing the main road into Dabulug. Had Lavanan forces successfully broken through in the city of Karanganda and successfully closed the cauldrons of thousands of Hacyinian troops, we would be speaking of the Lavanan decisive victory in Hacyinia. Instead, what followed was a slow and costly retreat as Lavanan forces were pushed back on all fronts. Had Lavana not stopped the conflict when it did, there's no saying what the Yoloten would of remained for the PAMFY to rule over.

Laina Keomany, the former Red Queen at the top of Lavanan politics for what seemed like the foreseeable future, was forced to resign her position. The Red Queen, perhaps willingly reducing her role in politics ever since, has left the role to Emmanuel Bakhtzhany, the former Minister of Economy.

The Lavanan social and cultural fabric was deeply shaken, and riots in Lavanan cities threatened to topple the socialist order. While near public pogroms of Zorasani and Hacyinian citizens in Lavana led to international calls for the reestablishment of order. A year later, the country has not moved on from the terrible defeat it suffered. Most movies produced are directly connected to the war, while the Lavanan music scene has changed to better support a message of revenge.

The Lavanan military, having been gutted, has opted for a new strategy. Lavana possesses a large inventory of drones and anti-air weaponry, a lesson hard learned when Zorasan made drones tear through Lavanan lines. Lavana has not removed the foot from the pedal, seeking to bring its army to full pre-war strength. Even as sectors of the economy struggle or do not pan out, Bakhtzhany has vowed to return Lavana to its pre-war glory, yet that glory cannot make up for lost territory and a now increasingly difficult geopolitical situation.

Lavana has found itself rebuilding its short relationship with Senria, while Lavana’s strong allies of Dezevau, Valduvia, and Chistovodia remained skeptical of Lavana’s considerations when invading Hacyinia. Valduvia and Chistovodia have assured continued support for Pers, but Dezevau remains skeptical of giving what a revengeful Pers desires, least it influence another venture into the Yoloten.

Lavanan political and economic goals are in clear danger. Zorasani support for a dam in the Kung River would be a life threatening injury for Lavana. The nation is looking to beef up its military and state for no clear reason. Lavana cannot hope to engage the Hacyinians and Zorasani from a position as equals without the support of Dezevau and the rest of the socialist sphere. Then for what purpose does Lavana engage so aggressively in its military and security apparatus? Especially when there are other priorities? The Lavanan government continues its path, regardless of consequences, it seems.

Hacyinia
Hacyinia, whose involvement in the conflict was rewarded with 21,000 casualties and their army being brutally outmatched by Lavanan forces, enters this one year anniversary as a strong nation. Although Hacyinia struggled against Lavana, the Khan left the conflict having regained a large section of the Yoloten, having defeated Lavana, and perhaps most importantly, having involved Zorasan directly in the region, for better or worse.

Makbule Arda Khan now stands as a strong and stable figurehead, with a Hacyinian nation that now stands more balanced than before the war. Despite the brutal suppression of Badist’s in Zorasan, Lavana has failed to exploit the religious divide in Hacyinia, with the Hacyinian population hellbent on its hatred for Lavana.

The Hacyinian military has not fully rebuilt to its pre-war state, less so its psyche. But it has striven to reach such a goal with the aid of Zorasan. Hacyinia’s largest problem now appears to be the influence its northern neighbor now commands on Hacyinian affairs.

The country's oil industry is still recovering from the purposeful sabotage by Lavanan sappers. With the aid of Zorasan, the country has been able to demine and repair facilities. Although it is by no means an easy or quick task. The repopulation of the invaded region has also proven difficult, and hundreds of thousands were internally displaced inside Hacyinia.

Hacyinia must now engage in state-building the newly reconquered Yoloten into an integral part of the nation. Using its new geopolitical reality to obtain as much as it can from its international relations, along with their natural resources,

As Hacyinia recovers from the conflict, it becomes clear that the nation must work on exploiting the end, at least at the moment of Lavanan dominance in the region. There is no saying what Lavana could do, if anything, if Dabulug opted to regain the entirety of the Yoloten. But that decision is not found in Dabulug but rather in Sattarishar.
Zorasan

The war’s end and the Zoro-Hacyinian victory was met with colossal state-organised rallies and ceremonies dedicated to the victorious Zorasani forces and its “1,817 martyrs.” The intervention was deemed a great success and an example of “Zorasani martial superiority” in state media, a feeling universally held not just by society but by the triumphalist ruling elite. The National Renovation Front and its hegemonic masters in the military greeted the victory with the same glee as it did the intervention in Yemet - proof that Zorasan was on the path toward dominating northern Coius.

