ᴍ:History of the Hveden Federation

This is the history of the Hveden Federation

Map of the seven empires

Period of unification

Between 2200 and 2302, the 96 countries that comprised the territory of the Vaiyan Document were consolidated into 7 empires and their subjects.

Vaiyan Document

Signed in 2302 between all 7 members: the Republic of Kusfeld, the Republic of Nacrilia, the Republic of Dazulia, the Republic of Matkalvina, the Confederacy of Egovia, the Republic of Ellya, and the Confederacy of Blaszkya–Avstedet (known as the CBA), alongside all client states such as the Crimslette State and Wyndgreis Protectorate (controlled by Kusfeld) and the Rosalian League (controlled by Matkalvina).

Establishment of the union

The union was created 1 July 2302.

The government would comprise of 10 senators from each member country, plus a single senator from each client state, allowing for a 73-member senate. The lower house, known as the House of Commons of the Hveden Federation, would be comprised of 250 seats elected proportionally to population. The President would be elected directly by the people, but only candidates nominated by the senate (a minimum of 20% support or 15 senators) could run.

United era (2302–2340)

Skalgar's presidency (2302–2307)

2302 presidential, senate, and commons elections

Main pages: 2302 Hveden Federation presidential election, 2302 Hveden Federation senate election, and 2302 Hveden Federation parliamentary election

The first elections were held prior to the establishment between 1 April 2302 and late June 2302, with the winners taking office on 1 July 2302. Elections for president would be every 5 years, senate every 4 years, and commons every 4 years, every year on 1 April, with them taking office 1 July. All votes were separate. The main running parties were the United Party, the National Party, the People Party, the Conservative Party, and the Progressive Party.

Maar Skalgar, the President of Kusfeld, would win the presidential election for the United Party.

Skalgar's cabinet

Skalgar's term would expire in 2307 and would begin with his appointments.

Having a minority in both the senate and house, they would settle on a supply and demand agreement with the People's Party to receive a combined majority in both houses. Alone in the senate they had 31 senators and combined had 40 senators (above the 36 for a majority). Alone in the house they had 199 MPs and combined had 249 MPs (short 2 of a majority). The list of appointments is organised from most to least important. All are members of the United Party except when stated.

Name	Maar Skalgar	Karl Seiger	Inge Starlit	Fen Sven Garr	Alessand Braune	Emelie Milket	Peter Skrebitz	Klemens Freitag	Robyn Bucket
New Position	President	Foreign Secretary	Home Secretary	Defence Secretary	Finance Secretary	Prime Minister	Premier	Justice Secretary	Welfare Secretary
Position	n/a	Kusfeld senator (since 2302)	Kusfeld senator (since 2302)	Member of parliament (since 2302)	Crimslette senator (since 2302)	Member of parliament (since 2302)	Matkalvina senator (since 2302)	Member of parliament (since 2302)	Member of parliament (since 2302)
Previous experiences	President of Kusfeld (2295–2302)	Foreign Secretary of Kusfeld (2295–2302)		General of the Kusfeldic Army

Skalgar and Seiger heavily worked on the Expansion Initiative together to bring in states from the South Vaiyan regions.

The National Party made up the largest opposition in both chambers of congress. Rasel Bardot, the former President of Egovia, would represent them in the Senate from 2302 to 2304 until her resignation. At which time Fritz Wentzel, the former National Party Home Secretary in Kusfeld from 2291–2295, and later Shadow Home Secretary from 2295–2299, and Leader of the Opposition from 2299–2302 in Kusfeld, would become the National Party's senate representative. While Volkmar Skemetz represented them in the House of Commons.

Absorption of the South Vaiyans

Over 20 states were absorbed between 2302 and 2322 under the Expansion Initiative created by President Skalgar, Foreign Secretary Seiger, and Defence Secretary Garr. The Expansion Initiative Act 2302 passed through the House of Commons on 4 December 2302 with 255–236, with 9 abstentions from various parties. It passed through the Senate on 14 January 2303 with 38–31, with 4 abstentions. It was signed into law the following day on 15 January 2303.

The act would allow the government to raise an army without the approval of both houses in the interest of expansionist policies. It also set about the procedure of absorbing new land into the union and how they would go about being represented in congress.

The first country to join the union after the initial Vaiyan Document was the Kingdom of Baznia on 3 October 2306. This was after the 2306 legislative elections, and thus they would first be represented electorally from 2310. As part of the agreement signed on 13 July 2306, the current royal family of Baznia would receive bountiful wealth and titles to go into exile in a southern Baznian estate with figurehead status. The current prime minister of Baznia would become the state's Governor.

Expansion of welfare

Under the People Party's supply and demand agreement, they wanted to use their opportunity to influence government to work on domestic affairs. The President, and three most important members of the cabinet were too focused on expanding the border of Hvede and so it was Inge Starlit, the Leader of the People Party, to be appointed Home Secretary to input their ideas of welfare reform. Robyn Bucket was appointed Welfare Secretary to help.

The major reforms to the welfare state began with major work reform. The government introduced a minimum wage in the Minimum Wage Act 2304 with 47–22 in the Senate (4 abstentions), and 276–219 in the House of Commons (5 abstentions).

The government introduced a worker safety law in the Safety Act 2305 with 65–8 in the Senate, and 468–14 in the House of Commons (18 abstentions).

2306 senate and parliamentary elections

Main pages: 2306 Hveden Federation presidential election, 2306 Hveden Federation senate election, and 2306 Hveden Federation parliamentary election

Between 1 April 2306 and 28 June 2306, the voting would open for the 2306 elections with winners taking office 1 July 2306. Both United and People parties received a large boost in support following their policy victories and popularity of ministers. This election would see the Senate reformed to be divided into several first-past-the-post subdivisions, while the House of Commons remained the same, finalised in the Electoral Reform Act 2305 passed 40–33 in the senate and 257–243. This act wou

Hveden Civil War

war begins 2391. Hveden Federation dissolved on 25 October 2393, with the incumbent government moving to controlling the Kusfeldic State.