Politics in the Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire (Mercia- UDI 1995)

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Government and politics

See: The current government ministries of the Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

The Federal General Assembly results from 1997 t0 2009

The Nation's political sentiment is generaly of a right wing, conservative nature in the countryside and a left wing, socialist stance in urban places. The Welsh Valleys are largely left wing and working class by nature. There is a wide spread, but mild nationalist tinge to the politics of the republic. Voting in the former Welsh SSR was delayed until September 1997 for security reasons.

The turnout at elections is on average somewhere in the region of 75-85% of the electorate.

Domestic technical issues

The Treaty of Merthyr Tydfil

The 1997 act of Federal-Welsh Union was finalised in the August of 1997, by the singing the Treaty of Merthyr Tydfil (Merthyr Tudful).

The Stourbridge and Pedmore question

The Stourbridge and Pedmore question of 2002-03 was a political debacle that lead to the popular division of Dudley into its 4 semi-autonomous provinces. At one Point Sedgley had planned to secede from Dudley and amalgamate itself into Seisdon (they were both (as in fact) part of Staffordshire until 1974).

The Kidderminster Hospital Affair

See: The Kidderminster Hospital Affair

Dr. Richard Taylor would prove as influential in the ATL world as in the OTL world, not only saving the casualty unit at Kidderminster Hospital, but also in getting Cwmbrân Children’s Hospital opened in the early 2000's.

Voting system and age

The elections use the first past the post system, with a lead pencil cross placed secretly on a sheet of paper, by the chosen candidate's name. The elections are open to nationals over the age of 17.

Offical secrets

The UK's Official Secrets Act of 1911 was the main basis for the Federal Republic's Official Secrets Act of 1998.

Peerages

There is no honors system in the Federal Republic and all existing peerages are now rendered only of symbolic value. Toffs are fairly rare and the goverment has no honors list system either.

The constituent Federal Districts

The flag of The Indipendent County of Herefordshire.

The flag of The Independent county of Worcestershire

The Dudley Metropolitan Republic's flag.

Wednesbury in 2010.

Dudley's Priory estate in 2010.

Worcester in 2011.

The Independent county of Worcestershire

The Independent county of Worcestershire (August 1st, 1995)

Ludlow Sovereign Rural District

Ludlow Sovereign Rural District (December 5th, 1995)

South Monmouthshire Sovereign Rural District

Chepstow Sovereign Rural District (December 5th, 2025)

Caldicot Sovereign Rural District (December 5th, 2025)

South Staffordshire Sovereign Urban District

Penkerige Sovereign Rural District (August 1st, 1995)

The United Urban borough Cannock, Hednesford and Rugeley (August 1st, 1995)

Ludlow Sovereign Rural District

Ludlow Sovereign Rural District (December 5th, 1995)

The Independent county of Herefordshire

The Independent county of Herefordshire (August 1st, 1995)

The Freetown of Hay-on-Wye

The Freetown of Hay-on-Wye (September 1st, 1995)

Radnorshire County Council

Radnorshire County Council (May 1st 1996)

1. The Autonomous Rural Cantref of Llandrindod Wells-Llanelwedd
2. The Autonomous Cantref of Rhayader-Cwmdauddwr

The Metropolitan Republic of Sandwell

The Metropolitan Republic of Sandwell (August 2nd, 1995)

The Metropolitan Republic of Dudley

The Metropolitan Republic of Dudley (August 1st, 1995)

The Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenau Gwent

The Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenau Gwent (March 1st, 1997)

1. The Autonamuse Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenau Gwent
2. The Autonamuse Metropolitan Republic of Islwyn

The City state of Edgbaston, Longbridge, Northfield and King's Norton

The City state of Edgbaston, Longbridge, Northfield and King's Norton (August 5th, 1995)

The Metropolitan Soviet of South Welsh Valleys

The Metropolitan Soviet of South Welsh Valleys (August 1st, 1997)

1. The Metropolitan Soviet of Merthyr Tydfil
2. The Metropolitan Soviet of Caerphilly and the Rhymney Valley
3. The Metropolitan Soviet of Rhondda Cynon Taf
4. The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of Ogmore, Glynneath and Banwen
5. The Autonomous Metropolitan Soviet of Maesteg and Tondu

The United Metropolitan Socialist Republic of Torfaen

• The United Metropolitan Socialist Republic of Torfaen (August 1st, 1997)

