Provisional Government of Volta

Provisional Government of Volta Übergangsregierung der Wolta (Dolch)
1863–1864
Flag
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 Seylos	12 December 1863
• Establishment of the Republic	17 May 1864
Area
• Total	349,800 km2 (135,100 sq mi)
Date format	DD/MM/YYYY
Driving side	right
Preceded by Succeeded by Allenby colony, Allenby colony, Seylos Voltan Democratic Republic

The Provisional Government of Volta was proclaimed after the Voltan War for Independence, in which Volta won its independence from the Seylos. 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 Allenby colony of the Seylos 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 Battle of Vien it became clear that the Seylosians 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 Seylosians 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, with a few notable exceptions, many laws from the period of Seylosian rule de facto remained in place as a stopgap until Volta could establish its own legal system on the basis of its new constitution.

The discussions on the new constitution directly contributed to the rise of the first two political parties in Volta. The Voltan National Congress largely divided themselves into two camps. One camp wanted Volta to be a unitary state, with many powers reserved for the central government. This faction called themselves the National Republicans. The other camp wanted Volta to be a federal state, with power divided between a central government and various regional governments. This faction called themselves the Federalists. Though the debates were fierce, the final approved version of the constitution established a unitary state, over the objections of some of the Federalists. Very shortly after the final draft of the constitution was approved, the Federalists formed the Federalist Party, in an attempt to pool their resources together and make Volta a federal state after winning an election. Not long after the National Republicans formed the National Republican Party, later renamed to the National Party.

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.