Russia Resurgent - A TL
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Will that lead to a Increase in the Japanese and south Korean navies maybe even Have Japan change its constitution and build its first aircraft carriers since ww2 or just have a Increase in US naval presence possibly stretching US naval resourse?
South Korea has good relations with Russia. The ambiguity shown by Russia to North Korea instead of support helps.
Japan too has good relations. The Kurils have become a frozen dispute and the JSDF and the Russians have conducted exercises in the Sea of Okhotsk as well.
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One last comment had the Russians tried to replace american influence in South Korea and Japan with their own influence or is it not worth the effort politically and economically
Updated Maps
I have done two more detailed maps for this TL. These files are zipped however, because they were too large to be uploaded normally.
- The first map is a simple world map (I wanted to also chow the EU and the CSTO but it didn't look very good)
- The second map shows the CSTO alliance and the Eurasian Union State.
thanks! they're awesome maps!
At first at a cursory glance it seems the same like otl, but then when you look at it again, there's a whole lot of subtle differences.
When I have time I will make these maps. Maybe I can publish them today, but I'm not very sure about it because I have a lot of things to do at the moment.
Chapter 46: The Starting of Shenanigans.
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Saddam Hussein Sighted!
August 17th, 2007
The rogue leader of Iraq, the once strongman of Iraq, and once the most powerful leader of the middle east has been sighted in Afghanistan. Saddam Hussein has largely been credited with the fact that he managed to somewhat hold of American invasion for a bit, before fleeing the country itself. He was missing for months and years on the end until around yesterday an Australian reconnaissance plane sighted Saddam Hussein in one of the Shia militia groups operating in Afghanistan. The photos show the definitive picture of Saddam Hussein, who looks worn out, and wearing old clothes, but nonetheless, it most assuredly the former Dictator of Iraq. It has come as a surprise that Saddam is working with a Shia group, especially considering his history.......
The alleged photo of Saddam Hussein in Afghanistan.
The US President, Kerry has stated that the American troops in the area will quickly try to capture the former dictator as fast as they can, and bring the4 dictator in. The surrounding nations of Iran and Pakistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have shown some amount of suspicion regarding the question whether the man shown in the pictures are actually Saddam Hussein. The pictures are blurry and whilst many features match, there is a chance that the man in the picture is not Saddam Hussein and in such a case, more troops in tribal lands may lead to the escalation of hostilities in Afghanistan.
Nonetheless the off chance that this is Saddam Hussein cannot be denied and NATO coalition troops have shown their support for capturing the tyrant and dictator to bring him in before the Hague Tribunal. Further information will be provided to our viewers in the future after we receive more information.
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Eurasian Union Meets in Astana amidst Global Recession
August 26th, 2007
The members of the Eurasian Union, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan met with one another yesterday to discuss the current ongoing mortgage and economic recession all throughout the world. The Russian government under Chancellor Yavlinsky has become wary about the current situation throughout the world and has called for decisive cooperation with one another regarding the current economic issue. The Ukrainian government has stated that their economy has started to contract by a percentile of 0.2% and would need aid in the current for seeable future. The Eurasian Union has pledged to give Ukraine aid in the form of a stimulus package that is being drawn up by the Eurasian Union Economic Council.
The current discussion also relates to the economies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Both countries had benefited immensely from the commodities boom and with the recession going on now, their economies are starting to show signs of not being able to adapt. As such the governments of the Eurasian Union have created a new solution to the current economic situation. They have created ‘economic trade zones’ which will allow the trade, import and export of goods to happen on a greater basis with one another, members of the Eurasian Union, giving each other a 20% more preference than outside countries. This has been criticized by the Chinese government as leaving foreign exporters out of internal markets, but nonetheless, the trade zones will soon enough begin implementation.
The meeting was quick, hurried and tense.
The Eurasian Union parliament has also voted on making new emergency economic legislatures which will allow the governments of the Eurasian Union to work even more closely than before to counter the recession.
