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#31
RZ11- Aust.
RZ12- Contrâ
RZ13- Për
RZ14- Contrâ
RZ15- Për
RZ16- Për
RZ17- Për
RZ18- Për

GV, Fiova
#32
Wittenberg / Re: RIP Laura Hand Donohue
May 08, 2023, 08:51:41 AM
Manus, your intonation, rhythmic integrity, and diction are amazing here.  Your voice is out of practice, that's all.

What a beautiful part of Talossan culture this song is.
#33
Wittenberg / Re: New theme, new font
April 30, 2023, 06:43:48 AM
Thanks for all you do for us in Talossa, Lüc!  The font looks great, though my old Talossan heart fondly remembers the Verdana font being much-loved.  This 'new' font is great, however.
#34
Wittenberg / Re: RIP Laura Hand Donohue
April 28, 2023, 10:25:38 AM
Manus and family: I've already sent condolences through other means, but reiterate them here.  You have the heartfelt sympathies and much love from a giant cadre of souls around the world. - GV
#35
RZ5 Për
RZ6 Austeneu
RZ7 Për
RZ8 Contrâ
RZ9 Për
RZ10 Austeneu

GV, Fiova
#36
RZ1: PËR
RZ2: PËR
RZ3: PËR
RZ4: Contrâ

- GV, Fiova

ATTN, SOS: I changed my vote on 18 March 2023.
#37
After 1 June 2004, the Kingdom of Talossa took the workings of its constitutional-monarchial system more seriously than it had ever done before.  This was a direct reaction to the foundation and very existence of the 2004-2012 Republic of Talossa.

You're right, Glüc.  Democratic/electoral/governance processes in 1986 were far more ad-hoc than they are now.  This is because trust between Talossans had been built on decades of in-person interactions well-outside of Talossa - a 'feature' completely missing from Talossan life (Kingdom and Republic) from August 2005 onward.

I submit this ad-hoc way of doing things was present all the way even to spring 2004. 

Quote from: Glüc da Dhi S.H. on February 11, 2023, 06:20:29 PM#57:

Elections to the 3rd Cosa - March 1986

I'm not sure if this is correct, but my interpretation of the early years of Talossan democracy is that people didn't take it as seriously as they do now. Wild ideas are floated and quickly put aside, people and parties made various major shifts seemingly without too much damage to personal relations. The more disappointing is it how boring the numbers for the March 1986 elections are in comparison. This was all preceded by Danihel Laurieir demanding that Ben become a dictator (which might have actually greatly limited his power over other Talossans) and apparently starting some kind of guerilla movement. None of that matters. His DDP got two votes before and gets two votes again electorally. Not much change either for the far-right TNP which apparently went from 3 to 2, but with reduced turnout. It is not clear if the party of the PM, Frédéric Coriü participated.* This doesn't matter as it was already only an essentially superfluous junior party in a large coalition of "centrist" parties, headed by the King's PC, which remained the largest party without gaining a majority. The first and least convincing of various Talossan liberal parties is apparently supported by the King as a sort of decoy party basically supporting the status quo. The Black Hand is part of the coalition as well. Regardless of what happens to FUN the other parties are all still the same, get roughly the same result (only TNP and PC lose some votes). According to Ár Päts the coalition even manages to continue without the Liberals but still lead by Coriü. None of the future changes in Talossa have anything to do with this election result. The PC may not be as dominant as it would become yet but Ben comfortably holds the reigns in Talossa.

Turnout: 11(db)* (-4)*

Votes / percentage:
Progressive Conservative Party (PC): 4 (-2) / 36.4%(db)* (-3.6)
Democratic Dandipractic Party (DDP): 2 / 18.2%(db)* (+4.9)
Liberal Party (PL): 2 / 18.2%(db)* (+4.9)
Talossan Nationalist Party (TNP): 2 (-1) / 18.2% (db)* (-1.8)
Black Hand Party (BH): 1 / 9.1% (db)* (+2.4)
Front Uni pour la Nation: -- (-1) / -- (db)* (-6.7)


* Ár Päts gives different percentages. For one it suggests the results lead to a PC/FUN/BH coalition getting 53.8 of seats. This could mean 13 rather than 11 voters with either BH or FUN getting two more votes than listed in the database (giving a total of 7 votes for the coalition, 7/13 = 53.8). It also mentions a percentage of only 25.1 of the votes for the PC and 14.1 for the DDP. Both those numbers are impossible for any realistic size of the electorate. My guess would be that two FUN votes (including Coriü's) somehow went missing in the database.
#38
As always, THANK YOU Herr SoS for all you do for Talossa.  Yours is a thankless job somehow and other than the Burgermeister is the most important job in Talossa.

GV, Senator, Fiova
#39
Wittenberg / Re: 57PD10: Tuischac'h Correction
February 07, 2023, 09:57:43 AM
Quote from: King John on February 06, 2023, 10:05:09 PMEl Regeu en volt.

And thank you, Ian and Alexandreu, for alerting me.

-- John Regeu

Yay!
#40
Quote from: Sir Txec dal Nordselvă, UrB on January 22, 2023, 11:02:08 AM
Quote from: GV on January 22, 2023, 03:37:46 AMCosâ: FREEDEM
Fiova: myself
Referenda: për to all

Vote Free Democrats!

GV

Please refrain from campaigning in the voting thread.

My bad.
#41
Cosâ: FREEDEM
Fiova: myself
Referenda: për to all

Vote Free Democrats!

GV
#42
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on January 07, 2023, 03:13:33 PMI note that the TNC are not even daring to argue that the King's level of activity is, currently, enough. We can't allow them to deflect attention that this has been a problem for most of a decade.

If anything, I kind of regret that - out of personal affection for John - I didn't insist on putting the problem this plainly in the past. Instead, I hoped programmes for reform would encourage him to "shape up or ship out", if they made a creditable threat of dismissal if he did not do so. But the TNC have put paid to any schemes in that regard, for the moment.

If the monarchy is not dealt with now, a future rogue monarch will - and in ways very bad for Talossa.
#43
Gödefrïeu Válcadac'h declares himself for candidacy in the coming Praisidïeu.

50-word statement: I will serve with the best of my ability, bringing years of experience in Talossan governance to Fiôvâ once again.  Vote GV!
#44
Wittenberg / Re: Happy New Year!
January 01, 2023, 05:36:19 AM
Happy new year to all!
#45
Wittenberg / Re: GV
December 31, 2022, 06:48:35 PM
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on December 31, 2022, 04:10:14 PMHi @GV !  I see you're online!  Please read this!

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