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Owing to me loosing some files, I'll forget the end of 1935, and catch up 1936 news instead, so here comes the news for Q1 in one go.

January 1st 1936 Stockholm

The British Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare has been in the capital today,

to officially confirm, and mark Great Britain's entry into the Pre-Existing Mutual Defence and trade treaty between Nordmark & Germany.

January 3rd
Stockholm

In answers to numerous questions regarding the new treaty with Great Britain, the King has taken the step of issuing the following statement.

Quoted

"This treaty with Great Britain is designed to ensure peace in Europe, it does not bind any signing power to defend any other signatory outside of Europe, and is greatly beneficial in ensuring that the peace Europe has in general experienced without incident for the last 15years, lasts on.
This Peace must last if we wish for our children, and indeed for our Grandchildren to never have to experience the horrors of the Great War."

January?

It is with Great Sadness that this Newspaper must announce the passing of the British King, King George V, at Windsor Castle late last night.

King Carl XVI Phillip has expressed his sadness at this loss, and stated that both he, and his cousin by marriage, Queen Bethanie of Coldmere will be in attendance.

February 10th

King Carl XVI Phillip has attended the state funeral of the late British King, King George V at Westminster Abbey in London.

February 24th

The Date for this years Riksdag Elections has been set as the 15th of May, with all parties sporting the same leaders as before.

In other news, the Ministry of Defence has announced a review of the future role of the Army's cavalry forces, and how they can be made more suitable for service in the modern world.

March 1st

March 1
Coronation of King George VIII. Today at Westminster Abbey the heir of George V, his eldest son the Prince of Wales, has become Edward VIII. King of the United Kingdom and the British Empire. Our King, King Carl XVI Phillip was in attendance, as well as Queen elect of Coldmere, Queen Bethanie who is preparing for her own coronation in August.

March 12th

Proposals have been submitted to the Riksdag for a tunnel across the entrance to the Baltic between Nordmark and Denmark. Many members simply howled when the proposals were read out, while others sited defence problems, and other inconvenient factors.

March 15th

The Airforce has announced that it expects to take delivery of the first pre-production aircraft of the new mark of B-17 Heavy Bomber.
This new mark has been developed jointly between Kongsberg Defence and Boeing in response to the shockingly poor performance of the B-17 volunteer Squadron, where all but 1 aircraft was lost.
The effective re-design of the aircraft has seen both its defensive armament increased, and additional armour applied.

April 1st

Business Section:-

Shareholders sought for the newly formed Oresund Tunnel Company.
The Company aims to construct a railway tunnel between Malmö & Copenhagen, under the Oresund Strait.
If Interested please apply for a prospectus to:-

The Oresund Tunnel Co Ltd
Fool Street
Oslo

May 12th

With the Elections just 3 days away, it seems that the Prime Minister Socialdemokraterna are heading towards their 3rd successive victory, though recent opinion poles have seen the Moderaterna gaining ground, while the Piratpartiet has effectively no support, but has recieved large financial backing that is being investigated by the Audit Office

May 15th

Voting Day!

Today at Poling stations across the Kingdom, people are placing thier votes in the Riksdag elections. It seems that the Socialdemokraterna are going to retain control of the Riksdag despite the fact there have been strong showings for the Moderaterna in the latest opinion Poles.
Before today, the parties were as follows

Socialdemokraterna 350 seats
Moderaterna 250 seats
Centerpartiet 75 seats
Folkpartiet liberalerna 69 seats
Kristdemokraterna 17 seats
Vänsterpartiet 5 seats

Total number of seats 766.

May 16th

In a shocking development in the Riksdag Elections, the Moderanterna Party has taken control of the parliament, with the Socialdemokraterna being forced into opposition, and the Prime Minister loosing his seat.
The parties standing is now as follows:-


Moderaterna 309 seats
Socialdemokraterna 236 seats
Centerpartiet 94 seats
Folkpartiet liberalerna 80 seats
Kristdemokraterna 31 seats
Vänsterpartiet 15 seats
Piratpartiet 1 seat

Another Shock has seen the new, Piratpartiet gain the Faroes Seat in the Riksdag, though this is subject to the conclusion of an investigation into the founders of the party.

The Moderaterna's leader & New Prime Minister Lars Lindblad is expected to name his new Cabinet next week.

to PM Lindblad, and look forward to continued good relations between Nordmark and RF.

President Eckener and Chancellor Jarres send their congratulations to Prime Minister Elect Lindblad, and hope for continued excellent relations with Germany's neighbor and ally across the Baltic.

The usual suspects send the usual congratulations to the new Nordmark government.