New Caldari - The Caldari Providence Directorate has today announced the winning bids for their recent auction of Gallente space. Big winners include Kaalakiota and Sukuuvestaa, while Ishukone makes do with just a single solitary system. The winning corporations are now authorized to exploit these systems to the fullest for as long as they remain in Caldari hands. As expected, the wealth and reach of the megacorporations has driven smaller corps entirely out of the running. The "blind auction" format [...]
Several hundred members of a small community on Intaki Prime gave up their standoff with police earlier today and released their weapons to authorities. "That's it," said Geerim Frein as he was led away by police from the farmhouse where he was held up for two days. "We're signing over our lives and our communities to the highest bidder, without getting a dime in return, and without so much as a fight. Today I am not proud to be Gallente." Another local supporter told reporters, "We were delusional. [...]
New Caldari - The SCOPE has learned that the Ishukone Corporation has bid for and won the rights to develop the Intaki System. It was revealed last week that Tibus Heth authorized an auction amongst the Caldari megacorporations for the development rights to recently conquered Federation systems. The terms of the Intaki acquisition are unknown. The Caldari Providence Directorate released a brief statement officially acknowledging the auction and announced that they would disclose the winning bids and [...]
A group of several hundred individuals in a small farming community on Intaki Prime have barricaded themselves in varous buildings throughout the town. The group allegedly possesses large quantities of illegal weapons and explosives, collected over the last few days after group leaders heard of a memorandum indicating local land and resources would be auctioned off to Caldari megacorporations. In a call to the press, Geerim Frein, one of the organizers of the small resistance, said, "We are proud to [...]
Pator - Government spokesmen in the Minmatar Republic have categorically refused to comment on the resignation of Gallente President Souro Foiritan or other aspects of the growing political crisis in the Gallente Federation, despite concerns felt across the Minmatar establishment. In particular, commanders in the Tribal Liberation Force are concerned about the effect events may have on the Federal Defence Union, coming on top of their comprehensive recent defeat at the hands of Caldari State [...]
Algogille - Jacus Roden, the founder of Roden Shipyards, has officially filed his candidacy for the Federation presidency. The news follows an explosive week in Gallente politics, during which Roden Shipyards openly defied a national decree, the latest in a string of failures that ultimately resulted in President Foiritan's resignation. Roden, who ranks amongst the Federations richest individuals, has been retired for years, and is the first candidate to file all the requisite paperwork with the [...]
Ladistier - President Foiritan addressed the nation earlier today, formally announcing his resignation and calling for new elections. Because Foiritan's term is ending prematurely, the elections must be held in November, and he himself is ineligible to be a candidate. The president's speech was personal and conciliatory, revealing a softer side to the man who infuriated the nation days ago with his bid to seize control of the nation's arms manufacturers. The president admitted that his decision to [...]
Ladistier - SCOPE News has learned that Souro Foiritan, president of the Gallente Federation for the past six years, has tendered his resignation to the Senate. He is expected to address the nation later today, during which time he is expected to announce new elections to take place in November. His resignation comes during a tumultuous period for the nation. Yesterday, the senate voted in favor of moving forward with wartime impeachment hearings, the first for a president in decades. A rapid [...]
Villore - While seeing heated discussion, today's meeting of the Gallente Senate was more orderly than yesterday's session. Debate resumed on the Bellaron-Wu proposal to limit serving public officials to a single branch of government. Gone were the shouting matches, and Senate Head Mentas Blaque imposed strict limits on speaker time and the yielding of the floor. Ultimately, after a lengthy series of moves by supporters on both sides of the issue, a motion was carried to shift discussion of the bill [...]
Villore - Following the defiant example of Roden Shipyards, Federation arms manufacturers have collectively refuted President Foiritan's nationalization mandate. A hastily arranged charter has been signed by twelve of the largest Gallentean corporations and delivered to the Presidential Office in Ladistier. According to sources, the charter states their explicit refusal to comply with the Hueromont Act and boldly demands that government troops leave corporate properties "with immediate effect." In [...]
Alentene - A tense standoff between the security forces of Roden Shipyards and the Federation government is underway at the corporation's headquarters in Alentene. SCOPE has learned that the altercation began shortly after Federal Intelligence Office (FIO) agents arrived to enforce President Foiritan's executive mandate to nationalize arms manufacturers. Government officials have closed access to the scene by reporters. Sources report that Jacus Roden, the retired founder of Roden Shipyards, [...]
