[center][h2]DEMOCRACY: Week 1, Turn 4, 1994[/h2][b]Discord[/b]: https://discord.gg/f7kuc5[/center][hr][hr]
[center][u]Bassong Government[/u]: ??% Approval[/center][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/V13OX0g.png[/img]
[i]Symbol for Samuel Bassong's Liberty Coalition Government (1993-)[/i][/center]

[b][h2]May[/h2][/b]
[b][u]May 22nd[/u][/b]
Charles Mbeya, the [b]Minister of State & Foreign Affairs[/b] arrives in Marseille, France. He will meet with Alain Juppé, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on May 29th. Relations with France were [b][color=lightblue]cold[/color][/b]. Samgolan independence did not come with cordial relations and this would be one of the first instances of a pro-European attempt at friendship and it was uncertain on whether Juppé would much be interested in increased trade or not with a former colony.

[b][u]May 23rd[/u][/b]
The second of fifteen elections for the [b]Seventy-Fifth National Assembly[/b] seat is counted and it's seats are awarded to the [u]Samgolan Technocratic Union[/u], though turnout is an abysmal 51.6%. [[b]STU[/b] gains [b]+1 MNA[/b] seat.]

[b][u]May 24th[/u][/b]
The [b][color=red]Workers Party[/color][/b] grows considerably in size and hold a rally in the streets of Mutasa City. They decry the Bassong Administration's desire to strip the poor of their wealthy by empowering the rich with bills such as the [i]Freedom of Health Act[/i] and the [i]Aviation Safety Act[/i]. [-0.5% Approval for the [u]Bassong Administration[/u].]

[b][u]May 25th[/u][/b]
Televisions ads begin in Soussiam and Kamidye by [b][color=lightblue]Liberal Democrats[/color][/b], running at various times throughout the day.

[b][u]May 27th[/u][/b]
The [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party nominates Dominic Melembe of the [b][color=lightblue]Liberal Democrats[/color][/b] as Speaker of the National Assembly. [L.D. must choose to [u]Accept[/u] or [u]Reject[/u] the Nomination.]

[b][u]May 29th[/u][/b]
Charles Mbeya, [b]Minister of Foreign Affairs[/b] meets with Alain Juppé, [b]Minister of Foreign Affairs[/b] in France. It is cordial, polite and largely apolitical. Juppé apologized for the ceremony that was held, alleging that an error in scheduling had occurred as it was not traditional that Foreign Ministers would have formal, public ceremonies with heads of states. After a half day of meetings, Mbeya left with a hefty docket of potential trade agreements that he would have to review and submit to Bassong to potentially accept or deny. [See [u]Ministry of State & Foreign Affairs[/u].]

[b][h2]June[/h2][/b]
[b][u]June 1st[/u][/b]
The [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party nominates its [u]Shadow Cabinet[/u].

[hider=Shadow Government of the Bassong Administration]
Shadow Prime Minister: Zaya Kolin (Male, head of the Dawn party)
Shadow Minister for Welfare: Ashur Boro(Male, Labour Fromt)
Shadow Minister for Defense:Rete Freave (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Transportation and Urban Development: Barak Rimitti (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for State/Foreign Affairs: Hamza Behired (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Lawful Protection: Antar Attali (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Justice: Safa Benboulaid (Female, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Labour/Health: Anan Hannachi (Female, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Security: Tarif Brahimi (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Agriculture: Tamir Hmida (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Trade and Finance: Mustafa Hamou (Male, Samgolan Dawn)
Shadow Minister for Education: Jayla Ziani (Female, Samgolan Dawn)[/hider]

[b][u]June 2nd[/u][/b]
A Samgola Alpha Jet crashes in rural Ziwa. The pilot--who is allegedly alive--is deep in Islamic Army territory. The pilot's photograph, Lieutenant Zazi Solomon, is front page news across the country and may wonder aloud what will be done--if anything--to save him, if he is still alive. [The [u]Bassong Administration[/u] must respond to [b]Crash of Alpha Jet[/b] Event.]

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[i]Photo of Alpha Jet crash, June 2nd, 1994[/i][/center]

[b][u]June 4th[/u][/b]
The [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party votes on the [b]Freedom of Choice Act[/b] with [b]28 - [color=green]AYE[/color][/b] and [b]57 - [color=red]NAY[/color][/b].

[b][u]June 10th[/u][/b]
A heavy ground game in the Province of Nambé by the [b][color=brown]Labour Front[/color][/b] reaches an approximate 4,000 new voters.

[b][u]June 12th[/u][/b]
Similar activist activity in Nambé by the [b][color=orange]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/color][/b] sees nearly 6,000 new voters spoken to.

[b][u]June 14th[/u][/b]
A planned speech in Kamidye by the [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party is canceled when the $70,000 funds--allocated for security, fees and travel somehow ends up in Djidan, where no event is taking place.

[b][u]June 18th[/u][/b]
The third of fifteen National Assembly elections is held, this time in Ziwa. The winner is the [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party.

[b][u]June 23rd[/u][/b]
The fourth of fifteen special elections yields a winner in the [b][color=lightblue]Liberal Democrats[/color][/b].

[b][u]June 25th[/u][/b]
The fifth and sixth of fifteen special elections reveals that the [b][color=brown]Labour Front[/color][/b] and [b][color=lightblue]Liberal Democrats[/color][/b] walk away with a seat, respectively.

