NationStates Jolt Archive

International news, reporting via the Associated Press (AP) – Gerlachovsky, Greater Slovakia.

“Following public demonstrations for the Slavic Nationalist Party (SNP), Greater Slovakia has entered a time of political upheaval. The current government, consisting of senior members of the SNP and deriving its power form control of the standing military, as well as the support of nearly 92% of the population (the vast majority of voting Slavs), has convened in Gerlachovsky’s traditional seat of government inside the old Gabickovo Castle with the plans to draft a new constitution, or at the least revise the old in favor of Ethnic Slavs.

Debates inside have been poorly reported and this is the first major leak of information to reach the international news media. What you are reading is a copy of the proposed amendment to the old, and might I add vague, National Constitution (Dohoda O Vlada) adopted by the Slovaks some fifty years ago. This first amendment is the only one to have recieved the signatures of all four senior members of government inside the Gabivkovo Hall. Amending the first statement of the Constitution, it is, well, shocking. We'll let you read it for yourself...”

Dohoda O Vlada
(A Treaty of Government)

All governments deriving their power from the people of their sovereign nations must be found accountable to those people upon which they rely. It is in this understand that we, the people of the Free States of Greater Slovakia do hereby establish the following:

A. Mandatory elections will be maintained throughout the Free States for any public office, and those elections will be made available to all willing participants of Slavic descent. No Ethnic Slav shall be denied the right to participate in candidacy for any office of his/her choosing.

B. Likewise, no Ethnic Slav will be denied the right to vote in any election which holds immediate effect over his/her life, under the following provisions:

1. The minimum age to receive the rights of voters will be 16 years, and after such time no person may be denied the right to vote.

2. All voters must be of Slavic descent.

3. All voters must be a resident of one or more states incorporated in the territory of Greater Slovakia for more than six months to participate in a local election, and eight months to participate in a national election.

C. Such systems will be established as seen necessary by the majority of the Free States so as to insure proper functioning, and such posts must include the following:

1. Head of State (Diktator)

a. The Head of State will be vested with all powers not withheld from his post by this constitution or granted to separate governing entities.

b. The Head of State will be chose by open and free national elections at whatever time is deemed necessary by a petition of the people, carrying with it the signatures of at least three-thousand Ethnic Slavs.

c. The Head of State will be elected in the aforementioned elections by no less that a 51% majority of all voters involved. If no majority is reached, no change in office will be made.

2. Foreign Minister (Ministerstvo-Zahranicny)

a. Foreign Minister will control all manners related to diplomatic relations with other nations, as well as all matters of trade between nations.

b. The Foreign Minister will be chosen through an electoral process identical to that of the Head of State.

3. Minister of the Interior (Ministerstvo-Domaci)

a. The Minister of the Interior will be vested all powers regarding matters of internal security and trade between states.

b. The Minister of the Interior will be chosen through an electoral process identical to that of the Head of State.

4. Minister of the Economy (Ministerstvo O Ekonomia)

a. The Minister of the Economy will hold complete control over matters relating to production in all facilities owned by the state, including the manufacturing, agriculture, and mining industries. Additionally, the Minister of the Economy will hold power over the application of tariffs and embargoes on foreign goods.

b. The Minister of the Economy will be appointed by the consent of the Foreign Minister and Head of State. If no agreement can be reached, this office will be filled by one of the two proposed candidates, as chose by the Minister of the Interior.

Amendment 1: By the expressed will of the people of Greater Slovakia on this date of Sept. 17, 2005, all national elections are hereby limited to members of the Slavic Nationalist Party, all Ethnic Slavs hereby put there full faith in the members of the Slavic Nationalist Party .

Furthermore, all powers of the Judiciary System are herby lifted from the Head of State and all members of the Slavic Nationalist Party. As the Slavic Nationalist Party no constitutes the state, so their will, and thus the will of the Slavic people, must become the laws of the state.

Signed,

Diktator
Sajtrochova Mstislac

Ministerstvo-Domaci
Dorotjakova Svetlana

Ministerstvo-Zahranicny
Vadovicky Alexej

Ministerstvo O Ekonomia
Nestepna Monika

"Yes, this seems to be the death of open elections here in Greater Slovakia, but the people fail to notice. In Gerlachovsky's public square, the people are grouped en-masse, many waving the old Slovak Flag. Clearly, this is a turbulent and emotional time for the citizens of this ancient city.

