Férnandez Pushing to Reactivate Altamiran People's Congress

The Altamirano Courthouse, the seat of the Altamira People's Congress,
that has been empty since Florios De Bord's leadership neglected it. Under
the UVM's plans the People's Congress will be returning here.

In a recent development, seemingly miles away from the debates surrounding the Cibolan Cold War, Pedro López Férnandez has started a push to reactivate the Altamiran People's Congress (APC). Despite the fact that the APC being set up during a period of hightened activity, Pedro López feels that it holds a substantial amount of importance still.

"The government of the people, in our country, needs to work on three levels as we have a well developed internal administrative structure. We need our Senate working at the highest level for region and country, we need the People's Congress working to unite all citizens on a national level, and we need our regional congress working for issues relevent to all citizens on a local basis."

The APC has been inactive of late and the dissappearance of the leader, Sr De Bord, has resulted in the APC falling into a state of near disrepair. After starting a confidence vote on the leadership of De Bord, Pedro López, has declared that the 75% vote of no confidence should be sufficient for the Emperor to arrange an alternative leader so that the APC can once more be active. He has of course put his name forward. The ball now lies in the Emperor's court.

The Cibolan Cold War Sees the Finger Pointing Begin

Far from showing the kind of solidarity that a country requires in order to survive in times of crisis, the senior members of Martino government seem to be falling apart. The senior figures are of course reacting to an exposé in the Cibolenland (formerly Germania, Triesenburg and Colchis) national newspaper. This exposé showed evidence retrieved by a Cibolenland spy of an attempt by the Martino governemnt to start a war which would suck in other nations into a large-scale conflict.

Since the publication of the article fingers have been pointed by the right-wing at prominent members of the left that may or may not have had any involvement recently in Germania. The first victim of the right's targetted agression was Alfonso Aruarte, a founding father of San Martin. The only reason cited by his accusors being that a nation he was a part of recently merged themselves with Germania to for Cibolenland. Slowly but surely the pressure is being released from his shoulders as people consider two major factors, a) there is no evidence and b) why would Aruarte actually destroy something he helped to create? It is worth noting though that outspoken citizen Alarico Montario continues to attribute blame to Aruarte.

In another interesting twist to the finger pointing, Pedro López Fénandez, General Secretary of the U.V.M. has found himself on the recieving end of the rights accusations. Again the mere fact that Pedro López has worked on both sides of the border recently seem the only reason for the blame being thus applied. Again, if we look at the logical side of the argument, Pedro López firstly wouldn't want to jeopardise all the hard work he has put into establishing a political party in San Martin and, secondly, he worked on behalf of the Germanian pro-democracy movement and has been the vitcim of Germanian anti-democracy movement on three separate occasions. All three occasions resulted in him having his account details meddled with in an attempt to prevent him voting.

So where will the argument and buck-passing end? Why should it have started? Maybe the answer lies not with left but somewhere a little closer to home. In a time when Cibolenland goes from strength to strength, with internal stability at an all time high, and where in contrast San Martin has had its Senate dissolved and where a strong anti-war contigent are getting more and more restless at the trigger happy, do we have any choice but to cease internal hostility and start building bridges instead of burning them? Maybe that answer lies with right.

From Red to Green

The ever-changing face of San Martin Communism has undertaken what its General Secretary Pedro López Férnandez calls "Final stage of the transition". So what is he talking about now? Well in a new twist the party that began as the Communist Party of San Martin (PCSM), then changed to the Martino Communist Union (UCM) has become the Union Verde Martino (UCM) or, in English, the Martino Green Union. This new idea would, within the state, incorporate both ideas from Marx and Engels' Communist Manifesto and adds in a twist of environmentalism.

To accommodate for this sideways 'progression' gone is the red star flag that had been for a long time the symbol of Martino communism and in its place is a pair of green leaves that look like a bird. In addition small changes have been made to the manifesto to incorporate environmentalism and yet reiterate the communist message.

So where now for the final incarnation of Martino communism? Well they have said in a statement announcing the changes that they wish to formally enter into a voting alliance, a coalition of sorts, with the Izquierda Republicana. This idea awaits the opinions of the Republican Left but it is hoped an agreement can be reached to allow both parties to retain there unique identities, and yet, work closely together to promote socialism.

