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Wow! (Candanadian political party)

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
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| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
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'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1984–1986), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium)|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister (which he had not been for more than thirty years) and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest". After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages into his office and under his desk". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium: /* The Federal Assembly */

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'''Candanadium''' (/ˌkændəˈneɪdiːəm/; Kanadiaans: ''Kandanadium'' /ˌkandaˈnaːdiːʊm/), Officially the '''Kingdom of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Königreich Kandanadium''), is a country in [[Great Kaltachia]] with one province in [[Akarea]]. It is home to a population of around 122 million Candanadians, most of which are from Kanadiaans or Oseanian descent, though it is also home to ethnic minorities such as the Trefjalli and the Caskaans, as well as a large Akarean immigrant community. Candanadium is bordered on the north by the Sea of the Cape, on the south by [[Kreyermark]] and [[Alpenraum]], on the east by [[Varskhomir]] and on the west by [[Trefjall]]. Candanadium also shares maritime borders with [[Hykko]] and the [[Akarean Union]] through the province of [[Hautsing]]. Candanadium comprises seven provinces ([[Candanadian Capital Region]], [[Fischerstaat]], the [[Westmark]], [[Oseania]], the [[Northern Cape]], [[Eisenstaat]], and Hautsing) and two autonomous regions ([[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]). Candanadium, alongside its two autonomous regions, is a member of the [[Kaltach Union]] and a signatory to the Candanadian-Trefjalli Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement. Candanadium and its two autonomous regions are represented collectively in the [[World Congress]] as the Kingdom of Candanadium.

For most of Candanadium's history, what is currently modern-day Candanadium existed as hundreds independent states, varying greatly in size. By the start of the 18th century, several "Great States" (Kanadiaans: ''Großstaaten'') would emerge following a series of wars, treaties, and political marriages. They include the Kingdom of Magnarstaat (comprising the modern Candanadian Capital Region and parts of Fischerstaat and the Westmark around Maple Bay), the Kingdom of Fischerstaat (Fischerstaat), the Principality of the Westmark and the Cape (Westmark and the Northern Cape), the Republic of Caskhomir (Caskhomir), the Kingdom of Oseania (Oseania), the Grand Duchy of Eisenstaat (Eisenstaat), and the Kingdom of Belkhomir (Belkhomir). The Kingdom of Candanadium was created in 1783, as part of the Enlightenment in Great Kaltachia, when the kings of Magnarstaat and Fischerstaat joined their lands as a reaction to popular nationalist movements across the Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror (Kanadiaans: ''Staatenbund der Reiche des Eroberers''), a loose confederation of Kanadiaans- and Oseanian-speaking states formed after the War of the Cask. Eventually, the remaining of the continent consented to join the newly created kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom of Belkhomir and the Republic of Caskhomir. The formation of a unified Candanadium contributed to the emergence of the [[Kaltach Rebirth]] and a period of cultural, political, and economic ascendency for the Kaltach world. Belkhomir would join Candanadium following its defeat in the [[Second Belkhomirian War]] of 1940, an ill-fated invasion attempt of eastern Oseania. The Republic of Caskhomir would later join the Kingdom as an Autonomous Region like Belkhomir in 1965 after a popular referendum.

Modern-day Candanadium has emerged as the indisputable leader of the Kaltach Union and is one of the most dominant economies in the west. Candanadium is also one of the most diverse nations in the world, with two main ethnic groups, several minority groups, and a large immigrant community.

==Etymology==
Consensus among scholars of linguistics states that Candanadium is an Oseanian exonym re-loaned into Oseanian from some other language, based on an earlier version of the Trefjalli endonym for the region, ''Kándaland''. The *kand- prefix is unattested in any High Kaltach texts, and the meaning of it is unclear.

Belkhomir almost certainly originates from the High Kaltach words *bauknan (beacon) or *belkan (beam), and Caskhomir from the High Kaltach *kuzis (choice).

==History==
===Pre-History===
The first people to settle what would become modern-day Candanadium would be the Trefjalli, who populated all the lands west of the River Tref. The only indigenous populations in Candanadium were the now-extinct Cape Natives and the Southern Cask Natives, with whom the Trefjalli had little to no contact. The Trefjalli, however, would experience a cultural and religious schism around the 7th century CE, where part of the population believed that not all trees were sacred, as prescribed under the traditional Trefjalli religious doctrine, but only maple trees, native to this part of Great Kaltachia. This schism led to the exile of part of the Trefjalli population to the "wild lands" east of the River Tref. These exiles established a civilization along the [[River Osean]], evolving into the distinct Oseanian culture and language, spreading from the eastern bank of the River Tref to Belkhomir.

Also in the 7th century CE, the Caskaans would land in what is now Port Cask. They would establish the port as a major trading hub in the region and create a small city-state around it, and would go on to explore the rest of Caskhomir in great caravans in what is now known as the [[Great Trek]]. The Oseanians developed a regular trading relationship with Caskhomir, and Oseanian influences on Caskhomirian society and language would lead to the evolution of modern Caskaans, distinct from modern Varskaans and the more Kanadiaans-like Old Caskaans.

===The Kanadiaans Conquest===
For hundreds of years, the Trefjalli, Oseanians, Caskaans, and the natives coexisted, never really warming to each other but tolerating the other's presence. This dynamic was disrupted in 1107 with the landing of King Wilhelmus von Magnare, of the Kanadiaans.

According to legend and Eostrist religious beliefs, King Wilhelmus had set sail from the Isle of Kaltach after receiving an epiphany from the Flame God Eostre, who commanded him to go west in search of a continent that was both new and old, where he would find Kaltach brethren. Thus he set sail, accompanied by his three sons, Gerald, Wilhelm, and Hans, and three hundred and thirty-three of his best Kanadiaans knights aboard three ships, three being Eostre’s holy number. Wilhelmus found what he was looking for when he landed on the shores of Belkhomir. The Oseanians who populated the area were amazed by the Kanadiaans’ martial prowess and advanced metalworking skills, but most importantly, by their seafaring skills. King Wilhelmus therefore did not have to work hard to establish himself in Belkhomir, as the Oseanian tribes knew that they stood no chance in battle against the newcomers.

Prince Gerald took the Oseanians’ welcome especially well, and begged his father to remain in Belkhomir, believing that they had already found the land promised to them by Eostre. His father, however, was not daunted by the Mirskai range and knew that more lay beyond the snow-capped mountains. King Wilhelmus allowed his eldest son to remain in Belkhomir as its lord, as to keep his heir out of harm’s way and to prepare him to rule over all of the continent, bringing with him on the campaign his two younger sons as well as his newly-acquired Oseanian warriors. Prince Gerald sent some of his knights back to the Isle of Kaltach and told them to bring more Kanadiaans warriors and settlers, now that they had established a presence on this new piece of the continent.

And so, King Wilhelmus marched west along the Osean, taking the same route the Oseanians had taken after their exile, only in the opposite direction. Most tribes along his way submitted to Kanadiaans rule and joined him on his epic quest, and those who resisted were put down. It was also during this march that Wilhelmus took the Oseanians’ sacred maple as his own symbol over the traditional eagle of the Kanadiaans, out of his newfound respect for the Oseanians. He adapted the maple for his own purposes, creating the crowned tri-maple, as thanks for the divine act that had brought him to this land (three being Eostre's holy number).

After twenty years on the march, King Wilhelmus had reached the end of the Osean at the shores of Maple Bay. All of Oseania north of the River Osean were now under the Kanadiaans banner. At long last, Wilhelmus of Magnare, King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, could rest, at the spot where the Osean met the sea.

With the King dead, Prince Gerald in Belkhomir was the next in line for the crown. However, the oldest knights who had followed the king from the Isle of Kaltach saw something in the younger Prince Wilhelm that they had seen in their king of old. They had seen him grow into a capable leader and an inspiring commander, and pledged him their swords and urged him to take up his father’s crown for himself, and not leave it for Prince Gerald, who had no experience leading men in the field. Urged by these knights and his younger brother Hans, Prince Wilhelm crowned himself King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and declared that the site where his father had perished would become a new city, named Konigstadt in honour of his father, to serve as the capital for the fertile lands around Maple bay his father had conquered, which he named Magnarstaat.

King Wilhelm changed his given name to the Oseanian variant of William and also Oseanized the name of his house to Magnar. However, the news of his brother’s coronation still infuriated Prince Gerald, who still believed himself to be the rightful heir. He knew that he could not simply march over the Mirskai with the army he had at his disposal, and that he did not command the full confidence of his people, but he could not let his brother’s perceived insult stand. Prince Gerald therefore forfeited his house and declared himself King Gerald I von Belkhomir, of the independent kingdom of Belkhomir. King William in the west accepted his brother’s actions as the best possible outcome, vowing never to return to Belkhomir, and began marching west along the coast of Maple Bay, establishing Fort Magnar in the process, then turned north and followed the River Hugeln west, until he reached the eastern banks of the River Tref, where the Oseanians had been forced across all those centuries past. The other side was still the domain of the Trefjalli, who continued to shun the Oseanians. William’s Oseanian chieftains urged him to march across and attack, but instead, William offered to parley with the Trefjalli, asking them to join him in unifying all the lands of the west as one. Though he had some sympathizers among the Trefjalli, the answer he received was a resounding “no”. And so, with great reluctance, King William’s army marched over the Tref and south into the Trefjalli heartlands, pushing the Trefjalli forces back to Lake Tref and winning the Battle of the Westmark, the last battle in the Kanadiaans Conquest. Along the way, many Trefjalli who believed in King William’s cause joined him on his march, and were rewarded with rich lands in the now-Kanadiaans and Oseanian Westmark.

It seemed that, at last, the conquest was complete. From east to west, this continent belonged to the union of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and all knew of the power of the men bearing the crowned tri-maple.

===Post-Conquest Era===
With the Trefjalli removed as a factor in Candanadium and the Oseanians allied to the Kanadiaans, it now fell to King William to establish a system of governance for the realms under his control. Those Oseanian rulers who had pledged their allegiance to him had their rights and properties preserved, and that of those who did not was awarded to his Kanadiaans subjects. As a result, the country was now a patchwork of lands ruled by Oseanian and Kanadiaans lords who all owed their allegiance to William in Konigstadt. Incorporating all these lands into one kingdom would have upset his Oseanian allies, so William preserved the existing arrangement of having individual lords owing feudal allegiance to himself. However, he elevated his younger brother Hans to kingship as well, granting him lands on the River Fischer. The Oseanians also received a kingdom, though it was to be ruled by William as well, now styled King of Magnarstaat and King of Oseania.

In order to create some kind of cohesion among the various kingdoms, duchies, principalities, and baronies, William decreed that all the lands conquered by his father would belong to the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians (Kanadiaans: ''Heiliges Reich Kanadiaansischer und Oseanischer Völker''), with the King of Magnarstaat as its Protector. Each ruler within the realm would have the right of audience in the Realm's Diet (Kanadiaans: ''Reichstag'', the name is also used for the modern Candanadian Parliament). After William's death, the rule of Magnarstaat and Oseania was divided among his heirs, in the old Kaltach custom of partible inheritance.

===First Belkhomirian War===
===Decentralization of the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians===
===The War of the Cask===
===The Founding of Candanadium===
===Candanadian Colonies===
===The Candanadian Civil War===
===The Jokullheime Raids===
Following the Civil War, the Jokullheime saw an opportunity. The homelands of Jokullheim were little more than frozen wastes, and the chieftains of the Jokullheime had long set their sights upon the fertile and watered Kanadiaans and Oseanian lands in the west. Having expanded their holdings through various raids, the Oberjall of Jokullheim, Aljax the Brave, decided it was time to take on the west. He had anticipated support from the Trefjalli of the Westmark and Cape as well as the Trefjalli in the homeland, but found none. Instead, Trefjalli of both Candanadium and Trefjall all enlisted in the Security Forces to defend the west from Aljax's raiders, with King Hans I von Magnar taking personal charge of the defence of the eastern coast. They established what is now called the "Line of Steel", stretching from Nordport-by-Ice in the north and Port Cask in the south, with the Caskhomirian State Forces also joining in the defence of Great Kaltachia.

King Hans had expected a large landing by the Jokullheime on September 3rd, 1864, but instead found only one longship upon the shores of Port Newcastle. It bore the Oberjall's personal banner, with the infamous Jokullheime raider decked out in the white leather of Jokullheim on the deck, brandishing his feared double-headed axe. King Hans, guarded by the King's Own Fort Trefton Hussars, ordered his men to hold their fire as the raider hailed the king in High Kaltach, challenging him to a duel for the lands of the west, in the traditional Kaltach fashion. The king's advisors were offended by this gesture. After all, how could a raider dare to cite the ancient Kaltach rites to the King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians? However, the king insisted on rising to the challenge, ordered the hussars to stand down, called for his armour and ancestral Zweihänder, and met Aljax in single combat on the shores of Port Newcastle. Before the king made his charge, he threw down his dagger and declared that Aljax would not cross any further into Great Kaltachia. The raider, amused, only lowered his visor and readied his axe.

It is said that when King Hans' sword clashed with Aljax's axe, a terrible clanging was heard all across the city. The raider was twice the size of the king and his axe was a white blur, and it had seemed that he had gained the upper hand, knocking off the king's helmet with the flat of his blade. All of a sudden, however, the raider's axe was motionless in his hand, and his white leather armour was stained with red. King Hans had decapitated Aljax with one fell swoop from his two-handed greatsword, and his axe fell to the ground, where it was collected by the king. The raider's head and helmet were sent back to Jokullheim by one of the king's hussars as a message, and the axe and armour went into the archives of the Royal Candanadian Museum, where they remain today.

Leaderless and bound by ancient Kaltach custom, the Jokullheime chieftains struck their banners and headed for home, dishonoured and disgraced. No more would the men of the high north challenge the west. Once more, Candanadium had prevailed.
===The First Edofasian Crisis===
Edofasia, the crown colony in the west, was a major source of precious minerals and wood products for the kingdom, and was one of the main sources of revenue to the west. Edofasia was affectionately described as the Crown Jewel of Candanadium, for the riches the land bore. Despite the massive economic boom in the colony, discontent with Candanadium was always present, due to the suppression of indigenous cultures and languages. As more and more Candanadian settlers arrived from the homeland, tensions between the Candanadian authorities and the Edofasians were at an all-time high. The west of Edofasia remained a wild country, never really falling under the firm control of the Crown, prone to attacks from guerilla bands and self-proclaimed local governments. In the early 1900s, the guerilla groups in the west had become more than an occasional headache for Candanadium and exploded into an all-out migraine. Attacks on Candanadian settlements became increasingly common and organized, prompting many settlers to flee to neutral Alayka or back east.

The Candanadium Security Forces were deployed to western Edofasia to combat the growing insurrection, but fared poorly against the Edofasian rebels, being unfamiliar with the land and people. In 1916 the Candanadian forces would change their strategy. Instead of engaging the guerilla forces head-on, they would fall back and form a Line of Control separating west from east, with the east continuing to be the Colony of Edofasia, and the west being the newly independent Confederacy of Edofasia, though unrecognized by the Crown. The Candanadian government, attempting to address the racial tensions between the colonists and the natives, grant the colony self-governing status, becoming the Dominion of Edofasia, giving all landowners the vote in a Crown Advisory Assembly and a local Governor. The Crown Advisory Assembly was incredibly uneven in terms of racial distribution, as most landowners in Edofasia were Candanadian settler families, as the concept of land ownership was completely foreign to the Edofasians, having never been a part of their culture. Despite this, the Crown Advisory Assembly governed Edofasia with a far lighter hand than the federal government in New Konigstadt, with a sizable portion of the Candanadian settlers holding the Edofasians to high regard and installing policies that were beneficial to both races.

Edofasia was now a nation divided, but it seemed that a fragile peace had finally formed.

The Candanadian and Trefjalli forces deployed to Drulluhus to deter a Novmiran invasion were suddenly called away during the First Crisis to fight in the west, leaving behind only a token garrison of the native Drullu militia and a pair of Candanadian reserve divisions. Drulluhus was easy pickings for Novmir, who occupied the nation in 1915. The Novmiran victory would be short-lived, however, as after the Line of Control was formed in 1916, stopping the Edofasian advance, Candanadium was able to withdraw troops from the war in the west to launch an invasion of occupied Drulluhus, reestablishing the original frontier and demilitarized zone between Drulluhus and Novmir. This was only the beginning of Candanadium's conflicts with Novmir, as the Candanadian settlers in the Edofasian controlled west had formed a large migrant caravan to the Novmiran exclave of Alayka, seeking refuge. The Alaykan authorities welcomed them with open arms, much to the Novmiran crown's dismay. Many of these Candanadian settlers would go on to fight for Alayka in its secession from Novmir, which eventually led to the collapse of the Novmiran Empire.
===The True Northern Front===
In 1937, Andrey Schultz of the True Northern Front was elected Chancellor on the promise of executing an invasion of Belkhomir, which was backed by rebels in the country. Staying true to his word, the Candanadium Security Forces marched over the Mirskai on the first day of 1940. The royal family of Belkhomir, save for Princess Sabine von Belkhomir, were executed by Belkhomirian rebels, while the government fired upon Neuschlosshafen with twenty-nine salvos of artillery, kicking the Second Belkhomirian War, which saw the complete defeat of Belkhomir and their integration into the Kingdom of Candanadium as an autonomous principality, being promised self-governance and autonomy, as well as the preservation of their own monarchy, albeit under a different house and only a princely house. This, however, did not placate everybody in Belkhomir, and a small terrorist group known as the Belkhomir Liberation Army would be formed, which would continue to carry out sporadic attacks in the region in the years to come.

In 1941, Candanadium made headlines as King William III announced his abdication, the first Candanadian king to do so. What was more shocking was the revelation that the Crown Prince, Henry von Magnar, had been grooming his younger brother, Prince Herman von Magnar, to replace their father as king, and Prince Henry’s intention to renounce all claims to the Maple Throne, instead choosing to serve in the House of Commons, which he would be unable to do as King. Prince Herman, now King Herman II’s rule was prosperous, with an emphasis on foreign relations and trade.

In 1944, Chancellor Schultz, nearing the end of his second term, took steps to ensure the dominance of his party in Federal politics. The True Northern Front began ensuring that no party would rise to challenge their position, dissolving many significant opposition parties for supposed abuse of power and corruption. It was also during this period that the informal policy of Kanadiaans supremacy was put into place, with funding for services in Oseanian and Trefjalli being cut significantly and Kanadiaans replacing Oseanian as the language of instruction in many schools. Certain city names were also changed to be more Kanadiaans, including many places in Oseania. Opposition to the True Northern Front was suppressed brutally, and voting was made compulsory. However, during election time, the only candidate up for election in most ridings would be one from the TNF.

The True Northern Front also went to work in weaponizing the monarchy, declaring any activities against the TNF to be an act of treason against the Crown. Schools taught children to obey the authority of King and Chancellor at all costs, attempting to raise a new, complacent, and obedient generation that would accept the TNF unconditionally. Songs in opposition to the TNF, especially ''Die Gedanken sind frei'' (The Thoughts are Free; a popular anti-TNF anthem), were heavily suppressed, as well as any other form of media that overtly opposed the TNF state.
===The Tara Insurgency===
Following the invasion of Belkhomir and the TNF's consolidation of power, the government in West Edofasia began ramping up their insurgent operations in the Dominion of Edofasia as an act of protest. Though the Edofasian National Army had become more than just a rag-tag militia, it was still not up to par with the Candanadian Security Forces and any attempt to meet the CSF in conventional combat would have resulted in failure, so the ENA set up a number of bases in Novmir and Sudardes Sudardes. The Edofasian Rifles, bolstered by regular CSF troops, would conduct raids upon these camps, but at great cost to the Edofasian Rifles, who had twice the casualty rates as the regular forces due to lower standards of training and equipment. The Edofasian Rifles drew conscripts only from the Candanadian settler population, which had never exceeded 10% of the East Edofasian population, which meant that practically every able-bodied Candanadian man in East Edofasia had served with the Rifles at some point and could be called up at any moment.
===The Incorporation of Caskhomir===
The 1960s would be an incredibly bloody time for Candanadium, with huge, sweeping political changes taking place at home and across the ocean. It is often called "the bloody 60s" due to the instability and chaos of the era.

In 1960, the government of Caskhomir declared bankruptcy as order quickly broke down in the streets. The people were calling for an end to the rule of the Staatspresident and Congress, who had squandered the nation's wealth, and also rejected a bill to extend the vote to every citizen of Caskhomir, not just landowners.

This caused mass outrage in Caskhomir, with even the Sisters of Our Lady coming out to denounce the republican government. With public support at an all time low, Staatspresident Willem de Klerk turned to the Chancellor of Candanadium for aid, but found none. In 1963 the Staatspresident would be removed from power after a coup by the armed forces, who swiftly entered into a customs union with the Kingdom of Candanadium. The new regime also promised to hold a referendum to join Candanadium, and after an overwhelming 78% voted in favour, the Caskhomir Autonomous Region was established in 1965.
===The Second Edofasian Crisis===
By November of 1967 the West Edofasians forces as well as various militia groups were on the outskirts of the Dominion's capital of Thüle, only lightly garrisoned by the Candanadian Foreign Legion, the 92nd King's Oseanian Rifles, the Royal Caskhomir Regiment, the Royal Belkhomir Regiment, and the remnants of the Edofasian Rifles. The Candanadian government was sure that Thüle would not fall, due to the Security Forces' superiority in close-quarters combat. The assumption proved to be true, with the Edofasian invading forces finding themselves trapped in the narrow alleyways of the city, slaughtered by snipers and machine-gun nests on the roofs of buildings. The Battle of Thüle is considered by some to be the best and most effective last stand ever made, and the finest hour of the Candanadian Foreign Legion. The Edofasians were never going to take the city by force, and thus, requested a parley. The Dominion's government was ready to end the war, but needed the approval of New Konigstadt, still under the rule of the aggressive and authoritarian True Northern Front. Initially the request was rejected by the federal government, but the war had never been popular at home, and with pressure from both the people and the Dominion's government, the federal government caved. Thus, the West Edofasian government was invited to New Konigstadt to discuss an end to the war and the handover of East Edofasia while a ceasefire was observed on the ground.

The peace talks got off to a rocky start, with the two sides disagreeing about the future of the Edofasian Air Corps and the Edofasian Coast Guard. Unlike the Edofasian Rifles, these two forces were mainly made up of Candanadian settlers and servicemen from the homeland, but the assets had, in name, been on loan to the Government of the Dominion. Edofasia, claiming its rights as the successor state to the Dominion, demanded that a majority of the assets be handed over to the Confederacy, while the federal government argued that they had only been on loan to the Dominion and that they actually belonged to the Candanadium Security Forces. The Edofasians offered to let the federal government keep a token amount of ships and aircraft, but when the federal government refused, the Edofasians threatened to seize or destroy these assets as enemy property, almost putting an end to the ceasefire and peace talks. The TNF administration knew that if the war did not come to an end, their position would be seriously jeopardized as the war was one of the most unpopular things in a century, and the people would not sit idly by and watch their sons be sent to die over the sea. Thus, the talks went on, reluctantly.

The Magnarplatz Palace Agreement was signed on December 16, 1967, with the handover of the Dominion of Edofasia scheduled to take place at midnight on New Year's Day. The Candanadian settlers were to have equal rights to Edofasians proceeding the handover, and any settlers that wanted to return to the homeland was permitted to do so without hindrance. Gone, however, were the ubiquitous "Kaltach Only" signs from public buildings and park benches, and the segregationist racial policies of the Dominion. Candanadium and Edofasia were to resume regular diplomatic relations, with Candanadium opening an embassy in Scarlao and Edofasia one in New Konigstadt. As the green ensign was lowered to the tune of The Maple Leaves Forever for the last time, Edofasia was finally a nation united.

This did not mean, however, that the divisions of colonialism were gone. Within the first year of the opening of the Candanadian Embassy in Scarlao, it was forced to relocate to Thüle, under the name of "Candanadian Cultural Institute in Thüle", tucked away behind the high walls of the Kanadiaans quarter, safe from Molotov cocktails, graffiti, and car bombs. Edofasians of Candanadian descent, although legally enjoying the same rights as all other Edofasians, are shunned in Edofasian society.

Candanadium's presence in Edofasia was over, but the troubles in Candanadium had just begun. With the end of the Second Crisis came an age of national reflection and reform in Candanadium. The aggressive expansionist and segregationist policies of the True Northern Front administration had proved disastrous in Edofasia and at home as well. There was an unspoken superiority granted to the Kanadiaans over the other races of the federation, and although the right to protest was granted in name to every Candanadian under the Constitution of 1783, in practice protests against the True Northern Front were put down, often violently, and opposition party members often found themselves harassed by police and even organized crime syndicates.

===The Silent Revolution===
The end of the Second Crisis was also an end to the True Northern Front's 24-year dominance over Candanadian politics. Facing immense public and international pressure, the last TNF Chancellor, Bernhardt Schuhmacher, resigned two days after the handover of West Edofasia, with free and open elections being held for the first time in two decades.

Truth, peace, and reconciliation was the new motto of the Democratic Party government of Chancellor Friedrich Clark, who had won the election with a landslide victory and aimed to repair the cracks and fissures that had formed over this fragile federation of races over the years. The True Northern Front broke up in 1969, replaced by the successor party of True North First, which never became nearly as powerful as its predecessor. Voting was no longer mandatory and new political parties sprang up, including the Constitution and Conservative Parties. Refugees from the now-former East Edofasia made up a significant chunk of the Democratic Party's new voter base.

Trefjall had sent a large contingent of its diminutive armed forces to fight in Edofasia during the Second Crisis, suffering heavy losses. The move was seen as highly controversial back home, and many in Trefjall began to question the necessity of a standing Trefjalli armed force, as Trefjall's largest neighbour was also its greatest ally. After the fall of the True Northern Front, the Government of Trefjall approached Chancellor von Klark's government to expand the freedom of movement and free trade treaty of 1903 to include mutual defence. Trefjall would disband its remaining armed forces, except for the ceremonial royal guard, and the Candanadium Defence Forces would be in charge of the defence of Trefjall, with Trefjall paying for the building of bases.

Funding for Oseanian, Trefjalli, and Caskaans-language services and education was returned, and bilingualism was promoted nationwide. The "Speak Two Languages" campaign was started in 1970, with many schools becoming officially bilingual in instruction, leading to many Candanadian citizens of the present day being bilingual. In the same year, the Kaltach Union was formed in Schwannburg, a new political and economic union open to any democratic Kaltach nation to promote peace, human rights, and trade between all Kaltach nations, the first major sign that Candanadium was shifting its priorities. The KU, however, was also set up to counter the military power of Terra, as it featured a mutual defence clause.

===Present Day===
King Herman II passed in the same year at the age of 80, being succeeded by his son, King William IV von Magnar, rumoured to be the bastard child of the late king’s brother and the Queen. The new King later disproved this by releasing his DNA test results in 1990, an unexpected move. Tragedy struck the royal family again in 1998, with the King and the Crown Prince perishing in a brutal helicopter crash in the Bekal Bay after their helicopter took off from Belkberg-by-Mirskai.

The accident was claimed to be the work of the long-dormant Belkhomirian Liberation Army, a terrorist organization in Belkhomir seeking independence for the territory. Others blamed it on the Edofasians, and some even blamed the second son of the King, now King Richard I von Magnar, or "Richard the Unlikely", as a means to seize Magnarplatz Palace for himself. The official investigation found that poor maintenance of the helicopter was to blame, but the case remains unresolved to this day. This triggered a minor diplomatic crisis with Edofasia and rumours that Edofasia would be retaken, but these rumours were dispelled by the government. Richard would later abdicate following the publication of the Luxlein Papers, revealing a connection between Richard and the Count of Lienengen.

Modern-day Candanadium is heavily industrialized in the north, producing and refining oil as well as many rare-earth minerals. Candanadium leads the world in information technology as well as many other services, and is a significant power economically, culturally, and politically across the world, with a large naval force and vast swaths of natural wealth. Candanadian multinational corporations can be found across the world, with Akarea and Novmir being major manufacturing hubs for Candanadian products.

The Candanadian thaler is one of the most stable and strongest currencies in the world and is a major world reserve currency. Living standards in the nation are among some of the highest in the world, though with a wealth gap that is relatively high when compared to nations such as Trefjall and Edofasia.

Some of Candanadium's most significant strategic and economic allies include the fellow Kaltach Union members of Akarea and Trefjall, as well as allies such as Drulluhus, Welka, and Alayka. Candanadian universities are home to students from across the world, and there is a diverse immigrant culture in most major cities of Candanadium, making Candanadium one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse nations in the world. The political process is open, transparent, and free to all, with individual liberties held dear.

==Geography==
==Demographics==
38,870,456 - Oseania
34,827,376 - Fischerstaat
14,392,837 – Caskhomir
9,283,770 – Hautsing
8,112.393 – Westland
4,802,838 - CCR
1,030,309 – Belkhomir
743,310 – Eisenstaat
===Population===
===Languages===
The main languages in Candanadium are Oseanian and Kanadiaans, which are also the two official languages. In the most recent census, 92% of the population reported that they were fluent in Oseanian, 65% reported fluency in Kanadiaans, and 45% reported bilingualism. A study conducted by the Candanadian Census Bureau found that 73.4% of the population used Oseanian on a daily basis, and 21.3% used Kanadiaans on a daily basis, and 5.3% reported that they used some other language, mainly Caskaans and Trefjalli.

Akarean Mandarin is the dominant language in Hautsing, but the script used in Hautsing is the traditional script, as opposed to the simplified script used in the Akarean Union.
===Religion===
Candanadium does not have an official religion, however, the royal family adheres to Eostrism, as does 80.3% of the population, which refers to the worship of the fire god Eostre, of the Kanadiaans. Traditionally, the Kanadiaans worshipped other gods as well, but mythology dictates that after landing in Candanadium, Eostre appeared to King Wilhelmus of Magnare, the legendary first king of the Kanadiaans, in a flame, instructing him to go forth and tame this wild country for the Kanadiaans people. Three is a sacred number in Eostrism, supposedly due to the fact that Eostre was the third God to be created, and according to legend, three ships first brought the Kanadiaans to Candanadian shores. The traditional practice of human sacrifice has been outlawed in Candanadium, however, the Fall Festival is celebrated around the country and Eostrist Churches can be found everywhere.

The head of the Eostrist Church of the Lord of Flame is the First Flame, residing in the Palace of Eostre in Old Konigstadt. Priests and Priestesses of Flame lead churches in their respective parishes, and hold service on Sunday. A fire is always kept lit in the tower above an Eostrist Church. Believers of Eostrism are found predominantly in southern Oseania as well as throughout the Kanadiaans-speaking regions, including Belkhomir. Many Cape and Westmark Trefjalli have also adopted the Eostrist faith for themselves. The holy text of the Eostrist faith is the Red Book, or the Book of Flame.

A significant portion of the population, 11.7%, follows the traditional Oseanian Faith, mostly rural and northern Oseanians. The Oseanian Faith does not have a name, but it is the worship of the nameless gods of water and stone and leaf. The maple leaf is a traditional symbol of the Oseanian faith, and when the Kanadiaans defeated the Oseanians in battle, they took it upon themselves to adopt their emblem, but changed it to a cluster of three maple leaves, representing Eostre.

Oseanian Faith churches are constructed beside mountains, a body of water, or a maple tree. Most significant processes, such as marriages, the swearing of oaths, and the signing of contracts must take place under a maple tree, for the gods to bear witness. As such, politicians who adhere to the Oseanian Faith are sometimes sworn into office underneath a maple tree, not while placing their hand on a Book of Flame. Oseanian service members of the Candanadium Defence Forces may also choose to swear their oaths beneath a maple tree.