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Russia Warns North Korea of Provocations
3rd September 2007
In a recent interview, the Russian Chancellor, Grigory Yavlinsky stated that the Russian government has warned the North Korean government to not provoke foreign powers, and that nuclear power was not a viable option for the North Koreans.
In October 3, 2006, last year the North Korean government was successful in conducting an underground nuclear test. The blast is generally estimated to be an explosive force of less than one kiloton and some radioactive output was detected by foreign observers.
It was reported that the government of the People’s Republic of China was given a 20 minute advanced warning that the test was about to occur. China sent an emergency alert to both, Washington DC and Moscow, throughout the US embassy and Russian Embassy in Beijing.
International condemnation of the test by the North Korean government was clearly unanimous, including from North Korea’s closest ally, the People’s Republic of China. All 5 veto wielding permanent members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the nuclear test and on October 10, however, South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook told Parliament that South Korea would not support any UN resolution to containing military measures against North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test.
The 2006 North Korean Nuclear Test.
In February of 2007 the North Korean government agreed to shut down its main nuclear reactor, however now we have received news from Pyongyang that no international spectator or supervisor would be allowed to view the event, making the promise a largely empty one.
Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky gave the following speech regarding the issue,
“We must agree that North Korea and the West have had their fair share of problems with one another. However nuclear power is certainly not the answer. The Russian government must warn the North Korean government to not provoke international unanimity against their regime, which may be counter productive to what they actually want. Negotiations must be held, and international supervisors, from all Permanent Five nations must be allowed to oversee the closure of North Korean nuclear reactors.”
The Russian government has requested negotiations between the Permanent Five nations, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and North Korea take place to de-nuclearize the Korean Peninsula and to make sure that the militarization was de-escalated. The North Korean government has made no comment, what so ever till now, however the Chinese, Taiwanese, South Korean and Japanese government have expressed their willingness for talks over the issue.
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Dmitry Medvedev Joins Eurasian Unionist Party
September 16th, 2007
Acclaimed and famous independent politician, Dmitry Medvedev has announced that he is joining Alexander Lebed’s Eurasian Unionist Party.
Dmitry Medvedev has had a long history of being involved in Russian politics after the fall of the Soviet Union. In 1990, Anatoly Sobchak included Medvedev as a part of his mayoral election campaign for St. Petersburg, and in November 1993, he became the legal affairs director of Illim Pupl enterprise or the ILP, a St. Petersburg based timber company. Under him the ILP went through a significant expansion to at one point become the largest revenue generator company in Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev
In 1996, his colleague Vladimir Putin became a member of the Presidential Staff working as the head of the FSB and he himself was appointed the chairman of the Gazprom’s board of directors. In the board of directors, he famously worked under Chancellor Yavlinsky, then the president to put an end to large scale tax evasion and asset stripping by the previous corrupt government under Yeltsin.
Then, he became the deputy chair from 2001 to 2002, becoming chair for the second time in June 2002, a position that he has held till today. During his tenure, Gazprom’s debt were restructured and the company’s market capitalization grew from $7.8 billion in 2000 to $300 Billion today.
In 2002, he was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate, but instead he stood as an independent in the Duma and won an independent seat in the State Duma. During the monarchical referendum and the restoration, he supported the restoration claiming that the restoration would be a rallying call for Russians. Throughout his time as Chairman of Gazprom, the company has managed to flourish and amidst this economic recession, the company has shown itself to be surprisingly resilient.
Party Flag of the Eurasian Unionist Party
Yesterday in a surprising he move he stated that he would be joining Alexander Lebed’s Eurasian Unionist Party stating that much of the beliefs held by the EUP was the same as his. He has stated that he would remain friendly to all parties and would however support the integration of all Eurasian Nations, deeming it something that was inevitable and necessary for the betterment of all nations.
He has stated that he will also compete in the 2008 Moscow Mayoral Elections and contend with the other candidates.
Alexander Lebed has called Medvedev’s entry into the EUP as ‘a well meaning one that would with no doubt be successful’ and has welcomed the man into the party. Polls indicate around 34% support for Medvedev for the post of Mayor, ahead of incumbent Sergey Sobayin at 31%.
