The Union Forever: A TL

I submit for the approval of the author, this quick update for New Zealand's political activities, because it feels like the timeline is gonna heat up soon.

New Zealand: 1980-2000
New Zealand: 2001-2010
New Zealand: 2010-2015

New Zealand Political History, 2016-2018


List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand

Sir William Fox (No Party) (1861-1862)
Alfred Domett (No Party) (1862-1863)
Sir Frederick Whitaker (No Party) (1863-1864)
Sir Edward Stafford (No Party) (1864-1869)
Sir William Fox (No Party) (1869-1872) *
Sir Francis Dillon Bell (No Party) (1872-1875)
Sir David Monro (No Party) (1875-1877)+
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (No Party) (1877)
Sir William Fitzherbet (No Party (1877-1878)
Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (No Party) (1878-1886)
Sir George Maurice O'Rorke (No Party) (1886-1889)
Sir William Steward (Liberal) (1889-1892) **
Sir George Maurice O'Rorke (Liberal) (1892-1897)
Sir Robert Arthur Guiness (Liberal) (1897-1901)
Richard Seddon (Liberal) (1901-1906) +
Sir Robert Arthur Guiness (Liberal) (1906-1911) ***

Sir Frederick Lang (Reform) (1911-1920) ****
Sir William Newport (Reform) (1920)

Sir Rupert Scrivener (Liberal) (1920-1922)
Vincent Brimble (NZ Whig) (1922-1923) *****, V*
Nigel Plaskitt (Liberal) (1923-1926)
Malcom Terris (Reform) (1926-1934)
Nigel Plaskitt (Liberal) (1934-1937)
Malcom Terris (National) (1937-1940) V**
Terrance Dicks (Liberal) (1940-1950)
Richard Irvine Hurst (National) (1950-61) +
Lawrence Williams (National) (1961-1963) V***
John Robinson (National) (1963-1964)

Margaret Lewis (Liberal) (1964-1968) V****
Sir Nigel Hughes (Liberal) (1968- 1976) X

Sir Robert Irvine Hurst (National) (1976-1983) X*, X**
John Partridge (Liberal) (1983-1990) X***
Ronald Levin (Liberal) (1990-1993) X****, XV
Jacob Hewit (Liberal) (1993)

Audrey Bevin (Social Democrat) (1993-1995) XV*, XV**
Jacob Hewit (Liberal) (1995)
Jonathan Braxton (National) (1995-2000)
Michael Mateparae (National) (2000-2004) XV***
Christopher Brown (National) (2004-2006)

Denis Hewit (Liberal) (2006-2010) XV****
Lawrence Cartwright (Liberal) (2010-201X) XX, XX*


*Title officially changed from "Colonial Secretary" to "Premier"
** First Official Political Party, the Liberal Party, Founded in 1891
*** Title officially changed from "Premier" to "Prime Minister" after New Zealand Achieved the status of Dominion
**** The Second Official Political Party, the Reform Party, Founded in 1911
***** The Third Official Political Party, the New Zealand Whig Party, Founded in 1921
V* This is the first coalition government, NZ Whigs and Reform Party
V** The Reform and NZ Whigs combined to form the National Party
V*** Forced out of office by vote of no confidence
V**** First female Prime Minister
X Lost an election due to his opposition to New Zealand's involvement in the war in India
X* The son of former Prime Minister Richard Irvine Hurst
X** In 1980 Prime Minister Robert Irvine Hurst along with a number of other Commonwealth leaders are knighted
X*** Legislature Reform Act of 1984 passed
X**** First Jewish Prime Minister
XV Stepped down after scandal
XV* First Social-Democrat Prime Minister
XV** Removed by a vote of no confidence
XV*** First Ethnic Maori Prime Minister
XV**** Brother of Prime Minister Jacob Hewit
XX Coalition with the Nationals from 2015-2016
XX* Coalition with the Ecoists
+ Died in Office


After the failed Republican Plebiscite on October 26th of 2016, PM Cartwright called an election to be held in early December. The failed plebiscite damaged the public image of the National Party and its leader, Jeremy Baldwin, who stubbornly held onto his leadership position within the party. A number of national MPs chose to run as Conservatives or Independents, and the other major parties all attempted to scoop up as many soon to be former National seats as they could. Baldwin and his remaining supporters tried to portray the failed plebiscite as a victory, describing it as merely the first step in achieving true independence from the crown. However, the election results would not turn out well for the Nationals, losing 21 of their 30 seats in the Assembly, and losing all of their seats in the Senate, all but one deciding to run as a Conservative, and the last one losing their seat to a Liberal. They became the smallest party in Parliament aside from the Independents.

