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I randomly had the thought of "what if the 1972 Canadian election was more like the 1973 Danish election?" and as a result produced this

Edit: I just realized the popular vote totals are screwed. Oh well

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Another post for my Gran Lago timeline, where a massive lake in Southern California doesn't dry up and sticks around to the modern day (with some help). This time with flags! The thread for this timeline can be found here.
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The National Party of New Granada held a three-stage selection process for its Presidential nominee in the 2011 presidential election. Incumbent President Anthony Miccuci was again selected as the party's nominee through a series of pre-selection events and primary elections, culminating in the 2011 National Party Convention held on April 20.

The primary contest began in December 2010, when the first of 37 pre-selection events, held in each of the thirty-six States and the federal capital of Port Michael to select their respective nominees, was held in the state of Hancock.

In these pre-selection events, nominees were elected in different ways that vary from state to state: they could be elected at local conventions, designated by the party's state-level leadership, or chosen directly by party members. In Connaught and Keystone, the respective home states of President Miccuci and Vice-President Phillip Schwarzenberg, the pre-selection stage was used to choose an alternative nominee, as Miccuci and Schwarzenberg were automatically designated as their states' nominees according to the so-called "parachute rule".

At the end of the three-month pre-selection phase, a draw took place on Feburary 23, 2011 at 13:00 CNGT at the Domgall College in Petersbrook, Quinaqua, to determine the allocation of the states into two primary phases. The draw also determined which primary phase each of the six states pre-qualified for the convention – the incumbents' home states (Connaught and Keystone) as well as the four biggest membership contributors to the Party among the remaining states (Nevosa, New Orenburg, Guernidy and Oliveria) – will vote in.

While having less than half the potential impact of their 2005 predecessors, the Phase 1 primaries, which took place on March 9, allowed Nancy Park, the leader of the anti-establishment, fiscally conservative "Government Efficiency Fighters", to secure her place in the convention. Significant competition emerged at the Phase 2 primaries on March 30, where Senate Majority Leader Tom Pratt, the number one of the Nationals' reformist wing and Miccuci's personal rival, won first place.

Finally, on April 20, delegations of state-level party bosses assembled at the National Party Convention to select the Presidential nominee. Miccuci, who accumulated 789 points at the convention, won the nomination, and chose Phillip Schwarzenberg to be his running mate for the June 1 Presidential election.

Voting System

At the primary stage, party members were requested to rank 36 nominees – all but their state's own. The primary's results were determined by a complex, points-based method rather than by straight popular vote – in each state separately, after results are processed by a ten-winner hybrid of the STV, Borda and Condorcet methods, nominees are awarded points based off their showing at the polls: the first-placed recieves 12 points, the second-placed receives 10 points, and the other eight getting points from 8 to 1.

The primary's results were counted twice; once to determine the primary's winners (with prequalified and extra-Phase candidates disregarded) and again to determine half of the conventions' points (with the primary's losers disregarded); The other half of the convention points, counted under the same system, was determined according to the delegations' votes.

This complicated process was meant to ensure a prospective nominee would have to appeal to all regions and to both the party's establishment and rank-and-file.
 
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World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 13 March 1915 to 10 October 1919. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", it led to the mobilisation of more than 67 million military personnel, making it one of the largest wars in history. It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history, with an estimated ten million combatants and eight million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war.

The war was triggered by the assassination of Crown Prince Wilhelm, heir to the throne of Germany, during a state visit to Vienna by Serbian nationalists, leading to the invasion of the Kingdom of Serbia by Germany, Austria-Hungary and later the Ottoman Empire. A series of interlocking alliances between the European Great Powers led to the issue becoming a crisis involving most of the continent. In March 1915, the Great Powers were divided into two key blocks of alliances: the Central Powers consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Italy and the Allied Powers made up of Russia, France and Great Britain. Russia responded to the invasion of Serbia by declaring war on Germany and Austria-Hungary, followed by France declaring war in support of Russia. Germany's invasion of Belgium in April 1915 led to Britain joining the war, as per the 1839 Treaty of London.

