[Forum Game] - World in Revolution: 2020 Mk. II

[EasternBloc]

Republic of Turkey​

2013: Protests in Turkey against the Turkish government end on September 24 when plans to demolish Taksim Gezi Park were ended. Crowds of Turks cheer for the government for sparing the park. The planned residence and shopping mall are built elsewhere. Turkish support for the Syrian Rebels increases, as does Turkey's involvement on issues in the Middle East. The Turks condemn any new development of nuclear weapons in the Middle East.

2014: Clashes between Kurds and Turkish police increase, thus military and security spending increases. Turkey develops better soldiers and a larger airforce, including missile weapons such as SAMs and ballistic missiles. Turkey ends all major attempts to join the EU and starts economic programs to improve the Turkish economy. Turkey moves to improve relations with the United States so Turkey may develop as a strong NATO ally.

2015: The Justice and Development Party win the 2015 elections and announce new tolerable policies on the Kurds, allowing Kurds to be able to have more rights in Turkey. The Turkish-Kurdish problem is largely calmed and much fighting between Kurds and Turks has ended.

2016: Turkey develops economically, thus the Turks never join the EU. A non-nuclear policy is officially issued by the Turkish government, which become popular with the Turkish people and the international community. The Turks now openly engage in many Middle Eastern issues so stability in the region is ensured.

2017: Turkish development on the economy continues. Turkey diplomatically drifts away from Europe and appeals more directly to other Turkish allies such as US and Israel. Continuing Pro-Kurdish policies help Turkey's image among the Kurds, as many clashes among Kurds and Turks have now ceased.

2018: Funds for the Turkish military now increases, now for an improved navy. Popularity for the Justice and Development Party rises as Turkey continues to grow into a economically power. The Justice and Development Party announces new industrious projects for the future.

2019: The Justice and Development Party win the elections by a majority, and new industrial programs are enforced by the Turkish government. Turkey is now a mild world economic power with an popular government, Turkey remains a watchful military power in the Middle East and is friendly with the US and Israel, but retains a somewhat neutral stance with the Arab states.

 

[Sneakyflaps]

The Republic of Italy

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2013: With Berlusconi in an unending series of trials against him for misconduct of the public office and other several crimes, it looked very grim for the Italian government and it was soon on the verge of breaking. The Italian economy didn’t look very great either but it wasn’t getting worse either, Italy got more and more loans out of the European union and hoped to be able to pay them back when the economy looked better.

2014: Berlusconi had finally been convicted and could no longer hold public office, this threw the government out into disarray. Many of the different parties would no longer work with eachother and the need for a reelection became clear, with the unclear view of the politics the investors kept away from Italy and the economy kept going down.

2015: With the new election just finished many people weren’t happy with the outcome, the Bene Comune coalition won with Con Monti per l'Italia as a supporting party, against the Centre-right Coalition. This meant that Pier Luigi Bersani would become president for this turn of office. This led the multiple riots and protests against the new government and on top of this, the economy of Italy still kept going downhill. The new government started to crack down hard on protesters and criminals, this resulted in a lot of international debate and a strained relations with the rest of the European Union because of it. At the end of the years the riots and protesters had stopped and there was peace once again, the economy started to get more stable with the new government in charge. The government then started to gain more public support, and was able to carry out a few reforms but sadly nothing major.

2016: even though the economy had seen an uprising in the end of 2015 it didn’t last long, in the start of 2016 the Italian economy again took a nose dive and the government had to borrow more money. The government needing money had to once again turn to the EU to borrow it, at this point the Italian government was in very large debt but the EU couldn’t simply ignore it due to its size. When Italy got more money it started to look up again, while still being in massive debt it didn’t look as bad.

2017: With the Italian economy starting to recover it was able to fund new projects to kick start the economy once again. While this had some limited success it didn’t change to much but it didn’t get worse either, as other nations started to invest more now that the crisis seemed to be limiting and not so widespread the Italian economy also started to look up.

