The Government of the Union of Syndicates

The Government of the Union of Syndicates is headed by the State Elder, Kalju Lepik. Despite popular conception outside of the Union, the First Minister is not the head of government, instead simply representing the Council of Ministers when it is required to give assent to an ordinance, order, or proclamation. While the Government is meant to exist as according to the Provisional Constitution of 2021, in reality it does through the Constitution of 1965, which all municipalities apart from Kiel recognize as the current Constitution in force.

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SYNDICATES

Head of State
The Head of State, the State Elder, unites the four councils of government and represents the nation abroad. The Second Elder, usually the closest confidant (often partner) of the State Elder, is the State Elder's closest advisor and next in the line of succession.

The State Elder of the Union of Syndicates: Kalju Lepik, non-partisan.
Second Elder of the Union of Syndicates: Kalju Aasmäe, non-partisan

The Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers is the highest executive body of the Union of Syndicates, and is at the core of the Government.

First Minister of the Union of Syndicates: Andries van Beek, of the Agrarian-Green Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mille Vilitsej, of the Party for Humanity
Minister of Rural Affairs: Kjusil Kulis, of the Agrarian-Green Party
Minister of Urban Affairs: Iuliha Teimasenvou, of the Popular Socialist Party
Minister of the Interior: Veia Veive-t-Iveva, of the Popular Socialist Party
Minister of Progress: Ilse Meier, of the Party for Humanity
Minister of the Economy: Tsein Lunavin, of the Popular Socialist Party
Minister of Education: Kelarōn Keujlis, of the Party for Humanity
Minister of Communications: Meliroia Netser, of the Agrarian-Green Party
Minister of Transportation: Andres Kask, of the Party for Humanity
Minister of Health: Aleksander Tamm, non-partisan
Minister of Defense: Kalju Aasmäe, non-partisan
Minister of Public Safety: Ulles Kulin, non-partisan.
Minister of Justice: Kūsim Vūjkur, non-partisan
Councillor: Kelarōn Juvinal, of the Agrarian-Green Party

The Council of Progress
These council is elected by the economic chambers, and is responsible for representing them in the Government. The chambers themselves are responsible for overseeing and coordinating their assigned sector of the economy. They are elected by all those within their given sector. However, no elections have been held in Kiel to these chambers.

First Elder of the Council of Progress: Meszich Letik, Party for Humanity
Elder-President of the Chamber of Agriculture: Sebastian Kask, non-partisan
Elder-President of the Chamber of Professional Labor: Dr. Eduk Illves, PhD, non-partisan.
Elder-President of the Chamber of Trade Labor: Inge Klingberg, non-partisan.
Elder-President of the Chamber of General Labor: Tsilits Neirul, Party for Humanity
Elder-President of the Chamber of Artisan Labor: Ilits Merel, non-partisan
Elder-President of the Chamber of Artistic Labor: Meilur Juris, non-partisan
Elder-President of the Chamber of Commerce: Neirek Helles, Party for Humanity
Elder-President of the Chamber of Administration: Seirili Meruts, non-partisan.
Elder-President of the Chamber of Independent Labor: Heler Neunes, Party for Humanity.

The Council of Reason
This council is elected by the consultative chambers. By law, all members must be non-partisan. They are selected by constituencies of "experts," largely smaller and with more expertise than those which elect economic chambers, and are meant to provide a source of advice to the Government. However, no elections have been held with potential members in Kiel to these chambers.

First Elder of the Council of Reason: Vestisz Nevist
Elder-President of the Chamber of Agriculture - Sebastian Kask
Elder-President of the Chamber of the Arts - Meilur Julis
Elder-President of the Chamber of Engineering - Jean Moureaux
Elder-President of the Chamber of Medicine -the Dr. Emilie Varinoux, MD
Elder-President of the Chamber of Science - the Dr. Eduk Illves, PhD.
Elder-President of the Chamber of Education - Hannah Toepfer
Elder-President of the Chamber of the Economy - the Dr. Keitus Levironel, PhD.
Elder-President of the Chamber of Society - Eva van der Bijl
Elder-President of the Chamber of Political and International Affairs - Ijli Meiler
Elder-President of the Chamber of Urban Policy - Luserem Keilin
Elder-President of the Chamber for the Environment - the Dr. Heiler Juvinal, PhD.
Elder-President of the Chamber of Justice - Kalech Merij
Elder-President of the Chamber of Labor - Inge Klingberg
Elder-President of the Chamber of Municipalities: Serili Meruts
Elder-President of the Chamber for Reconciliation: Kūsim Vūjkur
Elder-President of the Chamber of Religion: Jean-Pierre Antoine
Elder-President of the Chamber of Culture: Ilits Merel
Elder-President of the Chamber for the Public Defense: Kalju Aasmäe
Elder-President of the Chamber of Public Works: Helek Teles
Elder-President of the Chamber for the Public Safety: Ulles Kulin

The Council of the Immortal Republic
This Council is elected by the municipal chambers. Municipal Chambers are essentially municipal authorities, which are elected by all citizens eligible to vote in a given municipalities. They are responsible for representing the interests of their municipality in the Government. The Elders listed here are generally the elders, or Mayor in Kiel, of their municipality. However, while Katzian is de jure the representative for Kiel in the Council, he does not participate in its functions.

