OOC: Then we will change our name to the
Highlands.
IC:
Following the embarrassing diplomatic showing in the UCSA Restoration Conference, Queen Wilhelmina forced the Lowlands to hold a parliament election with her vote of “no confidence” in the current government.
1924 Parliament Elections for Kingdom of Lowlands (100 seats) – (3 political parties)
Lowland’s Communist Party (Communist) - LCP [Radical Left]
-Led by Ferdinand Domela Nieuwenhuis. Denounces Lowland’s recent aggressions into Arabia, Korea and the Philippines. Favors withdrawing from the Noble Alliance and supports the Treaty of Washington. Also favors the Lowlands going into an isolationlist foreign policy. (22 seats)
Social Democratic League (Conservative) - SDL [Moderate Conserative]
-Led by Pieter Jelles Troelstra. The current ruling party took a huge shift left from their liberal ideals and embraced imperialism to compete with the other European powers. They support the Treaty of Washington and the Lowlands current spot in the Noble Alliance. Favors a foreign policy closer to Britain. (12 seats)
Conservative Union (Progressive) - CU [Ultra Conservative]
-Led by Charles Beerenbrouck. The moderate party is furious that the liberals have become more conservative than them. Thus, they united with the conservative and formed the Conservative Union party. This party rejects the Treaty of Washington as invalid and demands that the Lowlands continue to hold Korea and Luzon. Also, they wish to form a foreign policy favoring closer relations with the Russians and UCSA. They also insist on using the Lowland’s new great-power status to making the Lowlands even stronger. (66 seats)
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The CU, with control of the parliament, immediately denounced the Treaty of Washington as invalid and passed a law declaring it void. But, Queen Wilhemina, herself friendly with the British, moved in and vetoed the bill.
Now, there is a stand-off between the CU and Queen Wilhemina. Several in the CU whisper of stripping Wilhemina of her title and powers. But for the time being, it appears the Lowland stamp of approval on the Treaty of Washington is secure for the time being.