2016 Election
Assembly
Liberal: 51
Conservative: 37
Ecoist: 14
Maori: 10
National: 9

Independents: 4

Senate
Liberal: 12
Conservative: 11
Maori: 7
Ecoist: 5

Governing Coalition: Liberal-Ecoist

Looks great! Approved.
 
Mac one question with the balance budget amendment. What is the current US tax rate?

And how large is state debt of the state? And is there any discussion about amendment for presidential term limitations? There has been two presidents who have served three terms.

That does beg the question what are the plans for the money that is being used for paying off the debt once it is paid off.

Sorry for the delay in getting to these questions.

1) I'm not sure what exactly the current U.S. tax rate ITTL would be. Like OTL there is a graduated income tax, the corporate income tax rate is 25%, and on the whole there are fewer deductions and exceptions than OTL.

2) Regarding the national debt, as of 2018 it is 52% of GDP.

3) There has been considerable talk of instituting presidential term limits since Rowland's third term, especially amongst Democrats. However no amendment has been able to clear Congress to date.


To the Thread: If I have failed to answer any questions posted in the past please repost them. Cheers!
 
Profile: Ferdinand VI
It's been a while since I posted a bio, so here it goes. In addition, this bio was approved by Mac Gregor.

Ferdinand VI (1916-2007)

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King Ferdinand VI of Hungary was born in Buda Castle in Budapest on February 8, 1916. His father was Crown Prince Leopold of Hungary, the future King Leopold III (1889-1968), and his mother was Crown Princess Marguerite of Hungary (1896-1990). After the Hungarian Revolution of 1916 and the “Red Revolt”, when he was only a month old, Prince Ferdinand fled with his mother to Vienna. After the end of the Communist uprising in December, 1916, the ten month-old Ferdinand and his mother returned to living with the rest of the Hungarian Royal Family in Buda Castle in Budapest. Throughout his childhood, he was educated at numerous boarding schools and then studied at Heidelberg University from 1934 to 1940. After returning home to Budapest, Crown Prince Ferdinand accepted a commission in the Hungarian Royal Army/Honvéd. He served in the infantry of the Hungarian Royal Army from 1940 to 1944, and later the Hungarian River Flotilla from 1945 to 1947. Afterwards he was awarded numerous government postings, all the while writing and publishing three books about Hungarian history and culture. On New Year’s Day, 1942, he married Princess Caroline of Saxony (1918-2005), the eldest daughter of King Frederick Augustus IV of Saxony (1891-1959). The two would remain a happy couple and were much beloved by the Hungarian people. The couple had the following children; Crown Prince Francis, the future King Francis III (b.1945), Prince Ivstan (1946-2005), Princess Julika (b.1948), Princess Emma (b.1949), Prince Mihaly (b.1951) and Princess Paula (b.1956). On October 16, 1963, Crown Prince Ferdinand personally attended the signing of the AES Charter with his father King Leopold III in Berlin, Germany.

On December 27, 1968, King Leopold III of Hungary died in Buda Castle at the age of 79. As a result, Crown Prince Ferdinand became King Ferdinand VI of Hungary. The new king then served as his father’s pallbearer at his funeral on January 12, 1969. King Ferdinand VI was the first modern Hungarian monarch to be born and raised in Hungary. He was also the first modern Hungarian monarch whose first language was Hungarian and not German. Events during the reign of King Ferdinand VI included the expansion of Budapest Francis II International Airport, the continued strengthening of ties with Germany and the other nations of the AES, the construction of the Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Dams with the Kingdom of Slovakia from 1980 to 1984, the many premierships of Prime Minister Pista Ruzsa (1922-2009), the celebration of the Silver Jubilee in 1993 and 1994, and sadly the death of the much beloved Queen Caroline in 2005. In regards to his political views, much like his father, Ferdinand VI was a staunch monarchist, conservative and traditionalist. He also constantly intervened into parliamentary politics and prevented any form of political liberalization. During the 1970s, a number of laws were passed which outlawed numerous different dissident and pro-democracy groups. These included an onerous measure which banned unauthorized gatherings of more than ten people, a restriction that proved impossible to enforce.