The early phase of the war were restricted principally to Western Europe, with Germany advancing through the Low Countries towards France. Over four years of attritional battle followed on the Western Front, that resulted in British, French and German armies fighting over a handful of miles at a time. Italy officially joined the war in July 1915, followed by Bulgaria that autumn which opened up additional forces to support the Invasion of Serbia. Greece joined the war on the side of the Allied Powers in December 1915 which opened up the Southern Front, which took place in Southern Europe and Northern Africa mainly between the Ottoman Empire, Greece and Britain. This portion of the war was comprehensively won by the Ottomans in 1918 following the successful invasion of Greece and British retreat from Crete. The war became truly global in 1917 when the United States, who had initially remained neutral, joined the war on the side of the Central Powers. The American entry in the war tipped the balance in favour of Germany and its allies and led to North American Front of World War I opening up. Japan and China also joined the war that same year on opposing sides.

The long length of the war led to civilian protests and uprisings in Russia in 1918 and early 1919 as Tsar Nicholas II struggled to maintain political control, especially when German advances on the Eastern Front were successful. The Tsar was overthrown in March 1919, leading to the creation of the Russian Republic and the Treaty of Vilna, ending Russia's involvement in the war. With troops now freed on the East, Germany began the 1919 Western Offensive, now supported by a number of American troops and supplies. The offensive was successful, with a key victory at the Battle of Sainte-Geneviève making Allied defeat inevitable. France surrendered in September 1919 with the German Army less than 20 miles from Paris whilst the British Government, facing defeat in North America and now in continental Europe, signed an armistice on 10 October, effectively ending the war.

World War I was a significant turning point in the political, cultural, economic, and social climate of the world. It is considered the marking of the end of the Second Industrial Revolution and the Pax Britannica. The war and its immediate aftermath sparked significant political turmoil. The two key victors – Germany and the United States – imposed their terms on the defeated Allies in a series of treaties agreed at the 1920 Luxembourg Congress, with Britain and France conceding defeat officially in the Treaty of Luxembourg. The war resulted in the immediate break-up of the British, French and Russian Empires, with a number of new states created as a result, whilst the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires would also begin their gradual decline after the war, despite their victory. The League of Nations, aimed at preventing a similar war in the future, was also created but its effectiveness was undermined with the United States never officially joining. A second global conflict would follow just under 23 years later.

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WARNING: Contains spoilers for the series finale of Game of Thrones.

It has been five centuries since Bran the Broken first took the throne. Much has changed since the Raven King's reign. The Iron Islands and Dorne no longer answer to the government in King's Landing, instead joining Winterfell and the Freelands in independence. The original structure where the king was elected by nobles has been fundamentally altered by the Tarlyite reforms of King Eddard the Extraordinary. Wars are no longer waged by knights on horseback but by dragonpowder weapons and artificial dragons raining death from the sky (though fortunately the likes of R'hllor's Eye has not been used in warfare since the destruction of Mereen in 753 to stop the revanchist regime of King Daario III). The Mycahikan colonies of Winterfell and Westeros have been independent for nearly a century. The Kingsroad today is a highway traveled by automobiles, Dorne has earned vast riches from tourism, satellites can pinpoint every point from the Freelands to South Sothos, dragons and White Walkers have become cliche movie monsters and a politician's downfall today is more likely to be a career killer than an actual death.

The 816 election of a monarch was the first election of the 9th century since Aegon's Conquest. Monarchial elections today are largely carried out by the vote of a democratically elected assembly, though many noble, eminent families retain longtime seats and the likes of the Lannisters, Baratheons, Arryns, Bronnsons and Tarlys retain a major presence and have produced a disproportionate number of kings. Political factions are nominally illegal in terms of monarchial candidacy, but factionalism nevertheless remains in fact if not in name. As in most elections, many individuals put their names in for consideration, but as always the field narrowed by the time the Assembly voted. The top four candidates each represented different factions. Arya Sparrow was a centrist, technocratic, youthful candidate. She had a major following on the eWeb and a charismatic personality. Quentin Sand was a Dornish-descended individual residing in the Vale who was a staunch supporter of a proposed Westeros Economic Union that would encompass the Freelands, Winterfell, Dorne, the Iron Islands and the Five Kingdoms. Sand's internationalism also extended to foreign affairs, as he advocated a military buildup to confront various threats overseas. His hawkish views were largely shared by Henryk Baratheon, one of the holdovers of the more oligarchial government structure. Baratheon favored more conservative policy stances than Sand or Sparrow did, supporting cuts to government spending, lower taxes, more restrictions on immigration (especially from Essos and Sothos) and skepticism of the Westeros Economic Union. Finally, Tylar Potter ran as a candidate of the working class, favoring expansion of government support to the poor as well as traditionalist stances on social issues.

