Campaigning Connections

May 12th, 2017 [Friday] - Welcome to this week’s issue of TKC! Today we will be looking at the different iC Electoral ranks and what the campaign is all about. Make sure to support the ones you think would be the best candidate for the different ranks as soon as they start campaigning. If you don’t know what the iC rank they are applying for, what their task is going to be, then keep reading to find out.

1iC Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is the head of the Royal Cabinet and is in charge of and leads all Ministers within the Royal Cabinet. The Prime Minister withholds the duties of being the leader and face of the Royal Kingdom of Habbo government. The Prime Minister is responsible for presenting all approved decisions and policies of the Kingdom’s government. He or she oversees, manages and organizes the work of government departments and teams. While doing this the Prime Minister also serves as a liaison between the Monarch and the government while keeping the Monarch up to date on all government activity. He or she also recommends candidates for the Monarch to appoint the House of Lords and the Judicial Bench. He or she is active in the House of Commons often participating in debates, answering questions from fellow Members of Parliament and making formal statements. The Prime Minister must also host a weekly gathering called “Prime Minister’s Questions” on Mondays. This weekly period is open for all Kingdom members to attend of any rank. The Prime Minister’s Questions is a weekly occurrence in which members of the Kingdom may ask the Prime Minister any questions in which the Prime Minister will answer to the best of his/her abilities. 2iC Minister for Defense

The Minister for Defense strategically operates the planning of defense and resources for the wellbeing of the Kingdom. He or she oversees all defense operations within the Kingdom and works with the Minister of Safety Operations to ensure all defenses within the Kingdom and beyond the Kingdom are held in the highest of standards. All regulations based on the defense and security of the Kingdom are to be confirmed and supported by the Minister for Defense. All rules and policies approved and accepted by the Prime Minister must be seconded by the rule of the Monarch. All communications of security matters shall be recited by the Minister for Defense to the Prime Minister. He or she is Head of State Security and oversees and commands all foreign affairs. He or she will work with the Minister for Safety Operations to ensure all security within and beyond the Kingdom is up to standards. Present rules and regulations in matters of security and foreign affairs must be presented to the Prime Minister and approved for seconding from the Sovereign. Lead foreign affairs as the Head of State Security with the help of the Ministry of Defense. Create alliances with approval from the Prime Minister and Sovereign. Abolishment of alliances with approval from the Prime Minister and Sovereign

3iC Lord Chancellor

As the Minister for Justice, the Lord Chancellor is in charge of the Ministry of Justice as well as maintains the role of Lord Speaker within the Council of Lords. The Ministry of Justice is responsible for courts, prisons, probation and constitutional affairs. The Ministry of Justice is therefore responsible for all aspects of the criminal law. Its responsibilities extend to the commissioning of discipline services, rehabilitation and victim support. As Lord Speaker within the Council of Lords, the duties of the Lord Chancellor are in chairing debates on the floor of the upper chamber and speaking for the Council on ceremonial occasions. The Lord Speaker will work with the Minister for Education to coordinate outreach programs that will engage all members of the Kingdom in the work and role of the Lords and how they can help each individual throughout the Kingdom. The Lord maintains active membership of all members within the Ministry of Justice heads all legal proceedings held by the Kingdom’s justice system. Appoint new laws for the betterment of the Kingdom and present them to the Prime Minister to be presented formally to the Sovereign Update judicial policies and procedures when seen fit. Ensure all hearings and investigations are public and clear. Deem appropriate punishment and repercussions for any and all violations brought to light within the court systems. Speaker of the Council of Lords where lead all debates in the upper chambers with political strategy. 4iC Leader of the Council of Commoners

He or she is responsible for arranging and conducting business in the Council of Commoners. The duties of the Leader of the Council of Commoners are in chairing debates on the floor of the lower chamber and speaking on ceremonial occasions. The Council Speaker is the presiding officer in the Council of Commoners. However the Council Speaker guides and assists the Council during debate, rather than controlling or managing it. The Council Speaker has no power to call members to order, to decide who speaks next, or to select amendments, but does call amendments, collect the voices and call for divisions (votes) when necessary. Deputy Speakers assist the Council Speaker and sit on the Woolsack in the Council Speaker’s absence. When chairing the Council of Commoners, high levels of strategic and political direction must be maintained on behalf of the Council. The Council Speaker will work with the Minister for Education to coordinate outreach programs that will engage all members of the Kingdom in the work and role of Parliament and how they can help each individual throughout the Kingdom. The Council Speaker must attend and speak at all state and ceremonial occasions on behalf of the Commons as well as representing the Commons to overseas parliaments, attending conferences with speakers of other parliaments, and sharing best practice and developing links between parliaments.