After an almost thirty-nine year reign, King Ferdinand VI of Hungry died in Buda Castle in Budapest on November 16, 2007 at the age of 91. His funeral, broadcast live over Hungarian television, was held in Budapest on November 23, 2007. His eldest son Crown Prince Francis succeeded him as King of Hungary as King Francis III (1945- ). King Ferdinand VI left a mixed legacy. While he did a lot of good for the Kingdom of Hungary, he also strengthened the very conservative and authoritarian political status quo.
 
Profile: Lal Sita
Lal Sita (1932-2010)

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Biographical information

Lal Ramesh Sita was born in Delhi, the third out of three children. His father was a cloth merchant and moneylender and his mother also came from a merchant family. He was raised along with his older brothers to inherit and expand the family business but his parents also could afford to send him to University. He studied at Gautam College and then Pratibha University studying Economics receiving his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in 1952 and 1954, and completed his Economics Doctorate at the University of Cambridge. After Cambridge, Sita returned to India to his teaching position at Pratibha University. He married Tejal Aishwarya Narang in 1958 and became the father of two daughters, Devika (born 1960) and Lila (born 1963).

Political and Social Life

Pratibha University, like much of India, would see unrest between various student groups from all political factions with police having to disperse some gatherings. Dr. Sita maintained political neutrality in university functions despite his brothers supporting the REP. With the 1967 Election, the University and the new government reforms the university would undergo a purge of ‘subversive elements’ by the police and the ASA (Internal Security Commission) in 1969. His brothers business would be small enough to avoid nationalization and Dr. Sita would become a member of the REP in 1970, later claiming that in order to remain in a teaching position and avoid suspicion most of the faculty became party members. Due to age, family status, and education he would avoid conscription and the worst effects of the Pacific War. He renounced his party membership in 1980 and despite criticism for not doing more to help would be cleared in post-war investigations.

In 1982 he joined the Hindu Peoples Party (HPP) and soon became an ‘economic advisor’ to the party leadership. In 1984 he would run and would be elected as a Member of Parliament from the Delhi Constituency. He was selected as a Deputy Finance Minister by Prime Minister Sharma Preeti in 1986 and would replace Finance Minister Narinder Chaudhri in 1988. With the rise of the Democratic Party of India and the retirement of Preeti in 1992, he would remain part of the HPP party leadership and a ‘Shadow’ Finance Minister during the administration of Prime Minister Arvind Verma (1992-2002). While not as media savvy as other members of the HPP was seen as ‘calm and collected’ and ‘always prepared’ in Parliamentary debates. Rani Anand, a political reporter and commentator would call it ‘An Avalanche of Facts and Figures’. During his time as Shadow Finance Minister and member of the party leadership, Sita would become a central figure in the HPP. When Prime Minister Arvind Verma stepped down and called for new elections in 2002 due to health and facing a possible no-confidence vote the HPP, under Sita’s guidance, would gain a slim majority in the national elections.

The First Year

Critical of the DPI’s ‘Economic Shortcomings’ the HPP would call for a massive restructuring of the economy by selling off state-owned property and assets. This would go against the party ideas and anger many members of the HPP. The Svatantrata Yojana (Freedom Plan) would devolve economic planning and regulatory power to the states and see the reduction of central government aid to cooperatives and non-governmental organizations. While the business community and wealthier portions of the population supported the plan it would meet a massive amount of resistance from the opposition parties, civic groups and various minorities who feared that the state governments would give priorities to the Hindu population. All the state and national High Courts would be swamped with challenges from various groups and the government would be criticized by the opposition parties and members of the HPP. Only a quarter of state assets would be sold by the end of 2002 with the majority of the buyers being local corporations or foreign multinational corporations along with several private citizens.

The Illustrated Press Papers

In 2003 the Illustrated Press of India, a newsmagazine, would receive a large package of documents addressed to the Editor. The Editor of the Illustrated Press, Sonam Reva Mishra, would assign two reporters, Naveen Joshi and Rupinder Rao to review the papers. Upon review, the documents were records from the ASA (Internal Security Commission) covering a period from 1969 to 1979 documenting a series of payments and reports to and from various informants that spied on domestic and foreign enemies. The records would show that several members of previous administrations that were cleared in the 1980’s helped the ASA to arrest dissidents during the regime of Nanda’s regime. Mishra would bring in experts to verify the documents and would even reach out to former members of the ASA living abroad for confirmation of the records in anticipation of the storm the newspaper would release that several members of the current government were former members of the ASA, including the Prime Minister.

