S:reu Antonio Lixhità, a former citizen of the Republic, has returned. In a recently concluded referendum, voters have unanimously approved his application for readmission.

S:reu Lixhità therefore becomes the seventeeth citizen of the Republic. He plans to focus on artistic, cultural and philosophical matters, and has already created a number of websites in pursuit of his cultural and artistic vision, including http://downtowntalossa.blogspot.com/.