User:Wulffmark/Sandbox
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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:
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 | |
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First Minister of Wulffmark | |
Assumed office 7 July 2015 | |
President | Johan Svivold Jens Hecksher |
Preceded by | Jens Jaalainen |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunemouth, Wulffmark | 30 December 1960
Nationality | Wulffren |
Political party | Union |
Alma mater | Brunemouth University |
Wulffren brøsen
Wulffren brøsen | |
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File:50brbanknote.png | |
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.
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 | |
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Value | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark | ||
One chestnut leaf | |||
Five chestnut leaves | |||
Chestnut tree | |||
Reindeer calf | |||
Reindeer | |||
Notes
Value | Front | Back | Circulation | |
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Puffins near Brunsshavn | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Horgaby Castle | Wide | ||
Bear in the Flenswald | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Carl Hegen Bridge | Wide | ||
Toad in the Skønsmarsk | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Abüenraa City Hall | Wide | ||
Salmon in the Häfeflod | Coat of Arms of Wulffmark, Royal Castle | Limited |
Republic of Wulffmark Republikken Wulffmark | |
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Flag
Coat of arms
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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 |
Jens Jaalainen | |
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 |