NationStates Jolt Archive

This afternoon at 5:45 p.m., Zarbian President Borin Trotzig gave his final speech as the leader of Zarbia. The aging dictator has finally given up his position as supreme ruler of Zarbia due to his weak health. In his speech he congratulated the Zarbian people for being loyal to their country and never giving in to evil foreign influence.

Succeeding Mr. Trotzig will be former Minister of Defence, Mr. Bogdashka Zorin.

Zorin has promised to continue where Mr. Trotzig left off and keep Zarbia's honor intact. Zorin will also continue to stay in the Right Wing Collective and maintain close ties with all fascist nations in NS.

"There will be changes in Zarbia. Great changes." said Mr. Zorin today at Trotzig's resignation speech.

Firstly, the capital of Zarbia, Zarbia City, is to be renamed "Trotzig" in honor of the "finest leader Zarbia has ever had."

More changes in the nation will be made, stay alert for announcements.

Within hours of hearing the news of Trotzig's resignation, disturbances occurred all throughout the capital.

A large riot had been raging in the Inner City, forcing politicians to head for cover. The Zarbian Polizia, secret state police, was sent in to maintain order. Several insurgents have been arrested and are now being questioned. The riot has been broken up and all is calm in the Inner City.

In the north sector of the capital however, a hospital and a bank have been taken over by rebels. City police have the two target buildings surrounded and are waiting for back up to arrive before eliminating the enemy.

"Because of a change in leadership, troublemakers all across the capital thought the government was weak. Obviously they were wrong and they will be brought to justice." said President Zorin over the strictly government controlled radio station, ZRS.

The Republic of Federated Provinces wishes for a democratic and peaceful government to appear in Zarbia.

In a written statement, the Consul of Eredron urged the international community to "support those defenders of freedom who seek to break through the oppression that...so heavily weighs upon the people of Zarbia and allow [in] the light of democracy."

To Eredron:

We strongly recommend that Eredron stays out of Zarbian matters. We have had conflict over the same issue before, you have been warned.

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Per Directive S90, orbiting satellites of the National Intelligence Agency were rerouted to perform more comprehensive flybys over Zarbian territory, with the intelligence community tasked with providing the Consul complete coverage on the situation.