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Diplomacy and Events / Re: The New Gothi
« on: February 14, 2025, 10:55:43 PM »
Chancellor Gauffin’s first time in Nya Åland was when she was a teenager when she was on holiday with her parents. She didn’t attend the inauguration but was at the reception. She was with her husband Adam in a tasteful, burgundy long sleeved cocktail dress with her husband in a black business suit and complementary burgundy tie.

Both engaging in small talk “You know 3 years ago I never though I would be attending state dinners.”

She replied “I’m Chancellor, this kind of thing is my job”

“Is that kind David?” Chancellor Gauffin turned her head “It would seem so.”

“And that’s Empror Ejiro isn’t it?” She replied again glibly

“Yes the Emperor of Fusan?”

“Feeling kinda out of place here.” He felt out of place, world leaders, and he was in all extensive purposes a commoner. He was a journalist and leading editor for the  Republiken Mötesstad. However he remebered his wife didn’t start out as Chancellor either.

“Its fine dear, just try not to be your journo self.”

“Relax honey I’m just going to have some mead, and eat some reindeer meatballs.”

“Great love it.”

It was kind of perplexing ethnically she fit in fine. Probably one of few people in the room that spoke the local language fluently. However, it was weird to her. It’s a cultural linkage that whenever a Smaragdi person came to Nya Åland, it was as if they came home, but at the same time not really.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: In a field of Forget-Me-Nots
« on: January 02, 2025, 06:17:17 AM »
Chancellor Gauffin gave a small respectful bow of the head out of respect for her guest. Her voice was soft and maternal, most likely a hangover from her days in psychiatric and medical career she had many years ago. "Ah, yes Empress. I have heard about the Rokkenjiman Mead from Pyrene Castle. Minister Nayyem here back in his days as ambassador under Empress Evanthe did enjoy such a beverage a few times at some galas."

Foreign Minister Ibrahim Nayyem grinned and chuckled lightly "As I remember it was a smooth and subtle sweet flavour. We have a similar gift of our own. However, that is most back in our office." Chancellor Gauffin replied “Yes, correct. This way everyone.” The delegates then made their way to the government cars and were then transported to the Executive Chancellery



The buildings style was geometric ultra-modern minimalism, mostly white brick, glass and concrete. Inside the style mirrored almost that on the outside, with a white, light grey and cold blue colour scheme. The old Chancellory was more of a museum now and on the other side of town.

They made their way to the meeting room with the Chancellor’s Office across from the Chancellor’s Office opposite the entrance. They were guided to their seats. They would find that there were aides and all kinds of office workers throughout the building all going about their daily activities sounds of phone calls, conversations in the halls and corridors, printers and photo copiers being used. The daily administration of government all being carried out by ordinary people in suits, shirts, ties and lanyards.

One would, a world far removed from many palaces and castles, not opulent, but comfortable. However, a long time ago the Smaragdi people made the decision that the Chancellor was the “Steward of the State”  thus, a bureaucrat like any other.

An aide came into the office and wheeled in a package. The package however was a dark brown pine box finely varnished and shined brightly under any light. Chancellor Gauffin explained what it was. “In this box is a frosted glass bottle of Aquavit. The Aquavit in question is from a spacialised distillery known as Larsson & Korhonen or LK, the company was establish in 1607 during the days of King Herlad IV, for a long time the company made this beverage under the direct jurisdiction of the crown and later the Lord Protectors and various other rulers until the Union today, it was nationalised up until late last year. So it’s pretty much a government institution.” She said with grin. She continued to explain. “Aquavit in the old Norse tongue roughly translates to ‘Water of Life’  The standard variant is usually made from fermented potatoes or grain, with crushed caraway seeds, however, that variant while it has a smooth flavour its usual lacking in taste other than maybe nail polish remover and usually needs have other flavouring agents with it, more suited for cocktails. The variant however in this box is a variant that is favoured more in the central east region of our country, which has cinnamon, ginger and white silver pine syrup. Thus the liquid  in the bottle will be more of a light brown to amber colour”

Foreign Minister Nayyem  Merely chucked “I wonder what you would be like if you put that much detail into your briefings?” He said with a dry whit one would usually characterise as sarcasm fitting of that of an elder sibling. Chancellor Gauffin rolled her eyes and sighed, an interaction that mirrored that of old friends.

