Fetterman Government
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| Fetterman Government | |
|---|---|
| June 29, 2019 – | |
| President | Hillary Clinton |
| Chancellor | John Fetterman |
| Cabinet |
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| Party | Social Democratic Party |
| Election | 2020 |
| Seat | Blair House |
← Bill Nelson • | |
The Fetterman Government commenced on the eve of June 29, 2019 when John Fetterman, MC for Stern accepted an invitation from sitting President, Hillary Clinton, to form a government in the wake of the collapse in support for the preceding Nelson Government. John Fetterman of the Social Democratic Party led a government consisting of the Social Democratic Party, Southern Social Democrats (together known as the Union/SDU) and the Greens. At the 2020 general election, Fetterman was able to form a coalition government including the Union, Greens and the Farmers Federation.
U.S. political convention requires a sitting government to be capable of assuring passage of supply (budget) bills through the Congress. The Nelson Government collapsed after both the Greens and Southern Social Democrats indicated they were prepared to kill a budgetary bill after a drop in his favorability with the public and the 2019 Zanuck special election. The Fetterman Government was formed following the 2019 Social Democratic Party leadership contest where John Fetterman came out as the resounding pick of the party to lead it into 2020. The Government ended with the calling of an early election in January of 2020 after the Greens killed a bill to bolster U.S. foreign aid and defense spending in relation to Ukraine in early 2019 arguing it was the wrong place to put federal dollars. After a collapse in negotiations by early January, Fetterman declared on January 6, 2020 that there would be an election by the end of winter.
The February 22 election was the first U.S. general election held during winter, since the 1932 election amid the Great Depression.
President Hillary Clinton issued writs for the election of a new Congress on January 8, 2020.