On the Absence of Our Head of State
Citizens, our Head of State died peacefully in her sleep. The Council of Ministers, in coordination with the eight state chambers of the nation, thus will temporarily take power.
There are, in this time, a number of concerns we have. Many have used our Head of State's exhortations to the nation as to justify terrible abuses against the people. Most shockingly, these include horrific depravities, from mass cannibalism to the murder of those who express themselves through the language of their birth and the shooting of those who voice legitimate and material concerns regarding the conditions of our Istkalen.
These people are evidently crazed; the Chamber of State, with the express approval of all other Chambers, is creating tribunals as to try them in fair and public trials, as to ensure that they face justice for what they have attempted to do to the people.
We do, however, have several additional comments to make.
Primarily, it must be stated, that divisional government no longer holds power. In this vein, Istkalen will no longer be referred to as a federation but rather simply as "Istkalen." The nation is one and indivisible; while decentralization, of course, must exist in recognition of the municipality, one of the primary bases of our Istkalen, from which it was born, the nation cannot be divided. All are represented and all are free; but under our national and unified government, all should be one.
Secondly, we have no intention of re-legalizing political parties, for they have shown themselves to have divided the people unnecessarily and stifled unity and genuine representation. All political parties, including the Social Democratic Party, will remain prohibited. However, we demand that their leaders be released; they have committed no crime, and have the right, as everyone else does, to participate in our new society of a national character. If they attempt to purposely divide the people and/or oppose the nation with illegitimate and/or non-material concerns, they may again be arrested for this; they will be entitled to a free trial and dignity.
Thirdly, we must remind all citizens that we are presently in a transitional state as for the resurrection of the nation and the creation of a new society. In this vein, elections will be held to the producers' unions, on a local and national basis, as well as to the municipal and national state chambers on a national basis, on a technocratic and national basis.
Fourthly, we realize that there is present a condemnation of our nation in the European Council, and thus send, as interim representation until elections can be held, Gertrude Echteran, who was almost martyred by some of those who tortured the people and used our former Head of State's words as justification.
We have a final issue, the most worrisome of them all, to address - regarding the war that our Head of State, in a spirit perhaps too patriotic as to ignore material concerns, made. The declaration was metaphorical in nature; however, it appears that a great number of generals did not interpret it as such. Regardless, we announce that we are surrendering to all, save for Reitzmag, which has invaded our territory. Despite this, the Provisions against the Northern Hordes of the year ELKE 2445 / AD 341, will remain activated, as to ensure that the Northern Hordes do not overrun our nation and rob our people of all they have.
Ilest Kerel
Acting Head of State of Istkalen
