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Chancellor Ousted, The Right Wins Elections!!!

March 17th 2037

Kien- Chancellor Wilhelmine Henze had to dissolve her government Tuesday after losing a Vote of No Confidence to the Leader of the Opposition Former Prime Minister Jacob Schineder. Henze who has served her country for 3 years won the position when her Left Populist PartyFeminist Block swept the nation. The Millionare, Fashion Star and owner of Henze Industries Inc. was a celebraty that appeared for many years on several reality TV shows. She is known for her outlandish statements towards conservatives and Monarchists however she supports the monarchy. Most of her party are made up of the richest most famous women in Hulstria some being Actresses and Fashion Stars. During her time as Prime Minister she enacted several laws that helped Women. Her Abortion Bill didn't get the support it needed and failed. Also the Women Monarch Act failed (this would have made the legitamate monarchs from then on only Female).

Wilhelmine Henze

The more radical laws angered some members of the loose Left Coalition that supported her government. The Hulstrian Sozialpartei, Die Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei and the Feminist Blok all supported her goverment and passed laws such as the bipartisan deal that abolished the 2 terms as Prime Minister Act. However missplaced money and lots of spending caused the opposition to investigate funds. They found that she was taking tax payer money for her company. This was later proven false after the election but this caused the Parliement to call for a vote of no confidence. It was passed by a vote of 345-301 3/4 of the Hulstrian Sozialpartei's MP's joined the opposition for the vote. Henze dissoved the goverment on Febuary 22nd. The report that proved Henze innocent came out the 11th of March and the 13 was the election. 54% voted for Jacob Schneider and the Kaisers Protektorat. 201 seats went to the KP a 37 seat gain. The Hulstrian Centerist Party gained 5 to get 156 The KP and the Hulstrian Centerist Party took power on the 15th and parliament reopened. The Opposition leader was Henze as she did nothing wrong and her still somehow stayed the largest Left Leaning Party in Hulstria with 147 seats left. The second term of Schneider should see similar reulsts as the last term. The Leader of the Opposition and the left will try to hinder his next term though.


Schneider's First Speech Back in the Chacellory

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Long Time Leader of Hulstrian Sozialpartei Resigns Leads to New Leadership

Kien-
The Long Time Leader of the Hulstrian Sozialpartei Benjamin Kronberg resigned after 5 failed attempt at re-election. The former Chacellor now 72 years old says that his days in politics are over and that he wishes his party the best. In the 2019 election he blew away the Centerist-Monardchist Coaliton and lead his party to victory for the first time in 32 years prior. He said

I hope that everyone remembers my time as Chacellor in a positive manner. I tried my best and we did well.

His replacement is Sakurai Aritomo a Gao-Sotan Buisnessman who supports Left leaning Ideals. His goal is to first become the leader of the opposition and for jis party to take second pace. His eventual goal is the Chancellory.


Sakurai Aritomo

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Henze Returns to Politics Announces to "Get what she lost"

September 3rd 2038

Kien- Wihelminie Henze the former Prime Minister who was forced to resign after a Motion of No Confidence has not surprisingly returned to the national stage announcing she will retain her role as the Chairwomen of the Leftist Feminist Front. She mentioned the finished investigation which found her not guilty of corruption and tax fraud.

Henze Speaking at her Partes' convention on September 1st.

Clearly this investigation was mean't to make me and my government look bad. This made the Current Chancellor call a Vote of No Confidence. Since the news and media at the time skewed the information to make me look guilty it did not take long for a majority of House to vote against me. This was a betrayal to me and to the people who voted me in. This time I will be elected and the government will be reformed extensively. I will start what I finished, I will get what I lost, and I will be reelected to serve the people!

The Former Prime Minister says whe will annouce her manifesto and what she will do in her first 100 days in a month. She announced that she will reform several things such as the power of cabinet ministers and she will finish her bill that failed in the last parliment that would guarentee that all parties must have women under 40 in their parties. She hopes this will get young women active in government and politics.

 Opponents say that this government has had no shartage of women and young women who have taken residence in the Chancellory. MP for Oldensonburg-Shishmota the former Chancellor The Right Honorable Josefine Hertz said in response.

I hope she remembers the Women who came before her? Out history as a democracy has seen 6 female Chacellors before her who did not do controversial laws. When I was elected for the position I was 21 years old. I was not the youngest ever though, Constanze Faehrmann beat me by 1 year. We have much more important business to do such as securing out borders and growing out military, The Kaiser's Prtektorat and I are commited to doing that.

