Operation Celestial Sque has been completed with a success, the The Celestial Citadel has been seized back after the departure of the only remaining nation there, presumably after some Diplomacy or call elsewhere. Currently it is under For Sque Occupation, with its fate to be decided latter.
Leadership challenges are getting rough in HEP-1. I don't mean they're struggling with each other; I don't comment on internal leadership struggles in that sense. I mean the nation is getting harder to govern lately. This game can get quite challenging.
Valentína Nazaretian The struggle for honest governance defined the presidency of Valentína Nazaretian. It seemed like every day there was either a corruption trial or a corruption scandal, with some party officials flagrantly getting away with things and others getting caught for things prior administrations would've let them get away with. The chaos was overall considered to have reflected where the government and the domestic media were putting this issue front and center, with overall substantial gains made in integrity. Democratic governance was strengthened in HEP-1 during this time, but not to historically unprecedented levels. It was still enough to see society reach its rudest, most fractious point in history. The crime wave that arose under President Gonzalez broke open again and worse. All-cause mortality ticked upwards while development estimates were eroded. Many people opposed these fluctuations overall, though dogmatic believers in government integrity kept the faith, and anti-authoritarians praised the loosening up of social life in HEP-1. Equality made some gains as well, with bigotry being opposed more consistently by the nation's obligate socialists. Political alignment: Liberal
I didn't want to do it immediately this time, but at least I didn't lap an entire president before writing this retrospective. Find the rest of them here:
Atrus Jobrani Chosen by the Honest Anarchocommunist Party as the new leader of HEP-1, Atrus Jobrani was a President arising after HEP-1 had already withered the state. Without authority over taxation and spending, he governed chiefly by directing HEP-1's state-owned businesses in the formation of policy as well as the HAP in the enforcement of it. Enforcement in this period was grotesquely reliant on homicide, but it was also marked by a significant, gradual reduction of homicide rates from a high peak, as President Jobrani directed the HAP in the minimization of the infliction of extrajudicial death penalties. President Jobrani's record on HAP integrity was imperfect, but overall bribery rates are believed to have nudged downwards during this period. One of the focuses of the Jobrani presidency, which is expected to continue as a governing priority for the HAP, was the creation of conditions of compassion in society. This compassion, it is hoped, will establish conditions for the development of voluntarily law-abiding natures that will sustain a worthwhile society in the absence of taxation and spending. Political alignment: Moderate
Lalitha Pellé President Pellé was not remarked upon for her compassionate governing style. She was also not remarked upon for her uncompassionate style. She was mostly remarked upon for vetoing legislation. The homicide rate actually went up slightly during this time, though all-causes mortality went down as environmental protection strengthened and progress was made against disease. Civil rights protection improved slightly. Some said that Pellé worked hard, others claimed that she didn't get much done, and a few said that both were true, owing to the constraints of leadership in an anarchic society. Political alignment: Liberal
Reginald Morton President Morton was most infamous for decreeing limits on the number of children individual could have. Detractors argued this couldn't be enforced within an anarchy, but supporters argued that there were means both voluntary and otherwise within the chaotic state of HEP-1. Beyond that, he was also known for his fantastic work in advancing healthcare in HEP-1. Average lifespans went up over two years during his time in office. The nation also became more polite during his tenure, and the quality of the environment improved, while a voluntary anti-crime consensus continued to strengthen. The nation's eponymous priority strengthened with a small movement towards integrity, as well. Political alignment: Conservative
Kanti Sargon President Sargon was known for being in the media frequently and trying to shape the nation through that channel. Her fondness for fishing was occasionally mocked by the citizenry; there are few fishermen in HEP-1! Her record on death rates was unimpressive, but overall they went down very slightly. A less impressive opponent of crime than her predecessor, she nonetheless made progress towards voluntary order in HEP-1. However, she was criticized for allowing the black market to grow. Some accused her of collaborating with some black marketeers to ensure a smooth progression of their endeavors with less need to commit crimes against the citizens. Others claimed that she was defending a rebel yell and collaborating with international provocateurs seeking to bring anarchism to other countries. Still more defended her governance, claiming that the nation became politer, and the need to pay bribes became rarer during her time in office. Political alignment: Conservative
Jaswinder Lubna The first openly gay president of HEP-1, President Lubna oversaw a period of astounding progress in civil rights. Some critics of Jaswinder Lubna actually claimed that he was pushing inclusivity too fast; they predicted that the nation would see a period where further inclusivity stagnated as society roiled with the adaptation. Cracking the chaotic reputation of civil rights advocacy, this was also a period of falling crime rates and reduced black market activity, though the nation's black market remains strong. Disposable incomes slightly rose, though malnourishment at the close of Lubna's term afflicted a stunning 25% of the public. Much of the progress against crime rates was credited to the HAP's continued advocacy of compassion in society, and despite the ubiquitous food shortages, people managed to scrape up the resources needed for pet ownership in the nation to increase. Obesity rates were nearly static in this interval, but lifespans nonetheless nudged upwards as a result of improved public order. Political alignment: Liberal
Erik Scout Defying predictions of a slowdown in inclusivity, Erik Scout's government continued advancing the cause of societal egalitarianism. Civil rights also continued to soar. Although LGBT inclusivity saw no notable advances under President Scout, inclusivity for minor faiths increased, and representation of new political voices increased dramatically. It was said by some that President Scout was the greatest democrat in HEP-1's history. Detractors however claimed that Scout's tenure saw the rise of the rudest society that had ever existed in HEP-1, and that stellar progress in societal compassion under President Lubna ground to a near-complete halt under President Scout. This rise of rudeness came amidst a dramatic fall in murder rates. The last vestiges of the HAP's deployment of murder for political purposes were (supposedly) halted, along with all obvious reactionary murder efforts, leaving only a small, demographically irrelevant murder rate. Lifespans edged upwards; malnourishment decreased very slightly (to 24.8%). Political alignment: Liberal
Amar Ausra Continuing a trend of democratic reform, President Ausra managed to increase political freedoms without making the nation ruder. Integrity and inclusivity both increased in this period, while crime rates reached historic lows. Environmental protections reached their strongest point in history despite a continuing absence of government-funded environmentalism. Death rates went down as well. However, not all of the news was good. The scientific sophistication of the economy shuddered, with defeats dealt to information technology, and some people worried that the nation's opposition to taxation might not be firmly rooted enough to resist the reimplementation of an income tax system. Malnourishment rates also remained stable at 24.8% despite reductions of death rates. Political alignment: Liberal
