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The Revolutionary Tolerance Act of 1844
10th of Emberrule, 1844
Just under a decade ago, Chairman Mstizinzar signed the Revolutionary Tolerance Preparatory Act, which decriminalized male and female homosexuality, and established a mechanism for fully legalizing homosexuality after a ten year adjustment period. That initial adjustment period was for the benefit of the Acarisian Convocation, which at the time vehemently opposed the move. What with the Acarisian Convocation having changed it’s stance following the Great Reformation of the Convocation, the need for the full adjustment period has lessened significantly.

After consulting with the Supreme Council, as well as the Council of People’s Commissars, Chairman Mstizinzar has determined that moving the planned legalization forward by a month would be unlikely to cause any complaint or protest, and so, on the 10th of Emberrule, he signed the Revolutionary Tolerance Act (RTA) into law. The RTA is technically a constitutional amendment, as it enshrines protections for homosexuals in the section of the constitution regarding laws against reactionary discrimination. Along with formal legalization, same-sex marriage has also been legalized, with every Temple in Acaris being required to facilitate weddings for *any* Acarisian citizen, regardless of the gender of the participants.

While some within the more conservative margins of society grumble at yet another erosion of traditional values, the nation’s youth has been vocally supportive, with pro-government demonstrations being held in several northern cities, and even a few southern ones. Several hours after the announcement of the enactment of the RCA, the rumors of a romantic relationship between Chairman Mstizinzar and Letryk Mannanleikh were confirmed, as the two men announced their engagement and their intentions to be wed in the Grand Temple by Arch-Hierophant Kreizekh VIII, with the wedding set to take place some time in early 1845. The response to *this* announcement was much more unified, with every Acarisian citizen smart enough to understand how the country worked taking pains to be seen loudly singing the praises of the Chairman, and wishing him the best of luck in his marriage. One foreign tourist who had been present at the time noted after returning home that “Even among those parts of society that remain devoted to the old ways, and vehemently oppose everything this new law stands for, the support for the Chairman and his partner had been overwhelming, which came as a great shock. Of course, the presence of Red Army men in peculiar uniforms at any large demonstration surely has quite a bit to do with this sudden shift in attitude.”

The Ijenkhari Incident
18 Embersend, 1844

In the early hours of 18 Embersend, near the small town of Ijenkhari in Malkhus Governorate, southern Koxor, several gunshots broke through the calm tones of the desert night. In recent months, the Ijenkhari border crossing had become progressively more armed, on both sides, after the Souellian village opposite the Malkhus river was taken over by revolutionaries. The bridge over the river was guarded almost 24/8 by a troop of armed guards, who numbered around 60 in total by Summertide. They could see the company of guards on the other end of the bridge grow week by week. And so when guns were fired in the dark of night, no one knew which side had started it. But what they did know was that within minutes, every soldier on both sides had been awoken, and shots were ringing out in both directions.

The fire quickly caught. A Koxoriek watchman raised the alarm about a group of Souellian gunmen apparently rushing the bridge; more shots rang out, and they clearly retreated quickly, since no threat was seen by the soldiers who first responded. But the message that there was no one there didn’t reach the men behind them, who rushed out fully armed to retaliate for the attack. More piled in to follow them. Before long, around 30 troops had crossed the border into the Souelle, technically becoming the first Koxoriek force to invade foreign sovereign territory in a century. They rushed along the road towards the nearby village, shooting at any noise they heard, before they reached a group of very confused revolutionaries a few hundred metres from the bridge. All were shot on sight. Having apparently satiated themselves, the Koxoriek troops retreated back to the bridge, where they set up an impromptu occupation zone.

Within an hour or so, the revolutionaries had apparently organised a response, as sparse gunfire came from opposite the bridge. The Koxoriez retreated back behind the border to take cover, and returned fire. A second “expeditionary” party numbering around 20 went out soon after, guns blazing; but they were assaulted by a shower of bullets close to the bridge, taking several casualties before regrouping and hunting down the remaining attackers. It soon became clear, however, that the formidable force they had been up against was simply a ragtag group of five firing in random directions, all of whom soon lay dead. Still, not wanting to be ambushed again, the Koxoriez retreated back to the bridge to prepare for a standoff. The apparent heated situation continued until the first lights of dawn, when it became clear that there was no one at all on the other side.

The head of the border guard force should, by the rules, have contacted his superior to confirm further orders; but instead, acting yet again without command, he gathered another group of men and went across the border for a third time. This time they made it all the way to the village, where they refused to leave until any revolutionaries related to the attack were given over as captives. Orders came soon after sunrise demanding that the colonel abandon the occupation, but he refused. It took until 10am for a second force to come out and defuse the situation.