Jaana jokingly asked the young Empress “Do you have someone like him back home that thinks he’s your mother you majesty?” She spoke with a strange familiarity, not bound buy royal convention but speaking with the Empress as if she was a friend.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: In a field of Forget-Me-Nots
« on: November 04, 2024, 04:14:32 AM »
Both Jaana and Ibrahim watched as the large ship come to shore.

Jaana asked Ibrahim “Is the ship necessary?”

Ibrahim replied “No, but I served as ambassador of Smaragdfalt when Empress Evanthe was in charge. I’ve learnt that Rokkenjiman’s like pageantry and revere their maritime tradition.”

“I don’t know I just think catching a plane over would be more efficient.”

“Madame Chancellor if you please. I know you prefer to conduct your brand of politics more quietly but let’s just make this work. Both of our nations are in the same maritime neighbourhood, it would be nice if we can make this relationship work for both of our sakes.”

“Relax Ibbi. I know. I’m sure if I were going, they would probably have a complaint that they didn’t know.” She said with a grin.

“Well yes of course, it’s a habit we have noticed, you have a tendency to just vanish and appear out of nowhere. I keep getting complaints from the other members of cabinet.”

“Well, I’m working on it, besides I’m fine I have the Chancellory guard so its fine. Now lets make this work.”

Chancellor Gauffin and Foreign Minister Nayyem then walked up towards the ship ladders with a calm smile on her face ready to greet the Empress and other officials when they get off.

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Diplomacy and Events / Re: In a field of Forget-Me-Nots
« on: October 17, 2024, 01:37:48 AM »
10:00am 16/10/2024 Mötesstad, Gråslätter, Smaragdfalt.


Port Lindberg was an international freight and commercial civilian transport hub in the west of Mötesstad. The port was divded in several parts, some for thr drop off and ick up of freignt and others for commercial civillian transport, mostly tour groups, and occasional foreign diginatires being transported via naval escort. There was a naval military port however that was a further south in another port entirely.

The day was slightly overcast with clouds filling the sky but with some rays of sun in between. It was automn and the winds were getting colder over the months. A delegation was sent on the harbour to great Empress Asuna when her delegation arives.

A woman standing no more than 171cm tall, blue eyes, blonde hair waving in the wind and faded blue eyes like an over cast sky filled with clouds. She was wearing a charcoal grey buiness suit with a white blouse, her name was Jaana Gauffin who was elected last year as Smaragdfalt’s Chancellor in the federal parliamentry election.

She was standing with man, bald, brown skin and brown earthy eyes, with a bushy mustache and stublle wearing a navy blue business suit and a white business shirt with a crimson tie with a silver tie clip, he was of Waddan decent and he was the Foreign Affairs Minister, his name was Ibrahim Nayyem, he was once the Deputy Cheif of Staff for the Smaragdi Embassy in East Moreland and later the Embassador of Smaradgfalt to the Empire of Rokkenjima under Empress Evanthe.

On both sides of the harbour where manned by armed sailors in white and navy uniforms. Both started some small talk before the arrival.

”So hows your daughter? He asked Jaana

She sighed ”Do you have children Ibbi?” She asked refering to Ibrahim as Ibbi being his nickname.

He replied ”I have an 11 year old son and a daughter who is 9 now. Why?”

”Enjoy then while you can, once they turn around 15-16 they become snarky back talking little...” She stopped herself momentarily, noticing the left eyebrow that Ibrahim has raised. ”I was called into the school last Tuesday due to her acting up, back talking teachers and verbally bullying other kids...So that great.” She said in obvious sarcasm.

”Oh...so that's what I have to look forward to?” He asked sheepishly.

”Yep...Get ready, teenagers are a wild ride that you will want to get off. I mean in the next 2 years she will be in university so there is that.”

”Does she know what she wants to study?”

She chuckled and smiled ”Medicine...However unlike me she wants to be an internist...Meanwhile we spent 2 hours arguing last night about her attitude, swear to god I’m almost convinced she should be a lawyer instead, at least then she can monetise that energy instead of giving me an ulser.The Gaurds probably standing outside enjoying the show.”

