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New Khan To Postpone Planned Political Reforms, Condemns "Communist and Anti-Jelbic Aggression""'

March 28, 5572

Baofluz, Khanate of Jelbe Jelbe's new Khan, Manil VI has  has announced that he has "with great reluctance, decided to put off his planned reform of the Khanate's public institutions and system of governance. Manil, 36 ascended the Skull Throne in July 5571 following the passing of his father Jebr V who reigned for 41 years. Jebr V largely destroyed the power of the famously vacuous and fractious Jelbek nobility and seized the estates of rebellious nobles and chieftains, using the estimated 3.2 billion LOD fortune to establish an automatic government dedicated to modernising Jelbe's political institutions and among other things, established the country's first ever central bank, national power authority and a national education system of sorts.

 Joining the Jelbic Khaganate brought on a flood of investment and remittances from Jelbe migrants who took advantage of open border policies to trek north and take up better paying jobs. This has resulted in unprecedented economic growth particularly in Jelbe's heavy metal mining sector, tourism and agriculture. 

In the old Khan's last years he faced growing dissension from his heir Prince Manil (the new monarch) The well educated heir and possessir of numerous advanced degrees pushed his father to abandon autocracy, reinstate the Kurultai and a responsible government. Manil's accession was expected to least such changes but the current difficulties with Communist Istalia, belligerent Alduria have convinced the new ruler that with war expected on multiple fronts, internal reform can stay in the back seat for a while.