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King: Charles Cerebella
Prince: Zander (Alvalero)
Ministers: North East Somerset, Rach, By Night, Liberty and Cold Ice
Speaker of Riksdag:(Riksdagens Talman) Fuzzy
Riksdag members:(Riksdagsledamot) By Night, North East Somerset, Govindia, Zander and Rach
Forum: http://s11.zetaboards.com/Balder/index/
Balder becomes a Monarchy
King of Balder, Charles Cerebella
After long deliberations by the Riksdag, Balder’s Basic Law was amended to turn the region into an elective monarchy among other changes. Current Delegate Charles Cerebella will assume the crown of the region as King and former Delegates Zander and By Night, who oversaw the stabilisation of the region following our tumultuous start, will also be entitled be known as Kings of Balder as long as they make it clear they aren’t the reigning monarch. In addition the Vice-Delegate position will now be known as Prince (thus making Zander a King of Balder, a Prince of Balder as well as our only Jarl (the highest honour that can be awarded). In other changes the Council of State has been renamed the Riksraadet (Council of the Realm) and the Riksdag term has been shortened from three months to two.
New Year Heralds Re-election of Delegate and New Riksdag
The popular Delegate, Charles Cerebella, has won re-election as Delegate of the region. The leader of the Council of State, and Head of State ran the election unopposed and gained all 12 votes cast in favour of him retaining his position. Fuzzy, the outgoing Riksdagens Talsman, closed the vote on the 14th January, 2013. The Riksdag too was reelected after the term ended for the old Riksdag. Three old Riksdagsledamot exited their positions: Liberty, Bryan von Richthofen, and Solm. Solm had fallen inactive and had been a plaintiff in a court case towards the end of his term. Bryan cited real life issues, as did Liberty, for not standing for reelection. There were 7 candidates, with 6 new Riksdagsledamot being byNight, Fuzzy, Zander, Govindia, North East Somerset, and Rach. Congratulations to the winners and we hope that they have a successful term in office. Work has already begun on electoral reform and reform of the Risdag. Fuzzy has been reelected as Speaker of the Riksdag by the Riksdagsledamot. Govindia was his only challenger.
Here are the full election results for the Riksdag:
14 (17.5%)by Night
13 (16.3%)Fuzzy
12 (15%) Zander
8 (10%) Govindia
7 (8.8%) Eluvatar
13 (16.3%)North East Somerset
13 (16.3%)Rach
[center]Riksraadet Changes
Due to the requirement that neither the Riksdag or the Riksraadet may be made up of over half people who are members of the other body, Charles Cerebella had to make changes to his proposed cabinet due to their almost entire election to the Riksdag. As such, War Minister Rach was dropped as a Riksraadet position (given she has access anyway as ROOT administrator) and former Riksdag member Liberty was brought in as Minister for Media.
Bealtaine Accord
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Towards the end of last term Balder ratified the Bealtaine Cultural Accord, brining us within a large group of regions who have pledged to open themselves up to cultural interaction. We look forward to taking part in future events and welcome any Bealtaine members to our forum!
End of Term Report from the Delegate to the Riksdag
Charles Cerebella giving the End of Term Report
Charles Cerebella gave the traditional End of Term Report to the Riksdag on the 31st of December, 2012. He stated the advancements that Balder had made during the term and how Balder has begun to “strengthen [its] relations with the other sinkers through the amended PSSP”. However, he also acknowledged how there is “room for improvement certainly but we have come a long, long way and every single person that has been active over this time here needs to be thanked for their contributions”.
Click here for the full report.
In Other News…
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New Jarl of Balder, Zander
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[li]The first set of Buy Lung Day! honours have been issued. The honours list included the first Jarl of Balder, Zander, the Order of Mirmir to NES, Order of Bragi to Rach and the Order of Forseti to byNight. Furthermore, the following Balder citizens recieved their Coat of Arms: Rach, Zander, by Night, Hileville, Charles Cerebella, North East Somerset, Drop Your Pants, Fuzzy, Cold Ice & Liberty. Three foreign nationals were also given Coat of Arms, the Delegates of our Sinker Allies: St George, Feux and Whamabama.
[li] A court case over the removal of Solm from his seat in the Riksdag ended with the removal being upheld in court, by Charles Cerebella as adjudicator. The final verdict, however, was overturned by the Riksdag who repealed Clause 6 from Legislature section of the Constitution (a clause that had been implemented by the same Riksdag).
[li] In a restart to Balder’s military, the Jomsvikings, War Minister Rach has seen us actively involved in the Warzones since the New Year with Balder leading a mission in Warzone Sandbox and also aiding in Lazarus’s eventful occupation of Warzone Europe among other missions.
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Written by Liberty and Charles Cerebella.