RH Former Chancellor Josefine Hertz one of Henze's strongest critics

Josefine is now 35 years old and the secretary of Internal Affairs. She did say that she would run for reelection if she was needed. Jacob Shenider echoed Hertz's comments when he announced budget cuts this past Friday. He said in response to her speech.

Let me remind you former Prime Minister (Henze) that you were voted down even by Socalists and Liberals whom you strive to support and whom you call yourself one of. I have never witnessed a reigme so controversial. I promise you that the investigation we conducted was bipartisan and perfectly law abiding. We were trying to find out the truth. The Motion of No Confidence is a somwhat normal occurance in Palimentary Democracies. We did not impeach you. There's a huge difference that frankly I think you and your party and socialist friends don't understand.

Dispite her critics Henze is set to unify her populist Feminist party and try to appeal to her rival Leftists parties because one of her goals is to unify the left under a coalition. One can only wonder what she will do and what the incoming elections are going to shape up as and what the polls will say in the coming two years.

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Legistlation Passes to Open Public and Private Timber Land

December 27th 2039
Kien- Parliament passed legistlation that will open all public forest service land in Hulstria and Gao-Soto. This is due to the fact that most public land has been gated off from forest protests back in the 2000's. Now the gates are being opened and hunters and fisherman and other outdoor enthusiasts can access these lands. However private lands owned by timber companies is not public owned and is gated off. The legislature addressed this by making a clause that lowers taxes for timber companies that open their lands to public vehicles. The purpose of this bill is to take the pressure off the National Parks which as of late have been overcrowded with people and families. The law should open more land for the public and then the national parks and landmarks will theoretically have less people crowding them.

Before this Forest Roads such as this one were closed to the public.

Most activities such as hiking and mushroom/gathering are allowed but  Woodcutting however must happen only on public land and you must get a $70 permit to cut wood. Hunting and Fishing are free except you must get your licence with the the local Fish and Game Department. Foresters such as the Hans Sokjo agree that this new act is good for the public when he says

This law opens so much of Hulstria to the public. This does so much for the environment, now people will not be crowding our National Parks. This opens the amount of land that can be used by normal people who should be using the land. This law is a step in the right dirrection for forest management.

A National Forest Road now open to the public.

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Henze and Feminists Surge in Polls

April 2nd 2040

Former Chancellor Wilhelmine Henze and her party the newly rebranded Bloc Féministe (Feminist Block) is surging in the national polls. The backlash against the investigation of Henze and the Vote of No Confidence has fired up lots of women and sypathetic men. So far a whopping 36% have said they would vote for Wilhelmine and the Feminist Block. Mass Protests have also been taking place periodically for the past 2 years ever since the investigation closed. proving Henze's innocence. She has also kept up with her followers in social media being very active. Henze has gone all over the country ramping up support for her cause. Yesterday in a rally in Olstengurgen, Hulstria she said this.


The Current Polls Showing the Feminist Block in the lead with the most votes. The Hulstrian Centrist (Green) and Kaiser Protektorat (Orange) have lost ground.

My cause is to get the justice that I so deserve. For too long we have lived under a Party with no backbone, no weight and no basis in reality. We will make sure to hold a referendum to see if the people want the monarchy. For once the voices of Gao-Soto will be heard!!! I will do what no other politician has ever done. I will be re elected after I was unfairly voted out. The day of reckoning is coming KP. We will investigate your administration and make sure that you followed the law. The polls are with me. The people are with me. So this time next year your will have a Madam Chancellor. We will make sure to end corruption, secure free healthcare for all and make abortion legal! This will make sure that everyone is treated the same no matter what!

