There is great activity amongst the Senate scribes. They hurry back and forth between the Protoasecretes and other clerks elsewhere in the Magnaura. Eventually the Protoasecretes dismisses them all with a wave, then slowly stand up to speak.

It seems that our esteemed Basileus Ioannis Komnenos (Ignoramus) is currently incapable of fulfilling the duties of Megas Logothetes. For this reason, I am appointing Aleksios ek Ikoniou (Northnovas), the close runner-up in the last election, to take over the position. As I have yet to hear the Basileus' final word on this appointment, I will consider it temporary at the current time. However, I do expect that Senator ek Ikoniou's appointment as Megas Logothetes will be confirmed by the Basileus eventually, and that he will then hold the position for the rest of the current term.

If any Senator disagrees with Aleksios ek Ikoniou taking over as Megas Logothetes in this manner, I suggest you find some means of calling an Emergency Session.

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It appears that Ignoramus does not have enough time to continue acting as Megas. I have consulted with Northnovas and he is available to take up the job, which would be appropriate under the circumstances since he was the runner-up in the previous election anyway. I am waiting to get one last final approval from Ignoramus for this switch-over before making it permanent, but I'm tired of waiting so I'm making the appointment effective now, but temporary until I hear back from Ignoramus one last time.

This will NOT be considered an in-game impeachment. Ignoramus can create whatever excuse he likes for stepping down IC. If he does not, you are all free to speculate on the cause to your hearts' content, as long as it is clear that the action was voluntary by the Basileus. If there are any protests with Northnovas taking over as Megas in this manner, an Emergency Session can be called to impeach him. Currently, both Ignoramus and deguerra can call Emergency Sessions, so talk to them if you want one.