Along the border itself, the flare-up heightened tensions greatly, as several thousand more troops were sent southward to man the border crossings. A statement that afternoon clarified the First Minister’s position on the incident: none of the border guards had done anything wrong, and were simply acting on their best incident, as was right for a soldier of the great Koxoriek armed forces. Of course, as always, he spun his own ideology into the speech, blaming the ineffective Caliantene administration for the incident and arguing for an independent government there that could more efficiently deal with such rebels - and that would, obviously, “protect Koxoriek interests in the area.” Reading between the lines, his intentions were ominously clear. A furthering of anti-coloniser sentiment is just what he needs to continue with his ambitions.

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The Party Democratizes (Somewhat)
2nd of Highwinter, 1845
In 1832, Chairman Iyozhar Keitann, the first leader of Acaris, signed the Revolutionary Vanguard Act into law, formally banning all political parties and movements outside of the Communist-Syndicalist Party of Acaris. While this move has since been agreed to have been a necessary one, the method of formalizing the centralization of political power into the hands of the CSPA was flawed and undermined by the misguided idealism of Chairman Keitann. One example of this is the lack of any democratic mechanisms within the party outside of the election of a new Chairman upon the death or resignation of the incumbent Chairman, which Keitann justified by insisting that anyone who held the position would find themselves obligated to do what is right for the people, even if what is right for the people is resigning and allowing for another to take the helm. Of course, this view is at best, deeply naive, and many recognized it, but Keitann was so popular a figure that none dared voice opposition, lest they find themselves ostracized and potentially branded as counter-revolutionaries.
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Chairman Mstizinzar, on the other hand, while still being deeply committed to the ideals of the Acarisian Revolution and of the Communist-Syndicalist Party, is much more of a pragmatist, and has already taken steps to remedy Keitann’s mistakes, with his replacement of the ‘28 Constitution serving as one of his greatest achievements as Chairman. Now, he has set his sights on the problems with the Revolutionary Vanguard Act, aiming to reform the CSPA to put more power into the hands of its rank and file members. In accordance with these aims, a committee has been formed, made up of members of the various local councils that form the base level of Acarisian society, tasked with implementing democratic reforms in regard to the position of Party Chairman. While there isn’t a concrete date set just yet, it has been announced to the members of the CSPA that within a year, elections for the position of Party Chairman will be held.

Parliamentary Elections
17 Veiltide, 1845

Since 1835, the PPM was the governing party and had the most elected deputies. With 8.2 million people voting to elect a new National Council, the PS obtained a majority of deputies sufficient to govern.
=List of party alliances=

. PS-PV-PJ (Popular Alliance)
. PPM-PD (Democratic Alliance)

=Results=

1. Syndicalist Party: 112 deputies
2. PPM: 54 deputies
3. Veridiano Integration Movement: 20 deputies
4. Green Party: 14 deputies
5. Democratic Party: 8 deputies
6. Conservative Party: 5 deputies
7. Juntista Party: 4 deputies
8. Independents: 2 deputies
Democratic People's Party: 1 deputy

=Elections for Prime Minister=

1. Álvaro Cunhal (PS) = 50.52%
2. Fernando Monteiro Souza (PPM) = 29.87%
3. Vicente Mello (PC) = 14.76%
4. Carlos Sales (PPD) = 4.85%

[From the 1850 election onwards, the election for Prime Minister will be carried out by the Electoral College]

Elections results very very briefly: new chairperson and president Juvan Varedéz representing the socialist unity party

1845 Elections: More of the Same
17 Wintertide, 1845

On the afternoon of 17 Wintertide, 1845, the Electoral Committee of Aidia officially closed announced the results of the riveting 1845 General Elections.

The year leading up to the elections were tense. So many parties vying for control of the senate. So many campaigns, debates, political stunts. It was a busy year for many political parties. Many in the public felt that the government wasn't very effective after the initial part of the term. For the most part, after dealing with some foreign relations issues, the Aidian government took a relaxed approach to issues. This was most evident during the economic crisis, where the government's response was to simply cut spending in a number of institutions. Despite the fact that it helped the debt crisis, a large amount of government layoffs and many government services lost quality as a result.

With the left and right-wing coalitions often falling into ineffectiveness after getting into office, this election became a big win for the lesser parties initially. During their rallies, many attended, specifically rallies hosted by the Unity, Syndicalist, and People's Parties. These rallies didn't stick, however, during the various debates.

When the debates rolled around, the party that easily stole the show was the People's party. Their leader, Senator and former Consul Alegus Colades spoke with such skill that none of the other party leaders could compete. The worst member during the debates was undoubtedly Senator Gasparo Spizega, leader of the Unity Party. Despite being an educated marketing manager, he proved himself to be horrible at debating with others, as debating with him often boiled down to him speaking nonsense and then baselessly claiming he was the best at leading the nation.