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Russia Adopts the Declaration of the Indigenous People’s Rights.
October 11th, 2007
The act provides the following provisions:-
Article 1 Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law and Russian Federal Law.
Article 2 Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.
Article 3 Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development within the laws of the Czardom.
Article 4 Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.
Article 5 Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions, while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.
Article 6 Every indigenous individual has the right to a nationality.
Article 7
Article 8
Article 9 Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right.
Article 10 Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.
Article 11
Article 12
Article 13
Article 14
Article 15
The law applies for all indigenous peoples of Russia, particularly in Siberia and the Far East.
Indigenous peoples of Siberia.
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2007 Polish Parliamentary Elections.
October 21, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 October 2007, after the Sejm voted for its own dissolution on 7 September. The election took place two years before the maximum tenure of four years, with the previous elections having been in September 2005. The early elections were a result of serious allegations of massive corruption on the part of Andrzej Lepper, leader of the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland, whose party served as a junior coalition partner to the government of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński when reviewing the Polish Defense budget in a hypothetical war game including Polish forces defending Poland from a hypothetical Russian attack. All 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Jarosław Kaczyński
The election was won by the incumbent political party, with Civic Platform (PO), soundly defeated by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and its allies. Throughout the campaign, polls showed conflicting results as to which of the two parties had the greater support, yet by the closing week the polls had swung in favour of PiS mainly due to its hardline stance against Russia. Three other political groups won election into the Sejm, the centre-left Left and Democrats coalition, the agrarian Polish People's Party, and the tiny German Minority group. Both of Law and Justice's former minor coalition partners, the League of Polish Families and the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland suffered an enormous voter backlash however, mainly due to the corruption fraud being relegated to them during the electoral campaign, failing to cross the 5% electoral threshold in order to enter the Sejm. Consequently, both parties lost all of their seats.
Prime Minister and PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński was re-affirmed and re-sworn in as Poland's Prime Minister on the following day on November 15. The turnout for the elections was 53.8%, an increase of 13.2% from the 2005 elections, seeing the highest voter turnout in a Polish parliamentary election since the semi-free elections of 1989.
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Saddam Hussein Sighted!
August 17th, 2007
The rogue leader of Iraq, the once strongman of Iraq, and once the most powerful leader of the middle east has been sighted in Afghanistan. Saddam Hussein has largely been credited with the fact that he managed to somewhat hold of American invasion for a bit, before fleeing the country itself. He was missing for months and years on the end until around yesterday an Australian reconnaissance plane sighted Saddam Hussein in one of the Shia militia groups operating in Afghanistan. The photos show the definitive picture of Saddam Hussein, who looks worn out, and wearing old clothes, but nonetheless, it most assuredly the former Dictator of Iraq. It has come as a surprise that Saddam is working with a Shia group, especially considering his history.......
The alleged photo of Saddam Hussein in Afghanistan.
The US President, Kerry has stated that the American troops in the area will quickly try to capture the former dictator as fast as they can, and bring the4 dictator in. The surrounding nations of Iran and Pakistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have shown some amount of suspicion regarding the question whether the man shown in the pictures are actually Saddam Hussein. The pictures are blurry and whilst many features match, there is a chance that the man in the picture is not Saddam Hussein and in such a case, more troops in tribal lands may lead to the escalation of hostilities in Afghanistan.
Nonetheless the off chance that this is Saddam Hussein cannot be denied and NATO coalition troops have shown their support for capturing the tyrant and dictator to bring him in before the Hague Tribunal. Further information will be provided to our viewers in the future after we receive more information.
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www.bbc.com
Eurasian Union Meets in Astana amidst Global Recession
August 26th, 2007
The members of the Eurasian Union, Russia, Ukraine, Moldavia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan met with one another yesterday to discuss the current ongoing mortgage and economic recession all throughout the world. The Russian government under Chancellor Yavlinsky has become wary about the current situation throughout the world and has called for decisive cooperation with one another regarding the current economic issue. The Ukrainian government has stated that their economy has started to contract by a percentile of 0.2% and would need aid in the current for seeable future. The Eurasian Union has pledged to give Ukraine aid in the form of a stimulus package that is being drawn up by the Eurasian Union Economic Council.
