Hi guys,

as you know, Mikael has put forward a end-game proposal to concede victory to Austria.

Any votes need to be submitted in advance of the upcoming deadline, i.e. 30 September 6 PM CET, either in public or in private. A non-vote shall be considered a rejection of said proposal. Votes may either be made in public or in private.

In the event of affirmative votes by all player involved, I shall announce the conclusion of the game prior to the deadline.

Hm, all this voting... Gets me in the mood for Sunday, when we here in Germany go to the polls. Essentially we Germans are getting the choice between two two-way draw proposals. :p Black-Yellow (i.e. a Christian-Democrat/Libertarian coalition) or continuation of the present Black-Red "Grand Coalition" (i.e. Christian-Democrat/Social-Democrat). Though there's some scope for more exotic colour combinations such as the one commonly refered to as the "Jamaica Coalition" or, most unlikely, the "Traffic Light Coalition". Could be quite a nail-biter on election night. Though I'm personally perhaps as excited about who'll win the local constituency, Berlin Mitte, a prestigious seat since it's at the heart of the capital and is composed of both formerly Eastern and Western parts of town. It's also unusual three-way race between Red, Black and Green. Ah, I love election-time!

Anyway, we shall now see how our own vote works out.

Cheers,

Charles