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Adam The Nerd

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A prequel/sequel/companion to The Second Sino-Japanese War

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Liao Zhongkai was a Chinese politician and leader of the Kuomintang. In 1905, he first became involved with political activism, joining the Tongmenghui engaging in opposition to the Qing Dynasty. Later, after the Republic of China was established, he joined Sun Yat Sen's Kuomintang, and by the 1920s rose to the rank of Minister of Finance. During the warlord era, he was an advocate for maintaining close relations and cooperation with the Soviet Union and Chinese Communist Party. When Sun Yat Sen died in 1925, Zhongkai succeeded him as Chairman of the Kuomintang, leader of the party. His continued advocacy for cooperation with the communists generated some opposition from the right of the Kuomintang, - the implication of major right-wing factional leader Hu Hanmin in the failed assassination attempt on Zhongkai in 1925, however, helped Zhongkai and the left-wing faction strengthen their position at the expense of the right-wing faction in the latter half of the 20s

Under Zhongkai, the territory under the control of the Kuomintang and allies saw the beginning of political and social reforms, as well as economic development, in part supported by the USSR. Zhongkai's primary focus, however, was on the building of the National Republican Army, with cooperation from the Soviets and Chinese Communists. The Kuomintang at this time was confined to territory in the south of China, with the Zhili and Fengtian warlord factions vying for power in the central and northern regions of power. Zhongkai and the Kuomintang sought to change this, and in 1926 initiated the Northern Expedition, with the National Republican Army, Communist forces, and some allied warlords like the Kuominchun joining forces to defeat the Zhili and Fengtian. By the start of fall, 1926, Zhongkai's United Front had captured Wuhan, by early 1927 Nanjing and Shanghai had been captured, and by late 1927 Beijing had fallen to the coalition, with Fengtian warlord Zhang Xueliang accepting the overlordship of the new central government

With the end of the Northern Expedition, China was unified on paper. But in reality, much of China was under the control of warlords who swore allegiance to the central government but had some degree of autonomy in theory in practice, with the central government having varying degrees of authority and influence over the warlords depending on various different circumstances. Even in the territory under the control of the central government (initially Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, and Hubei, as well as some parts of neighboring provinces), authority was somewhat muddled, with Zhongkai and the Kuomintang being the leaders in Najing on paper and often in practice too, but with the Communist Party often acting as something of a state within a state and also extending growing influence inside the Kuomintang as well as more directly in the cities and countryside of both the territories of the central government and areas among some warlords' territories. Nonetheless, despite the awkwardness of the United Front and matters of the warlords, China was in a much more peaceful and stable state than it had been in for the past decade and a half, and saw significant developments in economic growth, construction of infrastructure, building of institutions, improvements in education, and political and social reform, as well as further growth and improvement of the military forces, and continued cooperation with and aid from the Soviet Union, as well as investment and economic involvement with other European countries and the United States
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Liao Zhongkai died in 1931 but he remained a citizen of China until 1945. Does the government cover up his death for 14 years?
 

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The 1918 United Kingdom general election was held on Saturday, 21 December 1918 and was the first general election held in the UK in over eight years, due to the First World War. Due to it being held during the Christmas season, the election has since been known as the "Christmas Election". The election resulted in a landslide for the incumbent Liberal government, who rode a wave of good feeling due to the end of the war and the popularity of their leader David Lloyd George to win 390 seats, a gain of 51 compared to the last election in November 1910.

The election was called immediately after the Amistice with Germany was signed, a condition imposed by the Conservative Party and the Labour Party for supporting Lloyd George's war government. The election was the first to be held after the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which extended the voting franchise to all women over the age of 30 and all men over the age of 21. The Liberals and the Labour Party were the main beneficiaries of the extended franchise, with most women voting for Lloyd George's party, whilst many working-class men opted to support Labour.

Both major parties saw their share of the vote drop, although the Conservatives suffered more severely, losing 11.5 percentage points and taking just under a third of the popular vote. The Labour Party gained over seven percentage points and took almost sixty seats, becoming the third largest party in the House of Commons, although their seat count was inflated thanks to the Liberal–Labour Pact, which saw the Liberal Party stand down candidates in some constituencies targeted by the Labour Party.

In Ireland the Irish Parliamentary Party faced new opposition from the Irish republican party Sinn Féin, who opposed the devolved Irish Parliament established by the Governance of Ireland Act 1912 and instead proposed establishing an independent Irish Republic. The IPP nonetheless remained the largest party in Ireland and the 11 elected Sinn Féin MPs refused to take their seats in Westminster. After the election the Irish Republican Army, supported by Sinn Féin which was in effect the army's political wing, launched a guerrilla campaign in Ireland in opposition to continued British rule, although this was opposed by the devolved Irish Government and was defeated by 1920.

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Lacktoastandtolerant

Adam The Nerd said:
Liao Zhongkai died in 1931 but he remained a citizen of China until 1945. Does the government cover up his death for 14 years?
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Shoot, I initially just had him living to 1945, but then changed that. I forgot to fully change it though. Should be fixed now, that part plus the inconsistency of him dying in the Socialist Republic of China despite it not existing yet
 
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Airesien said:
What is probably more shameful is I actually live in Yorkshire, so I should know better :coldsweat: I may retcon this and give North Lincolnshire back to East Mercia
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Haha :)

Don't change it on my account! It's just one of my pet peeves, and something I always "correct" in every timeline. Perhaps rename Yorkshire to "Yorkshire and Humber".