The current discussion also relates to the economies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Both countries had benefited immensely from the commodities boom and with the recession going on now, their economies are starting to show signs of not being able to adapt. As such the governments of the Eurasian Union have created a new solution to the current economic situation. They have created ‘economic trade zones’ which will allow the trade, import and export of goods to happen on a greater basis with one another, members of the Eurasian Union, giving each other a 20% more preference than outside countries. This has been criticized by the Chinese government as leaving foreign exporters out of internal markets, but nonetheless, the trade zones will soon enough begin implementation.
The meeting was quick, hurried and tense.
The Eurasian Union parliament has also voted on making new emergency economic legislatures which will allow the governments of the Eurasian Union to work even more closely than before to counter the recession.
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www.globalpolitics.com
Russia Warns North Korea of Provocations
3rd September 2007
In a recent interview, the Russian Chancellor, Grigory Yavlinsky stated that the Russian government has warned the North Korean government to not provoke foreign powers, and that nuclear power was not a viable option for the North Koreans.
In October 3, 2006, last year the North Korean government was successful in conducting an underground nuclear test. The blast is generally estimated to be an explosive force of less than one kiloton and some radioactive output was detected by foreign observers.
It was reported that the government of the People’s Republic of China was given a 20 minute advanced warning that the test was about to occur. China sent an emergency alert to both, Washington DC and Moscow, throughout the US embassy and Russian Embassy in Beijing.
International condemnation of the test by the North Korean government was clearly unanimous, including from North Korea’s closest ally, the People’s Republic of China. All 5 veto wielding permanent members of the United Nations Security Council condemned the nuclear test and on October 10, however, South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook told Parliament that South Korea would not support any UN resolution to containing military measures against North Korea in retaliation for its nuclear test.
The 2006 North Korean Nuclear Test.
In February of 2007 the North Korean government agreed to shut down its main nuclear reactor, however now we have received news from Pyongyang that no international spectator or supervisor would be allowed to view the event, making the promise a largely empty one.
Chancellor Grigory Yavlinsky gave the following speech regarding the issue,
“We must agree that North Korea and the West have had their fair share of problems with one another. However nuclear power is certainly not the answer. The Russian government must warn the North Korean government to not provoke international unanimity against their regime, which may be counter productive to what they actually want. Negotiations must be held, and international supervisors, from all Permanent Five nations must be allowed to oversee the closure of North Korean nuclear reactors.”
The Russian government has requested negotiations between the Permanent Five nations, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and North Korea take place to de-nuclearize the Korean Peninsula and to make sure that the militarization was de-escalated. The North Korean government has made no comment, what so ever till now, however the Chinese, Taiwanese, South Korean and Japanese government have expressed their willingness for talks over the issue.
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www.politics.com
Dmitry Medvedev Joins Eurasian Unionist Party
September 16th, 2007
Acclaimed and famous independent politician, Dmitry Medvedev has announced that he is joining Alexander Lebed’s Eurasian Unionist Party.
Dmitry Medvedev has had a long history of being involved in Russian politics after the fall of the Soviet Union. In 1990, Anatoly Sobchak included Medvedev as a part of his mayoral election campaign for St. Petersburg, and in November 1993, he became the legal affairs director of Illim Pupl enterprise or the ILP, a St. Petersburg based timber company. Under him the ILP went through a significant expansion to at one point become the largest revenue generator company in Russia.
Dmitry Medvedev
In 1996, his colleague Vladimir Putin became a member of the Presidential Staff working as the head of the FSB and he himself was appointed the chairman of the Gazprom’s board of directors. In the board of directors, he famously worked under Chancellor Yavlinsky, then the president to put an end to large scale tax evasion and asset stripping by the previous corrupt government under Yeltsin.
Then, he became the deputy chair from 2001 to 2002, becoming chair for the second time in June 2002, a position that he has held till today. During his tenure, Gazprom’s debt were restructured and the company’s market capitalization grew from $7.8 billion in 2000 to $300 Billion today.