5.0% of the population follow the Faith of Our Lady of Caskhomir, mostly Caskhomirians and Caskhomirian diaspora in the rest of the country. Our Lady of Caskhomir is a mythological figure that is believed to be the guardian of Caskhomir, having led the Caskaans to Caskhomir from across the sea, before the Kanadiaans. Her real name is an extremely well guarded secret only revealed to the head of the faith, the Stewardess of Our Lady, upon the night of her confirmation. The clergy and monastical order, the Sisters of Our Lady, is only open to women. As a result of this, women have historically had more rights in Caskhomir than the rest of Candanadium.

It is believed that Our Lady of Caskhomir and Eostre were both gods of the Kaltach ethnic group that eventually split into the Kanadiaans and Caskaans, and that they may have, at one point, been part of the same religion.

Temples of Our Lady are found throughout Caskhomir, and will feature an altar upon which offerings, usually food and drink, are placed, in perpetual gratitude for her stewardship and maintenance of Caskhomir. Families will visit the Temple every Friday evening after sunset to give their offerings. Offerings are cleared by the Sisters the following morning and fed to birds, as it is believed that birds are the messengers of Our Lady.
===Largest Cities===

==Government==
Candanadium is a constitutional monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as an advisor to the government and a figurehead. The Federal Assembly of Candanadium is the legislature of the Kingdom, and it is split into the lower house (Parliament) and the upper house (Realm Council). Members of Parliament, or MPs, are elected to represent ridings of around 150 000 inhabitants. General elections are held every four years to elect all 602 MPs, with the monarch traditionally inviting the leader of the largest party to form a government in his name. In recent years, where no party has managed to win an outright majority, the monarch will delay his appointment of a Chancellor until coalitions have emerged.

The confidence of MPs from Belkhomir and Caskhomir is not required for the government, as MPs from Belkhomir and Caskhomir do not vote on matters of confidence.

The Realm Council, as opposed to the Parliament, comprises representatives of the provincial and regional governments of Candanadium, as well as a number of seats reserved for the nobility.
===The Federal Assembly===
====Parliament====
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+Party Composition of the 61st Parliament of Candanadium
|-
! His Majesty's Government !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'' || Centre-right, classic liberalism, pro-KU || Dark blue || The Rt. Hon. Pieter von Juppertal PC MP, Inner Harbour CCR || {{composition bar|198|532|hex=#002957}}
|-
| [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Centre to centre-left, pro-welfare, pro-KU || Red || The Hon. Fabian Norbert PC MP, Oldcastle Town OSN || {{composition bar|102|532|hex=#D7232A}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]] ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'' || Eostrist Democracy, conservatism, sovereigntism, KU skeptical || Light blue || The Hon. Wesley Morrison PC MP, Oseania Park OSN || {{composition bar|132|532|hex=#437CD2}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Other Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Liberal-Green Party]] ''Partei Liberal-Grün'' || Centre-left, social democracy, environmentalism, soft republicanism, KU reform, emulation of ''[[Minsheng]]'' || Light green || Patricia Gerber MP, Western Docklands OSN || {{composition bar|67|532|hex=#28A837}}
|-
| [[The Reform Party]] || Centre-right, Oseanian localism and autonomy, pro-KU || Dark green || Janice Eckhart MP, Woodsworth-on-the-Beans OSN || {{composition bar|20|532|hex=#1e6e42}}
|-
| [[True North First]] ''Wahrer Norden Zuerst'' || Right wing to far-right populism, absolute sovereigntism, anti-KU || Cyan || Ludwig Schultz MP, Nordkap-Hochkap NTC || {{composition bar|8|532|hex=#0FFFEF}}
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Candanadium]] ''Sozialistische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Far-left, socialism, anti-confederation, anti-monarchy, anti-KU || Dark red || Rolf Magnusson MP, Halenvale WSL || {{composition bar|2|532|hex=#BF0606}}
|-
| ''[[Kanadiaans Zuerst]]'' || Far-right, Kanadiaans supremacism, fascism, imperialism, anti-KU, anti-CTMDFMFTA || Dark teal || Albrecht Löwe (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#4DBBD7}}
|-
| [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] || Niche single issues (subsidized budget travel, forestation of roundabouts, maximum width for bike lanes, public provision of the national flower) || Orange || Stefan Bober (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#FF8C00}}
|-
| Independent MPs || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#C2C2C6}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Belkhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Belkhomir Einheitsfront — Fürstenpartei'' Belkhomir Unity Front — Prince's Party|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Gold || Franz Ritter von Lorelei MP, Geraldsthron || {{composition bar|6|10|hex=#BCAE4E}}
|-
| ''Volkspartei Belkhomirs — Freie Sozialdemokraten'' People's Party of Belkhomir — Free Social Democrats|| Pro-autonomy, centre-left || Red-brown || Jakob Werner MP, Oseanmundhafen || {{composition bar|3|10|hex=#BA6749}}
|-
| ''Unabhängig und Souverän'' Independent and Sovereign|| Pro-independence, left-wing, Belkhomirian militarism, anti-establishment, abstentionism || Neon green || Robert Sandmann MP, Belkhomir-Ländlich || {{composition bar|1|10|hex=#A2EB23}} (not taken)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Caskhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Caskhomir Eenheidsfront — Ons vir Jou'' Caskhomir Unity Front — We for You|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Yellow || Hendrik Kuiper MP, Hekkedorp || {{composition bar|45|70|hex=#FFFF00}}
|-
| ''Caskhomirse Demokratiese Front'' Caskhomirian Democratic Front|| Pro-integration, centre-left || Orange-brown || Maximilian Theron MP, Port Cask-Outer Harbour || {{composition bar|29|70|hex=#E49E42}}
|-
| ''Vryheidsfront'' Freedom Front|| Pro-independence, right wing, Kaltach supremacy || Teal || Diedrik Hertzog MP, Vrygrad West || {{composition bar|6|70|hex=#1B98AB}}
|}
====Realm Council====

===Supreme Court of Candanadium===
===Federalism===
Candanadium is a federal state, with each of its constituent parts (provinces and autonomous regions) having extensive political and legislative prerogatives that cannot normally be infringed by the federal government in New Konigstadt. As a monarchy, this also means that each provincial and regional government has the right to invoke the name of the Crown in matters where they have jurisdiction.

In practice, this means that, aside from the federal government and Parliament in New Konigstadt, each province and autonomous region has its own government and legislative body, headed usually by a Prime Minister. The monarch is represented provincially and regionally by viceroys, who may bear the title of Governor General, Magistrate, or in the case of the Candanadian Capital Region, Lord Mayor.

Autonomous regions have an additional degree of independence than provinces, as they collect no taxes on behalf of the federal government, may participate to a limited extent in intergovernmental organizations, and may establish limited bilateral diplomatic relations. The federal Parliament also cannot introduce binding legislation for the autonomous region without the consent of MPs representing those regions. There are two autonomous regions, the Principality of [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]. Both were independent countries at the time of the formation of the Kingdom of Candanadium, joining in 1940 and 1965 respectively.

===Foreign Relations===
Candanadium enjoys a [[Candanadium-Akarean Union relations|"special relationship" with the Akarean Union]], being the first Kaltach state to establish relations with Akarea. Candanadium and the Akarean Union have had a standing formal alliance since their founding, and Akarea participates in the Kaltach Economic Area. Candanadium, as a founding member of the Kaltach Union, hosts several of the institutional seats of the Union and is regarded by international observers to be the factual leader of the Union.

Candanadium maintains an active diplomatic corps, with embassies and consulates-general across the world, even in nations that have been, historically, hostile to Candanadium. Candanadian foreign missions often also host cultural activities and other events to strengthen ties between the host country and Candanadium. Trefjall and Candanadium enjoy a special relationship due to the freedom of movement and trade between the two nations, as well as the Candanadium Defence Forces providing defence for the nation. Akarea and Candanadium are also strategic partners as well as major partners in trade, a friendship that has endured for almost 300 years. Akarea is a tourist hotspot for Candanadians on vacation, and there are large Akarean immigrant communities across Candanadium. Welka also falls under the Candanadian sphere of influence, due to the fact that it is a fellow Kanadiaans nation and also with Candanadium having played a major part in rebuilding the Welkisch economy after the fall of Communist rule.

Despite this, relations with Edofasia and Sudardes are tense at best and hostile at worst, due to the history of Candanadian colonialism in the region.

===Military===
The Candanadium Defence Forces (CDF) consist of four branches: the Candanadian Army, the Royal Navy of Candanadium, the Royal Air Force of Candanadium, and the Corps of Royal Candanadian Marines. In addition to these four branches, there are also two independent regiments which do not belong to any of the forces but are still part of the joint command, which are the Royal Caskhomir Regiment and the Royal Belkhomir Regiment. These regiments have their own ground forces, air forces, and naval forces.

A period of four-year national service in a branch of their choosing is mandatory for all male Candanadian citizens, with two years spent in the active force and two years in the reserve force. Male Candanadians must enlist between their 18th and 23rd birthdays, except for those who are physically or mentally handicapped, those whose religious views forbid them from enlisting, or those who have lost a parent or sibling in active conflict in the Forces. Caskhomirians and Belkhomirians are not exempt, although they may enlist with their respective regional regiments.

Female Candanadians, though not subject to national service, may also enlist voluntarily.

The CDF has a combined strength of around one million active duty personnel and two million reserve personnel. The standard issue rifle of the CDF is the Candarms C70A1 select-fire rifle.

Through a bilateral arrangement, the CDF is stationed permanently in Trefjall, which does not maintain a standing military of its own. Trefjalli citizens, in turn, may join the CDF in any branch or unit, though may choose not to swear allegiance to the Candanadian monarch and are not subject to national service.

==Economy==
Candanadium enjoys free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, and is rich in iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Candanadium exports crude and refined oil, timber, jewellery and other luxury goods, agricultural products, dairy, wood products, and maple syrup to the world, but relies on foreign goods such as consumer products, manufactured goods, tropical fruits, electronics, vehicles, and clothing as well.

Having industrialized in the late 19th century, Candanadium's domestic manufacturing sector is stable and decently sized, but companies often outsource due to high costs of labour in the country. Candanadium is virtually the sole producer of maple syrup in the whole world, as it was invented by the Oseanians inhabiting the region and adopted by the Kanadiaans. Candanadium has a large merchant navy, and Candanadian ships can often be spotted in the major ports of the world.
===Non-decimal Currency===
The currency of Candanadium, the thaler, is unique in the world for being undecimalized, which is a great source of confusion for visitors and considered by some as a source of national pride. One thaler ($) is divided into 4 kreuzen (Kr.), which is then divided into 240 pfennig (pf.), or pennies (p). 60 pfennig make up 1 kreuze, and prices are conventionally written in the form of $Thalers/Kreuzen/Pfennig. For example, if something costs 1 thaler, 2 kreuzen and 80 pfennig, it would be written $0/2/80. Prices less than a thaler, for example 2 kreuzen and 80 pennies, would be written 2 Kr. 80 p. (or 2 Kr. 80 pf.). The Kanadiaans plural of the word Thaler is Thaler. The plural of kreuze is kreuzen in both official languages, though the K is capitalized like all nouns in Kanadiaans.

==Culture==
===Holidays===
Candanadium Day is celebrated each November 11, commemorating the formation of the Kingdom, which usually involves parades, fireworks, and other celebrations of patriotism. The Fall Festival (Kanadiaans: ''Herbstfest'') is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September each year, the most significant Eostrist religious holiday. Religious families usually spend the day at Church, whereas the younger generation tend to exchange gifts, usually edible items, but always three in number, as three is the number of Eostre and three ships carried the first Kanadiaans to the shores of Candanadium. Candanadian law mandates that businesses must allocate at minimum a week’s vacation for employees around the time of the Fall Festival.

===Arts and Literature===
===Cuisine===
Candanadium is renowned internationally for its production of beers and wines, particularly its roasted dark lager, or Dunkelbier, and aromatic white wines. Traditional Kanadiaans cooking is mainly comprised of red meats and root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, however, Oseanian and Akarean influences are present in modern Candanadian cuisine, like the use of rice, flatbreads, and other sources of carbohydrates. Moose schnitzel is a unique Candanadian dish, mixing a Kanadiaans recipe with a traditional meat of the Oseanians, usually served with thick-cut fries, lemon juice, and mustard mayonnaise. Rice, not native to Great Kaltachia, has become a staple food after the Akareans introduced it to the continent in the 17th century. However, many Candanadian variations of the dish exist, including rice steamed with garlic and beef, commonly called Steigerreis, as it was popular among mine workers in Eisenstaat. Rice flavoured with butter, parsley, and steamed with chicken is popular in Oseania, where it is called spring rice. Coarse, brown rice is more common and popular than white rice in Candanadium, due to its texture and price, and is often eaten as a side with meat and vegetables. Flatbreads are also popular, as due to the cold weather, it is easier and quicker to bake bread without letting it rise first. Candanadian flatbread is doughy and can be stuffed with meat, salad, and sauces to create quick sandwiches, which can be found from Belkhomir to the Westmark. Black bread, especially rye bread, is also popular and can be eaten alone or with butter, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or pickled vegetables. Pickled cabbage, or Sauerkraut, is also a very popular side dish, and can be eaten alone or as a condiment, akin to relish. Sausages and ham are also found throughout the country, with each region having its own variations. Some popular variations include boerewors, or farmers' sausage, in Caskhomir, Brühwurst, or boiled sausage, in Eisenstaat, and black sausage (made with liver and black pudding), in Oseania. Cheeses are often eaten alongside sausages and are usually soft, but hard cheeses exist for grating and use in sauces.

Modern-day Candanadian cooking focuses on texture and flavour more than presentation, with spices such as stars anise, bay leaves, dill, and parsley often being used. Rice and breads are Candanadian staple foods, with black bread and rye bread being the most popular. Moose lard is sometimes used in casual diners in lieu of cooking oil, giving foods a more gamey, creamy texture. Regular alcohol consumption is not viewed as taboo, and most Candanadians will often enjoy some Dunkelbier with a meal. Maple mead is commonly drunk in bars as a stronger and sweeter alternative to beer.

Tea is also a popular favourite, enjoyed hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Maple syrup is often added to tea instead of other sweeteners such as honey or sugar. Polls indicate that Harschburg Tea is the nation's favourite brand, known for its high caffeine content and strong flavour. Coffee, although known, is only found in large cities and highly expensive since it cannot be produced domestically. It is, however, marginally more popular in Caskhomir, where a budding coffee growing industry has been developing.

Wine is produced along the Maple Bay coast and in Caskhomir. Most wine production outside of Caskhomir is white, with fuller-bodied white wines produced in the Caskhomirian microclimate.

===Sport===
The most popular sports in Candanadium are rugby union and ice hockey, which also happen to be the nation's official summer and winter sports, respectively. Southern regions, such as Caskhomir, the Westmark, the CCR, and southern Fischerstaat, have been known to produce many famous Candanadian rugby players, with the sport being invented in the 17th century in Caskhomir, whereas hockey is the more dominant sport in the Northern Cape, Eisenstaat, and Oseania. This may be due to the fact that the game of ice hockey was invented by the Cape Natives. The Candanadian national rugby union team, nicknamed the Maples, are recognized as one of the best international test sides in rugby, and is consistently ranked among the top national teams by the International Rugby Federation (IRF). The Iron Cup is the highest tier of club rugby in the nation, currently held by the Caskhomir Kudus, who have won the trophy five times in the past. In contrast, the Cape Cup is the highest tier of club hockey in the nation, with the title currently held by the Northern Cape Penguins.

Belkhomirian rules football, also known as Belkhi rules or footy is a popular game in Belkhomir. It is played on an oval field with a rugby ball. The game of Edofasian football is very similar to Belkhi rules, and a friendly exhibition match between Belkhomir and Edofasia is held every two years, with rules that are a compromise between the two sports.

Minor sports in the country include the Trefjalli association football in Trefjalli regions and throughout the south and baseball in Akarean neighbourhoods, particularly Harschburg, and throughout the south.

New Konigstadt

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Candanadium

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'''Candanadium''' (/ˌkændəˈneɪdiːəm/; Kanadiaans: ''Kandanadium'' /ˌkandaˈnaːdiːʊm/), Officially the '''Kingdom of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Königreich Kandanadium''), is a country in [[Great Kaltachia]] with one province in [[Akarea]]. It is home to a population of around 122 million Candanadians, most of which are from Kanadiaans or Oseanian descent, though it is also home to ethnic minorities such as the Trefjalli and the Caskaans, as well as a large Akarean immigrant community. Candanadium is bordered on the north by the Sea of the Cape, on the south by [[Kreyermark]] and [[Alpenraum]], on the east by [[Varskhomir]] and on the west by [[Trefjall]]. Candanadium also shares maritime borders with [[Hykko]] and the [[Akarean Union]] through the province of [[Hautsing]]. Candanadium comprises seven provinces ([[Candanadian Capital Region]], [[Fischerstaat]], the [[Westmark]], [[Oseania]], the [[Northern Cape]], [[Eisenstaat]], and Hautsing) and two autonomous regions ([[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]). Candanadium, alongside its two autonomous regions, is a member of the [[Kaltach Union]] and a signatory to the Candanadian-Trefjalli Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement. Candanadium and its two autonomous regions are represented collectively in the [[World Congress]] as the Kingdom of Candanadium.

For most of Candanadium's history, what is currently modern-day Candanadium existed as hundreds independent states, varying greatly in size. By the start of the 18th century, several "Great States" (Kanadiaans: ''Großstaaten'') would emerge following a series of wars, treaties, and political marriages. They include the Kingdom of Magnarstaat (comprising the modern Candanadian Capital Region and parts of Fischerstaat and the Westmark around Maple Bay), the Kingdom of Fischerstaat (Fischerstaat), the Principality of the Westmark and the Cape (Westmark and the Northern Cape), the Republic of Caskhomir (Caskhomir), the Kingdom of Oseania (Oseania), the Grand Duchy of Eisenstaat (Eisenstaat), and the Kingdom of Belkhomir (Belkhomir). The Kingdom of Candanadium was created in 1783, as part of the Enlightenment in Great Kaltachia, when the kings of Magnarstaat and Fischerstaat joined their lands as a reaction to popular nationalist movements across the Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror (Kanadiaans: ''Staatenbund der Reiche des Eroberers''), a loose confederation of Kanadiaans- and Oseanian-speaking states formed after the War of the Cask. Eventually, the remaining of the continent consented to join the newly created kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom of Belkhomir and the Republic of Caskhomir. The formation of a unified Candanadium contributed to the emergence of the [[Kaltach Rebirth]] and a period of cultural, political, and economic ascendency for the Kaltach world. Belkhomir would join Candanadium following its defeat in the [[Second Belkhomirian War]] of 1940, an ill-fated invasion attempt of eastern Oseania. The Republic of Caskhomir would later join the Kingdom as an Autonomous Region like Belkhomir in 1965 after a popular referendum.

Modern-day Candanadium has emerged as the indisputable leader of the Kaltach Union and is one of the most dominant economies in the west. Candanadium is also one of the most diverse nations in the world, with two main ethnic groups, several minority groups, and a large immigrant community.

==Etymology==
Consensus among scholars of linguistics states that Candanadium is an Oseanian exonym re-loaned into Oseanian from some other language, based on an earlier version of the Trefjalli endonym for the region, ''Kándaland''. The *kand- prefix is unattested in any High Kaltach texts, and the meaning of it is unclear.

Belkhomir almost certainly originates from the High Kaltach words *bauknan (beacon) or *belkan (beam), and Caskhomir from the High Kaltach *kuzis (choice).

==History==
===Pre-History===
The first people to settle what would become modern-day Candanadium would be the Trefjalli, who populated all the lands west of the River Tref. The only indigenous populations in Candanadium were the now-extinct Cape Natives and the Southern Cask Natives, with whom the Trefjalli had little to no contact. The Trefjalli, however, would experience a cultural and religious schism around the 7th century CE, where part of the population believed that not all trees were sacred, as prescribed under the traditional Trefjalli religious doctrine, but only maple trees, native to this part of Great Kaltachia. This schism led to the exile of part of the Trefjalli population to the "wild lands" east of the River Tref. These exiles established a civilization along the [[River Osean]], evolving into the distinct Oseanian culture and language, spreading from the eastern bank of the River Tref to Belkhomir.

Also in the 7th century CE, the Caskaans would land in what is now Port Cask. They would establish the port as a major trading hub in the region and create a small city-state around it, and would go on to explore the rest of Caskhomir in great caravans in what is now known as the [[Great Trek]]. The Oseanians developed a regular trading relationship with Caskhomir, and Oseanian influences on Caskhomirian society and language would lead to the evolution of modern Caskaans, distinct from modern Varskaans and the more Kanadiaans-like Old Caskaans.

===The Kanadiaans Conquest===
For hundreds of years, the Trefjalli, Oseanians, Caskaans, and the natives coexisted, never really warming to each other but tolerating the other's presence. This dynamic was disrupted in 1107 with the landing of King Wilhelmus von Magnare, of the Kanadiaans.

According to legend and Eostrist religious beliefs, King Wilhelmus had set sail from the Isle of Kaltach after receiving an epiphany from the Flame God Eostre, who commanded him to go west in search of a continent that was both new and old, where he would find Kaltach brethren. Thus he set sail, accompanied by his three sons, Gerald, Wilhelm, and Hans, and three hundred and thirty-three of his best Kanadiaans knights aboard three ships, three being Eostre’s holy number. Wilhelmus found what he was looking for when he landed on the shores of Belkhomir. The Oseanians who populated the area were amazed by the Kanadiaans’ martial prowess and advanced metalworking skills, but most importantly, by their seafaring skills. King Wilhelmus therefore did not have to work hard to establish himself in Belkhomir, as the Oseanian tribes knew that they stood no chance in battle against the newcomers.

Prince Gerald took the Oseanians’ welcome especially well, and begged his father to remain in Belkhomir, believing that they had already found the land promised to them by Eostre. His father, however, was not daunted by the Mirskai range and knew that more lay beyond the snow-capped mountains. King Wilhelmus allowed his eldest son to remain in Belkhomir as its lord, as to keep his heir out of harm’s way and to prepare him to rule over all of the continent, bringing with him on the campaign his two younger sons as well as his newly-acquired Oseanian warriors. Prince Gerald sent some of his knights back to the Isle of Kaltach and told them to bring more Kanadiaans warriors and settlers, now that they had established a presence on this new piece of the continent.

And so, King Wilhelmus marched west along the Osean, taking the same route the Oseanians had taken after their exile, only in the opposite direction. Most tribes along his way submitted to Kanadiaans rule and joined him on his epic quest, and those who resisted were put down. It was also during this march that Wilhelmus took the Oseanians’ sacred maple as his own symbol over the traditional eagle of the Kanadiaans, out of his newfound respect for the Oseanians. He adapted the maple for his own purposes, creating the crowned tri-maple, as thanks for the divine act that had brought him to this land (three being Eostre's holy number).

After twenty years on the march, King Wilhelmus had reached the end of the Osean at the shores of Maple Bay. All of Oseania north of the River Osean were now under the Kanadiaans banner. At long last, Wilhelmus of Magnare, King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, could rest, at the spot where the Osean met the sea.

With the King dead, Prince Gerald in Belkhomir was the next in line for the crown. However, the oldest knights who had followed the king from the Isle of Kaltach saw something in the younger Prince Wilhelm that they had seen in their king of old. They had seen him grow into a capable leader and an inspiring commander, and pledged him their swords and urged him to take up his father’s crown for himself, and not leave it for Prince Gerald, who had no experience leading men in the field. Urged by these knights and his younger brother Hans, Prince Wilhelm crowned himself King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and declared that the site where his father had perished would become a new city, named Konigstadt in honour of his father, to serve as the capital for the fertile lands around Maple bay his father had conquered, which he named Magnarstaat.

King Wilhelm changed his given name to the Oseanian variant of William and also Oseanized the name of his house to Magnar. However, the news of his brother’s coronation still infuriated Prince Gerald, who still believed himself to be the rightful heir. He knew that he could not simply march over the Mirskai with the army he had at his disposal, and that he did not command the full confidence of his people, but he could not let his brother’s perceived insult stand. Prince Gerald therefore forfeited his house and declared himself King Gerald I von Belkhomir, of the independent kingdom of Belkhomir. King William in the west accepted his brother’s actions as the best possible outcome, vowing never to return to Belkhomir, and began marching west along the coast of Maple Bay, establishing Fort Magnar in the process, then turned north and followed the River Hugeln west, until he reached the eastern banks of the River Tref, where the Oseanians had been forced across all those centuries past. The other side was still the domain of the Trefjalli, who continued to shun the Oseanians. William’s Oseanian chieftains urged him to march across and attack, but instead, William offered to parley with the Trefjalli, asking them to join him in unifying all the lands of the west as one. Though he had some sympathizers among the Trefjalli, the answer he received was a resounding “no”. And so, with great reluctance, King William’s army marched over the Tref and south into the Trefjalli heartlands, pushing the Trefjalli forces back to Lake Tref and winning the Battle of the Westmark, the last battle in the Kanadiaans Conquest. Along the way, many Trefjalli who believed in King William’s cause joined him on his march, and were rewarded with rich lands in the now-Kanadiaans and Oseanian Westmark.

It seemed that, at last, the conquest was complete. From east to west, this continent belonged to the union of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and all knew of the power of the men bearing the crowned tri-maple.

===Post-Conquest Era===
With the Trefjalli removed as a factor in Candanadium and the Oseanians allied to the Kanadiaans, it now fell to King William to establish a system of governance for the realms under his control. Those Oseanian rulers who had pledged their allegiance to him had their rights and properties preserved, and that of those who did not was awarded to his Kanadiaans subjects. As a result, the country was now a patchwork of lands ruled by Oseanian and Kanadiaans lords who all owed their allegiance to William in Konigstadt. Incorporating all these lands into one kingdom would have upset his Oseanian allies, so William preserved the existing arrangement of having individual lords owing feudal allegiance to himself. However, he elevated his younger brother Hans to kingship as well, granting him lands on the River Fischer. The Oseanians also received a kingdom, though it was to be ruled by William as well, now styled King of Magnarstaat and King of Oseania.

In order to create some kind of cohesion among the various kingdoms, duchies, principalities, and baronies, William decreed that all the lands conquered by his father would belong to the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians (Kanadiaans: ''Heiliges Reich Kanadiaansischer und Oseanischer Völker''), with the King of Magnarstaat as its Protector. Each ruler within the realm would have the right of audience in the Realm's Diet (Kanadiaans: ''Reichstag'', the name is also used for the modern Candanadian Parliament). After William's death, the rule of Magnarstaat and Oseania was divided among his heirs, in the old Kaltach custom of partible inheritance.

===First Belkhomirian War===
===Decentralization of the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians===
===The War of the Cask===
===The Founding of Candanadium===
===Candanadian Colonies===
===The Candanadian Civil War===
===The Jokullheime Raids===
Following the Civil War, the Jokullheime saw an opportunity. The homelands of Jokullheim were little more than frozen wastes, and the chieftains of the Jokullheime had long set their sights upon the fertile and watered Kanadiaans and Oseanian lands in the west. Having expanded their holdings through various raids, the Oberjall of Jokullheim, Aljax the Brave, decided it was time to take on the west. He had anticipated support from the Trefjalli of the Westmark and Cape as well as the Trefjalli in the homeland, but found none. Instead, Trefjalli of both Candanadium and Trefjall all enlisted in the Security Forces to defend the west from Aljax's raiders, with King Hans I von Magnar taking personal charge of the defence of the eastern coast. They established what is now called the "Line of Steel", stretching from Nordport-by-Ice in the north and Port Cask in the south, with the Caskhomirian State Forces also joining in the defence of Great Kaltachia.

King Hans had expected a large landing by the Jokullheime on September 3rd, 1864, but instead found only one longship upon the shores of Port Newcastle. It bore the Oberjall's personal banner, with the infamous Jokullheime raider decked out in the white leather of Jokullheim on the deck, brandishing his feared double-headed axe. King Hans, guarded by the King's Own Fort Trefton Hussars, ordered his men to hold their fire as the raider hailed the king in High Kaltach, challenging him to a duel for the lands of the west, in the traditional Kaltach fashion. The king's advisors were offended by this gesture. After all, how could a raider dare to cite the ancient Kaltach rites to the King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians? However, the king insisted on rising to the challenge, ordered the hussars to stand down, called for his armour and ancestral Zweihänder, and met Aljax in single combat on the shores of Port Newcastle. Before the king made his charge, he threw down his dagger and declared that Aljax would not cross any further into Great Kaltachia. The raider, amused, only lowered his visor and readied his axe.

It is said that when King Hans' sword clashed with Aljax's axe, a terrible clanging was heard all across the city. The raider was twice the size of the king and his axe was a white blur, and it had seemed that he had gained the upper hand, knocking off the king's helmet with the flat of his blade. All of a sudden, however, the raider's axe was motionless in his hand, and his white leather armour was stained with red. King Hans had decapitated Aljax with one fell swoop from his two-handed greatsword, and his axe fell to the ground, where it was collected by the king. The raider's head and helmet were sent back to Jokullheim by one of the king's hussars as a message, and the axe and armour went into the archives of the Royal Candanadian Museum, where they remain today.

Leaderless and bound by ancient Kaltach custom, the Jokullheime chieftains struck their banners and headed for home, dishonoured and disgraced. No more would the men of the high north challenge the west. Once more, Candanadium had prevailed.
===The First Edofasian Crisis===
Edofasia, the crown colony in the west, was a major source of precious minerals and wood products for the kingdom, and was one of the main sources of revenue to the west. Edofasia was affectionately described as the Crown Jewel of Candanadium, for the riches the land bore. Despite the massive economic boom in the colony, discontent with Candanadium was always present, due to the suppression of indigenous cultures and languages. As more and more Candanadian settlers arrived from the homeland, tensions between the Candanadian authorities and the Edofasians were at an all-time high. The west of Edofasia remained a wild country, never really falling under the firm control of the Crown, prone to attacks from guerilla bands and self-proclaimed local governments. In the early 1900s, the guerilla groups in the west had become more than an occasional headache for Candanadium and exploded into an all-out migraine. Attacks on Candanadian settlements became increasingly common and organized, prompting many settlers to flee to neutral Alayka or back east.

The Candanadium Security Forces were deployed to western Edofasia to combat the growing insurrection, but fared poorly against the Edofasian rebels, being unfamiliar with the land and people. In 1916 the Candanadian forces would change their strategy. Instead of engaging the guerilla forces head-on, they would fall back and form a Line of Control separating west from east, with the east continuing to be the Colony of Edofasia, and the west being the newly independent Confederacy of Edofasia, though unrecognized by the Crown. The Candanadian government, attempting to address the racial tensions between the colonists and the natives, grant the colony self-governing status, becoming the Dominion of Edofasia, giving all landowners the vote in a Crown Advisory Assembly and a local Governor. The Crown Advisory Assembly was incredibly uneven in terms of racial distribution, as most landowners in Edofasia were Candanadian settler families, as the concept of land ownership was completely foreign to the Edofasians, having never been a part of their culture. Despite this, the Crown Advisory Assembly governed Edofasia with a far lighter hand than the federal government in New Konigstadt, with a sizable portion of the Candanadian settlers holding the Edofasians to high regard and installing policies that were beneficial to both races.

Edofasia was now a nation divided, but it seemed that a fragile peace had finally formed.