Others

• The Chadwick End, Dorridge, Knowle and Hockley Heath Community Councildom(August 2nd, 1997)
• The 'Autonomous' Worcester Capital Territory (The WCT) (August 1st, 1996 as part of Worcestershire, but self governing on May 1st 1996)
• The Freetown of Tewkesbury (December 1st, 1995)
• Seisdon Sovereign Rural District (August 3rd, 1995)
• The Independent county of Breconshire (March 1st, 1997)
• The Independent county of Shifnal and Codsall (March 1st, 1996)
• The Independent Rural Cantref of Knighton (September 1st, 1995)
• The Free-villages of Much Wenlock, Broseley and Little Wenlock (November 1st, 1997)

Historic federal district election results of May 21st, 2007.

Federal District	Majoraty?	Party
The Independent county of Worcestershire	Yes	Federal Conservative
The 'Autonomous' Worcester Capital Territory (The WCT)	Yes	Federal Labour
South Monmouthshire Sovereign Rural District	The larger partner in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats	Federal Conservative
The Metropolitan Republic of Dudley	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Independent Rural Cantref of Knighton	Yes	Independent
The Freetown of Tewkesbury	The larger partner in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats	Federal Conservative
The Freetown of Hay-on-Wye	The larger partner in a coalition with the Independents	Federal Conservative
The Metropolitan Republic of Sandwell	Yes	Federal Labour
The Independent county of Herefordshire	Yes	Independent
Seisdon Sovereign Rural District	Yes	Independent
Ludlow Sovereign Rural District	Yes	Independent
The City state of Edgbaston, Longbridge, Northfield and King's Norton	In an equal partnership with the Liberal Democrats, Green Party and the People's Justice Party	Federal Liberal and Democratic Party
The Independent county of Breconshire	The larger partner in a coalition with Plaid Cymru and Independents	Liberal Democrats
Radnorshire County Council	In an equal, but informal coalition the Independent councillors.	Liberal Democrat
The Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenau Gwent	With the informal support of Blaenau Gwent People's Voice and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Soviet of South Welsh Vallys	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Labour Party and Plaid Cymru	Welsh Communist Party
The United Metropolitan Socialist Republic of Torfaen	In a coalition of equals with the Independents and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
Chadwick End, Dorridge, Knowle and Hockley Heath Community Councildom	In an equal, but informal coalition the Independent and Federal Conservative councillors.	Liberal Democrat
The Independent county of Shifnal and Codsall	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Free-villages of Much Wenlock, Broseley and Little Wenlock	Yes	The Much Wenlock, Broseley and Little Wenlock Residents Association

The Federal President

The Federal President is elected every 4 years. The rebel's president, Pieter Richard Smith, is planning not to stand for re-election in 2013 due to ill health. He is taking sulfadiazine, corticosteroids and Salicylates due to several years of rheumatic heart disease.

The leader of the house (PM) serves as a sucessor to the governorship if the president dies in office, becomes permanently incapacitated, resigns, is legaly removed from office or is formaly impeached.

The results of the presidential election of March 2nd, 2009.

Candadate	% of the total vote cast	Party
Pieter Richard Smith	64%	Worcestershire Freedom Movement
Lee Lyons	23%	New Socialist Party
General Tammy Ajuwe	6.9%	United Races Party
Llewellyn Gwilym Rees	2%	Independent
Billy Hinks.	2%	Independent
Micheál Pádraig Blaney.	1%	Federal Conservative
Steffi Anne Boyce	0.9%	Liberal Democrat
Dr Tod Hayse	0.1%	Urban Movement
Ghulam Pervez Ali	0.1%	Federal Liberal and Democratic Party
Rodger Oliver McFall	0.0%	Transport Movement
Ian Lee Fisher.	0.0%	UK Reunionist
Lucy Bethany Ball.	0.0%	Green Party of England and Wales
Rhodri Griffiths.	0.0%	Federal Labour

The results of the presidential election of March 2nd, 2033.

