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I am also in favour of supporting our allies in their war, but, given the current conflict in the Far East, we will not be able to send our fleet to aid the Bulgarians for at least a few months.
~ Friedrich von Hohenstaufen, Chief of the General Staff
~ Friedrich von Hohenstaufen, Chief of the General Staff
((NachoEater -- your post a few pages back was kind of vague; are you voting for the war, against the war, or abstaining?
I will let the vote run for another 24 hours because there's still some question of how everything will turn out, but it's almost decided.))
I will let the vote run for another 24 hours because there's still some question of how everything will turn out, but it's almost decided.))
I vote against funding two wars at the same time.
((I'm not clear on whether this is a DOW or we are merely providing subsidies?))
((I'm not clear on whether this is a DOW or we are merely providing subsidies?))
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((It's a DOW, but we are only committing subsidies for the present.))
Our commitments must be honored if we are to be treated seriously on the international stage as such I am in favorof the declaration of war. I hope recent events serve to teach my fellow members about the consequences of our foreign policy.
Germany's so-called allies are becoming a costly burden. Nay to war.
- Ludwig Fredrik Andersen
- Ludwig Fredrik Andersen
Voting is closed.
DOW on Athens passes, 305 votes in favor to 151 against in the Assembly, 63 votes in favor to 15 against in the Conclave.
I will play through the election tonight and update!
DOW on Athens passes, 305 votes in favor to 151 against in the Assembly, 63 votes in favor to 15 against in the Conclave.
I will play through the election tonight and update!
The election of 1870
Immediately after the disgrace of Michael von Hohenzollern as Chancellor, interim Chancellor Konrad von Schwaben showed his loyalty to the family that had, essentially, made him as a politician by naming Michael as interim Foreign Minister. Michael immediately asked for Germany to intervene against Athens, and the Reichstag voted in favor.
The Foreign Minister also negotiated the surrender and integration of Ryazan into the Republic of Germany. With no army and no fleet, the people of Ryazan thought it best to accept their fate. 3rd Army was stationed temporarily in Ryazan to quell any possible disturbances while the fleet returned to Venice.
These small personal triumphs lent strength to the Hohenzollerns and, in particular, Michael's decision to remain in politics. At the same time, though, the HUN had been dealt a serious blow. Chancellor Schwaben wasted no time in showing himself to be a demonstrably different Chancellor, willing to listen to the needs of the people, and when a sabotage incident occurred in Luxemburg, he wasted no time in arresting some of the wealthy factory owners for instigating the conditions which led to the sabotage.
The combination of popular support and high taxes (which were deftly blamed on the previous regime's warmongering) saw a sea change in German politics.
The Socialists doubled their representation in the Assembly, a huge electoral victory for them. They now controlled 42 seats and were almost as large as the Imperialists. The DDA remained the smallest party in the Reichstag, but even so picked up a couple of seats, surpassing 20 for the first time in their history. Most impressively, the two liberal parties -- the NLPD and UAI -- controlled 244 seats, almost an absolute majority. If they agreed to work together, they could select any other party they wished to form a coalition. On the other side of the spectrum, the bottom fell out of the good times for the Conservatives. The HUN dropped to a scant 14% of the vote, or 68 seats. They were the fourth largest party in the Reichstag and had slightly more than half the votes of either the UAI or NLPD. The New Society fared better, but saw a crash of its own, stumbling to 81 seats.
The story in the Conclave was not as bleak for the Conservatives, but still depressing.
Possessing 27% of the Conclave jointly, at least one Cabinet member was required to be Conservative (either New Society or HUN). However, the biggest winners in the Conclave were, once again, the Socialists. They now possessed 14 seats and slightly more power than either of the Conservative parties individually. The easiest answer to the question of "Why are the Socialists so powerful?" rested in the fury of the people of Germany.