The Candanadian and Trefjalli forces deployed to Drulluhus to deter a Novmiran invasion were suddenly called away during the First Crisis to fight in the west, leaving behind only a token garrison of the native Drullu militia and a pair of Candanadian reserve divisions. Drulluhus was easy pickings for Novmir, who occupied the nation in 1915. The Novmiran victory would be short-lived, however, as after the Line of Control was formed in 1916, stopping the Edofasian advance, Candanadium was able to withdraw troops from the war in the west to launch an invasion of occupied Drulluhus, reestablishing the original frontier and demilitarized zone between Drulluhus and Novmir. This was only the beginning of Candanadium's conflicts with Novmir, as the Candanadian settlers in the Edofasian controlled west had formed a large migrant caravan to the Novmiran exclave of Alayka, seeking refuge. The Alaykan authorities welcomed them with open arms, much to the Novmiran crown's dismay. Many of these Candanadian settlers would go on to fight for Alayka in its secession from Novmir, which eventually led to the collapse of the Novmiran Empire.
===The True Northern Front===
In 1937, Andrey Schultz of the True Northern Front was elected Chancellor on the promise of executing an invasion of Belkhomir, which was backed by rebels in the country. Staying true to his word, the Candanadium Security Forces marched over the Mirskai on the first day of 1940. The royal family of Belkhomir, save for Princess Sabine von Belkhomir, were executed by Belkhomirian rebels, while the government fired upon Neuschlosshafen with twenty-nine salvos of artillery, kicking the Second Belkhomirian War, which saw the complete defeat of Belkhomir and their integration into the Kingdom of Candanadium as an autonomous principality, being promised self-governance and autonomy, as well as the preservation of their own monarchy, albeit under a different house and only a princely house. This, however, did not placate everybody in Belkhomir, and a small terrorist group known as the Belkhomir Liberation Army would be formed, which would continue to carry out sporadic attacks in the region in the years to come.

In 1941, Candanadium made headlines as King William III announced his abdication, the first Candanadian king to do so. What was more shocking was the revelation that the Crown Prince, Henry von Magnar, had been grooming his younger brother, Prince Herman von Magnar, to replace their father as king, and Prince Henry’s intention to renounce all claims to the Maple Throne, instead choosing to serve in the House of Commons, which he would be unable to do as King. Prince Herman, now King Herman II’s rule was prosperous, with an emphasis on foreign relations and trade.

In 1944, Chancellor Schultz, nearing the end of his second term, took steps to ensure the dominance of his party in Federal politics. The True Northern Front began ensuring that no party would rise to challenge their position, dissolving many significant opposition parties for supposed abuse of power and corruption. It was also during this period that the informal policy of Kanadiaans supremacy was put into place, with funding for services in Oseanian and Trefjalli being cut significantly and Kanadiaans replacing Oseanian as the language of instruction in many schools. Certain city names were also changed to be more Kanadiaans, including many places in Oseania. Opposition to the True Northern Front was suppressed brutally, and voting was made compulsory. However, during election time, the only candidate up for election in most ridings would be one from the TNF.

The True Northern Front also went to work in weaponizing the monarchy, declaring any activities against the TNF to be an act of treason against the Crown. Schools taught children to obey the authority of King and Chancellor at all costs, attempting to raise a new, complacent, and obedient generation that would accept the TNF unconditionally. Songs in opposition to the TNF, especially ''Die Gedanken sind frei'' (The Thoughts are Free; a popular anti-TNF anthem), were heavily suppressed, as well as any other form of media that overtly opposed the TNF state.
===The Tara Insurgency===
Following the invasion of Belkhomir and the TNF's consolidation of power, the government in West Edofasia began ramping up their insurgent operations in the Dominion of Edofasia as an act of protest. Though the Edofasian National Army had become more than just a rag-tag militia, it was still not up to par with the Candanadian Security Forces and any attempt to meet the CSF in conventional combat would have resulted in failure, so the ENA set up a number of bases in Novmir and Sudardes Sudardes. The Edofasian Rifles, bolstered by regular CSF troops, would conduct raids upon these camps, but at great cost to the Edofasian Rifles, who had twice the casualty rates as the regular forces due to lower standards of training and equipment. The Edofasian Rifles drew conscripts only from the Candanadian settler population, which had never exceeded 10% of the East Edofasian population, which meant that practically every able-bodied Candanadian man in East Edofasia had served with the Rifles at some point and could be called up at any moment.
===The Incorporation of Caskhomir===
The 1960s would be an incredibly bloody time for Candanadium, with huge, sweeping political changes taking place at home and across the ocean. It is often called "the bloody 60s" due to the instability and chaos of the era.

In 1960, the government of Caskhomir declared bankruptcy as order quickly broke down in the streets. The people were calling for an end to the rule of the Staatspresident and Congress, who had squandered the nation's wealth, and also rejected a bill to extend the vote to every citizen of Caskhomir, not just landowners.

This caused mass outrage in Caskhomir, with even the Sisters of Our Lady coming out to denounce the republican government. With public support at an all time low, Staatspresident Willem de Klerk turned to the Chancellor of Candanadium for aid, but found none. In 1963 the Staatspresident would be removed from power after a coup by the armed forces, who swiftly entered into a customs union with the Kingdom of Candanadium. The new regime also promised to hold a referendum to join Candanadium, and after an overwhelming 78% voted in favour, the Caskhomir Autonomous Region was established in 1965.
===The Second Edofasian Crisis===
By November of 1967 the West Edofasians forces as well as various militia groups were on the outskirts of the Dominion's capital of Thüle, only lightly garrisoned by the Candanadian Foreign Legion, the 92nd King's Oseanian Rifles, the Royal Caskhomir Regiment, the Royal Belkhomir Regiment, and the remnants of the Edofasian Rifles. The Candanadian government was sure that Thüle would not fall, due to the Security Forces' superiority in close-quarters combat. The assumption proved to be true, with the Edofasian invading forces finding themselves trapped in the narrow alleyways of the city, slaughtered by snipers and machine-gun nests on the roofs of buildings. The Battle of Thüle is considered by some to be the best and most effective last stand ever made, and the finest hour of the Candanadian Foreign Legion. The Edofasians were never going to take the city by force, and thus, requested a parley. The Dominion's government was ready to end the war, but needed the approval of New Konigstadt, still under the rule of the aggressive and authoritarian True Northern Front. Initially the request was rejected by the federal government, but the war had never been popular at home, and with pressure from both the people and the Dominion's government, the federal government caved. Thus, the West Edofasian government was invited to New Konigstadt to discuss an end to the war and the handover of East Edofasia while a ceasefire was observed on the ground.

The peace talks got off to a rocky start, with the two sides disagreeing about the future of the Edofasian Air Corps and the Edofasian Coast Guard. Unlike the Edofasian Rifles, these two forces were mainly made up of Candanadian settlers and servicemen from the homeland, but the assets had, in name, been on loan to the Government of the Dominion. Edofasia, claiming its rights as the successor state to the Dominion, demanded that a majority of the assets be handed over to the Confederacy, while the federal government argued that they had only been on loan to the Dominion and that they actually belonged to the Candanadium Security Forces. The Edofasians offered to let the federal government keep a token amount of ships and aircraft, but when the federal government refused, the Edofasians threatened to seize or destroy these assets as enemy property, almost putting an end to the ceasefire and peace talks. The TNF administration knew that if the war did not come to an end, their position would be seriously jeopardized as the war was one of the most unpopular things in a century, and the people would not sit idly by and watch their sons be sent to die over the sea. Thus, the talks went on, reluctantly.

The Magnarplatz Palace Agreement was signed on December 16, 1967, with the handover of the Dominion of Edofasia scheduled to take place at midnight on New Year's Day. The Candanadian settlers were to have equal rights to Edofasians proceeding the handover, and any settlers that wanted to return to the homeland was permitted to do so without hindrance. Gone, however, were the ubiquitous "Kaltach Only" signs from public buildings and park benches, and the segregationist racial policies of the Dominion. Candanadium and Edofasia were to resume regular diplomatic relations, with Candanadium opening an embassy in Scarlao and Edofasia one in New Konigstadt. As the green ensign was lowered to the tune of The Maple Leaves Forever for the last time, Edofasia was finally a nation united.

This did not mean, however, that the divisions of colonialism were gone. Within the first year of the opening of the Candanadian Embassy in Scarlao, it was forced to relocate to Thüle, under the name of "Candanadian Cultural Institute in Thüle", tucked away behind the high walls of the Kanadiaans quarter, safe from Molotov cocktails, graffiti, and car bombs. Edofasians of Candanadian descent, although legally enjoying the same rights as all other Edofasians, are shunned in Edofasian society.

Candanadium's presence in Edofasia was over, but the troubles in Candanadium had just begun. With the end of the Second Crisis came an age of national reflection and reform in Candanadium. The aggressive expansionist and segregationist policies of the True Northern Front administration had proved disastrous in Edofasia and at home as well. There was an unspoken superiority granted to the Kanadiaans over the other races of the federation, and although the right to protest was granted in name to every Candanadian under the Constitution of 1783, in practice protests against the True Northern Front were put down, often violently, and opposition party members often found themselves harassed by police and even organized crime syndicates.

===The Silent Revolution===
The end of the Second Crisis was also an end to the True Northern Front's 24-year dominance over Candanadian politics. Facing immense public and international pressure, the last TNF Chancellor, Bernhardt Schuhmacher, resigned two days after the handover of West Edofasia, with free and open elections being held for the first time in two decades.

Truth, peace, and reconciliation was the new motto of the Democratic Party government of Chancellor Friedrich Clark, who had won the election with a landslide victory and aimed to repair the cracks and fissures that had formed over this fragile federation of races over the years. The True Northern Front broke up in 1969, replaced by the successor party of True North First, which never became nearly as powerful as its predecessor. Voting was no longer mandatory and new political parties sprang up, including the Constitution and Conservative Parties. Refugees from the now-former East Edofasia made up a significant chunk of the Democratic Party's new voter base.

Trefjall had sent a large contingent of its diminutive armed forces to fight in Edofasia during the Second Crisis, suffering heavy losses. The move was seen as highly controversial back home, and many in Trefjall began to question the necessity of a standing Trefjalli armed force, as Trefjall's largest neighbour was also its greatest ally. After the fall of the True Northern Front, the Government of Trefjall approached Chancellor von Klark's government to expand the freedom of movement and free trade treaty of 1903 to include mutual defence. Trefjall would disband its remaining armed forces, except for the ceremonial royal guard, and the Candanadium Defence Forces would be in charge of the defence of Trefjall, with Trefjall paying for the building of bases.

Funding for Oseanian, Trefjalli, and Caskaans-language services and education was returned, and bilingualism was promoted nationwide. The "Speak Two Languages" campaign was started in 1970, with many schools becoming officially bilingual in instruction, leading to many Candanadian citizens of the present day being bilingual. In the same year, the Kaltach Union was formed in Schwannburg, a new political and economic union open to any democratic Kaltach nation to promote peace, human rights, and trade between all Kaltach nations, the first major sign that Candanadium was shifting its priorities. The KU, however, was also set up to counter the military power of Terra, as it featured a mutual defence clause.

===Present Day===
King Herman II passed in the same year at the age of 80, being succeeded by his son, King William IV von Magnar, rumoured to be the bastard child of the late king’s brother and the Queen. The new King later disproved this by releasing his DNA test results in 1990, an unexpected move. Tragedy struck the royal family again in 1998, with the King and the Crown Prince perishing in a brutal helicopter crash in the Bekal Bay after their helicopter took off from Belkberg-by-Mirskai.

The accident was claimed to be the work of the long-dormant Belkhomirian Liberation Army, a terrorist organization in Belkhomir seeking independence for the territory. Others blamed it on the Edofasians, and some even blamed the second son of the King, now King Richard I von Magnar, or "Richard the Unlikely", as a means to seize Magnarplatz Palace for himself. The official investigation found that poor maintenance of the helicopter was to blame, but the case remains unresolved to this day. This triggered a minor diplomatic crisis with Edofasia and rumours that Edofasia would be retaken, but these rumours were dispelled by the government. Richard would later abdicate following the publication of the Luxlein Papers, revealing a connection between Richard and the Count of Lienengen.

Modern-day Candanadium is heavily industrialized in the north, producing and refining oil as well as many rare-earth minerals. Candanadium leads the world in information technology as well as many other services, and is a significant power economically, culturally, and politically across the world, with a large naval force and vast swaths of natural wealth. Candanadian multinational corporations can be found across the world, with Akarea and Novmir being major manufacturing hubs for Candanadian products.

The Candanadian thaler is one of the most stable and strongest currencies in the world and is a major world reserve currency. Living standards in the nation are among some of the highest in the world, though with a wealth gap that is relatively high when compared to nations such as Trefjall and Edofasia.

Some of Candanadium's most significant strategic and economic allies include the fellow Kaltach Union members of Akarea and Trefjall, as well as allies such as Drulluhus, Welka, and Alayka. Candanadian universities are home to students from across the world, and there is a diverse immigrant culture in most major cities of Candanadium, making Candanadium one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse nations in the world. The political process is open, transparent, and free to all, with individual liberties held dear.

==Geography==
==Demographics==
38,870,456 - Oseania
34,827,376 - Fischerstaat
14,392,837 – Caskhomir
9,283,770 – Hautsing
8,112.393 – Westland
4,802,838 - CCR
1,030,309 – Belkhomir
743,310 – Eisenstaat
===Population===
===Languages===
The main languages in Candanadium are Oseanian and Kanadiaans, which are also the two official languages. In the most recent census, 92% of the population reported that they were fluent in Oseanian, 65% reported fluency in Kanadiaans, and 45% reported bilingualism. A study conducted by the Candanadian Census Bureau found that 73.4% of the population used Oseanian on a daily basis, and 21.3% used Kanadiaans on a daily basis, and 5.3% reported that they used some other language, mainly Caskaans and Trefjalli.

Akarean Mandarin is the dominant language in Hautsing, but the script used in Hautsing is the traditional script, as opposed to the simplified script used in the Akarean Union.
===Religion===
Candanadium does not have an official religion, however, the royal family adheres to Eostrism, as does 80.3% of the population, which refers to the worship of the fire god Eostre, of the Kanadiaans. Traditionally, the Kanadiaans worshipped other gods as well, but mythology dictates that after landing in Candanadium, Eostre appeared to King Wilhelmus of Magnare, the legendary first king of the Kanadiaans, in a flame, instructing him to go forth and tame this wild country for the Kanadiaans people. Three is a sacred number in Eostrism, supposedly due to the fact that Eostre was the third God to be created, and according to legend, three ships first brought the Kanadiaans to Candanadian shores. The traditional practice of human sacrifice has been outlawed in Candanadium, however, the Fall Festival is celebrated around the country and Eostrist Churches can be found everywhere.

The head of the Eostrist Church of the Lord of Flame is the First Flame, residing in the Palace of Eostre in Old Konigstadt. Priests and Priestesses of Flame lead churches in their respective parishes, and hold service on Sunday. A fire is always kept lit in the tower above an Eostrist Church. Believers of Eostrism are found predominantly in southern Oseania as well as throughout the Kanadiaans-speaking regions, including Belkhomir. Many Cape and Westmark Trefjalli have also adopted the Eostrist faith for themselves. The holy text of the Eostrist faith is the Red Book, or the Book of Flame.

A significant portion of the population, 11.7%, follows the traditional Oseanian Faith, mostly rural and northern Oseanians. The Oseanian Faith does not have a name, but it is the worship of the nameless gods of water and stone and leaf. The maple leaf is a traditional symbol of the Oseanian faith, and when the Kanadiaans defeated the Oseanians in battle, they took it upon themselves to adopt their emblem, but changed it to a cluster of three maple leaves, representing Eostre.

Oseanian Faith churches are constructed beside mountains, a body of water, or a maple tree. Most significant processes, such as marriages, the swearing of oaths, and the signing of contracts must take place under a maple tree, for the gods to bear witness. As such, politicians who adhere to the Oseanian Faith are sometimes sworn into office underneath a maple tree, not while placing their hand on a Book of Flame. Oseanian service members of the Candanadium Defence Forces may also choose to swear their oaths beneath a maple tree.

5.0% of the population follow the Faith of Our Lady of Caskhomir, mostly Caskhomirians and Caskhomirian diaspora in the rest of the country. Our Lady of Caskhomir is a mythological figure that is believed to be the guardian of Caskhomir, having led the Caskaans to Caskhomir from across the sea, before the Kanadiaans. Her real name is an extremely well guarded secret only revealed to the head of the faith, the Stewardess of Our Lady, upon the night of her confirmation. The clergy and monastical order, the Sisters of Our Lady, is only open to women. As a result of this, women have historically had more rights in Caskhomir than the rest of Candanadium.

It is believed that Our Lady of Caskhomir and Eostre were both gods of the Kaltach ethnic group that eventually split into the Kanadiaans and Caskaans, and that they may have, at one point, been part of the same religion.

Temples of Our Lady are found throughout Caskhomir, and will feature an altar upon which offerings, usually food and drink, are placed, in perpetual gratitude for her stewardship and maintenance of Caskhomir. Families will visit the Temple every Friday evening after sunset to give their offerings. Offerings are cleared by the Sisters the following morning and fed to birds, as it is believed that birds are the messengers of Our Lady.
===Largest Cities===

==Government==
Candanadium is a constitutional monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as an advisor to the government and a figurehead. The Federal Assembly of Candanadium is the legislature of the Kingdom, and it is split into the lower house (Parliament) and the upper house (Realm Council). Members of Parliament, or MPs, are elected to represent ridings of around 150 000 inhabitants. General elections are held every four years to elect all 602 MPs, with the monarch traditionally inviting the leader of the largest party to form a government in his name. In recent years, where no party has managed to win an outright majority, the monarch will delay his appointment of a Chancellor until coalitions have emerged.

The confidence of MPs from Belkhomir and Caskhomir is not required for the government, as MPs from Belkhomir and Caskhomir do not vote on matters of confidence.

The Realm Council, as opposed to the Parliament, comprises representatives of the provincial and regional governments of Candanadium, as well as a number of seats reserved for the nobility.
===The Federal Assembly===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+Party Composition of the 61st Parliament of Candanadium
|-
! His Majesty's Government !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'' || Centre-right, classic liberalism, pro-KU || Dark blue || The Rt. Hon. Pieter von Juppertal PC MP, Inner Harbour CCR || {{composition bar|198|532|hex=#002957}}
|-
| [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Centre to centre-left, pro-welfare, pro-KU || Red || The Hon. Fabian Norbert PC MP, Oldcastle Town OSN || {{composition bar|102|532|hex=#D7232A}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]] ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'' || Eostrist Democracy, conservatism, sovereigntism, KU skeptical || Light blue || The Hon. Wesley Morrison PC MP, Oseania Park OSN || {{composition bar|132|532|hex=#437CD2}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Other Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Liberal-Green Party]] ''Partei Liberal-Grün'' || Centre-left, social democracy, environmentalism, soft republicanism, KU reform, emulation of ''[[Minsheng]]'' || Light green || Patricia Gerber MP, Western Docklands OSN || {{composition bar|67|532|hex=#28A837}}
|-
| [[The Reform Party]] || Centre-right, Oseanian localism and autonomy, pro-KU || Dark green || Janice Eckhart MP, Woodsworth-on-the-Beans OSN || {{composition bar|20|532|hex=#1e6e42}}
|-
| [[True North First]] ''Wahrer Norden Zuerst'' || Right wing to far-right populism, absolute sovereigntism, anti-KU || Cyan || Ludwig Schultz MP, Nordkap-Hochkap NTC || {{composition bar|8|532|hex=#0FFFEF}}
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Candanadium]] ''Sozialistische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Far-left, socialism, anti-confederation, anti-monarchy, anti-KU || Dark red || Rolf Magnusson MP, Halenvale WSL || {{composition bar|2|532|hex=#BF0606}}
|-
| ''[[Kanadiaans Zuerst]]'' || Far-right, Kanadiaans supremacism, fascism, imperialism, anti-KU, anti-CTMDFMFTA || Dark teal || Albrecht Löwe (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#4DBBD7}}
|-
| [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] || Niche single issues (subsidized budget travel, forestation of roundabouts, maximum width for bike lanes, public provision of the national flower) || Orange || Stefan Bober (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#FF8C00}}
|-
| Independent MPs || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#C2C2C6}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Belkhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Belkhomir Einheitsfront — Fürstenpartei'' Belkhomir Unity Front — Prince's Party|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Gold || Franz Ritter von Lorelei MP, Geraldsthron || {{composition bar|6|10|hex=#BCAE4E}}
|-
| ''Volkspartei Belkhomirs — Freie Sozialdemokraten'' People's Party of Belkhomir — Free Social Democrats|| Pro-autonomy, centre-left || Red-brown || Jakob Werner MP, Oseanmundhafen || {{composition bar|3|10|hex=#BA6749}}
|-
| ''Unabhängig und Souverän'' Independent and Sovereign|| Pro-independence, left-wing, Belkhomirian militarism, anti-establishment, abstentionism || Neon green || Robert Sandmann MP, Belkhomir-Ländlich || {{composition bar|1|10|hex=#A2EB23}} (not taken)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Caskhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Caskhomir Eenheidsfront — Ons vir Jou'' Caskhomir Unity Front — We for You|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Yellow || Hendrik Kuiper MP, Hekkedorp || {{composition bar|45|70|hex=#FFFF00}}
|-
| ''Caskhomirse Demokratiese Front'' Caskhomirian Democratic Front|| Pro-integration, centre-left || Orange-brown || Maximilian Theron MP, Port Cask-Outer Harbour || {{composition bar|29|70|hex=#E49E42}}
|-
| ''Vryheidsfront'' Freedom Front|| Pro-independence, right wing, Kaltach supremacy || Teal || Diedrik Hertzog MP, Vrygrad West || {{composition bar|6|70|hex=#1B98AB}}
|}

===Supreme Court of Candanadium===
===Federalism===
Candanadium is a federal state, with each of its constituent parts (provinces and autonomous regions) having extensive political and legislative prerogatives that cannot normally be infringed by the federal government in New Konigstadt. As a monarchy, this also means that each provincial and regional government has the right to invoke the name of the Crown in matters where they have jurisdiction.

In practice, this means that, aside from the federal government and Parliament in New Konigstadt, each province and autonomous region has its own government and legislative body, headed usually by a Prime Minister. The monarch is represented provincially and regionally by viceroys, who may bear the title of Governor General, Magistrate, or in the case of the Candanadian Capital Region, Lord Mayor.

Autonomous regions have an additional degree of independence than provinces, as they collect no taxes on behalf of the federal government, may participate to a limited extent in intergovernmental organizations, and may establish limited bilateral diplomatic relations. The federal Parliament also cannot introduce binding legislation for the autonomous region without the consent of MPs representing those regions. There are two autonomous regions, the Principality of [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]. Both were independent countries at the time of the formation of the Kingdom of Candanadium, joining in 1940 and 1965 respectively.

===Foreign Relations===
Candanadium enjoys a [[Candanadium-Akarean Union relations|"special relationship" with the Akarean Union]], being the first Kaltach state to establish relations with Akarea. Candanadium and the Akarean Union have had a standing formal alliance since their founding, and Akarea participates in the Kaltach Economic Area. Candanadium, as a founding member of the Kaltach Union, hosts several of the institutional seats of the Union and is regarded by international observers to be the factual leader of the Union.

Candanadium maintains an active diplomatic corps, with embassies and consulates-general across the world, even in nations that have been, historically, hostile to Candanadium. Candanadian foreign missions often also host cultural activities and other events to strengthen ties between the host country and Candanadium. Trefjall and Candanadium enjoy a special relationship due to the freedom of movement and trade between the two nations, as well as the Candanadium Defence Forces providing defence for the nation. Akarea and Candanadium are also strategic partners as well as major partners in trade, a friendship that has endured for almost 300 years. Akarea is a tourist hotspot for Candanadians on vacation, and there are large Akarean immigrant communities across Candanadium. Welka also falls under the Candanadian sphere of influence, due to the fact that it is a fellow Kanadiaans nation and also with Candanadium having played a major part in rebuilding the Welkisch economy after the fall of Communist rule.

Despite this, relations with Edofasia and Sudardes are tense at best and hostile at worst, due to the history of Candanadian colonialism in the region.

===Military===
The Candanadium Defence Forces (CDF) consist of four branches: the Candanadian Army, the Royal Navy of Candanadium, the Royal Air Force of Candanadium, and the Corps of Royal Candanadian Marines. In addition to these four branches, there are also two independent regiments which do not belong to any of the forces but are still part of the joint command, which are the Royal Caskhomir Regiment and the Royal Belkhomir Regiment. These regiments have their own ground forces, air forces, and naval forces.

A period of four-year national service in a branch of their choosing is mandatory for all male Candanadian citizens, with two years spent in the active force and two years in the reserve force. Male Candanadians must enlist between their 18th and 23rd birthdays, except for those who are physically or mentally handicapped, those whose religious views forbid them from enlisting, or those who have lost a parent or sibling in active conflict in the Forces. Caskhomirians and Belkhomirians are not exempt, although they may enlist with their respective regional regiments.

Female Candanadians, though not subject to national service, may also enlist voluntarily.

The CDF has a combined strength of around one million active duty personnel and two million reserve personnel. The standard issue rifle of the CDF is the Candarms C70A1 select-fire rifle.

Through a bilateral arrangement, the CDF is stationed permanently in Trefjall, which does not maintain a standing military of its own. Trefjalli citizens, in turn, may join the CDF in any branch or unit, though may choose not to swear allegiance to the Candanadian monarch and are not subject to national service.

==Economy==
Candanadium enjoys free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, and is rich in iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Candanadium exports crude and refined oil, timber, jewellery and other luxury goods, agricultural products, dairy, wood products, and maple syrup to the world, but relies on foreign goods such as consumer products, manufactured goods, tropical fruits, electronics, vehicles, and clothing as well.

Having industrialized in the late 19th century, Candanadium's domestic manufacturing sector is stable and decently sized, but companies often outsource due to high costs of labour in the country. Candanadium is virtually the sole producer of maple syrup in the whole world, as it was invented by the Oseanians inhabiting the region and adopted by the Kanadiaans. Candanadium has a large merchant navy, and Candanadian ships can often be spotted in the major ports of the world.
===Non-decimal Currency===
The currency of Candanadium, the thaler, is unique in the world for being undecimalized, which is a great source of confusion for visitors and considered by some as a source of national pride. One thaler ($) is divided into 4 kreuzen (Kr.), which is then divided into 240 pfennig (pf.), or pennies (p). 60 pfennig make up 1 kreuze, and prices are conventionally written in the form of $Thalers/Kreuzen/Pfennig. For example, if something costs 1 thaler, 2 kreuzen and 80 pfennig, it would be written $0/2/80. Prices less than a thaler, for example 2 kreuzen and 80 pennies, would be written 2 Kr. 80 p. (or 2 Kr. 80 pf.). The Kanadiaans plural of the word Thaler is Thaler. The plural of kreuze is kreuzen in both official languages, though the K is capitalized like all nouns in Kanadiaans.

==Culture==
===Holidays===
Candanadium Day is celebrated each November 11, commemorating the formation of the Kingdom, which usually involves parades, fireworks, and other celebrations of patriotism. The Fall Festival (Kanadiaans: ''Herbstfest'') is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September each year, the most significant Eostrist religious holiday. Religious families usually spend the day at Church, whereas the younger generation tend to exchange gifts, usually edible items, but always three in number, as three is the number of Eostre and three ships carried the first Kanadiaans to the shores of Candanadium. Candanadian law mandates that businesses must allocate at minimum a week’s vacation for employees around the time of the Fall Festival.

===Arts and Literature===
===Cuisine===
Candanadium is renowned internationally for its production of beers and wines, particularly its roasted dark lager, or Dunkelbier, and aromatic white wines. Traditional Kanadiaans cooking is mainly comprised of red meats and root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, however, Oseanian and Akarean influences are present in modern Candanadian cuisine, like the use of rice, flatbreads, and other sources of carbohydrates. Moose schnitzel is a unique Candanadian dish, mixing a Kanadiaans recipe with a traditional meat of the Oseanians, usually served with thick-cut fries, lemon juice, and mustard mayonnaise. Rice, not native to Great Kaltachia, has become a staple food after the Akareans introduced it to the continent in the 17th century. However, many Candanadian variations of the dish exist, including rice steamed with garlic and beef, commonly called Steigerreis, as it was popular among mine workers in Eisenstaat. Rice flavoured with butter, parsley, and steamed with chicken is popular in Oseania, where it is called spring rice. Coarse, brown rice is more common and popular than white rice in Candanadium, due to its texture and price, and is often eaten as a side with meat and vegetables. Flatbreads are also popular, as due to the cold weather, it is easier and quicker to bake bread without letting it rise first. Candanadian flatbread is doughy and can be stuffed with meat, salad, and sauces to create quick sandwiches, which can be found from Belkhomir to the Westmark. Black bread, especially rye bread, is also popular and can be eaten alone or with butter, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or pickled vegetables. Pickled cabbage, or Sauerkraut, is also a very popular side dish, and can be eaten alone or as a condiment, akin to relish. Sausages and ham are also found throughout the country, with each region having its own variations. Some popular variations include boerewors, or farmers' sausage, in Caskhomir, Brühwurst, or boiled sausage, in Eisenstaat, and black sausage (made with liver and black pudding), in Oseania. Cheeses are often eaten alongside sausages and are usually soft, but hard cheeses exist for grating and use in sauces.

Modern-day Candanadian cooking focuses on texture and flavour more than presentation, with spices such as stars anise, bay leaves, dill, and parsley often being used. Rice and breads are Candanadian staple foods, with black bread and rye bread being the most popular. Moose lard is sometimes used in casual diners in lieu of cooking oil, giving foods a more gamey, creamy texture. Regular alcohol consumption is not viewed as taboo, and most Candanadians will often enjoy some Dunkelbier with a meal. Maple mead is commonly drunk in bars as a stronger and sweeter alternative to beer.

Tea is also a popular favourite, enjoyed hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Maple syrup is often added to tea instead of other sweeteners such as honey or sugar. Polls indicate that Harschburg Tea is the nation's favourite brand, known for its high caffeine content and strong flavour. Coffee, although known, is only found in large cities and highly expensive since it cannot be produced domestically. It is, however, marginally more popular in Caskhomir, where a budding coffee growing industry has been developing.

Wine is produced along the Maple Bay coast and in Caskhomir. Most wine production outside of Caskhomir is white, with fuller-bodied white wines produced in the Caskhomirian microclimate.

===Sport===
The most popular sports in Candanadium are rugby union and ice hockey, which also happen to be the nation's official summer and winter sports, respectively. Southern regions, such as Caskhomir, the Westmark, the CCR, and southern Fischerstaat, have been known to produce many famous Candanadian rugby players, with the sport being invented in the 17th century in Caskhomir, whereas hockey is the more dominant sport in the Northern Cape, Eisenstaat, and Oseania. This may be due to the fact that the game of ice hockey was invented by the Cape Natives. The Candanadian national rugby union team, nicknamed the Maples, are recognized as one of the best international test sides in rugby, and is consistently ranked among the top national teams by the International Rugby Federation (IRF). The Iron Cup is the highest tier of club rugby in the nation, currently held by the Caskhomir Kudus, who have won the trophy five times in the past. In contrast, the Cape Cup is the highest tier of club hockey in the nation, with the title currently held by the Northern Cape Penguins.

Belkhomirian rules football, also known as Belkhi rules or footy is a popular game in Belkhomir. It is played on an oval field with a rugby ball. The game of Edofasian football is very similar to Belkhi rules, and a friendly exhibition match between Belkhomir and Edofasia is held every two years, with rules that are a compromise between the two sports.

