THE ALMENDRIAN NEWS SERVICE
SUNDAY, 4 JUNE 2023 - VOL I NO 2
MCKEEN: FONTASIAN REFERENDUM INVALID
ALMENKISTAN-Aftera Fontasianreferendumto determineitsfuturewasheldon the2ndofJune,TerryMcKeen declareditsresultstobe “invalid”,statingthatany “PontunianinterventionsinNew England”wouldresultin declarationofwar
Thereferendum,heldin accordancewithArticleIIIofthe Fontasian Peacekeeping Actwhichestablisheda government-in-exileafterthe KingofFontasialefttheDiscord platformonthe30thofMayresultedinamajorityofcitizens wishingforFontasiatobeput underPontunianprotection,with aminoritywishingforthe micronationtobedissolved.
Afterseeingtheresults,McKeen stated,“Thatisnotthevote”, andstatedthathewastomanage thevote Afterwards,hedeclared thatthevotewasinvalidandthat ifPontuniaintervenedinthe NewEnglandmicronational sector,theUSRwoulddeclare waronPontunia Thiswasin spiteofanon-aggressiontreaty signedbetweenthetwo micronations,whichwassigned onthe31stofMay
PRESIDIUM ELECTIONS BEGIN
Onthe1stofJune,electionsfor theNationalDirectorofthe USR,aswellasthePresidium, wereannounced 9candidates havechosentorunforthe elections-theseareJohann Kümmel(who,despitestatinghe didnotwishtorun,was nonethelessputontheballot), MadisonHenderson,Tony Stuken,JosephHorvath, BenjaminMeadows,Quilman, SeanMcLoughlin,Andrew PerdomoandGageVanLauren.
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Per populum ad populum. Establishedin2022.
TAKSOVIAN SENATE REPORT
Duringthisweek,JosephHorvathwaselected SpeakeroftheSenate(seepage4).Overall,27 motionswereproposedthisweek;theywereas follows:
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PARDONS GRANTED TO SEVERAL ZEPRANANS
Onthe30thofMay,TerryMcKeenannouncedthe pardonof3ZepranancitizensviaAlmChat, specificallythoseofAndrewPerdomo-ofPontuniaAlexBailickiandKaelynRose
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BOA CEASES OPERATIONS IN TAKSOVIA
Onthe31stofMay,theBankofAlmendriaceased itsoperationswithinTaksovia,perastatementby TizianAruna Thisendedtheroughly2-monthspan thattheBankoperatedwithinTaksovia.
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TheresultsoftheFontasian referendum (Source-Andrew Perdomo)
TAKSOVIAN SENATE REPORT
ForMonday,May29:
- MotionbyLeTeato“nuke Almendria” Passedwith2 infavorandnoneagainst.
- MotionbyGage
VanLauren(ind)tosetthe exchangeratebetweenthe spazandCreekianlettuce to16:1 Passedwith2in favorandnoneagainst
- MotionbyJohann
Kümmelfortheretobe6 hoursforabilltobe consideredpassedor failed;thiscanbedone earlierif6Senatorsvote onit.Failedwith1in favorand3against
- MotionbyGage
VanLaurentomakethe CreekianUnionof Taksoviaan“official governmentorganization”. Passedwith3infavorand 2against.
- MotionbyGage
VanLaurentomakeacoat ofarmsforTaksovia
Passed,withanunknown votecount
- MotionbyJosephHorvath forTaksoviatoleavethe CreekianUnion Vetoedby theImperator
ForTuesday,May30:
- MotionbySharktomake Englishtheofficial languageofTaksovia
Passedwith3infavorand noneagainst
- MotionbyGage
VanLaurentomake websitesforallmember statesoftheCreekian Union.Passedwith4in favorand2against
- MotionbyIlikedogs tomakePortuguese theofficiallanguage ofTaksovia.Failed with1infavorand4 against
- MotionbyThe Deraketoappoint full-timejudges Passedwith3infavor andnoneagainst
- MotionbyThe Deraketotemporarily closeacourtcase betweentheSenate andTizianAruna Passeswith5infavor and1against
- MotionbyTizian Arunatoestablish martiallaw.Passed with8infavorand noneagainst.
- MotionbySwiss Cheesetosetthetrial tooccuron31Mayat 8PMEST.Passed with4infavorand1 against.
- MotionbyTizian Arunatobegin candidacyforConsul elections Passedwith 6infavorandnone against
- MotionbyGage VanLaurentoadd EvlynP tothe Senate
- MotionbyJohann Kümmeltorepealthe motiontoestablish martiallaw Passed with3infavorand noneagainst
ForWednesday,31May:
- MotionbyJohannKümmelto reinstatethe8thAmendmentto theConstitution.Passedwith2 infavorandnoneagainst
ForThursday,1June:
- MotionbyJosephHorvathto raisepricesby40% Passed with4infavorandnone against
- MotionbyTizianArunato reducetheamountofmoneyin theTreasurybyhalf Failed with1infavorand2against.
- MotionbyJosephHorvathto giveeachcitizen200,000spaz ascompensationforinflation andforTizianArunaresetting theeconomy Passeswith3in favorand1against.
- MotionbyTizianArunatoput theImperialArmyonhighalert duetotensionswiththe CreekianUnionandtoformthe ImperialQuickReactionCorps Passedwith2infavorand1 against
- MotionbyTerryMcKeento formtheNationalArmed Forces.Failedwith1infavor and2against
- MotionbyTerryMcKeento make“dailymasturbation sessionn***aorgy”alaw VetoedbyConsulJohann Kümmelbutpassedbythe Imperator
- MotionbyTheDeraketoban pronouns.Passedwith3in favorand1against
- MotionbyTheDeraketore-do theSpeakerelections,given therewasnotmuchtimetorun it Tiedwith3infavorand3 against.
