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Novean Chronicle

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[1/31/2017.]
 
Following the resignation of the various Ministers directly involved in the shutting down of power to the entirety of Noveaux along with all telecommunications the Chancellor has announced that no criminal prosecution against the Ministers will take place. Chancellor Essard gave her second press conference in as many days taking responsibility for the power and telecom situation finally coming clean to the people of Noveaux about the creation of the Nox Trigger which is what was activated. Chancellor Essard has explained in detail that the Trigger was created to give the government the ability to cease any hostile activity taking place against the nation telecom and power grid networks. The Chancellor has also turned over various documents and technological logs to the media and watchdog groups allowing them to see for themselves that the "Maestro" hack against the Emergency Broadcast Network was not isolated and that in fact there had been a simultaneous attack against two major nuclear power stations and a hydroelectric Essard has shown that while the national government went to the extreme to prevent a further breach against secure systems, owned the responsibility for the shutdown order, and finally has announced reparations to those who suffered personal or property damage during the duration of the crisis. The Government has also begun to meet with corporations and realm governments to asses the economic damage to the various industries that were shuttered during the crisis and begin compensating them as well. 
 
The leader of the Conservative Party, Rudolf vin Darus formally lodged a challenge to the ruling coalition. If a majority of Senators back the challenge then the Chancellor will have not alternative but to dissolve the Imperistarium and call for snap elections. This would be the second election in less than a month's time. Sources close to various party leaders and other influential Senators seem to align with that there will indeed be a majority in favor of a new election. This breathes hope for the National Liberals who suffered a major blow after former Chancellor Deveraux was killed days before the last election. They will be looking to restore their numbers while the Conservatives will be looking to either win an outright majority or coax enough other senators to form a majority with them. All eyes will now be focused on this process as the very fate of the Novean People could be at stake here. Should the Imperistarium be dissolved and a snap election called this would bring the Empress' Sovereign Order reforms into practice now rather than in 2020 when the next elections would have been held.