Candadate	% of the total vote cast	Party
Stephan Smith	62.1%	Worcestershire Freedom Movement
Peter Monks	22%	New Socialist Party
General Tammy Ajuwe	7.9%	United Races Party
Rodri Griffith	2.5%	Independent
Billy Hinks.	2.5%	Independent
Micheál Pádraig Blaney.	1.1%	Federal Conservative
Steffi Anne Boyce	1.1%	Liberal Democrat
Sgt. Ian Cantello	0.2%	Urban Movement
Ghulam Pervez Ali	0.2%	Federal Liberal and Democratic Party
Rodger Oliver McFall	0.1%	Transport Movement
Ian Lee Fisher.	0.1%	UK Reunionist
Lucy Bethany Ball.	0.1%	Green Party of England and Wales
Vikki Anne Brecnoc	0.1%	Federal Labour

National politics

The Federal General Assembly is elected every 4 years and uses the former (in thier reality) Westminster constuancies, split in two new constuancies, were ever posible. The goverment is, by nessesity of it's small size, in a perminant state of coalition polatics. The goverment has managed to remain stabe due to the coheasive nature of national sentiment.

Local and regonal politics

See: Federal General election results charts

The Federal Republic of Greater Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

All parish councils were abolished in the Welsh SSR, Shifnal and Codsall, and the Federal Republic in favour of unity and 2 tier local governments. This policy has continued all the territories of the Federal Republic after it became fully integrated in 1997. The former Worcester Town council has now become the Worcester Capital Territory in 1997 and thus a county and (arfter much lobbying) Federal District in its own right. Counties are subordinate to Federal Districts.

The Counties are similar to the UK's (OTL) unitry authraties, but also controle parish county type affairs. The Federal Districts have powers similar to those of the (OTL- 2010) Scottish Assembly. The Federal District Members are County Councillors are elected every 5 years.

The county and borough coucils are known as autonomous rural district, circels, cantref, autonomous county, autonomous metropolitan republic and autonomous urban district councils. The regonal councils are called Federal Distrcts.

Historic county council election results of May 1st, 2007.

Federal county	Majority?	Party
Caldicot Sovereign Rural District	The larger partner in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats	Federal Conservative
Chepstow Sovereign Rural District	The larger partner in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Bilston, Bradley and Ettingshall.	Yes	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Republic of Kidderminster	In a equil, but informal coalition with the Liberals, the Worcestershire Freedom Movement and Indipendents	Kidderminster Health Concern
The Autonomous Rural District of Alcester	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Stourbridge and Pedmore	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Halesowen	Yes	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Republic of Dudley	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Sedgley and Gornal Wood autonomous Urban District	The larger partner in a coalition with the Independents and Federal Labour	The Sedgley and Gornal Wood Resident’s association
The Middle Circle of Selly Oak	The larger partner in a coalition with the Green Party and Urban Movement.	Federal Labour
The Southern Circle of Longbridge, Northfield and King's Norton	In an equal partnership with the Liberal Democrats and the People's Justice Party	Federal Conservative
The Northern Circel of Edgbaston and Harborne.	In an equal partnership with the Liberal Democrats and Transport Movement	Federal Liberal and Democratic Party
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of Sandwell and Oldbury	Yes	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Tipton and Princes Wood	Yes	United Races Party
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of West Bromwich and Ocker Hill	in an ad-hock alliances with the UK Labour and Federal Conservative groups	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Swan Village	Yes	The Swan Village Resident’s association
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Western Handsworth and Hamstead.	The larger partner in a coalition with the Independents and New Socialist Party.	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of Smethwick	The larger partner in a coalition with the Urban Movement	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Wednesbury and Pleck	The larger partner in a coalition with the Federal Conservatives	Liberal Democrats
The Independent county of Breconshire	The larger partner in a coalition with Plaid Cymru and Independents	Liberal Democrats
The Autonomous county of Herefordshire	The larger partner in a coalition with the Federal Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.	Indipendent
The Autonomous Rural Cantref of New Radnor	Yes	New Radnor Residents Association
The Autonomous Rural District of Dymock	Liberal Democrats in an equal partnership with the Federal Conservatives	Liberal Democrats
Worcester City 'propper'	Yes	Federal Labour
The Freetown of Tewkesbury	The larger partner in a coalition with the Liberal Democrats	Federal Conservative
The Freetown of Hay-on-Wye proper	The larger partner in a coalition with Plaid Cymru and Independents	Federal Conservative
Seisdon Sovereign Rural District	Yes	Independent
The Autonomous Rural District of Ludlow	Yes	Independent
The Independent Rural Cantref of Knighton	Yes	Independent
The Autonomous Rural District of Churchstoke	Yes	Independent
The Autonomous Rural District of Clun	In an equal partnership with the Liberal Democrats and Independents.	Federal Liberal and Democratic Party
The Autonamouse Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenau Gwent	With the informal support of Blaenau Gwent People's Voice and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Soviet of Caerphilly and the Rhymney Valley	In a coalition of equals with the Independents and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of Islwyn	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Labour Party and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Soviet of Merthyr Tydfil	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Labour Party and Plaid Cymru	Independent
The Metropolitan Soviet of Rhondda Cynon Taf	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Labour Party and Plaid Cymru	Welsh Communist party
The Metropolitan republic of Cwmbrân	In a coalition of equals with the Independents and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Metropolitan Soviet of Blaenavon	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Communist Party and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Rural District Abergavenny.	In a coalition of equals with the UK Conservatives and Federal Conservatives	Independent
The Autonomous Rural District Monmouth.	In a coalition of equals with the UK Conservatives and Indipendents.	Federal Conservative
The Metropolitan Soviet of Pontypool	In a coalition of equals with the Welsh Communist Party and Plaid Cymru	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic of Ogmore, Glynneath and Banwen	Yes	Federal Labour
The Independent county of Shifnal and Codsall	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Rural Cantref of Llandridod - Llanelwedd	Yes	Plaid Cymru
The Free-villages of Much Wenlock, Broseley and Little Wenlock	Yes	The Much Wenlock, Broseley and Little Wenlock Residents Association
The Autonomous Metropolitan Republic Bilston, Bradley and Ettingshall.	Yes	Federal Labour
The District committeedom of Ladywood	In a coalition of equals with Independents and the Ladywood Residents Association	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Metropolitan Soviet of Maesteg and Tondu	Yes	Federal Labour
The Autonomous Cantref of Rhayader - Cwmdauddwr	Yes	The Party of Powys
The Autonomous Rural Borough of Bridgnorth	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Urban Borough of Redditch	In an equal, but informal coalition with the Worcestershire Freedom Movement and Federal Labour.	The Party of Bromsgrove and Redditch
The Autonomous Urban Borough of Bromsgrove	In an equal, but informal coalition with the Worcestershire Freedom Movement and Federal Conservatives.	The party of Bromsgrove and Reddich
The Autonomous Rural Borough of South Worcestershire and Wychavon	Yes	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous Rural Borough of West Worcestershire and the Malvern Hills	In an equal, but informal coalition with the Worcestershire Freedom Movement and Independents.	Federal Conservative
The Autonomous New Phuket and Phi Phi Islands housing estates (including the New Phang Nga estate) of Greater Worcester.	A coalition of equals with People's Justice Party and the Liberal and Democratic Party.	Liberal Democrats
The Chadwick End, Dorridge, Knowle and Hockley Heath Community Councildom	In an equal, but informal coalition the Independent and Federal Conservative councillors.	Liberal Democrat

