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=== Rule of Louis III ===
The period began with the coronation of [[Rijkse Louis III]] on 1 February 1931. He set forth an agenda to the [[Council of the Five|'''Council of the Five''']] the following day which set out long term kingdom stability. Later that year, he drafted and instituted the '''[[1931 Bill of Unity
The constitution was initially planned to allow for larger freedoms which some thought would raise the happiness of many in the kingdoms and therefore be less likely to rebel. However, the second constitution written by the king himself aimed to be more conservative and repressive in nature. They also wanted a more aggressive foreign policy and expansion of Empherias culture. First, a key point of the constitution would clear up succession laws to allow for both genders to have equal rights to succession to be followed in birth order and it also allowed for the Rijkse to override the succession if a superior heir is founded. Another law would see the creation of city authorities which would give more powers to local governments for large cities (although the governments would be formed by pro-monarchist and conservative leaders). New taxes were levied while others removed to ensure less tax paid by upper class nobles. This caused some unrest, but there was no major protests.
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Lady Gascoyne continued pretty much with the status quo nationally. She renamed her party to the simple '''Rhetorist Party of Values''', going by RPV or the Rhetorists. She would introduce 59 new members to the council, while 14 lines died out and thus it's membership hit 485 people. During the budget reading on 28 April 2024, the Rhetorists introduced a tariff on importing a rare material from Koresa due to a rising cost in government spending and thus the budget was unpopular with many council members. The budget went to vote on 30 April 2024 and received 202 ayes and 283 noes - a devastating result. Therefore, Gascoyne dissolved the council on 5 May in order for new elections to take place. Following Alamekas' blunder, he resigned his leadership in 2023 leading to newcomer '''Lord Horatio Lowe''' to lead the Royalists into the 2024 election. The Royalists barely won, getting 224 votes against 215, with 46 abstentions. With this victory, though not a flat out majority, the veteran PM then decided to go to Koresa directly to negotiate with their government. However, he would become ill on 1 September, just weeks before the delegation was set to go and therefore he selected fellow Royalist MCE '''Lord Wilfred Bartholomew''', the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to lead the delegation instead. Meanwhile, whilst at home, the Deputy Prime Minister '''Lord Avery Montague''' would take over the duties of the office of Prime Minister for three months whilst Lord Lowe recovered. At the end of the year, Lowe would make an address to the council on his plans for the year 2025 where he did not commit to lowering the budget deficit. The following year, Rijkdottir Charlotte began building a large palace for her family, known as the '''Lottie Chateau''', which would cost an exorbitant amount of money the nation did not have.
==== The Tariff War ====
The delegation to Koresa returned on 1 February 2025 having signed the '''Bartholomew Accords''' which committed Empherias to not introduce any tariffs on Koresan goods for 20 years. Lady Gascoyne opposed this heavily in the council and protested that the house did not have a vote on the matter. Lowe said that he didn't care and that the government had total say on foreign matters. Meanwhile, Horatio Lowe went on various trips to Wynnoa to inspect the growing settlements there. He famously nitpicked the building proposals in the inner-heart of the city to a large extent, often over ruling local barons and construction experts on what should be constructed. Lord Lowe once again got very sick in early 2026, but recovered after a few weeks, with Lord Montague filling in for him yet again. 2026 saw rising tensions with the Kingdom of Vreitrijk to the northwest and therefore the government ordered the Minister of War Lord Kersley Mulligan to raise 20,000 troops and put them in the area. However, Lord Lowe once again had a string of bad illnesses towards the end of the year. He was convinced that he could recover, and so did his cabinet after his many illnesses of the past, but ultimately died on 7 October 2026.
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