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(Europeia – July 7, 2017) – On July 2, Supreme Chancellor Lethen gave a historic address from Palatium Manor addressing the Office of the Supreme Chancellory (OSC). The Palatium Manor is the official residence of Europeia’s Supreme Chancellor.

"I've become so used to being part of the everyday fabric of our community in EuroChat and on the forums that I don't consider myself above the fray, as it were," he stated in his address. "I'm no more special and as flawed (if not more-so) than many of my fellow Europeians, both new and old."

The OSC has come under heavy scrutiny in the past month, with many concerned citizens questioning how Chancellors Lethen and Mousebumples have been using the powers granted to them by their office. Many citizens have stated that they wish for the OSC to be an apolitical entity, and alleged that Mousebumples abused her position to gain political advantage.

These tensions culminated with former Senator Verteger proposing 'The Removal of the Supreme Chancellory (2017)' which seeked to eliminate the office. This Senate legislation led to a region-wide discourse on the role of the OSC within Europeia.

As the Europeian Broadcasting Corporation reported last week, Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples resigned from her position without referencing the controversy surrounding her. "I'm in a different place in my life than many of you," former Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples stated in her resignation address. "I'm not in high school or college, and I don't have as much free time as I once did to stay on top of all things Europeia."

Regional tensions and the preceding resignation of former Supreme Chancellor Mousebumples left all eyes on Lethen for his decision on the future of the office. "I have decided to return to the single Supreme Chancellor model," Lethen concluded in his speech. "Additionally, I will be returning to the rotating Vice Chancellor system that was previously in place under HEM.”

The single chancellor model was last in-place when former Supreme Chancellor HEM was the sole Chancellor over the region. HEM often promoted various Europeians to the position of Vice Chancellor, rotating them on a fixed schedule. The model was altered when HEM promoted Lethen to the office, and Europeia has had a dual Chancellor model since. 

"Though the rotation schedule is still being decided upon, I do have one key component in place," Lethen noted in his address. "I have decided to appoint Brunhilde as our next Vice Chancellor alongside Drecq." 

Brunhilde is a Europeian known for her role in creating the Coalition Against the Ideology of Nazism -- an international coalition aiming to counter in-game Nazism. The promotion to the Vice Chancellor position comes days after Brunhilde returned to full in-game activity.

"I was absolutely shocked to get offered this opportunity," the new Vice Chancellor commented when given the opportunity. "I hope that I can bring it the respect it deserves." 

In the coming days, Vice Chancellor Brunhilde will settle into her new role alongside Vice Chancellor Drecq. Meanwhile, the Citizens' Assembly will continue its debate on the powers of the OSC and its role within the region.