Wilhelmine Henze at a rally

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Henze Re-Elected, Feminists win Majority

March 21st 2041

Wihelmine Henze entering the Chancellory

    Wilhelmine Henze the socialite and former Chancellor and her Feminist Block have won the Hulstrian Federal Elections. Her party made up entirely of women won the House of Commons and House of Nobles and elected Henze into office with 37% of the vote. Outgoting Chancellor Jacob Schnieder resigned early to make way for Henze. She entered the Chancellory at 12:00 noon on March 20th and waved at the crowds of supporters. She is also the first Chancellor of Hulstria to follow Ahmedism as she was converted a year after she was voted out. The Kaiserin is set to speak before the House of Commons to begin this new government tommorow. The Kaiser's Protekrorat took a huge hit as they slip into 3rd place behind the Hulstrian Centrist Party and the Feminist Block.The fight for leadership inised of the KP is a desperate struggle that seems to be up in the air. Many new MP's were added. The list of new MP's includes Kristina Bergmann the youngest member of the House of Commons at the age of 21 and  a member of the Feminist Block. She is however more moderate then the radical wing of her party, she says,

Let me remind you that we had a Chancellor that was 23 when she was elected. I am a member of parliment who is a lesser position. This clearly is a ploy to try to undermine me.

The results in both houses are stunning. Only time will tell what will happen in the government and elsewhere but for now changes can be expected.



 The House of Commons

The House of Nobles

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October 16th 2041

Henze Opens 4 new Wind Power Plants in Hulstria

Chancellor Henze has released plans for a new government project that would create 4 new massive wind power plant farms across Hulstria and Gao-Soto. She also plans to raise government spending to a 20 year high as well. This is to push for more clean energy and more jobs for Hulstrians. The projected cost is around 5 billion dollarsfor 10 years.

December, 12th 2041

Kaiser's Protektorat Party Leadership Battle Ends With An Election

The Leadership battle of the Kaiser's Protektorat ended this morning with party elections. This time the new candidate named Alfred Johnson has taken the seat as party head. He replaces Jacob Schnieder who was a two term Prime Minister. His first goal as party leader was to strengthen and envigorate the party base once again. He plans to repeal what he belives are "Communist Leftist laws" and work to spread conservatism and national pride across Hulstria. The divided party is still recovering from this and only time will tell what he will do and how the party will recover from the disastrous 2041 elections.







Alfred Johnson the new party leader

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Kaiserin Évelyne l Dead at the age of 58

September, 3rd 4042

The Kaiserin at the age of 35

Today the Royal Family of Hulstria announced the sad death of Her Royal Highness Kaiserin Évelyne l. She died of a heart attack in her alpine cabin in the mountains above the village of Illensburg. She was known for her love of her country and her passion to help people. Today the Chancellor spoke in front of the Chancellory saying 

This is a sad day for all Hulstria. The lovely Kaiserin was the type of monarch that everyone loved and stood behind. She opened up the monarchy to the people and has done so much for the poor and the women of this country. As part of my job description I have to talk to the Kaiserin every week and we had many, many happy good talks about many things during our meetings. Now I will annouce a two week mourning period and the rest of this week shall be off for all government workers. To the incoming Kaiser I say I can't wait to talk to you starting when you are coronated, but for now let us remember a fine human being.

The former Prime Minister Jacob Schnieder offered his condolences when he heard and wrote a letter to the Kaiserin's husband.
Similarly the Leader of the Opposition praised the Kaiserin as a "Great Patriotic Humble Leader". Already Kien is filling with mourners as her body was transported back to Kien from the Mountains.

In a few months the next Kaiser Jacob-Friedrich will take the throne. These next days will be tear filled for many.

Long Live KaiserJacob-Friedrich!!!

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Election Preview

October, 12th 2044

The elections are right around the corner, lets review the candadates and parties that look to make it big this February. The country is divided and the political climate reflects this. The rise of populism and the rebellion of traditional politicians has been seen eber since the Feminists have been elected but now they have some non-politician contenders. Each candadate was given 4 things they would do once they are elected and then how they would solve the Gao-Soto riots and fix the problem of "unfairness".

Feminist Block
The Feminist Block and Chancellor Wilhelmine Henze look to take back control of the the House of Commons and Chancellery. The Prime Minister has passed progressive laws including a carbon/pollution regulation bill, more funding for 4 wind power plants and the establishment of the Royal Healthcare Innitiave. She was also the first Ahmedist Prime Minister and began several Ahmed Mosques using public funding.  Her party stays strong as Leftist voters still support her and her party. However moderates seem to be tired of her policies and they might swing to other parties. Will she be able to pull ahead and win another election?
Things She has Promised if Elected

• Beginning a 30% reduction of Fossil Fuels Use in 20 years
  
• Creating Birth and Child Wellness Centers
  
• Government Healthcare
  
• More Infastructure
  
• Would mediate a friendship talk between Hulstria and Gao-Soto.