Meanwhile 90 kilometers off the north west coast of Smaragdfalt on the Strait of Shaw. A Frigate and a small fleet was dispacted and has been been communicating and escorting the Rokkenjiman ship ’United States’ to the port.

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Diplomacy and Events / In a field of Forget-Me-Nots
« on: October 14, 2024, 10:06:03 PM »

Addressed To: Her Imperial Majesty Asuna, Empress of Rokkenjima, Princess of Littlebrook

It is with great honour that the Union of Smaragdfalt reach out to the First Empire of Rokkenjima in the spirit of friendship. Smaragdfalt is a coastal nation on the Strait of Shaw. It is a hope of Smaragdfalt can foster mutually beneficial relationships with the First Empire of Rokkenjima and ensure stability within the Straits of Shaw. The agenda outlined would be set as the following:

•Laying the grounds for a potential free trade agreement.
•Ease of visa access for travel
•Addressing Potential security concerns

The agenda that outlines on these three pillars will be the foundation of the relationship between the Union of Smaragdfalt and the First Empire of Rokkenjima. The meeting will take place in the capitol city of Mötesstad: situated on Smaragdfalt’s coast situated in the State of Gråslätter within the Executive Office of the Chancellor of the Union of Smaradgfalt, the date of which we will leave up to Your Majesty.

From: Right Honourable, Jaana Gauffin, Chancellor of the Union of Smaragdfalt.

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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Union of Smaragdfalt
« on: August 27, 2024, 06:36:35 AM »
History of Smaragdfalt

The Great Exodus (970-1050)

Smaragdfalt are dependents of settlers who came to southwest Albion due to the Odinist persecution and subjection to Viking raids. The first few thousand settlers who settled in the area which is Smaragdfalt today is recorded as far back as 970 AD.
It should be noted that many descendants have also settled in diaspora communities in the surrounding nations near bordering regions of Smaragdfalt. Governance was very decentralised and mostly done via collective councils of villages and settlements and regional councils.

However, the growing influence of the Catholic Church started centralise the settlements when the Ecclesiastical State commissioned an order of religious Knights to act as overseer and protection of the region known as the Knights of the Order of Saint Haavik which became the main governing organisation within the settled region.

The Knights of the Order of Saint Haavik (1050-1512)

The Knights of the Order of Saint Haavik were named after Jorman Haavik who lead the first batch of settlers from the war torn lands and Viking persecution on the ship known as Pionjären from the Sea of Alucard to the Straits of Shaw to their current homeland.

The Knights were mostly funded by local tithes of churches and subsidies from the Ecclesiastical State and taxes. In exchange they provided the Smaragdi settlers with a centralised state with a standing army through a mandatory draft in times of conflict and managed the finances of all towns and settlements through a centralised banking system which provided social services.

The Knights also offered loans to other Catholic heads of state and also participated in wars the various mercenary guilds in exchange for coin. However, in the 1400’s many Christian orders started deviating from the Catholic Saint Haavik Knights and started proving the same kinds of protections and social services to non-believers which caused tensions when various other groups questioned the Knights legitimacy.
On the 15th of April 1512 Council of Jalmærn convened in order to mitigate the growing tensions, the council was made up of all regional representatives of the Order including mayors and regional lords as well as members heads of powerful merchant guilds and representatives of other religious orders to effectively decide the fate of the country.

The Council of Jalmærn after its 5th session on 24th of September of the same year saw Stormästare (Grand Master) Jaan Eensaar sign a landmark document known sinmply as the Jalmærn Declaration where the duties and authority of the Knights of the Order of Saint Haavik would transfer to a secular body in the form of an elected monarchical administration headed by a King or Queen by a court of regional lords and ladies. A name was also given to the land simply known as Smaragdfält translating to Emerald Fields to refer to the land’s green fields and fertile soil. 

This cemented the right for the nation to have a centralised national identity rather than being scattered lands of settlements and towns being occupied by catholic knights funded by a religious order.

