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In accordance with proclamation, the Synklētos adjourned yesterday, adopting on final reading a resolution advising the Basileus to begin the process of entering into diplomatic relations with The Democratic Environmental Society of Senya, as well as adopting The Criminal Code Act 1656.

Pursuant to the same proclamation, elections for the new Synklētos will be held on the 10th day of Machaneus.

The Ninth Synklētos will convene on the 22nd day of Machaneus.

We call upon all Constancian voters to exercise their right to suffrage and to select their representatives.

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15 Butterary/Gamilios 1656
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Delay in opening of the Ninth Synklētos


The Autokrator of Constancia, in the name and by authority of the Basileus, issues this statement to dispel any dangerous speculations regarding the delay of convention of the Ninth Synklētos, originally scheduled for Machaneus 22nd.

The Autokrator declares that there is absolutely no truth to the scurrilous rumors claiming the death of our beloved Basileus, Petros III. His Constancian Majesty is alive and well, and any Constancian subject who libelously declares otherwise will be granted the extraordinary privilege of repeatedly and personally receiving His Constancian Majesty's fist upon their face.

Constancian subjects are no doubt already aware of the delays in the proclamation of winning candidates in the previous election.

The failure of Generator 1 of the half-a-century-old Vey Thermal Power Plant, the sole power provider of the Constancian mainland, has greatly exacerbated difficulties. Constancian subjects are no doubt already aware that the 6-hour rotating blackouts also pose a threat to peace and order, particularly in the nighttime.

The Autokrator has begun discussions with power providers throughout Micras, to aid with the serious electricity shortfall and dependence on a sole petroleum-fired power plant. Plans were already in place for the construction of a solar power plant before the adjournment sine die of the Eighth Synklētos.

The electoral commission charged with the superintendence of this election has, in accordance with the authority vested in it, decided to manually scrutinize the cast ballots, due to a lack of mobile generators needed to provide consistent power to computers and other electronic equipment.

To ensure transparency, the scrutinization process will be witnessed by authorized representatives of registered political parties, and broadcast live by radio and television. The ballots have remained in the capable security provided by the Basileusan Private Guard, under the command of the electoral commission.

Declaration of winners shall be accomplished as soon as possible.

The Autokrator assures all Constancian subjects that any attempt to frustrate or subvert the will of the Constancian people will be met with the severest of punishments.

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Death of Juana Sofía Beazcoetxea Hernández


The Autokrator of Constancia was saddened to hear of the death of his former colleague in the Empire of the Alexandrians, Juana Sofía Beazcoetxea Hernández, known as Viscountess Dragonmoor and Lady of Kinnladehügel–Gakkotsuzuka.

Beazcoetxea was a distinguished former First Consul, and though often at policy differences with the Liberal Alliance, was known to be a faithful public servant.

The Autokrator of Constancia joins the Alexandrian Patriots' Association of Constancia in their sorrow and mourning.

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Having been acquainted publicly of the untimely death of the Imperial Mother of the Kaiser of Shireroth, in deference to the mourning of the Head of State of the Imperial Republic, the Autokrator of Constancia has ordered the flying at half-staff of the gold-and-purple standard of the Free and Associative Kingdom for the period of one week.

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17.XIV.1669 - Ministry of Defence, Astérapolis

Bassarid Network Dismantled


The Minister of Defence, the Honourable Imperial Senator Soterios Kostas, today issued a statement outlining actions taken to remove the infrastructure of the Bassarid Trans-Eurani Railway Corporation from Constancian territory occupied in the aftermath of the Second Euran War.

"Since long before the dolorous stroke which brought our Kingdom low with the evacuation and destruction of Vey our Euran land has been long beset by the contagion represented by the perfidious and sub-human Bassarid race. Ever peaceable attempt on our part to isolate ourselves from the infection represented by their savagery and inhuman religious fanaticism by minimising contacts and prohibiting proselytisation only served to stimulate further and still further irresponsible acts of espionage, subversion, plunder, and finally armed aggression in the form of a continual and ludicrous build up of armed forces on the Durranian plateau. The pattern of Bassarid subversion and aggression, feigning indignation at imagined slights followed by the remorseless build up of criminal networks as a spurious pretext for interfering in the affairs of sovereign nations is one that we have seen time and again; in Normark, in Caputia, in Haifa, on Eura, and now - in the latest outrage - in unprovoked attempts to blockade the Hoennese island of Nijima and to interfere with the operations of the Humanitarian Mission to the Former Caputia.

The Bassarid Regime has proven itself to be wholly criminal in its outlook and conduct, singularly disinterested in even the most bare and passing pretence at adherence to international norms, it is fitting that their only ally is the debased and barbarous tyranny of Daocheng. At last the patience of the Imperial State of Constancia is exhausted. By the authority of the Autokrator, leave has been given close off our borders to all representatives of the Greater Eurani Trade Association.