The Prime Minister Wilhelmine Henze

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Kaiser's Protektorat
The Kaiser's Protektorat is slowly recovering from its humiliating defeat in hte 2041 election. New party head Alfred Johnson battled Henze and the Government throughout most of 3 years even defeating a planned abortion legalization bill. The party continues to bring the right wing perspective into the House of Commons and throughout the country. Johnson is ready to take Henze on in an election and thinks he can beat her!
Here is what Johnson promises if he were Chancellor

• An ammedment protecting the life of an unborn baby.
  
• Cut Taxes
  
• Revitalize Several Coal Power plants around the country
• Rebuild Roads and Infastructure
  
• Give Gao-Soto more autonomy so they can rule and direct themselves better.

Alfred Johnson after winning party elections.

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Hulstrian Sozialpartei
For years the Hulstrian Sozialpartei was the party of the left. However its supporters and dwindleing as parties such as the Feminist Block are direct competition for them. The party has begun to take a new approach adter hitting it's 26 year without an elction win. The party leader Sakurai Aritomo has actively campaigned as a moderate progresive alternative. He also reached out to angry Gao-Showan voters with his promise of a dual monarchy system to be put in place.

What Aritomo has Promised

• Increased funding to help low income families with healthcare
• New Green Cities
• Raise Taxes for the rich but lower medium income family tax
• Rebuild Gao-Soto Infastructure citing poor road conditions.
• Create a Dual Monarchy System to Give Gao-Soto Pride
  

The Leader of the Hulstrian Sozialpartei Sakurai Aritomo.

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Hulstrian Centerist Party
The Hulstrian Centerist Party finds itself in a interesting situation. The populous in polling has stated that they want to rebel against the traditional Left vs. Right political battle. This is what caused the Feminist Block to form. The Hulstrian Centerist Party has a new leader who just began in politics. She was an actress before coming to the party. She has politics in her family however because her mother was the last Centerist Chancellor, Grete Kümmel. Her daughter's name is Émilienne Kümmel.
Émilienne became inspired from both her Mom and Wilhelmine Henze. She has brought the party back to its centerist roots and stopped the pact with the Kaiser's Protektorat. This means they can coaltion with any party they can. She is trying to bring an outsiders perspective into the political scene and to grab moderate votes from the other parties. This could lead to success, we will have to see.
What Émilienne has promised to Accomplish

• End Corruption in her government/not being a politician
  
• Lower Taxes and create a flat tax for everyone
• Rebuild aging infastructure
• Balance Fossil Fuels with Renewable Energy Sources
• Talk to Gao-Showans and hear from them what they want. She would then plan a deal based on that.

Émilienne Kümmel the leader of the Centerists

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Die Sozialistische Arbeiterpartei
The Labour Party also suffered heavily from the 2041 elections. They are still lead by the former Chancellor Erwin Berkmann. He was almost kicked from the party early in 2041 but 2 votes in the party election kept him in power. With over 700 votes cast he won with only 2 to spare. This time if he and his party fails to reach and grow he will be kicked for sure. The growth of populism means that career politicians like him are not desirable or wanted. He pushes for a left wing agenda and wants to raise taxes and create single market healthcare, free college tuition and free public transportation he also wants a "Rich Tax".
Berkamann's Promises if Elected

• Free Single Payer Government Run Healthcare
• A Wealth Tax of 80% of income from the top 1%
• Free College Tuition
• Free Public Transportation
• Will Establish a Free and Independent State of Gao-Soto as soon as he is elected.

Long Time Labour leader Erwin Berkmann

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Markets Soar to New Record Highs

November, 4th 2044

    The Kien Stock Exchange (KSE) and the Hulstrian Gao-Soto 500 have shot up from a growing market and a low unemployment rate. The government reported yesterday that the unemployment rate is the lowest it has been in the past 10 years. Government Programs and projects from Henze's administration have helped raise the employment rate to 87%. This excited the markets which in reaction soared. Henze said in a statement

The healthy markets and the low unemployment rate are a direct result of my administrations willingness to partake in programs to put our workers back to work. We have built dams, wind farms, airports and we have done so much to help build our country up. We have also helped the worker to have more rights and protections. We are the happy balence of labor unions and employers. What we have done is help to grow the market and the market is reacting favorally to this. I am proud of what my administration has done!

As a trend the stock market for Hulstria and Gao-Soto has been growing for the past 20 years.