Gibson Gideon Most infamous for widespread bans against dangerous activities, President Gideon was mildly mocked for his toothless mandates and his folksy, seemingly illiterate mode of speech. In a ruder nation, this would have been an infamous period of hatred, but rudeness ended only slightly higher than it started. Administratively, Gideon oversaw the implementation of new policy observation tools that the HAP promised to make use of for long-term insight. President Gideon cited his own proudest moment as being the procurement of major contracts expanding the supply of medical robotics technology for deployment in HEP-1, and his record goes down in history as providing an entire term of rock-solid progress in lifespans. Political alignment: Liberal
Nazanin Darzi President Darzi made the focus of her presidency the reduction of death rates in HEP-1. Over the course of her time in office, she managed steady progress in making the people of HEP-1 live longer, however she was castigated for the horrible conservativism of her government which set back the state of liberty in HEP-1. The HAP castigated the peoples' lifestyles and sought to influence them to make more healthy, lawful choices. Legal compliance reached its highest point in history! Despite the assaults on intellectual integrity that restrictive social leadership represented, the nation's scientific advancement actually improved, and many people found that they were safe despite a popular attitude ignoring politics in HEP-1. Political alignment: Conservative
Viraj Edwardson With very little legislative activity, President Edwardson made the focus of his time in office the conduct of the nation's politicians. The nation grew more polite and more politically representative both. It also grew slightly more conservative, but was overall judged to have declined in authoritarianism. The "no phones hour" mandate was controversial and frequently defied, but President Edwardson touted it as reducing the nation's death rates in a statistically observable manner. Political alignment: Conservative
Isha Kumar Striking back against the nation's perpetual famine, President Kumar opened up the economy to a new Diverse Collectives movement that decentralized some of the economic planning and gave the different economic organizations of the nation more freedom to choose their own acquisitions priorities. Further increases in lifespan were achieved under President Kumar, whose leadership was very protective of the nation. Indeed, paternalistically protective; civil liberties frayed under President Kumar and a substantial weight of conformism sank in. Isha was an absolute terror against the black market, achieving steady progress in the reduction of the share of economic activity attributed to illegal operations. Many of President Kumar's decisions were somewhat controversial, but by far the greatest controversy arose when the Honest Anarchist Party forbade all practice of religion, officially secularizing the entire nation of HEP-1. Reports indicated this measure achieved 97% compliance, however it was quietly expected that the actual level of atheism in the nation was being over reported, and when the mandate was withdrawn in the face of public noncompliance the atheism rate appeared to be 46%. Political alignment: Conservative
Ramakanta Gadhavi A patient, liberal president, Gadhavi managed to increase civil rights while lowering death rates and defending compassion. She very gently eroded the perpetual famine. She also dressed weirdly! President Gadhavi spent her entire term mostly avoiding legislation and her government was said to be considering every possibility very carefully. Political alignment: Liberal
Anne Fiddler A menace to HEP-1's liberals, President Fiddler marked stunning successes at driving back the nation's persistent famines, but she did so at some cost to the nation's civil rights. New laws regulated sports, media, and even proper behavior between the sexes. The nation became more authoritarian and less egalitarian in this time, with bigotry entrenching on a supposedly 'very lawful' basis. Legal compliance did reach its highest point in history. This occurred despite complaints of an increase in hostility between people. With its absence of legal enforcement mechanisms beyond voluntary adherence, the legal system of HEP-1 is a hazardous jewel that other nations dare not emulate, but domestic liberals have been heard arguing that the national culture is occasionally stultifying in its pressures towards "rational" conformity. Conservatives have fired back that the nation is still wildly liberal and tolerates all kinds of "degeneracy". The general opinion of the public to this debate has been a frustrated counterpoint that at least people are less likely to go hungry than they were before President Fiddler took office. Political alignment: Conservative
Inga Pasternak When President Pasternak ordered the bulldozing of libraries for conversion into internet cafes, nobody was expecting the famines to resurge stronger than ever, but somehow that was exactly what happened. Yet lifespans increased! Inga Pasternak was then shy of instituting new policies and put everything through intensive review before enacting it. When she did finally act, it was to attempt to expand the nation's moribund mining industries, while simultaneously restricting the advertisement of dangerous products to children. Civil rights, atypically enough, were completely unmodified in this period, changing substantively in neither direction. Political alignment: Moderate
Panther Theodotos The first leader in a long time to oversee a reduction in lifespans, President Theodotos prioritized civil rights, pulling the nation up against pressure by conservatives. Authoritarianism sank as political freedoms also grew. Defying stereotypes of both liberals and anarchists, legal compliance and pacifism reached their respective highest points in history. However, public safety dropped. The nation grew more polite during this period. Obesity rates nudged upwards despite stable rates of concern for health. The development index increased despite the loss of lifespan, owing to increases in income and educational attainment. The Honest Anarchist Party (HAP) used economic influence to shape society during this period, relying on its control of state industry to actuate policy. Political alignment: Liberal
Phaidra Mandic In an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the nation's long-term famines, President Mandic pushed for still further professionalization of agriculture and higher standards of technical expertise in agricultural work. These restrictions on agricultural employment were credited with reductions in yield. The HAP defended them as consistent with long-term policy in HEP-1, such that efforts to engage uneducated workers in agriculture were counter-revolutionary efforts defying the nation's vital efforts to achieve a rational scientific economy. Furthermore, despite the reductions in yield, average lifespans increased again under President Mandic's tenure, chiefly due to the new maternity leave program, which was widely hailed as an excellent example of a rational investment in the nation's well-being. Phaidra was praised for the compassion of her government, but not, strictly speaking, for its honesty; it was rumored that the nation engaged in some quite successful covert ops against threatening nations during this period. Political alignment: Liberal
Per Tocet President Tocet shocked the nation by loosening up rules on hunting. It became legal to hunt species deemed to be menacing to the overall ecological health of the nation. Officially, this was sport hunting and the carcasses were to be dumped or processed for trophies. Unofficially, nobody was surprised when the malnourishment rate dropped 3.8% after the institution of the new rules. Despite the menace of hunting, the nation was generally thought in this time to have grown more compassionate... perhaps to each other, and not to animals, though some argued that even the hunters were contributing to the health of the environment. President Tocet left behind a positive legacy in science and liberty, and was regarded by most as having been a thoroughly acceptable leader, with politeness and political apathy growing in this period. Such complaints as were leveled against him centred on a supposed corrosive effect he had on cultural sophistication in the nation, with tolerance for a kind of 'rough charm' pushing back the fine arts. A quieter complaint was leveled that he had ejected a lot of HAP members who were entirely beneficial to public safety on charges of the misuse of public trust... but as this had been the restoration of the nation's integrity from President Mandic's covert operations, that complaint could not be made too loudly. Political alignment: Liberal
