Deltaria

[Rogue]

TSARGRAD - Emperor Slavko signed his biggest and most consequential decree to date this morning, signalling a new era for Deltaria and a break with the age old borders of Deltaria's provinces. With the "Imperial Reorganization and Consolidation Decree" the emperor just reorganized the provincial boundaries of all provinces as well as reorganizing the provincial and imperial governments to their core. Through the decree, the provinces of Alazinder and Darali are to be absorbed by the new "Crownlands", to be directly ruled by the Imperial government from Tsargrad. These new crownlands will have their own governor, but he or she is directly appointed by the Emperor and also serves at the pleasure of the monarch and his government. The crownlands, in essence, become the de-facto Thaller controlled part of the empire, with the Emperor designating it as his home province. 

The reorganization doesnt end there. In a daring move, the province of Doron Akigo is to gain territory previously controlled by Ushalande, connecting it to the coast and giving it a large population of Ushalanders to govern over. Additionally, the province is renamed into "Doraki", a move that seeks to signal an end to the ethnic policies of the region. The family of the Emperor's closest advisor, Duke Gaiseric of Akigo, will be installed in the new provincial capital of Hadjoheims and granted personal fiefdom over the province, within the constraints of imperial law. This elevates the Duke's minor House of Draebane to be a major house in Deltaria. With the loss of some of its territory, Ushalande is to be renamed into Ușmarea, seeking to highlight its connection to the sea and retaining some of its old identity. In accordance with the Emperor's wishes, the House of Corvinascu is to be given fiefdom over the new province, with its current head, Duke Adrian to serve as Duke of Ușmarea. 

Lastly, the former province of Disuva will lose some of its territory to the crownlands and be renamed into Várdissza, which partially means "fort" in the Disuvan language. It will be led by Duchess Kozma of the House of András, a known aristocratic family in former Disuva. Importantly, this reorganization is only made possible by a change in the now largely ignored constitution, which steps away from Deltaria as a federal state and instead explains quite clearly that the will and direction of the Monarch is to be respected and "followed". The provinces will no longer be able to defy Imperial law or directions, instead being subject to the national government. While the newly installed duchies will be responsible for day to day governance in their provinces, they will largely be focussed on enforcing imperial law, not making law themselves. 

Importantly, under the new system the duchies are clearly seperated from the provinces they control. In theory, this allows Dukes to retain control over their province, but subdivide them into counties and other royal subdivisions to grant their aristocratic base more rights and priviliges, securing their loyalty. Under current Imperial law, each province must have a provincial police force and a government apparatus to administer the territory and collect provincial and imperial taxes. The newly organized provinces will also be obligated to support the Imperial Deltarian Armed Forces by providing "provincial levies". These levies require provinces to provide a set number of able bodied men to the Armed Forces, which lowers the burden on the national government as they wont be required to organize recruitment themselves. Men from the crownlands are to be drafted/trained by the national government. The provinces of Alazinder and Darali will see their end in these reforms, marking the first time that these two provinces are to be removed from internal governance. The Emperor, according to those familiar with the decision, long envisioned the two provinces to fall under his direct dominion, with a merger into a new entity seen as the most effective way to accomplish that goal.

Additionally, the Imperial cabinet is abolished in favor of the new "Privy Council", to consist of ministers of the crown directly responsible to the emperor. The new privy council will also see the reintroduction of a seperate head of government, to be named the First Minister of the Crown. The new First Minister will be a executive role, being appointed and dismissed by the Emperor and tasked with being the Emperor's most important advisor and informing his majesty on the opinions within the Privy Council. He can also take on other roles and responsibilities if the monarch wants him to. 
These reforms, meant to consolidate the monarchy and diversify its support, have already been praised by the aristocracy, especially the families now to be elevated to positions of power. Additionally, it marks an end to the hybrid constitution that was kept in place since the consolidation of power, now truly cementing Deltaria as a absolute monarchy under the guidance of our beloved Emperor. The reorganization went into effect immediately, with the Emperor directing all agencies and departments of government to work around the clock to make the transition to the new "Imperial Constitution."

To honor this transitionary period and the newfound power of the monarch Emperor Slavko renamed the capital of Cahtica to its original name of Tsargrad by decree.