The Grand Sheikh and other members of the AC higher government relocate to a secure and undisclosed position because doing so is in vogue.
The Grand Sheikh and family issue a statement:
"Citizens of the Arab Confederation and the World: For hundreds of years, the Arab Confederation has existed under a monarchical government. Although the people have not revolted frequently and the government has handled various and formidable obstacles with a level of effectiveness and efficiency to be envied, and it has done so with minimal stamping on the freedoms of the citizens of the Arab Confederation and its allies. But the times are changing. It has been discovered with the aid of cutting edge medical technology that a genetic disorder causing devastating symptoms in the bearer is becoming stronger and more concentrated in the royal line of the Arab Confederation.
"There are still several generations left before this trait will become any huge issue, but it is inevitable, and the Grand Sheikh and his family desire for the Arab Confederation to prosper and experience the smallest jolt possible when the immense weight of the nation cannot come to rest on the shoulders of the monarchy.
"It is because of this that the Grand Sheikh's powers will be slowly transferred to a different individual. This new individual will be elected by both the existing government and the people of the AC, chosen from among the distinguished members of the Arab Confederation High Command. Elections will be held and weighed as follows: The Grand Sheikh will choose his nominee, and at least one third of the ACHC must second the nomination. The ACHC will then choose another member from its ranks as a second nominee, and two of the three people to possess the throne (The Grand Sheikh, the Heir Apparent, and the Right Hand Prince) must second the nomination. And then the people will decide who is to rule the Arab Confederation, and elect one of these men as Chancellor of the Arab Confederation, an office which will slowly replace the Grand Sheikh."
This announcement is followed by the announcement that the two candidates have been chosen. Neither candidate is particularly different from the other in terms of policy except on more minor issues, or so it is thought until one of them calls for more foreign involvement, and the other less. The theme of this election: isolationism vs. internationalism.
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