Akillian Talleyrand
TNPer
The Land of Kings and Emperors Foreign Despatch
TERRA REGUM IMPERATORUMQUE TOTUM MUNDUM REGET!
May-June 2015
WA Delegate: The Zack Saxton of Aelbarrow | Nation Count: 410 | Regional Rank: 27th
LKE Imperial Forums
Head of State: HSM Emperor Onder
Heir Apparent: HSH Crown Prince HEM Tiberius
Prince Imperial: HIH Cephal Talleyrand
Princess of Vienna: HIH Viktoria Gryfynn
The Imperial Council
Prime Minister: Theoden Sebastian
Deputy Prime Minister Ernest "Uncle" Roe
Interior Minister: Kyle Aetherius
Exterior Minister: Valfor Talleyrand
Minister of Culture: Lady Munchausen
TERRA REGUM IMPERATORUMQUE TOTUM MUNDUM REGET!
May-June 2015
WA Delegate: The Zack Saxton of Aelbarrow | Nation Count: 410 | Regional Rank: 27th
LKE Imperial Forums
Head of State: HSM Emperor Onder
Heir Apparent: HSH Crown Prince HEM Tiberius
Prince Imperial: HIH Cephal Talleyrand
Princess of Vienna: HIH Viktoria Gryfynn
The Imperial Council
Prime Minister: Theoden Sebastian
Deputy Prime Minister Ernest "Uncle" Roe
Interior Minister: Kyle Aetherius
Exterior Minister: Valfor Talleyrand
Minister of Culture: Lady Munchausen
May's Election Round-Up
May's Election has just passed! This is actually the first time the Lion Party has not contested the election for the Estates Common, but it's also the first with a majority of new members on the ballot. The following is the certified results of the Estates Common results.
Kyle Aetherius [IP] with 14.5%
Ernest "Uncle" Roe [IP] with 13%
NexoFX [IP] with 11.6%
Theoden Sebastian [IP] with 20.3%
Valfor Talleyrand [IP] with 20.3%
Mystogan [IND] with 13%
Valfor Talleyrand declined to run for re-election as Speaker and instead endorsed Kyle Aetherius for Speaker. Aetherius did win the Speaker election, but opted to appoint Talleyrand as his Deputy.
All candidates were duly elected, of which 5 were from the Imperial Party with only 1 as an Independent. However, this election marks the end of the Imperial-Lion "tag team". In the election for the Prime Ministership, as expected, the incumbent won once again. The following is the certified results of the election.
Zack Saxton [PM]/Akillian Talleyrand [DPM] [LP] with 37.5%
Theoden Sebastian [PM]/Ernest "Uncle" Roe [DPM] [IP] with 62.5%
Turnout was relatively high this election. We just hope it will continue to stay this way!
LKE Summer Bash
If you're reading this, chances are that you are invited to the LKE Summer Bash! Join us for some good ol' summer fun, friendship, and we can never forget the food!
Come one, come all! This isn't possible without you! Play some games, meet, greet, link with people inter-regionally. All the advantages of attending our Summer Bash this year is practically unlistable! You know, you should never turn down a party, especially if it's being hosted by the LKE for one!
The LKE Summer Bash will be from June 15th to the 17th, and all our mighty fine guests have to do is create an account, if they already don't have one!
Active Foreign Affairs
The Land of Kings and Emperors has signed a bilateral agreement with the Equilism Commonwealth of Nations, ushering in a new chapter in the relationship of both two historic regions. The Territorial Sovereignty Accords binds both regions to 1.) recognize and respect each other's colonies, protectorates, and other military holdings, and 2.) conduct defensive maneuvers when a territory of either signatory is endangered by enemy forces.
Meanwhile, the Prime Minister was also in talks with the leadership of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The successful summit produced a new bilateral agreement between the regions, the Treaty of Lelystad. The agreement contains provisions on military, security, and cultural cooperation among other matters.
The Land of Kings and Emperors looks forward to its new partnership with the Equilism Commonwealth of Nations and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, and wish their governments and their citizens the very best in all their endeavors.
The LKE also attended an educational summit that was hosted by the Kingdom of Great Britain, where discussions are currently wrapping up between KGB, LKE, TNP, and the UK. Discussions have been going on since May in an attempt to develop and improve upon educational institutions within member regions. The end result would be an interregional agreement outlining further corporation and support.
Among some of things that were discussed were a Council of Interregional Educational Cooperation (CIEC), which will consist of University Chancellors that will meet to promote education in member regions as well as make recommendations for university success, and additionally a foreign exchange programme to maintain interregional cooperation/support while aiding in the dissemination of knowledge.
On the Way to Reformation
The new Estates Commons is already getting geared up for some amendments. Of the ones in the chamber now have all been proposed by Deputy Speaker and Imperial Party Leader Valfor Talleyrand.
The first is an amendment to the World Assembly Delegate Act (2015), in which it will restrict non-Delegate nation's endorsements to 35% of the endorsements of the WA Delegate. If passed, this will be the first of its kind since Talleyrand has been in the LKE, he says. The second is a constitutional amendment in which it reads that if the Emperor or his designees are not available, then the Lord Chancellor may fill in the role to be the Elections Administrator. Talleyrand says this will be helpful, since it would allow a broader number of inviduals to administrate the elections, just in case the Emperor is not around to certify the official results. If passed, then this amendment would reinforce the requirement of the Lord Chancellor to be non-partisan.
The Estates Noble is also on its way to reform. Debate in the Estates Noble is currently about its Standing Orders and how it defines its members within the body, mainly for more accurate number counting and activity purposes. One side of the debate does not want to define who its members are (which, by default, does not define an accurate number to pass a bill), while on the other hand, the Prime Minister is advocating for a definition of the Estates Noble members to give an accurate number for the Speaker to certify passage of a bill.
The Estates General, in its totality, has also taken the time to finally honor LKE citizens who embody the spirt of the Land of Kings and Emperors and deserve to be immortalized. It does have some hefty requisites, such as the person in question needs to be confirmed by two-thirds of the Estates General and approved by the Emperor. Senators have made it clear that this is so that only those of the highest achievements and honourability may be inducted into the Hall of Honour.