The Commonwealth of Smaragdfalt (1512-1847)

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The League of Leipa – The First Republic (1847-1932)

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The New State – The Second Republic (1932-1965)

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The Smaragdi Civil War (1965-1971)

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Occupation (1971-1977)


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The Union of Smaragdfalt – The Third Republic (1977- Today)


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Character Guides / Re: Notable People in Smaragdfalt
« on: August 17, 2024, 09:09:22 AM »
Jaana Gauffin
RolesChancellor of the Union of Smaragdfalt
EducationBachelor of Science (BSC) from Tarvut Institute of Science and Technology, Doctor of Medicine from Arajuuri School of Medicine, Certification of Practise from the Smaragdi Institute of Psychiatry, PhD from Haapala Yliopisto
 
Positions HeldPsychiatric Specialist at Silver Laken sairaala, Professor at Haapala Yliopisto. Member of the States General of Representing the Anttila District, Minister of Health and Social Services, Chair of the Labour Party, Chancellor of the Union and Smaradgfalt
 
Family Adam  Gauffin (Husband), Aamu Gauffin (Older Daughter), Laura Gauffin (Younger Daughter Daughter), Mattias Gauffin (Son)
Links to Important events? Initiated and help pass the Veteran Mental Health and Rehabilitation Act.
Chaired the committee that investigated financial maleficence of private providers of health services within the Nationellt handikapp försäkrings program (NHFP).
Initiated and help pass the Dual Nationality Act which allows edual citizenship in Smaragdfalt.
Frequent contributer to the Aestanu Journal of Mental Health
Chaired the comittee to investigate the opoid crisis in the central inlands of Smaragdfalt.
 
Biography
Jaana was always a soft-spoken and mild-mannered person woman. When she was younger, she was a rather shy and reserved child all the way up into her young adulthood. However, she excelled in the areas of the STEM fields where she made a career in Medicine specialising in psychiatry. After the Smaragdi Civil War she saw her parents live through some PTSD and thus decided to make a career within the field of mental health.

She graduated from a Bachelor of Science Specialising in Pharmacology and then went on to get her PhD from Haapala Yliopisto researching painkillers and the effect on psyhological recovery and rehabilitation. She used to practise clinical medicine at the at Silver Laken sairaala (Silver Lake Hospital) in the large lake side coastal city of Kanerva.

Her career in politics she saw was mostly seen as technocratic rather than ideological. She was elected as a member of the states general representing the Anttila district in the town of Kanerva where she served for 10 years chaired 2 committees on matters of investigating financial viabilities of mental health programs and investigating the opioid crisis in the central inlands.

It is her expertise in Medicine which landed her the role of Minister of Health & Social Services under the previous government. She served as the Chairman of the Labour Party for 3 years before being elected Chancellor in late 2023.
Her Chancellorship is seen as quieter and more covert as she is not fully known on the international stage foreign policy wise. She prefers the Smaragdfalt to be more neutral and wants to move her nation into more of a trading hub in southern Albion.

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Character Guides / Notable People in Smaragdfalt
« on: August 12, 2024, 07:44:57 AM »
Carl Dahlberg
RolesPresident of the Union of Smaragdfalt
EducationBachelor of Laws (LLB) from Helmköping University, Master of Laws (LLM) specialising in Criminal Law at the University of Kivikaupunki
 
Positions HeldLawyer for Byland & Larsson, Legal Counsel for the Nordarnbjorn Police Department, Chief District Prosecutor for Nordarnbjorn Police Department, Premier of Nordarnbjorn, Chairman of theDemocratic Reform Coalition, President of The Union of Smaragdfalt
Family Elmar Dahlberg (Wife), Lars Dahlberg (Son), Brigid Dhalberg (Daughter)
Links to Important events?Prosecuted and won the Case of Nordarnbjorn Vs Antoine Salstron (Head of a major drug trafficking operation) Prosecuted and won the case of Smaragdfalt V Carl Alman (Head of a Far-Right Terrorist Group responsible for Halmo Metro Bombing).
 
BiographyCarl Dahlberg came from a middle-class family the small coastal town of Kävle in the State of Nordarnbjorn, his father was a high school mathematics teacher and later school principal and his mother a detective for the local branch for the Nordarnbjorn Police Department (NAPD).
He was said to be a small and fail little kid who did get bullied throughout his schooling up until his senior years where he focused more on his studies. He is said to have excelled in the humanities subjects and excelled to the point where he was admitted into the Bachelor of Laws program at Helmköping University in the neighbouring state in Sydarnbjorn.

