Upcoming Elections in The Republic of Flanders
It is the start of the campaign season in Flanders. According to a recent poll conducted by Ghent University, the Flemish people have become much more leftist since the 1997 elections. Support for The Liberal Socialist Party has also increased; therefore, it is almost certain that they will win the plurality of the votes this election. The people of Flanders are really looking forward to this election.
There are seven major political pa
Raid on The Republic of Flanders by Two Arrgh Members
Today, there were raids on The Socialist Republic of Flanders by The Dominion of Drakia, who raids the country regularly, and Westwood Kingdom. Both the Flemish capital, Antwerp, and Ghent, the country's second largest city, were damaged in the attacks. The amount of civilians who died in the raids is unknown. Luckily, Vladimir Zhogin of Khevin was able to provide $900,000 in aid to Flanders, and both Antwerp and Ghent have been rebu
Health Care Reform Bill Passed in Parliament
A new health care reform bill was passed in the Flemish Parliament by a vote of 103 to 97. This health care reform bill was not only very important both to the Flemish People but also to The Liberal Socialist Party. If the health care reform is a success, it will definitely help the Liberal Socialists in the next election.
The bill was heavily opposed by The Flemish Conservative Party. The Conservatives claimed that bill would cause d
The Town of Bruges Gained Official City Status
On September 19th, 1998, the population of the town of Bruges surpassed 10,000, making it a city under Flemish law. Bruges is the capital and largest city in the province of West Flanders. It's has a well-preserved, historic old-city with many canals, narrow streets, beautiful medieval buildings, elegant squares, and amazing museums. An enormous amount of tourists flock to the beautiful city every year. Bruges is also one of the country's c
The Republic of Flanders News Network has recently changed its name to Flanders Broadcasting Corporation in order to make the news organization's initialism more distinguishable. The initialism RFNN was deamed too similar to the initialisms KNN and RNN used by other news networks and had to be changed.
Controversy Over the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant in Antwerp
Two years ago, The Flemish Parliament voted on legislation to build the nation's first nuclear power station, in the Flemish capital. The results of the vote were 117-for and 83-against. After many months of construction, the nuclear power plant in Antwerp has been completed, but there is still a huge amount of disagreement over whether the new power plant will help or hurt to people of Flanders.
The Liberal Soci
Republic of Flanders Decides to Increase it's Military Strength
After a minor raid this morning on the capital city of Antwerp (by the nation Drakia, in the alliance Arrgh) The government of Flanders agrees that the size of the Flemish military should be greatly increased. All of Parliament agrees that increasing the size of the country's military won't make the country strong enough to defeat most raiders, but that it will deter potential raiders from attacking the nation. They plan to
The United Federation Launches Additional Attacks Against Flanders
The United Federation, a member of the North American Confederacy, launched three ground attacks against The Republic of Flanders this morning. The results of this attack were devastating and resulted in the deaths of an estimated 10,000 civilians, all in Antwerp, and 18,000 soldiers in our small country of only 285,000 people. Luckily only Antwerp was damaged. The United Federation soldiers raided the National Treasury
The United Federation Declares War Against Flanders
The United Federation, a member of the North American Confederacy, declared war against Flanders. The nation's reason for declaring war on the Republic of Flanders was, " I need your resources." This is ridiculous considering the fact that Flanders has no resources besides a bit of coal, food, and lead. The United Federation only attacked the country once with ten ships to place a naval blockade on the country. Luckily, they only destr
Maastricht is Now a City
Maastricht has recently been awarded city status. In the Republic of Flanders, a town must have at least 10,000 residents to become a city, and Maastricht just passed that threshold. The city is the capital of Limburg province and has a strong coal mining industry, and the area around it contains vast amounts of natural resources including coal and iron. The city is an ancient settlement that existed during Roman times. Maastricht is growing at an exponential ra
Surprising Results of December 1997 Elections
The 1997 elections took place on December 24th, and the results were somewhat surprising. Everyone expected the Liberal Socialist Party to win the plurality of the votes (32.5 percent), but no one expected an increase in the number of Conservative Party voters in this election. Until now, the general consensus among experts that the political views of Flemish citizens was shifting to the left, as in the 1992 elections there was a significant