Regardless, a week after the final public debates were broadcasted, the nation's polling stations were opened up, and millions poured into the streets to vote (or else they'd be fined). Finally, when voting closed, the results were announced:
Aidian Syndicalist Party (SCA): 8 (-1)
Aidian People's Party (UPA): 56 (+4)
Social Democrats of Aidia (SAA): 77 (-6)
The Rational Union (UDR): 55 (+5)
Aidian Reformist Party (UEA): 57 (-5)
Party for Niria Aidia (UNA): 8 (0)
Aidian Democrat Party (UAA): 87 (+1)
Party for Unity (UVA): 9 (+2)

The UDR, Aidia's centrist party, ultimately formed another coalition with the right-wing parties this term, resulting in another right coalition ruling the party. This time, as all three consuls had used their two terms in the Consulship, new consuls had to be selected. The coalition selected one person from each of its parties in their negotiations: one from the UAA, one from the UEA, and one from the UDR. UAA leader Guido Zorzi, UEA leader Aferi Dannius, and UDR leader Rolando Augusta were all selected as members of the consulship. In addition, the UDR demanded more cabinet seats than last time, making the cabinet roughly divided into three with only the UAA having one more than the other two parties.

Many hope that, with this consulship shake-up, the government will be more effective than the previous. Time will tell of that will be the case.

The Marriage of Art and Politics
[i]26th of Summertide, 1845[i]
-8:00 PM-
The wind blows through the streets of Keitann City on a warm summers night. There is an electric feeling in the air, as everybody is aware that Acarisian history is about to be made. All across the cityscape, red and yellow banners, the flag of the Union, flutter gently, as the sound of a great bell ringing sounds from the highest tower of the Great Temple, the three long notes signifying the beginning of a wedding ceremony. Inside the Great Temple, in the main chamber, every row of seats is filled, by people of every stripe. The leftmost row of seats is occupied by members of the Red Army, all in full dress uniform, including four men in dark blue uniforms (as opposed to the other’s dark green uniforms) bearing insignia from an unknown branch of the Red Army. The center row of seats, split through the center in order to allow passage to the Great Altar of the Convocation, is occupied by members of the various governmental councils that keep the country running, as well as every member of the Council of People’s Commissars. The rightmost row of seats is occupied by common laborers, men and women that work in the numerous aluminum mines, refinement facilities, and various other industries that keep the Five Year Plans running on time. Notably, this last group has all been given a special endowment of 500 New Acarisian Marks as a gift from one of the couple to be wed, as a way of thanking them for their efforts on behalf of the Acarisian people and state.
-8:10 PM-
The time has come, as signaled by the beginning of a low, droning chant by an assembled priestly choir, the words chanted being in a liturgical form of Old Acarisian, a language few outside of the Convocation’s most devoted even still understood (The chant is an entreaty to the old Acarisian gods, and is one of many persisting elements of Traditional Convocationism). Then, at the strike of an old wooden drum, the participants entered. On the left, wearing the uniform of the Supreme Commander of the Red Army, as usual, is Chairman of the Communist-Syndicalist Party of Acaris Leizakh Mstizinzar. On the right, dressed in a much more modest dark brown evening suit, with a deep crimson vest underneath, is Chairman of the All-Acarisian Council of Revolutionary Artists Letryk Mannanleikh. Both men did their best to keep composure as they slowly approached the Great Altar, where Arch-Hierophant Kreizekh VIII awaited them, but neither was able to suppress the look of pure joy mixed with disbelief that their swelling emotions demanded. As the pair reached the Great Altar, a photographer, placed there beforehand to capture the moment, snapped a picture, which managed to catch nearly the exact moment when Chairman Mstizinzar’s composure briefly broke, and a tear managed to work it’s way onto his upper cheek.
-8:40 PM-
The initial emotional high of the walk up to the altar dulled somewhat over the ensuing half hour of chants, prayers, chanted prayers, and lengthy songs, all in Liturgical Old Acarisian, that made up the most sacred portion of the ceremony. Letryk Mannanleikh, himself a deeply religious man, even began to tire nearing the end of this section of the ceremony, a fact that in that moment enlightened him as to the meaning of an old saying among the elders of the country: “As Tired as a Young Man on His Wedding Day”. He had always taken it to be some sort of lascivious joke, but his aching feet dispelled that notion, permanently. Suddenly, to his mild surprise, as he had let his mind wander, he heard Kreizekh VIII speak three words in Liturgical Old Acarisian, before clapping his hands, and grasping both Mstizinzar and Mannanleikh by the wrists. In one swift motion, the two were tied together at the wrist by a length of brilliant red cloth, accented with bright, radiant yellow. The two men then turned around, somewhat awkwardly, with Mannanleikh almost falling over Mstizinzar at one point, to the amusement of all in attendance. Then, to a chorus of cheers and congratulations, and under a shower of dry grains of rice mixed with aromatic flowers, they strode out of the Great Temple, whereupon General Kyzhom Marcziran, Chairman of the Council of Revolutionary Generals, lent Mstizinzar and Mannanleikh his ceremonial saber, which they used to cut off the binding around their wrists. Mstizinzar quickly returned the sword to General Marcziran, before, in a moment captured by yet more stationed photographers, he turned and embraced his new husband as hard as he physically could.

