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The Republic of the People of Neudegg (a little bit about it)

Neudegg
07-02-2007, 00:13
THE HISTORY

The Republic of the People of Neudegg is a massive country with a long history. It was formally known as the Democratic Republic of Neudegg but changed its name at the same time as changing its flag to hold the Shield of Rineu. Citizens tend to refer to the country as simply the Republic of the People. The flag is the Shield of Rineu shows Neudegg’s recognition of the importance of the Region of Rineu with red lines above and below. The red represents the countries socially progressive ideals. The official languages are English and German; the majority of citizens are bilingual.

Neudegg has been ruled by one political party almost continuously since its formation apart from one Presidential term won by a Neudegg Konservativer Party candidate, however an election was called only one week after when the Neudegg Konservativer Party’s manifesto was proved to be unworkable.

The capital city, Neudek, is the largest city in the country and contains the 400 year old Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten which is the residence of the President.

THE ECONOMICS

For economic information please click here. (http://nseconomy.thirdgeek.com/nseconomy.php?nation=neudegg)

THE POLITICS

Ruling Party: Neudegg Treu und Wahr Social Democratic Party (NSDP)
Opposition Party: Neudegg Konservativer Party (NKP)
Other minor Parties: Neudegg Liberal Party (NLP), Neudegg Greens (NGP) , Separation Party (SP), Out of Rineu Party (ORP), Party for a Federal Rineu (PFR).

Elections for the President of the Republic of the People of Neudegg are held once every 7 years and there are no term limits.

Elections for the Parliament of the Republic of the People of Neudegg are held once every 5 years.

The NSDP has received an average of 78% in the last 3 Parliamentary elections.

The Parliament of 731 seats is made of:
NSDP: 546
NKP: 98
NLP: 29
NGP: 25
PFR: 18
SP/ORP Alliance: 15

The current NSDP President is President the Honoured Doctor Hans George Brite PhD OPR HPM HP*. He is in his fifth term of office, receiving in the last election 92.3% of the vote, the second highest vote share in the nation’s history. The first being the current President’s first time standing for election when 93.9% was achieved.

The leader of the NKP is deeply unpopular partly because of her opposition to the Education reforms that the current President is famed for. The right wing vote is split between the NKP and SP/ORP Alliance.

*'President' is a prefix title given to the current President, previous Presidents cannot use this title after they leave office although they do retain the suffix HP
'the Honoured' is a prefix title given to the President, Deputy President and Prime Minister of Neudegg. Those with the title retain it even after office.
PhD, the President holds a doctorate in Economics
OPR, Order of the People and the Republic, an award given to people with considerable service to the country by the President and automatically given to an elected President
HPM, Holder of the Office of Prime Minister, a suffix given to anyone who has held the post of Prime Minister at any time in their life
HP, Holder of the Office of President, a suffix given to anyone who has held the post of President at any time in their life

THE GOVERNMENT

The Government is made up of the following Departments:

The Department for the Activity and Office of the President
The Department for the Activity and Office of the Deputy President
The Department for the Activity and Office of the Prime Minister
The Department for the Activity and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
The Department for Finance and Taxation
The Department for the Exterior and Regional Involvement
The Department for the Interior and Policing
The Department for the Management of the Private Sector
The Department for Healthcare
The Department for Culture
The Ministry of Justice
The Department for Education and Training
The Department for Welfare and Social Justice
The Department for the Environment and Management of Climate Change
The Ministry of Defence and Intelligence
The Department for Transport

There are also the following Neudegg Government agencies:

The Media Standards Agency
Section 9 of the Ministry of Defence and Intelligence – “Äußerste Methoden gruppieren”
The Neudegg National Bank
The Food Health Management Agency
The Local Government Standards Agency
The Education Inspection Unit
The Political Party Standards and Funding Agency

PHOTOS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PEOPLE

The Lobby of the Department for the Activity and Office of the Prime Minister Building in Neudek
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Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten, Presidents Residence within Regierung Park (the largest area of green space in Neudek)
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TOURISM

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The Republic of the People of Neudegg's Departments of Culture and for the Exterior and Regional Involvement invites citizens of Rineu member nations to visit our country and enjoy its tourism features.