The first ballot saw Sand take the lead, with Sparrow right behind him and Baratheon and Potter tying for fourth. This was bad news for Potter, as despite achieving the same level of support in the Assembly, as a noble, Baratheon was entitled to advance while Potter was not (a law Potter decried as archaic and sparked major national protests). The second round of voting saw Sand keep his lead while Sparrow also picked up support. Baratheon, facing disappointing results, saw that he could not hold out much longer and ultimately offered to support Sparrow if she would support a referendum on the WEU. Sparrow agreed to these terms and in the third vote of the assembly became the first elected Queen of the Five Kingdoms of Westeros. Her victory was heralded as historic, but only time will tell if her reign will be prosperous or troubled. Many believe that years of human activities bode for a worse winter than normal. The Sevenist Union of Mycahika has shot down an Iron Islander aircraft that got too close to their territory. And in Essos, a man claiming to be the Prince That Was Promised has assembled a collection of R'hllorist militants and directed them to attack the Five Kingdoms' ally of Volantis...
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Dakotan General Election, 1919
The Dakotan General Election to the Omnicyie occurred on October 10th,1919. The election results were the first to be telegraphed into the country's capital, where the gathered MO's could discuss among themselves the results that were promising to some and politically damaging to others.

Dakota was one of the chief exporters of beef throughout the north american continent, freely supplying the hungry american armies to the east of them as they continued their war against the Confederacy during the American Front of the Great War. These beef shipments had proven quite profitable, with a relaxing of large numbers of previously in place legislation by the Chief of the Land Jebediah Monroe. It may have had something to do with Monroe's personal 90% share within the Buffalo Trail stockholders.

While Dakota had a functioning railway network, there was a monopolistic desire to purchase new private lands for development, with a growing concern to this effort being mounted by the hardline populist and unimaginatively named Populist Dakotan lead by Darwin Reeds. The Military began to loathe this seemingly open relationship between corrupt landlords, businessmen and politicians passing bribes in large rooms of smoke within the capital's rows of seedy establishment saloons and brothels. There had been a slew of scandals involving several closest cabinet officials to Monroe.

The worst of these involved his coalition partners of the Conservative and Populist Dakotan, the latter of which was able to go relatively unharmed because of the increased illiteracy rate in their voting districts. The Former had several members openly flaunt the large numbers of exaggerated fur coats and large collections of foreign and unique firearms, much to the ire and chagrin of the starving and relatively poor voting bases of the least populated and slightly more populated areas of the country.

A solution came in the form of the Military, the other party which had forced it's way through the political doors of the Omnicyie with a few pointed firearms and threats for apportionment, though these were snuffed out by a slightly less crazy and slightly more moderate wing of the military headed by veteran war hero of the Dakotan-Mormon Wars and Pike's Expedition.

The Populist Army party, was on a steep path of decline and decay from it's heydays of twenty eight seats in the 1911 election. The 1915 elections nearly divided the party over it's official policy in the outbreak of war, with a more moderate faction led by Charles F. Goodwill , while it's more hawkish cousins being the literal cousin of Goodwill, a man named Charles Gumption. The subsequent leadership election, fought over a bitter seventy ballots between the two men, finally saw Goodwill triumph over Gumption by a handful of votes by the committee members.

This Alleged "Breaking of the Backs" of the party caused much resentment in the last election, which saw the Populist Army lose nineteen seats, all going towards the Military's new political movement.