Minor sports in the country include the Trefjalli association football in Trefjalli regions and throughout the south and baseball in Akarean neighbourhoods, particularly Harschburg, and throughout the south.

Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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'''Candanadium''' (/ˌkændəˈneɪdiːəm/; Kanadiaans: ''Kandanadium'' /ˌkandaˈnaːdiːʊm/), Officially the '''Kingdom of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Königreich Kandanadium''), is a country in [[Great Kaltachia]] with one province in [[Akarea]]. It is home to a population of around 122 million Candanadians, most of which are from Kanadiaans or Oseanian descent, though it is also home to ethnic minorities such as the Trefjalli and the Caskaans, as well as a large Akarean immigrant community. Candanadium is bordered on the north by the Sea of the Cape, on the south by [[Kreyermark]] and [[Alpenraum]], on the east by [[Varskhomir]] and on the west by [[Trefjall]]. Candanadium also shares maritime borders with [[Hykko]] and the [[Akarean Union]] through the province of [[Hautsing]]. Candanadium comprises seven provinces ([[Candanadian Capital Region]], [[Fischerstaat]], the [[Westmark]], [[Oseania]], the [[Northern Cape]], [[Eisenstaat]], and Hautsing) and two autonomous regions ([[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]). Candanadium, alongside its two autonomous regions, is a member of the [[Kaltach Union]] and a signatory to the Candanadian-Trefjalli Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement. Candanadium and its two autonomous regions are represented collectively in the [[World Congress]] as the Kingdom of Candanadium.

For most of Candanadium's history, what is currently modern-day Candanadium existed as hundreds independent states, varying greatly in size. By the start of the 18th century, several "Great States" (Kanadiaans: ''Großstaaten'') would emerge following a series of wars, treaties, and political marriages. They include the Kingdom of Magnarstaat (comprising the modern Candanadian Capital Region and parts of Fischerstaat and the Westmark around Maple Bay), the Kingdom of Fischerstaat (Fischerstaat), the Principality of the Westmark and the Cape (Westmark and the Northern Cape), the Republic of Caskhomir (Caskhomir), the Kingdom of Oseania (Oseania), the Grand Duchy of Eisenstaat (Eisenstaat), and the Kingdom of Belkhomir (Belkhomir). The Kingdom of Candanadium was created in 1783, as part of the Enlightenment in Great Kaltachia, when the kings of Magnarstaat and Fischerstaat joined their lands as a reaction to popular nationalist movements across the Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror (Kanadiaans: ''Staatenbund der Reiche des Eroberers''), a loose confederation of Kanadiaans- and Oseanian-speaking states formed after the War of the Cask. Eventually, the remaining of the continent consented to join the newly created kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom of Belkhomir and the Republic of Caskhomir. The formation of a unified Candanadium contributed to the emergence of the [[Kaltach Rebirth]] and a period of cultural, political, and economic ascendency for the Kaltach world. Belkhomir would join Candanadium following its defeat in the [[Second Belkhomirian War]] of 1940, an ill-fated invasion attempt of eastern Oseania. The Republic of Caskhomir would later join the Kingdom as an Autonomous Region like Belkhomir in 1965 after a popular referendum.

Modern-day Candanadium has emerged as the indisputable leader of the Kaltach Union and is one of the most dominant economies in the west. Candanadium is also one of the most diverse nations in the world, with two main ethnic groups, several minority groups, and a large immigrant community.

==Etymology==
Consensus among scholars of linguistics states that Candanadium is an Oseanian exonym re-loaned into Oseanian from some other language, based on an earlier version of the Trefjalli endonym for the region, ''Kándaland''. The *kand- prefix is unattested in any High Kaltach texts, and the meaning of it is unclear.

Belkhomir almost certainly originates from the High Kaltach words *bauknan (beacon) or *belkan (beam), and Caskhomir from the High Kaltach *kuzis (choice).

==History==
===Pre-History===
The first people to settle what would become modern-day Candanadium would be the Trefjalli, who populated all the lands west of the River Tref. The only indigenous populations in Candanadium were the now-extinct Cape Natives and the Southern Cask Natives, with whom the Trefjalli had little to no contact. The Trefjalli, however, would experience a cultural and religious schism around the 7th century CE, where part of the population believed that not all trees were sacred, as prescribed under the traditional Trefjalli religious doctrine, but only maple trees, native to this part of Great Kaltachia. This schism led to the exile of part of the Trefjalli population to the "wild lands" east of the River Tref. These exiles established a civilization along the [[River Osean]], evolving into the distinct Oseanian culture and language, spreading from the eastern bank of the River Tref to Belkhomir.

Also in the 7th century CE, the Caskaans would land in what is now Port Cask. They would establish the port as a major trading hub in the region and create a small city-state around it, and would go on to explore the rest of Caskhomir in great caravans in what is now known as the [[Great Trek]]. The Oseanians developed a regular trading relationship with Caskhomir, and Oseanian influences on Caskhomirian society and language would lead to the evolution of modern Caskaans, distinct from modern Varskaans and the more Kanadiaans-like Old Caskaans.

===The Kanadiaans Conquest===
For hundreds of years, the Trefjalli, Oseanians, Caskaans, and the natives coexisted, never really warming to each other but tolerating the other's presence. This dynamic was disrupted in 1107 with the landing of King Wilhelmus von Magnare, of the Kanadiaans.

According to legend and Eostrist religious beliefs, King Wilhelmus had set sail from the Isle of Kaltach after receiving an epiphany from the Flame God Eostre, who commanded him to go west in search of a continent that was both new and old, where he would find Kaltach brethren. Thus he set sail, accompanied by his three sons, Gerald, Wilhelm, and Hans, and three hundred and thirty-three of his best Kanadiaans knights aboard three ships, three being Eostre’s holy number. Wilhelmus found what he was looking for when he landed on the shores of Belkhomir. The Oseanians who populated the area were amazed by the Kanadiaans’ martial prowess and advanced metalworking skills, but most importantly, by their seafaring skills. King Wilhelmus therefore did not have to work hard to establish himself in Belkhomir, as the Oseanian tribes knew that they stood no chance in battle against the newcomers.

Prince Gerald took the Oseanians’ welcome especially well, and begged his father to remain in Belkhomir, believing that they had already found the land promised to them by Eostre. His father, however, was not daunted by the Mirskai range and knew that more lay beyond the snow-capped mountains. King Wilhelmus allowed his eldest son to remain in Belkhomir as its lord, as to keep his heir out of harm’s way and to prepare him to rule over all of the continent, bringing with him on the campaign his two younger sons as well as his newly-acquired Oseanian warriors. Prince Gerald sent some of his knights back to the Isle of Kaltach and told them to bring more Kanadiaans warriors and settlers, now that they had established a presence on this new piece of the continent.

And so, King Wilhelmus marched west along the Osean, taking the same route the Oseanians had taken after their exile, only in the opposite direction. Most tribes along his way submitted to Kanadiaans rule and joined him on his epic quest, and those who resisted were put down. It was also during this march that Wilhelmus took the Oseanians’ sacred maple as his own symbol over the traditional eagle of the Kanadiaans, out of his newfound respect for the Oseanians. He adapted the maple for his own purposes, creating the crowned tri-maple, as thanks for the divine act that had brought him to this land (three being Eostre's holy number).

After twenty years on the march, King Wilhelmus had reached the end of the Osean at the shores of Maple Bay. All of Oseania north of the River Osean were now under the Kanadiaans banner. At long last, Wilhelmus of Magnare, King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, could rest, at the spot where the Osean met the sea.

With the King dead, Prince Gerald in Belkhomir was the next in line for the crown. However, the oldest knights who had followed the king from the Isle of Kaltach saw something in the younger Prince Wilhelm that they had seen in their king of old. They had seen him grow into a capable leader and an inspiring commander, and pledged him their swords and urged him to take up his father’s crown for himself, and not leave it for Prince Gerald, who had no experience leading men in the field. Urged by these knights and his younger brother Hans, Prince Wilhelm crowned himself King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and declared that the site where his father had perished would become a new city, named Konigstadt in honour of his father, to serve as the capital for the fertile lands around Maple bay his father had conquered, which he named Magnarstaat.

King Wilhelm changed his given name to the Oseanian variant of William and also Oseanized the name of his house to Magnar. However, the news of his brother’s coronation still infuriated Prince Gerald, who still believed himself to be the rightful heir. He knew that he could not simply march over the Mirskai with the army he had at his disposal, and that he did not command the full confidence of his people, but he could not let his brother’s perceived insult stand. Prince Gerald therefore forfeited his house and declared himself King Gerald I von Belkhomir, of the independent kingdom of Belkhomir. King William in the west accepted his brother’s actions as the best possible outcome, vowing never to return to Belkhomir, and began marching west along the coast of Maple Bay, establishing Fort Magnar in the process, then turned north and followed the River Hugeln west, until he reached the eastern banks of the River Tref, where the Oseanians had been forced across all those centuries past. The other side was still the domain of the Trefjalli, who continued to shun the Oseanians. William’s Oseanian chieftains urged him to march across and attack, but instead, William offered to parley with the Trefjalli, asking them to join him in unifying all the lands of the west as one. Though he had some sympathizers among the Trefjalli, the answer he received was a resounding “no”. And so, with great reluctance, King William’s army marched over the Tref and south into the Trefjalli heartlands, pushing the Trefjalli forces back to Lake Tref and winning the Battle of the Westmark, the last battle in the Kanadiaans Conquest. Along the way, many Trefjalli who believed in King William’s cause joined him on his march, and were rewarded with rich lands in the now-Kanadiaans and Oseanian Westmark.

It seemed that, at last, the conquest was complete. From east to west, this continent belonged to the union of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and all knew of the power of the men bearing the crowned tri-maple.

===Post-Conquest Era===
With the Trefjalli removed as a factor in Candanadium and the Oseanians allied to the Kanadiaans, it now fell to King William to establish a system of governance for the realms under his control. Those Oseanian rulers who had pledged their allegiance to him had their rights and properties preserved, and that of those who did not was awarded to his Kanadiaans subjects. As a result, the country was now a patchwork of lands ruled by Oseanian and Kanadiaans lords who all owed their allegiance to William in Konigstadt. Incorporating all these lands into one kingdom would have upset his Oseanian allies, so William preserved the existing arrangement of having individual lords owing feudal allegiance to himself. However, he elevated his younger brother Hans to kingship as well, granting him lands on the River Fischer. The Oseanians also received a kingdom, though it was to be ruled by William as well, now styled King of Magnarstaat and King of Oseania.

In order to create some kind of cohesion among the various kingdoms, duchies, principalities, and baronies, William decreed that all the lands conquered by his father would belong to the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians (Kanadiaans: ''Heiliges Reich Kanadiaansischer und Oseanischer Völker''), with the King of Magnarstaat as its Protector. Each ruler within the realm would have the right of audience in the Realm's Diet (Kanadiaans: ''Reichstag'', the name is also used for the modern Candanadian Parliament). After William's death, the rule of Magnarstaat and Oseania was divided among his heirs, in the old Kaltach custom of partible inheritance.

===First Belkhomirian War===
===Decentralization of the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians===
===The War of the Cask===
===The Founding of Candanadium===
===Candanadian Colonies===
===The Candanadian Civil War===
===The Jokullheime Raids===
Following the Civil War, the Jokullheime saw an opportunity. The homelands of Jokullheim were little more than frozen wastes, and the chieftains of the Jokullheime had long set their sights upon the fertile and watered Kanadiaans and Oseanian lands in the west. Having expanded their holdings through various raids, the Oberjall of Jokullheim, Aljax the Brave, decided it was time to take on the west. He had anticipated support from the Trefjalli of the Westmark and Cape as well as the Trefjalli in the homeland, but found none. Instead, Trefjalli of both Candanadium and Trefjall all enlisted in the Security Forces to defend the west from Aljax's raiders, with King Hans I von Magnar taking personal charge of the defence of the eastern coast. They established what is now called the "Line of Steel", stretching from Nordport-by-Ice in the north and Port Cask in the south, with the Caskhomirian State Forces also joining in the defence of Great Kaltachia.

King Hans had expected a large landing by the Jokullheime on September 3rd, 1864, but instead found only one longship upon the shores of Port Newcastle. It bore the Oberjall's personal banner, with the infamous Jokullheime raider decked out in the white leather of Jokullheim on the deck, brandishing his feared double-headed axe. King Hans, guarded by the King's Own Fort Trefton Hussars, ordered his men to hold their fire as the raider hailed the king in High Kaltach, challenging him to a duel for the lands of the west, in the traditional Kaltach fashion. The king's advisors were offended by this gesture. After all, how could a raider dare to cite the ancient Kaltach rites to the King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians? However, the king insisted on rising to the challenge, ordered the hussars to stand down, called for his armour and ancestral Zweihänder, and met Aljax in single combat on the shores of Port Newcastle. Before the king made his charge, he threw down his dagger and declared that Aljax would not cross any further into Great Kaltachia. The raider, amused, only lowered his visor and readied his axe.

It is said that when King Hans' sword clashed with Aljax's axe, a terrible clanging was heard all across the city. The raider was twice the size of the king and his axe was a white blur, and it had seemed that he had gained the upper hand, knocking off the king's helmet with the flat of his blade. All of a sudden, however, the raider's axe was motionless in his hand, and his white leather armour was stained with red. King Hans had decapitated Aljax with one fell swoop from his two-handed greatsword, and his axe fell to the ground, where it was collected by the king. The raider's head and helmet were sent back to Jokullheim by one of the king's hussars as a message, and the axe and armour went into the archives of the Royal Candanadian Museum, where they remain today.

Leaderless and bound by ancient Kaltach custom, the Jokullheime chieftains struck their banners and headed for home, dishonoured and disgraced. No more would the men of the high north challenge the west. Once more, Candanadium had prevailed.
===The First Edofasian Crisis===
Edofasia, the crown colony in the west, was a major source of precious minerals and wood products for the kingdom, and was one of the main sources of revenue to the west. Edofasia was affectionately described as the Crown Jewel of Candanadium, for the riches the land bore. Despite the massive economic boom in the colony, discontent with Candanadium was always present, due to the suppression of indigenous cultures and languages. As more and more Candanadian settlers arrived from the homeland, tensions between the Candanadian authorities and the Edofasians were at an all-time high. The west of Edofasia remained a wild country, never really falling under the firm control of the Crown, prone to attacks from guerilla bands and self-proclaimed local governments. In the early 1900s, the guerilla groups in the west had become more than an occasional headache for Candanadium and exploded into an all-out migraine. Attacks on Candanadian settlements became increasingly common and organized, prompting many settlers to flee to neutral Alayka or back east.

The Candanadium Security Forces were deployed to western Edofasia to combat the growing insurrection, but fared poorly against the Edofasian rebels, being unfamiliar with the land and people. In 1916 the Candanadian forces would change their strategy. Instead of engaging the guerilla forces head-on, they would fall back and form a Line of Control separating west from east, with the east continuing to be the Colony of Edofasia, and the west being the newly independent Confederacy of Edofasia, though unrecognized by the Crown. The Candanadian government, attempting to address the racial tensions between the colonists and the natives, grant the colony self-governing status, becoming the Dominion of Edofasia, giving all landowners the vote in a Crown Advisory Assembly and a local Governor. The Crown Advisory Assembly was incredibly uneven in terms of racial distribution, as most landowners in Edofasia were Candanadian settler families, as the concept of land ownership was completely foreign to the Edofasians, having never been a part of their culture. Despite this, the Crown Advisory Assembly governed Edofasia with a far lighter hand than the federal government in New Konigstadt, with a sizable portion of the Candanadian settlers holding the Edofasians to high regard and installing policies that were beneficial to both races.

Edofasia was now a nation divided, but it seemed that a fragile peace had finally formed.

The Candanadian and Trefjalli forces deployed to Drulluhus to deter a Novmiran invasion were suddenly called away during the First Crisis to fight in the west, leaving behind only a token garrison of the native Drullu militia and a pair of Candanadian reserve divisions. Drulluhus was easy pickings for Novmir, who occupied the nation in 1915. The Novmiran victory would be short-lived, however, as after the Line of Control was formed in 1916, stopping the Edofasian advance, Candanadium was able to withdraw troops from the war in the west to launch an invasion of occupied Drulluhus, reestablishing the original frontier and demilitarized zone between Drulluhus and Novmir. This was only the beginning of Candanadium's conflicts with Novmir, as the Candanadian settlers in the Edofasian controlled west had formed a large migrant caravan to the Novmiran exclave of Alayka, seeking refuge. The Alaykan authorities welcomed them with open arms, much to the Novmiran crown's dismay. Many of these Candanadian settlers would go on to fight for Alayka in its secession from Novmir, which eventually led to the collapse of the Novmiran Empire.
===The True Northern Front===
In 1937, Andrey Schultz of the True Northern Front was elected Chancellor on the promise of executing an invasion of Belkhomir, which was backed by rebels in the country. Staying true to his word, the Candanadium Security Forces marched over the Mirskai on the first day of 1940. The royal family of Belkhomir, save for Princess Sabine von Belkhomir, were executed by Belkhomirian rebels, while the government fired upon Neuschlosshafen with twenty-nine salvos of artillery, kicking the Second Belkhomirian War, which saw the complete defeat of Belkhomir and their integration into the Kingdom of Candanadium as an autonomous principality, being promised self-governance and autonomy, as well as the preservation of their own monarchy, albeit under a different house and only a princely house. This, however, did not placate everybody in Belkhomir, and a small terrorist group known as the Belkhomir Liberation Army would be formed, which would continue to carry out sporadic attacks in the region in the years to come.

In 1941, Candanadium made headlines as King William III announced his abdication, the first Candanadian king to do so. What was more shocking was the revelation that the Crown Prince, Henry von Magnar, had been grooming his younger brother, Prince Herman von Magnar, to replace their father as king, and Prince Henry’s intention to renounce all claims to the Maple Throne, instead choosing to serve in the House of Commons, which he would be unable to do as King. Prince Herman, now King Herman II’s rule was prosperous, with an emphasis on foreign relations and trade.

In 1944, Chancellor Schultz, nearing the end of his second term, took steps to ensure the dominance of his party in Federal politics. The True Northern Front began ensuring that no party would rise to challenge their position, dissolving many significant opposition parties for supposed abuse of power and corruption. It was also during this period that the informal policy of Kanadiaans supremacy was put into place, with funding for services in Oseanian and Trefjalli being cut significantly and Kanadiaans replacing Oseanian as the language of instruction in many schools. Certain city names were also changed to be more Kanadiaans, including many places in Oseania. Opposition to the True Northern Front was suppressed brutally, and voting was made compulsory. However, during election time, the only candidate up for election in most ridings would be one from the TNF.

The True Northern Front also went to work in weaponizing the monarchy, declaring any activities against the TNF to be an act of treason against the Crown. Schools taught children to obey the authority of King and Chancellor at all costs, attempting to raise a new, complacent, and obedient generation that would accept the TNF unconditionally. Songs in opposition to the TNF, especially ''Die Gedanken sind frei'' (The Thoughts are Free; a popular anti-TNF anthem), were heavily suppressed, as well as any other form of media that overtly opposed the TNF state.
===The Tara Insurgency===
Following the invasion of Belkhomir and the TNF's consolidation of power, the government in West Edofasia began ramping up their insurgent operations in the Dominion of Edofasia as an act of protest. Though the Edofasian National Army had become more than just a rag-tag militia, it was still not up to par with the Candanadian Security Forces and any attempt to meet the CSF in conventional combat would have resulted in failure, so the ENA set up a number of bases in Novmir and Sudardes Sudardes. The Edofasian Rifles, bolstered by regular CSF troops, would conduct raids upon these camps, but at great cost to the Edofasian Rifles, who had twice the casualty rates as the regular forces due to lower standards of training and equipment. The Edofasian Rifles drew conscripts only from the Candanadian settler population, which had never exceeded 10% of the East Edofasian population, which meant that practically every able-bodied Candanadian man in East Edofasia had served with the Rifles at some point and could be called up at any moment.
===The Incorporation of Caskhomir===
The 1960s would be an incredibly bloody time for Candanadium, with huge, sweeping political changes taking place at home and across the ocean. It is often called "the bloody 60s" due to the instability and chaos of the era.

In 1960, the government of Caskhomir declared bankruptcy as order quickly broke down in the streets. The people were calling for an end to the rule of the Staatspresident and Congress, who had squandered the nation's wealth, and also rejected a bill to extend the vote to every citizen of Caskhomir, not just landowners.

This caused mass outrage in Caskhomir, with even the Sisters of Our Lady coming out to denounce the republican government. With public support at an all time low, Staatspresident Willem de Klerk turned to the Chancellor of Candanadium for aid, but found none. In 1963 the Staatspresident would be removed from power after a coup by the armed forces, who swiftly entered into a customs union with the Kingdom of Candanadium. The new regime also promised to hold a referendum to join Candanadium, and after an overwhelming 78% voted in favour, the Caskhomir Autonomous Region was established in 1965.
===The Second Edofasian Crisis===
By November of 1967 the West Edofasians forces as well as various militia groups were on the outskirts of the Dominion's capital of Thüle, only lightly garrisoned by the Candanadian Foreign Legion, the 92nd King's Oseanian Rifles, the Royal Caskhomir Regiment, the Royal Belkhomir Regiment, and the remnants of the Edofasian Rifles. The Candanadian government was sure that Thüle would not fall, due to the Security Forces' superiority in close-quarters combat. The assumption proved to be true, with the Edofasian invading forces finding themselves trapped in the narrow alleyways of the city, slaughtered by snipers and machine-gun nests on the roofs of buildings. The Battle of Thüle is considered by some to be the best and most effective last stand ever made, and the finest hour of the Candanadian Foreign Legion. The Edofasians were never going to take the city by force, and thus, requested a parley. The Dominion's government was ready to end the war, but needed the approval of New Konigstadt, still under the rule of the aggressive and authoritarian True Northern Front. Initially the request was rejected by the federal government, but the war had never been popular at home, and with pressure from both the people and the Dominion's government, the federal government caved. Thus, the West Edofasian government was invited to New Konigstadt to discuss an end to the war and the handover of East Edofasia while a ceasefire was observed on the ground.

The peace talks got off to a rocky start, with the two sides disagreeing about the future of the Edofasian Air Corps and the Edofasian Coast Guard. Unlike the Edofasian Rifles, these two forces were mainly made up of Candanadian settlers and servicemen from the homeland, but the assets had, in name, been on loan to the Government of the Dominion. Edofasia, claiming its rights as the successor state to the Dominion, demanded that a majority of the assets be handed over to the Confederacy, while the federal government argued that they had only been on loan to the Dominion and that they actually belonged to the Candanadium Security Forces. The Edofasians offered to let the federal government keep a token amount of ships and aircraft, but when the federal government refused, the Edofasians threatened to seize or destroy these assets as enemy property, almost putting an end to the ceasefire and peace talks. The TNF administration knew that if the war did not come to an end, their position would be seriously jeopardized as the war was one of the most unpopular things in a century, and the people would not sit idly by and watch their sons be sent to die over the sea. Thus, the talks went on, reluctantly.

The Magnarplatz Palace Agreement was signed on December 16, 1967, with the handover of the Dominion of Edofasia scheduled to take place at midnight on New Year's Day. The Candanadian settlers were to have equal rights to Edofasians proceeding the handover, and any settlers that wanted to return to the homeland was permitted to do so without hindrance. Gone, however, were the ubiquitous "Kaltach Only" signs from public buildings and park benches, and the segregationist racial policies of the Dominion. Candanadium and Edofasia were to resume regular diplomatic relations, with Candanadium opening an embassy in Scarlao and Edofasia one in New Konigstadt. As the green ensign was lowered to the tune of The Maple Leaves Forever for the last time, Edofasia was finally a nation united.

This did not mean, however, that the divisions of colonialism were gone. Within the first year of the opening of the Candanadian Embassy in Scarlao, it was forced to relocate to Thüle, under the name of "Candanadian Cultural Institute in Thüle", tucked away behind the high walls of the Kanadiaans quarter, safe from Molotov cocktails, graffiti, and car bombs. Edofasians of Candanadian descent, although legally enjoying the same rights as all other Edofasians, are shunned in Edofasian society.

Candanadium's presence in Edofasia was over, but the troubles in Candanadium had just begun. With the end of the Second Crisis came an age of national reflection and reform in Candanadium. The aggressive expansionist and segregationist policies of the True Northern Front administration had proved disastrous in Edofasia and at home as well. There was an unspoken superiority granted to the Kanadiaans over the other races of the federation, and although the right to protest was granted in name to every Candanadian under the Constitution of 1783, in practice protests against the True Northern Front were put down, often violently, and opposition party members often found themselves harassed by police and even organized crime syndicates.

===The Silent Revolution===
The end of the Second Crisis was also an end to the True Northern Front's 24-year dominance over Candanadian politics. Facing immense public and international pressure, the last TNF Chancellor, Bernhardt Schuhmacher, resigned two days after the handover of West Edofasia, with free and open elections being held for the first time in two decades.

Truth, peace, and reconciliation was the new motto of the Democratic Party government of Chancellor Friedrich Clark, who had won the election with a landslide victory and aimed to repair the cracks and fissures that had formed over this fragile federation of races over the years. The True Northern Front broke up in 1969, replaced by the successor party of True North First, which never became nearly as powerful as its predecessor. Voting was no longer mandatory and new political parties sprang up, including the Constitution and Conservative Parties. Refugees from the now-former East Edofasia made up a significant chunk of the Democratic Party's new voter base.

Trefjall had sent a large contingent of its diminutive armed forces to fight in Edofasia during the Second Crisis, suffering heavy losses. The move was seen as highly controversial back home, and many in Trefjall began to question the necessity of a standing Trefjalli armed force, as Trefjall's largest neighbour was also its greatest ally. After the fall of the True Northern Front, the Government of Trefjall approached Chancellor von Klark's government to expand the freedom of movement and free trade treaty of 1903 to include mutual defence. Trefjall would disband its remaining armed forces, except for the ceremonial royal guard, and the Candanadium Defence Forces would be in charge of the defence of Trefjall, with Trefjall paying for the building of bases.

Funding for Oseanian, Trefjalli, and Caskaans-language services and education was returned, and bilingualism was promoted nationwide. The "Speak Two Languages" campaign was started in 1970, with many schools becoming officially bilingual in instruction, leading to many Candanadian citizens of the present day being bilingual. In the same year, the Kaltach Union was formed in Schwannburg, a new political and economic union open to any democratic Kaltach nation to promote peace, human rights, and trade between all Kaltach nations, the first major sign that Candanadium was shifting its priorities. The KU, however, was also set up to counter the military power of Terra, as it featured a mutual defence clause.

===Present Day===
King Herman II passed in the same year at the age of 80, being succeeded by his son, King William IV von Magnar, rumoured to be the bastard child of the late king’s brother and the Queen. The new King later disproved this by releasing his DNA test results in 1990, an unexpected move. Tragedy struck the royal family again in 1998, with the King and the Crown Prince perishing in a brutal helicopter crash in the Bekal Bay after their helicopter took off from Belkberg-by-Mirskai.

The accident was claimed to be the work of the long-dormant Belkhomirian Liberation Army, a terrorist organization in Belkhomir seeking independence for the territory. Others blamed it on the Edofasians, and some even blamed the second son of the King, now King Richard I von Magnar, or "Richard the Unlikely", as a means to seize Magnarplatz Palace for himself. The official investigation found that poor maintenance of the helicopter was to blame, but the case remains unresolved to this day. This triggered a minor diplomatic crisis with Edofasia and rumours that Edofasia would be retaken, but these rumours were dispelled by the government. Richard would later abdicate following the publication of the Luxlein Papers, revealing a connection between Richard and the Count of Lienengen.

Modern-day Candanadium is heavily industrialized in the north, producing and refining oil as well as many rare-earth minerals. Candanadium leads the world in information technology as well as many other services, and is a significant power economically, culturally, and politically across the world, with a large naval force and vast swaths of natural wealth. Candanadian multinational corporations can be found across the world, with Akarea and Novmir being major manufacturing hubs for Candanadian products.

The Candanadian thaler is one of the most stable and strongest currencies in the world and is a major world reserve currency. Living standards in the nation are among some of the highest in the world, though with a wealth gap that is relatively high when compared to nations such as Trefjall and Edofasia.

Some of Candanadium's most significant strategic and economic allies include the fellow Kaltach Union members of Akarea and Trefjall, as well as allies such as Drulluhus, Welka, and Alayka. Candanadian universities are home to students from across the world, and there is a diverse immigrant culture in most major cities of Candanadium, making Candanadium one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse nations in the world. The political process is open, transparent, and free to all, with individual liberties held dear.

==Geography==
==Demographics==
38,870,456 - Oseania
34,827,376 - Fischerstaat
14,392,837 – Caskhomir
9,283,770 – Hautsing
8,112.393 – Westland
4,802,838 - CCR
1,030,309 – Belkhomir
743,310 – Eisenstaat
===Population===
===Languages===
The main languages in Candanadium are Oseanian and Kanadiaans, which are also the two official languages. In the most recent census, 92% of the population reported that they were fluent in Oseanian, 65% reported fluency in Kanadiaans, and 45% reported bilingualism. A study conducted by the Candanadian Census Bureau found that 73.4% of the population used Oseanian on a daily basis, and 21.3% used Kanadiaans on a daily basis, and 5.3% reported that they used some other language, mainly Caskaans and Trefjalli.

Akarean Mandarin is the dominant language in Hautsing, but the script used in Hautsing is the traditional script, as opposed to the simplified script used in the Akarean Union.
===Religion===
Candanadium does not have an official religion, however, the royal family adheres to Eostrism, as does 80.3% of the population, which refers to the worship of the fire god Eostre, of the Kanadiaans. Traditionally, the Kanadiaans worshipped other gods as well, but mythology dictates that after landing in Candanadium, Eostre appeared to King Wilhelmus of Magnare, the legendary first king of the Kanadiaans, in a flame, instructing him to go forth and tame this wild country for the Kanadiaans people. Three is a sacred number in Eostrism, supposedly due to the fact that Eostre was the third God to be created, and according to legend, three ships first brought the Kanadiaans to Candanadian shores. The traditional practice of human sacrifice has been outlawed in Candanadium, however, the Fall Festival is celebrated around the country and Eostrist Churches can be found everywhere.

The head of the Eostrist Church of the Lord of Flame is the First Flame, residing in the Palace of Eostre in Old Konigstadt. Priests and Priestesses of Flame lead churches in their respective parishes, and hold service on Sunday. A fire is always kept lit in the tower above an Eostrist Church. Believers of Eostrism are found predominantly in southern Oseania as well as throughout the Kanadiaans-speaking regions, including Belkhomir. Many Cape and Westmark Trefjalli have also adopted the Eostrist faith for themselves. The holy text of the Eostrist faith is the Red Book, or the Book of Flame.

A significant portion of the population, 11.7%, follows the traditional Oseanian Faith, mostly rural and northern Oseanians. The Oseanian Faith does not have a name, but it is the worship of the nameless gods of water and stone and leaf. The maple leaf is a traditional symbol of the Oseanian faith, and when the Kanadiaans defeated the Oseanians in battle, they took it upon themselves to adopt their emblem, but changed it to a cluster of three maple leaves, representing Eostre.

Oseanian Faith churches are constructed beside mountains, a body of water, or a maple tree. Most significant processes, such as marriages, the swearing of oaths, and the signing of contracts must take place under a maple tree, for the gods to bear witness. As such, politicians who adhere to the Oseanian Faith are sometimes sworn into office underneath a maple tree, not while placing their hand on a Book of Flame. Oseanian service members of the Candanadium Defence Forces may also choose to swear their oaths beneath a maple tree.