It was in law school where he re-invented himself and became more gregarious jovial made a lot of industry connections in various law student associations and networking events where he got a paid internship at the prestigious law firm of Byland & Larsson where he got a full-time job as a criminal lawyer after he graduated. 

After a Few years he transferred to their branch in the city of Kivikaupunki in the state of Järvenmaa where he studied part time as he earned his LLM specialising in criminal at the university of Kivikaupunki. It was there he met his wife Elmar who was a accountant for the Kivikaupunki City Council finance department while dstudying for her MBA part time. He spent another 4 years at the firm until he moved back to Njordanbjorn with his wife in the capitol of Halmo.

He was offered a job in the Nordarnbjorn Police Department as a prosecutor and legal counsel for the department where he prosecuted the head of a far right terrorist group who was responsible for the Bombing of Halmo Metro bombing which killed 2500 people which rocked the nation in 2006 and also prosecuted the case against Antoine Salstron who was the head of a major drug trafficking operation with links to the Quintellian Mafia in 2009.
He then ran for Premier of Nardarnbjorn as a registered member of the Democratic Reform Coalition and won 2 terms which led to him  being in office as the Premier for a decade.

He is known for his policies of criminal reform and rehabilitation justice where he implemented policies of criminal rehabilitation and passed many reforms for people with criminal records to reintegrate into society.
During the parliamentary elections in 2022 He was voted as President of the Union of Smaragdfalt after a majority vote of the States General after he became the DRC Party chair 2 years earlier and made a deal with the labour party for his party to be partners in a governing coalition.


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Factbooks and Maps / Re: The Union of Smaragdfalt
« on: July 28, 2024, 05:20:08 AM »
Government of the Union of Smaragdfalt


The Union of Smaragdfalt is considered a semi presidential republic with a parliamentary system that is administered as a federation of states. The government on a federal level is comprised of 3 branches which are described as the following:

The Executive Branch

The executive branch is responsible for the everyday administration of the federal government throughout the Union of Smaragdfalt. The executive branch is headed by 2 positions: The President of the Union of Smaragdfalt and the Chancellor of the Union of Samaragdfalt.

President of the Union of Smaragdfalt

Style of Address: His/Her Excellency
Method of Selection: Simple Majority vote of the States General, and usually comes from a pool of members of either chamber of the States General.
Duties & Functions: The President of the Union of Smaragdfalt under Article 53 of the Union Constitution is mostly a ceremonial role rather than an administrative one and acts as the Union’s head of state and has the reigns of their position for 1 term of 10 years. The President however does have some reserve powers which include:

•   Giving Presidential Signage with legislation that has passed via majority vote States General as well as vetoing laws on the grounds of clashes of the constitution or other conflicting legislation (Usually done through the consultation of the courts)
•   Can dismiss the Chancellor or the Cabinet in certain circumstances as outlined in Article 53 Section VII.
•   Dismissing the States general in cases of state emergency (however needs a no confidence vote from the States General)
•   Convening the States General
•   Awarding Honours to individuals
•   Supreme Military Commander of the armed forces
•   Representing the Union of Smaragdfalt at home and abroad.

The President has the right to excersise the powers outlined above at their discretion but is usually done through the consultation with the appropriate bodies of the federal government.

The Chancellor of the Union of Smaragdfalt

Style of Address: Right Honourable

Method of Selection: Selected by the political party with the most seats voted on in the States General via an democratic parliamentary election.
Duties & Functions: The Chancellor of the Union of Smaragdfalt acts as the head of government according to article 54 of the Union Constitution. The office of the Chancellor is the head federal government administrator who is responsible of the everyday running country via a large network of federal administrative apparatus via the following exercise of the following powers:

•   Appoint and dismiss cabinet ministers and Directors of federal government agencies and offices
•   Propose and vote on laws to the States General
•   Acts as the head of their political party and parliamentary coalition.
•   Represents the Union of Smaragdfalt at home and abroad.
•   Appoint High Court Judges for a term of 15 years.

