NRP Leader Elected

A leader has been elected for the newly organised, CoD wide 'NRP' party, with Xheráltsëfiglheu securing 60% of the vote:


Carlüs Xheráltsëfiglheu 3 60% 1(Rank) 
Xhorxh Evansëfiglheu Asmour 2 40% 2(Rank)


The NRP is still short of a General Secretary and a Press Secretary however....

Senators Ponder Live Session

Senators have been discussing the possibility of holding monthly live sessions for debating and voting using an IRC channel. Txec Rôibeardsëfiglheu suggested the Geogrpahical Assignment Bill would be a good testing bill to try out the real time live session.

Itri Exchange Rate Unknown

Talossa's currency exchange rate is still unknown after several weeks, since the source has altered how it delivers information. It may be some time before it's known how strong the Itri is against major world currencies such as the US Dollar, Euro and GBP.

BREAKING NEWS!!!

NRP Finally Reveals Itself

The New Republican Peculiarist party (NRP) finally came clean yesterday, as the General Secretary of the party (Xheráltsëfiglheu) announced to the Republic that a convention had taken place where the party’s policies and platforms have been discussed, although the NRP is still trying to draw up a statute. The serving General Secretary tried to calm fears of traditionalists by saying

‘A very important point to make is that we do not intend to turn Talossa into another Facebook group. It is our firm belief that Talossa need not emulate an existing state in order to be a state.’

The NRP has been formed by a mixture of political forces coming together. The President announced her sadness to the end of the Federalist party, and the Co-operative party has ceased operations with no members:

‘I'll miss the Federalist party. They had a bright future ahead of them. ’ – La Prümâ Citaxhiên.

Weekend Article Causes Stir

Last weekend’s feature article on how Talossa could be affected by a Peculiarism revival caused an uneasy stir amongst several prominent Talossan figures, including the President and Prime Minister. Concerns were raised about the Citaxhiên’s bias element. There were also concerns that the Citaxhiên had drastically shifted its ideology preference from the moderate left to the centre-right, something the editor has vigorously denied:

‘...I just wanted to make sure the views of those on the other side of the fence were reflected in the last article, although I admit it might have been a little OTT.’

There was a brighter side to all the commotion though, with readership figures spiking.

Traditionalists may have seen the article as a saving grace, but further disturbing news could be on the way to them soon...

Will Peculiarism Destroy Talossa? - Senators have their say

With a Peculiarist movement set to hit the Talossan Republic in the future, Citaxhiên has been looking into what effects this might have on the system of the micro-nation. A few senators and the President were asked for their views on what would happen, and the results were alarming.

There were mixed opinions yesterday, but with a general consensus that a Peculiarism Revival was unnecessary, pointless, and even damaging:

"Sure. Peculiarism, in the sense that we should be more attuned with the online world and drop restrictions that are not necessary for an online community, is an important part of what killed off Penguinea. Talossa is a country, and should strive to behave like a country. The day we stop doing that, we will become something unimportant, uninteresting. Another Facebook group." - Ián Anglatzarâ "The lifeblood of Talossa is multi-party democracy and a real contest of ideas. Therefore, while I have no sympathy for the Peculiarist ideology - which, if put into practice, would lead to a dissolution of our Republic as we know it - I would fully welcome a Peculiarist party organising, engaging in ideological combat, and, if they win the support of the people, forming a government." - La Prümâ Citaxhiên "Mercy! You are jumping off into the deep end of the pool aren't you now? As simply stated as I can make it, Peculiarism is a movement which starts with the basic assumption that the Republic is in some way flawed and is in desperate need of repair. Most of the so-called repairs involve tearing down republican tradition and culture and making Talossa "more democratic."  They fail to see that we are a nation governed by laws and that certain laws were put in place to insure the security of all citizens, not just the ones who take to the streets in a mob and try to scream loud enough to get their way.  I essentially see two problems with the Peculiarist threat-  a) the institutions of the Republic are in excellent shape. Sure we need some more people, but tinkering around with something that isn't broken will never bring people into the fold. and b) THIS IS A REPUBLIC NOT A DEMOCRACY! Republics have the rule of law. Democracies have mobs who scream and holler and throw out governments on fickle whims." - Txec Rôibeardsëfiglheu So now Talossa's future hangs in the balance. Could Peculiarism destroy our micro-nation, or is this just an over reaction from Conservative Senators... We'll soon find out...

Omnibus Ministries

In an effort to tidy up ministry jobs and roles, the Seneschal and Prümâ Citaxhiên have announced the three new sections, in an executive order today. The three new sections are:

Section 1: A Minister of Internal Affairs shall take on the roles assigned by law to the Ministers of Culture and Technology, as well as all other Government responsibilities for culture, public works, infrastructure, administration of the national webspace and internal affairs.

