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Lauchenoirian Guardian

Emperor Topilpopoca of Xiomera passes away
4th October 2019

Emperor Topilpopoca of Xiomera passed away yesterday at 1:45am local time, as a result of the wounds he had sustained during an attack by an assassin almost a month ago. The Emperor was 70 years old. Xiomera has declared a weeklong period of mourning following the Emperor’s death.

The office of Prime Minister Alvarez released a statement from her following the announcement of the death saying “this is understandably a sad time for those who cared about Emperor Topilpopoca, and my thoughts are with his family at this time.” Alvarez will not be attending the funeral, however Minister for Culture and the Arts, and Pacifist Party leader Samantha Clavell will be in attendance.

Relations between Lauchenoiria and Xiomera have been tense recently, with the Lauchenoirian government recently issuing a travel warning for Xiomera after Xiomera announced plans to increase scrutiny of Lauchenoirian citizens travelling to Xiomera. It is expected that Xiomera will take Alvarez’s absence at the funeral as a shun – but neither of the two main opposition parties in Lauchenoiria, the Greens and the Communists, have criticised her for the decision.

Police were called to a location in Usera to break up an illegal street party “celebrating” the Emperor’s death, organised by three Lauchenoirian citizens who were recently deported from Xiomera for attending a protest, and have been banned from entering the country again. The disturbance caused a stir online, with some supporting the “party” and others calling it offensive to celebrate someone’s death.