Asgardia’s founder and Head of Nation, Dr Igor Ashurbeyli, wishes Asgardia a Happy Year Day. Year Day is one of three National Holidays in Asgardia. During the celebration, the Head of Nation addressed every Resident via email. Read his full message here: https://asgardia.space/en/news/Head-of-Nation-Wishes-Asgardia-a-Happy-Year-Day

Cheryl Gallagher, Asgardian Member of Parliament and Chair of the Culture Committee talks in this interview about the work of Asgardian Parliament in 0004 (2020), plans for the future, and an adaptation of Asgardia’s National Anthem. https://asgardia.space/en/news/Asgardia-Year-Day-Interview-0004-Year-in-Review-by-Cheryl-Gallagher

As of today, with the approval of Parliament, the two new ministers officially began their work together with the Head of Government. Read about who they are and their responsibilities in this article in the news section: https://asgardia.space/en/news/Asgardia-Ministers-of-Science-and-Finance-Took-Office

Busy during the holidays? Catch up on some of the recent news about Asgardia! ~ Lena De Winne Appointed as Prime Minister of Asgardia ~ On 24 Capricornus, 0004 (December 25, 2020) the Head of the Space Nation Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli signed Decree No. 49 On Appointment of Prime Minister of Asgardia. From that moment, Lena De Winne officially took office. https://asgardia.space/en/news/Lena-De-Winne-Appointed-as-Prime-Minister-of-Asgardia ~ Asgardia Court formed ~ Head of the Space Nation Dr. Igor Ashurbeyli signed Decree No. 50 On Appointment of the Justices in Asgardia. https://asgardia.space/en/news/Asgardia-Court-formed ~ Former Prime Minister Congratulates Lena De Winne ~ https://asgardia.space/ru/news/Former-Prime-Minister-Congratulates-Lena-De-Winne

After a midday break, they moved onto the next voting point in the agenda which was the government structure. Chairman Opik reviewed the structure and explained how it would work. Head of Administration to the Head of Nation, Lena De Winne, reviewed the budget of Asgardia for 0004 which is up for approval by Parliament. She explained that the report covers up to 15-December-2020 and went through each part to help with clarity. She also discussed how MPs can get involved with their local communities and what support can be offered to them. Dr De Winne also spoke about the status of the Resident Cards that are currently under development.

The Supreme Justice of Asgardia Yun Zhao was called on to present the candidates for court Justices to Parliament. Dr Tom Kabau Dr Ana Maria Moure Pino Ms Carrie Shu Shang Dr Firew Tiba Listed here in Protocol 6 from the sixth Supreme Space Council meeting. https://asgardia.space/en/document/ssc-protocol-6/ Parliament then debated on the candidates in which the Supreme Justice answered their questions. Chairman of Parliament then read the Head of Nations address to parliament. The parliament discussed the contents of the address, the proposals that had already been put forth, and other possible solutions that would address the points brought up in the address.

Today the tenth session of Asgardia's Parliament began with opening remarks and procedural explanation from Chairman Lembit Opik. After reviewing the events of the short meeting on Friday, the agenda of the day was reviewed. The agenda includes: Reading of decree 48 and it's attached Annex's Parliament approving Dr Lena De Winne as Prime Minister of Asgardia Approval of Ministers The appointment of Supreme Court Judges An address from the Head of Nation - to be read by Chairman Opik Review of the Governance Structure of Asgardia Report on the Budget of Asgardia for 0004 Chairman Opik then read Decree 48 and the report from the Counting Commission on the results of the 0004 by-elections. Both can be viewed here: https://asgardia.space/en/document/decree48/ The parliamentarians then held a lively debate on the candidacy of Dr Lena Winne as Prime Minister of Asgardia. Dr De Winne was invited to speak to parliament about her candidacy and her plan if she was approved by parliament for the position. They went on to discuss the process of approval of the suggested Ministers and debated on their appointments. https://asgardia.space/news/new-members-of-the-space-nation-parliament

Asgardia's Chairman of Parliament commented in a recent article on the smooth process of voting in the by-elections. https://asgardia.space/en/news/Lembit-Opik-Voting-in-the-By-Elections-Was-Success

Official voting begins this Friday and ends on Sunday! Go to the webpage to find more info, including the candidates' agenda. https://asgardia.space/elections/parliamentary-by-elections/candidates?only_my_votes=false