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29 October 2014

Ophiuchus Situation Erupts

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A commercial ship in the Marfik Bay

Opal Alkion, Serpens Island, Cancer, Kialga-Lourti -- Demonstrations continue daily on Serpens Island. Citizens of the island continue to cry for a separation from the Cancer Administrative District, claiming that they are located to far from Ilein Citta to be ruled correctly by the government in Cancer. The protestors, united under the "Free Ophiuchus" banner have begun blockading the island's ports, using personal and pirated commercial vessels to prevent ships from the mainland of Kialga-Lourti to enter port.

As the 127th day of protest comes around, a total of thirteen national soldiers have been killed in attempts to break into the ports. An estimated 36 civilians have been killed attempting to blockade the ports. This morning, to the surprise of the Kialgan Government, the Pisces Navy deployed a small unit from Boreus Island. The ships, consisting of two battleships and an aircraft carrier, were sent to help defend the ports on Serpens Island from raids from the national military. This action caused a commotion in the Council of Twelve. Pisces Representative, Vern Burrell, commented: "The citizens of the island deserve a say. Kialga-Lourti would not be where she is today if we stopped revolts under unfair government." The comment was in reference to the conflict that allowed the Leo Administrative District to form from Virgo.

President Snyders has yet to comment, remaining silent throughout the morning. Current Chairman of the Council of Twelve, Eleonor Peyton made comment on the situation. The Representative, from Cancer, stated that the actions of Pisces are "...completely ignorant..." and "...will causes further splits in the Administrative Regions."

By mid-afternoon, a national battleship, the KNS Albali, was sunk 361 km from Serpens Island. The attack, led by the Pisces battleship Alrischa, stirred emotions across the nation. A vote was called in the Council of Twelve on what action to go forward with. The vote, called by Lynn Tinker of the Leo Administrative District, called for Kialga-Lourti to allow Ophiuchus to enter the nation as the thirteenth Administrative District. The vote currently stands at four for, three against, and one abstention. For the vote to pass, every District must have cast a vote and there must be a simple majority.




Unusual Symptoms in Kialga-Lourti

Nigh Citta, Sagittarius, Kialga-Lourti -- Legislation has recently passed the People's Council calling for the hospitals of Kialga-Lourti to find a cure for a disease that is beginning to root in the nation. On Friday, a young female was admitted to Northern Nigh Citta Hospital with strange symptoms. The woman was unable to use even the most basic of motor skills and lacked any ability of verbal communication. Doctors began examinations immediately, hungry to discover what plagued the young woman. By Monday morning, the woman appeared dead. A team of two doctors entered the woman's room, an isolated chamber beneath the main floor of the hospital. Upon physical contact, the woman appeared to "...jump from her chair and attack..." the doctors, a nurse stated. A third doctor called for hospital security before entering the fray himself. Knocking the patient out with an anesthetic, the doctor strapped her to the bed before turning to attend to his fellows. Noting several bite marks along the arms of his coworkers, Dr. Nathanial Chadwick isolated the two other doctors with help from the security team. This morning, Dr. Charwick reported that the two doctor's had developed symptoms similar to the young female's when she was admitted.

Dr. Chadwick met with President Snyders earlier today and warned him against the potential threat. Snyders has issued precautionary steps across the nation. Any patient that shows similar symptoms are to be quarantined immediately and indefinitely. A team of doctors at Northern Nigh Citta Hospital have begun researching the disease, in hopes for a cure, before any other citizens became infected. Hospitals across the nation are beginning to prepare, using preliminary research from Northern Night Citta to begin testing for the symptoms.

 
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02 November 2014​

Council of Twelve Standstill

Nigh Citta, Sagittarius, Kialga-Lourti -- The vote to allow Ophiuchus to enter the nation as the thirteenth administrative district has hit a standstill in the Council. Since the vote was opened on the 29th of October, only eight of the twelve representatives have voted on the issue. Council Representative Catherina Truman, of Sagittarius, urges the remaining Council members to choose wisely, for the final result could result in other uprisings. Ms. Truman has openly voted the only abstention on the issue, receiving negative feedback on her actions from both sides of the issue.

On the 31st of October, Kialga-Lourti was struck with an outbreak of infectious zombies that struck the entire North Pacific region, and possibly the world. During the crisis, Nigh Citta shut down all government activity across the nation. This shutdown has caused the standstill faced in the Council at the current moment. The only districts left to vote are Virgo, Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius, the four western-most districts.




Presidential Assassination Attempt

Valen Citta, Aries, Kialga-Lourti -- President William Snyders visited with troops in Valen Citta's Fort Eligius on Saturday. The fort greeted the President warmly at 8:00 on Saturday, with a breakfast following at 8:30. President Snyders was at the fort to thank the men and women who fought during the zombie outbreak just the day before. Of the troop stationed at Fort Eligius, 2,122 passed away combating the zombies who were attacking Valen Citta.