Alternatively, given that the English states were created about the same time as the OTL abolition of the old counties, you could keep the old Yorkshire borders. But I'm excited to see where this series goes.

One thing - given the established federal nature of the United Commonwealth, might Malta, Gibraltar, Bermuda and some other overseas territories be integrated as states?
 

Airesien

LeinadB93 said:
One thing - given the established federal nature of the United Commonwealth, might Malta, Gibraltar, Bermuda and some other overseas territories be integrated as states?
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I do intend to cover external territories in later posts! They're not considered states but they do have varying degrees of self-government and are officially part of the Commonwealth.
 

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The Prime Minister of the United Commonwealth (informally abbreviated to PM) is the head of government of the United Commonwealth of Great Britain and Ireland. The prime minister directs both the executive and the legislature and, together with the Federal Cabinet, is accountable to the monarch, to Parliament, to their party and to the electorate for the government's policies and actions.

The office of Prime Minister was originally not established by any statute or constitutional document and existed only by convention in the United Kingdom. However since the establishment of the United Commonwealth, the office has been codified within the Commonwealth Constitution. The Prime Minister is appointed by the reigning monarch as the person who is able to command the confidence of the House of Commons, the lower chamber of the Commonwealth Parliament; this individual is typically leader of the political party that holds the largest number of seats in that chamber, although there have been very rare occasions where the leader of a smaller party has been appointed.

In the old United Kingdom, the position evolved slowly and organically over many years due to numerous Acts of Parliament, political developments and accidents of history. The origins of the position are found in constitutional changes that occurred during the Revolutionary Settlement (1688–1720) and the resulting shift of political power from the Sovereign to Parliament. Although the sovereign was not stripped of the ancient prerogative powers and legally remained the head of government, politically it gradually became necessary for him or her to govern through a prime minister who could command a majority in Parliament.

By the 1830s, the Westminster system of government (or cabinet government) had emerged; the prime minister had become primus inter pares or the first among equals in the Cabinet and the head of government in the United Kingdom. The political position of Prime Minister was enhanced by the development of modern political parties, the introduction of mass communication and photography. By the start of the 20th century the modern premiership had emerged; the office had become the pre-eminent position in the constitutional hierarchy vis-à-vis the Sovereign, Parliament and Cabinet. Following the creation of the United Commonwealth in 1973, the office of Prime Minister has been officially established in a written constitution as the head of the federal government.

Prior to 1902, the prime minister sometimes came from the House of Lords (precursor to the Senate), provided their party could command a majority in the House of Commons. However, the convention developed that the prime minister should always sit as a Member of Parliament in the Commons, making them answerable only to the Commons in Parliament. In the United Commonwealth, the constitution dictates that the prime minister must be an MP; senators cannot hold the office, but can be appointed to the Federal Cabinet.

Since 2018, Dominic Raab is the current prime minister, commanding a majority in the House of Commons as the leader of the Unionist Party.

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LeinadB93

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The most recent election in the Basque Republic from Hail, Britannia:

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The 2019 Basque legislative election was held on 26 May 2019 to elect, under the d’hondt method of party list proportional representation, the 82 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral Basque Parliament. The seven provinces of the Basque Republic form multi-member constituencies, and each province elects members of parliament in proportion to its population. Under the Basque Constitution, the decision to call legislative elections is a prerogative power of the president, so long as a legislative term last no more four years. After each election the president must appoint a prime minister who can command the confidence of the assembly.

The centrist liberal Christian democratic Nationalists (Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea; AJ) had held the premiership under Iñigo Urkullu since the 2012 elecion, with the tacit support of the centre-right moderate Christian democratic and conservative People's Union (Euzko Herriaren Batasuna; HB), led by former prime minster Yolanda Barcina. Despite a strong showing for the Nationalists, gaining a seat and increasing their share of the vote, the losses suffered by the People's Union made them reluctant to support a new Nationalist government. The centre-left Socialists (Euzko Alderdi Sozialista; AS), under María Chivite, had displaced the People's Union as the second-largest party in the assembly with a net gain of 9 seats, while the ecological Basque party, Greens Together (Elkarrekin Berdea; EB), led by long-time leader Léonie Agergarai, held their 4 seats. The left-wing nationalist Basque Solidarity (Eusko Alkartasuna; EA), under new leader Maddalen Iriarte, successfully re-entered the assembly after losing all their seats at the 2015 election.

Despite intensive negotiations between the three main parties of Basque politics, Urkullu was unable to gather enough support to form a government and despite being given a mandate by President Miguel Sanz he did not call an invesiture vote. After Urkullu failed to gain support, the president invited Chivite to form a government, and with the support of the People's Union and Greens Together she was confirmed by a vote of the new National Assembly and invested as the 15th prime minister. The 2019 election marked the first time in the history of the Basque Republic that the largest party in the National Assembly did not form the government.
 
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James the AH Fan

James the AH Fan

Airesien said:
Since 2018, Dominic Raab is the current prime minister, commanding a majority in the House of Commons as the leader of the Unionist Party.
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I have a question. Do non-political events of OTL(Natural disasters, disease outbreaks, etc) still happen the same way, or are they supposed to be butterflied away?
 
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