Villore - The normally orderly conduct of the Gallente Federation's legislative body devolved into chaos today. With lapses in decorum ranging from shouting to name-calling to at least two cases of attempted physical violence, the situation was described by some observers as "no better than a schoolyard brawl." At issue was a bill proposed by Senators Miles Wu and Suvio Bellaron. The bill's single provision was to clarify the separation of legislative and executive powers by stipulating that no [...]
Intaki - The Intaki government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on several of Intaki Prime's largest cities following widespread riots and looting. The unrest comes in the wake of rumors spawned by Tibus Heth's recent memorandum, which states the Caldari will be auctioning off development and exploration rights to occupied Federation territories. Police and planetary defense troops are out in force on the streets and major media outlets have suspended normal broadcasting. Since the initial round of [...]
Ladistier - In what is clearly a response to Tibus Heth's auction of captured Federation systems, President Foiritan has issued an executive mandate to seize control of the nation's arms manufacturers. For the first time since the Caldari-Gallente War, this extraordinary decree invokes the Hueromont Act, which grants the president sweeping emergency powers in the event of national crisis. The Senate has decried Foiritan's act, calling it an "impeachable offense," and a session is underway to formulate [...]
Luminaire - Today saw another sharp drop in the Gallente stock market, believed to be a direct result of the revelation that the Caldari State is auctioning off development rights in formerly Gallente systems now occupied by the Caldari. The losses in share price were strongest in those companies most heavily invested in the occupied sectors. While the percentage of corporations with assets and investments at risk is small in comparison to the overall Gallente economy, the mining, manufacturing, and [...]
New Caldari - SCOPE News has acquired a dated top secret memorandum issued from the Caldari Providence Directorate to all Caldari mega-corporations, stating that the "development and exploration rights" for all Federation systems occupied by Caldari militias are to be auctioned off to the highest bidders. Although issued nearly a month ago, the auction-which has been ongoing in complete secrecy-ends on August 21st, YC111. The memo specifies that winning bids are effectively entering a three-party [...]
Villore - Amid increasing accusations and counter-accusations of impropriety, a coalition of Senators have begun publicly calling for the resignation of Mentas Blaque. Chief among these voices of dissent is Senator Julian Hevard. Hevard, whose chief aide was arrested on suspicion of espionage, was frank in his condemnation of Blaque's policies. "It is clear that Mentas Blaque is using his FIO position as a tool of personal power. It is wrong. It must be stopped." While Hevard's disagreement with [...]
Pator - Sanmatar Maleatu Shakor has declared that the upcoming tribal assembly is to be delayed until the end of the third quarter this year, rather than being held shortly after the middle of the year as originally planned, in order to "give our Nefantar and Starkmanir brothers and sisters more time to properly carry out the crucial task of selecting their tribal chiefs." Although it is a response to concerns expressed by Minmatar converts over the killing of Abel Jarek some days ago, and the [...]
Pator - Minmatar converts to the Amarrian faith have become increasingly vocal about their fears and grievances in the days since the murder of Abel Jarek, leader of the Salvation Crusade, by unknown attackers in the religious township he established near ancestral Krusual lands on Matar. Following the killing, the Minmatar Republic has promised a swift investigation and asserted that "those responsible for the murder of Abel Jarek will be brought to justice." However, sources within law enforcement [...]
Seyllin, Essence - Few will forget the day of devastation in which countless lives were lost on Seyllin I. Yet while many still grieve the victims, there are those who work tirelessly to ensure that the loss of life need not be in vain. The Synenose Accord [SYNE], a group of capsuleers from all races and backgrounds, is working to uncover the mysteries surrounding the wormholes and their deadly inhabitants while assessing their threat to humanity. Through the course of the conference, however, it [...]
Villore - Senator Chermoul has addressed the press regarding the recent turmoil within the Defense Committee, and announced a formal withdrawal of his petition. In the days since several committee members called for the removal of chairman Vance Opheron, no less than fourteen senators and local governors have formally withdrawn their support for the petition. Less than an hour ago the Defense Committee held a vote on the position of Senator Opheron, which passed with a majority wishing him to remain [...]