Provisional Government of Volta
Provisional Government of Volta Übergangsregierung der Wolta (Dolch) | |||||||||
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| 1863–1864 | |||||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Köstritz | ||||||||
| Official languages | Dolch | ||||||||
| Spoken languages | Tlaloc Voltan | ||||||||
| Religion | Aroman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Government | Provisional government | ||||||||
| Acting President | |||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Independence from Shffahkia | 12 December 1863 | ||||||||
• Establishment of the Republic | 17 May 1864 | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• Total | 349,800 km2 (135,100 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Voltan Standard Time) | ||||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Voltan Daylight Time) | ||||||||
| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY | ||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
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The Provisional Government of Volta was proclaimed after the Voltan War for Independence, in which Volta won its independence from the Shffahkian Empire. It was proclaimed by Eugen Rathenau and affirmed at the start of the first Voltan National Congress. Eugen Rathenau was appointed its Acting President. It replaced the former Gauthier Province of the Shffahkian Empire and acted as a provisional government until the establishment of the Voltan Democratic Republic on 17 May 1864.
Establishment
Through the Voltan War for Independence, much of what would become Volta was initially managed directly by the military forces of the Voltan National League. After the First Battle of Vien it became clear that the Shffahkians were on the retreat, and thus the Voltan National League began moving to establish a provisional government. Much of the basic structures that would become the provisional government was in place by the time the Shffakians agreed to peace.
Eugen Rathenau, who led the Voltan armies in the independence war, was appointed Acting President. Eugen immediately called the first Voltan National Congress, where representatives from all parts of Volta would meet and discuss the contents of a new constitution. It was decided that the provisional government would function until a constitution could be drafted for a new permanent government.
Composition
As Acting President, Eugen handled nearly all affairs, both internal and external. He lacked the power to create new laws, but was tasked with overseeing the National Congress as they drafted the constitution for the new government. Eugen also had the power to appoint himself advisors in order to aid him in governance, and Eugen appointed a number of advisors and set up a number of institutions that would later form the basis of various ministries within the Voltan Democratic Republic.
The National Congress had the power to enact new laws during the time of the provisional government, but in practice was solely focused on drafting the new constitution. As a result, many laws from the period of Shffahkian rule de facto remained in place as a stopgap until Volta could establish its own legal system on the basis of its new constitution.
Disestablishment
The Voltan National Congress agreed upon the text of the constitution of Volta on 17 May 1864, after which they declared the establishment of the Voltan Democratic Republic. This resulted in the de jure end of the provisional government. However, the first elections were not scheduled until 12 November 1864. In the interim the same institutions that were part of the provisional government continued to function until the first elections could be held. After the first elections, these institutions were either disestablished or absorbed into the institutions of the new government, resulting in the de facto end of the provisional government.