2018: The economy was getting good again and Italy could finally start to pay back some of the money borrow. Later on in this year the elections where to start, and the campaigning showed a lot of new candidates, while many new parties started up a lot of them took a different direction. This meant that the Italian politics had gotten better in the recent years, it ended up with the Alleanza di Centro winning the election and having Francesco Pionati as their political leader, they beat the Bene Comune government and Con Monti per l'Italia that had beaten them at the election 4 years earlier. The election also saw an increase for the Movimento Associativo Italiani all'Estero and Unione Sudamericana Emigrati Italiani in power, which meant the new government would also have to work with them to have the majority when passing laws.

2019: With the new government Italy slowly started to change, they kept paying back the money they had borrowed and the economy started to look better. The new government also started to invest into construction and tried to improve the railroads which worked out supricingly well. With the new infrastructure and the economy looking better, it looks like Italy is finally starting to fully recover from the economic crisis. While it is still in a very large debt it is finally able to pay some of it back, while still being able to invest money into Italy itself, its relations with the EU had also improved after the riots and when they saw that Italy was on its way out of the crisis.

 

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I don't think it really needs to be reserved but - I want to reserve Afghanistan if possible. Writing up the history now.

 

[Maxwell500]

I don't think it really needs to be reserved but - I want to reserve Afghanistan if possible. Writing up the history now.

Send me the history over PM.

 

[Maxwell500]

GM Note: Anyway, hate to double post, but I will be off in roughly 40 minutes. From then on Ab Ovo will do preliminary approvals and histories must be sent to both myself and him for verification.

 

[Dyranum]

Could I be the Democratic People's Republic of Korea? (aka North Korea, aka Best korea)

 

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Angola
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2013:The UNITA in the parliamentary elections of 2012 accused Jose of commiting a fraud and as such winning the elections.They demanded fair elections in protests with the observation from other powerful countries through protests.These protests continued and they soon turned violent and each side started battling each other with guns.Meanwhile,Angola turned into a hotspot for national and cultural crisis of minorities.

2014:The UNITA begins ammassing troops from people that are dis-satisfied with the government which is believed that frauded their victory through elections.Meanwhile,cultural tensions between the state and cultural minorities,who join UNITA troops,intensify.UNITA paramilitary organisations and military wings begin to fight the government troops and hijacking important economical sectors like oil plants.

2015:The wildlife disminishes because of what would later be considered a prolonged civil war and the economy of Angola is in ruins.Jose Eduardo seeing no other choice declares martial law and begins moving troops to attack areas under the control of the rebels and the minorities.The Major powers choose not to intervene directly and instead observed,as their economies were facing a serious crisis.

2016:With less and less money,Angola has to declare bankruptcy.The government officially lies in ruins right now,with little support from the peasants and the only thing keeping it alive the ruthless and really old Jose Eduardo.With support from the elite of the nation,Jose begins to take matters at hand and begins aggressive attacks against the UNITA and their allies,both on military and diplomatical level.

2017:The whole country lies shaken by this whole affair,yet both parties are not willing to reconcile.There is a general stalemate,despite the fact that the UNITA has secretly been getting supplies from the USA to install a loyal government that will supply America with oil and other resources Angola used to produce at a large amount before the civil war.However,Jose begins getting more and more restless and orders his generals for a final all-out assault on the rebels.

2018:The attack is successful and while Angola lies completely in ruins and most of it's cities have been reduced to rubber,Jose's support begins to once again grow.The minorities have been pacified and the official language and tradition has been forced upon them.The economy in ruins and with the political stability shaky,Jose decides to keep the martial law at the cost of his support and sanity.Meanwhile,official documents that were supposed to be burned but weren't of support from the USA to the UNITA is found and Jose condemns this indirect support of UNITA.