Raissa Dalmans President Dalmans maintained extensive deployment of status quo policies, but exerted pressure against black market activity as well as conservative attitudes in sexuality. The intensity of the famine ticked back despite a lack of government action contra famine, creating a mystery element in the politics of HEP-1. As time went on, more people were getting enough to eat! State economists were observing the trend. Some claimed that it clearly could not be attributed to government activity as no specific shifts in policy were attributed with reducing the intensity of famine. Others insisted that it was the result of the continuing success of established government policies creating the structure of the economy in HEP-1. The HAP faced some criticism for focusing on sexual liberation while so many people were malnourished, but they defended the actions of President Dalmans by insisting that HEP-1 was under siege by conservative thinkers who were trying to reduce death rates only in ways that also disproportionately restricted civil rights. They still intended to create a more long-lived society, but they wanted it to be a liberated long-lived society. Political alignment: Liberal
Umberto Di Pasqua Most notorious for the sharp rise in anti-tourism sentiment, President Di Pasqua reigned over a period of increasing famine and declining death rates. The HAP overall tightened its grip on the economy during this period, blocking people from making choices that would get them access to food, yet they did this in a paternalistic mode where they still sought to prevent deaths. It is an unusual balance characteristic of the governance of HEP-1 that has lead to gradual expansions of lifespan. Despite the growing famine, agricultural yields actually increased during this time. Crime rates reached their lowest point on record, but the nation was considered to have lost something in compassion, and it was a bit ruder than it began. President Di Pasqua was a conservative whose record on civil rights was negative, with the HAP grudgingly admitting skepticism of some rights during this time after a long period of liberal leadership. However, dissenting voices professing a desire to see a return of liberty in all its splendor were tolerated. Political alignment: Conservative
Prema Gwerder The most criminal president in recent history, President Gwermer saw a crime wave occur along with a rise of shocking rudeness. Appallingly, some people were more cheerful in this environment than they had been under President Di Pasqua, perhaps because the nation's famines decreased significantly with the relaxation of economic controls to their weakest point since the founding of the nation. Further progress was made in reducing death rates and somehow, public safety actually rose. Although there was initially some cause for hope in the matter of civil rights, conservatives made shocking gains towards the end of President Gwerder's time in office after reports of inbreeding among immigrant populations. Despite this, Gwerder led the nation to become more inclusive overall! Political alignment: Conservative
Ažuolas Ivanov Most notorious for having appointed children to his presidential cabinet, President Ivanov also worked to represent rural voices and modernize the judiciary. His AI judiciary initiative was seen as a blatant intrusion of foreign information technology companies upon the nation of HEP-1 as well as a wide open door for criminality, although defenders of the plan pointed out gains in lifespan and concomitant reductions in the severity of the nation's persistent famines. Legal compliance estimates ended President Ivanov's time in office lower than they began, but there were substantial gains in HDI over this period. Although he defended civil rights during his time in office and was said to have sharply reduced authoritarianism, President Ivanov was criticized as an anti-democratic leader who freely defied public opinion in pursuit of ideological ends. His defenders declared him a wizened ent whose influence would long stand over HEP-1. Political alignment: Liberal
Carter Collins President Collins presided over a period of ascending compassion in HEP-1. Liberals and conservatives competed to be seen as the most compassionate influence upon the nation. This was great news for legal compliance in HEP-1, which reached its highest point in history under President Collins. HDI and scientific advancement increased significantly on news of an increasingly literate population. However, death rates increased significantly, violating long-strong trends of reducing death rates. The HAP refused to comment on why increasing deployment of concealed carry in the public increased the relative survival rate of obese individuals. Political alignment: Liberal
Linda Marchenko A potent defender of civil rights in HEP-1, President Marchenko loosened the borders and dismantled restrictions on free speech. Her government did not manage to do this without an increase in death rates, but they did manage to end with higher levels of legal compliance than they began. Her government dramatically increased the deployment of AI in the economy of HEP-1 and was credited with advances in the nation's technical sophistication. Pacifism, inclusivity, and the resistance of the public sector to corruption all increased during her time in office as well. Overall, she was widely credited as a successful president despite wide fluctuations in the national etiquette during her time in office. Political alignment: Liberal
Rajmund McKenna An avowed disciple of President Marchenko, President McKenna opened his time in office with landmark legislation greatly broadening free speech in HEP-1. Despite this liberalization agenda, he also made measurable gains against the nation's death rates, creating a more long-lived polity. It was not however a more legally compliant polity, as legal compliance edged downwards during his time in office. He built on President Marchenko's gains in public sector integrity with concomitant gains in public safety, but the nation's pacifism eroded during this time. President McKenna shocked the nation by relaxing economic regulations designed to create a more polite polity. The resulting flush of activity reduced the intensity of the nation's persistent famine, but inspired a second shock of bitter hostility that scarred the nation. President McKenna was overall a polarizing president, as many thought his commitment to civil rights was too dogmatic, and left society tattered. Political alignment: Liberal
Petr Ignatov Although his efforts to secure the nation's health by driving settlement out of malaria-ridden regions were condemned as conservativism in action, President Ignatov later redeemed himself in the eyes of civil libertarians by promoting nudism and nude art while restricting the use of solitary confinement and other mistreatments in the prison system. A determined fighter of death rates, Petr spent his time in office promoting legislation aimed at reducing all-cause mortality. He also lowered crime rates to their lowest point on record. The nation welcomed new immigrants and gained considerable diversity in this time. Although President Ignatov's urban water rations were hailed as a pro-agricultural reform, yields actually declined during his time in office amidst socialist reform programs and a general downturn in the economy. Although it was not central to his policy, some credited President Ignatov as 'the chef president', for presiding over the longest period of improving cuisine in the nation's history, with dramatic improvements in the quality of food available to the nation's obligate socialists. Although few if any wanted to proclaim a golden age, it was said this was a "silver age" for HEP-1's culture. Political alignment: Liberal
Leila Gonzalez President Gonzalez opened her time in office with a controversial "cash for passports" program that created new, highly responsive immigration procedures for wealthy immigrants. This policy achieved some recognition among liberals for advancing the cause of open borders, but it was President Gonzalez's only contribution to liberalism. Death rates fell dramatically during her time in office, partly due to health promotion campaigns and partly due to market socialism reforms that made the economy considerably more responsive and productive. The nation's persistent famines reached a record low under President Gonzalez. However, the nation suffered a crime wave during her time in office, which was only partially ameliorated by the time she left office. Political alignment: Liberal