- MotionbyTheDeraketomake CocoaPebblesthenationalfood
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TAKSOVIAN SENATE REPORT
ofTaksovia Passedwith6 infavorandnoneagainst.
- MotionbySharktocreate aholidaycelebrating cookies Passedwith5in favorandnoneagainst
PARDONS GRANTED TO SEVERAL ZEPRANANS BOA CEASES OPERATIONS IN TAKSOVIA
Uponbeingreachedforcommentbythe ANS, McKeenstatedthatPerdomohadpreviouslybeen chargedwithtreason,whileBailickiandRosehad previouslybeenchargedwithspying
Accordingtothe Daily Pravda,Bailickihasbeen restoredtohispositionasageneralwithintheUSR’s military-hewasalsoappointedasCommissarof Defense&StateSecurityinZeprana,replacingGarret Brisson,whoresignedthesameday Italsostatedthat hedeclinedtorunforanypoliticalpositionsin Zeprana
ARUNA TRIAL CANCELLED AFTER MAYHEM
EGRETSBURG-Onthe30thof May,atrialforTizianAruna-who servedasaSenatorofTaksoviawasheldafterhehadresetits economy,withJosephHorvath prosecutinghimandTerryMcKeen defendinghim Accordingto Horvath,thiswasthesecondtime thatArunahaddonesuchanaction, arguingthathehadcommitted economicespionageinaccordance withArticleTwo(2)(39)ofthe
Definitions of Crimes Act
ThenewscameafterJosephHorvath-whohada40% shareintheBank’sTaksovianbranch-purchasedthe other60%sharefor70millionspaz($1.40)onthe30th, makinghimtheState-AppointedManageroftheBank withinTaksovia.
ThestatementalsosaidthattherestoftheBank’s “faculties”wastobetransferredtotheBankofTaksovia -establishedbyHorvathasacompetitor-whichwasto becomeapartneroftheBOA
Atthetimethatitceasedoperations,theBankhad approximately3millionspazinassetsandcash
Thesectionstates,“Whoever intentionallydestroysacorporation oraportionoftheAlmendrian economyonbehalfofaforeign powerisguiltyofacrime”;using this,HorvatharguedthattheBank ofAlmendriawasaforeignentity, andthat,becauseArunaresetthe Taksovianeconomywhiletryingto resettheaccountoftheBankof Almendria’sTaksovianbranchafter sellingittohim,hehadcommitted acrime Inresponse,Arunastated thatthiswasanaccident.
Afterthis,however,thetrial devolvedintoarguments,shouting andnumerousthreats,withthe judgebeingswitchedmidway throughthetrial(andaftera 15-minuterecesswascalled)from AdolfBallertoSharkK.Despite
thischange,thearguments continued,andthereforethetrial wasputoffforanotherday. However,ZacharyEgretclosedthe caseanddecidedthatArunawasto paya1millionspazfine,citingthe stressthatthecasehadbroughton him
Followingthisdecision,Aruna statedhewastoappealthisdecision totheGrandCourtoftheCreekian Unionafterbeingapproachedby GageVanLauren,statingthatthere was“notrial”andthathe“wasnot judged”.Thetrialwasre-scheduled tothe31st-thesamedayasthe appeal-afteraSenatemotionwas passed However,noonewasable toattendeithertrial-theappeal waslaterdismissedduetothere beingnoevidence.
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PRESIDIUM ELECTIONS BEGIN
Upontheelectionbeginning,TerryMcKeen-Supreme SecretaryoftheUSR-endorsedthecampaignof BenjaminMeadows,whohasledtheAutonomous RepublicofSuniaafteritjoinedtheUSRin2022 TizianAruna-theGeneralPresident-endorsedJohann KümmelviaTwitter
Asofwriting,JosephHorvathiswinning,with3votes, followedbySeanMcLoughlinwith2votes-Gage VanLauren,AndrewPerdomo,JohannKümmel, BenjaminMeadows,andMadisonHendersoneach have1vote(1wasnotcountedforKümmelduetoit beingafakevote)
AAF RE-ESTABLILSHED
Onthe2ndofJune,theAlmendrianAssaultForceswas re-establishedonnumerousplatforms,including Discord,TelegramandAlmChat.ZacharyEgret-who hadpreviouslyservedastheReichsmarshall-returned tohispreviouspositionafteritwasannounced.
TheAAF’smainforceasofnowisthe1stInfantry Guards,followedbyothersmallerforces(iemotorized divisionsandotherinfantrydivisions).Therearealso numerouseliteforceswithintheAAFthat,asof present,areunfilled.
KÜMMEL TO SUE
MCKEEN
FOR LIBEL, FALSE INFO
Yesterday,JohannKümmelfiledacivilcomplaintwith theAll-UnionRedCourtagainstTerryMcKeen The complaintclaimsthatTerryMcKeen-asthemain writerforthe Daily Pravda -hadcommittedlibelby statingthatthejuryinTizianAruna’sTaksoviantrial (seepage3)-whichKümmelwasapartof-didnot knowAlmendrianlaw Thecomplaintalsoallegesthat McKeenfalsifiedinformationonseveraloccasions throughthe Daily Pravda
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