The Conservative Party, still lead by the ancient Jackson Williams French since the birth of the Dakotan Republic, found itself lassoed in a coalition partnership following the last elections with the Railroad Party. This partnership also found the party in the cross hairs of many of the Railroad Party's biggest rivals and political enemies, along with the faintest of umbrellas lacking by the Railroad Party for the raining of proverbial shellfire onto their local offices due to the forced close nit relationship "bonded" between the aging French and the increasingly unpopular incumbent of Monroe.

The reason why the Populist-Dakotan party wasn't under the same amount of scrutiny was the blessing of it's rather minuscule numbers within the Omnicyie and it's rarely uttered name of the leader outside of political hit meetings funded and backed by the Army rivals. It's lack of general knowledge of it's existence outside of the areas which it held MO's also proved to be a doubled edged sword. Sure it was nice to not be really known as the coalition partner for such an unpopular incumbent government, but how do you get people to show up at the polls if there's not a campaign ad in sight for you?

October 10th came and went, with the results ticking in throughout the night, several Railroad incumbents were tossed out in favor of the Military, with the Conservatives being caught in the crossfire with the loss of two of their MOs. This included the shocking upset defeat for the long serving Jackson Williams French thanks to his last hour's gaffe filled with nothing but compliments for the Military's MOs in an apparent spin of the head to attempt to flirt with the presumed victors before the battle had even commenced. The Military soon took control of the legislative branch, with a total majority of nine seats alongside the fifty-four they needed.
A lot of their victories came from the unpopular face of Jebediah Monroe and his scandal ridden party, with injuries in the legislative seat totals coming in from both the Populist Army and Conservative.


Harold Rutherford
Harold Rutherford served for seventeen years as the Rival of the Chief and Chief of the Land twice in his political career, which began with a military one. Beginning his military service as an Infantryman against numerous native tribes as the initial rump state era boarders of Dakota expanded further and further, clashing heavily with these native peoples known as the Sioux. The numerous battles saw Rutherford be wounded in the knee with a musket ball, losing much of the feeling in his left leg from the knee down.

With a large number of promotions given the man as he worked his way like a rocket up the military high command, he soon came to command the entirety of the Dakotan armed forces (estimated 30,000) against a Canadian force of similar size during the 1889-1890 Canadian-Dakotan War, also refereed to as the One Year War. He would be applauded and promoted following several stunning victories against the Canadians until his ultimate assignment as Major General. In the lieu of peace, he found himself taking up several hobbies, such as debate and maintaining his health with massive hunting trips throughout Dakota.

His position was fairly prestigious as the victor against the Canadians, with the nicknames of "Maple Syrup Ruthie" and "Tobacco Jack" by both the adoring press and the soldiers that served under his command respectively. The latter nickname for his addiction to smoking a large pipe every morning, a habit he continued until his death.

Soon he would be handpicked by the Press and then Territorial Governor Johnson Sidney Morganville to lead an invasion against the United States, which would end up being one of his biggest catastrophes, despite the burning down of over sixty american towns in large raids, a superior enemy force surprised his forces on a rather foggy morning of May the 6th,1894, loosing close to a third of them(4,000 of the 12,000 men) within a half hour. With this weakened state, he ordered a withdrawal after the Battle of the Fogs.

Upon the ending of that war, his personal pride and relationship with the press turned into a laughing stock, yet many within the government and some of the general populace still held a fascination with his position and the large and outlandish tall tales his supporters would cook up alongside the morning baked bread and flapjacks. He would then be picked for a planned incursion against increasing Mormon raids and missionary attacks, tensions which would lead to his spectacular performance in Pike's Expedition.

Entering into the Political arena at the age of 37,he would be elected as an MO for Dickey's First District in the 1895 legislative elections. In this new world of politics, he would bring his seasoned military experience to hammer home messages of efficiency while hounding the incumbent administration of Jebediah Monroe, who kept winning legislative victory after legislative victory thanks to large machine politics of the capital city. He would end up being one of the loudest critics of Jebediah Monroe's administration with his position of Rival of the Chief, much to the incumbent's chagrin.
In this role of Rival of the Chief, he frequently would play pranks on the incumbent party members, inviting journalists to wait outside while the Railroad Party would scheme in the smoke filled rooms, springing the trap on them when they had gotten good and drunk.