-10:25 PM-
Smoke filled the office of the Chairman of the Communist-Syndicalist Party of Acaris. Sitting at his desk, Chairman Mstizinzar scowled at both the report before him and the people who delivered it, a pair of stern looking men in dark blue uniforms. “These are the fools that were planning to try something during the ceremony?” He asked, his voice ice cold, as he lifted the report up. On it was a list of eight names, none belonging to anyone of particular note. “Yes, Comrade Chairman, one of our agents managed to infiltrate their group, which was purporting to be a local circle of Traditional Convocationists. They were able to uncover plans to carry out a bombing during the marriage ceremony, in protest of what they saw as a gross perversion of their faith.” said one of the two blue uniformed men, who bore the insignia of a captain. Mstizinzar’s eyes moved over the rest of the report, where the interrogations of the arrested suspects were logged, and as he read, his face grew darker and darker. Upon being captured, they had spilled everything to the interrogators without needing much prodding, apparently expecting their captors to side with them upon hearing their reasoning. Without another word, Mstizinzar took his pen and struck through each name four times, before handing the report back to the men who had brought it. They understood, and with a brisk salute, quickly marched out of the office. Mstizinzar, meanwhile, chewed on a cigar and dwelled on some very dark things for the rest of the night.

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A Bestseller is Born
14th of Emberrule, 1845
Chairman Mstizinzar has been at the helm of the Revolution for nearly fourteen years now, and in conjunction with his thirty-fifth birthday, he has published a book, which has been in progress since before he was even elected Chairman. This book, entitled ‘On the Revolution’ is part autobiography, part polemic against his detractors within the CSPA, part political manifesto, and part guide for aspiring communist-syndicalist revolutionaries. Due to it’s rather impressive length, it has been split into five approximately hundred-page volumes separated by topic, with each volume receiving a cover design by Letryk Mannanleikh.

The work was completed some months earlier, with the publishing delayed to align with the Chairman’s birthday. The announcement to the public about the upcoming release was shortly after the completion of ‘On the Revolution’, in order to build interest. This tactic, combined with the natural interest the nation’s people would have in a book penned by their leader, as well as the intentionally low price set on each volume, led to every single book from the initial printing being bought within hours of being made available. Notably, most people who managed to attain one before they were sold out did not own a full copy of the tome, only one or two volumes that personally interested them. Additionally, as part of a campaign effort related to the upcoming party election, every purchase, be it of a single volume or of a whole set, came with a free, framed portrait of Chairman Mstizinzar, with a small number of these being autographed by the man himself.

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The First General Party Election Begins
8th-10th of Wintertide, 1846
Last year, Chairman Mstizinzar announced his intentions to organize elections within the Communist-Syndicalist Party of Acaris to determine the holder of the office of Party Chairman, as well as the offices of the Council of People’s Commissars. The elections, in which every active member of the Communist-Syndicalist Party will be eligible to vote, are set to take place in two months, on the 8th of Wintersend. This delay has been taken in order to allow for the various candidates to first announce themselves and then campaign.

Four hours after the announcement of the election date was made, Leizakh Mstizinzar announced his candidacy, backed by the Radical Faction as well as the Futurist Faction (a clique of intellectuals and artists, primarily from Keitann City, led by Letryk Mannanleikh). Two days later, Krazymir Molentiç, leader of the Internationalist Faction, announced his candidacy, running on a platform of increased democratization and a return to a multi-party system.

So far, only two other party members, People’s Commissar for Public Health Dr. Miozh Kranmar, and Major General Lorrazh Kremteikh, leaders of the Councilist and Ultraradical factions respectively, have shown any intentions of potentially announcing candidacy. The minority Moderate and Hardliner factions have already announced their support for Chairman Mstizinzar, and their leaders have announced their intentions not to pursue candidacy.

Aware that the world is paying attention, and that certain nations would leap at any opportunity to disparage the validity of these historic elections, Chairman Mstizinzar, on behalf of the Union of People’s Republics of Acaris, has invited any and all concerned nations to send certified election observers to verify the legitimacy of the vote.

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