President Snyders was presenting Lt. Kara Witlock with a Medal of Bravery when gunfire was heard. Two bullets struck President Snyders. The first bullet entered Snyders' left bicep, the second skimmed his left shoulder. A third bullet tore through the flag of Kialga-Lourti. Snyder's was rushed to Baltar Hospital North, where doctor's treated his wound. Snyders was released early this morning, returning to Nigh Citta this afternoon.

The gunshots were heard from within the fort, and a lock-down was called on the premises. The weapon has not been recovered. A suspect in the shooting has been detained by police in Valen Citta. 34-year old Michael Holt, a private at the fort, was arrested around 0:16 Sunday morning at his home, just outside of Valen Citta. Items confiscated from his home indicated a hate for the president. Banners with the slogan "Snyders Kills Innocents" as well as newspaper clippings about Snyders public appearances were located within the home. Holt is being held at Valen Correctional Facility until Wednesday, when he will be transferred to a jail at Fort Eligius.




Sport's Report for 1 November 2014

Hockey:
Nigh Citta Capitols 5 - 3 Valen Citta Raiders
Marya Citta Tornadoes 0 - 1 Ilein Citta Dreamers
Opal Alkion Flyers 2 - 1 Lejon Balka Blazers
Ligh Citta Wild 4 - 3 Yurra Citta Twins
Quaz Citta Pirates 0 - 4 Ultri Balka Bulls
Lumos Balka Archers 3 - 1 Arich Balka Northern Lights
Pult Alkion Vice 5 - 4 Watro Citta Panthers

Gridiron Football:
Nigh Citta Birdeaters 42 - 16 Kialga Sentinels
Pult Alkion Buzzards 13 - 21 Valen Citta Warlords
Lejon Balka Lions 0 - 42 Marya Citta Muskrats
Ligh Citta Antelopes 14 - 7 Quaz Citta Eagles

University Paintball:
Nigh Citta University 4 - 0 Lejon Balka Community
Valen Citta Air Force University 1 - 0 Quaz Citta University
Lumos Balka Community 0 - 6 Quaz Citta Community
Opal Alkion Community 5 - 0 Ligh Citta University
Cancer University 0 - 8 Ilein Citta University
Apllu Citta Community 0 - 4 Apllu Citta University
 
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09 November 2014​

Ophiuchus Enters the Commonwealth

Opal Alkion, Ophiuchus, Kialga-Lourti -- A week and a half ago, tensions heated up on Serpens Island. The tensions spilled over into the Council of Twelve, causing a vote to be called to allow Ophiuchus to enter the Commonwealth as the thirteenth Administrative District. For a week, four Councilmen deliberated and considered both sides to the argument. Early this morning, all four Councilmen voted. The final tally was counted at 6 For - 4 Against - 2 Abstain, making Ophiuchus Ophiuchus the fourteenth Administrative District. Ophiuchus is in the process of now setting up an official District government and electing a Governor and Council of Fourteen Representative.

Cancer Representative Eleonor Peyton, who is the Chairman of the Council, has resonated the disagreement of her District. "There is no reason that Ophiuchus should have had a need to become a separate District," Councilmen Peyton said in a press conference this afternoon. Along with the Representatives from Aries and Virgo, Peyton has announced that Cancer will be withdrawing from the Council of Fourteen for the next month. Cancer, Virgo, and Aries will return to the Council of Fourteen in early December. It is uncertain if the current Representatives will return to their seats after the absence.

On the other side of the vote, Representative Vern Burrell and Representative Lynn Tinker have echoed the rejoice of their Districts, Pisces and Leo respectively. Representative Burrell has stated that the Pisces Navy will be holding their positions around Ophiuchus until the Governor and Representative are elected and assume their offices. Representative Tinker has stated "... with the entry of Ophiuchus, we can clearly show that the [people's] opinions matter. Those who believed the [current] government didn't care about them now see that we do listen."

Ophiuchus enters the Commonwealth as the smallest District, in terms of population and land area.




A Diplomatic District

Mira Balka, Cetus, Kialga-Lourti -- Amidst the uproar for the admittance of Ophiuchus as an Administrative District within the Commonwealth, the Executive Government in Nigh Citta was at work. Foreign Affairs Minister, Michael Talley, join President William Snyders and World Assembly Representative Crofton Holmes last Sunday to discuss the possibility of the Commonwealth claiming mainland territory in the North Pacific. Deliberation of the topic went on for hours, noted one aid, who claimed that she never heard loud voices. The President was seen leaving the conference room once, around 23:00 (Sagittarius Local Time). Almost a day later, the three leaders were seen leaving the conference room, and an official land claim was given to the North Pacific Cartography Department. On Thursday, the Cartography Department approved the claim. Kialga-Lourti joined the mainland North Pacific.