Valentína Nazaretian The struggle for honest governance defined the presidency of Valentína Nazaretian. It seemed like every day there was either a corruption trial or a corruption scandal, with some party officials flagrantly getting away with things and others getting caught for things prior administrations would've let them get away with. The chaos was overall considered to have reflected where the government and the domestic media were putting this issue front and center, with overall substantial gains made in integrity. Democratic governance was strengthened in HEP-1 during this time, but not to historically unprecedented levels. It was still enough to see society reach its rudest, most fractious point in history. The crime wave that arose under President Gonzalez broke open again and worse. All-cause mortality ticked upwards while development estimates were eroded. Many people opposed these fluctuations overall, though dogmatic believers in government integrity kept the faith, and anti-authoritarians praised the loosening up of social life in HEP-1. Equality made some gains as well, with bigotry being opposed more consistently by the nation's obligate socialists. Political alignment: Liberal
Airat Siemon President Siemon started his tenure by struggling against the nation's rudeness with a move towards inclusive etiquette, but later governed over historically unprecedented explosions of rudeness. While the nation remained united behind its antigovernmental message, and it remained committed to its life-preserving rational anarchism, its international affairs became fractiously marked with hostility to and from foreign nations. This change was deplored by the Honest Anarchist Party, which emphasized its desire to work with foreign leaders. Civil rights protections were advanced by Airat and reached their highest point ever, a change that also fueled hateful vitriol from reactionaries insistent that civil rights were ruining society, although the President retorted that he was in the work of fulfilling the wishes of his democratic mandate. Despite this hostility, government integrity leapt upwards, with concomitant gains in public safety, fulfilling the basic pledge of the HAP, for which the party honored President Siemon. Political alignment: Liberal
Landulf Maiella Notorious for governing over a period of rising death rates, President Maiella was excoriated for his failure to further extend the average lifespans of the people of HEP-1. 'A society where nobody kills anybody in any way,' has long been held up as an ideal of HEP-1 and President Maiella did not fulfill it! He did provide some further protection to the civil rights of the public. The nation was said to grow more compassionate in this time, and some were greatly relieved by positive news on the matter of rudeness, where the nation's upwards trend in rudeness was arrested and brought down somewhat, though nowhere close to longer-term lows. One of the themes of Landulf's presidency was a "return to socialism" agenda where economic freedoms were constricted, regulators were empowered, and the economic planning department was strengthened. This was credited as having aggravated death rates and increased the intensity of the nation's permanent famine, but it did encourage the nation to be more polite. Political alignment: Liberal
Jolanta Jansons An arguable tyrant, President Jansons' campaign to restore the etiquette of HEP-1 included a solid drive to restrict the range of political discourse and drive abusive personalities off of the political stage. Public integrity suffered under her leadership, and when confronted by the media, she was quoted as saying, "There are more important qualifications for leadership than not taking bribes." Despite the blatant increase in bribe-taking among civic leaders, crime rates actually fell considerably during her time in office, reaching a new record low. Inclusivity spiked upwards; tolerance for marginalized populations reached a record high. Civil rights spiked, but then suffered some erosion, blackening President Jansons' record in the eyes of some civil rights leaders. The period of rising death rates under President Maeilla was sharply reversed under Jansons, with over a year being added to the nation's already high average lifespans. Political alignment: Liberal
Solveiga Zarins President Zarins campaigned against all-cause mortality in a way that was vibrant, effective, and terrifying, starting with a market reform that brought in for/ex through increased sales of socialist cars, and culminating in a firebombing campaign originating from a thought-defunct wing of the HAP. Who were the targets? Natalist organizations accused of causing elevated death rates among women by their opposition to family planning and sex education, as well as their basic high fecundity. Along the way, President Zarins also championed a compassionate release program for convicts with serious health issues, increased economic research into the deployment of immortalized cell lineages, and mandated criminal liability for AI programmers whose creations became criminals. Zarins' reign of terror produced negative results in the national etiquette, and was overall believed to have somewhat eroded HEP-1's compassion, but it did expand average lifespans by half a year. Political alignment: Conservative
Shay Reardon President Reardon gave away national territory, increased social media monopolism in the country, and cracked down on civil rights in the name of inclusivity, sabotaging the nation's future on all three counts. His more positive achievements include founding a state-run gambling industry around betting on medieval tourneys, making the nation somewhat more polite in ways that stuck, and giving the government more freedom to ignore the public via increased political apathy. He also lowered crime rates, but not to any record low. Political alignment: Conservative
Voldemaras Melnyk Very little happened while President Melnyk was in office, but speech codes at media outlets were relaxed. Public etiquette improved as international subversion was held at bay through international economic cooperation agreements. Political alignment: Liberal
Kusuma Salamon Lifespans increased to a then-record high under President Salamon as the state seized foreign-held assets to fund demining operations on contentious borders. Euthanasia was legalized in this time, with less-than-projected effects on lifespan due to concomitant public safety initiatives. Political inclusivity efforts were increased in an attempt to broaden the range of voices represented in the state politics of HEP-1. Political alignment: Liberal
Afua Alvarado An opponent of euthanasia, President Alvarado launched an about-turn on President Salamon's right to die initiative. The reason cited for the change was to further increase inclusivity by preserving disfavored and neurodivergent populations against being pressured into suicide. An avid trade warrior, President Alvarado also launched embargoes and tariffs against "unhealthy" foreign crops, achieving another record longevity increase despite an increase in the intensity of the nation's persistent food shortages. A supporter of state-run gambling industry, President Alvarado launched an initiative whereby the state began selling play tickets on a lottery system, where people bought a chance at a seat in a theatre rather than a guaranteed seat in a theatre. Between this and the food tariffs, state revenues were increased in this time. Political alignment: Conservative
“Dear citizens of HEP-1, ⠀ In this challenging time, I wish to express my solidarity and support to all of you. I know you are facing difficulties, but I want you to know that you are not alone. As Emperor of Ipeonia and fourteen other Ipeonic dominions and protectorates, I extend my friendly hand to you. ⠀ It is inspiring to see the resilience and strength of the people of HEP-1 in the face of adversity. Your virtues of courage and determination are truly admirable. May these values continue to guide you as you confront the current challenges. ⠀ Furthermore, I would like to send words of support to Her Excellency the President of HEP-1, Valentina Nazaretian. I recognize the tireless efforts that have been made on behalf of the country and its people. Your leadership in difficult times is an example of dedication and commitment to the well-being of the people. ⠀ May the light of hope shine upon HEP-1, guiding you towards better days. May unity and solidarity prevail, further strengthening the bond between the people and their leader. ⠀
With the sincerest wishes for peace and prosperity,” Artur Filipe Francisco César Augusto.
