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Balder Press Release:
Monarchy
Queen of Balder: Rach
Crown Prince: North East SomersetStatsraadet
Statsminister: Linkin Talleyrand
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Theoden Sebastian
Minister of Community: Fuzzy
Minister of WA Affairs: Akillian Talleyrand
Minister of War: Bran Triune
[c]Storting
Lawspeaker:Theoden Sebastian
Members of the Storting:OnderKelkia
Linkin Talleyrand
Akillian Talleyrand
February Elections & Future Plans
The Elections for the Storting term February to April 2018 concluded with incumbents OnderKelkia, Theoden Sebastian, Linkin Talleyrand and Akillian Talleyrand retaining their seats to serve in the regional legislature. OnderKelkia, after having occupied the office of Statsminister for seven terms announced his retirement prior to the election. In his concluding remarks, Kelkia noted the dramatic expansion in activity which the region experienced during his tenure. In the 17 months from September 2016 to January 2018 the forums accumulated over 75% more forum posts than in the 17 months from April 2015 to August 2016. He also mentioned the foreign agenda gains of his administration, such as the signing of treaties with The North Pacific, The West Pacific and Lazarus.
Linkin Talleyrand, WA Minister in the previous state council and multiple-term Storting member, then announced his bid to become the next Statsminister. He was selected by a unanimous vote of the Storting and was immediately invited by the Queen to form a government.
Meanwhile, Theoden Sebastian was also unanimously backed to serve another term as Lawspeaker.
Statsminister Talleyrand said that he will look to continue the record of the previous government and and promised tackle the issue of forum activity by researching new programs to encourage participation within the government and cultural activities. The ministries of Culture and Integration were merged into the Ministry of Community to serve as the core department for domestic affairs.
The new Statsraadet is composed of the following:
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Theoden Sebastian
Minister of Community: Fuzzy
Minister of World Assembly Affairs: Akillian Talleyrand
Minister of War: Bran Triune
Legislative Reforms
Following the State Opening of the Storting, Lawspeaker Theoden Sebastian unveiled a proposal to amend the Representation of the Realm Act. The amendment seeks to address the need for special elections when seats become vacant. At present, the basic law only allows for the holding of special elections for inactivity of members. As of this update, the measure is expected to pass unanimously in the Storting and will become the 5th amendment to the Representation of the Realm Act. This follows the run-off amendment earlier passed by the Storting, which added a provision for how ties should be handled.
Jomsvikings support operation in Yorkshire
The Jomvikings, Balder's military, successfully concluded its mission in Yorkshire. The region was captured by the combined forces of the Europeian Republican Navy, The North Pacific Army and The Land of Kings and Emperors Imperial Army. Balder earlier deployed to provide support. The regional government is pleased to participate in the mission in support of its allies and has promised to increase participation in joint operations them.
