First Wassenberg Ministry

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The **First Wassenberg Ministry** was formed on October 1, 2036 following the conformation of Frank Wassenberg as speaker of the National Assembly, and lasted until November 19, 2036, with the election of Marianne Thieme to the office of speaker.

On August 29, 2036, 18 months into the term of the 3rd National Assembly of Morra, Speaker Peter Illich was arrested by the Morranian police force on charges of forced entry and attempted homicide after attempting to murder a political opponent; despite this arrest, Illich claimed legal impunity from criminal charges due to his position as speaker. In response, mass protests were sparked across Morra, demanding Illich's resignation and further arrest. In the evening of September 16, 2036, President Sunil Bakshi made a televised address stating that Illich had been removed from his leadership of the VVD and subsequently his position as Speaker of the National Assembly; in Illich's place, Vice President Eris Assecla became acting leader of the VVD until a new leader could be elected, whilst deputy leader Frank Wassenberg became acting speaker. On October 1, 2036, Wassenberg was elected as leader of the VVD and was appointed as speaker by the National Assembly in the same day.

Despite the change in speaker, the governing coalition remained largely the same as Speaker Frank Wassenberg sought to project continuity of government. As one of the only acts of his ministry, Wassenberg formally impeached former speaker Peter Illich from his role as a sitting member of the National Assembly on October 13, 2036. In an attempt to pacify political unrest and to prove that the VVD-led coalition still had the consent of the public to govern, Speaker Frank Wassenberg formally dissolved the National Assembly on October 29, 2036, marking the first time a snap election had been called in the legislature's history. During the election campaign, the Pvda, Progressive Party, DENK and the Liberal Party produced a joint "United Opposition Coalition" manifesto designed to outline what the opposition-led government would achieve if they gained a majority of seats in the legislative branch. Several opposition leaders accused the VVD of attempting to take advantage of the short campaigning time to force an advantage in the election results.

Following the results of the 2036 National Assembly election, the "United Opposition" bloc succeeded in achieving a slim majority within the National Assembly of Morra, allowing for the formation of a new coalition. On November 19, 2036, newly elected members of the National Assembly were formally sworn into office by speaker Frank Wassenberg. In the evening of November 19th, PvdA opposition leader Marianne Thieme motioned for an early election for the speakership, which was agreed to 153-147 by the opposition dominated congress; as such, Thieme was elected as speaker and implemented the "United Opposition Coalition" proposal, forming a government between the PvdA, Progressive Party, DENK and the Liberal Party, whilst being supported by independent members of congress.

## Ministers

Corporate Republic of Dunsteen • Confederacy of Independent Nations • EuroCorp • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy • 2027 Global Banking Crisis • National Assembly of Morra • Republic of Morra • Amsterdam Agreement • Derigo Disease Debate • Impeachment of Eris Assecla • 2037 Morranian Vice Presidential Election • Assassination

 **Political Career**Transitional State of Dunsteen • Dunsteenian Transitional Junta • Corporate Republic of Dunsteen

 **Electoral History**2023 Transitional State of Dunsteen Presidential Election • 2025 C.R. Dunsteen Presidential Election • 2030 Morranian Presidential Election • 2035 Morranian Presidential Election

## See Also

* President of Morra
* Vice President of Morra
* Speaker of the National Assembly of Morra