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History

Under the Kingdom the office of Chancellor had evolved as the de facto head of government, having once been the chair of the Royal Council and typically granted to personal favourites. In the wake of anti-royalist sentiment afterr Wulffmark's defeat in the Great War, the Republican constitution created a new analogous office independent from the presidency.

The office has more recently achieved a more presidential public image instead of the originally intended primus inter pares. Erik Eikholm pioneered personalised election campaigns, and his governing approach involved an effectively subordinate Cabinet. Some political commentators have written that single-party governments have been more presidential, but multi-party examples have behaved more akin to traditional cabinet government.

Appointment and removal process

Upon the election of a new Sturting or vacancy, the Speaker must nominate a candidate after consulting with major party leaders. In practice, this usually means the leader of the largest party of the largest bloc. If the nominee recieves a relative majority, they must take the oath of office administered by the President to take office. Failure to complete this process allows the Speaker to propose a snap election, although this scenario has yet to occur.

A First Minister may be removed through a no-confidence vote. Under current Sturting rules, 35% of SDs must petition the Speaker to table a confidence vote. If the incumbent does not recieve a relative majority, the office is vacated pending the positive nomination of a successor. To deter trivial usage of this process, once held another no-confidence vote cannot occur for at least three months.

List of First Ministers

There are currently four living former First Ministers, the oldest being Maria Dalkebrant (born 1939; served 1991-1997). The most recent to die was Erik Eikholm (1928-2018, served 1983-1991) on 31 January 2018. They are, in order of service:

• 

  Maria Dalkebrant
  (1991-1997)
  born 1939 (age 85)

• 

  Ingvar Hammervik
  (1997-2003, 2007-2010)
  born 1948 (age 75)

• 

  Erik Dalholm
  (2003-2007)
  born 1949 (age 75)

• 

  Jens Jaalainen
  (2010-2015)
  born 1960 (age 64)

Anderssen

The Honourable Wulffmark/Sandbox
First Minister of Wulffmark
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2015
President	Johan Svivold Jens Hecksher
Preceded by	Jens Jaalainen
Personal details
Born	(1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 Brunemouth, Wulffmark
Nationality	Wulffren
Political party	Union
Alma mater	Brunemouth University

Wulffren brøsen

Wulffren brøsen
File:50brbanknote.png Obverse of a 2014 series 50Br note
ISO 4217
Code	WKB
Denominations
Subunit
​1⁄100	øre
Plural	brøsor
Symbol	Br
øre	ø
Nickname	brøky
Banknotes	50Br, 100Br, 200Br
Rarely used	500Br
Coins	50ø, 1Br, 2Br, 5Br, 10Br, 20Br
Demographics
Date of introduction	1922
User(s)	Template:Country data Wulffmark
Issuance
Central bank	Wulffmarks Sturbank
Website	sturbank.wk
Valuation
Inflation	1.89% (2018)
Pegged with	Aininian louré (ANL) Ł1 = 7.23Br

The brøsen (symbol Br, plural brøsor) is the national currency of Wulffmark. Introduced in 1922 to replace the former Wulffren krone, it is formally divided into 100 øre, although only 50ø coins are currently issued. It has been pegged to the Aininian louré at a central rate of 7.23Br since 1988.

Name

Originating from the word brøns (bronze), the name was historically colloquial for the lowest denominated bronze specie of the medieval Wulffren krone and its subunits. Although higher denominations were made from silver, gold and rarely platinum, only the bronze coins were typically seen by commoners making it the most publicly-recognised coin. Use of bronze spiece had ended by the late 17th century when the coins had been heavily debased with copper and other metals, although the phrase remained in common use for low denomination coins, which had retained the brown colouring. In the 18th century, the name was revived for small value deposit certificates.

The official name øre is derived from aurum, the latin for gold, although only early øre coins were minted from that.

Economics

Due to the impossible trinity, the Sturbank's targeting of exchange rates prevents it from targeting interest rates. Although capital controls have historically been imposed (as recently as XXXX), the Sturbank has never adopted interest rate targeting. Economists have noted that because of this Wulffren interbank rates have never deviated more than 179bp from Ainian benchmark rates.

Current issue

Coins

	Value	Front	Back
	50ø	Value	Coat of Arms of Wulffmark
	1Br	One chestnut leaf
	2Br	Five chestnut leaves
	5Br	Chestnut tree
	10Br	Reindeer calf
	20Br	Reindeer

Notes

	Value	Front	Back	Circulation
	50Br	Puffins near Brunsshavn	Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Horgaby Castle	Wide
	100Br	Bear in the Flenswald	Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Carl Hegen Bridge	Wide
	200Br	Toad in the Skønsmarsk	Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Abüenraa City Hall	Wide
	500Br	Salmon in the Häfeflod	Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Royal Castle	Limited

Republic of Wulffmark Republikken Wulffmark
Flag of Wulffmark Flag of Wulffmark Coat of arms
Motto: "Mit Svärd Og Mit Skjild" "My Sword and My Shield"
Anthem: "Song of Wulffmark"
Capital and	Brunemouth
Official languages	Wulffren
Recognised national languages	Wulffren
Recognised regional languages	Frisian
Ethnic groups (2013)	83.9% Wulffs 7.4% Tynic 8.7% Others
Religion	Church of Wulffmark
Demonym(s)	Wulffren
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Jens Jaalainen
• First Minister	Natascha Løffebrück
Legislature	Assembly of Wulffmark
Population
• 2019 estimate	5,572,791
• 2012 census	5,410,037
GDP (PPP)	2018 estimate
• Total	$258bn
• Per capita	$47,689
GDP (nominal)	2018 estimate
• Total	$243bn
• Per capita	$44,916
Gini (2018)	29.9 low
HDI (2018)	0.919 very high
Currency	Wulffren brøsen (Br) (WKB)
Driving side	right
Internet TLD	.wk