2022 In Sheaman

## Incumbents

**Monarch**

* King James I

**President**

* Erik Raud (Until 1st of June)
* Robbie Twen (Since 1st of June)

**Prime Minister**

* Callum Novechaevar (Until 1st of July)
* Luthando Kuran (Since 1st of July)

**Deputy Prime Minister**

* Susan Monroe (Until 11th of December)
* Jatan Gray (Since 11th of December)

## Events

### January - March

* 26th of January - Callum Novechaevar issues a statement to parliament expressing his support in putting forward a bill to prevent and stop sea border crossing from Tedusian citizens and other citizens. Some in his party and most of the opposition came out in offense to to the bill and agreed that it could threaten those who live in poor and underdeveloped countries from having a better life.
* 31st of January - Callum Novechaevar puts forth the Sea Border Crossings Bill 2022 which is initially passed by parliament in the first vote
* 5th of February - The Sea Border Crossings Bill 2022 is questioned by the opisition in the 2nd vote but eventually barely passed (190 - 182)
* 10th of February - The Sea Border Crossings Bill 2022 is amended by allowing pregnant people and parents with four or more children a stay of 6 months in the country until they are granted citizenship or sent back to their country. The bill is passed by 187 - 185 being one of the closest bills in a long time.
* 17th of February - The Sea Borders Crossings Bill 2022 is given Presidential Assent and officially becomes an Act of Sheaman.

### April - June

* 1st of June - The 2022 Sheaman Parliamentary results give P&D a minority government and so a suspected minority led to a deal with S&L being signed previously to the results and so at 13:00 the government is formed under a P&D - S&L majority coalition government. The coalition has a total of 226 seats which is a safe 23 seat majority and Luthando Kuran announces a prosperous government to begin.

### July - September

* 25th of July - The Greater Coloras state legislature passes a bill that would rename the state of Greater Coloras to Großdeutscher Staat (Greater German State) and the City of Coloras to Diedeutchsestadt (The German City). The Federal government however, blocked the passing of the act and Luthando Kuran announced that is was unconstitutional because of the National Figures Act 1888 and the States Act 1950. Kuran said that if their part won a super majority in the next state election then they would allow the bypassing of two acts.
* 30th of July - The first secret meeting between President Jean Caddam and Luthando Kuran takes place in an effort to sign an armistice.
* 5th of August - It is reported that the Tedusian and Sheaman militaries had stopped firing at each other and that there was no evidence of conflict on the border
* 8th of August - Rocky Osmond raises concern and speculation about the war and prompts the Question: "Have you, Mr. Kuran, been having secret meetings or been wokring with the enemy for personal gain," in which Kuran would say: "Absolutely not, and how dare you accuse me of such a thing."
* 14th of September - Its revealed by an "inside official" that Luthando Kuran had been having private meetings with President Caddam of Greater Lady Duffs to secure independence for Greater Lady Duffs. The releasing of the event leads to a drop of support in P&D in the polls and the scandal is named Duffsgate
* 16th of September - Terrence Lyn reveals himself to be the "Inside Official" who exposed Kuran for his secret meetings with Caddam and Kuran promptly fires Lyn at 8:15 and replaces him with Xavier Black in the following hour.

### October - December

* 7th of October
	+ An official armistice is signed between Tedesu and Sheaman.
	+ Prime Minister Kuran puts forth the Independence of Tedesu bill in parliament and is passed in its first reading.

* 12th of October - The Independence of Tedesu Bill is passed in its second reading.
* 18th of October - The Independence of Tedesu Bill is passed setting the date of independence to the 1st of January 2023.
* 4th of December - Workers all across Greater Shriel a part of the National Health Workers' Union (NATUNION) started a 3 week long strike until Christmas in an attempt to increase SNHS nurse wages.

* 10th of December -
	+ Over 34 MPs resigned since the 1st of December in defiance of the current government but most MPs have stated that in events of another Parliamentary Election they would return as candidates for their seat.
	+ S&L President & Deputy Prime Minister, Susan Monroe, stated that S&L would pull out of the coalition if P&D did not agree to an election set for April 2023 and they would take action against the party with a vote of no confidence in the government. Luthando Kuran stated that he will not set an election for April 2023 and instead would continue on the plan for an election in June 2024. Kuran also urged S&L to not pull out of the coalition and to instead to remain under the coalition believing that they could still work together.

* 11th of December -
	+ Susan Monroe officially pulled out of the coalition with P&D leaving P&D with a minority government and in search of a new coalition partner.
	+ SNHS Nurses are offered a 6% pay increase but the offer was rejected by NATUNION and described the government as "unsupported of people's lives and not willing to help people who are in need," however the government fought back with a new 7.5% pay increase which was once again declined.

* 16th of December - P&D, NG & LD all agreed to coalition terms with a much more moderate view on politics. Luthando Kuran claimed this to be a success and believed a prosperous government could continue. Although it was legally a minority government with only 190 seats which is 13 seats under the minimum it was De Facto a majority government as 34 MPs had resigned and thus a De Facto Majority was only 186 seats.
* 20th of December - SNHS workers are offered a 10% pay increase which Luthando Kuran described as "the last straw" saying that there will be no more chances for a pay increase if they decline. Many workers voiced their support for the pay increase and was thus accepted by SNHS nurses.
* 21st of December - Before the Chamber of Deputies closed on the 21st of December Luthando Kuran announced his intention for a snap bill to take place allowing Luthando Kuran to extend the date in which Greater Lady Duffs will become independent and split off of the Republic of Sheaman. Kuran advised parliament to allow up to 6 months until greater Lady Duffs could become independent after the 1st of January. The snap bill was held when only around 210 MLs were present and the bill was passed with 146 MLs agreeing voting in favour and 64 disagreeing.
* 23rd of December - President Robbie Twen announces that he is making an emergency visit to Opierdefa in Lower Andrulasias via Twitter. He said that the emergency visit was to convince President Caddam to extend the date that Greater Lady Duffs will become independent to the 1st of April 2023. After the visit the President announced via Twitter that President Caddam was not willing to extend the date and was fixed on the 1st of January 2023.
* 28th of December - Greater Shriel held 8 By-Elections which were elected under Proportional Representation leading to 3 seats being on by S&L, 2 won by P&D, 1 won by C&U, 1 won by LD and 1 Won by the new Moderates party. The current seats in the chamber of Representatives is now 378 which means a De Facto majority is 190 seats and the current government has 193 seats meaning they still have a De Facto Majority in the chamber.
* 29th of December - Another emergency visit made by President Twen this time in Brexilton, Greater Lady Duffs led to Twen managing to to secure a new date of independence, pushing the date to the 1st of April 2023 but President Caddam said that he would escalate the war if it is pushed back any further.

## See Also

2021 in Sheaman

2023 in Sheaman