First Elder of the Council of the Immortal Republic: Nelisij Kalszen, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Kiel: Wolfgang Katzian, Popular Socialist Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Kēles: Veleszen Kalse, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Līresz: Milets Kuvel, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Mīlij: Helek Mirets, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Vejist: Szelist Tereka, Agrarian-Green Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Nūs: Peles Veich, Popular Socialist Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Clara Zetkin (Sophie Liebknecht, but we shall never recognize that name): Verech Kalsen, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Maria Spiridonova: Neren Villis, Agrarian-Green Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Rosa Luxemburg: Lerech Szerin, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Sylvia Pankhurst: John Terenik, Party for Humanity
Elder of the Chamber Representing Alexandra Kollontai: Telen Herech, Popular Socialist Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Sillamäe: Kalju Tamm, Agrarian-Green Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Valle: Andrus Saar, Agrarian-Green Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Lihula: Aitama Kuusik, Agrarian-Green Party
Elder of the Chamber Representing Mõisaküla: Eliise Sepp, non-partisan

The Council of Justice
The Council of Justice is elected, on the advice of the Chamber of Justice, by the National Assembly, composed of a joint meeting of all municipal, consultative, and economic chambers. It is composed of nine members.

Interim High Justice: Kūsim Vūjkur
Second Justice: Helles Tsekal
Third Justice: Meles Szech
Fourth Justice: Lesen Keret
Fifth Justice: Thierry de la Rocque
Sixth Justice: Greta Schulz
Seventh Justice: Elke Schwarz
Eighth Justice: Kures Lesalisz
Ninth Justice: Nauneu Falau

The Office of the Supreme Councillor

The General Council has decided to relieve Ms. Mathilde Comtois, European Councillor for Eastern Haane, of her duties immediately. A Ms. Helga Becker will be replacing her until elections can be held.

Andries van Hoebeek
Supreme Councillor for the People of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

As a result of the recall of Ms. Mathilde Comtois, elections to the office of European Councillor are to be held on 6 May. During this time, citizens may register for candidacy with the Electoral Commission of Eastern Haane.

Katrin Weber
Consul of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Corporate Chamber has passed Amendment I - merging the syndicates, consultative chambers, guilds, commissions, and ministries into one structure - , Amendment II - guaranteeing citizens certain economic rights - , and Amendment III - enshrining the solidarity of all citizens in the constitution to the Constitution of Eastern Haane. Deliberation in the General Council will, per communication with Supreme Councillor Andries van Hoebeek, begin on 1 May 2020, with a vote to be held two weeks from that date.

Katrin Weber
Consul of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Supreme Councillor

The General Council has, with a vote today, unofficially decided to reject the Amendments proposed by the Corporate Chamber.

An official vote, per the order of the Consul, shall be held on the 15th of May.

Andries van Hoebeek
Supreme Councillor for the People of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The following is the result of the elections to the European Commission:

For the Office of Premier Commissioner

ABSTAIN: 58,1%

DRAGAN TRYMPOV: 21,8%

EILIDH WHITEFORD: 20,1%

For the Office of Internal Affairs Commissioner:
JEAN CLAUDE JUNCKER: 50,1%

ABSTAIN: 36,7%

DRAGAN TRYMPOV: 9,1%

EDMUND JASPER WINSTON: 4,1%

For the Office of Foreign Affairs Commissioner

ABSTAIN: 68,7%

ANTONI REYNELS: 31,3%

The Office of the Consul

The High Council of the French Council Republic has requested that I communicate the following:

"The actions undertaken by the General Council are illegal under the Constitution of our grand country, and are a complete subversion of the people's will. We can now clearly see that our government is in shambles, that it has become divorced from the people; an island ruling for its own benefit. There is no chance of recovery, I feel; our pluralist democracy will always result in such happenings. With that, I invite the leaders of the nations, the republics, the guilds, and perhaps even the national government to join us in a new, participatory Union for the people.

The High Council, acting on the direct will of the people of the French Council Republic, hereby stands against the General Council, and nullifies its existence."

I have called an emergency meeting of the Corporate Chamber on this issue. As Kieler Schloss is currently occupied by the General Council, it is to be held in Opernhaus Kiel - mandated by the Basic Law of 1951 to be used in such incidents.

Katrin Weber
Consul of the Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The emergency session of the Corporate Chamber is now in recess. I would like to take this time to inform the citizens of Eastern Haane to stay calm in these trying times. Although I do support our people's efforts to create a better state and country, I feel that the state of violence and lawlessness we are seeing is unnecessary. I'd like to take this time to advise our guilds, our unions, and most importantly, our new workers' councils that a peaceful transfer of power can be accomplished. We are seeing such a thing in our deliberations here at Operhaus Kiel, and even in the factory occupations, which have been, for the most part, an entirely non-violent effort.