2019:All looks good for this year,with the economy taking a turn upwards and the beginning a process of "democratisation",which is more a dictatorship impersonating a democracy, up to the point where a foiled assasination attempt against Jose's life takes place.Jose is becoming restless and his paranoia has reached it's point of peak.Angola once again lies under a harsh authoritarian regime which is an enemy of the USA on the international political and diplomatic field and with conflicting interests with the nearby neighbours.​

 

[Ab Ovo]

United Kingdom of Libya​

2013: Following elections to the General National Congress in 2012 and the election of a Prime Minister; the General National Congress began its second session tasked with creating a formal constitution for the nation which would be voted on via referendum. The elections were significant in that independents held over half the seats; 120 as opposed to the largest political party, the National forces Alliance, which held only 39 seats. The Libyan affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood came in second with only 17 seats, bucking the regional Islamist trend. The Benghazi attacks force a shakeup in the government as MB affiliates were ousted from prominent positions due to American pressure.

2014: Crown Prince Mohammed El Senussi returns to Libya; having gained immense popularity for his vocal support and diplomatic work for the TNC during the Revolution. When asked questions concerning a constitutional monarchy; the Prince states that he will take the throne only if the people wish it. It is at this point the pro-Monarchist "Coalition for Tradition, Freedom, and Stability" is formed by the Union for Homeland, the National Centrist Party, and the National Party for Development and Welfare. It becomes the third largest party in Congress, with 5 seats. Monarchist and Republican versions of a constitution are put forwards for debate.

2015: Using the monarchy's enduring popularity in Cyrenaica and the large number of Libyans who are members of the Senussi Order, a handful of Libyan businessmen begin a campaign for constitutional monarchy; hoping that a restored monarchy would be business-friendlier because of this. The campaign meets success in Cyrenaica and although polls are pro-Republican in Tripolitania and Fezzan; it raised the issue of monarchy onto the national stage.

2016: Rebuilding efforts continue as the government settles in and the domestic situation returns to something resembling normal. As the Crown Prince continues to make television appearances many Cyrenaican independents in the GNC cross the floor to the Coalition for Tradition and the Monarchist lobby begins to harden opposition to a Libyan republic. Fears of electing a Gaddafi and of Muslim Brotherhood control over the electoral process plagued many Senussite Libyans. Elections to the General National Congress result in a loss of seats for Justice and Construction Party to the National Alliance and Coalition for Tradition. Independents still manage to maintain a slim majority.

2017: A compromise is reached on the constitution. The constitution stipulates a firm constitutional monarchy; with Sharia-influenced western jurisprudence and regular elections. Generally meant as a retort against rising Islamism in Egypt and Tunisia; the GNC finally completes the task for which it was originally created by putting the constitution up to vote. The Libyan people approve it with heavy majorities in Cyrenaica and a plurality in Fezzan. Urban Tripolitanian voters overwhelmingly reject the constitution but it passed with a national plurality.

2018: The Crown Prince is enthroned as King Idris II of Libya. The Muslim Brotherhood stages attacks across the country in protest; however economic recovery after the Revolution still continues and is projected to reach Pre-Revolution levels by 2025 or so.

2019: Life goes on.

His Majesty, King Idris II of Libya

 

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Afghanistan

2013

The International Security Assistance Force formally handed over control of the last 95 districts to Afghan forces at a ceremony attended by President Hamid Karzai and NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at a military academy outside Kabul. Following the handover, Afghan forces had the lead for security in all 403 districts of Afghanistan's 34 provinces.


2014

By the autumn of 2014 the last of NATO forces leave Afghanistan. During the course of 2014, the intensity of Taliban attacks increased concurrently with the departure of NATO forces. The war in Afghanistan became a conventional one between two opposing armies, rather than the asymetrical arrangement that had preceded it. The Afghanistan army gradually began losing control. Harmid Karzai, citing 'national security' issued a decree which delayed the 2014 elections indefinitely.

2015

By the end of 2015 more than half of Afghanistan was occupied by the Taliban. The Afghanistan army , its officers corrupt, its ranks infiltrated by Taliban agents, its morale flagging, was no match for their zealous opponents. All the Western support, short of boots on the ground, was ineffective, and actually counter-productive. Many of the supplies meant to be used by the Afghanistan army ended up in the hands of the Taliban. The drone attacks by the US, that actually increased following the departure of NATO, often resulted in the deaths of large numbers of innocent people. Increasingly the Afghanistan Army was seen as nothing more than a tool used by Western powers to subjugate Afghanistan, and the Taliban as national saviours.