Zorasan’s 30,000 plus force, entered decisively from the north, slowed only by fleeing refugees along Hacyinia’s poor infrastructure. Once it reached the front, it delivered hefty blows to Lavana. Longstanding criticisms of corruption, poor training, and logistics were dismissed and invalidated. Zorasan’s use of precision strikes relying on land-attack-cruise missiles and strikes by its H-6 bombers devastated both air defences and air bases across western Lavana. However, the Zorasani Irfanic Revolutionary Air Force fell below expectations, the mass produced SAI Tondar suffering quite serious losses to Lavanan pilots; that Zorasan did not deploy the far more capable SAI Bagareh or Ronghui S-11 has perplexed analysts, but ultimately numbers won out. Zorasan has since announced plans to purchase over 50 more S-11 fighters and 30 Bagarehs, alongside billions being funneled into the air force for more extensive pilot training, a recognition of the ZIRAFs’ poor performance.

The star of the Zorasani intervention is the now-infamous Zamboor-2 unmanned aerial vehicle. A relatively cheap drone, it has decimated Yemeti rebels with impunity and now claims the same tally against Lavana. Orders for the drone have exploded, and since has been celebrated as a “symbol of Zorasani military engineering and prowess.”

Politically speaking, the victory consolidated the rule of the current Leadership Generation under State President Rahim Ali Haftar and Premier Gafur Qahor. Having already scored a reputational victory in Yemet, their decisive leadership in the Yoloten scored well with Zorasani society. Their success has left them with a Hacyinia now no more than a Satrap, a hefty blow against a recognized geopolitical foe, and a propaganda coup. Emboldened, the leadership now seemingly turns its eyes toward war-torn Tsabara.

Geopolitically, Zorasan is arguably and increasingly the most dominant military force in central and northern Coius. It now possesses a permanent military presence in Hacyinia, and with 18,000 troops now stationed in the country, its hold over Hacyinian affairs is unquestioned.

Conclusion

The 2nd Yoloten War has opened a Pandora's box in Coius that has realigned the political situation on the continent. The geopolitical realities of 2022, do not match those that have been found in 2023. The continent is flexing and releasing stress, leading to new realities for the nations of that great continent.

Lavana has been forced on the backpedal, and with its allies reconsidering their positions with the Pers regime, the nation must trace a path through the smoke. Hacyinia, as a nation, must navigate the well-charted plains of Zorasani influence and the opportunity for freedom of action. Zorasan, for its part, exists as the biggest winner of that conflict. The initiative of the continent seems to be firmly placed in that great nation, with little to no opportunity to shake from that position.

by **Liecthenbourg** » Sat Nov 25, 2023 4:52 pm

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Tsabaran legislature passes bill that increases conscription range to encompass all men between the ages of 18 and 40.

Conscription of males between 21 and 38
was instituted at the beginning of the war.

Adunis, Adunis, Tsabara - The Tsabaran House of Representatives has passed a motion that increases the range of men eligible for conscription as the country continues to wrestle with secessionists in the east and south-east. The increase comes weeks after the Tsabaran government made requests to Euclean partners to ramp up their aid to the country.

The bill passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming support from Nazim al'Qutayni's "Unity' coalition. The members of the PID, APP and P&E, who compromise the coalition, voted in favour of the bill described it as the most "pressing matter of national security ever placed before the democratic body of Tsabara".

The bill's basic premise outlines the increasing of conscription ranges for all men. The existing age range within Tsabara had been set between 21 and 38, with the bill highlighting the necessity of a bigger recruitment pool to ready rotate out soldiers should the need arise. As described by President al'Qutayni "there is a need that should a man be called to service, he is legally within the range to do so". As per the stipulations of the legislation the age for conscription would be lowered to 18 whilst the cut-off point would be the age of forty.

The public seemed divided on the issue, with a large contingent of representatives of the government criticising it for "robbing the lives of our young men". Premier Oscalan countered that "they are fighting for the very right for our young men and women to live in a free and fair, secular, Tsabara". He would continue, "I have a grandson who will turn eighteen by next month, and he shall be called - because that is what his country is asking of him."

In addition to increasing manpower reserves, it has been alleged that part of the measure to increase the age ranges is to prevent the movement and migration of Tsabara's population. Tsabara's Euclean partners within and without the Euclean Community are deeply concerned about the ramifications of a refugee crisis, and by stipulating that all men within the age bracket can no longer leave the country (as per the existing rules surrounding conscription) the government hopes to curtail those wishing to leave.

In the hours after the passing of the bill, images and videos circulated online of Tsabaran soldiers halting ferries and trains from and to the northern coastal cities, forcibly moving persons off of those means of transportation.

The government has refused to comment on the matter thus far.

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tsabaranpizzacontainshummus · 1 hour ago
the government of zorasan is unilaterally not involved how do i know this? they said it on the news why would they lie about being involved? why would elected officials lie to the public on tv and the internet? do you honestly think people go on the internet and spread lies? inshallah, i will beat you if you continue to tell me that you believe zorasan is involved it is improbable at best.

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caldia_has_reappeared · 1 hour ago
Didn't you already post this

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postcounter · 1 hour ago
oh my god liec finally posted as tsabara??? (again?)

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