The Kien Stock Exchange has gone up today +1231 to 50,678 and the HS500 went up +460 to 37,534 to new record highs.

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2045 Elections Henze Keeps Control, Kümmel-Centrists take Second

March 1st 2045


The Chancellor casts her vote

    Though the weather took a turn for the worse and massive blizzards iced out the nation. 74% of the country took to the ballot boxes to vote. The results after a long night are now final. Henze will be re-elected as Chancellor for a unpresidented 3rd term. She becomes the first chancellor to break the unofficial 2 term limit since the first Chancellor of Hulstria Hans Riedwig. However she has to rely on heavy support from the Hulstrian Sozialpartei and the Labour Party. The Kaiser's Protektorat and the Hulstrian Sozialpartei lost several seats to the growing centerist movement. In her victory speech celebrity Émilienne Kümmel promised that she would bring a different approach to politics and that she would fight against corruption wherever and whoever it is. The growing trend to support outsider, not politician candidates has been on the rise over the years. 
 

Émilienne Kümmel the new leader of the opposition.

The Kaiser's Protektorat lost several more seats as they fell again. Alfred Johnson and his party are still in shock as they expected to gain and or win parliment. Instead the Centerist Party took votes from the KP.

Alfred Johnson after his party suffered another crushing defeat.

In Sakurai Aritomo camp they also suffered a loss. They lost seats again this time to the Centrist Party. Every party lost seats to the Centrists in this election. The Centrists were snubbed out of parliament by the FB, Labour and the Hulstrian Sozialpartei.


The leader of the Hulstrian Sozialpartei also had to admit a poor performance for his party after election night

Currently, the House of Commons is still heavily controlled by Henze's party but the House of Nobles is much closer. The 24 nobles may be a deciding factor is some votes to come.


The House of Commons after the election


The House of Nobles after Election Night

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14 People Killed 35 injured in Worst Mass Shooting in Hulstria's History

Students and parents grieve the loss of their children, friends and classmates.

November 2nd 2045

    The police are still trying to comprehend the carnage and sheer scale of today's mass shooting. It started this morning when a armed gunman in tactical armour and armed with semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles attacked a popular resturant and a school in a suberb of Kien. The shooting began at 9:43 AM when the gunmen approached a coffee shop that is popular for the local students. He shot up the coffee shop and spent 20 minutes harrasing people and killing anyone that moved. He then escaped into an alleyway and approached the Liegenburg High School.  He entered the school even when it was in full lockdown. Once inside he spent 1.5 hours shooting up the school. Finally at noon the police cornered him and he eneded his own life. 4 people were killed in the coffee shop and 10 in the school including the principal. The local hospitals are flooded with wounded and struggling survivors of the shooting.Students, family members and friends cried in on the street outside the school during the evening as the police still conducted searches. The inident marks the deadliest shooting in Hulstria's history. The Chancellor reacted to the shooting with emotion as her niece was one of the students killed. She promised that she and the paliment would take action to stop any more attacks.

These kinds of things cannot happen in this country. Children died today because of one man and his weapons. We must make sure to protect our future generations and stop these kinds of things from happeneing again.

The Chancellor tearing up following the Press Conference

It is unclear what kinds of actions she and parliment will take because the situation is stil being investigated. This will leave a lasting sting on the public and will effect many people for years to come. Already precautions are being taken. Schools will be forced to stay locked from now on and the police will be activated quicker for shootings.

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Henze instates Gun Control Byback with Executive Order

December 2nd 2045

It has been one month since the worst mass shooting in Hulstria killed 14 people. Since then 12 more people have died from copycat attacks. Henze addressed the nation yesterday saying her bold plan will change the country for the better. She signed Executive Order 67 which starts a mandatory gun-byback program in Hulstria and Gao-Soto. The targeted weapons include all semi-automatic weapons and any military weapons. Citizens are also encouraged to turn in any other wepons they choose as well. With the decision several firearms companies and firearms advocacy groups are arguing that this is uncontitutional and will bring this to the courts. Political opponents also disagree with the order saying that this is a "betrayal of the public". Henze did not rule out the possibility of further restrictions on types of guns.

The Prime Minister annoucing her plan to counter shootings.