[b][u]June 26th[/u][/b]
Seventh of fifteen special elections is awarded to the [b][color=lightblue]Liberal Democrats[/color][/b].

[b][u]June 27th[/u][/b]
Eighth of fifteen special elections is awarded to the [b][color=crimson]Samgola Dawn[/color][/b] party.

[b][u]June 29th[/u][/b]
The [b][color=gray]Samgolan Technocratic Union[/color][/b] proposes and calls to a vote the [b]Income Reduction Bill[/b]. They vote yes.

[b][u]June 30th[/u][/b]
The [b][color=orange]Democratic Alliance for Reform[/color][/b] proposes and calls to vote [b]An Act to Amend[/b] the Cabinet. They vote yes: [b][color=green]65 AYE[/color][/b] - [b][color=red]0 No[/color][/b].

[b][u]June 31st[/u][/b]
The ninth Special Election is awarded, in a landslide, to the [b][color=brown]Labour Front[/color][/b] party.

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[hider=PROPOSALS][b]An Act to Amend the Cabinet of Samgola to Appoint a Minister of the Lawful Protection Bureau[/b]
[u]Overview[/u]: Whereas Article 7 - Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic requires that the Cabinet of Samgola be ratified by the agreement of more than one half of the National Assembly, and whereas executive action over the Lawful Protection Bureau is currently held by the President in lieu of an appointed minister (subject to the agreement of the National Assembly as according to Article 7 - Subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic), the following provision shall be resolved.

Article 1: Obiang M. Nguema shall be appointed Minister of Lawful Protection. ((Political))

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[hider=VOTING][b]An Act to Amend the Cabinet[/b]
[u]Overview[/u]: Whereas Article 7 - Subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic requires that the Cabinet of Samgola be ratified by the agreement of more than one half of the National Assembly, and whereas executive action over the Lawful Protection Bureau, Bureau of Defense and Bureau of Justice are currently held by the President in lieu of an appointed minister (subject to the agreement of the National Assembly as according to Article 7 - Subsection 4 of the Constitution of the Samgolan Republic), the following provisions shall be resolved.

[u]Article 1[/u]: The Lawful Protection Bureau shall be dissolved, and its duties transferred to the Bureau of Justice. ((Political))
[u]Article 2[/u]: Obiang M. Nguema shall be appointed Minister of Justice. ((Political - D.A.R.))
[u]Article 3[/u]: Louis Ewanè shall be appointed Minister of Defense. ((Political - L.D.))

[b]Income Tax Reduction Bill[/b]
[u]Overview:[/u] With the high unemployment and homelessness - it is thought, giving the people of Samgola a tax-break might help stimulate the economy and allow more people to keep their hard-earned money.

(Explanation of change in Income Brackets: Poor get reduced from 22% to 19%. Middle Class reduced from 36% to 32%. Wealthy will stay 31%)

[u]Article 1[/u]. Reduce the current Income Tax from 30% to 27%. (Poor tax get reduced from 22% to 19%. Middle Class reduced from 36% to 32%. Wealthy will stay 31%) [Cost-Saving]

[b]Freedom of Choice Act[/b]
[b]Overview[/b]: The freedom of choice act will provide the citizens the freedom and opportunity to decide what they put into their bodies and allow for the loosening of arbitrary restrictions placed on health industries

[u]Article 1[/u]: The government will not actively place regulation on private healthcare industries, instead they will only recommend health and safety legislation to these privately created clinics providing them the opportunity to set their own standards. (Competition)
[u]Article 2[/u]: The process known as “gender reassignment surgery” will no longer be made illegal in the health industries, instead the government will take no stance on the surgery and whether a private clinic wishes to perform it. Public clinics will perform the surgery with the recommendation of a health professional. (Liberty)
[u]Article 3[/u]: The process known as “In-virtro fertilization” will be made legal. Public health clinics will require that a couple present legal documentation proving their marriage, however such restrictions will not apply to private clinics. (Liberty)
[u]Article 4[/u]: The advertisement of legal substances that are classified as addictive or harmful will no longer be regulated by the government. (Liberty)
[u]Article 5[/u]: The National ID system, will soon include a medical section upon where public and private-doctors can edit the patient' record easily - this is to help reduce both paperwork, save time and help doctors keep a quick and easy to access record on their patients. (Cost-Saving)

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[hider=ONGOING]
1. [b]Unemployment[/b]: At its simplest this is a count of the percentage of your population who aren't in gainful employment. Adjusted to omit those citizens who are not actively seeking work for one reason or another.
* [b]Current[/b]: 11.60%
* [b]Effecting[/b]: [b][color=red]Number of Poor, Trade Unionist Approval, Number of Commuters, GDP[/color][/b]

2. [b]Homelessness[/b]: Homelessness is a situation where a significant number of a nation's citizens can no longer afford a house and are forced to live on the streets, upsetting the poor, the liberals, and the middle class. Homeless is caused by high rates of Poverty and Unemployment. 
* [b]Current[/b]: 5.51%
* [b]Effecting[/b]: [b][color=red]Poverty Rating, Number of Poor, GDP.[/color][/b] [b][color=green]Number of Socialists[/color][/b].[/hider]

[center]Every [b]6 hours[/b], a week passes.
[u]Currently[/u]: Week 1, 1994 ([i]Turn 4[/i])
[Week 2 begins at [i]5:30 P.M. C.S.T., 3/11/2018[/i]][/center]