5iC Minister for Internal Development

The Minister for Internal Development is in charge of ensuring all internal procedures of the Kingdom are functioning appropriately. He/She is responsible for the overall management of base including effective and professional announcements. The Minister for Internal Development shall work with the Ministry of Justice to help better reform the disciplinary processes within the Kingdom.

As Minister for Internal Development, all internal concerns of the Kingdom shall be addressed formally by the Minister. The Minister for Internal Development is required to ensure all members within the Ministry of Internal Development relay any and all information directly to the Minister for Internal Development for review.

As leader of the Ministry of Internal Development it is adamant that the Minister maintains an occupied and steady Ministry to ensure the internal development of the Kingdom is never at a standstill. The Minister is responsible for the continuous and justifiable development of all internal affairs within the Kingdom. The Minister of Internal Development are ensuring all internal development is taking place in a timely and effective manner with the help of the Ministry of Internal Development. 6iC Minister for External Development

The Minister for External Development is in charge of ensuring all external issues that arise from a non-allied agency are handled and resolved. He/She is responsible for developing and planning all Kingdom events. The Minister for External Development shall work with the Ministry of Defense to help in the execution of alliance events. As Minister for External Development, all external concerns of the Kingdom shall be addressed formally by the Minister. The Minister for External Development is required to ensure all members within the Ministry of External Development relay any and all information directly to the Minister for External Development for review. As leader of the Ministry of External Development it is adamant that the Minister maintains an occupied and steady Ministry to ensure the external development of the Kingdom is never at a standstill. The Minister is responsible for the continuous and justifiable development of all external affairs within the Kingdom. He/ She are going to ensure all external development is taking place in a timely and effective manner with the help of the Ministry of External Development. 7iC Minister for Education

The Minister for Education is in charge of all training procedures and educational tools of the Kingdom. He/She is to ensure that all training procedures are up to standard in providing the most optimal and effective method of training and welcoming an individual to the Kingdom.

The Minister for Education is required to maintain and manage the Ministry of Education in that it maintains active membership and consistently updates and mandates new training procedures and educational tools to ensure the prominent teaching of rules and regulations within the kingdom. The Minister is responsible for the continuous and justifiable development of all educational affairs within the Kingdom. The Minister of Education are going to developing new and superior ways to advance the Kingdom’s education tools with the help of the Ministry of Education.

8iC Minister for Safety Operations

The Minister for Safety Operations is in charge of the security and safety operations of the Kingdom. He/She is responsible in ensuring that safety protocols are effective at all times. The Minister of Safety Operations is also responsible in the transfer operations of the Kingdom and must ensure that external transfers are conducted appropriately and professionally. The Minister is responsible for the continuous and justifiable development of all safety affairs within the Kingdom. He/ She will be developing new and superior ways to advance the Kingdom’s security tools and safety operations with the help of the Ministry of Safety Operations.​

The iC Campaign

After you have applied for an iC rank and you have been accepted, you are ready for the next step. You then have to fill out an campaign form in order to continue. When your campaign form has been accepted you are ready to start campaigning for the iC rank you have chosen. It is important not to start until you have been accepted. For the campaign you will need a campaign team to help you out. This will consists of 3 people including yourself (does not need to be KoH members). Yourself - candidate. Campaign Manager and a Deputy Minister. The Manager is in charge of finding the best campaign strategies for you while you’re running. The Deputy Minister will be working as your running mate as the co-leader of your ministry. It’s important during the campaign that you understand your running issue. Why are you running? It is important to not lose track of your running issue(s) during your campaign and work towards convincing the members of the Kingdom that you are the person for this issue. You also need to make a message, badge and slogan message. The message should be clear to why you are running, why you believe you are the best for the office and why the Kingdom should trust you to hold the office for the time allotted. The badge is for supporters to join and share with others as a way to keep track of who is following your campaign and the amount of people supporting each candidate. Another way to get supporters and sell yourself to the people is by hosting rallies, events, games, mazes and questionnaires. Give inspiring and encouraging speeches to listeners in order to convince them that you are the best candidate. During the campaign there will at no time be allowed to give out prizes, as this would lead to disqualified with prejudice. You should also be prepared for debates and interviews depending on the office and number of running opponents, debates will be conducted for public audience. Debates will remain civil but your primary goal is to convince your audience that you are the superior candidate for the office position. Interviews - The Kingdom Chronicles members are allowed to interview a candidate at any time and may release accurate information presented in the interview to the members of the Kingdom. Preparing for your position or loss is the most important part of campaigning. In the event that you lose your campaign to your running opponent, you are allowed to rerun for the office as many times as you wish as long as your loss was without prejudice.

Thank you for reading, make sure you follow the kingdoms social media to stay in the loop. Come back next week for more interesting news. Prepared by,

Angkaa

(Reporter of The Kingdom’s Chronicles) The Kingdom of Habbo

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