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Ending the months of a minority Parliament and total Government inaction, Evacasia once again undertakes a general election. This election is notable for a variety of reasons; the NLF faces a threat from its own members in the form of Labour, the AkFed Fiasco dominates the political scene, and the Fenish Independence Movement is has been shaken to its core by the recent FRA attack on Ivery. Despite the series of catastrophes that have defined the past 4 years, Chancellor Gerissen still holds out hope for a possible majority Government.

Parliamentary Breakdown:

• The National Liberation Front - (Liberal, Pro-Evacism, Pro-Neutrality, Unknown Stance on AkFed): 209 (↓61)

• The Labour Party - (Social Democratic, Pro-Evacism, Pro-Neutrality, Pro-AkFed): 197 (↑197)

• The Conservative Party - (Conservative, Pro-Evacism, Pro-Neutrality, Neutral Regarding AkFed): 194 (↓5)

• Uns Allein [Ourselves Alone] - (Conservative, Fen Nationalist, Pro-Interventionism, Anti-AkFed): 69 (↓97)

• Legacy - (Fascist, Empire-Nostalgic, Pro-Interventionism, Anti-AkFed): 12 (↓36)

• Independents: 19 (↑2)

Undeniably, it's a strong start for Labour. A public tired and fed up with establishment inaction have turned to the new alternative, and they have turned in droves. The NLF's dominant holding on Evacasian politics has all but slipped away, as their new left-wing rival threatens to usurp their spot on the national stage. Though Labour are not the only major talking point to arise from the election. Uns Allein, who had for the past four years led the opposition against Gerissen and had brought Fenish independence to the forefront of everyone's minds, have begun collapsing.

It's theorised there are two main reasons for this: the FRA's transformation into a ruthless terrorist organisation, and the former party leader Erwin Wendel's proven involvement in the terrorist activities. The conservatives remain generally the same, and will likely become the opposition party in the coming months. For the next four years, it seems as though the NLF and Labour will have to form a coalition if the Government is to survive. This will likely mean Arland Gerissen will remain Chancellor for the next 2 years, followed by 2 years of a Labour Party Chancellorship.

When the Evacasian Government created the Declaration of the Rights of Sentients, it had one vision in mind. The vision of a peaceful world; one where each individual on Kalrania was treated as an equal, and where all could enjoy the freedoms and rights they deserve as sentient beings. This vision was shared with others, the signatories of the Declaration. Together, if only for a minority of nations, this vision was sought for. And so, if only for a few billion sentients, Kalrania became a far better place to live.

But the work is far from done. The Declaration is but a starting point for this vision, and the journey it has set the world on is only at its beginning. The next step of this journey has gone underway, as the Evacasian Government announces the creation of a Kalranian Court of Sentient Rights. This court, to be located in Pforzheim for the foreseeable future, will oversee cases regarding violations to the Declaration of the Rights of Sentients.

The court will consist of judges appointed by each signatory state who decides to participate, with the number of total judges equaling the number of participating nations. Each nation may nominate 3 judges, with one of the three elected by the participating nations. A judge will serve a non-renewable term of 9 years. (OOC: Basically, it functions like the European Court of Human Rights).

Invitations to participate in the court are given to each current signatory state. As well as this, another open-ended invitation is given to all of Kalrania, both to sign the Declaration and to participate in the KCSR. Following their recent statements on the actions of Icewindia, a special invitation for both is issued to Kemonomica.

OOC: Pings for signatories:

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Alingarch
Nonadia
Artaecus
Etrius

The Neutrality Act of 2104, the guiding principle of Evacasian foreign policy, has received its first amendment since it was passed 22 years ago. The amendment focuses on reducing the maximum number of military personnel who can be employed at any one moment, which previously sat at 1.5 million. Following the legislation, it now sits at 300,000 personnel. Chancellor Gerissen explained the amendment's reasoning further in a public statement.

"When we passed the landmark legislation all those years ago, the Republic was a young nation. We were only a year and a half old, and our army was still extremely large following the mass mobilisation which took place during the Civil War. Our armed presence in the world has since massively decreased, and with it the army itself. The 1.5 million cap placed by the Neutrality Act simply isn't adequate anymore, and so the amendment has been passed. It's a great day for Evacasian neutrality, and will certainly further our nationwide goal of keeping peace and prosperity."