5.0% of the population follow the Faith of Our Lady of Caskhomir, mostly Caskhomirians and Caskhomirian diaspora in the rest of the country. Our Lady of Caskhomir is a mythological figure that is believed to be the guardian of Caskhomir, having led the Caskaans to Caskhomir from across the sea, before the Kanadiaans. Her real name is an extremely well guarded secret only revealed to the head of the faith, the Stewardess of Our Lady, upon the night of her confirmation. The clergy and monastical order, the Sisters of Our Lady, is only open to women. As a result of this, women have historically had more rights in Caskhomir than the rest of Candanadium.

It is believed that Our Lady of Caskhomir and Eostre were both gods of the Kaltach ethnic group that eventually split into the Kanadiaans and Caskaans, and that they may have, at one point, been part of the same religion.

Temples of Our Lady are found throughout Caskhomir, and will feature an altar upon which offerings, usually food and drink, are placed, in perpetual gratitude for her stewardship and maintenance of Caskhomir. Families will visit the Temple every Friday evening after sunset to give their offerings. Offerings are cleared by the Sisters the following morning and fed to birds, as it is believed that birds are the messengers of Our Lady.
===Largest Cities===

==Government==
Candanadium is a constitutional monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as an advisor to the government and a figurehead. The Federal Assembly of Candanadium is the legislature of the Kingdom, and it is split into the lower house (Parliament) and the upper house (Realm Council). Members of Parliament, or MPs, are elected to represent ridings of around 150 000 inhabitants. General elections are held every four years to elect all 602 MPs, with the monarch traditionally inviting the leader of the largest party to form a government in his name. In recent years, where no party has managed to win an outright majority, the monarch will delay his appointment of a Chancellor until coalitions have emerged.

The Realm Council, as opposed to the Parliament, comprises representatives of the provincial and regional governments of Candanadium, as well as a number of seats reserved for the nobility.
===The Federal Assembly===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+Party Composition of the 61st Parliament of Candanadium
|-
! His Majesty's Government !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'' || Centre-right, classic liberalism, pro-KU || Dark blue || The Rt. Hon. Pieter von Juppertal PC MP, Inner Harbour CCR || {{composition bar|198|532|hex=#002957}}
|-
| [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Centre to centre-left, pro-welfare, pro-KU || Red || The Hon. Fabian Norbert PC MP, Oldcastle Town OSN || {{composition bar|102|532|hex=#D7232A}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]] ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'' || Eostrist Democracy, conservatism, sovereigntism, KU skeptical || Light blue || The Hon. Wesley Morrison PC MP, Oseania Park OSN || {{composition bar|132|532|hex=#437CD2}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Other Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Liberal-Green Party]] ''Partei Liberal-Grün'' || Centre-left, social democracy, environmentalism, soft republicanism, KU reform, emulation of ''[[Minsheng]]'' || Light green || Patricia Gerber MP, Western Docklands OSN || {{composition bar|67|532|hex=#28A837}}
|-
| [[The Reform Party]] || Centre-right, Oseanian localism and autonomy, pro-KU || Dark green || Janice Eckhart MP, Woodsworth-on-the-Beans OSN || {{composition bar|20|532|hex=#1e6e42}}
|-
| [[True North First]] ''Wahrer Norden Zuerst'' || Right wing to far-right populism, absolute sovereigntism, anti-KU || Cyan || Ludwig Schultz MP, Nordkap-Hochkap NTC || {{composition bar|8|532|hex=#0FFFEF}}
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Candanadium]] ''Sozialistische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Far-left, socialism, anti-confederation, anti-monarchy, anti-KU || Dark red || Rolf Magnusson MP, Halenvale WSL || {{composition bar|2|532|hex=#BF0606}}
|-
| ''[[Kanadiaans Zuerst]]'' || Far-right, Kanadiaans supremacism, fascism, imperialism, anti-KU, anti-CTMDFMFTA || Dark teal || Albrecht Löwe (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#4DBBD7}}
|-
| [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] || Niche single issues (subsidized budget travel, forestation of roundabouts, maximum width for bike lanes, public provision of the national flower) || Orange || Stefan Bober (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#FF8C00}}
|-
| Independent MPs || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#C2C2C6}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Belkhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Belkhomir Einheitsfront — Fürstenpartei'' Belkhomir Unity Front — Prince's Party|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Gold || Franz Ritter von Lorelei MP, Geraldsthron || {{composition bar|6|10|hex=#BCAE4E}}
|-
| ''Volkspartei Belkhomirs — Freie Sozialdemokraten'' People's Party of Belkhomir — Free Social Democrats|| Pro-autonomy, centre-left || Red-brown || Jakob Werner MP, Oseanmundhafen || {{composition bar|3|10|hex=#BA6749}}
|-
| ''Unabhängig und Souverän'' Independent and Sovereign|| Pro-independence, left-wing, Belkhomirian militarism, anti-establishment, abstentionism || Neon green || Robert Sandmann MP, Belkhomir-Ländlich || {{composition bar|1|10|hex=#A2EB23}} (not taken)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Caskhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Caskhomir Eenheidsfront — Ons vir Jou'' Caskhomir Unity Front — We for You|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Yellow || Hendrik Kuiper MP, Hekkedorp || {{composition bar|45|70|hex=#FFFF00}}
|-
| ''Caskhomirse Demokratiese Front'' Caskhomirian Democratic Front|| Pro-integration, centre-left || Orange-brown || Maximilian Theron MP, Port Cask-Outer Harbour || {{composition bar|29|70|hex=#E49E42}}
|-
| ''Vryheidsfront'' Freedom Front|| Pro-independence, right wing, Kaltach supremacy || Teal || Diedrik Hertzog MP, Vrygrad West || {{composition bar|6|70|hex=#1B98AB}}
|}

===Supreme Court of Candanadium===
===Federalism===
Candanadium is a federal state, with each of its constituent parts (provinces and autonomous regions) having extensive political and legislative prerogatives that cannot normally be infringed by the federal government in New Konigstadt. As a monarchy, this also means that each provincial and regional government has the right to invoke the name of the Crown in matters where they have jurisdiction.

In practice, this means that, aside from the federal government and Parliament in New Konigstadt, each province and autonomous region has its own government and legislative body, headed usually by a Prime Minister. The monarch is represented provincially and regionally by viceroys, who may bear the title of Governor General, Magistrate, or in the case of the Candanadian Capital Region, Lord Mayor.

Autonomous regions have an additional degree of independence than provinces, as they collect no taxes on behalf of the federal government, may participate to a limited extent in intergovernmental organizations, and may establish limited bilateral diplomatic relations. The federal Parliament also cannot introduce binding legislation for the autonomous region without the consent of MPs representing those regions. There are two autonomous regions, the Principality of [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]. Both were independent countries at the time of the formation of the Kingdom of Candanadium, joining in 1940 and 1965 respectively.

===Foreign Relations===
Candanadium enjoys a [[Candanadium-Akarean Union relations|"special relationship" with the Akarean Union]], being the first Kaltach state to establish relations with Akarea. Candanadium and the Akarean Union have had a standing formal alliance since their founding, and Akarea participates in the Kaltach Economic Area. Candanadium, as a founding member of the Kaltach Union, hosts several of the institutional seats of the Union and is regarded by international observers to be the factual leader of the Union.

Candanadium maintains an active diplomatic corps, with embassies and consulates-general across the world, even in nations that have been, historically, hostile to Candanadium. Candanadian foreign missions often also host cultural activities and other events to strengthen ties between the host country and Candanadium. Trefjall and Candanadium enjoy a special relationship due to the freedom of movement and trade between the two nations, as well as the Candanadium Defence Forces providing defence for the nation. Akarea and Candanadium are also strategic partners as well as major partners in trade, a friendship that has endured for almost 300 years. Akarea is a tourist hotspot for Candanadians on vacation, and there are large Akarean immigrant communities across Candanadium. Welka also falls under the Candanadian sphere of influence, due to the fact that it is a fellow Kanadiaans nation and also with Candanadium having played a major part in rebuilding the Welkisch economy after the fall of Communist rule.

Despite this, relations with Edofasia and Sudardes are tense at best and hostile at worst, due to the history of Candanadian colonialism in the region.

===Military===
The Candanadium Defence Forces (CDF) consist of four branches: the Candanadian Army, the Royal Navy of Candanadium, the Royal Air Force of Candanadium, and the Corps of Royal Candanadian Marines. In addition to these four branches, there are also two independent regiments which do not belong to any of the forces but are still part of the joint command, which are the Royal Caskhomir Regiment and the Royal Belkhomir Regiment. These regiments have their own ground forces, air forces, and naval forces.

A period of four-year national service in a branch of their choosing is mandatory for all male Candanadian citizens, with two years spent in the active force and two years in the reserve force. Male Candanadians must enlist between their 18th and 23rd birthdays, except for those who are physically or mentally handicapped, those whose religious views forbid them from enlisting, or those who have lost a parent or sibling in active conflict in the Forces. Caskhomirians and Belkhomirians are not exempt, although they may enlist with their respective regional regiments.

Female Candanadians, though not subject to national service, may also enlist voluntarily.

The CDF has a combined strength of around one million active duty personnel and two million reserve personnel. The standard issue rifle of the CDF is the Candarms C70A1 select-fire rifle.

Through a bilateral arrangement, the CDF is stationed permanently in Trefjall, which does not maintain a standing military of its own. Trefjalli citizens, in turn, may join the CDF in any branch or unit, though may choose not to swear allegiance to the Candanadian monarch and are not subject to national service.
==Economy==
Candanadium enjoys free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, and is rich in iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Candanadium exports crude and refined oil, timber, jewellery and other luxury goods, agricultural products, dairy, wood products, and maple syrup to the world, but relies on foreign goods such as consumer products, manufactured goods, tropical fruits, electronics, vehicles, and clothing as well.

Having industrialized in the late 19th century, Candanadium's domestic manufacturing sector is stable and decently sized, but companies often outsource due to high costs of labour in the country. Candanadium is virtually the sole producer of maple syrup in the whole world, as it was invented by the Oseanians inhabiting the region and adopted by the Kanadiaans. Candanadium has a large merchant navy, and Candanadian ships can often be spotted in the major ports of the world.
===Non-decimal Currency===
The currency of Candanadium, the thaler, is unique in the world for being undecimalized, which is a great source of confusion for visitors and considered by some as a source of national pride. One thaler ($) is divided into 4 kreuzen (Kr.), which is then divided into 240 pfennig (pf.), or pennies (p). 60 pfennig make up 1 kreuze, and prices are conventionally written in the form of $Thalers/Kreuzen/Pfennig. For example, if something costs 1 thaler, 2 kreuzen and 80 pfennig, it would be written $0/2/80. Prices less than a thaler, for example 2 kreuzen and 80 pennies, would be written 2 Kr. 80 p. (or 2 Kr. 80 pf.). The Kanadiaans plural of the word Thaler is Thaler. The plural of kreuze is kreuzen in both official languages, though the K is capitalized like all nouns in Kanadiaans.

==Culture==
===Holidays===
Candanadium Day is celebrated each November 11, commemorating the formation of the Kingdom, which usually involves parades, fireworks, and other celebrations of patriotism. The Fall Festival (Kanadiaans: ''Herbstfest'') is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September each year, the most significant Eostrist religious holiday. Religious families usually spend the day at Church, whereas the younger generation tend to exchange gifts, usually edible items, but always three in number, as three is the number of Eostre and three ships carried the first Kanadiaans to the shores of Candanadium. Candanadian law mandates that businesses must allocate at minimum a week’s vacation for employees around the time of the Fall Festival.

===Arts and Literature===
===Cuisine===
Candanadium is renowned internationally for its production of beers and wines, particularly its roasted dark lager, or Dunkelbier, and aromatic white wines. Traditional Kanadiaans cooking is mainly comprised of red meats and root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, however, Oseanian and Akarean influences are present in modern Candanadian cuisine, like the use of rice, flatbreads, and other sources of carbohydrates. Moose schnitzel is a unique Candanadian dish, mixing a Kanadiaans recipe with a traditional meat of the Oseanians, usually served with thick-cut fries, lemon juice, and mustard mayonnaise. Rice, not native to Great Kaltachia, has become a staple food after the Akareans introduced it to the continent in the 17th century. However, many Candanadian variations of the dish exist, including rice steamed with garlic and beef, commonly called Steigerreis, as it was popular among mine workers in Eisenstaat. Rice flavoured with butter, parsley, and steamed with chicken is popular in Oseania, where it is called spring rice. Coarse, brown rice is more common and popular than white rice in Candanadium, due to its texture and price, and is often eaten as a side with meat and vegetables. Flatbreads are also popular, as due to the cold weather, it is easier and quicker to bake bread without letting it rise first. Candanadian flatbread is doughy and can be stuffed with meat, salad, and sauces to create quick sandwiches, which can be found from Belkhomir to the Westmark. Black bread, especially rye bread, is also popular and can be eaten alone or with butter, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or pickled vegetables. Pickled cabbage, or Sauerkraut, is also a very popular side dish, and can be eaten alone or as a condiment, akin to relish. Sausages and ham are also found throughout the country, with each region having its own variations. Some popular variations include boerewors, or farmers' sausage, in Caskhomir, Brühwurst, or boiled sausage, in Eisenstaat, and black sausage (made with liver and black pudding), in Oseania. Cheeses are often eaten alongside sausages and are usually soft, but hard cheeses exist for grating and use in sauces.

Modern-day Candanadian cooking focuses on texture and flavour more than presentation, with spices such as stars anise, bay leaves, dill, and parsley often being used. Rice and breads are Candanadian staple foods, with black bread and rye bread being the most popular. Moose lard is sometimes used in casual diners in lieu of cooking oil, giving foods a more gamey, creamy texture. Regular alcohol consumption is not viewed as taboo, and most Candanadians will often enjoy some Dunkelbier with a meal. Maple mead is commonly drunk in bars as a stronger and sweeter alternative to beer.

Tea is also a popular favourite, enjoyed hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Maple syrup is often added to tea instead of other sweeteners such as honey or sugar. Polls indicate that Harschburg Tea is the nation's favourite brand, known for its high caffeine content and strong flavour. Coffee, although known, is only found in large cities and highly expensive since it cannot be produced domestically. It is, however, marginally more popular in Caskhomir, where a budding coffee growing industry has been developing.

Wine is produced along the Maple Bay coast and in Caskhomir. Most wine production outside of Caskhomir is white, with fuller-bodied white wines produced in the Caskhomirian microclimate.

===Sport===
The most popular sports in Candanadium are rugby union and ice hockey, which also happen to be the nation's official summer and winter sports, respectively. Southern regions, such as Caskhomir, the Westmark, the CCR, and southern Fischerstaat, have been known to produce many famous Candanadian rugby players, with the sport being invented in the 17th century in Caskhomir, whereas hockey is the more dominant sport in the Northern Cape, Eisenstaat, and Oseania. This may be due to the fact that the game of ice hockey was invented by the Cape Natives. The Candanadian national rugby union team, nicknamed the Maples, are recognized as one of the best international test sides in rugby, and is consistently ranked among the top national teams by the International Rugby Federation (IRF). The Iron Cup is the highest tier of club rugby in the nation, currently held by the Caskhomir Kudus, who have won the trophy five times in the past. In contrast, the Cape Cup is the highest tier of club hockey in the nation, with the title currently held by the Northern Cape Penguins.

Belkhomirian rules football, also known as Belkhi rules or footy is a popular game in Belkhomir. It is played on an oval field with a rugby ball. The game of Edofasian football is very similar to Belkhi rules, and a friendly exhibition match between Belkhomir and Edofasia is held every two years, with rules that are a compromise between the two sports.

Minor sports in the country include the Trefjalli association football in Trefjalli regions and throughout the south and baseball in Akarean neighbourhoods, particularly Harschburg, and throughout the south.

New Konigstadt

2025-05-24T22:34:43Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

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'''New Konigstadt''' (/njuː konɪgʃtɑːt; -stɑːt/; Kanadiaans: ''Neu Königstadt'', [nɔʏ køːnigʃtaːt]) is the capital and largest city of [[Candanadium]]. Founded in 1127 by [[William of Magnar]] as '''Fort Magnar''' (Kanadiaans: ''Magnarburg''), it became the capital of Candanadium at the end of the [[Candanadian Civil War]] in 1864, as [[Old Konigstadt]] (known then as Konigstadt) had been in rebel hands during the war. New Konigstadt makes up most of the territory of the [[Candanadian Capital Region]], the smallest Candanadian province.

New Konigstadt

2025-05-24T22:33:51Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

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He! (Akarean political party)

2025-05-14T18:54:18Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: Removed stub

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| leader = Hiroshi Mutsuwara
| founder = Hiroshi Mutsuwara
| founded = 28th February 2012
| headquarters = See notes [1]
| slogan = ''Do you really care anymore?''
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'''He!''' (嗬！, archaic expression of surprise) is a satirical political party in the [[Akarean Union]]. It was founded by comedian and political columnist [[Hiroshi Mutsuwara]] as a parody of the [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] party in [[Candanadium]]; he remains its sole member, and has stood for election in his local constituency of Ward 43, [[Fujing]] in every election since. He! has failed to win a single seat in the [[Grand Assembly]] in both the [[2012 Akarean Union election|2012]] and [[2016 Akarean Union election|2016 elections]]. Mutsuwara stated in an interview after the results of the 2012 election that if ''He!'' were to ever win a seat, he would eat an entire block of butter live on television from the [[People's Exhibition]] before standing down and disbanding the party.

== History ==
Following comments from West Satoyaman politician [[Sugiwara Masayoshi]] during a press conference in 2011 in which he stated that he believes the Akarean Union should apply for [[Kaltach Union]] membership, Mutsuwara (who is himself West Satoyaman but resides in Fujing) founded ''He!'' with the sole policy of telling him to "shut up". So as to be considered parliamentary in debates, this was rephrased into "zero emissions". Mutsuwara's application was accepted in February 2012; he has added to the party's manifesto over the years since.

In March 2014, prime minister [[Sun Lu-Tsi]] said of ''He!'' in a press interview that he "admired its concise demonstration of democratic freedoms in the [Akarean] Union", though he refused to make further comments when pressed.

== Manifesto ==
''He!''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s manifesto outlines the following policies as of December 2015:
* [[Sugiwara Masayoshi]] to be zero-emissions by 2030
* The introduction of a 99-yuan coin
* All constituent states of the Akarean Union to leave and join the Kaltach Union as member nations
* All member nations of the Kaltach Union to leave and join the Akarean Union as constituent states
* A nationwide ban on single-use bus tickets, based on environmental concerns
* The construction of a cabaret club inside the [[People's Exhibition]]
* The construction of a new green paint factory to help get greener vehicles on the road
* The fitting of lifeboats to intercity trains
* Reduction of national healthcare expenditure by printing finance reports in a smaller type

== Legacy ==
''He!'' is the subject of internet memes during periods of heightened political intensity. On the 12th of September 2011, one such meme was presented in the [[People's Hall]] as part of an inquiry on the perceived effectiveness of politics in the Akarean Union.

== Notes ==
[1]: Generally, a requirement of all recognised parties in the [[Akarean Union]] is a published address of headquarters; As the headquarters of ''He!'' is Mutsuwara's home in Fujing, a one-time exemption to this rule has been allowed.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-14T18:53:08Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

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'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1984–1986), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium)|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister (which he had not been for more than thirty years) and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest". After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages into his office and under his desk". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Candanadium-Jokullheim relations

2025-05-14T18:51:33Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

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[[Candanadium]] and [[Jokullheim]] enjoy close bilateral relations as member states of the [[Kaltach Union]]. The [[King of Candanadium]] is, by virtue of his descent from [[Hans the Great]], a member of the [[Council of the Chiefs of Jokullheim]], represented on the Council by the Candanadian ambassador to Jokullheim. Consequently, by convention, the Candanadian ambassador to Jokullheim has always been a member of the [[Candanadian royal family]].

Candanadium and Jokullheim established formal diplomatic relations in 1864 as part of the [[Greatsword Treaty]] (Kanadiaans: ''Zweihänder-Vertrag''), following Candanadium's defeat of Jokullheime raiding forces.

Candanadium-Akarean Union relations

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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Bilateral relations between [[Candanadium]] and the [[Akarean Union]] first took place between the predecessor entities to both modern states, the [[Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror]] and the [[Akarean Empire]].

Candanadium and the Akarean Union share close ties, the closest of two states in the world outside of any international political bloc. This has been referred to as the "special relationship".

Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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'''Candanadium''' (/ˌkændəˈneɪdiːəm/; Kanadiaans: ''Kandanadium'' /ˌkandaˈnaːdiːʊm/), Officially the '''Kingdom of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Königreich Kandanadium''), is a country in [[Great Kaltachia]] with one province in [[Akarea]]. It is home to a population of around 122 million Candanadians, most of which are from Kanadiaans or Oseanian descent, though it is also home to ethnic minorities such as the Trefjalli and the Caskaans, as well as a large Akarean immigrant community. Candanadium is bordered on the north by the Sea of the Cape, on the south by [[Kreyermark]] and [[Alpenraum]], on the east by [[Varskhomir]] and on the west by [[Trefjall]]. Candanadium also shares maritime borders with [[Hykko]] and the [[Akarean Union]] through the province of [[Hautsing]]. Candanadium comprises seven provinces ([[Candanadian Capital Region]], [[Fischerstaat]], the [[Westmark]], [[Oseania]], the [[Northern Cape]], [[Eisenstaat]], and Hautsing) and two autonomous regions ([[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]). Candanadium, alongside its two autonomous regions, is a member of the [[Kaltach Union]] and a signatory to the Candanadian-Trefjalli Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement. Candanadium and its two autonomous regions are represented collectively in the [[World Congress]] as the Kingdom of Candanadium.

For most of Candanadium's history, what is currently modern-day Candanadium existed as hundreds independent states, varying greatly in size. By the start of the 18th century, several "Great States" (Kanadiaans: ''Großstaaten'') would emerge following a series of wars, treaties, and political marriages. They include the Kingdom of Magnarstaat (comprising the modern Candanadian Capital Region and parts of Fischerstaat and the Westmark around Maple Bay), the Kingdom of Fischerstaat (Fischerstaat), the Principality of the Westmark and the Cape (Westmark and the Northern Cape), the Republic of Caskhomir (Caskhomir), the Kingdom of Oseania (Oseania), the Grand Duchy of Eisenstaat (Eisenstaat), and the Kingdom of Belkhomir (Belkhomir). The Kingdom of Candanadium was created in 1783, as part of the Enlightenment in Great Kaltachia, when the kings of Magnarstaat and Fischerstaat joined their lands as a reaction to popular nationalist movements across the Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror (Kanadiaans: ''Staatenbund der Reiche des Eroberers''), a loose confederation of Kanadiaans- and Oseanian-speaking states formed after the War of the Cask. Eventually, the remaining of the continent consented to join the newly created kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom of Belkhomir and the Republic of Caskhomir. The formation of a unified Candanadium contributed to the emergence of the [[Kaltach Rebirth]] and a period of cultural, political, and economic ascendency for the Kaltach world. Belkhomir would join Candanadium following its defeat in the [[Second Belkhomirian War]] of 1940, an ill-fated invasion attempt of eastern Oseania. The Republic of Caskhomir would later join the Kingdom as an Autonomous Region like Belkhomir in 1965 after a popular referendum.

Modern-day Candanadium has emerged as the indisputable leader of the Kaltach Union and is one of the most dominant economies in the west. Candanadium is also one of the most diverse nations in the world, with two main ethnic groups, several minority groups, and a large immigrant community.

==Etymology==
Consensus among scholars of linguistics states that Candanadium is an Oseanian exonym re-loaned into Oseanian from some other language, based on an earlier version of the Trefjalli endonym for the region, ''Kándaland''. The *kand- prefix is unattested in any High Kaltach texts, and the meaning of it is unclear.

Belkhomir almost certainly originates from the High Kaltach words *bauknan (beacon) or *belkan (beam), and Caskhomir from the High Kaltach *kuzis (choice).

==History==
===Pre-History===
The first people to settle what would become modern-day Candanadium would be the Trefjalli, who populated all the lands west of the River Tref. The only indigenous populations in Candanadium were the now-extinct Cape Natives and the Southern Cask Natives, with whom the Trefjalli had little to no contact. The Trefjalli, however, would experience a cultural and religious schism around the 7th century CE, where part of the population believed that not all trees were sacred, as prescribed under the traditional Trefjalli religious doctrine, but only maple trees, native to this part of Great Kaltachia. This schism led to the exile of part of the Trefjalli population to the "wild lands" east of the River Tref. These exiles established a civilization along the [[River Osean]], evolving into the distinct Oseanian culture and language, spreading from the eastern bank of the River Tref to Belkhomir.

Also in the 7th century CE, the Caskaans would land in what is now Port Cask. They would establish the port as a major trading hub in the region and create a small city-state around it, and would go on to explore the rest of Caskhomir in great caravans in what is now known as the [[Great Trek]]. The Oseanians developed a regular trading relationship with Caskhomir, and Oseanian influences on Caskhomirian society and language would lead to the evolution of modern Caskaans, distinct from modern Varskaans and the more Kanadiaans-like Old Caskaans.

===The Kanadiaans Conquest===
For hundreds of years, the Trefjalli, Oseanians, Caskaans, and the natives coexisted, never really warming to each other but tolerating the other's presence. This dynamic was disrupted in 1107 with the landing of King Wilhelmus von Magnare, of the Kanadiaans.

According to legend and Eostrist religious beliefs, King Wilhelmus had set sail from the Isle of Kaltach after receiving an epiphany from the Flame God Eostre, who commanded him to go west in search of a continent that was both new and old, where he would find Kaltach brethren. Thus he set sail, accompanied by his three sons, Gerald, Wilhelm, and Hans, and three hundred and thirty-three of his best Kanadiaans knights aboard three ships, three being Eostre’s holy number. Wilhelmus found what he was looking for when he landed on the shores of Belkhomir. The Oseanians who populated the area were amazed by the Kanadiaans’ martial prowess and advanced metalworking skills, but most importantly, by their seafaring skills. King Wilhelmus therefore did not have to work hard to establish himself in Belkhomir, as the Oseanian tribes knew that they stood no chance in battle against the newcomers.

Prince Gerald took the Oseanians’ welcome especially well, and begged his father to remain in Belkhomir, believing that they had already found the land promised to them by Eostre. His father, however, was not daunted by the Mirskai range and knew that more lay beyond the snow-capped mountains. King Wilhelmus allowed his eldest son to remain in Belkhomir as its lord, as to keep his heir out of harm’s way and to prepare him to rule over all of the continent, bringing with him on the campaign his two younger sons as well as his newly-acquired Oseanian warriors. Prince Gerald sent some of his knights back to the Isle of Kaltach and told them to bring more Kanadiaans warriors and settlers, now that they had established a presence on this new piece of the continent.

And so, King Wilhelmus marched west along the Osean, taking the same route the Oseanians had taken after their exile, only in the opposite direction. Most tribes along his way submitted to Kanadiaans rule and joined him on his epic quest, and those who resisted were put down. It was also during this march that Wilhelmus took the Oseanians’ sacred maple as his own symbol over the traditional eagle of the Kanadiaans, out of his newfound respect for the Oseanians. He adapted the maple for his own purposes, creating the crowned tri-maple, as thanks for the divine act that had brought him to this land (three being Eostre's holy number).

After twenty years on the march, King Wilhelmus had reached the end of the Osean at the shores of Maple Bay. All of Oseania north of the River Osean were now under the Kanadiaans banner. At long last, Wilhelmus of Magnare, King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, could rest, at the spot where the Osean met the sea.

With the King dead, Prince Gerald in Belkhomir was the next in line for the crown. However, the oldest knights who had followed the king from the Isle of Kaltach saw something in the younger Prince Wilhelm that they had seen in their king of old. They had seen him grow into a capable leader and an inspiring commander, and pledged him their swords and urged him to take up his father’s crown for himself, and not leave it for Prince Gerald, who had no experience leading men in the field. Urged by these knights and his younger brother Hans, Prince Wilhelm crowned himself King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and declared that the site where his father had perished would become a new city, named Konigstadt in honour of his father, to serve as the capital for the fertile lands around Maple bay his father had conquered, which he named Magnarstaat.

King Wilhelm changed his given name to the Oseanian variant of William and also Oseanized the name of his house to Magnar. However, the news of his brother’s coronation still infuriated Prince Gerald, who still believed himself to be the rightful heir. He knew that he could not simply march over the Mirskai with the army he had at his disposal, and that he did not command the full confidence of his people, but he could not let his brother’s perceived insult stand. Prince Gerald therefore forfeited his house and declared himself King Gerald I von Belkhomir, of the independent kingdom of Belkhomir. King William in the west accepted his brother’s actions as the best possible outcome, vowing never to return to Belkhomir, and began marching west along the coast of Maple Bay, establishing Fort Magnar in the process, then turned north and followed the River Hugeln west, until he reached the eastern banks of the River Tref, where the Oseanians had been forced across all those centuries past. The other side was still the domain of the Trefjalli, who continued to shun the Oseanians. William’s Oseanian chieftains urged him to march across and attack, but instead, William offered to parley with the Trefjalli, asking them to join him in unifying all the lands of the west as one. Though he had some sympathizers among the Trefjalli, the answer he received was a resounding “no”. And so, with great reluctance, King William’s army marched over the Tref and south into the Trefjalli heartlands, pushing the Trefjalli forces back to Lake Tref and winning the Battle of the Westmark, the last battle in the Kanadiaans Conquest. Along the way, many Trefjalli who believed in King William’s cause joined him on his march, and were rewarded with rich lands in the now-Kanadiaans and Oseanian Westmark.

It seemed that, at last, the conquest was complete. From east to west, this continent belonged to the union of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and all knew of the power of the men bearing the crowned tri-maple.

===Post-Conquest Era===
With the Trefjalli removed as a factor in Candanadium and the Oseanians allied to the Kanadiaans, it now fell to King William to establish a system of governance for the realms under his control. Those Oseanian rulers who had pledged their allegiance to him had their rights and properties preserved, and that of those who did not was awarded to his Kanadiaans subjects. As a result, the country was now a patchwork of lands ruled by Oseanian and Kanadiaans lords who all owed their allegiance to William in Konigstadt. Incorporating all these lands into one kingdom would have upset his Oseanian allies, so William preserved the existing arrangement of having individual lords owing feudal allegiance to himself. However, he elevated his younger brother Hans to kingship as well, granting him lands on the River Fischer. The Oseanians also received a kingdom, though it was to be ruled by William as well, now styled King of Magnarstaat and King of Oseania.

In order to create some kind of cohesion among the various kingdoms, duchies, principalities, and baronies, William decreed that all the lands conquered by his father would belong to the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians (Kanadiaans: ''Heiliges Reich Kanadiaansischer und Oseanischer Völker''), with the King of Magnarstaat as its Protector. Each ruler within the realm would have the right of audience in the Realm's Diet (Kanadiaans: ''Reichstag'', the name is also used for the modern Candanadian Parliament). After William's death, the rule of Magnarstaat and Oseania was divided among his heirs, in the old Kaltach custom of partible inheritance.

