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Too true!!! While everyone was locked out of the in-game region, your government was still functional and working for you! We managed to do some stuff, which we will get into a bit later in this briefing!

This is an important reminder that all nations are encouraged to join our offsite regional forums and Discord so that you can interact with your fellow nations in the South Pacific, even when the in-game portion of the game is not working! Besides, you get to run for elections, make laws, and otherwise serve the region! Seems like a win-win to me!

So, that being said, here is the link to our other venues - I hope to see you there shortly (I am passing out slices of cake to those that join each of them! 🍰):

Forums: https://thesouthpacific.org/
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/qEjy2uG

Overall, not too much was lost, but then again, some other things, like polls, wonders, and trading cards, took a massive hit. You might have also noticed that there has not been a WA Update (major or minor) in 12 days! As I type this, the Major Update has actually just begun!

For now, you can get more information, including updates, here:
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The resignation of Drew Durrnil triggered a special election. Due to the timing of the resignation, the special election also was the next general election, so PenguinPies will, barring recall or resignation, serve as Prime Minister until the end of July!

Penguin has already hit the ground running and has submitted their appointments to the Cabinet to the Assembly. We will discuss the appointments in the Assembly business section... right now!

First: Prime Minister PenguinPies has nominated the following individuals to serve in their cabinet:

Sporaltryus/ProfessorHenn as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Virifortis/Silva as Minister of Culture
Vrigny as Minister of Defence
Differences-In-Differences/Lordnwhas as Director of the Office of World Assembly Legislation (OWL)

The Assembly debate on these nominations can be found here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2416-cn-pm-penguins-cabinet-appointments/5562

The Assembly is currently voting on these nominations, and they are all expected to pass within the next 48 hours.

Second: Grace Wellesley Thayer/Welly has restarted the discussion on Accomplices Liability, which began earlier this year. The rationale behind the proposed reform is to fill a potential hole in the law that would otherwise make accomplices harder to prosecute.

You can follow the debate here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2410-ab-accomplice-liability/5176/3

Third: Grace Wellesley Thayer/Welly has been promoted from Clerk of the Assembly to Deputy Chair of the Assembly!

Their contributions to the Assembly these last several months have not gone unnoticed, and Chair of the Assembly Great Lothian/BlockBuster2k43 recognized it as such! Deputy Chair of the Assembly is often a stepping stone to either Chair of the Assembly (which is where the current chair was immediately before!) or other elected/appointed positions. It seems that Welly's political assent is gearing up! Who will be the next to begin their rise? Perhaps you, dear reader!

Correct! The case was dismissed. The Court was petitioned to dismiss the case for a couple of reasons, most notably that Siberian Districts had left the region (due to being proscribed) and no longer had standing to petition the Court. Additionally, the laws that the review request was based on had since been changed, making the issue moot.

You can view the dismissal, as well as the whole case, here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2403-hr-review-of-the-rejection-of-siberian-districts-citizenship-application/5097/26

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Don't forget the cake, of course! 🍰