Elsewhere in the country, simmilar demonstrations have broken out, as well as a string of violent attacks on Non-Slavs living in urban areas. Simmilar state-level governments (Kraj-Vlada) have already followed thier government's example and suspended opposition parties in local elections. This seems to be the beginign of a sweeping Slovak nationalist movement, but only time will tell for certain.

-Henery Sterken (AP)"

The Citadel

The United Kingdom of Azazia contained nearly two and a half billion individuals, a great number of whom descended from Russian ancestry with their colonization of the archipelago state. Although they were a mere minority, at last count only 35% of the population, they still maintained a significant presence in the government, from ministers to MPs. Consquently, it came as no surprise that with news breaking over the AP of civil unrest in a fellow Slavic state, protests had formed outside the seat of the Kingdom’s government to push the Prime Minister in declaring his support for Slovaks.

Prime Minister Alistair Tetley switched on the television in his office, turning it to one of the numerous twenty-four hour news networks, and their coverage of the protests. Small in number, perhaps only at most a total of one thousand individuals, they nonetheless had captured the networks’ attentions after prominent Russian MPs had joined the protests. Tetley had not wanted to interfere in the internal affairs of a sovereign state; yet mounting political pressure was forcing him to at least make a comment on the situation. So he had called in his Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emily Deveraux.

The two sat around a small table in Tetley’s bedroom, where he snacked on his midday lunch – customarily taken in private away from his work. “Em, I must say… this is quite unexpected. Not so much rampant nationalism, that seems to be a pandemic in the world nowadays, but the protesting by the Russians. What in the bloody hell do they see us doing? Invading in support of them?”

“I would think, Alistair, that they merely want you to recognize the right of the Slovaks to govern themselves without undue influence from foreign powers or outside ethnic groups. However, they seem to be going a bit too far—“

“Bloody right they are,” interjected Tetley. “The AP report says that there are violent attacks on non-Slavic people. The erosion of democracy is not so much my concern, mind you it’s not good, but do these people not realize they can live at peace with their neighbours?”

Deveraux nodded. “Which is why I think it’s important we issue a statement offering our tentative support for greater rights for Slovaks – so long as these greater rights do not come at the expense of non-Slavs. We should also warn them that any harm coming to any citizen of the United Kingdom will result in some sort of retributive action.”

Official Statement

The United Kingdom of Azazia welcomes the realization of the importance of equality between all peoples of the world, but especially within a state. However, giving greater rights to one ethnic group should not come at the expense of the others. With that in mind, we call on the people of Greater Slovakia to cease violent attacks on non-Slavic peoples within your state, and to guarantee them of their equality to ethnic Slavs under the new constitution.

Should, however, the Slav-incited violence continue, and should it involved citizens of the United Kingdom, there will be severe repercussions for the state of Greater Slovakia. Thus, we urge calm and reason to be the prevailing factors in these times of change. We also offer the Kingdom as an example of how Slavs and non-Slavs can live together in peace and cooperate for a better future for all.

What remains of the Greater Slovak Government was unable to comment on the warning issued by the Azazian Government, but local government leaders did issue a combined statement addressing the issue.

“We assure the Azazian people that measures are being taken to prevent rampant violence. As of yet, measures have been met with mixed success – due in large part to the military’s devotion to the streets of Gerlachovsky. However, we assure you that if any harm comes to Azazian citizens, those responsible will be dealt with to the maximum extent of the law.”

Following the issuing of this statement, police forces in the southern areas of the country were put on a raised alert, with 24-hour guards working to contain increasingly violent riots.

At the top of the news today was the report of further unrest in Gerlachovsky, culminating in the lynching of one man of Turkish descent and the beating of three visiting Novikovian teenagers, all of Russian origin. This violence continues despite pleas by the delegates inside Gabivkovo, as well as the best efforts of the small Slovak army. The riots also caused an estimated 1.6 million USD in damage to downtown Gerlachovsky, mostly shops run by foreigners, as well as 236 casualties, many from pepper spray, tear gas, and battons used by the military in efforts to contain the violence. Despite all of this, the crowds still control the capital, having basically shut down the local transit, and there seems to be no means of stopping the violence from continuing until delegations inside Gabivkovo castle are finished.

OOC: Why are you replacing Novikov?

[OOC: No more meaningless OOCs. I'm replacing him because he lost his infastructure for the NIRC, and because he's been gone for so long.]

[OOC: I was simply asking a question, you dont have to be so hostile.]

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