Following a massive increase in world tensions over the pass few days thanks to it nearly being "That Bi-Annual Time of the Year" and an emergency O-20 meeting, Plans have now been set in stone for the Coregian Landmass currently orbiting the home planet to launch into space as detailed in EPC-4 and particularly on the previously mentioned planet of Aethea. This statement is to prevent a Nuclear Apocalypse from potentially spilling off the homeland planet into space. A space shuttle has already been sent over to the planet via the cable system and has landed to make a small colony on the planet. Currently it is still likely that the Coregian Landmass will simply orbit said planet, rather than landing. The Teather will then be set up for Aethea instead of terra, which will be retracted in the 2 coming days, with foreign ambassadors requested either to fully prepare themselves to be on the Coregian Landmass nearly permanently, or to head back down to their nations.
Idk, it just kind of exists now, sitting still. Sea Angelis left, Velznia and Braiham CTE'd and never came back, and New Cervutae departed leaving its status in the D.U.S.H very unclear. And while Novespes, Ipeonia, Tatalia-Nkisi and Sorcery are all active members of the Union, no events have happened to the need of bringing it up again
Nearly a Year ago now, an attempted murder of O-10 Occurred but was stopped by one of her guards spotting said figure in the distance. Now, the cape and few other items the person left have been traced back to a small Violetist Nation out in the distance of Terra, and it is believed that they likely supported the person.
Currently Further Operations are in the planning by the Coregian Council, with a possible 'liberation' on the horizon.
Novespian scholars and diplomats alike have for a long time heard tales of the so called violet cult... no evidence of their existence has even been found. But a spike in interest definetely starts with this statement
Airat Siemon President Siemon started his tenure by struggling against the nation's rudeness with a move towards inclusive etiquette, but later governed over historically unprecedented explosions of rudeness. While the nation remained united behind its antigovernmental message, and it remained committed to its life-preserving rational anarchism, its international affairs became fractiously marked with hostility to and from foreign nations. This change was deplored by the Honest Anarchist Party, which emphasized its desire to work with foreign leaders. Civil rights protections were advanced by Airat and reached their highest point ever, a change that also fueled hateful vitriol from reactionaries insistent that civil rights were ruining society, although the President retorted that he was in the work of fulfilling the wishes of his democratic mandate. Despite this hostility, government integrity leapt upwards, with concomitant gains in public safety, fulfilling the basic pledge of the HAP, for which the party honored President Siemon. Political alignment: Liberal
I'm trying to make HEP-1 a utopia, and it's really quite difficult. Utopia wouldn't be rude, you know? Rudeness may be thoughtless or hateful, and both suck. I want policy structures that minimize rudeness.
Atrus Jobrani Chosen by the Honest Anarchocommunist Party as the new leader of HEP-1, Atrus Jobrani was a President arising after HEP-1 had already withered the state. Without authority over taxation and spending, he governed chiefly by directing HEP-1's state-owned businesses in the formation of policy as well as the HAP in the enforcement of it. Enforcement in this period was grotesquely reliant on homicide, but it was also marked by a significant, gradual reduction of homicide rates from a high peak, as President Jobrani directed the HAP in the minimization of the infliction of extrajudicial death penalties. President Jobrani's record on HAP integrity was imperfect, but overall bribery rates are believed to have nudged downwards during this period. One of the focuses of the Jobrani presidency, which is expected to continue as a governing priority for the HAP, was the creation of conditions of compassion in society. This compassion, it is hoped, will establish conditions for the development of voluntarily law-abiding natures that will sustain a worthwhile society in the absence of taxation and spending. Political alignment: Moderate
Lalitha Pellé President Pellé was not remarked upon for her compassionate governing style. She was also not remarked upon for her uncompassionate style. She was mostly remarked upon for vetoing legislation. The homicide rate actually went up slightly during this time, though all-causes mortality went down as environmental protection strengthened and progress was made against disease. Civil rights protection improved slightly. Some said that Pellé worked hard, others claimed that she didn't get much done, and a few said that both were true, owing to the constraints of leadership in an anarchic society. Political alignment: Liberal
Reginald Morton President Morton was most infamous for decreeing limits on the number of children individual could have. Detractors argued this couldn't be enforced within an anarchy, but supporters argued that there were means both voluntary and otherwise within the chaotic state of HEP-1. Beyond that, he was also known for his fantastic work in advancing healthcare in HEP-1. Average lifespans went up over two years during his time in office. The nation also became more polite during his tenure, and the quality of the environment improved, while a voluntary anti-crime consensus continued to strengthen. The nation's eponymous priority strengthened with a small movement towards integrity, as well. Political alignment: Conservative
Kanti Sargon President Sargon was known for being in the media frequently and trying to shape the nation through that channel. Her fondness for fishing was occasionally mocked by the citizenry; there are few fishermen in HEP-1! Her record on death rates was unimpressive, but overall they went down very slightly. A less impressive opponent of crime than her predecessor, she nonetheless made progress towards voluntary order in HEP-1. However, she was criticized for allowing the black market to grow. Some accused her of collaborating with some black marketeers to ensure a smooth progression of their endeavors with less need to commit crimes against the citizens. Others claimed that she was defending a rebel yell and collaborating with international provocateurs seeking to bring anarchism to other countries. Still more defended her governance, claiming that the nation became politer, and the need to pay bribes became rarer during her time in office. Political alignment: Conservative
Jaswinder Lubna The first openly gay president of HEP-1, President Lubna oversaw a period of astounding progress in civil rights. Some critics of Jaswinder Lubna actually claimed that he was pushing inclusivity too fast; they predicted that the nation would see a period where further inclusivity stagnated as society roiled with the adaptation. Cracking the chaotic reputation of civil rights advocacy, this was also a period of falling crime rates and reduced black market activity, though the nation's black market remains strong. Disposable incomes slightly rose, though malnourishment at the close of Lubna's term afflicted a stunning 25% of the public. Much of the progress against crime rates was credited to the HAP's continued advocacy of compassion in society, and despite the ubiquitous food shortages, people managed to scrape up the resources needed for pet ownership in the nation to increase. Obesity rates were nearly static in this interval, but lifespans nonetheless nudged upwards as a result of improved public order. Political alignment: Liberal
Erik Scout Defying predictions of a slowdown in inclusivity, Erik Scout's government continued advancing the cause of societal egalitarianism. Civil rights also continued to soar. Although LGBT inclusivity saw no notable advances under President Scout, inclusivity for minor faiths increased, and representation of new political voices increased dramatically. It was said by some that President Scout was the greatest democrat in HEP-1's history. Detractors however claimed that Scout's tenure saw the rise of the rudest society that had ever existed in HEP-1, and that stellar progress in societal compassion under President Lubna ground to a near-complete halt under President Scout. This rise of rudeness came amidst a dramatic fall in murder rates. The last vestiges of the HAP's deployment of murder for political purposes were (supposedly) halted, along with all obvious reactionary murder efforts, leaving only a small, demographically irrelevant murder rate. Lifespans edged upwards; malnourishment decreased very slightly (to 24.8%). Political alignment: Liberal