December 22nd 2045

100,000 Guns Taken by Police so far. Over 60 people Arrested for Noncomplience

So far the police have confiscated over 100,000 firearms from all over Hulstria. The police have done widespread searches on houses suspected of housing many weapons and some people still refuse to hand over their weapons. Some Sheriffs have refused to follow through saying that this order is against search and seiure laws. If the weapons are not turned in in one year then it will be considered a felony. Some people openly refused to obey the law and so ethey were jailed. In response to this order protesters took to the streets demading the government stop taking guns. Recent polls show that only 20% of the population supports these gun bybacks. The leader of the Oposition spoke in an interview explaining her disgust for the program

This program is a step too  far in my opinion. Clearly what we need is moderate gun regulations not buying back all Semi Automatic weapons. This is a desicion that was made out of emotions and is too drastic. This signals power grab and corruption. When the Chancellor is afraid of passing a law and using parliment because she feels like we would not support it. Get back to reality Chancellor, we and the people are not to be ignored. Taking guns isnt going to help. Restricting who can have them will help.

Émilienne Kümmel the Leader of the Oposition

Desipte negative press and public backlash the weapons byback program has bought back roughly 100,000 firearms. The government says that this is a good number and that they expect that ina  dew weeks the number will triple. 

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Universal Healthcare Passes Through House of Common

August 7th 2046

Despite fierce backlash and negative press, Henze's promised single payer healthcare has passed the Hulstrian House of Commons. Many oppositionists have rallied these past few weeks to make sure that the bill does not pass. However despite Émilienne Kümmel's best efforts to stop the bill from going through it barely squeaked by. The leader of the opposition believed she had the votes to put the bill down, however she underestimated the Chancellor. Henze rallied late support behind her bill promising new expansive coverages. The leader of the opposition believes that the best situation is one where the government is not involved.

The chancellor's message was clear and to the point.

Thank You Parliament for standing behind my bill and making a brighter future for Hulstria.

August 10th 2046

Kümmel Wins Hulstria Person of the Year Award

From walking the catwalk to debating on the House floor Émilienne Kümmel has been busy. She has dealt with two careers over the past two years that are totally opposite. She has won a total of 10 awards this year in Westboro and she has been the leader of the opposition. She has gone where no-one else has gone. The life of a Westboro superstar and a politician is not easy. For this and her overall popularity she won the Person of the Year award for the Hulstria Daily News.

August 165th 2046

House of Nobles Blocks Healthcare Bill!!!

In a rare occurence the House of Nobles has blocked a bill that passed the House of Commons. Not only did all 24 nobles vote no but 4 feminist block party members rebeled against the Chancellor. The Chancellor called the Nobles traitiors and people now question their place in parliament. However they voted the bill down and so Universal Healthcare has not passed parliament.

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Mt. Alpenzeller Rumbles!!!

November 7th 2046

Mt. Alpenzeller erupted yesterday morning for the first time in over 200 years. The mountain opened up with a 5.7 magnitutde earthquake and then belched steam. The snowcapped peak is a popular destination for skiing and recreation. However hte Hulstrian Geological Service has closed down access to the mountain for now. Scientists belive that this could be a sign of things to come and more violent eruptions. People are advised to stay away from the volcano until scientists have concluded their study and until activity ceases. The risk for avalanches is great when earthquakes could happen at any moment. The mountains last eruption was in 1834 when it sent ash high into the atmosphere. Scientists now finally get to see this volcano active again. This volcano joins 4 other active volcanoes in Hulstria, however the size and fame of this mountain makes it a spectical to behold. Salmon Lake and the many resorts are also closed until firther notice.

Mt. Alpenzeller lets off some steam with Salmon Lake at it's base.

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Recent Polls Show a Centrist Win Likely

Febuary, 5th 2048

The Centrist Party of Hulstria is leading substancially in the polls for next year's election. A thriving market and a strong economy aren't going to save the Chancellor this time. Her poll numbers are in the teens with all other party leaders except Labour doing better then her in standings. Currently Émilienne Kümmel is the heavy favorite to win the Chancellory. She has polled at an average of 45% over 10 polls across 7 news sources. She is primed and ready to win in what seems to be a landslide victory. Behind her is the leader of the KP Alfred Johnson. He holds roughly 31% of support, next comes the Sozial Party and so on. What seens to be certain is the populous is tired of strict regulations and tired of Henze. The approval rating for her Gun Byback program was a at 20%. The support for Universal Healthcare a measly 14%. Bare in mind these are predictions and things can and will change. Who knows what will happen between now and then.


The Centrist Party Leader Émilienne Kümmel