European Council

The European Council was a international organisation in Solace World 2. It promoted international co-operation between European countries. It was originally founded by the Kingdom of England, Batavian Republic, and Germany.
Prominent members that later joined included Iberia, Austria-Hungary, and Sacrania, which later became Illuccia.
Unfortunately, much of the history of the internal workings EC is unknown, as the archives were deleted for no reason by pieinyoureye, the EC's last President and the leader of Czechia. 
In the Infobox, the map of the EC as of the Second Election is shown - however without Cosan Paparia, which was a member due to it being a part of Sacrania.
==Parliament==
The European Council had a strange system of voting. 
The EC was essentially a direct democracy with weighted votes. If you were a citizen of an EC member country, you would automatically have one vote by default. For example, if there was a vote on whether the EC endorse chicken murder, you would be able to vote "Yes" or "No" and your vote would count as one vote. 
But during a general election, if you had a party and that party received votes, the votes you recieved would be added to the worth of your votes. So, if your party recieved 5 votes and you voted "No" to endorsing chicken murder, that vote would count as 6 (the 5 party votes + your original). Anyone could start a party. 'Independents' weren't candidates who got voted for. Independent seats just referred to the default seats of people who didn't have a party.
==Leadership==
The EC had two leaders, those being the President and Vice President. The President would be the leader of the party which received the most votes, and would have the responsibility of approving proposed motions (any citizen could propose a motion), holding votes, and representing the council internationally. The Vice President was chosen directly by the President, and could have their title revoked at any time. They were essentially a back-up president who would assume the President's responsibilities should the President not be online within a certain amount of time.
==Parties==
===National Interest===
The National Interest Party was the first major party of the EC, led by Pine_Of_England, the leader of England. It was a confederalist and anti-unionist party that supported the expansion of the EC whilst also protecting the sovereignty of nations that joined it.
Its color was Blue/Dark Blue.
===Neo-Monarchist===
The Neo-Monarchist party was the opposition to the NIP in the first election, led by Ibadi Cosmo (Not in-game username). It promoted Monarchism. It was against Unionism, and supported the expansion of the EC's military power.
Its color was Purple.
===European Progressive===
The European Progressive party was the biggest party ever in the EC, led by Tomad, the leader of Iberia. It promoted infrastructure projects such as rails, and subsidising the creation of gear and xp farms for EC citizens. It also promoted trading within the EC as opposed to with countries such as Zuiderland - this policy led to an embargo against the EC from countries like Zuiderland and the Caribbean Empire. At its peak it held about a third of the "seats" in Parliament.
Its color was Gold.
===European Front===
The European Front was a party that promoted Nationalism and Militarism. It was led by ComradeRanger.
Its color was Red.
===Unionist===
The Unionist Party was a party that promoted Unionism - i.e. the unification of the EC into a federalised state. It was first led by SkjerViking, and then led by Milesd04. It supported the introduction of public mob farms and public iron farms, and was also pro-industry. It was against colonialism and the expansion of the EC into other continents, and was against war with the Commonwealth.
Its color was Amber.
===Imperialist===
The Imperialist Party was a minor party that promoted Imperialism. Not much else is known. It was led by SkjerViking.
Its color was Dark Red.
==History==
The EC was originally formed as a co-operation pact between the Northern European countries of the Kingdom of England, Batavian Republic, and Germany. Once Iberia joined, it quickly expanded to cover most nations on the continent, with the major exceptions of Hoetown and the Kievan Rus.
The EC was used for rallying support in wars such as the Second Sbeve War and the Third Sbeve War.
It also had a strong anti-Commonwealth movement, which was used by many parties to rally votes, though the reasons for this sentiment are unknown - as the Commonwealth had never done anything major to any EC state.
The EC started had building infrastructure to connect some countries, but by the end of the world not much work had been completed.
==Election Results==
===First Parliament===
The First European Election resulted in a slim victory for the National Interest Party. The Results came as follows:
First European Election
Party 	Ab.	Position 	Seats
National Interest	NIP	Centrist 	9
Neo-Monarchist 	NMP	Center-Right	6
Unionist 	UP 	Left 	2
This resulted in Pine_of_England becoming the President of the EC, and he picked Goosw as his Vice President.
===Second Parliament===
The Second European Election resulted in a landslide victory for the European Progressives, who were far ahead of even combined opposition. The Results came as follows:
First European Election
Party 	Ab.	Position 	Seats
European Progressive	EPP	Center-left 	28
European Front 	EF 	Far-Right 	8
Unionist 	UP 	Left 	5
National Interest 	NIP	Center 	3
Neo-Monarchist 	NMP	Center-Right	3
Imperialist 	IP 	Right 	3
This resulted in Tomad becoming the President of the EC, and he picked madeyousuffer as his Vice President.
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