The controversy surrounded the Prime Minister's decision not to appoint several traditional minister roles and a lack of clear direction for integration or culture plans. Within a few days, the Prime Minister proceeded to appoint Virifortis/Silva to the Minister of Culture appointment, alleviating many of the Assembly's reservations. The final appointment is now at vote and is expected to pass in roughly two days.

The Prime Minister's other appointments all passed by overwhelming margins and have since entered into office. We shall see how the Cabinet works this upcoming term (which will last until the beginning of February).

No! Not at all! The Prime Minister and I had a discussion, and effective at the end of this Fortnightly Telegram, I will no longer include executive branch news and updates within my telegrams. Instead, the Prime Minister (or other Cabinet member) will send out their own version of the Fortnightly Telegram in the weeks that I do not send out mine. I will still update you on special events that will impact the in-game region (Z-Day, N-Day, etc.), but the Prime Minister may also send out information if they choose! This arrangement will continue until we end the arrangement, or the Cabinet drops the ball twice in a row, and I pick up their slack! :P

Be sure you show the same level of love to the Executive Branch Telegrams as you do my own!

First: Discussion on the reforms to Citizenship and the Citizenship Committee saw new life with renewed discussion. Feel free to browse the new discussion here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2433-ap-the-end-of-citcomm/6218/35
Second: Discussion on the reforms to the Sunshine Act saw new life with renewed discussion. Feel free to browse the new discussion here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2441-ab-sunshine-act-reformulation/6352/25

First: The Citizenship Committee put forth an amendment to the Citizenship Act that would remove the Citizenship Committee's ability to use discretion when removing Citizenship from members who do not vote in elections. The rationale for the amendment had a few different reasons, including no standard for leniency to be given, potentially arbitrary standards resulting in arbitrary leniency granting, and the recent rollout of new Citizen-wide notifications for all posts in the Election area of the forums. Most legislators appear to support the amendment, and the announcement of the notification changes primarily remedied those that don't. This is expected to pass when it goes to vote, and I look forward to informing you all of the vote conclusion in the next Fortnightly Telegram.
Second: An amendment to the Regional Officers Act was submitted to the Assembly, which seeks to add appearance powers to the list of powers that the Election Commissioner possesses during an election. A further amendment was introduced, which would further clarify that the Election Commissioner position does not need to be repeatedly added and removed from the Regional Officer list if they already occupy another role that utilizes a Regional Officer position. This amendment also appears to have broad support and will also likely not have any issues passing. Stay tuned for this amendment's result in the next Fortnightly Telegram.

No timetable for release, though I am steadfastly hopeful that there will be a resolution by the next report. You can follow the case here: https://thesouthpacific.org/t/2405-hq-constitutionality-of-the-resolution-to-restore-regional-accountability-2/6084

Here are the nations you need to endorse:

Aidenfieeld
Ebonhand
Land Without Shrimp
PenguinPies
Tepertopia
Tsunamy

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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And of course, I'll never forget the cake for doing that! 🍰🍰🍰

This is likely something that the Prime Minister will report on in the upcoming inaugural edition of their Telegram. BUT, get ready nevertheless!

As we gear up for Halloween, I made some festive changes to the RMB to make it look more festive. I have a challenge for you!

Thanksgiving/Fall and Christmas/Winter are coming up in the coming weeks. I am organizing a competition for all my little minions on the RMB. I challenge you to create the best and most festive WFE for each of the upcoming seasons. If you send me the best one, I will use it on the WFE for the WHOLE month that it's made for. You must use this template of the WFE to be considered:

Feel free to ask any questions if you need any assistance!

ALSO: You can also submit to me a Halloween, Thanksgiving/Fall, or Christmas/Winter themed FLAG for me to throw up!