MEGALOPOLIS, MARCUSBURG - After four months of deliberation, the Prime Chancellor of Marcusburg and the Secretary-General of Congressional Parliament have finally reached agreement over how to make the Parliament more accountable to the international community.

Following the findings of the Embargo Termination Committee in early October 2002, the Prime Chancellor had chastised Congressional Parliament for sidestepping the will of the people by using a Great Powers Forum motion as a substitute Congress. In Marcusburg, the move raised questions over whether the Secretary-General had abused his power and ignited the flames of reform.

In many high-level meetings between Marcurean and Congressional officials, numerous proposals were discussed but both sides agreed great caution was needed in the course of pursuing change to the international body.

The Prime Chancellor had demanded the resignation of the current Secretary-General so he could be replaced by the Deputy Secretary-General. He also advocated for the formation of a new position above that of Secretary-General to act as a Governor-General of sorts over a newly elected Secretary-General. This so-called Governor-General would be the current Deputy Secretary-General who would make way for the new Secretary-General.

However, Congressional officials, resistant to any sort of change that might dilute their hold on power in the institution, rebuffed the Marcusburg proposal. In December 2002, the Prime Chancellor returned to the Parliament with an updated of an old idea that got shoved aside due to the Embargo Terminaton Scandal of August 2002.

The new proposal would circumvent the messy 'musical chair' reforms outlined above. Instead, the current Secretary-General would resign to make way for the deputy Secretary-General to take his place. This new Secretary-General would have to strictly adhere to a government agenda that the international community would ratify in the so-called 'Congressional Elections'.

Although initially reluctant, Congressional officials soon bowed to intense Marcurean pressure and began putting the framework together for future elections. As a result, the Congressional Parliament on February 22, 2003 announced that it would begin accepting hypothetical agendas from any Congressional member-state to be an "option" that will be voted on in the next Congress.

Even though many in Marcusburg applaud the move, some remain convinced that the Secretary-General must be elected - not only his agenda. However, both the Prime Chancellor and the Secretary-General agree that is an issue for another day.