Foreign relations

See: UN Security Council Resolutions on Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Relations were tense, but stable and mutually respectfull with the UK, Ireland and the EU before the period of Détente of 2006-2010. Things have improved greatly since. UK, Turkmenistan and several other nations politicaly reconised the Federal Republic on January 1st, 2012.

Hereford and Worcestershire's political recognition

55 countries have given De jure recognition to Mercia.

1. Krakozhia (1995)
2. The DRC (1999)
3. The CAR(1999)
4. The R. of Congo(1999)
5. Zimbabwe(1999)
6. The TNC (1997)
7. Albania (1995)
8. Croatia (1995)
9. The Netherlands (1995)
10. Serpska (1997)
11. Serbia (1997)
12. Haiti (1998)
13. Monaco (1995)
14. Algeria (1995)
15. Palestine (1997)
16. Thailand (January 1st, 2012)
17. UK (January 1st, 2012)
18. Libya (January 1st, 2012)
19. Turkmenistan (January 1st, 2012)
20. Puntland (January 1st, 2012)
21. Narau (January 1st, 2012)
22. Latvia (January 6th, 2012)
23. Guatamala (January 6th, 2012)
24. Kosovo (Febuary 13th, 2012)
25. Austria (Febuary 13th, 2012)
26. Egypt (May 1, 2012)
27. N.Sudan (May 1, 2012)
28. S. Sudanm (May 2, 2012)
29. Romania (May 2, 2012)
30. Jordan (May 3, 2012)
31. The Syrian FSA opposition movement (May 1, 2013)
32. Mali (May 2, 2014)
33. The Vatican (May 3, 2014)
34. North Sudan (May 3, 2014)
35. South Sudan (May 3, 2014)
36. Egypt (May 4, 2015)
37. Somaliland (May 5, 2015)
38. Equador
39. Bolivia
40. Argentina,
41. Chilie,
42. Brazil,
43. Colombia,
44. Uraguay,
45. Paraguy,
46. El Salvador,
47. Belize,
48. Laos,
49. Cambodia,
50. The Maldives,
51. The Cape Verde Islands,
52. Pakistan,
53. Madagascar,
54. South Africa,
55. Yemen.