===First Belkhomirian War===
===Decentralization of the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians===
===The War of the Cask===
===The Founding of Candanadium===
===Candanadian Colonies===
===The Candanadian Civil War===
===The Jokullheime Raids===
Following the Civil War, the Jokullheime saw an opportunity. The homelands of Jokullheim were little more than frozen wastes, and the chieftains of the Jokullheime had long set their sights upon the fertile and watered Kanadiaans and Oseanian lands in the west. Having expanded their holdings through various raids, the Oberjall of Jokullheim, Aljax the Brave, decided it was time to take on the west. He had anticipated support from the Trefjalli of the Westmark and Cape as well as the Trefjalli in the homeland, but found none. Instead, Trefjalli of both Candanadium and Trefjall all enlisted in the Security Forces to defend the west from Aljax's raiders, with King Hans I von Magnar taking personal charge of the defence of the eastern coast. They established what is now called the "Line of Steel", stretching from Nordport-by-Ice in the north and Port Cask in the south, with the Caskhomirian State Forces also joining in the defence of Great Kaltachia.

King Hans had expected a large landing by the Jokullheime on September 3rd, 1864, but instead found only one longship upon the shores of Port Newcastle. It bore the Oberjall's personal banner, with the infamous Jokullheime raider decked out in the white leather of Jokullheim on the deck, brandishing his feared double-headed axe. King Hans, guarded by the King's Own Fort Trefton Hussars, ordered his men to hold their fire as the raider hailed the king in High Kaltach, challenging him to a duel for the lands of the west, in the traditional Kaltach fashion. The king's advisors were offended by this gesture. After all, how could a raider dare to cite the ancient Kaltach rites to the King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians? However, the king insisted on rising to the challenge, ordered the hussars to stand down, called for his armour and ancestral Zweihänder, and met Aljax in single combat on the shores of Port Newcastle. Before the king made his charge, he threw down his dagger and declared that Aljax would not cross any further into Great Kaltachia. The raider, amused, only lowered his visor and readied his axe.

It is said that when King Hans' sword clashed with Aljax's axe, a terrible clanging was heard all across the city. The raider was twice the size of the king and his axe was a white blur, and it had seemed that he had gained the upper hand, knocking off the king's helmet with the flat of his blade. All of a sudden, however, the raider's axe was motionless in his hand, and his white leather armour was stained with red. King Hans had decapitated Aljax with one fell swoop from his two-handed greatsword, and his axe fell to the ground, where it was collected by the king. The raider's head and helmet were sent back to Jokullheim by one of the king's hussars as a message, and the axe and armour went into the archives of the Royal Candanadian Museum, where they remain today.

Leaderless and bound by ancient Kaltach custom, the Jokullheime chieftains struck their banners and headed for home, dishonoured and disgraced. No more would the men of the high north challenge the west. Once more, Candanadium had prevailed.
===The First Edofasian Crisis===
Edofasia, the crown colony in the west, was a major source of precious minerals and wood products for the kingdom, and was one of the main sources of revenue to the west. Edofasia was affectionately described as the Crown Jewel of Candanadium, for the riches the land bore. Despite the massive economic boom in the colony, discontent with Candanadium was always present, due to the suppression of indigenous cultures and languages. As more and more Candanadian settlers arrived from the homeland, tensions between the Candanadian authorities and the Edofasians were at an all-time high. The west of Edofasia remained a wild country, never really falling under the firm control of the Crown, prone to attacks from guerilla bands and self-proclaimed local governments. In the early 1900s, the guerilla groups in the west had become more than an occasional headache for Candanadium and exploded into an all-out migraine. Attacks on Candanadian settlements became increasingly common and organized, prompting many settlers to flee to neutral Alayka or back east.

The Candanadium Security Forces were deployed to western Edofasia to combat the growing insurrection, but fared poorly against the Edofasian rebels, being unfamiliar with the land and people. In 1916 the Candanadian forces would change their strategy. Instead of engaging the guerilla forces head-on, they would fall back and form a Line of Control separating west from east, with the east continuing to be the Colony of Edofasia, and the west being the newly independent Confederacy of Edofasia, though unrecognized by the Crown. The Candanadian government, attempting to address the racial tensions between the colonists and the natives, grant the colony self-governing status, becoming the Dominion of Edofasia, giving all landowners the vote in a Crown Advisory Assembly and a local Governor. The Crown Advisory Assembly was incredibly uneven in terms of racial distribution, as most landowners in Edofasia were Candanadian settler families, as the concept of land ownership was completely foreign to the Edofasians, having never been a part of their culture. Despite this, the Crown Advisory Assembly governed Edofasia with a far lighter hand than the federal government in New Konigstadt, with a sizable portion of the Candanadian settlers holding the Edofasians to high regard and installing policies that were beneficial to both races.

Edofasia was now a nation divided, but it seemed that a fragile peace had finally formed.

The Candanadian and Trefjalli forces deployed to Drulluhus to deter a Novmiran invasion were suddenly called away during the First Crisis to fight in the west, leaving behind only a token garrison of the native Drullu militia and a pair of Candanadian reserve divisions. Drulluhus was easy pickings for Novmir, who occupied the nation in 1915. The Novmiran victory would be short-lived, however, as after the Line of Control was formed in 1916, stopping the Edofasian advance, Candanadium was able to withdraw troops from the war in the west to launch an invasion of occupied Drulluhus, reestablishing the original frontier and demilitarized zone between Drulluhus and Novmir. This was only the beginning of Candanadium's conflicts with Novmir, as the Candanadian settlers in the Edofasian controlled west had formed a large migrant caravan to the Novmiran exclave of Alayka, seeking refuge. The Alaykan authorities welcomed them with open arms, much to the Novmiran crown's dismay. Many of these Candanadian settlers would go on to fight for Alayka in its secession from Novmir, which eventually led to the collapse of the Novmiran Empire.
===The True Northern Front===
In 1937, Andrey Schultz of the True Northern Front was elected Chancellor on the promise of executing an invasion of Belkhomir, which was backed by rebels in the country. Staying true to his word, the Candanadium Security Forces marched over the Mirskai on the first day of 1940. The royal family of Belkhomir, save for Princess Sabine von Belkhomir, were executed by Belkhomirian rebels, while the government fired upon Neuschlosshafen with twenty-nine salvos of artillery, kicking the Second Belkhomirian War, which saw the complete defeat of Belkhomir and their integration into the Kingdom of Candanadium as an autonomous principality, being promised self-governance and autonomy, as well as the preservation of their own monarchy, albeit under a different house and only a princely house. This, however, did not placate everybody in Belkhomir, and a small terrorist group known as the Belkhomir Liberation Army would be formed, which would continue to carry out sporadic attacks in the region in the years to come.

In 1941, Candanadium made headlines as King William III announced his abdication, the first Candanadian king to do so. What was more shocking was the revelation that the Crown Prince, Henry von Magnar, had been grooming his younger brother, Prince Herman von Magnar, to replace their father as king, and Prince Henry’s intention to renounce all claims to the Maple Throne, instead choosing to serve in the House of Commons, which he would be unable to do as King. Prince Herman, now King Herman II’s rule was prosperous, with an emphasis on foreign relations and trade.

In 1944, Chancellor Schultz, nearing the end of his second term, took steps to ensure the dominance of his party in Federal politics. The True Northern Front began ensuring that no party would rise to challenge their position, dissolving many significant opposition parties for supposed abuse of power and corruption. It was also during this period that the informal policy of Kanadiaans supremacy was put into place, with funding for services in Oseanian and Trefjalli being cut significantly and Kanadiaans replacing Oseanian as the language of instruction in many schools. Certain city names were also changed to be more Kanadiaans, including many places in Oseania. Opposition to the True Northern Front was suppressed brutally, and voting was made compulsory. However, during election time, the only candidate up for election in most ridings would be one from the TNF.

The True Northern Front also went to work in weaponizing the monarchy, declaring any activities against the TNF to be an act of treason against the Crown. Schools taught children to obey the authority of King and Chancellor at all costs, attempting to raise a new, complacent, and obedient generation that would accept the TNF unconditionally. Songs in opposition to the TNF, especially ''Die Gedanken sind frei'' (The Thoughts are Free; a popular anti-TNF anthem), were heavily suppressed, as well as any other form of media that overtly opposed the TNF state.
===The Tara Insurgency===
Following the invasion of Belkhomir and the TNF's consolidation of power, the government in West Edofasia began ramping up their insurgent operations in the Dominion of Edofasia as an act of protest. Though the Edofasian National Army had become more than just a rag-tag militia, it was still not up to par with the Candanadian Security Forces and any attempt to meet the CSF in conventional combat would have resulted in failure, so the ENA set up a number of bases in Novmir and Sudardes Sudardes. The Edofasian Rifles, bolstered by regular CSF troops, would conduct raids upon these camps, but at great cost to the Edofasian Rifles, who had twice the casualty rates as the regular forces due to lower standards of training and equipment. The Edofasian Rifles drew conscripts only from the Candanadian settler population, which had never exceeded 10% of the East Edofasian population, which meant that practically every able-bodied Candanadian man in East Edofasia had served with the Rifles at some point and could be called up at any moment.
===The Incorporation of Caskhomir===
The 1960s would be an incredibly bloody time for Candanadium, with huge, sweeping political changes taking place at home and across the ocean. It is often called "the bloody 60s" due to the instability and chaos of the era.

In 1960, the government of Caskhomir declared bankruptcy as order quickly broke down in the streets. The people were calling for an end to the rule of the Staatspresident and Congress, who had squandered the nation's wealth, and also rejected a bill to extend the vote to every citizen of Caskhomir, not just landowners.

This caused mass outrage in Caskhomir, with even the Sisters of Our Lady coming out to denounce the republican government. With public support at an all time low, Staatspresident Willem de Klerk turned to the Chancellor of Candanadium for aid, but found none. In 1963 the Staatspresident would be removed from power after a coup by the armed forces, who swiftly entered into a customs union with the Kingdom of Candanadium. The new regime also promised to hold a referendum to join Candanadium, and after an overwhelming 78% voted in favour, the Caskhomir Autonomous Region was established in 1965.
===The Second Edofasian Crisis===
By November of 1967 the West Edofasians forces as well as various militia groups were on the outskirts of the Dominion's capital of Thüle, only lightly garrisoned by the Candanadian Foreign Legion, the 92nd King's Oseanian Rifles, the Royal Caskhomir Regiment, the Royal Belkhomir Regiment, and the remnants of the Edofasian Rifles. The Candanadian government was sure that Thüle would not fall, due to the Security Forces' superiority in close-quarters combat. The assumption proved to be true, with the Edofasian invading forces finding themselves trapped in the narrow alleyways of the city, slaughtered by snipers and machine-gun nests on the roofs of buildings. The Battle of Thüle is considered by some to be the best and most effective last stand ever made, and the finest hour of the Candanadian Foreign Legion. The Edofasians were never going to take the city by force, and thus, requested a parley. The Dominion's government was ready to end the war, but needed the approval of New Konigstadt, still under the rule of the aggressive and authoritarian True Northern Front. Initially the request was rejected by the federal government, but the war had never been popular at home, and with pressure from both the people and the Dominion's government, the federal government caved. Thus, the West Edofasian government was invited to New Konigstadt to discuss an end to the war and the handover of East Edofasia while a ceasefire was observed on the ground.

The peace talks got off to a rocky start, with the two sides disagreeing about the future of the Edofasian Air Corps and the Edofasian Coast Guard. Unlike the Edofasian Rifles, these two forces were mainly made up of Candanadian settlers and servicemen from the homeland, but the assets had, in name, been on loan to the Government of the Dominion. Edofasia, claiming its rights as the successor state to the Dominion, demanded that a majority of the assets be handed over to the Confederacy, while the federal government argued that they had only been on loan to the Dominion and that they actually belonged to the Candanadium Security Forces. The Edofasians offered to let the federal government keep a token amount of ships and aircraft, but when the federal government refused, the Edofasians threatened to seize or destroy these assets as enemy property, almost putting an end to the ceasefire and peace talks. The TNF administration knew that if the war did not come to an end, their position would be seriously jeopardized as the war was one of the most unpopular things in a century, and the people would not sit idly by and watch their sons be sent to die over the sea. Thus, the talks went on, reluctantly.

The Magnarplatz Palace Agreement was signed on December 16, 1967, with the handover of the Dominion of Edofasia scheduled to take place at midnight on New Year's Day. The Candanadian settlers were to have equal rights to Edofasians proceeding the handover, and any settlers that wanted to return to the homeland was permitted to do so without hindrance. Gone, however, were the ubiquitous "Kaltach Only" signs from public buildings and park benches, and the segregationist racial policies of the Dominion. Candanadium and Edofasia were to resume regular diplomatic relations, with Candanadium opening an embassy in Scarlao and Edofasia one in New Konigstadt. As the green ensign was lowered to the tune of The Maple Leaves Forever for the last time, Edofasia was finally a nation united.

This did not mean, however, that the divisions of colonialism were gone. Within the first year of the opening of the Candanadian Embassy in Scarlao, it was forced to relocate to Thüle, under the name of "Candanadian Cultural Institute in Thüle", tucked away behind the high walls of the Kanadiaans quarter, safe from Molotov cocktails, graffiti, and car bombs. Edofasians of Candanadian descent, although legally enjoying the same rights as all other Edofasians, are shunned in Edofasian society.

Candanadium's presence in Edofasia was over, but the troubles in Candanadium had just begun. With the end of the Second Crisis came an age of national reflection and reform in Candanadium. The aggressive expansionist and segregationist policies of the True Northern Front administration had proved disastrous in Edofasia and at home as well. There was an unspoken superiority granted to the Kanadiaans over the other races of the federation, and although the right to protest was granted in name to every Candanadian under the Constitution of 1783, in practice protests against the True Northern Front were put down, often violently, and opposition party members often found themselves harassed by police and even organized crime syndicates.

===The Silent Revolution===
The end of the Second Crisis was also an end to the True Northern Front's 24-year dominance over Candanadian politics. Facing immense public and international pressure, the last TNF Chancellor, Bernhardt Schuhmacher, resigned two days after the handover of West Edofasia, with free and open elections being held for the first time in two decades.

Truth, peace, and reconciliation was the new motto of the Democratic Party government of Chancellor Friedrich Clark, who had won the election with a landslide victory and aimed to repair the cracks and fissures that had formed over this fragile federation of races over the years. The True Northern Front broke up in 1969, replaced by the successor party of True North First, which never became nearly as powerful as its predecessor. Voting was no longer mandatory and new political parties sprang up, including the Constitution and Conservative Parties. Refugees from the now-former East Edofasia made up a significant chunk of the Democratic Party's new voter base.

Trefjall had sent a large contingent of its diminutive armed forces to fight in Edofasia during the Second Crisis, suffering heavy losses. The move was seen as highly controversial back home, and many in Trefjall began to question the necessity of a standing Trefjalli armed force, as Trefjall's largest neighbour was also its greatest ally. After the fall of the True Northern Front, the Government of Trefjall approached Chancellor von Klark's government to expand the freedom of movement and free trade treaty of 1903 to include mutual defence. Trefjall would disband its remaining armed forces, except for the ceremonial royal guard, and the Candanadium Defence Forces would be in charge of the defence of Trefjall, with Trefjall paying for the building of bases.

Funding for Oseanian, Trefjalli, and Caskaans-language services and education was returned, and bilingualism was promoted nationwide. The "Speak Two Languages" campaign was started in 1970, with many schools becoming officially bilingual in instruction, leading to many Candanadian citizens of the present day being bilingual. In the same year, the Kaltach Union was formed in Schwannburg, a new political and economic union open to any democratic Kaltach nation to promote peace, human rights, and trade between all Kaltach nations, the first major sign that Candanadium was shifting its priorities. The KU, however, was also set up to counter the military power of Terra, as it featured a mutual defence clause.

===Present Day===
King Herman II passed in the same year at the age of 80, being succeeded by his son, King William IV von Magnar, rumoured to be the bastard child of the late king’s brother and the Queen. The new King later disproved this by releasing his DNA test results in 1990, an unexpected move. Tragedy struck the royal family again in 1998, with the King and the Crown Prince perishing in a brutal helicopter crash in the Bekal Bay after their helicopter took off from Belkberg-by-Mirskai.

The accident was claimed to be the work of the long-dormant Belkhomirian Liberation Army, a terrorist organization in Belkhomir seeking independence for the territory. Others blamed it on the Edofasians, and some even blamed the second son of the King, now King Richard I von Magnar, or "Richard the Unlikely", as a means to seize Magnarplatz Palace for himself. The official investigation found that poor maintenance of the helicopter was to blame, but the case remains unresolved to this day. This triggered a minor diplomatic crisis with Edofasia and rumours that Edofasia would be retaken, but these rumours were dispelled by the government. Richard would later abdicate following the publication of the Luxlein Papers, revealing a connection between Richard and the Count of Lienengen.

Modern-day Candanadium is heavily industrialized in the north, producing and refining oil as well as many rare-earth minerals. Candanadium leads the world in information technology as well as many other services, and is a significant power economically, culturally, and politically across the world, with a large naval force and vast swaths of natural wealth. Candanadian multinational corporations can be found across the world, with Akarea and Novmir being major manufacturing hubs for Candanadian products.

The Candanadian thaler is one of the most stable and strongest currencies in the world and is a major world reserve currency. Living standards in the nation are among some of the highest in the world, though with a wealth gap that is relatively high when compared to nations such as Trefjall and Edofasia.

Some of Candanadium's most significant strategic and economic allies include the fellow Kaltach Union members of Akarea and Trefjall, as well as allies such as Drulluhus, Welka, and Alayka. Candanadian universities are home to students from across the world, and there is a diverse immigrant culture in most major cities of Candanadium, making Candanadium one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse nations in the world. The political process is open, transparent, and free to all, with individual liberties held dear.

==Geography==
==Demographics==
38,870,456 - Oseania
34,827,376 - Fischerstaat
14,392,837 – Caskhomir
9,283,770 – Hautsing
8,112.393 – Westland
4,802,838 - CCR
1,030,309 – Belkhomir
743,310 – Eisenstaat
===Population===
===Languages===
The main languages in Candanadium are Oseanian and Kanadiaans, which are also the two official languages. In the most recent census, 92% of the population reported that they were fluent in Oseanian, 65% reported fluency in Kanadiaans, and 45% reported bilingualism. A study conducted by the Candanadian Census Bureau found that 73.4% of the population used Oseanian on a daily basis, and 21.3% used Kanadiaans on a daily basis, and 5.3% reported that they used some other language, mainly Caskaans and Trefjalli.

Akarean Mandarin is the dominant language in Hautsing, but the script used in Hautsing is the traditional script, as opposed to the simplified script used in the Akarean Union.
===Religion===
Candanadium does not have an official religion, however, the royal family adheres to Eostrism, as does 80.3% of the population, which refers to the worship of the fire god Eostre, of the Kanadiaans. Traditionally, the Kanadiaans worshipped other gods as well, but mythology dictates that after landing in Candanadium, Eostre appeared to King Wilhelmus of Magnare, the legendary first king of the Kanadiaans, in a flame, instructing him to go forth and tame this wild country for the Kanadiaans people. Three is a sacred number in Eostrism, supposedly due to the fact that Eostre was the third God to be created, and according to legend, three ships first brought the Kanadiaans to Candanadian shores. The traditional practice of human sacrifice has been outlawed in Candanadium, however, the Fall Festival is celebrated around the country and Eostrist Churches can be found everywhere.

The head of the Eostrist Church of the Lord of Flame is the First Flame, residing in the Palace of Eostre in Old Konigstadt. Priests and Priestesses of Flame lead churches in their respective parishes, and hold service on Sunday. A fire is always kept lit in the tower above an Eostrist Church. Believers of Eostrism are found predominantly in southern Oseania as well as throughout the Kanadiaans-speaking regions, including Belkhomir. Many Cape and Westmark Trefjalli have also adopted the Eostrist faith for themselves. The holy text of the Eostrist faith is the Red Book, or the Book of Flame.

A significant portion of the population, 11.7%, follows the traditional Oseanian Faith, mostly rural and northern Oseanians. The Oseanian Faith does not have a name, but it is the worship of the nameless gods of water and stone and leaf. The maple leaf is a traditional symbol of the Oseanian faith, and when the Kanadiaans defeated the Oseanians in battle, they took it upon themselves to adopt their emblem, but changed it to a cluster of three maple leaves, representing Eostre.

Oseanian Faith churches are constructed beside mountains, a body of water, or a maple tree. Most significant processes, such as marriages, the swearing of oaths, and the signing of contracts must take place under a maple tree, for the gods to bear witness. As such, politicians who adhere to the Oseanian Faith are sometimes sworn into office underneath a maple tree, not while placing their hand on a Book of Flame. Oseanian service members of the Candanadium Defence Forces may also choose to swear their oaths beneath a maple tree.

5.0% of the population follow the Faith of Our Lady of Caskhomir, mostly Caskhomirians and Caskhomirian diaspora in the rest of the country. Our Lady of Caskhomir is a mythological figure that is believed to be the guardian of Caskhomir, having led the Caskaans to Caskhomir from across the sea, before the Kanadiaans. Her real name is an extremely well guarded secret only revealed to the head of the faith, the Stewardess of Our Lady, upon the night of her confirmation. The clergy and monastical order, the Sisters of Our Lady, is only open to women. As a result of this, women have historically had more rights in Caskhomir than the rest of Candanadium.

It is believed that Our Lady of Caskhomir and Eostre were both gods of the Kaltach ethnic group that eventually split into the Kanadiaans and Caskaans, and that they may have, at one point, been part of the same religion.

Temples of Our Lady are found throughout Caskhomir, and will feature an altar upon which offerings, usually food and drink, are placed, in perpetual gratitude for her stewardship and maintenance of Caskhomir. Families will visit the Temple every Friday evening after sunset to give their offerings. Offerings are cleared by the Sisters the following morning and fed to birds, as it is believed that birds are the messengers of Our Lady.
===Largest Cities===

==Government==
Candanadium is a constitutional monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as an advisor to the government and a figurehead. The Federal Crown Council of Candanadium is the legislature of the Kingdom, and it is split into the lower house (Parliament) and the upper house (King's Privy Council), which is unique as it also serves as the cabinet. Members of Parliament, or MPs, are elected to represent ridings of around 150 000 inhabitants. General elections are held every four years to elect all 602 MPs, with the monarch traditionally inviting the leader of the largest party to form a government in his name. In recent years, where no party has managed to win an outright majority, the monarch will delay his appointment of a Chancellor until coalitions have emerged.
===The Federal Crown Council===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+Party Composition of the 61st Parliament of Candanadium
|-
! His Majesty's Government !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'' || Centre-right, classic liberalism, pro-KU || Dark blue || The Rt. Hon. Pieter von Juppertal PC MP, Inner Harbour CCR || {{composition bar|198|532|hex=#002957}}
|-
| [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Centre to centre-left, pro-welfare, pro-KU || Red || The Hon. Fabian Norbert PC MP, Oldcastle Town OSN || {{composition bar|102|532|hex=#D7232A}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]] ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'' || Eostrist Democracy, conservatism, sovereigntism, KU skeptical || Light blue || The Hon. Wesley Morrison PC MP, Oseania Park OSN || {{composition bar|132|532|hex=#437CD2}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Other Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Liberal-Green Party]] ''Partei Liberal-Grün'' || Centre-left, social democracy, environmentalism, soft republicanism, KU reform, emulation of ''[[Minsheng]]'' || Light green || Patricia Gerber MP, Western Docklands OSN || {{composition bar|67|532|hex=#28A837}}
|-
| [[The Reform Party]] || Centre-right, Oseanian localism and autonomy, pro-KU || Dark green || Janice Eckhart MP, Woodsworth-on-the-Beans OSN || {{composition bar|20|532|hex=#1e6e42}}
|-
| [[True North First]] ''Wahrer Norden Zuerst'' || Right wing to far-right populism, absolute sovereigntism, anti-KU || Cyan || Ludwig Schultz MP, Nordkap-Hochkap NTC || {{composition bar|8|532|hex=#0FFFEF}}
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Candanadium]] ''Sozialistische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Far-left, socialism, anti-confederation, anti-monarchy, anti-KU || Dark red || Rolf Magnusson MP, Halenvale WSL || {{composition bar|2|532|hex=#BF0606}}
|-
| ''[[Kanadiaans Zuerst]]'' || Far-right, Kanadiaans supremacism, fascism, imperialism, anti-KU, anti-CTMDFMFTA || Dark teal || Albrecht Löwe (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#4DBBD7}}
|-
| [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] || Niche single issues (subsidized budget travel, forestation of roundabouts, maximum width for bike lanes, public provision of the national flower) || Orange || Stefan Bober (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#FF8C00}}
|-
| Independent MPs || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#C2C2C6}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Belkhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Belkhomir Einheitsfront — Fürstenpartei'' Belkhomir Unity Front — Prince's Party|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Gold || Franz Ritter von Lorelei MP, Geraldsthron || {{composition bar|6|10|hex=#BCAE4E}}
|-
| ''Volkspartei Belkhomirs — Freie Sozialdemokraten'' People's Party of Belkhomir — Free Social Democrats|| Pro-autonomy, centre-left || Red-brown || Jakob Werner MP, Oseanmundhafen || {{composition bar|3|10|hex=#BA6749}}
|-
| ''Unabhängig und Souverän'' Independent and Sovereign|| Pro-independence, left-wing, Belkhomirian militarism, anti-establishment, abstentionism || Neon green || Robert Sandmann MP, Belkhomir-Ländlich || {{composition bar|1|10|hex=#A2EB23}} (not taken)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Caskhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Caskhomir Eenheidsfront — Ons vir Jou'' Caskhomir Unity Front — We for You|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Yellow || Hendrik Kuiper MP, Hekkedorp || {{composition bar|45|70|hex=#FFFF00}}
|-
| ''Caskhomirse Demokratiese Front'' Caskhomirian Democratic Front|| Pro-integration, centre-left || Orange-brown || Maximilian Theron MP, Port Cask-Outer Harbour || {{composition bar|29|70|hex=#E49E42}}
|-
| ''Vryheidsfront'' Freedom Front|| Pro-independence, right wing, Kaltach supremacy || Teal || Diedrik Hertzog MP, Vrygrad West || {{composition bar|6|70|hex=#1B98AB}}
|}

===Supreme Court of Candanadium===
===Federalism===
Candanadium is a federal state, with each of its constituent parts (provinces and autonomous regions) having extensive political and legislative prerogatives that cannot normally be infringed by the federal government in New Konigstadt. As a monarchy, this also means that each provincial and regional government has the right to invoke the name of the Crown in matters where they have jurisdiction.

In practice, this means that, aside from the federal government and Parliament in New Konigstadt, each province and autonomous region has its own government and legislative body, headed usually by a Prime Minister. The monarch is represented provincially and regionally by viceroys, who may bear the title of Governor General, Magistrate, or in the case of the Candanadian Capital Region, Lord Mayor.

Autonomous regions have an additional degree of independence than provinces, as they collect no taxes on behalf of the federal government, may participate to a limited extent in intergovernmental organizations, and may establish limited bilateral diplomatic relations. The federal Parliament also cannot introduce binding legislation for the autonomous region without the consent of MPs representing those regions. There are two autonomous regions, the Principality of [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]. Both were independent countries at the time of the formation of the Kingdom of Candanadium, joining in 1940 and 1965 respectively.

===Foreign Relations===
Candanadium enjoys a [[Candanadium-Akarean Union relations|"special relationship" with the Akarean Union]], being the first Kaltach state to establish relations with Akarea. Candanadium and the Akarean Union have had a standing formal alliance since their founding, and Akarea participates in the Kaltach Economic Area. Candanadium, as a founding member of the Kaltach Union, hosts several of the institutional seats of the Union and is regarded by international observers to be the factual leader of the Union.

Candanadium maintains an active diplomatic corps, with embassies and consulates-general across the world, even in nations that have been, historically, hostile to Candanadium. Candanadian foreign missions often also host cultural activities and other events to strengthen ties between the host country and Candanadium. Trefjall and Candanadium enjoy a special relationship due to the freedom of movement and trade between the two nations, as well as the Candanadium Defence Forces providing defence for the nation. Akarea and Candanadium are also strategic partners as well as major partners in trade, a friendship that has endured for almost 300 years. Akarea is a tourist hotspot for Candanadians on vacation, and there are large Akarean immigrant communities across Candanadium. Welka also falls under the Candanadian sphere of influence, due to the fact that it is a fellow Kanadiaans nation and also with Candanadium having played a major part in rebuilding the Welkisch economy after the fall of Communist rule.

Despite this, relations with Edofasia and Sudardes are tense at best and hostile at worst, due to the history of Candanadian colonialism in the region.

===Military===
The Candanadium Defence Forces (CDF) consist of four branches: the Candanadian Army, the Royal Navy of Candanadium, the Royal Air Force of Candanadium, and the Corps of Royal Candanadian Marines. In addition to these four branches, there are also two independent regiments which do not belong to any of the forces but are still part of the joint command, which are the Royal Caskhomir Regiment and the Royal Belkhomir Regiment. These regiments have their own ground forces, air forces, and naval forces.

A period of four-year national service in a branch of their choosing is mandatory for all male Candanadian citizens, with two years spent in the active force and two years in the reserve force. Male Candanadians must enlist between their 18th and 23rd birthdays, except for those who are physically or mentally handicapped, those whose religious views forbid them from enlisting, or those who have lost a parent or sibling in active conflict in the Forces. Caskhomirians and Belkhomirians are not exempt, although they may enlist with their respective regional regiments.

Female Candanadians, though not subject to national service, may also enlist voluntarily.

The CDF has a combined strength of around one million active duty personnel and two million reserve personnel. The standard issue rifle of the CDF is the Candarms C70A1 select-fire rifle.

Through a bilateral arrangement, the CDF is stationed permanently in Trefjall, which does not maintain a standing military of its own. Trefjalli citizens, in turn, may join the CDF in any branch or unit, though may choose not to swear allegiance to the Candanadian monarch and are not subject to national service.
==Economy==
Candanadium enjoys free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, and is rich in iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Candanadium exports crude and refined oil, timber, jewellery and other luxury goods, agricultural products, dairy, wood products, and maple syrup to the world, but relies on foreign goods such as consumer products, manufactured goods, tropical fruits, electronics, vehicles, and clothing as well.

Having industrialized in the late 19th century, Candanadium's domestic manufacturing sector is stable and decently sized, but companies often outsource due to high costs of labour in the country. Candanadium is virtually the sole producer of maple syrup in the whole world, as it was invented by the Oseanians inhabiting the region and adopted by the Kanadiaans. Candanadium has a large merchant navy, and Candanadian ships can often be spotted in the major ports of the world.
===Non-decimal Currency===
The currency of Candanadium, the thaler, is unique in the world for being undecimalized, which is a great source of confusion for visitors and considered by some as a source of national pride. One thaler ($) is divided into 4 kreuzen (Kr.), which is then divided into 240 pfennig (pf.), or pennies (p). 60 pfennig make up 1 kreuze, and prices are conventionally written in the form of $Thalers/Kreuzen/Pfennig. For example, if something costs 1 thaler, 2 kreuzen and 80 pfennig, it would be written $0/2/80. Prices less than a thaler, for example 2 kreuzen and 80 pennies, would be written 2 Kr. 80 p. (or 2 Kr. 80 pf.). The Kanadiaans plural of the word Thaler is Thaler. The plural of kreuze is kreuzen in both official languages, though the K is capitalized like all nouns in Kanadiaans.

==Culture==
===Holidays===
Candanadium Day is celebrated each November 11, commemorating the formation of the Kingdom, which usually involves parades, fireworks, and other celebrations of patriotism. The Fall Festival (Kanadiaans: ''Herbstfest'') is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September each year, the most significant Eostrist religious holiday. Religious families usually spend the day at Church, whereas the younger generation tend to exchange gifts, usually edible items, but always three in number, as three is the number of Eostre and three ships carried the first Kanadiaans to the shores of Candanadium. Candanadian law mandates that businesses must allocate at minimum a week’s vacation for employees around the time of the Fall Festival.

