Koonz Ministry

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The **Koonz Ministry** was formed on November 3, 2037 amid a political crisis and lasted until its dissolution on January 11, 2040 following the 2040 general election. The ministry was formed by Peter Koonz following a political crisis in 2037, and was the first and only VVD-led coalition government to include opposition bloc parties, as well as the first Morranian government to be in a minority for the entirety of its existence.

Following the collapse of the government after the Derigo Disease Debate, senior figures within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy forced Speaker Frank Wassenberg to resign as party leader on September 16, 2037, with secretary of state for business Peter Koonz being installed as party leader the following day without competition. Following Frank Wassenberg's resignation as VVD leader and the reduction of the VVD-NP coalition to minority status after the APA's withdrawal, President Sunil Bakshi announced the dismissal of Wassenberg's administration, and granted Koonz the mandate to form a new coalition government as the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly. With Koonz as formateur, negotiations between the VVD and other major political parties began on September 18, 2037 and continued until November 2, 2037, when Koonz presented a VVD-DENK-NP-LPM-Ind. coalition agreement to President Bakshi. Despite only controlling 148 out of the 151 seats required for a majority government, the new agreement was the largest possible arrangement as the liberal opposition only held 139 seats in the National Assembly, whilst the Worker's Political Alliance refused to enter into government with either of the two main blocs. On November 3, 2037, Peter Koonz was elected speaker after managing to persuade two members of the APA to defy their party line and vote for the new government arrangement.

Under Speaker Koonz, the Morranian government attempted to restore public confidence in the VVD by presenting a more competent and unified image of leadership; however, these attempts were repeatedly damaged by harsh responses to protestors in the streets, and the failure of the snap 2037 budget to restore confidence in the financial markets. Internal differences within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy began to come to a head in 2038 as hawks within the party began to urge for a return to the dictatorial era of 2024 - 2029, whilst moderates called for further democratisation to meet protestor's demands.

In February 2039, President Sunil Bakshi was assassinated by terrorists in Brussels, plunging the nation into a political crisis as the different factions within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy fought for power. As vice president, Kairos Hemlock initially assumed the presidency in February 2039 but was continuously undermined and blocked by Speaker Peter Koonz, who sought to maximise his own power and become president. After the Brussels Massacre of May 2039, President Hemlock withdrew from the VVD and became an independent, giving Koonz the ammunition to impeach her mere months later. With Hemlock's removal from power, Peter Koonz became acting president in August 2039 and attempted to consolidate his own power by dissolving the National Assembly in September 2039, prompting the resignation of parts of his administration, whilst the moderate faction defected to form the Democratic Party of the People under the *de-facto* leadership of Kairos Hemlock.

After the 2040 presidential and legislative elections, Peter Koonz was forcefully removed from office as president and speaker by an opposition coalition, with Hemlock ultimately returning to the presidency days later. As one of the first acts of the Hemlock presidency was to order the arrest of Koonz and his close ally Lammert van Raan, removing them from the leadership of the VVD in the process.

## 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

 **President of Morra****Koonz** • De Croo • de Ruiter I, II**First Term (2039)**Assassination of Sunil Bakshi • 2039-40 Morranian Political Crisis • 2039 Morranian Vice Presidential Election • Brussels Massacre • Impeachment of Kairos Hemlock • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy**Second Term (2040 -)**National Reform Act of 2040 • 2042 Constitutional Referendum • 2042 Morranian Government Crisis • Brussels Proclamation • Democratic Party of the People

 **Political Career**
Derigo Disease Debate • Assassination of Sunil Bakshi • People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

 **Electoral History**2035 National Assembly Election • 2036 National Assemblu Election • 2037 National Assembly Election • 2037 Vice Presidential Election • 2040 Presidential Election

## See Also

* Speaker of the National Assembly of Morra