Amar Ausra Continuing a trend of democratic reform, President Ausra managed to increase political freedoms without making the nation ruder. Integrity and inclusivity both increased in this period, while crime rates reached historic lows. Environmental protections reached their strongest point in history despite a continuing absence of government-funded environmentalism. Death rates went down as well. However, not all of the news was good. The scientific sophistication of the economy shuddered, with defeats dealt to information technology, and some people worried that the nation's opposition to taxation might not be firmly rooted enough to resist the reimplementation of an income tax system. Malnourishment rates also remained stable at 24.8% despite reductions of death rates. Political alignment: Liberal
Gibson Gideon Most infamous for widespread bans against dangerous activities, President Gideon was mildly mocked for his toothless mandates and his folksy, seemingly illiterate mode of speech. In a ruder nation, this would have been an infamous period of hatred, but rudeness ended only slightly higher than it started. Administratively, Gideon oversaw the implementation of new policy observation tools that the HAP promised to make use of for long-term insight. President Gideon cited his own proudest moment as being the procurement of major contracts expanding the supply of medical robotics technology for deployment in HEP-1, and his record goes down in history as providing an entire term of rock-solid progress in lifespans. Political alignment: Liberal
Nazanin Darzi President Darzi made the focus of her presidency the reduction of death rates in HEP-1. Over the course of her time in office, she managed steady progress in making the people of HEP-1 live longer, however she was castigated for the horrible conservativism of her government which set back the state of liberty in HEP-1. The HAP castigated the peoples' lifestyles and sought to influence them to make more healthy, lawful choices. Legal compliance reached its highest point in history! Despite the assaults on intellectual integrity that restrictive social leadership represented, the nation's scientific advancement actually improved, and many people found that they were safe despite a popular attitude ignoring politics in HEP-1. Political alignment: Conservative
Viraj Edwardson With very little legislative activity, President Edwardson made the focus of his time in office the conduct of the nation's politicians. The nation grew more polite and more politically representative both. It also grew slightly more conservative, but was overall judged to have declined in authoritarianism. The "no phones hour" mandate was controversial and frequently defied, but President Edwardson touted it as reducing the nation's death rates in a statistically observable manner. Political alignment: Conservative
Isha Kumar Striking back against the nation's perpetual famine, President Kumar opened up the economy to a new Diverse Collectives movement that decentralized some of the economic planning and gave the different economic organizations of the nation more freedom to choose their own acquisitions priorities. Further increases in lifespan were achieved under President Kumar, whose leadership was very protective of the nation. Indeed, paternalistically protective; civil liberties frayed under President Kumar and a substantial weight of conformism sank in. Isha was an absolute terror against the black market, achieving steady progress in the reduction of the share of economic activity attributed to illegal operations. Many of President Kumar's decisions were somewhat controversial, but by far the greatest controversy arose when the Honest Anarchist Party forbade all practice of religion, officially secularizing the entire nation of HEP-1. Reports indicated this measure achieved 97% compliance, however it was quietly expected that the actual level of atheism in the nation was being over reported, and when the mandate was withdrawn in the face of public noncompliance the atheism rate appeared to be 46%. Political alignment: Conservative
Ramakanta Gadhavi A patient, liberal president, Gadhavi managed to increase civil rights while lowering death rates and defending compassion. She very gently eroded the perpetual famine. She also dressed weirdly! President Gadhavi spent her entire term mostly avoiding legislation and her government was said to be considering every possibility very carefully. Political alignment: Liberal
Anne Fiddler A menace to HEP-1's liberals, President Fiddler marked stunning successes at driving back the nation's persistent famines, but she did so at some cost to the nation's civil rights. New laws regulated sports, media, and even proper behavior between the sexes. The nation became more authoritarian and less egalitarian in this time, with bigotry entrenching on a supposedly 'very lawful' basis. Legal compliance did reach its highest point in history. This occurred despite complaints of an increase in hostility between people. With its absence of legal enforcement mechanisms beyond voluntary adherence, the legal system of HEP-1 is a hazardous jewel that other nations dare not emulate, but domestic liberals have been heard arguing that the national culture is occasionally stultifying in its pressures towards "rational" conformity. Conservatives have fired back that the nation is still wildly liberal and tolerates all kinds of "degeneracy". The general opinion of the public to this debate has been a frustrated counterpoint that at least people are less likely to go hungry than they were before President Fiddler took office. Political alignment: Conservative
Inga Pasternak When President Pasternak ordered the bulldozing of libraries for conversion into internet cafes, nobody was expecting the famines to resurge stronger than ever, but somehow that was exactly what happened. Yet lifespans increased! Inga Pasternak was then shy of instituting new policies and put everything through intensive review before enacting it. When she did finally act, it was to attempt to expand the nation's moribund mining industries, while simultaneously restricting the advertisement of dangerous products to children. Civil rights, atypically enough, were completely unmodified in this period, changing substantively in neither direction. Political alignment: Moderate
Panther Theodotos The first leader in a long time to oversee a reduction in lifespans, President Theodotos prioritized civil rights, pulling the nation up against pressure by conservatives. Authoritarianism sank as political freedoms also grew. Defying stereotypes of both liberals and anarchists, legal compliance and pacifism reached their respective highest points in history. However, public safety dropped. The nation grew more polite during this period. Obesity rates nudged upwards despite stable rates of concern for health. The development index increased despite the loss of lifespan, owing to increases in income and educational attainment. The Honest Anarchist Party (HAP) used economic influence to shape society during this period, relying on its control of state industry to actuate policy. Political alignment: Liberal
Phaidra Mandic In an unsuccessful attempt to relieve the nation's long-term famines, President Mandic pushed for still further professionalization of agriculture and higher standards of technical expertise in agricultural work. These restrictions on agricultural employment were credited with reductions in yield. The HAP defended them as consistent with long-term policy in HEP-1, such that efforts to engage uneducated workers in agriculture were counter-revolutionary efforts defying the nation's vital efforts to achieve a rational scientific economy. Furthermore, despite the reductions in yield, average lifespans increased again under President Mandic's tenure, chiefly due to the new maternity leave program, which was widely hailed as an excellent example of a rational investment in the nation's well-being. Phaidra was praised for the compassion of her government, but not, strictly speaking, for its honesty; it was rumored that the nation engaged in some quite successful covert ops against threatening nations during this period. Political alignment: Liberal