2016

By the end of 2016 only a few US-backed Northern Alliance outposts remained. These outposts have yet to be entirely defeated. The majority of the country was occupied by the Taliban. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was declared in Kandahar by Mullah Mohammed Omar, with Omar becoming Defender of the Faithful. Strict Sharia law was imposed on the country under Taliban occupation. There was a systematic, country-wide purge of the elite that had ties to the previous regime. The remnants of the army that had been trained by the US was absorbed into the new army of Afghanistan, known as the Lashkar.

2017-19

The forces that opposed the US backed regime were united only by one common desire: to rid Afghanistan of US influence. The coalition of disparate forces that had joined together had different agendas. A large proportion were Pashtun nationalists but there was also representations of various ethnic/tribal interests. Following the victory there was little to unite the various groups and internal friction increased. Although the new Taliban administration, governing from Kandahar, is in de jure control of the country - in fact large areas of the country continue to be dominated by tribal warlords. At the present time the insurgency 'Old Guard' are very much in control at Kandahar. Whilst this group is in power tensions between the disparate groups that formed the Taliban insurgency will be reduced but centralising government initiatives are few, and any impact that these may have are circumscribed outside the central areas under direct government control. However, a technocratic, nationalist Pashtun faction, led by Babur Wahidi is waiting in the wings for an opportunity to seize power.

The key decision making body in the country is the institution of the Jirga, an assembly of elders with representatives of all the different groups in the country.

The Emirate of Afghanistan has only been recognized by a small handful of countries.

 

[Ab Ovo]

GM note: Seems plausible. Approved

 

[Groogy]

Let me know if it is too much Sci fi, I can tone it down. Just went a little Deus Ex inspired of the whole thing. Still think this was better than my total anarchy one.

Swiss Confederacy

2013
The year is quite uneventful. The support for EU is diminished with the internal political and economical problems of the union. Some legislation in Switzerland are changed making new advancements in medical science possible. The opponents scream that this is unethical but it falls on deaf ears.

2014
The activists of the previous year has calmed down and it is almost entirely forgotten. A joined project between CSEM, IDSIA and the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research is started with the aim to create a new technology called Bio-neural interface devices. The first step needed to build human augmentations that is not based on mechanical input. Political groups are starting to prepare for the upcoming elections. The most popular ones, Swiss People's Party and Social Democratic Party, make the election be centered around a membership of EU. The SPP being against it while the SDP wanting to become a member.

2015
The Swiss Economy crashes during this year and a lot of people looses their job. Factories and companies are moves out of Switzerland. It's the highest unemployment rate that the nation has ever seen, going from around 3.0 to 9.3 in a matter of months. The politicians try everything they can to kick start the economy again. The popular faith in the current majority holders fall and it hurts them in their election. Alternative Left party gets a lot of popularity but not majority holding. By the end of the year a functional prototype of BID is announced and demonstrated at a technological fair.

2016
The Left Party is very vocal about the job markets problem is caused by the old administration and that they will clean it up. The rest of the year is focused on getting the economy back on track and get people back into jobs. The Left Party tries to exploit every possible success in the area as something entirely done by them.

2017
The BID technology starts to be applied on non-intrusive augmentations and devices, like computers, cellphones. A very prominent company is Vogel Augmentation Initiative who becomes leading in the market share. They develop both the actual BID technology and the augmentations and has around 3000 employees situated in the canton of Schwyz. New companies and factories are setup to start with the new technology. A boom in economy is seen as new jobs are created and investors starts to gain interest. By mid-year 2017 the first purchase of an artificial leg is done by a hospital in Zurich. The leg is entirely based on the BID-technology making it behave like any ordinary limb and also transferring sensory input back to the brain. A new movement starts to become common in Switzerland called Trans-humanism. The party Alternative Left that has grown even more in popularity since the election displays it's disgust by this new technology since people wants to replace their fully functional limbs for something mechanical. It becomes forbidden for a private person to own BID without the consultation of a doctor in federal law.