===Arts and Literature===
===Cuisine===
Candanadium is renowned internationally for its production of beers and wines, particularly its roasted dark lager, or Dunkelbier, and aromatic white wines. Traditional Kanadiaans cooking is mainly comprised of red meats and root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, however, Oseanian and Akarean influences are present in modern Candanadian cuisine, like the use of rice, flatbreads, and other sources of carbohydrates. Moose schnitzel is a unique Candanadian dish, mixing a Kanadiaans recipe with a traditional meat of the Oseanians, usually served with thick-cut fries, lemon juice, and mustard mayonnaise. Rice, not native to Great Kaltachia, has become a staple food after the Akareans introduced it to the continent in the 17th century. However, many Candanadian variations of the dish exist, including rice steamed with garlic and beef, commonly called Steigerreis, as it was popular among mine workers in Eisenstaat. Rice flavoured with butter, parsley, and steamed with chicken is popular in Oseania, where it is called spring rice. Coarse, brown rice is more common and popular than white rice in Candanadium, due to its texture and price, and is often eaten as a side with meat and vegetables. Flatbreads are also popular, as due to the cold weather, it is easier and quicker to bake bread without letting it rise first. Candanadian flatbread is doughy and can be stuffed with meat, salad, and sauces to create quick sandwiches, which can be found from Belkhomir to the Westmark. Black bread, especially rye bread, is also popular and can be eaten alone or with butter, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or pickled vegetables. Pickled cabbage, or Sauerkraut, is also a very popular side dish, and can be eaten alone or as a condiment, akin to relish. Sausages and ham are also found throughout the country, with each region having its own variations. Some popular variations include boerewors, or farmers' sausage, in Caskhomir, Brühwurst, or boiled sausage, in Eisenstaat, and black sausage (made with liver and black pudding), in Oseania. Cheeses are often eaten alongside sausages and are usually soft, but hard cheeses exist for grating and use in sauces.

Modern-day Candanadian cooking focuses on texture and flavour more than presentation, with spices such as stars anise, bay leaves, dill, and parsley often being used. Rice and breads are Candanadian staple foods, with black bread and rye bread being the most popular. Moose lard is sometimes used in casual diners in lieu of cooking oil, giving foods a more gamey, creamy texture. Regular alcohol consumption is not viewed as taboo, and most Candanadians will often enjoy some Dunkelbier with a meal. Maple mead is commonly drunk in bars as a stronger and sweeter alternative to beer.

Tea is also a popular favourite, enjoyed hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Maple syrup is often added to tea instead of other sweeteners such as honey or sugar. Polls indicate that Harschburg Tea is the nation's favourite brand, known for its high caffeine content and strong flavour. Coffee, although known, is only found in large cities and highly expensive since it cannot be produced domestically. It is, however, marginally more popular in Caskhomir, where a budding coffee growing industry has been developing.

Wine is produced along the Maple Bay coast and in Caskhomir. Most wine production outside of Caskhomir is white, with fuller-bodied white wines produced in the Caskhomirian microclimate.

===Sport===
The most popular sports in Candanadium are rugby union and ice hockey, which also happen to be the nation's official summer and winter sports, respectively. Southern regions, such as Caskhomir, the Westmark, the CCR, and southern Fischerstaat, have been known to produce many famous Candanadian rugby players, with the sport being invented in the 17th century in Caskhomir, whereas hockey is the more dominant sport in the Northern Cape, Eisenstaat, and Oseania. This may be due to the fact that the game of ice hockey was invented by the Cape Natives. The Candanadian national rugby union team, nicknamed the Maples, are recognized as one of the best international test sides in rugby, and is consistently ranked among the top national teams by the International Rugby Federation (IRF). The Iron Cup is the highest tier of club rugby in the nation, currently held by the Caskhomir Kudus, who have won the trophy five times in the past. In contrast, the Cape Cup is the highest tier of club hockey in the nation, with the title currently held by the Northern Cape Penguins.

Belkhomirian rules football, also known as Belkhi rules or footy is a popular game in Belkhomir. It is played on an oval field with a rugby ball. The game of Edofasian football is very similar to Belkhi rules, and a friendly exhibition match between Belkhomir and Edofasia is held every two years, with rules that are a compromise between the two sports.

Minor sports in the country include the Trefjalli association football in Trefjalli regions and throughout the south and baseball in Akarean neighbourhoods, particularly Harschburg, and throughout the south.

Freneland

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Kingdom of Candanadium: typo in name of Great Kaltachia

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'''Freneland''', officially the '''Kingdom of Freneland''' ([[Frenish]]: ''Keinrejkt of Freneland''), is a country centred in [[Great Kaltachia]]. It is home to a population of around 47 million Frenish peoples. Freneland shares two borders with [[Kreyermark]] to the north, and [[Wansul]] to the south. Freneland contains of 36 constituent states, all having their own distinct provinces, historical regions and imperial crown lands, the biggest states being [[Wejtland]] (Weytland), [[Cärtland]] (Chaartland) and [[Yohannland]] (Shohannland). The smallest states in Freneland being only a city and its surrounding territory. Wejtland also contains the [[Linusburg City State]], an autonomous landlocked region which is completely surrounded by [[Saint Linusburg]], of which it was historically apart. Freneland is an associate member of the [[Kaltach Union]]. Freneland is represented collectively in the [[World Congress]].

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Kaltach Union

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The '''Kaltach Union''' (KU), also called the '''New Kaltach Union''' to differentiate it from the [[Old Kaltach Union|Kaltach Union of antiquity]] when necessary, is a political and economic union open to any democratic and free [[Kaltach people|Kaltach]] nation or any nation with a significant Kaltach minority. It exists to promote cultural, economic, military, and political ties between Kaltach nations. Full members of the KU must respect universal Kaltach principles such as democracy, the rule of law, and accept the [[Kaltach Declaration of Rights]] and actively enforce it domestically. Along with the [[Terran Commonwealth]], it is one of the two international political blocs extant as of 2016.

The Kaltach Union was created as a joint venture between the [[Candanadium|Candanadian]], [[Trefjall|Trefjalli]], and [[Belkhomir|Belkhomirian]] governments in 1974 to promote inter-Kaltach cooperation, strengthen Kaltach ties, and promote Kaltach democracy following the [[Silent Revolution|reinstatement of democracy in Candanadium in 1967]], with the [[Treaty of Schwannburg]]. It was created to promote universal Kaltach values across all Kaltach nations and to prevent Kaltach nations from succumbing to totalitarianism as well as to protect human rights across Kaltach nations. Full members and regional partners of the KU enjoy free trade with fellow KU members, and KU member nations also have relatively loose visa policies for citizens of fellow KU nations. The KU is headquartered in Schwannburg, Belkhomir, and sessions of the KU Congress, to which each nation sends a permanent representative, are held regularly to discuss the future of the alliance.

The original members of the KU were Candanadium, Belkhomir, Trefjall, [[Kreyermark]], [[Jokullheim]], [[Varskhomir]], and [[Alpenraum]]. An offer of membership was extended to the [[Akarean Union]], but Clause 3 of the Treaty of Schwannburg limits full membership to "culturally Kaltach nation-states", under which Akarea would have been disqualified. The Akarean government of the day eventually rejected the offer out of a desire to maintain positive economic ties with [[Edofasia]] and the states of the [[Terran Commonwealth]], but joined the [[Kaltach Economic Area]] in 1980.

[[Welka]] joined in 1991, following the collapse of its socialist government. The two Candanadian autonomous regions are members in their own right due to their autonomous status, but customarily abstain from votes if they share the opinion of the Candanadian government as to not grant Candanadium extra votes in the Kaltach Congress. The Kaltach Congress can pass directives, which are non-binding but must be recognized and responded to by member states, as well as regulations, which are binding. KU regulations are not binding in associate member states unless ratified by their national legislatures, but they are nonetheless obliged to vote upon them domestically every time one is passed.

Associate member states are represented in the Kaltach Congress by non-voting delegates and are not automatically members of all Kaltach Union joint ventures. Some examples of joint KU ventures include the KU Cultural Commission, which oversees, among others, the two official language regulatory bodies of the KU, the [[Kanadiaans Council]] and the [[Trefjalli Language Council]]; the KU Defence Commission, and the Kaltach Economic Area. All current KU members and associate members are also party to the KU Joint Defence Pact, which states that an attack on one is an attack on all.

Currently, the Kaltach Union comprises nine full members (Candandium, Caskhomir and Belkhomir in right of Candanadium, Alpenraum, Jokullheim, Kreyermark, Trefjall, Varskhomir, and Welka) and four associate members ([[Freneland]], [[Republic of Satoyama|Satoyama]], [[Alayka]], and [[Drulluhus]]).

=History=
==Background==
Following the fall of the Old Kaltach Union, no clear successor organization or state emerged, leaving the Kaltach nations with no centralization. In the centuries that followed, the various Kaltach nations grew more distinct from each other, with the emergence of the Trefjalli as the first seafaring Kaltach nation, establishing the colony of Drulluhus as well as the penal colony of Jokullheim. The Kanadiaans, in their exile from the Isle of Kaltach, founded the Great Kingdoms in what is now Candanadium and the Southern Kingdoms in what is now Alpenraum, and came into contact with the Oseanians, a Trefjalli splinter group. The Kanadiaans displaced the Caskaans and Varskaans as the dominant Kaltach nation in western Great Kaltachia.

In the 18th century, following the end of the War of the Cask, a Kanadiaans-led pan-Kaltach movement called for the creation of a new Kaltach union, and with the establishment of the Kingdom of Candanadium to unite the Great Kingdoms and Oseania, many assumed that Candanadium would grow to encompass all the Kaltach nation-states of western Great Kaltachia. In anticipation of this, the founders of Candanadium envisioned it as a pan-Kaltach movement, creating it as a federation where culturally distinct provinces would retain the right to govern themselves to a large extent. However, with the arrival of Prophetism in the Southern Kingdoms and the creation of Alpenraum, the dream of a Candanadian-led Kaltach movement had seemingly been shattered.

In the years that followed, the Kaltach states grew closer in diplomatic ties as Kaltach peoples explored and colonized Edofasia and built closer ties to the Orient, with Kaltach sailors setting up Hautsing as a permanent base for contact with Akarea, Satoyama, and Hykko. Though no formal Kaltach organization existed, the Kaltach nations often met multilaterally to discuss foreign policy and acted in a largely cohesive manner. This was broken in 1908 with the establishment of the Welkan Democratic People's Republic, which broke off contact with the other Kaltach nations and pursued a policy of anti-imperialism and isolationism. The loss of Welka from the Kaltach bloc did not hinder progress much, as the remaining Kaltach states simply grew closer to each other. The rise of the True Northern Front in Candanadium led to tensions among the Kaltach bloc as Candanadium annexed Belkhomir in a bout of expansionism within Kaltachia itself. Though Kaltach domestic and foreign policy were no longer unified, Kaltach defence policy ultimately did not change due to Candanadium's status as the primary military power in Kaltachia as well as the support the TNF received from Alpenraum and Akarea. Other Kaltach nations like Drulluhus owed their prolonged independence to Candanadian and Kaltach intervention, and thus did not speak out against the TNF. Consequently, Kaltach nations like Trefjall, Caskhomir, and Jokullheim were forced to rally around Candanadium in the Tara Insurgencies and the Second Edofasian Crisis, as well as Akarea.

Following the reinstatement of democracy in Candanadium, the Kaltach bloc once again became much more intimate, with higher degrees of cooperation between the Kaltach states. It was argued by the post-TNF government that a Kaltach union was now once again necessary to prevent any Kaltach nation from making unilateral decisions on behalf of all of Kaltachia, as well as to promote cooperation, democracy, the rule of law, and human rights across Kaltachia. This was partly to counter the rising powers of the Terran Commonwealth, of which the now newly unified Edofasia was now a member, as well as to exert more pressure on Communist Welka so that Welka could be brought back into the fold.

The Kaltach Union was thus founded with the Treaty of Schwannburg in 1974, with all of its current members and observers except Welka taking part. Alayka, with a sizable Kaltach minority population, sought participation in the KU as a means of ensuring its continued independence from both Novmir and Edofasia, emboldened by the Candanadian withdrawal from mainland Terra. The same reasoning applied to a degree to Drulluhus, which already had a significant Candanadian and Trefjalli military presence within its borders, but sought KU participation to safeguard against any future incursions upon its sovereignty. Both Alayka and Drulluhus were admitted as observers and not full members to avoid an escalation of tensions with the TC. The last observer, Satoyama, joined the KU out of its long-standing ties to both Akarea and Candanadium and enmity with Cenaesia, despite being culturally and ethnically foreign.
==Welkan Accession to the Union==
Following the Welkan popular movement deposed of the ruling communist government in 1991, Welka became a democratic, parliamentary republic and again aligned itself with the Kaltach Union, which provided it with much-needed direct investment.

=Politics and Governance=
==KU Presidency==
The KU Presidency rotates between full members of the Kaltach Union. The head of that member nation's Kaltach Congress Delegation then becomes the KU President and presides over the meetings of the various KU Committees. The KU President is responsible for briefing Kaltach heads of government on KU legislation and affairs and chairs annual KU summits.

Currently, the KU Presidency is held by Caskhomir, and the KU President is Erika de Jager, Head of the Caskhomirian Kaltach Congress Delegation
==Kaltach Congress==
==KU Summits==
==KU Commissions and Joint Ventures==

=Member States=
=External Relations and Policies=
==Security and Defence==
==Trade==
==Humanitarianism and Development==

=Symbols=
==Blue Eagle==
The Kaltach Union uses the Blue Eagle, the sigil of the Old Kaltach Union as its official symbol and appears on the flag of the Kaltach Union.
==Kaltach Union Anthem==
The Kaltach Union's anthem, ''Kaltachian Meadows'', is a pan-Kaltach song.

Template:Country data Freneland

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Constitution Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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The '''Constitution Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in [[Candanadium]]. It was founded in 1955 under the rule of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) regime as a party for centre-right opposition to the TNF and the policy of continued Candanadian colonization of [[Edofasia]]. Its main federal rivals are the centre-left [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] and the Eostrist democratic [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]]. The Constitution Party is considered the most cosmopolitan and socially liberal of the right-wing parties in Candanadium.

Following the restoration of democracy in Candanadium, the Constitution Party has formed government four times, twice as a majority government, once in coalition with the Conservative Party, and currently forming a coalition with the Democratic Party. As of 2015, the Constitution Party is the largest party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]] under the leadership of [[Pieter von Juppertal]], the incumbent [[Chancellor of Candanadium]].

Democratic Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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The '''Democratic Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in [[Candanadium]]. Founded in 1950 as a catch-all party for those opposed to the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF), it was banned in 1953 and went underground until the restoration of democracy in Candanadium in 1968. The Democratic Party is Candanadium's largest left-wing party and the most moderate of them, with its main rivals being the centre-right [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] and the [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]].

The Democratic Party formed the first government following the fall of the TNF regime, winning a majority of seats in three consecutive elections under [[Friedrich Clark]] (Chancellor 1968-1977). Since then, the Democratic Party has only governed as a minority government (1984-1986, 1990-1993) or as the junior partner in a coalition government (2014-now). The party's declining vote share is attributed to the formation of the [[Liberal-Green Party]] and competition from [[the Reform Party]] in Oseania.

The Democratic Party under Friedrich Clark is widely credited as being the party most pivotal for the success of the Candanadian transition back to democracy and the creation of the [[Kaltach Union]].

Conservative Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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| headquarters = Blue House 48 King WIlliam Street New Konigstadt CCR A3H 5L9 [[Candanadium]]
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The '''Conservative Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in Candanadium. Formed by former members of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) who disagreed with [[Andrey Schultz]]'s consolidation of power, it represented right-wing opposition to the TNF before the restoration of democracy in 1968.

The party's logo, the three arrows, was adopted at its founding, representing its opposition to Schultz, socialism, and separation (in the sense of Belkhomirian independence and [[West Edofasia]]). The Conservative Party's support for the TNF's policy towards Edofasia led to the creation of the Constitution Party in 1955 as an alternative centre-right opposition party to the TNF. As of 2015, the party is the largest opposition party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], forming [[His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition]].

Constitution Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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| leader = Pieter von Juppertal
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The '''Constitution Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in [[Candanadium]]. It was founded in 1955 under the rule of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) regime as a party for centre-right opposition to the TNF and continued Candanadian colonization of [[Edofasia]]. Its main federal rivals are the centre-left [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] and the Eostrist democratic [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]]. The Constitution Party is considered the most cosmopolitan and socially liberal of the right-wing parties in Candanadium.

Following the restoration of democracy in Candanadium, the Constitution Party has formed government four times, twice as a majority government, once in coalition with the Conservative Party, and currently forming a coalition with the Democratic Party. As of 2015, the Constitution Party is the largest party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]] under the leadership of [[Pieter von Juppertal]], the incumbent [[Chancellor of Candanadium]].

Conservative Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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| position = Centre-right to right-wing
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The '''Conservative Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in Candanadium. Formed by former members of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) who disagreed with [[Andrey Schultz]]'s consolidation of power, it represented right-wing opposition to the TNF before the restoration of democracy in 1968.

The party's logo, the three arrows, was adopted at its founding, representing its opposition to Schultz, socialism, and separation (in the sense of Belkhomirian independence and [[West Edofasia]]). As of 2015, the party is the largest opposition party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], forming [[His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition]].

Conservative Party of Candanadium

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The '''Conservative Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in Candanadium. Formed by former members of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) who disagreed with [[Andrey Schultz]]'s consolidation of power, it represented right-wing opposition to the TNF before the restoration of democracy in 1968.

The party's logo, the three arrows, was adopted at its founding, representing its opposition to Schultz, socialism, and separation (in the sense of Belkhomirian independence and [[West Edofasia]]). As of 2015, the party is the largest opposition party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], forming [[His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition]].

Conservative Party of Candanadium

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The '''Conservative Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in Candanadium. Formed by former members of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) who disagreed with [[Andrey Schultz]]'s consolidation of power, it represented right-wing opposition to the TNF before the restoration of democracy in 1968.

The party's logo, the three arrows, was adopted at its founding, representing its opposition to Schultz, socialism, and separation (in the sense of Belkhomirian independence and [[West Edofasia]]). As of 2015, the party is the largest opposition party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], forming [[His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition]].

Conservative Party of Candanadium

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Conservative Party of Candanadium

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The '''Conservative Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in Candanadium. Formed by former members of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) who disagreed with [[Andrey Schultz]]'s consolidation of power, it represented right-wing opposition to the TNF before the restoration of democracy in 1968.

The party's logo, the three arrows, was adopted at its founding, representing its opposition to Schultz, socialism, and separation (in the sense of Belkhomirian independence and [[West Edofasia]]).

Democratic Party of Candanadium

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Constitution Party of Candanadium

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Kingdom of Candanadium:

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The '''Constitution Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in [[Candanadium]]. It was founded in 1955 under the rule of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) regime as a party for centre-right groups opposed to the TNF. Its main federal rivals are the centre-left [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] and the Eostrist democratic [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]]. The Constitution Party is considered the most cosmopolitan and socially liberal of the right-wing parties in Candanadium.

Following the restoration of democracy in Candanadium, the Constitution Party has formed government four times, twice as a majority government, once in coalition with the Conservative Party, and currently forming a coalition with the Democratic Party. As of 2015, the Constitution Party is the largest party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]] under the leadership of [[Pieter von Juppertal]], the incumbent [[Chancellor of Candanadium]].

Constitution Party of Candanadium

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The '''Constitution Party of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'') is a federal political party in [[Candanadium]]. It was founded in 1955 under the rule of the [[True Northern Front]] (TNF) regime as a party for centre-right groups opposed to the TNF. Its main federal rivals are the centre-left [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] and the Eostrist democratic [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]]. The Constitution Party is considered the most cosmopolitan and socially liberal of the right-wing parties in Candanadium.

Following the restoration of democracy in Candanadium, the Constitution Party has formed government four times, twice as a majority government, once in coalition with the Conservative Party, and currently forming a coalition with the Democratic Party. As of 2015, the Constitution Party is the largest party in the [[Parliament of Candanadium]] under the leadership of [[Pieter von Juppertal]], the incumbent [[Chancellor of Candanadium]].

Candanadium

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'''Candanadium''' (/ˌkændəˈneɪdiːəm/; Kanadiaans: ''Kandanadium'' /ˌkandaˈnaːdiːʊm/), Officially the '''Kingdom of Candanadium''' (Kanadiaans: ''Königreich Kandanadium''), is a Kingdom in [[Great Kaltachia]] with one province in [[the Orient]]. It is home to a population of around 122 million Candanadians, most of which are from Kanadiaans or Oseanian descent, though it is also home to ethnic minorities such as the Trefjalli and the Caskaans, as well as a large Akarean immigrant community. Candanadium is bordered on the north by the Sea of the Cape, on the south by [[Kreyermark]] and [[Alpenraum]], on the east by [[Varskhomir]] and on the west by [[Trefjall]]. Candanadium also shares maritime borders with [[Hykko]] and the [[Akarean Union]] through the province of [[Hautsing]]. Candanadium comprises seven provinces ([[Candanadian Capital Region]], [[Fischerstaat]], the [[Westmark]], [[Oseania]], the [[Northern Cape]], [[Eisenstaat]], and Hautsing) and two autonomous regions ([[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]). Candanadium, alongside its two autonomous regions, is a member of the [[Kaltach Union]] and a signatory to the Candanadian-Trefjalli Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement. Candanadium and its two autonomous regions are represented collectively in the [[World Congress]] as the Kingdom of Candanadium.

For most of Candanadium's history, what is currently modern-day Candanadium existed as hundreds independent states, varying greatly in size. By the start of the 18th century, several "Great States" (Kanadiaans: ''Großstaaten'') would emerge following a series of wars, treaties, and political marriages. They include the Kingdom of Magnarstaat (comprising the modern Candanadian Capital Region and parts of Fischerstaat and the Westmark around Maple Bay), the Kingdom of Fischerstaat (Fischerstaat), the Principality of the Westmark and the Cape (Westmark and the Northern Cape), the Republic of Caskhomir (Caskhomir), the Kingdom of Oseania (Oseania), the Grand Duchy of Eisenstaat (Eisenstaat), and the Kingdom of Belkhomir (Belkhomir). The Kingdom of Candanadium was created in 1783, as part of the Enlightenment in Great Kaltachia, when the kings of Magnarstaat and Fischerstaat joined their lands as a reaction to popular nationalist movements across the Confederation of the Realms of the Conqueror (Kanadiaans: ''Staatenbund der Reiche des Eroberers''), a loose confederation of Kanadiaans- and Oseanian-speaking states formed after the War of the Cask. Eventually, the remaining of the continent consented to join the newly created kingdom, with the exception of the Kingdom of Belkhomir and the Republic of Caskhomir. The formation of a unified Candanadium contributed to the emergence of the [[Kaltach Rebirth]] and a period of cultural, political, and economic ascendency for the Kaltach world. Belkhomir would join Candanadium following its defeat in the [[Second Belkhomirian War]] of 1940, an ill-fated invasion attempt of eastern Oseania. The Republic of Caskhomir would later join the Kingdom as an Autonomous Region like Belkhomir in 1965 after a popular referendum.

Modern-day Candanadium has emerged as the indisputable leader of the Kaltach Union and is one of the most dominant economies in the west. Candanadium is also one of the most diverse nations in the world, with two main ethnic groups, several minority groups, and a large immigrant community.

==Etymology==
Consensus among scholars of linguistics states that Candanadium is an Oseanian exonym re-loaned into Oseanian from some other language, based on an earlier version of the Trefjalli endonym for the region, ''Kándaland''. The *kand- prefix is unattested in any High Kaltach texts, and the meaning of it is unclear.

Belkhomir almost certainly originates from the High Kaltach words *bauknan (beacon) or *belkan (beam), and Caskhomir from the High Kaltach *kuzis (choice).

==History==
===Pre-History===
The first people to settle what would become modern-day Candanadium would be the Trefjalli, who populated all the lands west of the River Tref. The only indigenous populations in Candanadium were the now-extinct Cape Natives and the Southern Cask Natives, with whom the Trefjalli had little to no contact. The Trefjalli, however, would experience a cultural and religious schism around the 7th century CE, where part of the population believed that not all trees were sacred, as prescribed under the traditional Trefjalli religious doctrine, but only maple trees, native to this part of Great Kaltachia. This schism led to the exile of part of the Trefjalli population to the "wild lands" east of the River Tref. These exiles established a civilization along the [[River Osean]], evolving into the distinct Oseanian culture and language, spreading from the eastern bank of the River Tref to Belkhomir.

Also in the 7th century CE, the Caskaans would land in what is now Port Cask. They would establish the port as a major trading hub in the region and create a small city-state around it, and would go on to explore the rest of Caskhomir in great caravans in what is now known as the [[Great Trek]]. The Oseanians developed a regular trading relationship with Caskhomir, and Oseanian influences on Caskhomirian society and language would lead to the evolution of modern Caskaans, distinct from modern Varskaans and the more Kanadiaans-like Old Caskaans.

===The Kanadiaans Conquest===
For hundreds of years, the Trefjalli, Oseanians, Caskaans, and the natives coexisted, never really warming to each other but tolerating the other's presence. This dynamic was disrupted in 1107 with the landing of King Wilhelmus von Magnare, of the Kanadiaans.

According to legend and Eostrist religious beliefs, King Wilhelmus had set sail from the Isle of Kaltach after receiving an epiphany from the Flame God Eostre, who commanded him to go west in search of a continent that was both new and old, where he would find Kaltach brethren. Thus he set sail, accompanied by his three sons, Gerald, Wilhelm, and Hans, and three hundred and thirty-three of his best Kanadiaans knights aboard three ships, three being Eostre’s holy number. Wilhelmus found what he was looking for when he landed on the shores of Belkhomir. The Oseanians who populated the area were amazed by the Kanadiaans’ martial prowess and advanced metalworking skills, but most importantly, by their seafaring skills. King Wilhelmus therefore did not have to work hard to establish himself in Belkhomir, as the Oseanian tribes knew that they stood no chance in battle against the newcomers.

Prince Gerald took the Oseanians’ welcome especially well, and begged his father to remain in Belkhomir, believing that they had already found the land promised to them by Eostre. His father, however, was not daunted by the Mirskai range and knew that more lay beyond the snow-capped mountains. King Wilhelmus allowed his eldest son to remain in Belkhomir as its lord, as to keep his heir out of harm’s way and to prepare him to rule over all of the continent, bringing with him on the campaign his two younger sons as well as his newly-acquired Oseanian warriors. Prince Gerald sent some of his knights back to the Isle of Kaltach and told them to bring more Kanadiaans warriors and settlers, now that they had established a presence on this new piece of the continent.

And so, King Wilhelmus marched west along the Osean, taking the same route the Oseanians had taken after their exile, only in the opposite direction. Most tribes along his way submitted to Kanadiaans rule and joined him on his epic quest, and those who resisted were put down. It was also during this march that Wilhelmus took the Oseanians’ sacred maple as his own symbol over the traditional eagle of the Kanadiaans, out of his newfound respect for the Oseanians. He adapted the maple for his own purposes, creating the crowned tri-maple, as thanks for the divine act that had brought him to this land (three being Eostre's holy number).

After twenty years on the march, King Wilhelmus had reached the end of the Osean at the shores of Maple Bay. All of Oseania north of the River Osean were now under the Kanadiaans banner. At long last, Wilhelmus of Magnare, King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, could rest, at the spot where the Osean met the sea.

With the King dead, Prince Gerald in Belkhomir was the next in line for the crown. However, the oldest knights who had followed the king from the Isle of Kaltach saw something in the younger Prince Wilhelm that they had seen in their king of old. They had seen him grow into a capable leader and an inspiring commander, and pledged him their swords and urged him to take up his father’s crown for himself, and not leave it for Prince Gerald, who had no experience leading men in the field. Urged by these knights and his younger brother Hans, Prince Wilhelm crowned himself King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and declared that the site where his father had perished would become a new city, named Konigstadt in honour of his father, to serve as the capital for the fertile lands around Maple bay his father had conquered, which he named Magnarstaat.

King Wilhelm changed his given name to the Oseanian variant of William and also Oseanized the name of his house to Magnar. However, the news of his brother’s coronation still infuriated Prince Gerald, who still believed himself to be the rightful heir. He knew that he could not simply march over the Mirskai with the army he had at his disposal, and that he did not command the full confidence of his people, but he could not let his brother’s perceived insult stand. Prince Gerald therefore forfeited his house and declared himself King Gerald I von Belkhomir, of the independent kingdom of Belkhomir. King William in the west accepted his brother’s actions as the best possible outcome, vowing never to return to Belkhomir, and began marching west along the coast of Maple Bay, establishing Fort Magnar in the process, then turned north and followed the River Hugeln west, until he reached the eastern banks of the River Tref, where the Oseanians had been forced across all those centuries past. The other side was still the domain of the Trefjalli, who continued to shun the Oseanians. William’s Oseanian chieftains urged him to march across and attack, but instead, William offered to parley with the Trefjalli, asking them to join him in unifying all the lands of the west as one. Though he had some sympathizers among the Trefjalli, the answer he received was a resounding “no”. And so, with great reluctance, King William’s army marched over the Tref and south into the Trefjalli heartlands, pushing the Trefjalli forces back to Lake Tref and winning the Battle of the Westmark, the last battle in the Kanadiaans Conquest. Along the way, many Trefjalli who believed in King William’s cause joined him on his march, and were rewarded with rich lands in the now-Kanadiaans and Oseanian Westmark.

It seemed that, at last, the conquest was complete. From east to west, this continent belonged to the union of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians, and all knew of the power of the men bearing the crowned tri-maple.

===Post-Conquest Era===
With the Trefjalli removed as a factor in Candanadium and the Oseanians allied to the Kanadiaans, it now fell to King William to establish a system of governance for the realms under his control. Those Oseanian rulers who had pledged their allegiance to him had their rights and properties preserved, and that of those who did not was awarded to his Kanadiaans subjects. As a result, the country was now a patchwork of lands ruled by Oseanian and Kanadiaans lords who all owed their allegiance to William in Konigstadt. Incorporating all these lands into one kingdom would have upset his Oseanian allies, so William preserved the existing arrangement of having individual lords owing feudal allegiance to himself. However, he elevated his younger brother Hans to kingship as well, granting him lands on the River Fischer. The Oseanians also received a kingdom, though it was to be ruled by William as well, now styled King of Magnarstaat and King of Oseania.

In order to create some kind of cohesion among the various kingdoms, duchies, principalities, and baronies, William decreed that all the lands conquered by his father would belong to the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians (Kanadiaans: ''Heiliges Reich Kanadiaansischer und Oseanischer Völker''), with the King of Magnarstaat as its Protector. Each ruler within the realm would have the right of audience in the Realm's Diet (Kanadiaans: ''Reichstag'', the name is also used for the modern Candanadian Parliament). After William's death, the rule of Magnarstaat and Oseania was divided among his heirs, in the old Kaltach custom of partible inheritance.

===First Belkhomirian War===
===Decentralization of the Holy Realm of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians===
===The War of the Cask===
===The Founding of Candanadium===
===Candanadian Colonies===
===The Candanadian Civil War===
===The Jokullheime Raids===
Following the Civil War, the Jokullheime saw an opportunity. The homelands of Jokullheim were little more than frozen wastes, and the chieftains of the Jokullheime had long set their sights upon the fertile and watered Kanadiaans and Oseanian lands in the west. Having expanded their holdings through various raids, the Oberjall of Jokullheim, Aljax the Brave, decided it was time to take on the west. He had anticipated support from the Trefjalli of the Westmark and Cape as well as the Trefjalli in the homeland, but found none. Instead, Trefjalli of both Candanadium and Trefjall all enlisted in the Security Forces to defend the west from Aljax's raiders, with King Hans I von Magnar taking personal charge of the defence of the eastern coast. They established what is now called the "Line of Steel", stretching from Nordport-by-Ice in the north and Port Cask in the south, with the Caskhomirian State Forces also joining in the defence of Great Kaltachia.