Without meaningful social reform, over 8 million Germans might take up arms against the government. Increasingly, the poor started to see that every party in the Reichstag had, from time to time, supported wars and the higher taxes those wars brought except one: the SP. Therefore, it was the SP, far more than the liberals, who reaped the benefits. Finance Minister Frederick Carile took to the podium a few hours before results became official, citing the fact that the economy was in fact doing very well and showing a profit despite fighting two concurrent wars. His critics pointed out that taxes were nonetheless high, reaching as high as 75% for the poorest members of society.
Certain factories were an economic burden on the state. Not a significant one, but they were a burden, and even the heretofore exceptionally popular Friedrich Meier heard some boos as he was re-elected to his seat in the Conclave.
It was up to the UAI and NLPD to work out an agreement to seize power from the Conservatives who had held it for so long. For their sake and the sake of the people of Germany, they needed to produce a decisive leader as Chancellor.
Party leaders, please negotiate to form a new coalition. New ballot initiatives may also be proposed, but as always, do not vote on anything until I have formally announced the ballot. We have the capacity to pass Social Reforms; apart from that, any other constitutional amendment may be considered.
(( Well, I'm out of a job for now. Interventionism, bah! I can advise the minister of finance, however. ))
The people of Germany have spoken. They wish for a trinket minimum wage. I propose that we pass this reform - at minimal cost to us.
Adelbert af Ambroose, SP.
Adelbert af Ambroose, SP.
The German people have spoken and they have chosen the doctrine of liberation! Let us sally forth into this great adventure and right all the wrongs of society. A humane minimum wage is certainly a start.
Congratulations to our Motörhead on the glorious liberation of Ryazan. Now the Ryazanese people shall experience true freedom for the first time in their history. Let us hope our allies can win more victories for liberty in their wars.
-Herr Liberator
Congratulations to our Motörhead on the glorious liberation of Ryazan. Now the Ryazanese people shall experience true freedom for the first time in their history. Let us hope our allies can win more victories for liberty in their wars.
-Herr Liberator
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I should like to thank the HUN for appointing von Hohenzollern just after his resignation in disgrace; election campaigns are hard work, and as such it is welcome when some of that work is done by one's opponents.
I must take issue with the idea that the "every party in the Reichstag had, from time to time, supported wars and the higher taxes those wars brought except one: the SP". The Alliance has always been opposed to war - it was opposed to war before the SP existed - and has consistently spoken against the financial burden placed on Germany by these endless settlings of other people's disputes. I do not expect to see eye to eye with the socialists on economic matters, to put it mildly, but I welcome the prospect of a day when anti-war parties will hold a majority, when Germans' money can stay in Germans' wallets and German boots on German soil.
((Mind you, I don't. The odd war livens up the AAR no end...))
I must take issue with the idea that the "every party in the Reichstag had, from time to time, supported wars and the higher taxes those wars brought except one: the SP". The Alliance has always been opposed to war - it was opposed to war before the SP existed - and has consistently spoken against the financial burden placed on Germany by these endless settlings of other people's disputes. I do not expect to see eye to eye with the socialists on economic matters, to put it mildly, but I welcome the prospect of a day when anti-war parties will hold a majority, when Germans' money can stay in Germans' wallets and German boots on German soil.
((Mind you, I don't. The odd war livens up the AAR no end...))
((Don't lose heart, they could always shuffle around their coalition.))
(( Eh, either way. It was only a matter of time before I retired the Meier family anyways. Now maybe I can try and fade more gracefully. ))
((Well, I enjoyed my short time as Education Minister. At least I know I wasn't the most unpopular!))
((Now time to go almost completely inactive in this AAR for several weeks just like I did after Wilkie got elected in that one US IAAR we did; I don't have much to do anyway.))
((Because I find pie charts easier to parse than lists of percentages:
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I will reiterate my former support for a short-term experiment into a Trinket Minimum Wage.
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I will reiterate my former support for a short-term experiment into a Trinket Minimum Wage.