On Saturday, President William Snyders announced the new District, named Cetus, would join as the Commonwealth as the thirteenth Administrative District. This announcement came one day before Ophiuchus joined the Commonwealth. The Capitol city of the District has been placed along the coastline and named Mira Balka. With the location of the city, the District is believed to expand and rival the population of Ophiuchus within the year. The city, and District, will serve as a diplomatic mission to the North Pacific, as well as a location for many Kialgan goods to be traded to the region.

Cetus is located on a coastal stretch of land to the south of the Kingdom of McMasterdonia, the only neighboring nation to the District. Citizens have left the mainland of Kialga-Lourti in hopes to create the first generation of Kialgans and Lourtians located within the North Pacific.




An Expanding Council

Nigh Citta, Sagittarius, Kialga-Lourti -- This week has brought a shaking to the Legislative Branch of the Kialga-Lourti government. Two new Administrative Districts have entered the Commonwealth. Cetus, a diplomatic District located within the mainland of the North Pacific, entered as the Thirteenth Administrative District of the Commonwealth on Thursday. Ophiuchus, a District separating itself from the Cancer Administrative District, entered as the Fourteenth Administrative District of the Commonwealth today, Sunday.

With two new Districts joining the Commonwealth, President Snyders and the (previous) Council of Twelve have deliberated on admission to the Council. Ophiuchus, being previously occupied by the Cancer Administrative District, had already been allowed to join the Council. However, Cetus, had never been settled by a citizen of Kialga-Lourti prior to the claim. After talks with the rest of the Council, President Snyders announced that Cetus would be granted full rights as a District of the Commonwealth, including a seat on the Council. The initial plan for Cetus was strictly diplomatic, not allowing citizens representation on either Council of Kialga-Lourti's legislature.

Cetus and Ophiuchus are both expected to elect Governors and Council Representative by Wednesday this week. The Council, renamed the Council of Fourteen, will meet on Thursday to welcome and introduce the new Councilmen to the nation. President Snyders' stated that the admission of Cetus to the Council was to "...retain the balance in the Council..."
 
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01 December 2014​

Presidential and World Assembly Representative Elections

The term elections are approaching in the Commonwealth. Today marks fifteen days before citizens of the Commonwealth will be able to elect the President, the World Assembly Representative, seven Council of Fourteen members, and seven Governors. Sagittarius, Libra, Gemini, Leo, Ophiuchus, Aquarius, and Scorpio will be electing new Council members. Virgo, Aries, Capricorn, Taurus, Cancer, Pisces, and Cetus will be electing Governors. For Ophiuchus and Cetus, this will be the second election they have had to hold for the position being elected in the past two months.

President Snyders had previously stated his intent to run again. Snyders, a member of the Valen Socialist Party, has had a bad track record in his first term as President. The Orion Massacre has the largest stain on President Snyders career. Seven civilians were murdered by Kialgan Marines in Kinview Bay in late 2013. Snyders has stated several times he does not believe that he did anything wrong and refuses to discharge the Marines responsible. Opponents of Snyders state this incident, as well as his incompetent leadership during the Zombie Outbreak of October 2014, and his silence during the Ophiuchus Rebellion make him an incapable leader.

Running against Snyders is Shevaun Xavia. Xavia, a member of the Kialgan Green Party, and author of A Failing Unification: Why Kialga and Lourti Can Never Survive Together, is running to "...prove to the people that we must truly become one. No 'Kialga and Lourti' but just Kialga." Xavia was born in the Taurus Administrative District on 8 November 1989. Xavia believes that the current dual-name of the Commonwealth shows instability and mistrust that could cause the nation to split again.

World Assembly Representative is currently running unopposed for his position. The Green Virgo Party member has had an uneventful time in office, with no events scaring his career as the World Assembly Representative.




The Council of Fourteen Outlook

With seven of the fourteen Administrative Districts having their seats in the Council of Fourteen open for the taking, the climate of the Council could shift dramatically. Currently nine of the fourteen seats are being held by members of the Kialgan Socialist Party, with five being put up for election. The Kialgan Conservative Party, who currently hold only three seats in the Council, are hoping to maintain one seat and pick up two. Three of the Kialgan Socialist Party seats are being unopposed

Catherina Truman of Sagittarius, Milton Dennel of Libra, Annora Simon of Gemini, Lynn Tinker of Leo, Katrina Free of Ophiuchus, Pace Samuels of Aquarius, and Keith Kinsley of Scorpio will all have their seats up for election. Representatives Truman, Dennel, Free, Samuels, and Kinsley are all members of the Kialgan Socialist Party, with Samuels, Kinsley, and Truman running unopposed for their seats. Katrina Free will be running against Geoff Edlin of the Kialgan Conservative Party. Milton Dennel will not be running for reelection, and the Libra seat is being contested by Morty Daubney of the Kialgan Green Party and Julia Rake of the Kialgan Centrist Party.