Cabinet Composition

Chancellor
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Defence
Minister of Finance
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Smaragdfalt
Minister of Commerce & Industry
Minister of Justice
Minister of Immigration & Citizenship
Minister of Health & Social Services
Minister of Education, Science & Development
Minister of Labour
Minister of Culture and Tourism
Minister of Transport & Infrastructure         
Minister of Housing & Urban Development
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Environmental Protection & Conservation               

The Legislative Branch


The States General (Generalstaterna/Osavaltioiden kenraali/Osariikide kindral) is the main legislative body in the Union of Smaragdfalt. On a federal level the States general is the supreme legislative body and operates on a unicameral basis, whose members of which are elected via democratic popular vote of their individual constituents every 5 years. Constituent Seats consist of 74,945 people per seat.

The States General member composition operates under proportional representation on the basis of the population of the states. The States General is charged with making legislation via debate and review pieces to be passed. In order for a piece of legislation to pass there needs to be a simple majority vote of 51% or greater of the majority of members and be signed by the President of the Union of Smaragdfalt.

Legislation is debated on the floor of the States General with the governing coalition led by the leading party with the Chancellor at the head and the opposition parties with their opposing members and parties. There is no set number of sessions of when the States General operates but there is a consistent pattern of the States General taking a recess over 4 weeks during the summer with the exception of emergency sessions.

The States General outside of legislative duties also has the duty of passing federal budgets proposed by the Chancellor and their cabinet as well as approving international treaties, declaring war and peace, as well as being charged with forming select committees compiled of appointed members of which whose constituents will be the most effected or have the greatest amount of expertise of said issue.

The Judicial Branch

The High Court of Smaragdfalt is the main judicial body on the federal level. It acts as the final court of appeals in both civil and criminal cases and acts as an arbitration body for disputes between differing governmental bodies. The High Court also has the power of judicial review for all manners of legislation on a federal or state level if legislation clashes with the constitution or existing legislation and can also make laws based on precedent within case law.
The High Court of Smaragdfalt is presided by 7 Federal Magistrates who serve a 15-year term limit. The Federal Justices are all appointed by the Chancellor via the a States General Judiciary Committee hearing.

The legal system within the Union of Smaragdfalt is based on the principle of “The pursuit of the truth” where it is not based on a competitive adversarial bases but acta more of an investigatory body in order to ascertain the facts of the case and grants more power to the Magistrates involved whether it is liaising with police or statutory authorities to gather evidence, interrogating suspects or the parties involved in order to get a full accurate and objective facts of the case. After such process, the trail begins which acts as a hearing of what the outcome should be based on the hearing of the two disputing parties of the legal case.

Political Parties

There are 6 Major Parties that currently make up the landscape of the States General on the Federal level which have descriptions outlined below. There is also a diagram of the make up of the States General which as a total of 374 seats.





Name: Labour Party (Arbetarpartiet/Työväenpuolue/Tööpartei)
Founded: 18/10/1977
Political Position: Centre Left
Ideology: Social Democracy, Democratic Humanism, Social Market Economy
Colour ID: Red
Description: The Labour Party is the oldest political party in modern Smaragdfalt. They started out as an underground network of trade and workers unions throughout the later years of the New State regime of Gert Kaaleste. The labour party are on the centre left of the political spectrum.

Being a stalwart defender of workers in every sector of the economy to form unions, as well as being the party that brought about the national student loan program for domestic student places at universities, and founding the federal health administration which afforded tax funded universal healthcare coverage.

Their economic policies are said to be a kin to a social market economy which emphasises government intervention through Keynesian interventionalist methods to fill in the gaps of market failure. In the 1987 parliamentary election they formed a coalition as the senior partner of themselves, the Left Movement and the Christian Democratic Alliance to bring about the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme.



Name: Conservative Party (Konservativa partiet/Konservatiivinen puolue/ Konservatiivne Partei)
Founded: 20/10/1977
Political Position: Centre Right
Ideology: National Conservatism, Social Conservatism, Fiscal Conservatism
Colour ID: Blue
Description: The Conservative Party is the premier party on the centre right end of the political spectrum and usually find themselves to be the main rival of the Labour Party. They’re original members started off as moderate defectors of the new New State regime during the early days of the occupation period.

The Conservatives economic policies usually favour free trade and varying degrees of privatisation of industry to encourage competition and free government from the burden of subsidies.

The conservatives believe that the people of Smaragdfalt would be best served economically if they had less of a tax burden and in favour of lowering taxes in order to ensure that citizens have more personal savings as well as ensuring less deficit spending and favour austerity.