In the 1919 general election, his moment to shine came, with his election as Chief of the Land. In this position he pushed for more of a military strength to the country in stark contrast to the flabby and failing leadership of Monroe. He would build up ties with the armed forces, even establishing the Dakotan Air Wing in the winter of 1920, shortly followed by a gunboat sized "dinghy" of the Dakotan Navy the following spring.

His four year tenure as Chief of the Land would be one of political dominance and staunchly authoritarian style policies, such as the implementation of a curfew and the slow centralization of local county authorities to the wills of the capital. In 1921, this gradual process would be sped up with the implementation of "Borderline Marxist" policies as cried by his political opponents. He granted the right for women to vote in the next legislative election and allowed them to serve in the military, both controversial policies.

This allocated his political rivals loads of ammunition for the hard fought 1923 general election, which saw the Military still retain it's large majority, ableit at a loss of three seats. However, he surprised everyone with his abrupt resignation from both positions of MO and Chief of the Land on his inauguration day, with the first radio address given of his immediate resignation in favor of Darwin Reeds.
With the short time in retirement, Rutherford would return to pick up a hobby of painting and dancing as the inexperienced Reeds implemented several disastrous policies that were shepherded into law with the approval of the large Military party. A faction began to complain openly to the retired general, urging him to lead a military coup that would restore democratic order to the country. On the fourth of July, he would agree to the proposal, with a short three days of arresting Reeds in a rather bloodless and surprising coup in the capital. The 4th of July Coup, as it would be known, enabled Rutherford to have a second shot after a rather relaxing near nineteen month retirement at leading.

In his second term, he became more authoritarian, though he would immediately patch things up with Reeds by offering him the lucrative cabinet position of Minister of Mines and Gold. After receiving a telegraph in the affirmative by the former Chief of the Land, he would turn his attention to the poorest areas of the country, ripping up several large railroad companies that had enjoyed their monopolistic powers, replacing some with a mixture of oligarchic notes of authoritarianism. As the 1928 elections were approaching, he confirmed to his aides of his intentions to retire for good, with a bad bout of pneumonia striking every now and then, he opted not for another long campaign cycle and just bow out in favor of the next Chief of the Land.


Pike's Expedition
Pike's Expedition was an inconclusive military engagement between the Mormon Church military forces and the forces of the Dakotan Republic throughout the rocky mountains near modern day Montana. The expedition was formed under the command of George Mansfield Pike. This force numbered around 22,000 strong by the time it set out, though over five hundred had deserted or left before crossing into Wyoming.

For over a week, the military force met little in the way of resistance, though word had reached Salt Lake City, sending the Mormons into a panic before a military force was organized under the ancient Nauvoo Legion on December 5th once news had gotten out. After three long days of forced marching, the Nauvoo Legion of 10,000 soldiers met up with the Dakotan Republican force of Pike. The Battle near Yellowstone was one of only four battles fought during the entire war, causing the bear's amount of casualties for both sides of the total suffered for the duration of the conflict.

With 1,800 Dakotan dead compared to 900 Mormon dead, both sides withdrew during the night, with small interceptions of the Expedition's baggage train of cannons resulting in the capture of two during a confused melee. A few relatively notoriety lacking skirmishes between some confused units polished off the battle before both sides withdrew back to their capitals. In the insuring peace negotiations, with a long trek by Brigham Young himself to Dakota, peace was reached with the Treaty of Black Smoke Hills.
 

