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Kalistan withdraws support from Custodial Government in Xsampa
"No Longer appears to have support of law," says FM
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
June 16, 5724


FM Miguel Ontiveros says that Empress supports Order over tyranny

The Foreign Minister today announced in a prepared statement that the Empire of Ananto and Kalistan has withdrawn its critical support for the Government of the Custodian under the NDA. Kalistan was an early supporter of the actions taken by the Custodial Government in Xsampa, because it represented the best chance to maintain peace and order in the Dovanian Nation. "That no longer appears to be the case," said Her Imperial Majesty's Foreign Minister, Sir Miguel Ontiveros said yesterday. "The NDA was found to be unconstitutional by the Courts in Xsampa, who were, for better or worse, given review of the Xsampan Law. Her Imperial Majesty expected that the Custodian would abide by the decision, and it appears that he has instead opted to put the capital under some form of martial law and ignore the ruling. In doing so, he no longer has the support of Xsampan Law, and therefore Kalistan cannot continue to support his administration."

The Foreign Minister expressed hope that the Custodian would come to some agreement with the opposition. "That nation has gotten itself into a jam," said FM Ontiveros. "There are opposition Parties looking to overthrow the Government led by communists, and now the Custodian sets himself up as a tyrant who can neither effectively govern, nor leave the office peacefully without surrender. Her Imperial Majesty could support him so long as the state wasn't a tyranny, but ignoring the court ruling when a person participated in the process willingly hoping for a different outcome undermines the court as an Institution, and it essentially stokes disorder and weakening of the institutional foundations of the State. That might almost be worse, from the standpoint of an Institutionalist like Her Imperial Majesty, who knows that without those institutions in place, rulers can expect no safety, no rest, and no capacity to govern, and hence, no ability to help the state withstand crises when they hit."

Withdrawal of Kalistani support for the Custodian will likely not alter the course that Xsampa has set itself on. But the Foreign Minister said, "It is important to remember that this is not an endorsement for mob rule, or communist golpes. Instead, it is a call to restore the primacy of the institutional authority of the various organs of the Xsampan Government, the same one the Custodian took power to uphold. I don't think the Empress can see how locking down the Capital City and inciting unity among the opposition can do anything but cause more disorder and increase the potential for violence, assuming that the Custodian has no interest in capitulating. We aren't endorsing the so called 'democracy' actors who aligned themselves, counterintuitively, with the communists. We are saying that we cannot endorse someone who courts violence and civil war by negating the Institutions of the State. This is exactly opposite of what the Custodial Government claimed they were doing when they invoked the NDA in the first place."

FM Ontiveros said the Ambassador to Xsampa has been instructed to reach out to the Custodial Government to offer to serve as a mediator in the ongoing conflict. "We can still help perform a peace function in Xsampa assuming the Ambassador brings any mutual trust to the situation. As we no longer support any side and merely want there to be a restabilization to the situation and a restoration of the status quo ex ante, our Ambassador, His Excellency David Orr could serve in that capacity if he would be acceptable to both sides. The goal would be to try to find a solution to the Crisis which everyone can live with." If the offer is rejected, Ontiveros said that Her Imperial Majesty may need to consider recalling Kalistani embassy staff, because it is likely that the crisis will worsen before it gets better, and the Empress does not want to expose Kalistanis to Dovanian violence.

"We're in a holding pattern right now," said Ontiveros. "We need to see how things turn out."

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