2018
Trans-humanism parties are formed in several cantons trying to promote an individuals right over his own body. A breathtaking 670 000 people oppose the law from the past year and it is tried again. The law is instead moved to the level of the cantons so in several of them it is entirely possible to replace a healthy part of your body with an augmentation. This causes some problems with other nations who have "tourists" travelling to get augmented which in the European Union is illegal. Non the less the market continues to flourish within the Swiss Confederacy. Left Alternative Party looses a lot of it's support since their appearance is more or less destroyed.

2019
Designs of augmentations are leaked to medias. These differ from normal ones by them being focused on actual human improvement and even some theories of military applications. The fear of enhanced human death squads start to spread. But it is later the year just forgotten as no further news on the story is brought forward. More progress is done and the economy is soaring in several cantons. It is now estimated that about 38% of the population has some kind of augmentation and only 12% actually needs it for medical reasons. In the election the politics start to move back to normal. But the pressure from the EU is not went unnoticed. The EU is trying to forcefully force the Confederacy into EU under the banner of that Swiss is disrupting their neighbors with too liberal laws regarding the BIA technology.

 

[Revan529]

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Japan: An History of Abe’s and Abe’s Not 2013-2019​

2013: Starting in May, nuclear plants are gradually reopened, following stringent tests and added safety protocols. By year’s end, most plants were back online. Prime Minister Abe also continued his policies of military expansion and cutting foreign aid, and also included some small cuts to welfare to help balance the budget.

2014: The 47th General election is held; LDP won 319 seats, DPJ captured 50, JRP won 44, YP won 38, with the remaining 29 seats divvied up amongst smaller parties. Returning Prime Minister Abe views this second landslide victory as a mandate, and continues military expansion and economic reform, the latter of which begins to pay dividends; the national debt is reduced to 13.5 trillion dollars. However, deflation remains an issue which seemingly can’t be solved. Negotiations with the PRC result in the demilitarisation of the Senkaku islands.

2015: Prime Minister Abe pushes through legislation that expands Japan’s investment in renewable energy, which would tentatively end dependence on coal by 2025; new hydro plants are opened by years end. Due to these increased expenses, the national debt begins to rise again, albeit slightly.

2016: A combination of deregulation and increased subsidies to small and medium sized companies pays off surprisingly well, as economy growth rises to 3.6% and seems to put a definitive end to the economic malaise caused by the 2008 recession. This general feeling of economic wellbeing is continued by the Bank of Japan buying more bonds to combat deflation. However, an earthquake in southern Honshu causes several billion dollars of damage.

2017: Rebuilding projects continue and by the middle of the year, most damage has been repaired; particular care was given to the nuclear plants in the region. The economy continues to grow, albeit at a slower rate; however, consumer confidence reaches new highs as Prime Minister Abe announces another wave of economic reforms and increases subsidies to new companies. Further cuts in welfare and social spending do little to reduce the price of these programmes. On September 14, the Hensei Emperor passed away; his eldest son, Naruhito, ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

2018: The year is relatively quiet as efforts are made (again) to reduce the debt and get a better handle on spending; however, in May, Prime Minister Abe passes legislation to finish the Hokkaido Shinkansen by the end of the year. Though the programme winds up costing a fair bit more than expected, the newer expansions are formally opened on January 6, 2019.

2019: The 48th General election is held; LDP wins 321 seats, DPJ 49, JRP 43, YP 42, with the other 25 seats divided amongst smaller parties. With Prime Minister Abe again winning an election by large margins, he finally makes a serious effort to reduce the debt that doesn’t get scrapped when a new massively expensive project is announced. Though the debt doesn’t get reduced significantly, the small reduction combined with continued economic growth keeps consumer confidence high.

((Shinzō Abe, the eternal Prime Minister of Japan))​

 

[Dyranum]

XVG told me that I had been approved, so I'll post my history below. Hope there were no mistakes in communications.

