Hamptonshire
13-01-2007, 07:28
From HBC Online
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Royal Senators will assemble in the 18th century Royal Palace
in Yespani to begin the Royal Conclave. The assembly will not
end until a new monarch has been elected.
Royal Conclave to Begin Tomorrow
Lord Rosecrans, Princess Anne, Prince Timothy all in the race
Tomorrow in the central valley city of Yespani Royal Senators will continue the tradition that has bound together Hamptonshire for over two millennia. The Royal Conclave will elect the first monarch to serve under the Constitutional Act of 2006. The new Constitution, drafted with the consent and assistance of the two main figures in the Conclave, radically alters the office that the future monarch will be entrusted with. The new Grand Archduchy will be ruled by a restrained monarch that while possessing formidable reserve powers, will no longer be as prominent a figure in the day to day politics of the nation as past sovereigns have been.
While ever member of the Royal Senate is eligible for election there are only three candidates who have attracted widespread support in the Senate. Lord Philip Rosecrans, Princess Anne and Prince Timothy Ell all have declared supporters in the race. Both Lord Rosecrans, the current transitional Head of State, and Prince Timothy, the former Pacitalian Prime Minister, have disavowed any reports that they seek to be elected. Both men have indicated their support for the 35 year-old Anne. For her part, aides say, the Princess firmly believes the Conclave will select Lord Rosecrans. "Anne will remain at her winter retreat in Gulfera (Pacitalia). She fully expects Philip to be elected on the first or second ballot," a member of the Royal Household told the HBC on condition on anonymity.
Prince Timothy also declined to travel to Yespani. From his home west of Mandragora, the former Pacitalian prime minister was appreciative of the support he had received from 29 of Hamptonshire's 300 Royal Senators. "I am glad to see that I have the confidence of so many senators. However, they should support a true-blooded Hamptonian, and they should support a true-blooded Hamptonian and the one who truly deserves the throne. I am not that person." The Prince was made a member of the Royal House nearly a year ago. There is some hesitation to name a former foreign Head of State as the Hamptonian monarch which makes the Prince's candidacy a long shot. However his daughter, Princess Fiorenza, is expected to some day be named an heir to the throne unless Prince Anne has her own children.
Lord Rosecrans will be at the Conclave as the ex officio Dean of the Royal Conclave. The Duke has served as the transitional Head of State since the arrest of the former Regent last year. Lord Rosecrans organized the main resistance to the Regent's reign and with fourteen Governors formed the United Provinces. Until the July elections, he was solely responsible for the governance of Hamptonshire and the Empire. Leaving Hampton Palace this morning for Yespani he briefly addressed assembled reporters, "I have served my nation to the best of my abilities and, I hope, I have guided Hamptonshire on the path of a secure future. However, I cannot in good faith seek to the Throne. I do not believe that I am suited to become the sovereign. More importantly," he added, "when we were all struggling to throw off the shackles of the Regency not one man, woman or child was doing so for my sake. They were fighting in the name of Reginald Leopold the Great and it should be a Pyotr-Hampton that succeeds him."
Despite repeated pleas over the past six months for Senators to support Princess Anne, current surveys show the Lord Protector with the support of 133 Senators (44%). In order to secure election a candidate must secure four fifths of the Conclave's 300 participants (240 votes). Lord Rosecrans enjoys the support of the center-right New Federalist Union and the more conservative members of the Independent Progressives. Princess Anne, a former member of the House of Representatives under the banner of the now defunct leftist New Frontier Party, has most center-left and social democratic Senators behind her but she will have a hard time reaching the 80% threshold. A self-identified pacifist, environmentalist and market liberal the Princess is to the left of the majority of the Senate.
The Royal Conclave is to begin at 8:00am HCST tomorrow with a blessing from Cardinal Walter Luther, Primate of Hamptonshire. After initial meetings voting will begin an hour later with additional balloting every two hours until 8:00pm. The procedure will repeat itself until the Senate has elected a new monarch. Senators will not be allowed to leave the Royal Palace grounds until the Conclave is completed.
