'''Kaspar Franz Vahl''' (born 29 March 1958) is a [[Vierzland|Vierz]] {{wp|politician}} who has been serving as the [[Chancellor of Vierzland]] since 2012, and chairman of the [[National Democratic Party (Vierzland)|National Democratic Party]] since 2010. He is also the current representative of [[Hauvel's 1st district]] in the [[Federal Assembly of the Vierz Federation|Federal Assembly]], a position he was elected to in 1992.
'''Petăr Novak''' (born 29 March 1958) is a [[Luepola|Luepolan]] {{wp|politician}} who has served as the President of Luepola since 2017, and chairman of the Communist Party of Luepola since 2014.
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Vahl was born in [[Heglitz]], a suburb of [[Adtrüs]], in 1958 to a middle-class family. In 1976, he was conscripted into the [[Imperial Vierz Army]], where he later saw combat in the [[Luepolan War]]. He was honorably discharged from the army in 1983, after which he studied law at the [[Konstantin Imperial University of Adtrüs]]. He graduated in 1989, and began practicing civil law. After the [[dissolution of the Vierz Empire]], Vahl joined the [[United Republicans (Vierzland)|United Republicans]], and was elected representative for [[Hauvel's 1st district]] in the [[1992 Vierz general election|1992 elections]] at the age of 34. Vahl left the United Republicans during the [[Higmon Affair]], joining the newly-formed [[National Democratic Party (Vierzland)|National Democratic Party]]. He became deputy chairman of the NDP in 2007, rising to become chairman in 2010. He lead his party to a victory in the [[2012 Vierz general election|2012 elections]], in which the NDP secured a majority of seats. In February 2012, Vahl was inaugurated as Chancellor.
Domestically, Vahl implemented an expansion of the national pension system, increased funding to the agricultural and industrial ministries, and lowered national interest rates to combat {{wp|economic stagnation}} and {{wp|inflation}}. He also lowered the national {{wp|value-added tax}} and increased governmental revenues from the state-owned petroleum company [[VzÖl]]. Internationally, Vahl ordered the movement of Vierzland's sole {{wp|carrier battle group}} to [[West Oridia]] and suspended the country's participation in the [[Community of Patyrian States]]' full membership accession program, drawing criticism from abroad. He has gradually reoriented Vierz foreign policy in favour of [[Aemperya]] and [[Bhasar]], a strategy unofficially termed ''Ostpolitik''.
Vahl was reelected Chancellor after the [[2017 Vierz general election|2017 elections]], in which the NDP lost its majority but formed a {{wp|coalition government}} with the [[Christian Social Party (Vierzland)|Christian Social Party]]. He has stated his intention to run for a third and final term in the [[2022 Vierz general election|2022 elections]].
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Petăr Novak (born 29 March 1958) is a Luepolanpolitician who has served as the President of Luepola since 2017, and chairman of the Communist Party of Luepola since 2014.
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