Hi all!! This is probably the last time you’re hearing from me as Grand Vizier, and from any Grand Vizier whatsoever, since the time has come now to appoint our first HOGS Delegate. Following the procedure set in our recently-amended Concordat and SOP, on 1st July I began the procedure to elect the upcoming Delegate, with a nomination and voting weeks, respectively. That process has now come to its end, and the candidate the Praesidium has convened to nominate for Magisterium confirmation is… Myself. Which means that now I will stop speaking as outgoing Grand Vizier, and address you all as nominee to the Delegacy.
As my Vizier colleagues will already know, my year as Grand Vizier has had a very clear focus: dialogue. Our region has several loci of activity, both regarding our three main branches (Government, RMB RP and Urth RP) but also inside the Government itself, and both in in-character and out-of-character terms. From the beginning of my tenure, this intention became alive most clearly in the midst of the RMB crisis from last summer, which, by my own initiative among others’, as well as the support of the parts involved, was solved via inter-community dialogue, leading to the creation of the RMB Council. I’ve followed this philosophy both inside and outside the Praesidium, in a region where consensus is difficult to reach, but generally achievable in my 7 years in the government. By postulating myself to the Delegate office I don’t intend to lead, but to be a tool for this consensus to be sustained and sustainable, now as a general figure for the entire region rather than just in security terms. It’s how I envisioned my time as GV, and how I see it now, more emphatically if possible. In a region of strong —yet great— opinions, I see myself in the Delegate role as a guarantor of dialogue and stability.
We have defined the HOGS Amendment as the split between the in-game Delegate and the actual Head of Government. If the Archon is equivalent to a Head of Government, I consider the new definition of Delegate as akin to that of a Head of State: the highest representative and responsible of the state/region in matters of security and cohesion. While de iure and de facto the Archon is still our highest diplomatic representative, the Delegate ultimately will hold the “button of power” in WA affairs. Even when legally I can’t but obey the Executive’s will in clicking that button, I will do so by my own belief too: I will be constantly coordinated with the Archon and the responsible people for WA affairs to follow whatever plans they have, as well as any insights I can provide from my ends.
Regarding the Praesidium, my fellow Viziers are already informed, but I intend to conduct a review of our SOP, since the HOGS Implementation revealed it is in need of it. We’re currently exploring a language simplification, and we will also revise our general procedures to provide more consistency after our latest amendments. You can also check our most recent amendment to the SOP here Standing Orders of the Praesidium - #9 by Sammy23, named “HOGS Implementation”. Other than what HOGS required us to do, we limited the Delegate’s absences to a maximum of one week, the time WA votes are open for: that way we make sure that our WA policy is affected by the Delegate to the least extent possible. This and all our security actions will of course be a collaborative work of the entire Praesidium, driven, despite our diverse opinions, by dialogue and consensus, just in the same way as the Praesidium has functioned under my tenure. I think it’s also important to consider that, if I am confirmed, the transition between Dremaur and I will be short and easy, considering I sit only 12 endorsements away from him. I am a very consistent endotarter, as many of you will know already, and I will do nothing but increase my activity in this regard, helping boost both my own numbers and TEP’s general WA numbers and weight thereafter.
In general, I don’t intend my role to carry any other weight than that of a high bureaucrat that enables TEP’s well-functioning, in this case by the means of staying as head of security, but with a more visible role from now on. Keeping TEP safe and strong is the same reason why I joined the Government back in 2019 after Fedele’s coup, and why I later was elected Vizier and Grand Vizier. I want this region to be a safe space where the several, very different people that compose it are able to stay creative, grow and make us grow. I love to be a guardian of that, being Grand Vizier has been a privilege just for that reason. I won’t be here forever, however, and I intend my time as Delegate to serve both as a transition from my GV role as well as an example for future Delegates to follow. I dearly hope the Magisterium shares this vision, and I offer myself to your confirmatory vote.