So green communism, will it work? We'll see what the Republican Left think..!

Spring Census Begins

Pedro López Férnandez, San Martin's Interior Minister, has announced the beginning of the 2005 Spring Census. It is an attempt to formally chart the the recent comings and goings through San Martin's big revolving door. It is requested that all citizens take part!!

Martino citizens taken as hostages by Germanian mobs

BERLIN, Germania; El Nuevo Dia - A San Martino Chinook helicopter evacuating the last remaining Martinos from Germania was shot down as it left the Martino Embassy compound. The mob, numbering about 1,500 Germanians, stormed the empty embassy and shot the helicopter just as it was leaving the pad. The mod took the survivors of the crash and claimed them as hostages.

Don Augusto Benavides, Minister of Defense of San Martin claims this is "to be considered as act of war." The mob still has not communicated with the San Martino government to name their terms. Kurt Fischer, a Germanian official, pledged to "do whatever it takes to find the hostages". He assured the Martino government that these events were not planned by the government and that they do not want war.

The San Martino government, namely Prime Minister Allende, still have not made an official statement on this event. There is some speculation that an ultimatum might be issued to return the hostages.

Germania mobilizing troops "to open fire on Martinos"

LOS SANTOS, San Martin; El Nuevo Dia - Following the announcement that the Empire of San Martin had broken off diplomatic relations with the Federal Republic of Germania, the newly elected Germanian President, Wolfgang Schneiderhan ordered a general mobilization of all German armed forces "to prevent incidents instigated by agent provocateurs and rogue elements along the common border with the Nord-Mittelcibolen nations." Reservists have been called in in Germania and it is expected that every Germanian citizen will "let themselves be mustered for military service."

This announcement was followed by another, made by Air Marshal AdolfGrecy. "The Airforce is awaiting your commands and is ready to open fire on Martinos that attack us or Soldiers from treisenberg [sic]," said Grecy.

The San Martino government has yet to respond to the general mobilization of forces in Germania, and Prime Minister Allende will address the nation again through a press conference in the Prime Minister's mansion sometime today.

Allende officially breaks relations with Germania

LOS SANTOS, San Martin; El Nuevo Dia - Prime Minister Jose Agustin Allende made another crucial speech today on the recent events in the Federal Republic of Germania. In his speech, he bashed the winner of the Germanian presidential elections Wolfgang Schneiderhan. "These efforts to curtail and halt the march of democracy and popular will was led by none other than Wolfgang Schneiderhan himself," said PM Allende in his speech.

Prime Minister Allende went on to announce that the Empire of San Martin was officially breaking all diplomatic relations with Germania. He urged all Germanian nationals to leave San Martin "as soon as possible". In his speech, Allende revealed that he made secret trips to Germania himself to see how the elections worked. It was then when El Nuevo Dia recieved complaints from a few Germanian citizens, saying that the elections were beriddled with fraud, violent coercion and even account hacking.

It is not know yet what precisely this break of relations will cause. Germania has not reacted as of yet.

Germanian Presidential Election Results

GERMANIA: Presidential "elections" beriddled by fraud, corruption

BERLIN, Germania; El Nuevo Dia - With results trickling in for the Germanian presidential elections, members of the opposition have accused the government of trying to steal the election and urged people to defend their vote. "The government has fraudulently, once again, betrayed the people," Otto Von Bismarck said to El Nuevo Dia. "We believe the people of Germania must defend their vote and their right to free and fair elections."

Von Bismarck, a member of the Socialist Unity Party, the party that has led the voices for change and democracy in Germania, has come forward, saying "They took my user account, changed the password and now they have voted as me." He said he will appeal the result in Germania's courts — which the government doesn't even have. But he would not specify what actions he would take.

Previous attempts at protest have been violently crushed by security forces and members of the ruling party. The Empire of San Martin, whose diplomats were visiting including Prime Minister Allende himself, observed the campaign and voting, agreed with Von Bismarck that the voting was severely flawed.

