Union of Kaungkinmyay

Flag of Kaungkinmyay

## Government

     People's Progress Party (6)* minority government

## Crossbench

     Yaytwe Bloc (4)

     Unaffiliated (1)

The **Union of Kaungkinmyay** (ကောင်းကင်မြေ ပြည်ထောင်စု, *Kaung kin myay pyi htaung su*), commonly referred to as **Kaungkinmyay** (sometimes spelled Kaunkinmye), is a country located in the southwestern region of the Tōkai continent. The country is a confederated union of tribes, and consequently, the government is highly federalized and there are large cultural and political differences between regions. The city of Palemyaing serves as the country's capital and seat of national government.

## Government & Economy

Kaungkinmyay's form of government is a presidential republic with three separate branches of government — these being the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president is elected every 6 years via popular vote and members of the legislative branch (the Senate) are elected every 3 years by citizens within single-member constituencies, meaning that each district of the country elects 1 member of the Senate via popular vote. The Senate currently contains 20 members and is tasked with drafting legislation to be sent to the president for approval. The vice president is vested with the authority to break ties that emerge in the Senate. Members of the judicial branch (including justices on the Supreme Court) are appointed by the president and not elected by the public. The current president of Kaungkinmyay is Khant Thurein of the People's Progress Party.

Government of Kaungkinmyay

National Elections

Political Parties

List of all presidents of Kaungkinmyay

## History

The Union of Kaungkinmyay was officially recognized as an independent and sovereign nation by the League of Sovereign States general assembly on February 2, 378 G.E.; however, the country had existed *de facto* since 300 G.E. On March 2, 302 G.E., a historic agreement was reached between members of the dominant Kaungkin tribe and other tribes in the region which established a military, economic, and political union between them.

Ethnic Kaungkinmyese tribes first entered into semi-formal alliances as early as 50 B.G.E. in order to resist the expansion of neighboring nations. From 30 to 28 B.G.E., Kaungkinmyese tribes formed a temporary military alliance to wage war against the Kingdom of Wei and conquer Weian-occupied lands in eastern Munao. It was during this period that these tribes gained control over the city of Palemyaing, the modern capital of Kaungkinmyay.

After the several generations of Weian decline and the eventual collapse of the Kingdom of Wei that occurred in 135 G.E., Kaungkinmyese tribal alliances began to deteriorate and the region of modern-day Kaungkinmyay was left heavily fractured. Cities and their surrounding regions were effectively controlled by tribal chiefs or members of powerful families in the region.

The outbreak of the Great Tōkai War, which lasted from 271 to 273 G.E., led Kaungkinmyese tribes to unite militarily once again to repel invasion attempts by the Queendom of Ankika. The tribes' success in the war led them to forge closer alliances politically and set the stage for the creation of the modern nation of Kaungkinmyay.

While not ethnically Kaungkinmyese, the region of Niyah was incorporated into Kaungkinmyay in 305 G.E. after agreements were made between tribal chiefs of the region and the national government.