With that, however, I would like to turn to more serious matters. We cannot let the rule of law go ignored. As such, I ask the Kiel Workers' Council to comply with our criminal law; to ensure that the members of the General Council, whom they have arrested, are treated fairly, in a transparent way, and according to due process.

For justice,

Katrin Weber
Consul of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Corporate Chamber has voted to accept the French resolution of nullification, thus dissolving the current confederation, and forming a new Union. It shall act as a provisional legislature until it can draft a new constitution and elections can be held.

With that, I sign, for the first time,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

I have been informed by the Kiel Workers' Council that the members of the General Council are to be held on trial by a "People's Court" for the charge of treason. However this may go, I hope that the Workers' Council will follow the guidelines and regulations set in law, and that it pursues justice fairly and equitably.

For liberty and a better future,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Lille Workers' Council has informed me that it will cooperate with the current proceedings, and that it wishes for the representation of all the workers' councils of Eastern Haane in the new provisional government.

As the workers' councils have served, up to this point, as a source of the people's voices on this revolution, I see no reason to deny such a thing. With that, I give one bloc vote to the combined workers' councils. Further sessions of the new provisional legislature will not meet until the councils have sent representatives.

With that, I sign off.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Electoral Commission of Eastern Haane has asked me to communicate that it is now investigating allegations of electoral fraud in yesterday's elections, and is stating that the results given to the European Union were "purposely misrepresented" and are not "representative of the people's will."

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Constitutional Court has asked me to communicate that the General Council's vote on the amendments was not unconstitutional, but that by 'misrepresenting' yesterday's election results, it has committed a severe breach of constitutional statutes.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

With the recent collectivizations, I would like to take this time to remind the citizens of Eastern Haane that all people have natural rights. No matter their crimes, no matter their previous positions, every person deserves fair, equitable treatment. Denying them such a thing is the beginning of the road to autocracy.

That being said, I stand in solidarity with the strikers, the workers' councils, and our country as a whole, and hope that we can advance to something better.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The Kiel Workers' Council has informed me that the General Council trial is in recess, and that they have allowed former Supreme Councillor Andries van Hoebeek to file a petition with the European Court of Justice. I applaud their efforts to maintain the rule of law in these times.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

It has been decided that the Congress of Workers' Councils will have one vote in the provisional legislature. No representative shall be sent; the two bodies will be in session at the same time and communicate with each other as to coordinate discussion and voting.

With this, the provisional legislature of the Union is now effectively in session.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

Certain basic principles of the new state have been decided upon. It shall be a People's Confederation, not of states or republics but of syndicates and nations, to be enumerated in the new future.

The syndicates will correspond to the professions, and will have full power to regulate the economy. Private enterprise will no longer exist; all production shall be through the syndicates, for the benefit of the whole.

The nations, on the other hand, will have full power to make laws to do with social issues; they will be purveyors of social justice, ensuring that all people are treated with dignity and respect.

Those regulations created by the syndicates and nations will only apply to their members; however, they are to be united, in the Confederation.

The role of the People's Confederation is not to be over these nations and syndicates but simply to coordinate them, to mediate disputes between them, to ensure their continued unity, and to ensure that their laws are applied to those who they apply to.

However, please remember that such a formulation is not to be implemented at this time, as it is not complete. As of now, we are still a Union, functioning under the law of the former Confederation.

With that, I sign off.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the Union of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The People's Confederation of Eastern Haane is as of now the official government of Eastern Haane. Elections to the Syndical Assembly (made up of the united syndicates), the Assembly of Nations (made up of the united nations), and the State Eldership (the new head of state) shall be held in one month's time.

The Congress of Workers' Councils will be retained to oversee the other branches and coordinate the smaller councils, with the workers' councils themselves to have the responsibility of owning and maintaining guild or nation-related structures, as well as providing for the general welfare.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

As the Interim Consul, I confirm that Martin Bourgaize is and has been the European Councillor for Eastern Haane since the conclusion of yesterday's elections.

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane

The Office of the Consul

The enumeration of the nations is below:

the Schleswigian Nation
the Holsatian Nation
the North Low Saxon Nation
the Groniegs-East Frisian Nation
the Dutch Low Saxon Nation
the Westphalian Nation
the Mecklenburgish Nation
the Ripaurian Nation
the Moselle Franconian Nation
the Luxembourgish Nation
the Rhine-Franconian Nation
the Lorrainian-Franconian Nation
the Moselle-Franconian Nation
the Picard Nation
the Lorrain Nation
the Champeignois Nation
the Wallon Nation
the Hollandic Nation
the Brabantian Nation
the Limburgish Nation
the Flemish Nation
the Low Rhenish Nation
the Northern Jutlandic Nation
the Southern Jutlandic Nation
the Western Jutlandic Nation
the German Nation
the Dutch Nation
the French Nation
the Danish Nation

The syndicates will correspond to the former guilds and will receive one seat each in the Syndical Assembly, while the nations will receive 10 each in the Assembly of Nations.

With due respect,

Katrin Weber
Interim Consul for the People's Confederation of Eastern Haane