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==2020==
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Greylyn sought to challenge Llorens, the incumbent Secretary, for a second time in the [[March 2020 general election]], again staking their campaign on the proposal to introduce the civil service
[[File:Greylyn.png|thumb|250px|The flag of Greylyn, who was elected as Secretary on their third attempt.]]
On his third attempt in running for Secretary, Greylyn was finally elected unopposed in the [[June 2020 general election]]
In the [[September 2020 general election]], Greylyn opted not to run for a second term. This left the door open for former Secretary Kavagrad, who was returned to the post for a third term unopposed. Their term was marked by largely overturning the civil service - which they had long opposed - while keeping the new Ministry of Community Affairs with an emphasis on Discord-based game nights. Relations with the Democratic Socialist Assembly finally collapsed after months of tension following revelations that the Democratic Socialist Assembly had spied on the Social Liberal Union and banned a number of players who were citizens in both regions for apparently sectarian reasons, which also saw the region removed from the NSLeft alliance. Later in the term, Llorens criticised Kavagrad for failing to live up to expectations, including not voting in the World Assembly and not pursuing a stamp donation program, claims which the Secretary argued against.
A three-way race for Secretary emerged in the [[December 2020 general election]] for the first time in almost four years, with Dyl and New Samon as serious candidates, and Talao launching a joke bid for the leadership. The election saw few differences emerge between the candidates, who were both incumbent Members of the General Assembly, but Dyl would win in a landslide, while Talao finished in second. Their current term has been most notably marked by the introduction of several newer members of the region into various branches of government.
===Legislative reforms===
In the [[17th General Assembly]] under Speaker Podria, legislation extending dual citizenship and abolishing the nomination poll in general elections in favour of RMB nominations have been passed. On 25 April, a drama in relation to Llorens contacting the final MGA yet to vote on the nomination poll legislation was revealed by the Secretary himself in response to a private conversation with Speaker Podria, which divided some commentators over whether it was questionable conduct, with most supporting the Secretary. The Final Horseman decided to step down as a founder after more than two years in the role, with Kavagrad being nominated and unanimously approved by citizens as their replacement on 31 May.
Speaker Kavagrad led an active [[18th General Assembly]], which legislated a vast slate of mostly small clarifying changes. Notable amendments included making the Speaker the interim Secretary when the office is immediately vacated, limiting states of emergency to a maximum of two weeks, and making it a criminal offence to withhold knowledge of a crime.
▲On his third attempt in running for Secretary, Greylyn was finally elected in the [[June 2020 general election]] with no competitors, being overwhelmingly confirmed to the post with a campaign staked primarily on his Civil Service Initiative again. Controversy arose during the term when Secretary Greylyn and Vice Secretary Podria presented legislation to increase government control of the social Discord server, including making the Secretary a permanent administrator. This resulted in heated debate across the Regional Message Board and Discord server, which culminated in Erna Vindtopia filing a vote of no confidence against Vice Secretary Podria on 25 July with the signatures of MGAs Dyl and Kavagrad, among others. The vote of no confidence was suspended after less than five hours while it was almost unanimously in favour of removing Podria as the Vice Secretary voluntarily resigned from their post.
The [[19th General Assembly]] under Speaker Antinios followed a similar pattern of mostly unanimous votes on a significant sum of legislation, with two exceptions. A proposal by Antinios and Dyl to implement three-day votes on any embassy changes, overriding final ministerial authority, narrowly failed to pass, while Llorens' proposal to separate the elections of the Secretary and General Assembly even split the General Assembly, thereby also failing.
Podria returned as Speaker in the [[20th General Assembly]], which has been notably less active with legislation. One contentious piece of legislation by then-Deputy Speaker Vandensia passed in a referendum, prohibiting the Secretary from dually serving as an MGA and limiting them to two Cabinet portfolios.
===Community developments===
[N-Day and Z-Day.]
==2021==
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