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea​

2013: This year was pretty uneventful. Mostly consisted of a winding down of the tensions in Korea and negotiations.

2014: This year was a glorious year for the DPRK. Kim Jong-Un managed to gain some more concessions from the USA and the RoC, which not only helped to improve the economy of the DPRK (which, mind you, was also very much helped by the re-opening of the joint-industrial zone with the RoC) but also solidified Kim Jong-Un's power as the leader of the DPRK.

2015: Not a very eventful year. Kim Jong-Un's policy of slow economic reform was helping to get the North Korean economy back in shape after decades of mismanagement. Slowly.

2016: Mostly the same as last year. Kim Jong-Un's policies continue to improve the North Korean economy, and on the international front all is quiet for the DPRK. The economical improvements are implemented in a slow and careful manner so as to not disrupt the control that the North Korean leadership has over the population. However, there are fears of destabilisation within the leadership.

2017: A military improvement programme is launched by Kim Jong-Un, realising that having good technology is a good thing, and utilising the increased funds gained from his economic reforms. Also, the North Korean space programme is resumed, aiming to put a satellite into orbit before 2022, ostensibly for communications, but some suspect that the actual purposes have not been disclosed, nor ever will be.

2018: Subversive elements within the North Korean leadership attempt to coup Kim Jong-Un. However, they fail horribly, and knowledge of the incident never spreads beyond the inner circle. This simply furthers to solidify the iron grip that Kim Jong-Un has over the DPRK.

2019: Another quiet year for the DPRK. However, some outsiders believe that the DPRK's quiet will soon be broken, and rather spectacularly at that. The fact that Kim Jong-Un has not conducted any more nuclear weapons tests since 2013 has served to unnerve some international observers, who are at a loss as to what the DPRK is planning to do. On the other hand, the PRC is happy that the DPRK for the past seven or so years has not been the headache that it was before.

 

[alexander23]

Republic of Korea

2013: Park Geun-hye continues to lead the country through the tension of the New North Korea Crisis until relations were restored around August. The rest of the year the South Korea economy continues growing at the same pace as it has the first part of the year.

2014: Korea Aerospace Research Institute launch for a second time successfully a satellite from Korean soil, This act boast the confidence of the government and people on the space program and additional funding is given to it. The presidency of Park Geun-hye continues to be successful and her popularity continues to increase, now standing at 60% approval rate, especially after the economic deals with DPRK are successful and relations begin to stabilize.

2015: The creative economy ideology of Park Geun-hye sees the government giving massive amount of grants for research and development in many sectors. At the same time a plan to reduce domestic, school and societal violence is put into effect.

2016: The KAIST reveals from the first time the Eve-1 a humanoid Android capable of moving and walking like a human being with no noticeable differences, The KAIS at the same time start sharing how they did, This unleash a big push to advance robotics, the government trying to capitalize on it for growth grant millions in funding for android and AI development. At the same time with the world economy growing now after the recession in the early 2000’s and no problems with DPRK the popularity of Park Geun-hye increase to all time 70% and she is positioned to win elections for a second time easily.

2017: The Saenuri party lead by Park Geun-hye obtains a majority in the National Assembly of South Korea, the final result is 65 % percent’s of the seats in the assembly and Park Geun-hye is reelected for the presidency the of Republic of Korea. This makes her the only woman on Asia to hold a presidency for a second time. The same year the Korea Aerospace Research Institute launches the KSLV-3 from the newly expanded Naro Space center successfully putting a Korean astronaut in space by itself.

2018: Korea Institute of Industrial Technology surprise the world with the revealing of the first android maid: M-EveX-1 call Nyuu. This is Android was built in an improvement from Eve-1 and with a new developed AI in conjunction with the Korean Artificial Intelligence Corp. The android is impossible to differentiate from a human ( in its movement) and the new advance Ai allow it to work as a maid , with is speech recognition system and behavioral simulation software is able to do simple housework, like cleaning, washing clothes, folding clothes, dishes, etc. More importantly is able answer to question by the humans and express the needs for commands. A finished version will start be sold in 2019.

