December Update - Volume IX, Issue IV

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The Land of Kings and Emperors has seen another election season come to a close on December 9th. After the Emperor dissolved the preceding session of the Imperial Senate, following advice from the Prime Minister and Senator Vedant Madan. The new elections were fiercely contested as new political parties sought to stake their claims, independents sought representation for themselves, and the Lion Party tried to hold onto their majority. A total of seven different candidates put themselves into the ring for this election and when the dust settled only five remained. Of those five, three were members of the Lion Party and the opposition consisted of a Phoenix Faction member and a Wolf Pact member. Nick Powell, leader of the Lion Party, was quickly elected Prime Minister. However, in a surprise move Edward Epistre of the Wolf Pact was elected to President of the Imperial Senate unanimously. Ultimately every fierce competition must have losers. Both independents were not elected to the Imperial Senate, however, Kaiserholt has been tapped to serve as the Minister of Culture and we wait to see where Bobracha will end up. The region watches this iteration of the Imperial Senate with great hope for what they will accomplish.

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The political landscape of the LKE has changed greatly within the last month and now it is much more animalistic? As the formerly dominant Imperial Party faded, two new bright organizations have taken its place. The Wolf Pact, founded by former Prime Minister and current Senator Edward Epistre, and the Phoenix Faction, founded by Minister of Communications and Senator Thomas Insaniac, now join the Lion Party in the forefront of LKE politics. All the parties being named after animals has not gone unnoticed and this reporter hopes that the names will not reflect actual behavior of the politicians. Nevertheless, the new political parties have shaken up the dynamic and forced the dominant parties to either react or fade into history. Only time can tell how these parties will influence the future of the LKE and NationStates as a whole.

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The 5th of December was a momentous day in the history of the LKE. On this day the Prince Imperial in his post as Adjutant-General of the Imperial Armed Forces announced the creation of the Kelkia Military Academy. Named in honor of the most decorated military commander in the history of the LKE and our present Emperor. The Kelkia Military Academy will serve to educate the next generation of Imperial Officers and Soldiers in the art of NationStates military gameplay. The establishment of the Kelkia Military Academy will guarantee the LKE the maintenance of pre-eminent position on the ever changing NationStates battlefield. It will allow new recruits to attain the rank of officer quickly and efficiently and will be overseen by Prince Imperial Linkin Talleyrand. It will surely be a boon to the LKE's military presence.

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November was a momentous month for the LKE community as we officially launched our official community server. The LKE has had a long history of NationStates and NationStates has had a long history in relying in offsite communication. From the very forums we use, to IRC channels to Skype, and now the LKE has embraced the community migration to Discord. The adoption of Discord has come about as a collaboration between The Monarchy and The Imperial Government. For their service, our former Minister of the Interior was awarded an Order of Achievement for his role in bringing out the Discord server. Now the Imperial Senate debates the best rules and regulations to govern our region and its Discord server.

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- The LKE is proud to be participating in the sixth annual NationStates World Fair! Drop by our booth!

- The Imperial Government and the Monarchy are collaborating to rebuild the roleplay map of the LKE.

- The LKE celebrated War Day on December 15th, remembering our conflict against the Founderless Regions Alliance and Red Liberty Alliance for control of Iraq in 2006

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