<div style="text-indent: 55px"><div style="font-family: Courier New; font-size: medium; text-align: left>'''The year 656 began exceptionally quietly, with the effects of the 'summer flu' taking major portions of the General Assembly out of action. The legislative agenda was almost entirely at the whims of Immanuel von Zeppelin of the Centrist Kodiak Alliance who proposed a flurry of economic and fiscal bills. Progress was slow, as the Assembly President, Ms. Mivod Hjala, resigned during the Christmas period 655 (citing a desire to spend more time with her family). The Assembly, struggling against the effects of the flu and the rolling absences, was unable to bring a new candidate for President before the election.'''</div></div><br>