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GHN LiVE - Special Election Edition

After an arduous standard day of elections around the Galaxy, poll results have shown a significant change in the occupation of seats in the Galactic Senate. As expected, it has been a poor year for incumbents, as several members of Conservative, Moderate, and Liberal parties were subsequently voted out amidst strong voter perceptions of corruption.

However, it seems overall that Moderates have come out as winners of this year’s election. While Conservatives remain in the highest degree of control, a significant chunk of their seats were converted to the Moderate side, in addition taking over as the second most populous ideology, supplanting the Liberal side:

Last Election:                       This Election:

Conservative – 48%              Conservative – 41%
Moderate – 22%                    Moderate – 34%
Liberal – 30%                        Liberal – 25%

The clearest upset of the election has been unanimously accepted among political analysts in the form of Moderate candidate Donova Fabre defeating Conservative veteran and incumbent Senator Edic Vontrose of Alzoc III by two percentage points. Fabre, former Conservative party member and Legate under Senator Vontrose, was shown to be down by as much as six percentage points in the last cycle leading up to the election. Inexplicably coming from behind in dramatic fashion, Senator-elect Fabre adequately personifies the political shift seen throughout the Galaxy.

At the formal swearing in of the Galactic Senate to be held on .07, the chances of voting out Chief Aquitenne remain strong following this Moderate uprising.

The Galactic Senate Building on Coruscant

Amidst the turmoil in the Outer Rim territories, citizens of the Galactic Alliance will be big players in deciding the future political handling of the war in the form of suffrage of the Galactic Senate that will occur on the not too distant date of .04. Indeed, the coming election could potentially mark a shift in a number of stances and procedures within legislative government, including but not limited to such important issues as defense spending, appropriation of resources, as well as the always controversial issue of potential expiation for the Jedi Order.

An interesting development has risen in conjunction with the coming election in the form of a potential new President of the Senate being chosen amongst a fresh body of representatives to replace the currently-presiding Chief of State Caden Aquitenne. The main challenger to Chief Aquitenne has emerged in the form of legislative veteran Senator Jemarc Litous of Commenor, a former Lieutenant Commander and military lawyer in the Alliance Navy. While like-minded in terms of base conservative ideology when compared to the current Chief, Senator Litous distances himself as a more moderate alternative in the form of his consistent support for the Jedi Order, being well-documented in his recorded votes for Jedi funding measures, in addition to his dissent in the controversial Senate measure J10960.

When confronted about the possibility of defeating and de-placing Chief of State Aquitenne on his way to a meeting in the Armed Services Committee, the distinguished Senator granted Galactic HoloNews brief insight to his own perceived chances of success:

I believe my colleagues will see that our current Chief and President may have been in over his head following the rise to his current position, and that his lack of experience was more of a liability than they may have thought. In the end, my veteran experience in legislation and military service are what set me apart from my good friend Mister Aquitenne, and I feel confident that the new influx of Senators will come to realize this in their way of choosing the alternative.

Needless to say, it appears that a war in some form will creep its way to the historic Senate Building in due time.

280.01 – Odo Leepo // GHN

The Planet of Lvcam

In defiant fashion, Coalition forces have pushed the invading Chiss Ascendancy from the southern territories of the Commonwealth. This comes as a surprise to most military analysts, given the supposed might of the invasionary fleet, in addition to the relative indefensibility of the system. Though Coalition commanders would not comment directly about their means of success, hints were seemingly dropped that they had a tactical advantage in the form of “men on the inside”, possibly denoting the use of sabotage and/or espionage in the surprising victory.

Nevertheless, the gambit of invading the major territories of the Commonwealth speaks volumes about the perceived ambition of the Ascendancy. With Serenno crumbling in its own defenses, it seems that the Chiss have more than an ample supply of confidence in their ultimate ability to conquer the remaining systems of the North, given the fact that a second front would have possibly been opened if the tables were turned at Lvcam. Concurrently however, it seems Coalition forces have proven to have the means of standing up in the face of the enemy, even despite facing more defeats than victories at the present time.

Amidst lines of speculation and analysis, one point of discussion is consistently short for debate. There appears to be no end to this galactic conflict in the near future, and that we as citizens must prepare for the potentialities of great loss, in addition to hopeful success.

279.28 – Velia Sempata // GHN

The Skies of Taris, Several Hours After Mandalorian Defeat

The most recent news on the warfront comes out of Taris, where a Mandalorian fleet has been crushed under the defensive might of Coalition forces in orbit over the populous world. Despite the apparent numerical equality of contending warships on either side, anti-spacecraft fire on the surface of the planet culminated swiftly with intelligent maneuvering, forcing the invading fleet to retreat back within the confines of Mandalorian space.

However, not all news is good for the newly reformed Galactic Coalition Military, as several ill-defended worlds continue to fall under the persistent attacks by the Mandalorians, most recently in the form of the Jedi-inhabited planet of Ossus. While the loss of such systems are not critical in the eyes of the Coalition, planetary resources and communications will inevitably be missed in significant fashion, as multiple sectors will forcefully switch allegiances under the very real fear of annihilation.

Meanwhile, a significant occurrence in its own right has been reported in the form of Chiss forces invading the Commonwealth planet of Lvcam. This marks the first planet to be invaded within the territories of the main Southern Commonwealth, seemingly giving way to a potential second front of war on the galactic scale. Prime Minister Selanne recognized the maneuver during an address to parliament regarding defense funding earlier in the day:

The war has now been placed on our front door, and in such I implore [the representatives] to no further pretend that we are secure in our domestic holdings. It is imperative that we close this new front with nothing less than a stalwart defense.

In final noting, the Jedi Order remains quiet in its current allegiances within the context of war, but nevertheless maintains communication with several representatives of the Senate, in addition to alleged Coalition Military heads on Coruscant. If the Jedi Order is to be swayed into participation, it will require a complete turn of the heel on the part of Chief Aquitenne in rescinding the still technically present order of exile, in conjunction with a re-vote of the Senate for Jedi re-approval. Sufficed to say, all remains awkward in more than dubious conditions for both sides.

279.26 – Elharr Bitim // GHN

Following a formal declaration of war, the Ascendancy has responded fortuitously against the allied Coalition, effectively expanding its number of conquered systems by three in the forms of Bimmiel, Sernpidal, and Belkadan within the past standard days. This success of conquest finds significance, in that the surprising re-conquest by the Commonwealth at Bimmiel has now been turned over on its side, in addition to Belkadan being the first conquered Alliance system at the hands of the Ascendancy.

While there is no current formal declaration of war on the joint part of the Ascendancy and the Mandalorian war machine against the Coalition, military leaders have seemingly bypassed all formal pleasantries and instead assumed to be in the direct faces of the enemy. Coalition and Alliance Admiral Sisko Terissen commented on the situation:

We (The Coalition) are dedicated towards pushing the bloodeye and Mandalorian menace back into their respected territories and liberating our people from their dishonorable grasp. Rest assured from that point on we will seek to punish these dissidents into a point of minimal submission — and maximum destruction, in order to achieve galactic justice.

Despite the confident speech by Admiral Terissen, the looming fact remains that Coalition forces are finding difficulty in maintaining a foothold in their defense. If the war is to end in short time, the allied military will be strictly obliged to find a chain of significant victories against the invaders, returning the favor that they are currently receiving themselves.

279.21 – Bak Sota // GHN