The Imperial Constancian Armed Forces and the Trans-Euran Command of the Raspur Pact, in the judicious and prudent defence of our Euran sovereignty, the sacrosanct dignity of territorial borders, and respect for a rules based international order, has today deployed the General Service Corps of the Trans-Euran Command, supported by the Aqabah and Nivardom Regional Commands, to begin disassembling the illegal and unauthorised network of the Trans-Eurani Railway Corporation in Constancian territory. Accumulated scrap metal, in both terms of recovered railway tracks and locomotive engines will be put up for auction in the port of Aqabah, with proceeds being donated to the Hoenn Relief Fund.

Forces of the Trans-Eurani Railway Central Army (Eurani League IV) and Duranian Heartland Northern Army (Eurani League III) were engaged by Combined Arms Corps "Zeta" attacking south-westwards from Nivardom, spearheaded by the Mihanokiniti Merarhia, and Combined Arms Corps "Epsilon" striking north-east from Aqabah, spearhead by the elite 1st Syntagma of the Aerometaferomeni Merarhia. The twin axis of advance converged in a pincer movement that met along the boundary between the two command sector's zone of operation. With enemy ground-attack aircraft held off by our tactical aviation and incipient drone-swarms dealt with by ground based gunnery the armoured Horjins fanned out in packs across the deserts and steppe of inner Eura pursuing the rolling stock of the hated Bassarid invaders. In every location where hostile locomotives still dared to criss-cross our frontiers with impunity our pursuing Horjins brought them to bay, mowing down and machine-gunning the pitiful massed array of archers in vast batches, sending the survivors careening headlong out of the territory of our Constancian motherland lest they be caught in the maw of an exterminating fury.

Those trains which did not escape north or south into the ungoverned expanses of the continent were soon reduced to nought but wrecks of twisted metal baking beneath the unforgiving glare of wrathful Atos. Faithful to their orders, at no point did any Constancian seek to mount any form of attack upon Bassarid forces outside of our national territory - even though prime and advantageous targets of opportunity presented themselves.

At the former border crossing sites defensive works have been emplaced to deter reconstruction efforts by any foolhardy Bassarids. These comprise of earthen berms, braced with gabions, set before an excavated ditch of six metres depth behind which are set such earthworks and emplacements as expediency shall require. The General Service Corps shall continue this work along the frontier, following ridge-lines and salient topographical features wherever possible, to seal all portions of the Constancian state from the landwards side, excepting the border crossing into Eklesia which, by virtue of being controlled by a friendly and law abiding power, will remain open."

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OOC & TL;DR wrote: Considering the consistent lack of regard shown by Bijaro towards the right of others to determine what does or does not occur within their own borders, dependent upon his own capricious whims, evidenced by his conduct in Hamland/Caputia, Haifa, Normark, and now with his high handed approach towards Hoenn, we have decided to show a similar level of respect for his creative efforts and tear up the legacy of his works in the portion of Eura now within Constancian borders.

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17.I.1670 - Ministry of Defence, Astérapolis

Release of Disavowed Bassarid Captives


"Montage photo depicting (left) nighttime use of white phosphorus by Constancian Air Force and (right) daytime photograph of burnt out ex-Bassarid locomotive found south-west of Nivardom." Source: Constancia Nea / ESB Media Services (I.1670).

In an update to the operation announced on 17.XIV.1669 against the legacy Bassarid rail network on Constancian territory, scant opposition has been encountered and the active involvement of the Aqabah and Nivardom Regional Commands of the Trans-Euran Theatre, supported by the Constancian Air Force, has drawn to a close. The work of dismantling, remediation, and border fortification overseen by the General Service Corps of Trans-Euran Command however continues.


On 01.I.1670 the Trans-Eurani Railway Corporation attempted to reassure investors that no rolling stock had been lost following the closure of the Constancian frontier to Bassarid traffic and the commencement of work to uproot Bassarid tracks laid in Constancian territory prior to the Iteran Conflict. The president of the Trans-Eurani Railway Corporation then went on to claim that the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces were therefore attacking Constancian trains operating on their network, seemingly disregarding the fact that the targetted lines ran between Bassarid settlements on north-west to south-east axis whilst the Aqabah-Nivardom line, once complete, will be running along a south-west to north-east axis.

In spite of their seeming disavowal by the corporate nexus that evidently controls the Bassarid polity, those engineers and railway guard archers presently inconvenienced through their detention by the Imperial Constancian Armed Forces will be accorded humane treatment - prior to their deportation onto neutral territory. Requests for asylum will, however, be entertained from those who are willing to repent of their sins and receive instruction on the Patriarchal Orthodox Faith as catechumens.