After the recession in 2010 the Conservative Party found themselves at the later end of the aftermath in favour of expansionist fiscal policies by providing fiscal stimulas to all citizens effected with varying degrees and favouring social programs but with added means testing to counter act excessive spending.



Name: The Left Movement (Vänsterrörelsen/Vasemmistoliike/Vasakpoolne liikumine)
Founded: 27/07/1982
Political Position: Left Wing
Ideology: Liberal Socialism, Social Liberalism, Left Wing economic populism.
Colour ID: Orange
Description: The Left movement was established 3 years before the 1982 parliamentary election as a junior offshoot of the Labour Party and usually finds itself as a junior partner with the Labour Party.

However, over the last 3 election cycles they are now considered as the Labour Party’s more combative little brother. They oppose the de regulation and reduction of labour protection laws and see it as the conservatives attempt of union busting.

The left in terms of economic policy strongly aligns with the Labour Party however they tend to want more regulation in industry in regard to competition and consumer protection laws to prevent the formation of industry monopolies and raise product standards after a series of scandals in the pharmaceutical sector in the early 2000’s.

Foreign policy wise unlike the Labour Party, the Left Movement today is seen more identitarian, but usually gets moderated when in a coalition government with the Labour Party.



Name: Christian Democratic Alliance (Kristdemokratiska Alliansen/ Kristillisdemokraattinen liitto/Kristlik-Demokraatlik Liit)
Founded: 08/05/1984
Political Position: Right Wing
Ideology: Christian Democracy, Social Conservatism, Third Way Economics.
Colour ID: Yellow
Description: The Christian Democratic Alliance started off as an alternative to the Conservative Party. The Christian Democrats formed in 1984 after the first election cycle of the Unions founding for people who would usually identify as right leaning but couldn’t exactly identify themselves as conservatives in the traditional sense.

The Christian Democratic Alliance usually found themselves in sync with the Conservative Party in terms of social issues regarding the preservation of marriage and Christian social teachings being more accepted in the political landscape, however where were at odd when it comes to socio-economic policy and social programs.

The Christian Democratic Alliance believes that everyone has the right to pursue the traditional nuclear family and holds it as the highest ideal. Thus, most social programs they pursue are said to be in the defence of the family by their supporters and natalist to their detractors, policies such as paid parental leave for both parents for the first 2 years of the children’s life and can be used by the parents however they wish as well as subsidised financial support going towards childcare.

They have also been strong proponents of more funding being allocated towards pensions and retirement plans and audits going towards the investigations into the aged care sector to ensure standards for the elderly to enjoy a dignified retirement.



Name: Greens (Gröna/Vihreät/Rohelised)
Founded: 15/02/2000
Political Position: Left Wing
Ideology: Green Politics, Social Liberalism, Environmentalism
Colour ID: Green
Description: The Greens were founded at the turn of the millennium. The Greens first got elected in a coalition government with the unlikely “Traffic Light Coalition with Labour and the Christian Democratic Alliance in the 2007 parliamentary election.

Before the 2007 election however the party struggled to get seats in the election on a federal level and mainly focused on their electoral successes in municipal and state elections. Their policies used to be detracted as merely single issue and focusing on investment into clean and alternative energy and parks and wildlife preservation.

However, since being elected to the States General for four electoral cycles in a row on a federal level their policies have branched out particularly in the areas of education and have taken that issue and owning it for themselves.
The have done this by being the largest advocates for investment into public schools and curriculum reform and expanding students’ path to success by investing in vocational education as an alternative to tertiary education as well as technical colleges as a bridging gap for students who can gain an alternative path to universities as well as trying to reduce the cost of student debt.



Name: Democratic Reform Coalition (Demokratisk reformkoalition, Demokraattinen uudistuskoalitio, Demokraatlik Reformikoalitsioon)
Founded: 03/03/2012
Political Position: Centre Right
Ideology:
Classical Liberalism, Social Liberalism, Economic Liberalism
Colour ID: Purple
Description: The Democratic Reform Coalition is the newest party in the States General and was first elected in a junior opposition party with the Conservatives and Christian Democrats. They are a centre right leaning party that differs from the Conservative Party in terms of being socially liberal and is more secular and doesn’t share the religious social values of the Christian Democrats.

