TAS April Update

The following is a report composed by the Secretary of State of The Allied States.
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Midterm Election Results:

Senate:
Western Election Results:
Britariva (RP) ELECTED UNOPPOSED

Southern Election Results:
Imperium (DSP) 3 Votes (50%)
Brick Alexander (I) 3 Votes (50%)

Run-off
Imperium (DSP) 4 Votes (57.1%) ELECTED
Brick Alexander (I) 3 Votes (42.9%)

Britannian Election Results:
Kastros Drakan (OP) 4 Votes (50%) ELECTED
Obito Drakan (RP) 3 Votes (37.5%) WITHDRAWN
John Elwin (OP) 1 (12.5%)

Chancellor:
Election Results:
John Elwin (OP-HBE) 5 votes (55.6%) ELECTED
Pepe Drakan (DSP-S) 2 Votes (22.2%)
Britarvia (RP-W) 0 Votes (0%) WITHDRAWN
Note: Mytzonia Drakan and Wildeboden were declared absent.

Senate Speaker:
Election Results:
Kastros Dakan (OP-HBE) 3 Votes (60%) ELECTED
Imperium (DSP-S) 2 Votes (40%)
Note: Pepe Drakan, RNS Drakan, Zachary Drakan, and Wildeboden were counted absent.

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Brief Summary of the Midterm Election

Senate
Starting off, the Western election would be nearly forgotten. Britarvia was the only one to run for the office and would win by default. The Southern election was very close as candidates Imperium and Brick Alexander were neck and neck. Imperium would win by just one vote in a run off. The Britannian election was another spectacle in its own. This election saw three candidates fighting for one seat. The candidates were Kastros, Obito, and John Elwin. John Elwin would be appointed to a senate seat prior to the election, however did not drop out. When it came to the election Kastros and Obito were tied, Obito decided to drop out leaving Kastros in the lead. It was then suggested that an unregistered candidate be entered in the race and the race went on past it's scheduled end. This was met with allegations of corruption and voter fraud which were met with fierce denial. Lewis and Daniel would step in and end the election declaring Kastros the winner.

Chancellor
With the incumbent Chancellor announcing that they would not be running for re-election the Chancellor race was left wide open. Three candidates stepped forward Britarvia, Pepe Drakan, and John Elwin. Britarvia ran for the first time in years seeking to win for the first time. Britarvia would drop out, citing that he would not have enough time for the position. Pepe Drakan sought to return to the Chancellery, however he faced stiff opposition due to his prior announcement that he would be leaving the region on April 16th. John Elwin had the ultimate opportunity as fate would have it as John Elwin would go on to be elected Chancellor.

Speaker
This election saw Incumbent Chancellor Kastros go up against Incumbent Vice Chancellor Imperium. Both candidates were given high praise for their ability to be a good speaker. Kastros would win this election narrowly, only having one more vote than Imperium. Kastros would appoint Imperum as Speaker pro tempore.


The District of the Capital is where the federal government is seated. It is not recognized as a state, but has the authority to protect itself, potentially institute self rule, and is a de facto meeting place for the states, which includes each state's official embassy within the Capital's territory.

As of late, D.C. has become more active, and a small sect of TAS members have pledged to defend it as the "Sovereign Military Order of Taylor Swift" (---Peace be upon her.) The Delegate was also delighted to find out he could call them the SMOOTS for short.

As a result of this new organization, the Delegate sent the Order to establish order in the Western capital as it broke into civil war. This lead to the creation of the New California Republic, the fourth state. The West is currently in talks with the NCR to absorb this new state, but it is yet unclear if those will succeed. Also very recently, the Capital created its Empire of Eight Minutes, in which it sent a single unarmed soldier to invade Maryland after it was discovered Maryland was completely defenseless. Within several minutes, forces from other areas within the state of Britannia began mobilizing, resulting in a panicked retreat for the Capital forces...er, force. In addition, a soldier from Britannia attempted to defecate upon the streets of the Capital. For his efforts, he was hanged and his body was left in the air for some time as an example to all people who poop on the Capital of The Allied States.

The Delegate by law resides there so as to not show favoritism to any state, though there are whispers of which states he doesn't like (hint: all of them).

The Western regime underwent a series of coups in early April. The President and dictator of the West since over a year, Pletamia, took a two week leave of absence. The states of Buxton and the Holy Britannian Empire took advantage of the leave of absence to launch a war against the West to capture 6 states of the West's territory. Meanwhile, Keventle, a citizen and previous Governor of Buxton moved to the West to take advantage of the chaos of the joint invasion and to coup the regime. However, after just one day as the new dictator Keventle stepped down, citing a work opportunity and handed the leadership of the West to CDland, also a citizen of Buxton.