HBC.hts
http://img240.imageshack.us/img240/3343/parliamentviewht5.jpg
Royal Senators will assemble in the 18th century Royal Palace
in Yespani to begin the Royal Conclave. The assembly will not
end until a new monarch has been elected.
Royal Conclave to Begin Tomorrow
Lord Rosecrans, Princess Anne, Prince Timothy all in the race
Tomorrow in the central valley city of Yespani Royal Senators will continue the tradition that has bound together Hamptonshire for over two millennia. The Royal Conclave will elect the first monarch to serve under the Constitutional Act of 2006. The new Constitution, drafted with the consent and assistance of the two main figures in the Conclave, radically alters the office that the future monarch will be entrusted with. The new Grand Archduchy will be ruled by a restrained monarch that while possessing formidable reserve powers, will no longer be as prominent a figure in the day to day politics of the nation as past sovereigns have been.
While ever member of the Royal Senate is eligible for election there are only three candidates who have attracted widespread support in the Senate. Lord Philip Rosecrans, Princess Anne and Prince Timothy Ell all have declared supporters in the race. Both Lord Rosecrans, the current transitional Head of State, and Prince Timothy, the former Pacitalian Prime Minister, have disavowed any reports that they seek to be elected. Both men have indicated their support for the 35 year-old Anne. For her part, aides say, the Princess firmly believes the Conclave will select Lord Rosecrans. "Anne will remain at her winter retreat in Gulfera (Pacitalia). She fully expects Philip to be elected on the first or second ballot," a member of the Royal Household told the HBC on condition on anonymity.
Prince Timothy also declined to travel to Yespani. From his home west of Mandragora, the former Pacitalian prime minister was appreciative of the support he had received from 29 of Hamptonshire's 300 Royal Senators. "I am glad to see that I have the confidence of so many senators. However, they should support a true-blooded Hamptonian, and they should support a true-blooded Hamptonian and the one who truly deserves the throne. I am not that person." The Prince was made a member of the Royal House nearly a year ago. There is some hesitation to name a former foreign Head of State as the Hamptonian monarch which makes the Prince's candidacy a long shot. However his daughter, Princess Fiorenza, is expected to some day be named an heir to the throne unless Prince Anne has her own children.
Lord Rosecrans will be at the Conclave as the ex officio Dean of the Royal Conclave. The Duke has served as the transitional Head of State since the arrest of the former Regent last year. Lord Rosecrans organized the main resistance to the Regent's reign and with fourteen Governors formed the United Provinces. Until the July elections, he was solely responsible for the governance of Hamptonshire and the Empire. Leaving Hampton Palace this morning for Yespani he briefly addressed assembled reporters, "I have served my nation to the best of my abilities and, I hope, I have guided Hamptonshire on the path of a secure future. However, I cannot in good faith seek to the Throne. I do not believe that I am suited to become the sovereign. More importantly," he added, "when we were all struggling to throw off the shackles of the Regency not one man, woman or child was doing so for my sake. They were fighting in the name of Reginald Leopold the Great and it should be a Pyotr-Hampton that succeeds him."
Despite repeated pleas over the past six months for Senators to support Princess Anne, current surveys show the Lord Protector with the support of 133 Senators (44%). In order to secure election a candidate must secure four fifths of the Conclave's 300 participants (240 votes). Lord Rosecrans enjoys the support of the center-right New Federalist Union and the more conservative members of the Independent Progressives. Princess Anne, a former member of the House of Representatives under the banner of the now defunct leftist New Frontier Party, has most center-left and social democratic Senators behind her but she will have a hard time reaching the 80% threshold. A self-identified pacifist, environmentalist and market liberal the Princess is to the left of the majority of the Senate.
The Royal Conclave is to begin at 8:00am HCST tomorrow with a blessing from Cardinal Walter Luther, Primate of Hamptonshire. After initial meetings voting will begin an hour later with additional balloting every two hours until 8:00pm. The procedure will repeat itself until the Senate has elected a new monarch. Senators will not be allowed to leave the Royal Palace grounds until the Conclave is completed.