The Democratic Reform Coalition has been emphasised as a liberal party, that is in the most traditional sense of the word they believe in every individual should have the greatest amount of freedom in their lives as much as they can be afforded. The party once started off as a loose network of business leaders and more liberal leaning members of the Conservatives and Christian Democrats.

They have been proponents for free trade on the international stage and lowering of taxes across the board particularly the lowering of the VAT from 10% to 7% so as lower the price of general goods, as well as giving optional small business incentives for start-ups.

In terms of social welfare policies they tend to come in line with the Conservatives and Christian Democratic alliance with allowing for those programs to functions so long as they are means tested.


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Roleplay Moderator's Office / Re: Dave Military Building PLC
« on: July 27, 2024, 06:55:52 AM »
Nation Name:-Union of Smaragdfalt
Type of government:- Semi Presidential Republic with a Parliamentary System
GDP per capita:- $55,002.13
Population:-28,029,748
National Service: Y, kind of like the Finnish national service system, except all men and women above the age of 18 after they have finished their schooling have to serve between 6-18 months of training.

What if any military threats does your nation face? Well I have Aosta to the North, All kinds of Straits of Shaw shenanigans could get us entangled and I have Drevonia to the south. I don’t know the relationship I would have with them yet, but my nation has an “Always be ready” mentality.

What is your nations landscape like? A crap tone of lakes  and alpine forest areas that get to -33 degrees celcious during the colder months with snow and many bodies of water freezing over, and some mountains and hills in the central east.

How technologically advanced is your nation? I would Assume like your average modern day Scandinavian nation. So pretty advanced I would say.

Historically how has your military been used? We were occupied by a foreign power for 4 years in the 90’s but that was mostly to just prevent a civil war until we can get the current government together. I still have to work on that. We have mostly used it for defensive purposes and have had small to medium sized contingents deployed in foreign conflicts mostly for either peace keeping or very specific military operations. No real huge invasions.

What is your nations current foreign policy stance? Maintaining good relations with as many people as we can through economic/trade deals but yeah we have Aosta who is our large monster over the hill who we don’t antagonise but are wary of and the Strait of Shaw always has crazy crap going on that we would most likely get involved with no matter how hard we try to avoid it.

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Sporting Hub / Re: Mundus Games 2024 OOC/Signup
« on: July 20, 2024, 11:18:09 PM »
Smaragdian Specialisation will invlude the following:

Swimming
Hockey
Gymnastics


I will expand more on it later.

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Factbooks and Maps / The Union of Smaragdfalt
« on: July 18, 2024, 11:54:45 PM »
Motto:- Strength with unity and harmony.
National Anthem: WIP

BACKGROUND
WIP
Government Type:- Semi Presidential Republic with Parliamentry Democracy under a federalised system.
Population:-:- 28,029,748
Capital City:-  Mötesstad (3,214,483)
Demonym:- Smaragdian


ECONOMY

Currency:- Gulder (Ǥ), GUL
GDP per Capita:- $59,540 (Nom), $67,906 (PPP)
Unemployment Rate:- 3.21%
Main Industries:- Copper, Bauxite, Silica (From Pearls) , Agriculture, Pulp and Paper Products, Consumer Electronics, Heavy Machinery and Industrial Equipment, Natural Gas, Furniture, Logistics and Transport Services, Education, Construction, Engineering, Food Processing. 


PEOPLE

Ethnicity:- Mostly Equivalent to Nordic and Uralic People.
Languages:- Swedish, Finnish and Estonian
Religions:- WIP
Average Life Expectancy:- 87yrs (Male), 91, (Female)


GOVERNMENT

Head of State:- President Carl Dahlberg
Head of Government:- Chancellor Jaana Gauffin
Name of Legislative Body:- Generalstaterna (States-General) is a unicameral body. 

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Map / Re: Claiming Your Spot on the Map
« on: July 18, 2024, 03:27:33 AM »
Nation Name: The Union of Smaragdfalt

Nation Link: https://www.nationstates.net/nation=smaragdfalt

Provinces you wish to claim:
1:B-18
2:B-19
3:B-56
4:B-57
5:B-58
6:B-63

Proposed colour of your nation on the map: Idk, some kind of green

I, SimplyQ, have read the rules set down above, and agree to follow them.

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