On March 22nd, 2003 the Illustrated Press would release an entire issue to the ASA Papers. The issue would sell out within two days and all major news outlets would cover the release. News of the documents would rock the Parliament and massive protests were seen in most cities accusing the Prime Minister and members of the HPP in the deaths of dissidents during the REP regime. Supporters of the PM claimed that the documents were falsified but the Illustrated Press defended the claims with a panel of forensic and intelligence experts in a press conference. The Delhi High Court would dismiss a case against the Prime Minister later in the year stating that the Prime Minister was not directly responsible for the deaths of several students who were arrested and sent to a labor camp in 1970. Records would show he merely reported people but did not accept any funds from the ASA. However, the negative press coverage crippled the government as the opposition parties and even members of the government called for Sita to resign.

On March 23, 2004, the majority Parliament would pass a No-Confidence motion which would lead to the resignation of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. Shirish Birender Chandra, an MP from Dhule would be elected Prime Minister as a caretaker until the next election in 2006.

Aftermath

Following the resignation, Lal Sita would give one final television interview with Rani Anand in 2007. Despite the sometimes tense questioning from Anand Sita would claim he had not known about the deaths and that he was defending the country from chaos. He would pass away from heart disease, possibly exacerbated by alcohol in 2010. His wife and daughters would not comment on his political life, simply calling him ‘a good father, husband, and supporter of his family.

OOC: The picture is of Kulbhushan Kharbanda
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulbhushan_Kharbanda
 
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Albert I of Belgium
Alexander I of Serbia
Alfred Dreyfus
Alfred von Tirpitz
Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur I. Boreman
Arvind Verma
Benjamin Harrison
Booker T. Washington and Robert Ford
Brancaleone Lucchesi
Carlos I of Portugal
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Carlos VIII and Jaime III
Carlos Manuel de Cespedes del Castillo
Celso Serrano
Charles George Gordon
David B. Hill
Edwin Anderson
Elbio Paz Armenta
Emmett Scott Drager
Emperor Norton I
Ferdinand III of Portugal
Ferdinand VI of Hungary
Francis II of Hungary
Friedrich IV of Germany
Friedrich Nietzche
Gabriel Hanotaux
George V of United Kingdom
George Armstrong Custer and Josefina Guzman
Geronimo
Grover Cleveland, Giovanni Giolitti, and John J. Pershing
Harold K. Abercrombie
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Harriet Tubman
Harshad Nanda
Hassan ibn Hussein
Heng Jiang
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
Hussein ibn Ali
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Jefferson Davis
John VII and Ferdinand IV
John Sedgwick and Samantha Greenburg
Jonathan Bedford
Jonathan Wamsley
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Juan III and Carlos IX
Jurcek Krulik
Kendrick Arneson
Kings of Mesopotamia
L. Frank Baum and Michaela Harris
Lal Sita
Leonardo Márquez
Leonard Wood & Nelson R. Doner
Leopold III of Belgium
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Louis Brandeis
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I've been re-reading the TL and it's kind of erie seeing all those bunch of banned poster's comments. I still like it a lot, but like I said, kinda erie.
 
She seems to be non canon though, or if she's is, presumably her father hasn't died, as he would be Alexander.

Definitely that grand duchess Anastasia is not anymore part of canon when actual TL went very differently. Even if she is still there and heir of Alexander IV, she would be very diferent. At least she wouldn't be allowed marry someone commoner. It is reason why I didn't include her to TUF people list.
 
There is list of monarchies of this world:

British Commonwealth
Germany
Spain
Portugal
Belgium
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Lithuania
Russia
Serbia
Greece
Bulgaria
Albania
Romania
Hungary
Bohemia
Slovakia
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Vatican
Morocco
Ethiopia
Arabia
Oman
Gulf Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Kurdistan
Persia
Afghanistan
Nepal
Mysore
Hyderabad
Travancore
Maldives
Tibet
Kashmir
Uyghurstan
Tuva
Mongolia
Siam
Japan
Brunei
Sarawak
Tonga
 
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