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20.I.1670 - Ministry of Maritime
Mariners in the Gulf of Zinjibar are advised to be aware of potential navigational hazards in the region of the Nísoi tis Fólas (Isles of Folly) along the course of the Norashti Coast and in the Straits of Shahzamin. Constancian flagged vessels are instructed to maintain an appropriate level of vigilance and keep to the middle course of the western channel in international waters whilst traversing the body of water.
20.I.1670 - Ministry of of Justice and Immigration
A number of individuals purported to belong to an entity known as the "Aqabah Accumulated Scrap Metal Export Company" have been expelled from the Province of Aqaba for violations of the Codex Juris. Reports that these individuals were each clipped round the head before being thrown into the desert naked, and with naught for shade beyond a map pointing them in the direction of Zatosht (Zarathustra), are quite exaggerated.
20.I.1670 - Ministry of Finance, International Trade and Industry
Following a rigorous pre-qualification process, the Ministry of Finance, International Trade and Industry is pleased to announce that its selected preferred bidders for the disposal by export of scrap metals accumulated during the dismantling of the Bassarid rail network in the provinces of Aqaba and Nivardom are:
  • ESB Group - Directorate of Euran Operations,
  • Octavian Import-Export Corporation.
Disposal shall proceed based on auctions conducted over seven lots with opening offers taking the form of sealed bids delivered by the applicants to the authority. Bidders shall have one Norton month from the date of this announcement to submit their sealed bids. Proceeds, as originally stipulated, shall be remitted to the Hoenn Relief Fund.

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20.I.1670 - Ministry of Public Health
A six month (Norton) suspension on the import of Shirerithian poultry (both live and carcass) has been brought into effect in order to allow for inspectors to investigate allegations of abnormal preparatory practices in the rearing and slaughtering processes associated with the Shirerithian export trade. For reasons of commercial confidence it is not expedient to elaborate upon the nature of these abnormalities but the Ministry would like to reassure consumers that if they have already purchased a chicken of Shirerithian origin there is no need to immediately dispose of the animal and to thoroughly disinfect any surfaces which the article in question may have come into contact with. Certainly there is no need to immediately contact your dedicated health-care professional with concerns about vague or unspecified symptoms.

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Having been acquainted of the untimely death of the Great Aunt of the Kaiser of Shireroth, in deference to the mourning of the Head of State of the Imperial Republic, the Autokrator of Constancia has ordered the flying at half-staff of the gold-and-purple standard of the Imperial State for the period of one week.

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21.VI.1670 - Ministry of Finance, International Trade and Industry
The Minister has been greatly heartened by recent and ongoing dialogues held with commercial and strategic partners, including our close allies in the Imperial Republic, as well as prospective international investors. We are confident that plans presently in motion will significantly recapitalise our national economy, guaranteeing food security, and enabling us to focus upon building up the surpluses necessary to rebuilt the infrastructure of our nation. To this end we shall, from the midpoint of this year, be embarking upon a five year plan to rejuvenate all aspects of our economic life. Each year will have an emblematic theme, representing the primary focus of the government's actions:
  1. 1670/71 - The Year of Mud and Brick: focused upon the preparing of conditions for a re-invigoration of our agricultural and construction sectors;
  2. 1671/72 - The Year of Lightning: completing repairs to the electrical grid and reconnecting outlying settlements, supplemented by the laying down of coal and oil fired power stations;
  3. 1672/73 - The Year of Iron: stimulating metallurgical production, reforging the transportation networks of the continental interior by laying down standardised gauge railway tracks;
  4. 1673/74 - The Year of Lead: full resumption of armaments production;
  5. 1674/75 - The Year of Victory: first fruits of industrialisation, commencement of export of manufactured goods as part of bond repayment programmes.
Supported by the patriotic devotion of our Life-Service Bondsmen and access to the brokerages of the Free World, we are confident that Constancia shall recover the full measure of its strength and remain a bastion of liberty set against the world menacing might of USSO tyranny.

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23.I.1671 - Ministry of Defence, Astérapolis
A training cruise, supported by aviation and landwards elements, conducted by the Nivardom Fleet has met and surpassed expectations. The expeditious manner in which ship to shore transfers of personnel and equipment, followed by the no-less rapid loading of cargo, has demonstrated a continuous improvement in the operational efficiency of the Constancian naval arm and validated the decision to incorporate Home Guard and other auxiliary personnel in complex actions in the maritime and littoral environment. The cruise of fleet elements, designated Task Force 1671-1 and built around a combined force of corvettes and auxiliary cruisers, will complement the earlier deployment to Talenore and thereby expand upon the Constancian Navy's steadily increasing affinity with the operational practices and capabilities that are the requisite for any self-respecting "Blue Water Navy".

The Autokrator and the Permanent Standing Committee have together bestowed commendations upon the flag officers and ship companies involved in this worthy endeavour.

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07.VII.1674 - Astérapolis

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His Imperial Constancian Majesty's Government commends Mahmood Sadri Maleki on his successful attempt to crush enemies of Talenore from unlawfully seizing power.

The Imperial State of Constancia stands ready to offer any and all humanitarian, economic, and military assistance required in order to secure the legitimate and lawful constitutional order in Talenore, and remains confident that under the leadership of Mahmood Sadri Maleki, Talenore shall continue to grow from strength to strength.

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17.VII.1676 - Astérapolis

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Having been acquainted publicly of the untimely death of President Jacobo Castrigo of the Republic of Los Liberados, the Autokrator of Constancia has ordered the flying at half-staff of the gold-and-purple standard of the Imperial State of Constancia for the period of one week.

Imperial Ambassador Andras Kótsyfas at Puerto Arcadio has personally visited the seat of government to present the condolences of Their Imperial Majesties and the people of Constancia.

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