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:Mydic Chronicle:

Opening of the Koinovoúlio of Amazonia
Marking the 243rd session of the Koinovoúlio of Amazonia, the Basileus Leto III, his heir and grandson Crown Prince Philipos, his brother and sister-in-law Prince Alexandros and Princess Charlene as well as the Basilissa and most of the Basileus’ surviving children dressed in their imperial reignments and proceeded down the “Imperial Mile” between the Governor General’s residence and the Koinovoúlio of Amazonia. A traditional Amazonian band and accompanying detachment of the Amazonian Guards led the way. Nearly 130,000 are said to have lined the streets for the occasion which is usually marked by the Heir Apparent alone. This year the Basileus said it was crucial that all the realms feel the presence of the Imperial Household and that the people see them as stewards of the peace rather than as rulers to oversee the governance of the Empire.

The clear shift in attitude by the Imperial Household will have some impact on the snap elections as half the parties are decidedly positioned on the monarchy question while the two largest are simply stating they would do a referendum.

Amazonia is the one largest of the interior realms of the Empire and comprises the majority of the western borders. Its capital city of Xenia stands among the canopies of the jungles and while the realm extends to the northern hinterlands. Long a city of immense cultural standing, Xenia is home to 6.9 million people with the predominant political leaning to the Social Democrats in recent decades from a former traditionalist stronghold in the mid-1950s. A beacon of sustainability and eco-friendly urban development, the city relies heavily on its subway and above ground light rail options as well as electric mass transit options.

The public lining the route was exuberant with the arrival of the Imperial Family and the outpouring of public support is sure to warm the hearts of the Imperials as well as throw some cold water onto the rhetoric that they do not have the backing of the general public. One woman when interviewed characterized the event as the following:

“They’re just here to unify us. They don’t rule us, I don’t feel oppressed. Basileus Leto has led our people through difficult and trying times and I just trust that they mean the best. Archon Galanis however…” The woman continued to respond with negatives about the incumbent elected leader who runs the civilian government. Polling tracks with the Amazonian woman’s train of thought though with just 19% saying the Archon was handling the current situation the Empire was in well. An overwhelming 67% believed that the Empire was entirely on the wrong course. Comforting though were the polls showing 83% of respondents saying they believed the Valentian Alliance was proving that it would stand by Mydia no matter what with only 5% saying they believed that the Alliance would abandon Mydia if it were attacked.

Egian Reinforcements
It was announced that additional forces would be deployed to the Egian Archipelago and they have arrived. Tens of thousands of additional forces are being spread across the island group and entering into strong positions should they need to fight off an Albanese invasion force. The Mydic garrison had been increased from a standard 15,000 to 75,000. The reinforcements arrived via constant 24/7 air flights between the islands and the Mydic mainland over 6,000 km away.

Meanwhile, to the movements of the troops, the Mydic navy deployed the 3rd Fleet toward the Archipelago and with its arrival there was great pomp and circumstance throughout. The 3rd Fleets’ arrival meant there were now two entire Mydic carrier fleets present in the island group, totalling 36 warships between the two groups and another 25 local smaller war vessels and coast guard ships. The unknown and much more dangerous figure was the number of subsurface combatants.

Truly the might of the Mydic navy were its submarines and other submersible warships such as its light submersible carrier, the TM Lampro Dory which had accompanied the 3rd Fleet on previous maneuvers in the Valentian but had not been sighted at its port. Already there were rumors that a rather large submarine detachment had been sent to the islands with the TM Lampro Dory leading them. A third fleet per se of just subsurface vessels. Though the officials at the Admiralty refused to comment or otherwise confirm this and as such the Chronicle will regard this as speculation.

The Mydic fleets still remaining in the Empire’s main theater such as the Thalassic and Cosmic Seas are on heightened alert with the 4th Fleet expected to replace the 5th on it’s patrol of the Thalassic next week while the 7th and 9th Fleets will rotate out of the Cosmic respectively in the same timeline so as to give the personnel of the rotated fleets much needed shoreleave, many of whom have not been able to return to the mainland since before the bombings some weeks ago. Our thoughts and hearts go out to those affected by the Mydare Bombings.