Per Tocet President Tocet shocked the nation by loosening up rules on hunting. It became legal to hunt species deemed to be menacing to the overall ecological health of the nation. Officially, this was sport hunting and the carcasses were to be dumped or processed for trophies. Unofficially, nobody was surprised when the malnourishment rate dropped 3.8% after the institution of the new rules. Despite the menace of hunting, the nation was generally thought in this time to have grown more compassionate... perhaps to each other, and not to animals, though some argued that even the hunters were contributing to the health of the environment. President Tocet left behind a positive legacy in science and liberty, and was regarded by most as having been a thoroughly acceptable leader, with politeness and political apathy growing in this period. Such complaints as were leveled against him centred on a supposed corrosive effect he had on cultural sophistication in the nation, with tolerance for a kind of 'rough charm' pushing back the fine arts. A quieter complaint was leveled that he had ejected a lot of HAP members who were entirely beneficial to public safety on charges of the misuse of public trust... but as this had been the restoration of the nation's integrity from President Mandic's covert operations, that complaint could not be made too loudly. Political alignment: Liberal
Raissa Dalmans President Dalmans maintained extensive deployment of status quo policies, but exerted pressure against black market activity as well as conservative attitudes in sexuality. The intensity of the famine ticked back despite a lack of government action contra famine, creating a mystery element in the politics of HEP-1. As time went on, more people were getting enough to eat! State economists were observing the trend. Some claimed that it clearly could not be attributed to government activity as no specific shifts in policy were attributed with reducing the intensity of famine. Others insisted that it was the result of the continuing success of established government policies creating the structure of the economy in HEP-1. The HAP faced some criticism for focusing on sexual liberation while so many people were malnourished, but they defended the actions of President Dalmans by insisting that HEP-1 was under siege by conservative thinkers who were trying to reduce death rates only in ways that also disproportionately restricted civil rights. They still intended to create a more long-lived society, but they wanted it to be a liberated long-lived society. Political alignment: Liberal
Umberto Di Pasqua Most notorious for the sharp rise in anti-tourism sentiment, President Di Pasqua reigned over a period of increasing famine and declining death rates. The HAP overall tightened its grip on the economy during this period, blocking people from making choices that would get them access to food, yet they did this in a paternalistic mode where they still sought to prevent deaths. It is an unusual balance characteristic of the governance of HEP-1 that has lead to gradual expansions of lifespan. Despite the growing famine, agricultural yields actually increased during this time. Crime rates reached their lowest point on record, but the nation was considered to have lost something in compassion, and it was a bit ruder than it began. President Di Pasqua was a conservative whose record on civil rights was negative, with the HAP grudgingly admitting skepticism of some rights during this time after a long period of liberal leadership. However, dissenting voices professing a desire to see a return of liberty in all its splendor were tolerated. Political alignment: Conservative
Prema Gwerder The most criminal president in recent history, President Gwermer saw a crime wave occur along with a rise of shocking rudeness. Appallingly, some people were more cheerful in this environment than they had been under President Di Pasqua, perhaps because the nation's famines decreased significantly with the relaxation of economic controls to their weakest point since the founding of the nation. Further progress was made in reducing death rates and somehow, public safety actually rose. Although there was initially some cause for hope in the matter of civil rights, conservatives made shocking gains towards the end of President Gwerder's time in office after reports of inbreeding among immigrant populations. Despite this, Gwerder led the nation to become more inclusive overall! Political alignment: Conservative
Ažuolas Ivanov Most notorious for having appointed children to his presidential cabinet, President Ivanov also worked to represent rural voices and modernize the judiciary. His AI judiciary initiative was seen as a blatant intrusion of foreign information technology companies upon the nation of HEP-1 as well as a wide open door for criminality, although defenders of the plan pointed out gains in lifespan and concomitant reductions in the severity of the nation's persistent famines. Legal compliance estimates ended President Ivanov's time in office lower than they began, but there were substantial gains in HDI over this period. Although he defended civil rights during his time in office and was said to have sharply reduced authoritarianism, President Ivanov was criticized as an anti-democratic leader who freely defied public opinion in pursuit of ideological ends. His defenders declared him a wizened ent whose influence would long stand over HEP-1. Political alignment: Liberal
Carter Collins President Collins presided over a period of ascending compassion in HEP-1. Liberals and conservatives competed to be seen as the most compassionate influence upon the nation. This was great news for legal compliance in HEP-1, which reached its highest point in history under President Collins. HDI and scientific advancement increased significantly on news of an increasingly literate population. However, death rates increased significantly, violating long-strong trends of reducing death rates. The HAP refused to comment on why increasing deployment of concealed carry in the public increased the relative survival rate of obese individuals. Political alignment: Liberal
Linda Marchenko A potent defender of civil rights in HEP-1, President Marchenko loosened the borders and dismantled restrictions on free speech. Her government did not manage to do this without an increase in death rates, but they did manage to end with higher levels of legal compliance than they began. Her government dramatically increased the deployment of AI in the economy of HEP-1 and was credited with advances in the nation's technical sophistication. Pacifism, inclusivity, and the resistance of the public sector to corruption all increased during her time in office as well. Overall, she was widely credited as a successful president despite wide fluctuations in the national etiquette during her time in office. Political alignment: Liberal
Rajmund McKenna An avowed disciple of President Marchenko, President McKenna opened his time in office with landmark legislation greatly broadening free speech in HEP-1. Despite this liberalization agenda, he also made measurable gains against the nation's death rates, creating a more long-lived polity. It was not however a more legally compliant polity, as legal compliance edged downwards during his time in office. He built on President Marchenko's gains in public sector integrity with concomitant gains in public safety, but the nation's pacifism eroded during this time. President McKenna shocked the nation by relaxing economic regulations designed to create a more polite polity. The resulting flush of activity reduced the intensity of the nation's persistent famine, but inspired a second shock of bitter hostility that scarred the nation. President McKenna was overall a polarizing president, as many thought his commitment to civil rights was too dogmatic, and left society tattered. Political alignment: Liberal
Petr Ignatov Although his efforts to secure the nation's health by driving settlement out of malaria-ridden regions were condemned as conservativism in action, President Ignatov later redeemed himself in the eyes of civil libertarians by promoting nudism and nude art while restricting the use of solitary confinement and other mistreatments in the prison system. A determined fighter of death rates, Petr spent his time in office promoting legislation aimed at reducing all-cause mortality. He also lowered crime rates to their lowest point on record. The nation welcomed new immigrants and gained considerable diversity in this time. Although President Ignatov's urban water rations were hailed as a pro-agricultural reform, yields actually declined during his time in office amidst socialist reform programs and a general downturn in the economy. Although it was not central to his policy, some credited President Ignatov as 'the chef president', for presiding over the longest period of improving cuisine in the nation's history, with dramatic improvements in the quality of food available to the nation's obligate socialists. Although few if any wanted to proclaim a golden age, it was said this was a "silver age" for HEP-1's culture. Political alignment: Liberal
