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The Zygotian Seer Zygotia, Varanius Prime Minister Fim has seemingly embroiled herself in the first controversy of the term with her very first decision. As is customary, Fim’s first item on the agenda was the announcement of executive staffing. What few predicted was the extent to which Fim restaffed the executive, and her decision to not stop at the executive. Included in the sweeping staffing changes is the complete removal of many of the closest military advisors, most diplomats, and a multitude of judicial removals. Many of Fim’s appointments have come as intense surprises to the preexisting political establishment. Councillor of Zygotia Jude Dubois has notably gone on record lambasting the appointees as “partisan hacks”, and accusing the Prime Minister of “feeding the country to the shark circus”. Despite the harsh critique by Dubois and others, ultimately there’s nothing that Fim’s opponents can actually do to prevent these appointments, seeing as the PM has complete authority over executive appointments. The exception, of course, being the aforementioned judicial changes. Judicial removals and appointments, while requiring the Prime Minister’s nomination, must first be approved by the Core. While many hoped the body would serve as something of a moderating influence, those same people have been quite frustrated with the Core’s repeated approval of Fim’s judicial changes, with 3 of 4 Core members voting Aye on the so-far judicial appointments to the 14th, 17th, and 23rd Major Courts. The sole dissenting member, Second Iris Garth West, echoed Dubois’ concerns regarding the alleged partisanship of the appointees. The consequences of these drastic appointments remain to be seen. While many have observed the fiery political stances of what are typically apolitical positions, many of Fim’s appointments seem standard fare lifelong bureaucrats. The Seer watches on.

<Jude Dubois, Councilor of Zygotia> <discussions of near future with Grey Snyder, Councilor of Gamete Haven> <3323 Azalea Lane, residence of Jude Dubois> <recording begins> J: Oh! How could I forget? Cup of coffee? G: It’s a little late for coffee isn’t it? J: No such thing, old friend. G: Well, who am I to refuse? Sure, I’ll take a cup. <pouring noises> J: Now, where were we? G: Glorious new leader? J: Don’t even call her that as a joke. G: I think you worry too much. J: I think you worry too little. Have you actually read her campaign? G: Of course I have, it’s been blasted on every news channel 24/7. J: And it doesn’t concern you? G: It’s not like she’s gonna follow through. She’ll try to pass a crazy law or two, get forced into a compromise bill, and when her base sees she comes home empty handed they’ll drop her. J: She wants to ban meat! G: I don’t have much sympathy for flesh gluttons anyway. J: She wants to send armed fleets into the Darkesian! G: It’s not like she’s going to declare war. J: She might! G: I just think we shouldn’t be too alarmist, that’s all. J: It’s literally the stupid leading the blind. G: If anything, I think it’s good she’s chosen a handful of Blessed as her advisors. Perhaps their sight beyond sight may help temper her. J: I just can’t believe that madwoman was selected in the first place. G: There’s really no need to be so dramatic. She’s all talk, a living fad. J: Wait…hold on a moment. G: What? J: I could’ve sworn I turned my phone off… <recording ends> “All talk, huh?”

The Zygotian Seer Zygotia, Varanius The recent election of controversial tech mogul turned politician Sarah Fim to Prime Minister has turned heads in the political establishment, both domestically and abroad. Fim’s fiery rhetoric has propelled her and her policies to the center of public discourse. Nominated by the Governance Council on the first of June, and ultimately granted approval by the Core the fourteenth of the same month, she has ascended in record time. Many institutions and thinktanks have serious concerns for what her election and fervent base spells for Varanius and the Darkesian writ large. Fim first entered the national consciousness as the upstart CEO of C-Tech, the company responsible for the EyePhone. As the daughter of a Mauvist clergyman, she grew up with faith deeply intertwined with her personal, and eventually professional, life. She graduated from the University Kynfruma with degrees in both Business and the Mauvist Arts, before parrying this experience into lower level financier positions. Since her rise to prominence, she’s become one of the most generous patrons of the Mauvist Church around, donating a cumulative total in the millions. The policies Fim champions are much less usual. Bringing together a coalition of nationalists, jingoists, and anti-secularists, Fim has organized a rather consistent base of support for a nation which notably has no political parties. A forefront policy goal of hers has been the full legal prohibition of animal flesh in accordance with Mauvist principles of vegetarianism, strongly at odds with the recent liberalization and secularization advanced under Conus Guy’s terms. She also very intensely campaigned on “protecting Andolia” and “securing Varanius’ future”, arguing for aggressive action in the Darkesian and the ramping up of hostilities with Giovanniland. Ultimately only time will tell what extent of Fim’s campaign is genuine intent and which merely empty posture, but one could be forgiven for feeling some whiplash with the rapid turn Varanian politics have seemingly taken. Is Fim’s stormy rise a sign of things to come, or a fluke compromise candidate? The world, and we in the Seer, look on.

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NationStates Nation Name: Varanius Discord User Name: Vara#1280 Your Local Timezone: PST Regions You Have Active Nations In: The West Pacific, Caer Sidi, Edlhus, the Hall of the Red Rose Any Diplomatic Experience: I was an ambassador for TWP, TEP, and served a short term as the MoFA of a small UCR (Caer Sidi)

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NationStates Nation Name: Varanius Discord User Name: majgecko#1280 Your Local Timezone: Pacific Regions You Have Active Nations In: The West Pacific, somewhat Caer Sidi Any Diplomatic Experience: I have previously served as a diplomat from The West Pacific to The East Pacific