In 2002, he was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate, but instead he stood as an independent in the Duma and won an independent seat in the State Duma. During the monarchical referendum and the restoration, he supported the restoration claiming that the restoration would be a rallying call for Russians. Throughout his time as Chairman of Gazprom, the company has managed to flourish and amidst this economic recession, the company has shown itself to be surprisingly resilient.
Yesterday in a surprising he move he stated that he would be joining Alexander Lebed’s Eurasian Unionist Party stating that much of the beliefs held by the EUP was the same as his. He has stated that he would remain friendly to all parties and would however support the integration of all Eurasian Nations, deeming it something that was inevitable and necessary for the betterment of all nations.
He has stated that he will also compete in the 2008 Moscow Mayoral Elections and contend with the other candidates.
Alexander Lebed has called Medvedev’s entry into the EUP as ‘a well meaning one that would with no doubt be successful’ and has welcomed the man into the party. Polls indicate around 34% support for Medvedev for the post of Mayor, ahead of incumbent Sergey Sobayin at 31%.
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www.russiainsight.com
Russia Adopts the Declaration of the Indigenous People’s Rights.
October 11th, 2007
The act provides the following provisions:-
Article 1 Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and international human rights law and Russian Federal Law.
Article 2 Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.
Article 3 Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development within the laws of the Czardom.
Article 4 Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.
Article 5 Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions, while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.
Article 6 Every indigenous individual has the right to a nationality.
Article 7
1. Indigenous individuals have the rights to life, physical and mental integrity, liberty and security of person.
2. Indigenous peoples have the collective right to live in freedom, peace and security as distinct peoples and shall not be subjected to any act of genocide or any other act of violence, including forcibly removing children of the group to another group.
Article 8
1. Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right not to be subjected to forced assimilation or destruction of their culture.
2. States of the Czardom shall provide effective mechanisms for prevention of, and redress for:
(a) Any action which has the aim or effect of depriving them of their integrity as distinct peoples, or of their cultural values or ethnic identities;
(b) Any action which has the aim or effect of dispossessing them of their lands, territories or resources;
(c) Any form of forced population transfer which has the aim or effect of violating or undermining any of their rights;
(d) Any form of forced assimilation or integration;
(e) Any form of propaganda designed to promote or incite racial or ethnic discrimination directed against them
Article 9 Indigenous peoples and individuals have the right to belong to an indigenous community or nation, in accordance with the traditions and customs of the community or nation concerned. No discrimination of any kind may arise from the exercise of such a right.
Article 10 Indigenous peoples shall not be forcibly removed from their lands or territories. No relocation shall take place without the free, prior and informed consent of the indigenous peoples concerned and after agreement on just and fair compensation and, where possible, with the option of return.
Article 11
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to practise and revitalize their cultural traditions and customs. This includes the right to maintain, protect and develop the past, present and future manifestations of their cultures, such as archaeological and historical sites, artefacts, designs, ceremonies, technologies and visual and performing arts and literature.
2. States shall provide redress through effective mechanisms, which may include restitution, developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples, with respect to their cultural, intellectual, religious and spiritual property taken without their free, prior and informed consent or in violation of their laws, traditions and customs.
Article 12
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to manifest, practise, develop and teach their spiritual and religious traditions, customs and ceremonies; the right to maintain, protect, and have access in privacy to their religious and cultural sites; the right to the use and control of their ceremonial objects; and the right to the repatriation of their human remains.
2. States shall seek to enable the access and/or repatriation of ceremonial objects and human remains in their possession through fair, transparent and effective mechanisms developed in conjunction with indigenous peoples concerned.
Article 13
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to revitalize, use, develop and transmit to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures, and to designate and retain their own names for communities, places and persons.
2. States shall take effective measures to ensure that this right is protected and also to ensure that indigenous peoples can understand and be understood in political, legal and administrative proceedings, where necessary through the provision of interpretation or by other appropriate means.
Article 14
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.
2. Indigenous individuals, particularly children, have the right to all levels and forms of education of the State without discrimination.