Leila Gonzalez President Gonzalez opened her time in office with a controversial "cash for passports" program that created new, highly responsive immigration procedures for wealthy immigrants. This policy achieved some recognition among liberals for advancing the cause of open borders, but it was President Gonzalez's only contribution to liberalism. Death rates fell dramatically during her time in office, partly due to health promotion campaigns and partly due to market socialism reforms that made the economy considerably more responsive and productive. The nation's persistent famines reached a record low under President Gonzalez. However, the nation suffered a crime wave during her time in office, which was only partially ameliorated by the time she left office. Political alignment: Liberal
Valentína Nazaretian The struggle for honest governance defined the presidency of Valentína Nazaretian. It seemed like every day there was either a corruption trial or a corruption scandal, with some party officials flagrantly getting away with things and others getting caught for things prior administrations would've let them get away with. The chaos was overall considered to have reflected where the government and the domestic media were putting this issue front and center, with overall substantial gains made in integrity. Democratic governance was strengthened in HEP-1 during this time, but not to historically unprecedented levels. It was still enough to see society reach its rudest, most fractious point in history. The crime wave that arose under President Gonzalez broke open again and worse. All-cause mortality ticked upwards while development estimates were eroded. Many people opposed these fluctuations overall, though dogmatic believers in government integrity kept the faith, and anti-authoritarians praised the loosening up of social life in HEP-1. Equality made some gains as well, with bigotry being opposed more consistently by the nation's obligate socialists. Political alignment: Liberal
Airat Siemon President Siemon started his tenure by struggling against the nation's rudeness with a move towards inclusive etiquette, but later governed over historically unprecedented explosions of rudeness. While the nation remained united behind its antigovernmental message, and it remained committed to its life-preserving rational anarchism, its international affairs became fractiously marked with hostility to and from foreign nations. This change was deplored by the Honest Anarchist Party, which emphasized its desire to work with foreign leaders. Civil rights protections were advanced by Airat and reached their highest point ever, a change that also fueled hateful vitriol from reactionaries insistent that civil rights were ruining society, although the President retorted that he was in the work of fulfilling the wishes of his democratic mandate. Despite this hostility, government integrity leapt upwards, with concomitant gains in public safety, fulfilling the basic pledge of the HAP, for which the party honored President Siemon. Political alignment: Liberal
Landulf Maiella Notorious for governing over a period of rising death rates, President Maiella was excoriated for his failure to further extend the average lifespans of the people of HEP-1. 'A society where nobody kills anybody in any way,' has long been held up as an ideal of HEP-1 and President Maiella did not fulfill it! He did provide some further protection to the civil rights of the public. The nation was said to grow more compassionate in this time, and some were greatly relieved by positive news on the matter of rudeness, where the nation's upwards trend in rudeness was arrested and brought down somewhat, though nowhere close to longer-term lows. One of the themes of Landulf's presidency was a "return to socialism" agenda where economic freedoms were constricted, regulators were empowered, and the economic planning department was strengthened. This was credited as having aggravated death rates and increased the intensity of the nation's permanent famine, but it did encourage the nation to be more polite. Political alignment: Liberal
Jolanta Jansons An arguable tyrant, President Jansons' campaign to restore the etiquette of HEP-1 included a solid drive to restrict the range of political discourse and drive abusive personalities off of the political stage. Public integrity suffered under her leadership, and when confronted by the media, she was quoted as saying, "There are more important qualifications for leadership than not taking bribes." Despite the blatant increase in bribe-taking among civic leaders, crime rates actually fell considerably during her time in office, reaching a new record low. Inclusivity spiked upwards; tolerance for marginalized populations reached a record high. Civil rights spiked, but then suffered some erosion, blackening President Jansons' record in the eyes of some civil rights leaders. The period of rising death rates under President Maeilla was sharply reversed under Jansons, with over a year being added to the nation's already high average lifespans. Political alignment: Liberal
Solveiga Zarins President Zarins campaigned against all-cause mortality in a way that was vibrant, effective, and terrifying, starting with a market reform that brought in for/ex through increased sales of socialist cars, and culminating in a firebombing campaign originating from a thought-defunct wing of the HAP. Who were the targets? Natalist organizations accused of causing elevated death rates among women by their opposition to family planning and sex education, as well as their basic high fecundity. Along the way, President Zarins also championed a compassionate release program for convicts with serious health issues, increased economic research into the deployment of immortalized cell lineages, and mandated criminal liability for AI programmers whose creations became criminals. Zarins' reign of terror produced negative results in the national etiquette, and was overall believed to have somewhat eroded HEP-1's compassion, but it did expand average lifespans by half a year. Political alignment: Conservative
Shay Reardon President Reardon gave away national territory, increased social media monopolism in the country, and cracked down on civil rights in the name of inclusivity, sabotaging the nation's future on all three counts. His more positive achievements include founding a state-run gambling industry around betting on medieval tourneys, making the nation somewhat more polite in ways that stuck, and giving the government more freedom to ignore the public via increased political apathy. He also lowered crime rates, but not to any record low. Political alignment: Conservative
Voldemaras Melnyk Very little happened while President Melnyk was in office, but speech codes at media outlets were relaxed. Public etiquette improved as international subversion was held at bay through international economic cooperation agreements. Political alignment: Liberal
Kusuma Salamon Lifespans increased to a then-record high under President Salamon as the state seized foreign-held assets to fund demining operations on contentious borders. Euthanasia was legalized in this time, with less-than-projected effects on lifespan due to concomitant public safety initiatives. Political inclusivity efforts were increased in an attempt to broaden the range of voices represented in the state politics of HEP-1. Political alignment: Liberal
Afua Alvarado An opponent of euthanasia, President Alvarado launched an about-turn on President Salamon's right to die initiative. The reason cited for the change was to further increase inclusivity by preserving disfavored and neurodivergent populations against being pressured into suicide. An avid trade warrior, President Alvarado also launched embargoes and tariffs against "unhealthy" foreign crops, achieving another record longevity increase despite an increase in the intensity of the nation's persistent food shortages. A supporter of state-run gambling industry, President Alvarado launched an initiative whereby the state began selling play tickets on a lottery system, where people bought a chance at a seat in a theatre rather than a guaranteed seat in a theatre. Between this and the food tariffs, state revenues were increased in this time. Political alignment: Conservative
Well, Violetists will just live to see another day for a while... before the nukes kill them via N-Day
In the Emergency Preparations by the Coregian Council, the diplomats have now been sorted with some choosing to stay and some leaving back for their homelands. The "Space Tether" was successfully retracted, and preparation is there to steer the landmass out of terran orbit to Aethea by the Council. Civilians have been warned 3 days early before this Terra Escape happens. The Honorary flag is on, and the clock is ticking.
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