A recall motion was made by a Legislator of the Assembly, HumanSanity, after several instances of the Prime Minister not being responsive to questions asked by legislators. Other aspects of the recall motion included a lack of active direction being given to the Cabinet and resistance to hiring an OWL Director who could handle World Assembly matters. The recall motion was at vote when the Prime Minister announced their resignation. The vote has since been canceled. The Council on Regional Security is tasked with appointing a caretaker (interim) Prime Minister to handle the day-to-day running of the region with the remainder of the Cabinet. Their appointment has not yet been made, but it should soon.

The resignation of the Prime Minister automatically triggered a special election for the position, so all citizens of the South Pacific are currently engaged in the beginning stages of the election: the nomination process. We will wait and see who emerges from this stage and goes into campaigning, then voting, and, ultimately, our next Prime Minister. Also, whoever wins the Prime Minister election will serve until August since the next regular election (which was scheduled to begin next week) was canceled due to the timing of the resignation. I encourage you all to ask questions of your Prime Minister candidates so that we can emerge from the election and hit the ground running again!

You can review the recall motion here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2415-mr-motion-to-recall-the-pm/5427
You can review the resignation announcement here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/resignation-as-pm/5451

Under the Proscription Act, since these are full proscriptions, any nation affiliated with any of the listed regions/organizations was banned from all areas under the jurisdiction of the South Pacific, including the forums, regional Discord server, and in-game region. Siberian Districts was one such member, and as such, the High Court is expected to dismiss their pending case, [2403.HR] Review of the Rejection of Siberian Districts’ Citizenship Application due to their lack of standing. A dismissal will come by the next fortnightly briefing. (I feel like a broken record saying that the case will be resolved by the next briefing, but this time, I am confident that I am correct.)

The pomp and circumstance of the event saw me stride into the Assembly and proclaim myself Emperor of the South Pacific. My first decree was to execute all pie supporters because they were traitors to the Coalition for their despicable choice of desserts. Long live the Emperor!

You can read the report of the event here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/the-emperors-decree/5423

For your troubles: 🍰

The South Pacific Coral Guard

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The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG)

The South Pacific Coral Guard (SPCG) is a group of trusted nations who maintain a high-endorsement count and are one of the most crucial lines of defense against external and internal security threats alongside the Council on Regional Security (CRS).

For the safety and security of our region, we ask that all World Assembly (WA) member nations in the South Pacific endorse the members of the SPCG, as well as the Delegate. There is no requirement to do so but endorsing the SPCG and the Delegate will make those who do a SWAN Knight.

Member nations of the SPCG (Number of members: 5)
Aidenfieeld	Ebonhand	Land Without Shrimp	PenguinPies	Tepertopia

Duties and privileges of the SPCG

Member nations of the SPCG are permitted a higher Endorsement Cap than that provided for the general World Assembly membership. The current endorsement cap for SPCG members is set to be 60 less than the endorsement count of the delegate. (Currently Ebonhand at 555 endorsements)

The current endorsement cap for SPCG is 495

A member of the CRS will be appointed to act as a liaison for SPCG members and, in times of emergency, SPCG members might be called upon to support or otherwise work with CRS members.

Joining the SPCG

Requirements

In order to become a member of the SPCG, one has to:

• Have maintained citizenship for at least six consecutive months prior to the date of their application to the Coral Guard; and

• Meet the requirements for influence and endorsements set and published by the Council on Regional Security
  

Process

Step 1: Ensure that you meet all the requirements listed above.

Step 2: Write up an application which provides:

• The name of your WA nation;

• Your history in NationStates including any aliases you are using or have previously used; and,

• One (or several) paragraphs arguing why the Council should appoint you to this position of high trust.
  

Step 3: Send your application to a member of the CRS. You can do this by a variety of methods (a telegram, a private message on the forum, or a direct message on Discord).

The CRS will review your application. This can take a number of days to three weeks. The Council will likely have additional questions which they will communicate to you via the method of your application. Following a formal vote within the Council, it will decide whether to appoint you to the Coral Guard and notify the Assembly of its decision.

Please be advised that meeting the requirements does not automatically guarantee that the application will be successful. These mechanical conditions are one of several factors which the Council considers in its determination.

A few notes:

• Everything is updated every 24 hours so you need to wait for any change in the data to happen.

• If you see any inaccuracies, errors, or have ideas for improvements, please contact us.

• There are some minor inaccuracies in the data, read this for more information.
  

If you want to know more about the SWAN initiative, check out our dispatch index.

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No, seriously. Check the poll; here is some cake to do it: 🍰

This majestic event is rare and will not happen again for many people in North America for several decades! I happen to live along the path of totality, but unfortunately, I will likely be graced by clouds and rain; at least it will turn into nighttime for a few minutes! Be safe if you have or are traveling for it, and remember not to look directly into the sun!