3. States shall, in conjunction with indigenous peoples, take effective measures, in order for indigenous individuals, particularly children, including those living outside their communities, to have access, when possible, to an education in their own culture and provided in their own language.
Article 15
1. Indigenous peoples have the right to the dignity and diversity of their cultures, traditions, histories and aspirations which shall be appropriately reflected in education and public information.
2. States shall take effective measures, in consultation and cooperation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to combat prejudice and eliminate discrimination and to promote tolerance, understanding and good relations among indigenous peoples and all other segments of society.
The law applies for all indigenous peoples of Russia, particularly in Siberia and the Far East.
Indigenous peoples of Siberia.
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2007 Polish Parliamentary Elections.
October 21, 2007
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 October 2007, after the Sejm voted for its own dissolution on 7 September. The election took place two years before the maximum tenure of four years, with the previous elections having been in September 2005. The early elections were a result of serious allegations of massive corruption on the part of Andrzej Lepper, leader of the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland, whose party served as a junior coalition partner to the government of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński when reviewing the Polish Defense budget in a hypothetical war game including Polish forces defending Poland from a hypothetical Russian attack. All 460 seats in the Sejm and all 100 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Jarosław Kaczyński
The election was won by the incumbent political party, with Civic Platform (PO), soundly defeated by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party and its allies. Throughout the campaign, polls showed conflicting results as to which of the two parties had the greater support, yet by the closing week the polls had swung in favour of PiS mainly due to its hardline stance against Russia. Three other political groups won election into the Sejm, the centre-left Left and Democrats coalition, the agrarian Polish People's Party, and the tiny German Minority group. Both of Law and Justice's former minor coalition partners, the League of Polish Families and the Self-Defense of the Republic of Poland suffered an enormous voter backlash however, mainly due to the corruption fraud being relegated to them during the electoral campaign, failing to cross the 5% electoral threshold in order to enter the Sejm. Consequently, both parties lost all of their seats.
Prime Minister and PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński was re-affirmed and re-sworn in as Poland's Prime Minister on the following day on November 15. The turnout for the elections was 53.8%, an increase of 13.2% from the 2005 elections, seeing the highest voter turnout in a Polish parliamentary election since the semi-free elections of 1989.
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no he isn't, but there is a twist coming for the shia affiliation.........
It’s seems the relationship betwen Russia and Chinese could deteriorate, btw nice ch
I am somewhat surprised by Jarosław Kaczyński becoming Prime Minister of Poland in 2007 with his party PiS (Law and Justice) not having majority in the Sejm. PiS needs a partner. IMO the most viable option would be PSL (Polish People's Party). PO (Civic Platfrom) is too big and independent and LiD (Left and Democrats) are out for ideological reasons. PSL, OTOH, can be satisfied with some positions in the government and free hand in agrarian policy. Together PiS and PSL have majority in the Sejm.
However, there is also another possibility of coalition in the Polish Sejm. PO, PSL and LiD together have majority and could create the government. That actually is, IMO, more likely, although in 2007 the split between PO and PiS was not that large and irreparable as it is today.
However, it seems that ITTL Poland is set to be sharply anti-Russian and turning to more nationalistic policy. That is also likely - with many EU countries signing economic treaties with Russia Poland feels abandoned and threatened.
However, there is also another possibility of coalition in the Polish Sejm. PO, PSL and LiD together have majority and could create the government. That actually is, IMO, more likely, although in 2007 the split between PO and PiS was not that large and irreparable as it is today.
However, it seems that ITTL Poland is set to be sharply anti-Russian and turning to more nationalistic policy. That is also likely - with many EU countries signing economic treaties with Russia Poland feels abandoned and threatened.
yeah, they do feel more or less abandoned, and threatened. With Ukraine being friendly and allied to Russia and Belarus annexed and sharing a border with Russia, they are very anti-Russian. France's main ally in Europe you could say
Nice update, really good timeline so far looking forward to the next update. I had to take a double take at the Eurasian unionist party flag any particular reason it’s the flag of S.A.R of Macau?