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Region: Northern Utopia

Nordic democratic republic

Frettablaði November Update

An election was held on the behest of former Prime Minister Bjerkan and the party quickly after his resignation, which heavily favoured former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eleise Birchwood, who will then continue her work as acting - and now de facto - Prime Minister of the USSNDR. Few changes were made to the cabinet, with the most notable being Birchwood's pick for her Minister of Foreign Affairs, renowned author and veteran Ronja Svartskog.

Polls show that the people are generally hopeful for the new Prime Minister, and have few doubts about her abilities. Having held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs for six years, and having sat in Storþingi for three years prior, she has had time to establish herself as a competent politician. Being 34 years old, Eleise Birchwood is the youngest Prime Minister to have served in the history of the USSNDR.

The county reform has been completed. The new counties of the USSNDR (and territories) from north to south are as follows:
Øverheim
Vågunnin
Vestermark
Dal
Austerfylki
Fogði
Norrbygði
Storbygði
Norrlanð
Møre

The reform focused largely on cultural and lingual similarities and differences, and used old borders as pointers. This reform has sparked some controversy, especially among the inhabitants of the counties formerly known as Bygðilanði (Bygdelandet), who do not see much reason to split the county.

"We never considered the Norrbygðingunnin to be any different from us, and we really struggle to see the point of this split," said Ingjerd Åsadottir, mayor of Tyrsbukta, and representative in Bygðiþingi.

A cruise ship got caught in a storm off the coast of Vestermark, near the island of Granaholm, and had engine issues that threatened to render the ship unable to escape the skerries they were floating towards. After recieving their SOS, two nearby tankers attempted to drag the ship to safety, but one of the tankers met the same fate, which turned an already dangerous situation into a dire one.

After five intense hours, rescue teams were able to evacuate the passengers off the ships, and the issues with the cruise ship's engines were temporarily solved, giving the ship the ability to steer away from the skerries, and wait out the storm. The tanker was pulled away, and is currently anchored in Honningsvåg. The cruise ship is anchored in New Leningrad, and the passengers were given plane tickets to return to their homes. We doubt they would be interested in travelling home by ship any time soon!

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