The Union of Nordic People's

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THE UNION OF NORDIC PEOPLE (UNP)

FAST FACTS

Capital City:-            Holberg (Pop.1500,000)
Currency:-                The Nord (N)
Government Type:-

    Semi-Constitutional Monarchy
Head of State:-        

  King Joakim II
Prime Minister:-         Mr. Sven Hysen

GOVERNMENT

The Government of the UNP is made up of two houses, a lower and upper house. The lower house is called the Commonwealth of the People, the Upper house is known as The House of Nobles. The reigning monarch is the Head of State and has the power to veto any bill from the Commonwealth or Upper House. For any changes in the law a Bill must first pass through the Commonwealth, before being passed to the Upper House, here it must get a 2/3rd's majority. Finally it is passed to the Monarch who signs it into law. Elections are held every 4 years for the Commonwealth of the People but the monarch may call elections when they wish. The House of Nobles is appointed every 4 years by the monarch from a list of nobles provided by the Commonwealth.

Commonwealth of The People

This is headed by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the leader of the largest party in the Commonwealth. Members of the Commonwealth (MC) do not have to belong to any party and the nation has a long history of electing non-affiliated MC's. Currently there are 450 MC's who are elected on a first past the post method.

To run for the position of MC a citizen meet the following criteria

• Over the age of 21
• Have lived within the Union for a period of no less than 4 years
• Have paid taxes for a period of no less than 2 years
• Have no criminal convictions within the last 15 years
• Have taken the nations oath of loyalty publicly

House of Nobles

This is head by the Grand Chamberlain. The Grand Chamberlain is appointed by the monarch and may only serve in this capacity for a maximum of three turns, each no longer than 4 years. Currently there are 60 members of this house and any bill must be approved by 40 of these in order to become law. Members of this house are choosen by the monarch from a list presented by the Commonwealth of the People.

To qualify for nomination to the House of Nobles a citizen must meet the following criteria

• Over the age of 30
• Hold the rank of Knight or higher.
• Have no criminal convictions
• Have served in either the CoP, the military, the Priesthood, the Diplomatic Service or The Overseas Aid Project for a minimum of 4 years.
• Have been born within the Union

 

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KING JOAKIM II


Date of Birth:- 18th May 1972
Coronation:-  3rd July 2011

Father:-  King Leopold III (1946-2011)
Mother:- Queen Magda II (1947-2007)
Wife:- Unmarried

Family:-     HRH Prince Sven (b.1970 - d.2007)
                 HRH Princess Madeline (b.1975)
                 HRH Princess Catherine (b.1979)
                 HRH Prince David (b.1983)

Title:- His Majesty Joakim II King of the Nordic People

King Joakim II was the second son of King Leopold III and Queen Magda II. As a youth he attended the Young Nordic Pioneers and showed a talent for military planning and construction. In 1990 he went to the Nordic University of Engineering and studied Military Engineering. In 1994 he graduated with top class honours and took up a position in the UNP Overseas Aid Programme specialising in helping reconstruct settlements after natural disasters. By 2000 he had become a Major in the Programme and was responsible for overseeing their strategic planning. In 2005 he was appointed to the House of Nobles by his father and began drawing up legislation for improvements to the Kingdoms education programme.

In 2007 Joakim was overseas when his brother Sven and mother Magda where killed in an air accident which is still speculated to be part of a terrorist attack. As a result Joakim became hier apparent to the Kingdom and resigned all other roles.

In 2011 King Leopold III died after a long illness and Joakim was crowned King two days later. Since then he has proved to be a popular King and has only once used his Royal veto on legislation. This came when in August 2012 a bill to stop refugees seeking aid in the UNP reached his desk.

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Prime Minister Sven Hysen
Date of Birth:- 2/1/1960
Date in Office:- 1st June 2006 - incumbert
Spouse:- Matilda (b.1967)
Children:- Kristoff (b. 1981)
               Helen (b.1983)

Grand-daughter:- Melinda (b.2013)

Title:- Prime Minister of the Union

Mr.Hysen was born in a tiny fishing village called Sturmgen. His father was the local harbour master and his mother taught Chemistry at the local college. As a young child he would often spend his time watching the fisherman landing their catch and became interested in the fishing industry, in some talks he admitted he had ambitions of setting up his own fishing company and owning a fleet of boats. At the age of 18 he went to University at Helzen to study Fishery Management, while there he became involved in student politics relating to the conservation and commercialisation of fishing stocks. In 1981 he graduated from University with a first class degree and joined Rolsson Fisheries as their Junior Executive in the department of Fishery Management. WHile working here he also ran for office as a local town councillor and became the youngest councillor in the Union. He held this position until 1989 when he resigned his post over the issue of nepotism within the council after the local Mayor appointed his wife to a magistrates position. At this time he moved to the capital to begin work for the National Union of Fisherman as their Head of Conservation. It was during this time he came to the attention of Environment Minister Klaus Jacob who offered him the role of Junior Advisor on his committee. While on an overseas trade meeting in 1993 Jacob became ill and it was Hysen who took control of negotiations which saw Union companies land lucrative contracts in foreign markets connected to the fishing industry. When Jacob resigned because of ill health Hysen stood for his seat in the Commonwealth and won by a landslide, he was immediately given his mentors old position in the cabinet.

In 1999 he offered his resignation after his office was found to have been involved in insider trading, this was not accepted by the Prime Minister Charles Grun, pending the results of an official enquiry. Hysen was found to be completely innocent but felt his position was undermined and resigned anyway. He stood as an independent in the 2000 election and won his seat back. Despite being an Independent Prime Minister Grun again named him as part of the Cabinet, this time as Minister of Education and Training. Shortly after Elin Hanssen, the Foreign Minister unexpectedly died and Hysen was appointed as her successor. In this role he negotiated many successful trade agreements with other nations and became widely respected on the international stage. In 2003 he became angry with the government because of their lack of action over the Sparren Flu outbreak and left the Union Democratic Party. In 2004 he set up his own New Freedom Party (NFP). In the 2006 elections his party gained a majority of 3 seats and he was announced Prime Minister, a position he has held ever since. He has announced his intention to run again for the position in the May 2014 elections and is thought to be the favourite.