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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.

Requirements

Succession

Powers and duties

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:



Anderssen

The Honourable
Wulffmark/Sandbox
First Minister of Wulffmark
Assumed office
7 July 2015
PresidentJohan Svivold
Jens Hecksher
Preceded byJens Jaalainen
Personal details
Born (1960-12-30) 30 December 1960 (age 63)
Brunemouth, Wulffmark
NationalityWulffren
Political partyUnion
Alma materBrunemouth University


Wulffren brøsen

Wulffren brøsen
File:50brbanknote.png
Obverse of a 2014 series 50Br note
ISO 4217
CodeWKB
Denominations
Subunit
 ​1100øre
Pluralbrøsor
SymbolBr
 øreø
Nicknamebrøky
Banknotes50Br, 100Br, 200Br
 Rarely used500Br
Coins50ø, 1Br, 2Br, 5Br, 10Br, 20Br
Demographics
Date of introduction1922
User(s)Template:Country data Wulffmark
Issuance
Central bankWulffmarks Sturbank
 Websitesturbank.wk
Valuation
Inflation1.89% (2018)
Pegged withAininian 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.

History

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
Coat of arms
Motto: "Mit Svärd Og Mit Skjild"
"My Sword and My Shield"
Anthem: "Song of Wulffmark"
Capital
and
Brunemouth
Official languagesWulffren
Recognised national languagesWulffren
Recognised regional languagesFrisian
Ethnic groups
(2013)
83.9% Wulffs
7.4% Tynic
8.7% Others
Religion
Church of Wulffmark
Demonym(s)Wulffren
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic
• President
Jens Jaalainen
Natascha Løffebrück
LegislatureAssembly 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)Positive decrease 29.9
low
HDI (2018)Steady 0.919
very high
CurrencyWulffren brøsen (Br) (WKB)
Driving sideright
Internet TLD.wk