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Queen Caitlin Darach
The Darach Crisis is an ongoing government and security crisis in Disparu, which began during the assassination of Her Majesty, Queen Caitlin Darach, Disparu's first Monarch and was the current monarch until August 2009, on 1 August 2009. The assassination caused the lockdown of Jubilife and an emergency meeting by the Commons of Disparu.
Assassination
Downtown Jubilife
After the capital was moved from Eterna to Jubilife on 27 July 2009, the Queen and her staff decided to visit the new capital in order to increase her publicity. The visit was planned to be on 1 August 2009.
On 1 August 2009, the Queen departed in her private airplane from Eterna to Jubilife. The flight was uneventful, with the plane departing on time (4:45 PM EST), clear visibility, and the airplane landing on Jubilife's Airport one hour later. After landing in Jubilife Airport, located near it's Downtown area, the Queen left the airplane and proceeded to her motorcade.
The motorcade left Jubilife Airport on time, and began to head towards Federal District, the location of the Disparuean Parliament and other government buildings. The motorcade drove through Jubilife's Main Street, which was full of spectators and well wishers.
At approximately 6:30 PM EST, the Queen was shot by an unknown assassin en route to the Federal District. Eye-witness accounts state that the Queen was shot twice. Local police instantly secured the area, while the motorcade rushed the dying Queen to the nearest hospital. Unfortunately, the Queen died before they reached the hospital.
Chancellor Lance Pikachurin declared a ten-day period of mourning in Disparu, with flags currently at half-staff. The Government of Disparu has not released an official statement regarding the death of the Queen, although new agencies have received reports that the Disparuean Investigation Bureau has started an investigation.
Since the Queen did not have a designated heir apparent, it will be the Commons of Disparu's duty to nominate and vote on who will be Disparu's next monarch. The process will be conducted in secret, which means that the nomination and voting procedures will not be televised. The results will be released on 3 August 2009.
Lockdown
After the incident, the entire City of Jubilife and its surrounding areas was put under lockdown in an attempt to detain the assassin and to prevent the assassin from leaving Jubilife. Roads and shops are closed, soldiers and tanks are patrolling the streets, no information may go in or out of the city (with the exception of emergency and government data), and security forces may search buildings without the need of search warrants. Security is also heightened in other major cities such as Eterna.
When the news was broadcast throughout Planet Bob, the United States of Backyard sent their condolences and also declared a state of mourning in their nation. The USB has offered the help of their elite corps, the Oberstes Korps, in helping the Disparuean Forces's Special Operations in capturing the assassin. The Government of Disparu accepted the offer, and thanked the USB's government for their kindness.
Emergency Vote
Since Darach did not have a heir apparent that will succeed her upon her death, removal or abdication, the Disparuean Constitution states that it is the Commons of Disparu's duty to vote for the next monarch. The emergency vote began shortly after Darach's death, and MPs who were not in Jubilife at that time were asked to immediately fly to Jubilife. All MPs who managed to get to Jubilife were heavily guarded in order to protect them from further assassination attempts.
The vote is being held in secret, which means that the nomination and voting procedure will not be televised. The results of the vote was originally going to be released on 3 August 2009, however Chancellor Pikachurin delayed the date by one day for unknown reasons.
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