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Battle of Dien Bien Phu Infobox from my AH book Au Bord de l'Abîme: Cycle2
(Illsutration contained in infobox are also from the book)
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On 2738 Nentillion 39, the Freeholders of the Union Isles gathered to cast ballots for the 164th House of the Grand Freeholders. There had been no new Freeholders since the previous balloting, which remained at 21,161. All Freeholders cast their ballot in this election. The Maritime Traffic Group under the leadership of Gloria Barrett gathered the most Circle Chairs after the balloting, and she was declared the Head Freeholder shortly after, and took possession of the Grand Estate of the Union Isles on 2738 Teteron 11. She defeated the incumbent Head Freeholder Bastion Parker of the Wageman's Group, who had been in possession of the Grand Estate since 2712 Getion 27. The Freeholders became concerned over Parker's plans for industrial development in Wenterfell, along with the introduction of the Iron Paths to to connect Wenterfell to the port city of Binsham on the Union Isles' western coast. Barrett made a specific promise to levy a new Goods Transaction Tax in the country to overhaul the country's antiquated navy, and to limit industrial development to the Isle of Pefka. Charles Fraser of the Sovereign Unity Group maintained his group's commitment to reclaiming the Kenda Republic and restoring them to the Union.
 
Following up on this post.

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war that took place from October 1921 to November 1928 in the Russian Republic. The two key combatant groups in the latter stages of the war were the far-right Nationalists, fighting for a nationalistic state led by Lavr Kornilov, and the communist Bolsheviks, fighting for a Soviet socialist republic led by Vladimir Lenin, although early on Republican Loyalists were heavily involved. The Loyalists received external support from foreign governments, with Germany and the United States in particular intervening to avoid a Bolshevik victory. The war began in the aftermath of the 1921 coup d'état, where members of the Russian military attempted to overthrow the government elected to the 1920 Russian Constituent Assembly. The execution of eleven officers thought to be involved in the coup led to Lavr Kornilov declaring the government illegitimate and leading a mass revolt in Petrograd. Government officials were either captured or expelled from the capital and the Nationalists, Bolsheviks led by revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin and a Republican government now based in Yaroslavl all claimed to be the true government of Russia.

The war was a long and bloody one, with territory being exchanged between all sides at a rapid rate. The Republican Loyalists were the smallest force and found themselves marginalised within the first few years, especially when their leader Alexander Kolchak was captured and executed in 1924. The Bolsheviks and Nationalists continued to battle throughout the remainder of the war, with the former controlling most of the Far East and southern Russia, whilst the latter controlled the key urban centres in the west. The Bolsheviks suffered a key setback in December 1924 when leader Vladimir Lenin was killed in an assault on Bolshevik barracks in Tula.

The Nationalist Army secured a decisive victory against the Bolsheviks at Zheleznogorsk in 1925, followed by a number of smaller victories before capturing most of southern Russia by the turn of 1926. The capture of Leon Trotsky in summer of 1926 led to his execution, which removed the Bolshevik's key figurehead and helped accelerate their defeat. Lesser battles of the war continued on the periphery for two more years, and minor skirmishes with the remnants of Bolshevik forces in the Far East continued well into 1923. The war ended in 1928 in the sense that the Nationalists, led by Kornilov, controlled the vast majority of Russia, although armed resistance in the Russian Far East was not completely crushed until the mid-1930s. There were an estimated 9 to 10 million casualties during the war, a significant majority being civilians. Kornilov's victory led to the creation of a one-party nationalistic dictatorship as well as the new State of Russia recognising a number of new independent states that had formerly been under the Republic's control in order to gain international recognition.

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Following up on this post.

The Russian Civil War was a multi-party civil war that took place from October 1921 to November 1928 in the Russian Republic. The two key combatant groups in the latter stages of the war were the far-right Nationalists, fighting for a nationalistic state led by Lavr Kornilov, and the communist Bolsheviks, fighting for a Soviet socialist republic led by Vladimir Lenin, although early on Republican Loyalists were heavily involved. Both the Nationalists and the Loyalists received external support from foreign governments, with Germany and the United States in particular intervening to avoid a Bolshevik victory. The war began in the aftermath of the 1921 coup d'état, where members of the Russian military attempted to overthrow the government elected to the 1920 Russian Constituent Assembly. The execution of eleven officers thought to be involved in the coup led to Lavr Kornilov declaring the government illegitimate and leading a mass revolt in Petrograd. Government officials were either captured or expelled from the capital and the Nationalists, Bolsheviks led by revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin and a Republican government now based in Yaroslavl all claiming to be the true government of Russia.

