The Royal Messenger
March 2022
March General Election Leads to New Administration
When Alex Bauheim, the Prime Minister of the 66th Premiership of the United Kingdom declared his intent not to seek reelection following a term of criticism against himself and many of his cabinet ministers alike, the door was opened wide for a member of one of the other political parties, or even a member of the large group of independent members within the region, to take over His Majesty’s Government.
So when registration for the General Election was opened on February 27th, nobody in the region quite knew who to look for when it came to potential candidates, and perhaps the single greatest surprise was the complete lack of Independent candidates, who make up roughly 50% of the voting populace within the region. The second big surprise for the region was the lack of action from the Progressive Conservative Party to field a single candidate, this being the political party of the outgoing Prime Minister. Instead, just two parties in the region put forward candidates who met the minimum qualifications as defined under regional law, the Progressive Party and Sinn Fein.
The Progressive Party had spend the entirety of the previous term as the majority party, starting the 78th Session of Parliament with 4 out of 5 seats in the House of Commons under their control, and the other seat belonging to the Prime Minister, and while they lost one seat to a by-election during the term, they still carried a majority and surely must have been looking to keep some hold on the Commons coming into this new term. When registration closed, the Progressive Party had put forward a candidate for Prime Minister, Mr. Owen Stewart, as well as 3 candidates for Member of Parliament. Sinn Fein had also put forward a PM candidate in Mrs. Madeline Mikaelson, who was also running for Member of Parliament, alongside 3 other party members.
When election night was over, there was some surprise to find that not only had Sinn Fein taken 4 out of 5 seats in the House of Commons, but that Mrs. Mikaelson had won the Premiership election with a little over 61% of the vote. Following the end of a runoff to determine the final seat in the House of Commons, the following citizens were elected:
Mrs. Madeline Mikaelson (SF) 24 votes/17.65%
Mr. Alistair Brandon (SF) 23 votes/ 16.91%
Mr. Francis Olorin (SF) 21 votes/ 15.44%
Mr. Elisha Mikaelson (SF) 15 votes/ (53.57% of the runoff)
Mr. Angus Baker-Mountbatten (PP) 20 votes/ 14.71%
Prime Minister Mikaelson was quickly appointed by the King to lead the next Government, and just as quickly, the new PM appointed a cabinet to start enacting her policies for the new administration. Following a few early shifts amongst the cabinet, it currently stands as thus:
Deputy Prime Minister: Angus Baker-Mountbatten
Home Secretary: Albus M. W. Olorin
Foreign Secretary: Klaus Mikaelson
Culture Secretary: Reuben Wright
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Francis Olorin
The Prime Minister has stated that she very much looks forward to her first term as Prime Minister in the United Kingdom and hopes to work with both new and old citizens alike.
*Madeline Mikaelson, pictured here celebrating with one of her adoptive cats shortly after learning of the election results
A Message from the Foreign Secretary
Friends, allies, acquaintances and older individuals who just kind of read these things. Greetings from the Government of the United Kingdom! On behalf of Prime Minister Madeline Mikaelson, I am excited to be talking and working with a multitude of regions across NationStates for the purpose of strengthening our bonds of friendship. May all of our regions continue to thrive and grow!
As part of the business of our new term, I’ve asked several ambassadors to reach out to government officials in several different regions to inquire as to the status of the regions in question. We have several embassies and consulates on our forum that have not seen an official update in several months, and we want to know that you are all doing alright!
The United Kingdom welcomes ambassadors from all our friends and neighbors, and if we have not heard from your region in a while, we hope to soon! As part of our desire to continue to build on our existing relationships, I invite citizens and representatives from all regions to join us for inter-regional activities, including regular sessions of Among Us and a popular movie night, alongside other activities depending on availability and interest.
Our ambassadors are in your region to serve as a connection between our regions, and if you have any questions or thoughts, please feel free to pass messages to me through them, or contact me directly! I can be reached on the UK discord, located here- https://discord.gg/tD9KwPveBg or on the UK forums https://nsuk.proboards.com/ or I can be messaged via Telegram in-game through my main nation, South Boston Irishmen, https://www.nationstates.net/nation=south_boston_irishmen .
*The Foreign Secretary makes a quick, informal speech upon entering office
Citizen Spotlight & Nation Spotlight
***Nation of the month around wednesday, hopefully winner quick to respond.
George Stewart: NSUK Citizen of the Month for February 2022.
George Stewart
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