Section 2: A Minister of External Affairs shall take on all Government responsibilities for foreign affairs, diplomacy representation of the Republic and correspondence with organisations or bodies.

Section 3: A Minister of Talossan Growth shall take on the roles assigned by law to the Ministers of Immigration and Finance, as well as all other Government responsibilities for the influx of prospective citizens or immigration, the finances of the Republic and their collection.

BREAKING NEWS?!?!

MRP Revival Coming to Talossa?

Citaxhiên can confirm that private talks are taking place between the republics ‘peculiarist’ and ‘leftist’ political parties about the uprising of the previously famous Republican Movement for Peculiarism (MRP). 

Traditionalists will be left agasp if ideas to reignite the old spark into a large movement with common ambitions and legislation to bulldoze through are successful. 

With Talossa currently facing crisis such as low immigration/population, a fragmented array of political parties (Weimar Republic style), and a whole questioning to the immigration process, this could be a make or break deal for Talossa’s future.

Full Launch of Citaxhiên, election and immigration crisis

Evaluation has been successful and Citaxhiên has passed the trial phase, and will now be continued as a Regular Talossan News Service. A big thank you goes out to all who have been reading, please keep doing so! Any comments, feedback, criticism or suggestions should be forwarded to the editor.

As predicted in our exit poll (Yippee!!!!) all three candidates were successfully and crucially elected to the CoD *sigh of relief*, making the chamber legally operational. And for the first time, a Co-operative Candidate has been elected.

Jum Txec (elected as a sole Co-operative Party candidate) has made clear his aims and responsibilities in keeping the incumbent government in check, and has stressed he will ‘finally bring Talossa an end to the misery of poor immigration and a low population, and will reignite the Talossan community with a party immigration programme to solve the problem the government has and will not’. The Co-operative party has also outlined policies to cut election durations; something the Prime Minister has played down. The Federalists are emphasising their keenness to prevent the Provinces from losing their freedoms to make websites, send mail and the like.

Party politics aside, there is one thing all Talossans can agree on, the new government and any opposition parties face mammoth tasks ahead, and there is lots of work to be done.

On a much brighter note, the Prospective Citizen ‘Juan’ has fortunately re-appeared after a three week disappearance due to internet loss. Unknowingly his disappearance caused Citizens to debate whether the current immigration process is too daunting and could be putting off prospective citizens from joining Talossa. This topic is proving hard to crack; do we scrap the need to carry out I.D checks, sacrificing our safety at a time of crisis, or do we keep the Talossan republic as cyber-less as possible?

The trial has come to an end

The project will be evaluated.

Exit Poll Results!

Breaking News


The Exit Poll has closed.
The question asked to voters was:

'How did you vote in the current election for the Chamber of Deputies?'

Citaxhien can now predict that ALL THREE CANDIDATES WILL BE ELECTED TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, EACH WITH A COMFORTABLE YES/NO RATIO

Poll Confidence: 80%

Margin of error: Small

N.B - this is only a prediction. Exit polls always contain a margin of error

Co-operative Party Campaign Video!

A short clip to promote the Co-operative party in the current Election:

Election Time!

The Chamber of Deputies election is now in full swing, but with only three candidates standing; two from the Federalist Party and one from the Co-operative Party. That’s just enough to keep the chamber alive, if all are approved by the electorate, that is.

The Secretary of State has opened up an election debate discussion thread (which can be found here) for queries and answers from citizens and candidates. The election is due to close on January 30^th.

One of the hottest topics so far on the board has been that of immigration, and how to solve the problem and various suggestions have arisen. The Co-operative Party have suggested that the government should play a major role in encouraging new citizens to join, while the Federalist’s have are convinced more can be done by the citizen.

Citizens eligible to vote will have received instructions on how to do so. Citizens have been speculating on a high voter turn out, after seeing ticket numbers (receipts given to voters) on completion of voting.

Please Note:

There will be a lack of posting on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th January, due to the editor taking exams. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
There will be a full election analysis later in the week.

Talossa gears up for election

Election-mania is hitting Talossa this week with the anticipated election for the 13th Chamber of Deputies  expected within the next few days. Nominations for candidates are being accepted until Friday 14th January. But the excitement is not shared by all, the Prime Minister is sceptical of being able to achieve a full chamber again this year, and it looks increasingly likely that there will, again to vacant seats. The issue of vacant seats in the chamber has highlighted the need for higher immigration into the Talossan republic, a need which both the Co-operative and Federalist parties have highlighted as key goals in their campaigns.

Chamber of Deputies Dissolved!

BREAKING NEWS
The President of the Talossan Republic has dissolved the Twelfth Chamber of Deputies, ahead of schedule, and an election will soon be sought after.