The war was a long and bloody one, with territory being exchanged between all sides at a rapid rate. The Republican Loyalists were the smallest force and found themselves marginalised within the first few years, especially when their leader Alexander Kolchak was captured and executed in 1924. The Bolsheviks and Nationalists continued to battle throughout the remainder of the war, with the former controlling most of the Far East and southern Russia, whilst the latter controlled the key urban centres in the west. The Bolsheviks suffered a key setback in December 1924 when leader Vladimir Lenin was killed in an assault on Bolshevik barracks in Tula.

The Nationalist Army secured a decisive victory against the Bolsheviks at Zheleznogorsk in 1925, followed by a number of smaller victories before capturing most of southern Russia by the turn of 1926. The capture of Leon Trotsky in summer of 1926 led to his execution, which removed the Bolshevik's key figurehead and helped accelerate their defeat. Lesser battles of the war continued on the periphery for two more years, and minor skirmishes with the remnants of the White forces in the Far East continued well into 1923. The war ended in 1928 in the sense that the Nationalists, led by Kornilov, controlled the vast majority of Russia, although armed resistance in the Russian Far East was not completely crushed until the mid-1930s. There were an estimated 9 to 10 million casualties during the war, a significant majority being civilians. Kornilov's victory led to the creation of a one-party nationalistic dictatorship as well as the new State of Russia recognising a number of new independent states that had formerly been under the Republic's control in order to gain international recognition.


What kind of dictator do you think Kornilov be? Would he be a Russian Hitler and persecute the Jews? Would he be like Chiang Kai-Shek? Or he would also build Gulags and be a right-wing Stalin?
 
Parliamentary US: Chancellor Anna Brewer

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Annalise "Anna" Victoria Brewer (née Garner; born April 21, 1998) is an American politician serving as Chancellor of the United States since 2057 and Leader of the Socialist Party since 2052. Brewer was first elected to the House in 2045, representing Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district.
Considered a "firebrand" leftist during her time on the backbench, her first years as the Leader of the Socialist Party saw her launch a grassroots campaign across the country, blaming Republican Chancellor Colton Moore for American involvement in Algeria (since 2053), Tunisia (since 2055), and Thailand (since 2056), claiming that the US presence in those countries didn't merit the 5,000 dead and 15,000 injured troops, the near-trillion dollar price tag, or the strained relations with the Arab League and ASEAN. At a rally during the buildup to the 2056 elections, Brewer famously stated "If we can afford a trillion-dollar war, why can't we afford trillion-dollar healthcare? Education? Infrastructure?".
Polls indicated a likely return to the Democratic-Socialist/UL coalition, but election night would prove those polls wrong. In a historic upset, the Socialists won 205 seats and the Democrats 163, leading to the first Socialist-led coalition in U.S. history. Due to the upset, the transition was rather unorganized, as Brewer rescinded nearly half of the Democratic Leader Jack Keller's original recommendations for the Cabinet. Brewer also attempted to have the Delta Party (whose Pennsylvania state party was among the strongest in the country) to join her government, though the Deltas preferred to remain in a confidence and supply agreement.
Brewer brought about a troop reduction in Algeria, Tunisia, and Thailand within six months of her chancellorship, retaining only a nominal military presence in the three nations with a timetable to return to the US by 2060. Brewer also focused on additional funding for the Department of Education and the National Health & Medical Service, in addition to shifting federal monies towards windmill farms in the Great Plains and Southeast and solar panel complexes in the Southwest.
Brewer faced criticism in 2058 when she deployed troops into the Sudanese Civil War after it was publicly discovered that Sudan had begun massacring civilians in Darfur and in southern Sudan. Addressing the nation regarding the deployment, Brewer stated that American intervention in Sudan was "not a war for profit. The intervention and deployment of American troops are to help an oppressed people seeking safety from a brutal dictator who is resorting to war crimes to keep a hold onto power". Brewer also sought to emphasize that the total number of troops deployed in Sudan would be less than the number deployed in Algeria, Tunisia, or Thailand, and that the mission would quickly shift into mediation for a ceasefire.
 
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