Annora Simon, a member of the Kialgan Conservative Party, will have to defend her seat against current Welfare Minister, John Kimbrough, of the Kialgan Democratic Party. Lynn Tinker, the Leo Representative of the Kialgan Communist Party, will be running against Sabrina Ryley of the Kialgan Conservative Party.

The Council of Fourteen election ticket looks as follows:

District [c] Council Hopeful [c] Council Hopeful [c]Sagittarius[c]Catherina Truman ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c]Libra[c]Morty Daubney ( Kialgan Green Party )[c]Julia Rake ( Kialgan Centrist Party )[c]Gemini[c]Annora Simon ( Kialgan Conservative Party ) Inc. [c]John Kimbrough ( Kialgan Democratic Party )[c]Leo[c]Lynn Tinker ( Kialgan Communist Party ) Inc. [c]Sabrina Ryley ( Kialgan Conservative Party )[c]Ophiuchus[c]Katrina Free ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c]Geoff Edlin ( Kialgan Conservative Party )[c]Aquarius[c]Pace Samuels ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c]Scorpio[c]Keith Kinsley ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed
 
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19 December 2014​

National Election Results

This past Tuesday, citizens across the Commonwealth voted in the National Election. The President and World Assembly Representative, as well as seven Council Representatives, had their seats open to election. The official results have now been published for all nine elected seats. The results are as follows.

Candidate [c] Popular Vote [c] District Vote [c]William Snyders ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c]195,254,412 (74.4%)[c]35
[c]Shevaun Xavia ( Kialgan Green Party )[c]67,234,419 (25.6%)[c]21

Candidate [c] Popular Vote [c] District Vote [c]Crofton Holmes ( Kialgan Green Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c]56

District [c] Council Hopeful [c] Percentage [c] Council Hopeful [c] Percentage [c] Sagittarius [c]Catherina Truman ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c][c][c] Libra [c]Morty Daubney ( Kialgan Green Party )[c]36%[c]Julia Rake ( Kialgan Centrist Party )[c]62%[c] Gemini [c]Annora Simon ( Kialgan Conservative Party ) Inc. [c]47%[c]John Kimbrough ( Kialgan Democratic Party )[c]52%[c] Leo [c]Lynn Tinker ( Kialgan Communist Party ) Inc. [c]13%[c]Sabrina Ryley ( Kialgan Conservative Party )[c]85%[c] Ophiuchus [c]Katrina Free ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c]71%[c]Geoff Edlin ( Kialgan Conservative Party )[c]29%[c] Aquarius [c]Pace Samuels ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c][c][c] Scorpio [c]Keith Kinsley ( Kialgan Socialist Party ) Inc. [c] unopposed [c][c]

President Snyders has retained his seat as President of the Commonwealth, beating out opponent Shevaun Xavia by a decent margin. World Assembly Representative Crofton Holmes remained unopposed in the race for the Representative's seat. The Executive Branch of the Kialga-Lourti government will remain unchanged until 2018. Both President Snyders and Representative Holmes are able to run for election on their current seats a single time more.

In the Council of Fourteen, three of the seven seats open for election this January were left unopposed. Of the other four, only one Representative remains in their seat after running against an opponent. Katrina Free, the Ophiuchus' Representative, has retained her seat after a strong campaign by Geoff Edlin, her only opponent. Representatives Tinker of Leo and Simon of Gemini lost their seats to opponents. Sabrina Ryley has won the Representative's seat in Leo, with over a four-fifths of Leo voters voting her into office. John Kimbrough barely eliminated Incumbent Annonra Simon in Gemini, with barely enough votes to be counted as a majority. The two newcomers in Libra fought hard over former Representative Milton Dennel's seat. Julia Rake overcame Morty Daubney in a hard-fought battle to become the Libra Representative to the Council of Fourteen. The Council of Fourteen's makeup has slightly changed. The makeup prior to the election consisted of 9 Kialgan Socialist Party members, 3 Kialgan Conservative Party members, 1 Kialgan Communist Party member and 1 Kialgan Democratic Party member. The current makeup now consists of 8 Kialgan Socialist Party members, 3 Kialgan Conservative Party members, 2 Kialgan Democratic Party members and 1 Kialgan Centrist Party member.

President Snyders is now the first President in Kialga-Lourti to have his party in control of both the Presidency and Council. The last time this was achieved, in either Kialga or Lourti, was when President Meriwether Hawkins held the Lourtian Presidency in 1905, one hundred and ten years ago.
 
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