President: 

 I hereby charge the Secretary of State, pursuant to Constitution II.1.5 and all applicable law, to commence preparations to elect the Thirteenth Chamber of Deputies.

Constitutional Referenda - January 2011

Secretary of State Ián Anglatzarâ has opened up a referendum to Talossan citizens to decide whether to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Talossa on three points.

1. The Provincial Post and Telecommunications Act
2. The Joint Session Amendment
3. The Provincial-Federal Legislation Bill

The referendum will close in two weeks time on January 19th.

Changes to schedule and additional information

The schedule of broadcasts for Citaxhien has changed slightly, at least in principle. The original idea was to designate a weekly day for a whole set of articles to be released, hence having release dates. This has now changed, there will be no weekly release dates, but a constant stream (or trickle at quieter times) of articles every day, or almost every day. We believe that this will provide readers with the latest up to date news and developments as they happen, and also to reduce read loads on the release dates. We hope this is a better system, but if it doesn't work out, it can always be altered in the future.


Information about news feeds:


- Ordinary news articles will be published in standard black coloured font
- Breaking news articles will be in red coloured font
- Newspaper information will be in blue font

Secretary of State for 2011

The president of the Talossan republic (Miestrâ Patriciâsëfiglhâ Schivâ) has nominated Senator Ián Benedischtsëfiglheu Anglatzarâ as the Secretary of State for the calender year 2011. The nomination will be presented to the chamber of deputies 'for their ratification at... earliest convenience'.

Media Incentive Bill open's up new horizons for Citaxhien

A media incentive bill was announced by 

C. Carlüs Xheráltsëfiglheu Seneschal es Dude last week, marking a turning point in allowing new media, such as the Citaxhien to progress in their early stages. The bill includes introducing links to Talossan newspapers on the National Website (talossa.org) which would inevetibly increase traffic to them, and hopefully the readership.

Party Support

Just days after launching, Citaxhien has already placed favour on a political party, which also, coincidently, is just days old. The news came to light when Citaxhien editor, Jum Txec announced that he intended to stand in the February election as a Co-operative party candidate.

The Co-operative party is the newest of parties in the Talossan republic, and prides itself on giving Talossa a fresh and innovative direction, while already working on the foundations and processes already in action. The Co-operative party has made it clear that it is, and always will be, willing to work with other political parties in Talossa to achieve a common vision of a strong Talossa. This new party emphasises the achievements many can earn through working together, alongside sole progress, and putting the Citizen first.

First Post Of Citaxhien

Citaxhien (English - 'Citizen') is a new newspaper that has just launched to serve the community of the Talossan republic. Citaxhien uses a blog style format for ease of use and accessibility.
During the next few weeks, Citaxhien will trial a few articles before an official launch (date yet to be announced), after which posting of articles will become much more regular, and the look and feel of the blog will become much more user friendly and presentable.
On the whole, as a newspaper, Citaxhien is a project set up and run mainly by Jum Txec, an ordinary member of the Talossan community, to provide a central information access point, where any member of the Republic of Talossa can access up to date information about whats going on in the Micronation. During busy times of the calender, such as elections, articles will be posted more frequently and include detailed analysis and opinions from various sources to try and build and scope. During quiet times of the Talossan calender, 'feature' artciles will be posted, which may include more light hearted, random or non-importand subjects.
One of the main priorities of Citaxhien is to provide citizens with the oppertunity to get involved by posting their own views and opinons, and writing their own articles about subjects that interest them. More on this scheme in the near future.
I hope that you will enjoy Citaxhien as much as I do, and I look forward to seeing articles submitted from various members in the near future.
Citaxhien will be presented in a rough 'Tabloid' style format, and articles will not be excessively long, but rather straight to the point and informative, although feature articles may be very extended. Images and quotations will be used liberally.
Citaxhien will support other Talossan newspapers and provide links to them for the conveniance of users. We want to promote a healthy competition, giving the consumer choice and quality when accessing their news.
Citaxhien is, and always will be, absolutely free for anyone to access.
Criticism (both constructive and non-constructive) will always be accepted by Citaxhien.
Citaxhien wants to build on the friendly community of the Talossan republic, and any articles submitted for publication will have to pass through a quick check as follows:

- Articles must contain no discriminative language or cause any offence
- Articles may contain some strong language, but a warning will be placed beforehand, by the moderator, on publication.
- Articles must not contain any offensive images or material.
- Articles must not contain any text or images that are an eye-sore or are of any annoyance to the viewing nature of the blog.
~more regulations may be printed in future, by notice of the moderator/publisher~
But in short, common sense must be used. Any articles disobeying rules will not be posted, or they will be removed following complaints from readers.

Thank you for using Citaxien.