CDland moved to the West to assume command of the state and to adopt a new Constitution which called for a rotating dictatorship. Each leader of the West would have the ability to rename the state and its institutions and promulgate decrees. However, the dictator terms are just two weeks and cycle through a list composed of all citizens of the West that have resided in the state for 2 weeks and have made at least 100 posts.

President Pletamia has vowed to reclaim the state once he returns from his leave of absence. The new regime remains vulnerable to a counter-invasion from Pletamia because the County Empowerment Act passed by the Allied States Senate stipulates that troops may not be confiscated by state governments, rendering the new regime unable to confiscate Pletamia's Western troops.

The State of Buxton has seen some great growth since the charismatic and willing Governor, Greg Drakan, has taken the helm with the help and consult of powerless, yet influential "king" Imperium. The South, like the Holy Britannian Empire was part of the war against the west in the absence of their leader and also regained many territories thad once lost and some new ones. Buxton also saw an influx of new comers- among them Mytzonia Drakan, the previous Prime Executor of the HBE and Governor of Pennsylvania, who deflected from the HBE after disagreements with its leadership, who has since taken control of the Texan territory. Amongst the chaos however, Buxton wasted no time in expelling former governor of the state, Regionia by general referendum.

Internally, the state of Buxton is working on writing its own legal code, Louisiana and Texas counties are working on a Railroad which they hope they will be able to sell to the rest of the state, the Capital is being moved to King's Landing (Florida County), the military is strenghthing itself once again and there is talk of the development of a Southern University. The plans for which are not yet developed.

Buxton is focused on maintaining its relationship with the HBE and is hoping that CDland can act as a liaison on the South's behalf as he helps develop the Western Government. Buxton is closely watching.



The Holy Britannian Empire has been seeing some prosperity and celebration. With the rest war on the west they have gained new land and territories and have furthered their relations with Buxton and also with the New West in doing so. This helps to make the Empire much more connection after the big divide several months ago. Obito was once again appointed Prime Executor and won out against Regionia. However former Prime Executor Mytzonia left due to issues within the Empire.
The Emperor and the Prime Executor are also planning on holding a ball sometime within the month or early next. It is to celebrate many things including the Emperor's 6th year anniversary in NationStates and also his 6th month anniversary of his coronation. Guests from the other states will likely be invited to help further good will and interest in the Empire with its neighbors.
The Empire is also trying to further defend and protect States rights against the Federal Government, to varying degrees.
Obito and Kastros were both awarded the Order of Code Geass at the rank of Knight. They are the only two to have received this award.

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Luckiest Man In TAS

John Elwin is the luckiest man in TAS. He joined the region on March 12th, 2016 after being away from NS for some time. Elwin came with a wealth of experience from is prior time in NS, mainly in the United Kingdom where he was Prime Minister and Chief Justice once. John Elwin was appointed to a vacant senate seat by Chancellor Kastros on March 23rd, 11 days after he had joined. He would run for Chancellor and win decisively against two long standing members of the region. It took John Elwin only 22 days to be elected Chancellor and reached the position in record time. His luck would not end there, in the first week NS would see a boom of newcomers from Imgur. Elwin capitalized on this opportunity by buying stamps and sending a flood of recruitment messages. TAS' NS population would grow by over 100 in a day reaching 300 nations for the first time. Only a few days later would the initial population be doubled by going from just under 200 nations to over 400 nations in less than a week putting TAS in the top 30 regions by population. One must wonder if this luck will continue and for how long. One thing is clear, John Elwin is the luckiest man in TAS.

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Ambassadors Coming To Stay?

Are ambassadors coming to stay? Well it seems as though some are. In the past week TAS has seen more than one than one ambassador apply for citizenship. Solorni also known as Rach Queen of Balder applied for citizenship after being an ambassador for nearly three years. In her application she cited her love for the region and it's people as her reason for wanting to become a citizen. Her fans and friends within TAS were very happy to see that she had decided to become a citizen. William Kudrow of the United Kingdom has also applied for citizenship, he has been an ambassador for three months. He cited TAS' working economy as his reason for him applying for citizenship. TAS is more than happy to see it's incoming ambassadors stay, even if it's only for a while.

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A message from the Chancellor.

Dear allies, friends and enemies (you know who you are),

I am glad you have taken time to read our update, please make sure you thank Kastros for delivering it as he has come a long way to do so, if you can refuel him with vodka and send him back that would be great. Upon my election I wanted to take TAS in an outward direction, so that more of NationStates could see the wonderful community that I am lucky to be a part of and this is what we shall be doing more of now. If you do think your region could work together with TAS to build up a friendship please drop our ambassador a message and we will have a conversation.

Cheers,

John Elwin

Yay! I love these updates, TAS is an intriguing place.

*pours vodka into Kastros*

mmmm VOKDA!

This doesn't seem concerning at all.

I'm 1/5th white girl. If I didn't do it, it would be concerning.