Planned De jure recognition.

1. Vanutu

1 countries are negotiating moving De facto to De jure recognition to Hereford and Worcestershire.

1. Venezuela (1999)

49 countries have given De facto recognition to Hereford and Worcestershire.

1. Cuba (1995)
2. Azerbaijan (January 1st, 2012)
3. North Korea (1997)
4. Angola (1999)
5. East Timor (2008)
6. Peru (1998)
7. Chad (January 1st, 2012)
8. Fiji (January 1st, 2012)
9. Benin (January 1st, 2012)
10. Togo (January 1st, 2012)
11. Andorra (January 1st, 2012)
12. Nicaragua (January 6th, 2012)
13. Mongolia (January 6th, 2012)
14. Estonia (January 6th, 2012)
15. Lithuania (January 6th, 2012)
16. Byeloruss (January 6th, 2012)
17. Zambia (January 24th, 2012)
18. Uzbekistan (Febuary 13th, 2012)
19. France (May 9, 2012)
20. Belgium (May 9, 2012)
21. Vietnam
22. Nicaragua
23. Bosnia
24. Kazachstan,
25. Kergizia,
26. Tadjikisan,
27. Arminia,
28. Georgia,
29. Vietnam,
30. Nepal,
31. Bhutan,
32. Bangladesh,
33. Morocco
34. Westwern Sahara,
35. Tunisia,
36. Namibia,
37. Senigal,
38. Eritrea
39. Israel,
40. Kuwaite,
41. Ireland,
42. New Zealand,
43. Poland,
44. Moldova
45. Ukraine,
46. Bosnia,
47. Montie Negro,
48. Macidonia,
49. Luxembourg.

Planned De facto recognition.

1. Japan
2. Grenada

The Reuters- 1/1/12~02.00.05. telex

Reuters- 1/1/12~02.00.05.

Latest news-

De facto Political recognition has arrived from Chad, Togo, Andorra, Azerbijan, Fiji and Benin.

De Jure political recognition has arrived from Turkmenistan, Puntland, Libya and Nauru.

Both Thailand and the UK have upgraded their recognition from De facto to De jure.

Japan and Bosnia have initiated parliamentary debates, which are scheduled for February the 1st and 5th respectively on giving Hereford and Worcestershire De facto recognition.

Turkmenistan and Hereford and Worcestershire will swap ambassadors on February 3rd, 2012.

A Boko Moran’s bomb attack in Joss has killed 1 UK and 1 Hereford and Worcestershire national. 2 Nigerians are also badly injured.

End of Telex.

Hostile nations

Relations are appallingly bad with Central Somalia, Asdadite Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Germany, France and Russia.

Relations are still poor with Canada, Nigeria, Australia, Kenya, Myamar, New Zealand, Turkey, Kuwait, Israel, America, India, China and Ukraine.

Somalia

See: Terrorists vs. Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Relations inproved with Central Somalia's goverment, but not the Islamic Courts regime. Relations are apaulingly bad with Habyo, but rival Puntland is a alie of Hereford and Worcestershire.

Foreign issues

See: Terrorists vs. Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

The Canadian annual seal cull (by clubbing), Australia's draconian views on immigration, Syria's response to the Arab Spring, Somalia's piracy craze, the arrest of Yuliya Tymoshenko and the increasingly authoritarian government Vladimir Putin have all alienated the rebel regime that is in charge of Hereford and Worcestershire. Relations with the Kuwait and New Zealand, Kenya, Turkey and Ireland are steadily improving, now the Détente with the UK has become virtually unstoppable.

Terrorism

See: Terrorists vs. Federal Republic of Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Hamas (Arabic: حماس‎ Ḥamās, "enthusiasm", an acronym of حركة المقاومة الاسلامية Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah, "Islamic Resistance Movement") is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. a Hereford and Worcestershire regards it as a terrorist regime. The Government only recognizes Fata’s rule in Palestine.

Also see

1. Mercia- UDI 1995