Emperor addresses nation, calls for a new constitution

LOS SANTOS, San Martin; El Nuevo Dia - His Imperial Majesty Roberto I addressed the nation yesterday, sharing his fears and doubts on the current status of the San Martino Realm. In his speech, his Imperial Majesty outlined his preoccupations with the current constitution of the Empire, which he authored. "The current constitution does not suit the needs of the nation well. Therefore, I hereby request that a resolution be drawn to allow me to create a Constitutional Convention composed of myself as well as any of you, my beloved subjects, who wish to participate," said His Imperial Majesty in his speech.

So far, the people of San Martin have welcomed His Majesty's speech, applauding and proclaiming how proud they feel of their Emperor. Prime Minister Allende said "I support your decisions, and I will back this Constitutional Convention full heartedly."

Also yesterday, His Imperial Majesty appointed Don Augusto Benavides, Don Jose Enrique Martin, Alfonso Manuel Aruarte and Jose Vera Romero to the Imperial Privy Council. The Prime Minister is a member of the Privy Council as well.

Allende makes crucial speech on Germanian policy, calls on protestors to vote

Allende, in a press conference on foreign affairs policy early today.

LOS SANTOS, San Martin; El Nuevo Dia - Prime Minister Jose Agustin Allende opened a press conference early today on foreign affairs policy with a speech that strongly condemned the actions of the Germanian government and called on protestors to "avoid resorting to violence and illegitimate coups" and "use the last right they have, which is the right to vote." This comes as voices of dissent in Germania are quickly rising against the current government, and as protestors that have only resorted to making their views known, have been coerced into submission.

Prime Minister Jose Agustin Allende did not make clear in his speech whether San Martin would directly intervene in favor of the protestors, but he did make clear that San Martin is committed to freedom and democracy for all. "It is my perception, and the perception of those protesters in the streets of Berlin, that Germania's government does not express these ideals of democracy and liberty," said Sr. Allende in his speech.

Following the speech, Sr. Allende opened the floor for questions. As this article went to press, there were no questions yet.

Prime Minister Allende calls off state visit to Germania

LOS SANTOS, San Martin; El Nuevo Dia - Relations between San Martin and Germania worsened yesterday as Prime Minister Jose Agustin Allende abruptly cancelled a planned visit to Berlin, which was supposed to be the first stop in a major foreign affairs tour of all the Cibolan nations. "Due to recent domestic unrest in Germania and hostility by protesters towards the Empire of San Martin, Ambassador Benavides and myself, I have decided to cancel my state visit to Germania," said Prime Minister Allende.

Mr. Allende called off the trip, which had been scheduled to begin tomorrow, in response to a statement by Germania's protesters particularly Erich Honecker, Nazi leader Anton Harrer and others, that called the Prime Minister a "twat", "asshole" and a "dictator". San Martino Defense Minister and Ambassador to Germania, Augusto Benavides, travelled to Germania yesterday and was insulted publicly by the protesters.

GERMANIA: Voices of dissent rising quickly

Protesters in Berlin, calling for a constitution and electoral law.

BERLIN, Germania; El Nuevo Dia - As the general elections in Germania approach, voices of dissent towards the two major political parties in Germania, the Free Democratic Party and the Social Democratic Party, have intensified. Protests all around Germania have been staged by the opposition parties, mainly by the Socialist Unity Party, bashing President Kaylee Howitz (FDP) and Presidential candidate Kurt Fischer (SDP). The protests have escalated into violence in Koln, where the German Worker's Party (GWP, Nazis) is staging them. The government has responded with extreme hostility to these peaceful protests. The protests in Koln, led by Nazi leader Anton Harrer, have turned into outright rebellion.

Protesters contend that Germania is "grossly mismanaged" and believe that the leadership is to blame for the fact that Germania presently lacks a constitution and code of laws regulating elections. Some of the protesters are calling for a "socialist Reich".

The general elections in Germania have been dated for April 17th. "The protesters are right, Germania lacks rule of law and democracy, but I believe that in the end, either Howitz or Fischer will win the election... at all costs," said a Germanian under anonymity.

As this article went to press, public opinion polls in Germania are calling the election very close for the Social Democratic Party, showing that most likely, the victor in the Germanian elections will be Kurt Fischer.