2019: With the prognostication of a resurgent DPNK to the global stage, and with the many worries that this carries, extra military units are moved to the DMZ in case the DPRK tries to attack the Republic of Korea. With tension rising in the border a new military budget is approve that is significantly higher than the one from previous years. The M-EveX-1 enters the market in a more refined version of the one show in 2018, and it’s a big success. The Korea Institute of Industrial technology and the Korean Artificial Intelligence Corp announce a partnership with KAIST to develop a more advanced android and AI to be able to make all-round android of different kinds.

 

[Ab Ovo]

I'll take Brazil.

GM note: Brazil is reserved

 

[frankie1414]

May I take Vietnam?

 

[Ab Ovo]

May I take Vietnam?

GM note: Send me a history

 

[Spectre17]

History of Australia 2013-2019​

2013: The Australian election of 2013 is a close-run thing with the Australian Labor Party securing 42% of the vote to the Coalition’s 44%. The Greens and other minor parties manage to pick up 14%. The Abbott Government is a complete disaster from the beginning. In their rush to get back to surplus the Coalition sacrifice economic growth and while the budget reaches a surplus quickly the economy goes downhill.

2014: After the disastrous beginning of the Abbott government the ALP calls a vote of No Confidence in the House of Representatives and with the support of 130 out of the total 150 seats the Abbot government is removed. The new Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd quickly calls elections which are a landslide. The ALP manages to secure 90 seats while minor parties account for a further 20 leaving the Coalition with only 30 seats. The senate election gives the ALP a majority in both houses allowing it to push through with several different reforms including bringing back the Carbon Tax abandoned by Abbott, as well as instituting a new profits tax on the Mining Industry that was booming thanks to Chinese demand.

2015: The ALP continue their policies of economic growth as well as increasing funding for education and health slashed by the Coalition. The Budget continues to improve reaching a surplus of $1.1 billion thanks to the huge profits of the Mining Industry driven by demand from China. ASIS also manages to successfully remove the government of Colonel Bainimarama in Fiji and bring the country back to democracy.

2016: The Australian Economy continues to grow still largely thanks to Chinese demand for resources although the Service sector begin to improve as well thanks largely to a decrease in the value of the Australian Dollar. The National Broadband Network also continued which was originally scheduled to be completed in 2021 however this date was moved forward to early 2020. Small and Medium businesses begin to expand significantly. The Cross-Tasman Partnership is signed with New Zealand improving relations between the two countries as well as improving trade.

2017: With the economy performing very well overall and the budget reporting a healthy surplus of $10 billion the Rudd Government is easily re elected in the elections losing only 7 seats although the ALP did lose its majority in the Senate. Immediately after it’s re election the Labor government begins an expansion of the military constructing several new ships for the Royal Australian Navy including a state-of-the-art Aircraft Carrier named HMS Australia, the military also began the purchase of a significant number of combat aircraft for the RAAF. The Army receives modernized equipment. The total cost of the project reaches nearly $40 billion.

2018: The economy continues to grow quickly still relying on growth in China. The Rudd government, seeing a decline in Chinese growth as inevitable, begins to diversify the economy. The financial sector begins to grow as does tourism while small and medium businesses continue to expand and grow at a significant rate. The economy slowly begins to move away from it’s dependence on China as the mining sector begins to slow. Australia also hosts talks with the other Oceanian countries on the possibility of creating a Union of the nearby states with an economic and military alliance, they all seems receptive to the idea.

2019: The ALP continues it’s policies of moving the economy away from it’s reliance on China which is reasonably successful although a major slowdown in China would still have a significant effect on the Australian Economy. The negotiations with the other countries of Oceania continue with most countries reaching a general consensus. In November the ALP call an early election and manage to retain power however their majority is eroded quite significantly.

 

[baboushreturns]

Is Saudi Arabia or Israel or Syria open?

 

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May I take the Czech Republic? OOC-History being written