You could stay in some of our most famous hotels:

Das Haupt Großartige Hotel in the Centre of Neudek
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Das Seerepublikrittergut, 154 km from Neudek
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You could visit any of the following interesting places:

The Republic of the People's Central Library, Neudek
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Gebäude für Regierung Hat Geschäfte Besessen
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The Regierung Park Fountains, in Regierung Park, Neudek
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Alle Heilige Dom, Uinto City
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SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF THE CURRENT PRESIDENT

Full Official Name
President the Honoured Doctor Hans George Brite, Doctor of Economics, Order of the People and the Republic, Holder of the Office of Prime Minister, Holder of the Office of President

Full Official Titles
President of the Republic of the People of Neudegg, Head of State of the Republic of the People of Neudegg, Protector of the Republic, Protector of the Parliament of the Republic of the People, Primary Resident of Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten, Chairman of the Bank of Neudegg, Honoured Mayor of Neudek, President of the Neudegg Treu und Wahr Social Democratic Party

Born
2nd February 1940, City of Tiuo (Central-North Neudegg)

Age
67

Career Electoral Milestones
1956, Joined Neudegg Treu und Wahr Social Democratic Party
1963, Elected to the Parliament of the Republic of the People of Neudegg for the South West Tiuo City Constituency
1968, Made First Minister for Education and Training by President Timms
1970, Elected Prime Minister of the Republic of the People of Neudegg
1971, Resigned as Prime Minister to stand for the first time for the Office of President
1972, Elected President of the Republic of the People of Neudegg
2007, Standing for Sixth Term of Office

Short Biography
Brite grow up in Tiuo, in a poor household, being the eldest of 4 children. Benefiting from the Access to Education Programme of 1958 Brite gained a place at University College Neudek to study Economics where he would later go on to achieve his PhD in Economics. During his time at university Brite rose through the ranks of the UCN Student Union to become Student Union President with the Social Democratic Students banner.

Brite was asked by the NSDP Central Committee in Neudek to seek nomination for a Parliament seat, a request which he at first resisted thinking he did not stand a chance for election. It was the members of the South West Tiuo NSDP local party which convinced him to stand, a request which he took up. He won the seat of South West Tiuo by just 504 votes (which increased to 19,219 in this re-election in 1961).

In Parliament Brite quickly came to the forefront gaining a parliamentary reputation from passionate speaking particularly on education policy which resulted in his nomination by the Prime Minister of the day for the Education cabinet brief. The President agreed and he was made Education First Minster in 1968 aged only 28. The highly successful education reform and boost in funding provided in a short space of time gave Brite a platform to stand for Parliamentary Party Leadership in 1969. He won this with 70.3% of the vote, allowing him to stand for Prime Minister in the following 1970 elections. The NSDP secured 81% of the Parliamentary seats making Brite the youngest ever and first Tiuo-born Neudegg Prime Minister at 30.

The post of Prime Minster was short lived however when President Timms, aged 61 at the time, suddenly died of a heart attack in his private study in the Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten. Brite was nominated to stand for President for the NSDP. 1st March 1972 Hans George Brite was elected President with 93.9% of the vote.

Brite is the longest serving Neudegg President having served approaching 35 years in the Office. He has a continued commitment to education and social welfare. His ideas of tackling crime and law and order all come from education policy. While his official residence is Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten in Neudek, Brite spends most of his time in this apartment in Neudek or his house in Tiuo. The high-speed rail link between Tiuo and Neudek allows the President to spend time in both cities. The President uses Heim und Büro vom Präsidenten for his work as this is where the Department for the Activity and Office of the President is based.