6th Socialist Government: 1944 - 1956

The 6th Socialist Government was formed on the 14th of July 1944 and dissolved on the 6th of September 1956. The government was led by three Prime Ministers: Milo Wagner from 1944 to 1949, Leonardo Müller from 1949 to 1954, and Emmet Meyer from 1954 to 1956. The 6th Socialist Government was formed after winning the 1944 Parliamentary Election and forming a majority with the Socialist Labor Party. The Socialist Party's victory in 1944 was a surprise but after implementing radical changes in their first government they would go on to win the 1948 Parliamentary Election, forming another majority coalition with the Socialist Labor Party. After introducing some more radical changes in that term they were predicted to lose the 1952 Parliamentary Election, but with a large campaign and many promises they managed to win the 1952 Parliamentary Election with a one-party majority, the last one-party majority the country ever had. The government made less changes in their final government and went on to lose the 1956 Parliamentary Election with a pretty devastating swing.

## Policies

### Domestic Policies

#### 1st Term

* Family Allowances Act 1945 increased family allowances by a massive amount.
* State Housing Act 1945 continued the construction of state housing after being put on hold since 1940.
* Pensions Act 1945 massively increased pensions and allowed 60 and 61 year-olds to receive them.
* Maternal Allowances Act 1946 majorly increased maternal allowances.
* Bank of New Hanover Act 1946 created a national bank called the Bank of New Hanover.
* Military Conscription Act 1947 officially ended military mandatory military conscription.
* National Minimum Wage Act 1947 introduced a national minimum wage
* Federalization Act 1947 established five states, based on the five regions of New Hanover, with elections set for March 1948.
* Localities Act 1947 abolished representative counties and introduced councils, three in each state, 15 in total.

#### 2nd Term

* Iron & Steel Act 1948 nationalized all Iron & Steel companies and created a national Iron & Steel Board.
* Marriages Act 1949 banned marriages between members of your family who are your cousins, siblings, parents, or children.
* Abortions Act 1949 allowed abortions in cases of rape, endangerment to the woman's life, incest, familial heritage pointing towards life threatening diseases/conditions, and early signs of diseases/conditions being spotted. The act also made abortions free under the National Health Service.
* Education Act 1949 increased the school leaving age to 15.
* Homosexuality Act 1950 legalized homosexual actives as long as they were carried out in private and the action as not promoted.
* Coal Act 1950 nationalized all coal companies and created a national Coal Board.
* Buses Act 1951 nationalized all public buses in the country under a national bus authority.
* Maternity Leave Act 1952 permitted unpaid maternity leave in all companies and corporations for 3 months after the baby was born.

#### 3rd Term

* Capital Punishment Act 1953 banned the death penalty as a valid form of punishment by the state.
* Trade Unions Protection Act 1954 introduced a constitutional protection of trade unions as well as encouraging trade unionism for workers.
* Immigration Act 1954 increased the amount of immigrants into the country relative to 3% of the population of New Hanover according to the 1950 Census. The government also removed most groups that weren't allowed to enter the country according to the 1921 Immigration Act and encouraged low-skilled workers and university students.
* Workers' Compensation Act 1955 increased compensation for workers who got injured whilst working or workers who lost a family members in the last three months.

### Foreign Affairs

During the later period of World War Two (1944/1945) Prime Minister, Milo Wagner increased sea attacks on German ships and quickly reclaimed all five regions of the country by January 1945 but put a halt to pushing the German forces after then. After months of waiting the Hanoverian army began pushing the German forces back in April 1945, meeting Allied armies only weeks later in the city of Hanover. After the end of World War Two an after-war speech was made by Prime Minister, Milo Wagner in Aberdichen announcing the end of the war and commending the Hanoverian and Allied army for the victory in Europe. The speech was called the "Wagner Victory Speech" and became one of the most influential speeches in Hanoverian history.

After the war Milo Wagner was very optimistic about the formation of the United Nations and was a major supporter of the idea, much to the dislike of the leader of the Hanover Nationals. Milo Wagner was against the splitting of Germany in 1949 and after the two countries were formed Wagner campaigned for a reunification deal to be made.

## Demise: 1956 Parliamentary Election

The 1956 Parliamentary Election was expected to be the end of the Socialist Government due to almost all of their policies being implemented, people wanting to stop reform, and exhaustion of a socialist government. Polling showed around 46 - 56% for the two right-wing parties, 8 - 11% for the two centrist parties, and 33 - 38% for the four left-wing parties. As expected the Socialist government was voted out and a majority coalition including the Hanover National Party and the Free Conservative Party was formed.