King Hans had expected a large landing by the Jokullheime on September 3rd, 1864, but instead found only one longship upon the shores of Port Newcastle. It bore the Oberjall's personal banner, with the infamous Jokullheime raider decked out in the white leather of Jokullheim on the deck, brandishing his feared double-headed axe. King Hans, guarded by the King's Own Fort Trefton Hussars, ordered his men to hold their fire as the raider hailed the king in High Kaltach, challenging him to a duel for the lands of the west, in the traditional Kaltach fashion. The king's advisors were offended by this gesture. After all, how could a raider dare to cite the ancient Kaltach rites to the King of the Kanadiaans and Oseanians? However, the king insisted on rising to the challenge, ordered the hussars to stand down, called for his armour and ancestral Zweihänder, and met Aljax in single combat on the shores of Port Newcastle. Before the king made his charge, he threw down his dagger and declared that Aljax would not cross any further into Great Kaltachia. The raider, amused, only lowered his visor and readied his axe.

It is said that when King Hans' sword clashed with Aljax's axe, a terrible clanging was heard all across the city. The raider was twice the size of the king and his axe was a white blur, and it had seemed that he had gained the upper hand, knocking off the king's helmet with the flat of his blade. All of a sudden, however, the raider's axe was motionless in his hand, and his white leather armour was stained with red. King Hans had decapitated Aljax with one fell swoop from his two-handed greatsword, and his axe fell to the ground, where it was collected by the king. The raider's head and helmet were sent back to Jokullheim by one of the king's hussars as a message, and the axe and armour went into the archives of the Royal Candanadian Museum, where they remain today.

Leaderless and bound by ancient Kaltach custom, the Jokullheime chieftains struck their banners and headed for home, dishonoured and disgraced. No more would the men of the high north challenge the west. Once more, Candanadium had prevailed.
===The First Edofasian Crisis===
Edofasia, the crown colony in the west, was a major source of precious minerals and wood products for the kingdom, and was one of the main sources of revenue to the west. Edofasia was affectionately described as the Crown Jewel of Candanadium, for the riches the land bore. Despite the massive economic boom in the colony, discontent with Candanadium was always present, due to the suppression of indigenous cultures and languages. As more and more Candanadian settlers arrived from the homeland, tensions between the Candanadian authorities and the Edofasians were at an all-time high. The west of Edofasia remained a wild country, never really falling under the firm control of the Crown, prone to attacks from guerilla bands and self-proclaimed local governments. In the early 1900s, the guerilla groups in the west had become more than an occasional headache for Candanadium and exploded into an all-out migraine. Attacks on Candanadian settlements became increasingly common and organized, prompting many settlers to flee to neutral Alayka or back east.

The Candanadium Security Forces were deployed to western Edofasia to combat the growing insurrection, but fared poorly against the Edofasian rebels, being unfamiliar with the land and people. In 1916 the Candanadian forces would change their strategy. Instead of engaging the guerilla forces head-on, they would fall back and form a Line of Control separating west from east, with the east continuing to be the Colony of Edofasia, and the west being the newly independent Confederacy of Edofasia, though unrecognized by the Crown. The Candanadian government, attempting to address the racial tensions between the colonists and the natives, grant the colony self-governing status, becoming the Dominion of Edofasia, giving all landowners the vote in a Crown Advisory Assembly and a local Governor. The Crown Advisory Assembly was incredibly uneven in terms of racial distribution, as most landowners in Edofasia were Candanadian settler families, as the concept of land ownership was completely foreign to the Edofasians, having never been a part of their culture. Despite this, the Crown Advisory Assembly governed Edofasia with a far lighter hand than the federal government in New Konigstadt, with a sizable portion of the Candanadian settlers holding the Edofasians to high regard and installing policies that were beneficial to both races.

Edofasia was now a nation divided, but it seemed that a fragile peace had finally formed.

The Candanadian and Trefjalli forces deployed to Drulluhus to deter a Novmiran invasion were suddenly called away during the First Crisis to fight in the west, leaving behind only a token garrison of the native Drullu militia and a pair of Candanadian reserve divisions. Drulluhus was easy pickings for Novmir, who occupied the nation in 1915. The Novmiran victory would be short-lived, however, as after the Line of Control was formed in 1916, stopping the Edofasian advance, Candanadium was able to withdraw troops from the war in the west to launch an invasion of occupied Drulluhus, reestablishing the original frontier and demilitarized zone between Drulluhus and Novmir. This was only the beginning of Candanadium's conflicts with Novmir, as the Candanadian settlers in the Edofasian controlled west had formed a large migrant caravan to the Novmiran exclave of Alayka, seeking refuge. The Alaykan authorities welcomed them with open arms, much to the Novmiran crown's dismay. Many of these Candanadian settlers would go on to fight for Alayka in its secession from Novmir, which eventually led to the collapse of the Novmiran Empire.
===The True Northern Front===
In 1937, Andrey Schultz of the True Northern Front was elected Chancellor on the promise of executing an invasion of Belkhomir, which was backed by rebels in the country. Staying true to his word, the Candanadium Security Forces marched over the Mirskai on the first day of 1940. The royal family of Belkhomir, save for Princess Sabine von Belkhomir, were executed by Belkhomirian rebels, while the government fired upon Neuschlosshafen with twenty-nine salvos of artillery, kicking the Second Belkhomirian War, which saw the complete defeat of Belkhomir and their integration into the Kingdom of Candanadium as an autonomous principality, being promised self-governance and autonomy, as well as the preservation of their own monarchy, albeit under a different house and only a princely house. This, however, did not placate everybody in Belkhomir, and a small terrorist group known as the Belkhomir Liberation Army would be formed, which would continue to carry out sporadic attacks in the region in the years to come.

In 1941, Candanadium made headlines as King William III announced his abdication, the first Candanadian king to do so. What was more shocking was the revelation that the Crown Prince, Henry von Magnar, had been grooming his younger brother, Prince Herman von Magnar, to replace their father as king, and Prince Henry’s intention to renounce all claims to the Maple Throne, instead choosing to serve in the House of Commons, which he would be unable to do as King. Prince Herman, now King Herman II’s rule was prosperous, with an emphasis on foreign relations and trade.

In 1944, Chancellor Schultz, nearing the end of his second term, took steps to ensure the dominance of his party in Federal politics. The True Northern Front began ensuring that no party would rise to challenge their position, dissolving many significant opposition parties for supposed abuse of power and corruption. It was also during this period that the informal policy of Kanadiaans supremacy was put into place, with funding for services in Oseanian and Trefjalli being cut significantly and Kanadiaans replacing Oseanian as the language of instruction in many schools. Certain city names were also changed to be more Kanadiaans, including many places in Oseania. Opposition to the True Northern Front was suppressed brutally, and voting was made compulsory. However, during election time, the only candidate up for election in most ridings would be one from the TNF.

The True Northern Front also went to work in weaponizing the monarchy, declaring any activities against the TNF to be an act of treason against the Crown. Schools taught children to obey the authority of King and Chancellor at all costs, attempting to raise a new, complacent, and obedient generation that would accept the TNF unconditionally. Songs in opposition to the TNF, especially ''Die Gedanken sind frei'' (The Thoughts are Free; a popular anti-TNF anthem), were heavily suppressed, as well as any other form of media that overtly opposed the TNF state.
===The Tara Insurgency===
Following the invasion of Belkhomir and the TNF's consolidation of power, the government in West Edofasia began ramping up their insurgent operations in the Dominion of Edofasia as an act of protest. Though the Edofasian National Army had become more than just a rag-tag militia, it was still not up to par with the Candanadian Security Forces and any attempt to meet the CSF in conventional combat would have resulted in failure, so the ENA set up a number of bases in Novmir and Sudardes Sudardes. The Edofasian Rifles, bolstered by regular CSF troops, would conduct raids upon these camps, but at great cost to the Edofasian Rifles, who had twice the casualty rates as the regular forces due to lower standards of training and equipment. The Edofasian Rifles drew conscripts only from the Candanadian settler population, which had never exceeded 10% of the East Edofasian population, which meant that practically every able-bodied Candanadian man in East Edofasia had served with the Rifles at some point and could be called up at any moment.
===The Incorporation of Caskhomir===
The 1960s would be an incredibly bloody time for Candanadium, with huge, sweeping political changes taking place at home and across the ocean. It is often called "the bloody 60s" due to the instability and chaos of the era.

In 1960, the government of Caskhomir declared bankruptcy as order quickly broke down in the streets. The people were calling for an end to the rule of the Staatspresident and Congress, who had squandered the nation's wealth, and also rejected a bill to extend the vote to every citizen of Caskhomir, not just landowners.

This caused mass outrage in Caskhomir, with even the Sisters of Our Lady coming out to denounce the republican government. With public support at an all time low, Staatspresident Willem de Klerk turned to the Chancellor of Candanadium for aid, but found none. In 1963 the Staatspresident would be removed from power after a coup by the armed forces, who swiftly entered into a customs union with the Kingdom of Candanadium. The new regime also promised to hold a referendum to join Candanadium, and after an overwhelming 78% voted in favour, the Caskhomir Autonomous Region was established in 1965.
===The Second Edofasian Crisis===
By November of 1967 the West Edofasians forces as well as various militia groups were on the outskirts of the Dominion's capital of Thüle, only lightly garrisoned by the Candanadian Foreign Legion, the 92nd King's Oseanian Rifles, the Royal Caskhomir Regiment, the Royal Belkhomir Regiment, and the remnants of the Edofasian Rifles. The Candanadian government was sure that Thüle would not fall, due to the Security Forces' superiority in close-quarters combat. The assumption proved to be true, with the Edofasian invading forces finding themselves trapped in the narrow alleyways of the city, slaughtered by snipers and machine-gun nests on the roofs of buildings. The Battle of Thüle is considered by some to be the best and most effective last stand ever made, and the finest hour of the Candanadian Foreign Legion. The Edofasians were never going to take the city by force, and thus, requested a parley. The Dominion's government was ready to end the war, but needed the approval of New Konigstadt, still under the rule of the aggressive and authoritarian True Northern Front. Initially the request was rejected by the federal government, but the war had never been popular at home, and with pressure from both the people and the Dominion's government, the federal government caved. Thus, the West Edofasian government was invited to New Konigstadt to discuss an end to the war and the handover of East Edofasia while a ceasefire was observed on the ground.

The peace talks got off to a rocky start, with the two sides disagreeing about the future of the Edofasian Air Corps and the Edofasian Coast Guard. Unlike the Edofasian Rifles, these two forces were mainly made up of Candanadian settlers and servicemen from the homeland, but the assets had, in name, been on loan to the Government of the Dominion. Edofasia, claiming its rights as the successor state to the Dominion, demanded that a majority of the assets be handed over to the Confederacy, while the federal government argued that they had only been on loan to the Dominion and that they actually belonged to the Candanadium Security Forces. The Edofasians offered to let the federal government keep a token amount of ships and aircraft, but when the federal government refused, the Edofasians threatened to seize or destroy these assets as enemy property, almost putting an end to the ceasefire and peace talks. The TNF administration knew that if the war did not come to an end, their position would be seriously jeopardized as the war was one of the most unpopular things in a century, and the people would not sit idly by and watch their sons be sent to die over the sea. Thus, the talks went on, reluctantly.

The Magnarplatz Palace Agreement was signed on December 16, 1967, with the handover of the Dominion of Edofasia scheduled to take place at midnight on New Year's Day. The Candanadian settlers were to have equal rights to Edofasians proceeding the handover, and any settlers that wanted to return to the homeland was permitted to do so without hindrance. Gone, however, were the ubiquitous "Kaltach Only" signs from public buildings and park benches, and the segregationist racial policies of the Dominion. Candanadium and Edofasia were to resume regular diplomatic relations, with Candanadium opening an embassy in Scarlao and Edofasia one in New Konigstadt. As the green ensign was lowered to the tune of The Maple Leaves Forever for the last time, Edofasia was finally a nation united.

This did not mean, however, that the divisions of colonialism were gone. Within the first year of the opening of the Candanadian Embassy in Scarlao, it was forced to relocate to Thüle, under the name of "Candanadian Cultural Institute in Thüle", tucked away behind the high walls of the Kanadiaans quarter, safe from Molotov cocktails, graffiti, and car bombs. Edofasians of Candanadian descent, although legally enjoying the same rights as all other Edofasians, are shunned in Edofasian society.

Candanadium's presence in Edofasia was over, but the troubles in Candanadium had just begun. With the end of the Second Crisis came an age of national reflection and reform in Candanadium. The aggressive expansionist and segregationist policies of the True Northern Front administration had proved disastrous in Edofasia and at home as well. There was an unspoken superiority granted to the Kanadiaans over the other races of the federation, and although the right to protest was granted in name to every Candanadian under the Constitution of 1783, in practice protests against the True Northern Front were put down, often violently, and opposition party members often found themselves harassed by police and even organized crime syndicates.

===The Silent Revolution===
The end of the Second Crisis was also an end to the True Northern Front's 24-year dominance over Candanadian politics. Facing immense public and international pressure, the last TNF Chancellor, Bernhardt Schuhmacher, resigned two days after the handover of West Edofasia, with free and open elections being held for the first time in two decades.

Truth, peace, and reconciliation was the new motto of the Democratic Party government of Chancellor Friedrich Clark, who had won the election with a landslide victory and aimed to repair the cracks and fissures that had formed over this fragile federation of races over the years. The True Northern Front broke up in 1969, replaced by the successor party of True North First, which never became nearly as powerful as its predecessor. Voting was no longer mandatory and new political parties sprang up, including the Constitution and Conservative Parties. Refugees from the now-former East Edofasia made up a significant chunk of the Democratic Party's new voter base.

Trefjall had sent a large contingent of its diminutive armed forces to fight in Edofasia during the Second Crisis, suffering heavy losses. The move was seen as highly controversial back home, and many in Trefjall began to question the necessity of a standing Trefjalli armed force, as Trefjall's largest neighbour was also its greatest ally. After the fall of the True Northern Front, the Government of Trefjall approached Chancellor von Klark's government to expand the freedom of movement and free trade treaty of 1903 to include mutual defence. Trefjall would disband its remaining armed forces, except for the ceremonial royal guard, and the Candanadium Defence Forces would be in charge of the defence of Trefjall, with Trefjall paying for the building of bases.

Funding for Oseanian, Trefjalli, and Caskaans-language services and education was returned, and bilingualism was promoted nationwide. The "Speak Two Languages" campaign was started in 1970, with many schools becoming officially bilingual in instruction, leading to many Candanadian citizens of the present day being bilingual. In the same year, the Kaltach Union was formed in Schwannburg, a new political and economic union open to any democratic Kaltach nation to promote peace, human rights, and trade between all Kaltach nations, the first major sign that Candanadium was shifting its priorities. The KU, however, was also set up to counter the military power of Terra, as it featured a mutual defence clause.

===Present Day===
King Herman II passed in the same year at the age of 80, being succeeded by his son, King William IV von Magnar, rumoured to be the bastard child of the late king’s brother and the Queen. The new King later disproved this by releasing his DNA test results in 1990, an unexpected move. Tragedy struck the royal family again in 1998, with the King and the Crown Prince perishing in a brutal helicopter crash in the Bekal Bay after their helicopter took off from Belkberg-by-Mirskai.

The accident was claimed to be the work of the long-dormant Belkhomirian Liberation Army, a terrorist organization in Belkhomir seeking independence for the territory. Others blamed it on the Edofasians, and some even blamed the second son of the King, now King Richard I von Magnar, or "Richard the Unlikely", as a means to seize Magnarplatz Palace for himself. The official investigation found that poor maintenance of the helicopter was to blame, but the case remains unresolved to this day. This triggered a minor diplomatic crisis with Edofasia and rumours that Edofasia would be retaken, but these rumours were dispelled by the government. Richard would later abdicate following the publication of the Luxlein Papers, revealing a connection between Richard and the Count of Lienengen.

Modern-day Candanadium is heavily industrialized in the north, producing and refining oil as well as many rare-earth minerals. Candanadium leads the world in information technology as well as many other services, and is a significant power economically, culturally, and politically across the world, with a large naval force and vast swaths of natural wealth. Candanadian multinational corporations can be found across the world, with Akarea and Novmir being major manufacturing hubs for Candanadian products.

The Candanadian thaler is one of the most stable and strongest currencies in the world and is a major world reserve currency. Living standards in the nation are among some of the highest in the world, though with a wealth gap that is relatively high when compared to nations such as Trefjall and Edofasia.

Some of Candanadium's most significant strategic and economic allies include the fellow Kaltach Union members of Akarea and Trefjall, as well as allies such as Drulluhus, Welka, and Alayka. Candanadian universities are home to students from across the world, and there is a diverse immigrant culture in most major cities of Candanadium, making Candanadium one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse nations in the world. The political process is open, transparent, and free to all, with individual liberties held dear.

==Geography==
==Demographics==
38,870,456 - Oseania
34,827,376 - Fischerstaat
14,392,837 – Caskhomir
9,283,770 – Hautsing
8,112.393 – Westland
4,802,838 - CCR
1,030,309 – Belkhomir
743,310 – Eisenstaat
===Population===
===Languages===
The main languages in Candanadium are Oseanian and Kanadiaans, which are also the two official languages. In the most recent census, 92% of the population reported that they were fluent in Oseanian, 65% reported fluency in Kanadiaans, and 45% reported bilingualism. A study conducted by the Candanadian Census Bureau found that 73.4% of the population used Oseanian on a daily basis, and 21.3% used Kanadiaans on a daily basis, and 5.3% reported that they used some other language, mainly Caskaans and Trefjalli.

Akarean Mandarin is the dominant language in Hautsing, but the script used in Hautsing is the traditional script, as opposed to the simplified script used in the Akarean Union.
===Religion===
Candanadium does not have an official religion, however, the royal family adheres to Eostrism, as does 80.3% of the population, which refers to the worship of the fire god Eostre, of the Kanadiaans. Traditionally, the Kanadiaans worshipped other gods as well, but mythology dictates that after landing in Candanadium, Eostre appeared to King Wilhelmus of Magnare, the legendary first king of the Kanadiaans, in a flame, instructing him to go forth and tame this wild country for the Kanadiaans people. Three is a sacred number in Eostrism, supposedly due to the fact that Eostre was the third God to be created, and according to legend, three ships first brought the Kanadiaans to Candanadian shores. The traditional practice of human sacrifice has been outlawed in Candanadium, however, the Fall Festival is celebrated around the country and Eostrist Churches can be found everywhere.

The head of the Eostrist Church of the Lord of Flame is the First Flame, residing in the Palace of Eostre in Old Konigstadt. Priests and Priestesses of Flame lead churches in their respective parishes, and hold service on Sunday. A fire is always kept lit in the tower above an Eostrist Church. Believers of Eostrism are found predominantly in southern Oseania as well as throughout the Kanadiaans-speaking regions, including Belkhomir. Many Cape and Westmark Trefjalli have also adopted the Eostrist faith for themselves. The holy text of the Eostrist faith is the Red Book, or the Book of Flame.

A significant portion of the population, 11.7%, follows the traditional Oseanian Faith, mostly rural and northern Oseanians. The Oseanian Faith does not have a name, but it is the worship of the nameless gods of water and stone and leaf. The maple leaf is a traditional symbol of the Oseanian faith, and when the Kanadiaans defeated the Oseanians in battle, they took it upon themselves to adopt their emblem, but changed it to a cluster of three maple leaves, representing Eostre.

Oseanian Faith churches are constructed beside mountains, a body of water, or a maple tree. Most significant processes, such as marriages, the swearing of oaths, and the signing of contracts must take place under a maple tree, for the gods to bear witness. As such, politicians who adhere to the Oseanian Faith are sometimes sworn into office underneath a maple tree, not while placing their hand on a Book of Flame. Oseanian service members of the Candanadium Defence Forces may also choose to swear their oaths beneath a maple tree.

5.0% of the population follow the Faith of Our Lady of Caskhomir, mostly Caskhomirians and Caskhomirian diaspora in the rest of the country. Our Lady of Caskhomir is a mythological figure that is believed to be the guardian of Caskhomir, having led the Caskaans to Caskhomir from across the sea, before the Kanadiaans. Her real name is an extremely well guarded secret only revealed to the head of the faith, the Stewardess of Our Lady, upon the night of her confirmation. The clergy and monastical order, the Sisters of Our Lady, is only open to women. As a result of this, women have historically had more rights in Caskhomir than the rest of Candanadium.

It is believed that Our Lady of Caskhomir and Eostre were both gods of the Kaltach ethnic group that eventually split into the Kanadiaans and Caskaans, and that they may have, at one point, been part of the same religion.

Temples of Our Lady are found throughout Caskhomir, and will feature an altar upon which offerings, usually food and drink, are placed, in perpetual gratitude for her stewardship and maintenance of Caskhomir. Families will visit the Temple every Friday evening after sunset to give their offerings. Offerings are cleared by the Sisters the following morning and fed to birds, as it is believed that birds are the messengers of Our Lady.
===Largest Cities===

==Government==
Candanadium is a constitutional monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy, with the monarch serving as an advisor to the government and a figurehead. The Federal Crown Council of Candanadium is the legislature of the Kingdom, and it is split into the lower house (Parliament) and the upper house (King's Privy Council), which is unique as it also serves as the cabinet. Members of Parliament, or MPs, are elected to represent ridings of around 150 000 inhabitants. General elections are held every four years to elect all 602 MPs, with the monarch traditionally inviting the leader of the largest party to form a government in his name. In recent years, where no party has managed to win an outright majority, the monarch will delay his appointment of a Chancellor until coalitions have emerged.
===The Federal Crown Council===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|+Party Composition of the 61st Parliament of Candanadium
|-
! His Majesty's Government !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Constitution Party of Candanadium]] ''Verfassungspartei Kandanadiums'' || Centre-right, classic liberalism, pro-KU || Dark blue || The Rt. Hon. Pieter von Juppertal PC MP, Inner Harbour CCR || {{composition bar|198|532|hex=#002957}}
|-
| [[Democratic Party of Candanadium]] ''Demokratische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Centre to centre-left, pro-welfare, pro-KU || Red || The Hon. Fabian Norbert PC MP, Oldcastle Town OSN || {{composition bar|102|532|hex=#D7232A}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! His Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Conservative Party of Candanadium]] ''Konservative Partei Kandanadiums'' || Eostrist Democracy, conservatism, sovereigntism, KU skeptical || Light blue || The Hon. Wesley Morrison PC MP, Oseania Park OSN || {{composition bar|132|532|hex=#437CD2}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Other Opposition !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| [[Liberal-Green Party]] ''Partei Liberal-Grün'' || Centre-left, social democracy, environmentalism, soft republicanism, KU reform, emulation of ''[[Minsheng]]'' || Light green || Patricia Gerber MP, Western Docklands OSN || {{composition bar|67|532|hex=#28A837}}
|-
| [[The Reform Party]] || Centre-right, Oseanian localism and autonomy, pro-KU || Dark green || Janice Eckhart MP, Woodsworth-on-the-Beans OSN || {{composition bar|20|532|hex=#1e6e42}}
|-
| [[True North First]] ''Wahrer Norden Zuerst'' || Right wing to far-right populism, absolute sovereigntism, anti-KU || Cyan || Ludwig Schultz MP, Nordkap-Hochkap NTC || {{composition bar|8|532|hex=#0FFFEF}}
|-
| [[Socialist Party of Candanadium]] ''Sozialistische Partei Kandanadiums'' || Far-left, socialism, anti-confederation, anti-monarchy, anti-KU || Dark red || Rolf Magnusson MP, Halenvale WSL || {{composition bar|2|532|hex=#BF0606}}
|-
| ''[[Kanadiaans Zuerst]]'' || Far-right, Kanadiaans supremacism, fascism, imperialism, anti-KU, anti-CTMDFMFTA || Dark teal || Albrecht Löwe (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#4DBBD7}}
|-
| [[Wow! (Candanadian political party)|Wow!]] || Niche single issues (subsidized budget travel, forestation of roundabouts, maximum width for bike lanes, public provision of the national flower) || Orange || Stefan Bober (non-MP) || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#FF8C00}}
|-
| Independent MPs || N/A || N/A || N/A || {{composition bar|1|532|hex=#C2C2C6}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Belkhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Belkhomir Einheitsfront — Fürstenpartei'' Belkhomir Unity Front — Prince's Party|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Gold || Franz Ritter von Lorelei MP, Geraldsthron || {{composition bar|6|10|hex=#BCAE4E}}
|-
| ''Volkspartei Belkhomirs — Freie Sozialdemokraten'' People's Party of Belkhomir — Free Social Democrats|| Pro-autonomy, centre-left || Red-brown || Jakob Werner MP, Oseanmundhafen || {{composition bar|3|10|hex=#BA6749}}
|-
| ''Unabhängig und Souverän'' Independent and Sovereign|| Pro-independence, left-wing, Belkhomirian militarism, anti-establishment, abstentionism || Neon green || Robert Sandmann MP, Belkhomir-Ländlich || {{composition bar|1|10|hex=#A2EB23}} (not taken)
|}
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
|-
! Parties from Caskhomir !! Political Stance !! Colour !! Leader and Constituency !! Seats
|-
| ''Caskhomir Eenheidsfront — Ons vir Jou'' Caskhomir Unity Front — We for You|| Pro-autonomy, centre-right || Yellow || Hendrik Kuiper MP, Hekkedorp || {{composition bar|45|70|hex=#FFFF00}}
|-
| ''Caskhomirse Demokratiese Front'' Caskhomirian Democratic Front|| Pro-integration, centre-left || Orange-brown || Maximilian Theron MP, Port Cask-Outer Harbour || {{composition bar|29|70|hex=#E49E42}}
|-
| ''Vryheidsfront'' Freedom Front|| Pro-independence, right wing, Kaltach supremacy || Teal || Diedrik Hertzog MP, Vrygrad West || {{composition bar|6|70|hex=#1B98AB}}
|}

===Supreme Court of Candanadium===
===Federalism===
Candanadium is a federal state, with each of its constituent parts (provinces and autonomous regions) having extensive political and legislative prerogatives that cannot normally be infringed by the federal government in New Konigstadt. As a monarchy, this also means that each provincial and regional government has the right to invoke the name of the Crown in matters where they have jurisdiction.

In practice, this means that, aside from the federal government and Parliament in New Konigstadt, each province and autonomous region has its own government and legislative body, headed usually by a Prime Minister. The monarch is represented provincially and regionally by viceroys, who may bear the title of Governor General, Magistrate, or in the case of the Candanadian Capital Region, Lord Mayor.

Autonomous regions have an additional degree of independence than provinces, as they collect no taxes on behalf of the federal government, may participate to a limited extent in intergovernmental organizations, and may establish limited bilateral diplomatic relations. The federal Parliament also cannot introduce binding legislation for the autonomous region without the consent of MPs representing those regions. There are two autonomous regions, the Principality of [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]]. Both were independent countries at the time of the formation of the Kingdom of Candanadium, joining in 1940 and 1965 respectively.

===Foreign Relations===
Candanadium enjoys a [[Candanadium-Akarean Union relations|"special relationship" with the Akarean Union]], being the first Kaltach state to establish relations with Akarea. Candanadium and the Akarean Union have had a standing formal alliance since their founding, and Akarea participates in the Kaltach Economic Area. Candanadium, as a founding member of the Kaltach Union, hosts several of the institutional seats of the Union and is regarded by international observers to be the factual leader of the Union.

Candanadium maintains an active diplomatic corps, with embassies and consulates-general across the world, even in nations that have been, historically, hostile to Candanadium. Candanadian foreign missions often also host cultural activities and other events to strengthen ties between the host country and Candanadium. Trefjall and Candanadium enjoy a special relationship due to the freedom of movement and trade between the two nations, as well as the Candanadium Defence Forces providing defence for the nation. Akarea and Candanadium are also strategic partners as well as major partners in trade, a friendship that has endured for almost 300 years. Akarea is a tourist hotspot for Candanadians on vacation, and there are large Akarean immigrant communities across Candanadium. Welka also falls under the Candanadian sphere of influence, due to the fact that it is a fellow Kanadiaans nation and also with Candanadium having played a major part in rebuilding the Welkisch economy after the fall of Communist rule.

Despite this, relations with Edofasia and Sudardes are tense at best and hostile at worst, due to the history of Candanadian colonialism in the region.

===Military===
The Candanadium Defence Forces (CDF) consist of four branches: the Candanadian Army, the Royal Navy of Candanadium, the Royal Air Force of Candanadium, and the Corps of Royal Candanadian Marines. In addition to these four branches, there are also two independent regiments which do not belong to any of the forces but are still part of the joint command, which are the Royal Caskhomir Regiment and the Royal Belkhomir Regiment. These regiments have their own ground forces, air forces, and naval forces.

A period of four-year national service in a branch of their choosing is mandatory for all male Candanadian citizens, with two years spent in the active force and two years in the reserve force. Male Candanadians must enlist between their 18th and 23rd birthdays, except for those who are physically or mentally handicapped, those whose religious views forbid them from enlisting, or those who have lost a parent or sibling in active conflict in the Forces. Caskhomirians and Belkhomirians are not exempt, although they may enlist with their respective regional regiments.

Female Candanadians, though not subject to national service, may also enlist voluntarily.

The CDF has a combined strength of around one million active duty personnel and two million reserve personnel. The standard issue rifle of the CDF is the Candarms C70A1 select-fire rifle.

Through a bilateral arrangement, the CDF is stationed permanently in Trefjall, which does not maintain a standing military of its own. Trefjalli citizens, in turn, may join the CDF in any branch or unit, though may choose not to swear allegiance to the Candanadian monarch and are not subject to national service.
==Economy==
Candanadium enjoys free-market capitalism with minimal government intervention, and is rich in iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Candanadium exports crude and refined oil, timber, jewellery and other luxury goods, agricultural products, dairy, wood products, and maple syrup to the world, but relies on foreign goods such as consumer products, manufactured goods, tropical fruits, electronics, vehicles, and clothing as well.

Having industrialized in the late 19th century, Candanadium's domestic manufacturing sector is stable and decently sized, but companies often outsource due to high costs of labour in the country. Candanadium is virtually the sole producer of maple syrup in the whole world, as it was invented by the Oseanians inhabiting the region and adopted by the Kanadiaans. Candanadium has a large merchant navy, and Candanadian ships can often be spotted in the major ports of the world.
===Non-decimal Currency===
The currency of Candanadium, the thaler, is unique in the world for being undecimalized, which is a great source of confusion for visitors and considered by some as a source of national pride. One thaler ($) is divided into 4 kreuzen (Kr.), which is then divided into 240 pfennig (pf.), or pennies (p). 60 pfennig make up 1 kreuze, and prices are conventionally written in the form of $Thalers/Kreuzen/Pfennig. For example, if something costs 1 thaler, 2 kreuzen and 80 pfennig, it would be written $0/2/80. Prices less than a thaler, for example 2 kreuzen and 80 pennies, would be written 2 Kr. 80 p. (or 2 Kr. 80 pf.). The Kanadiaans plural of the word Thaler is Thaler. The plural of kreuze is kreuzen in both official languages, though the K is capitalized like all nouns in Kanadiaans.

==Culture==
===Holidays===
Candanadium Day is celebrated each November 11, commemorating the formation of the Kingdom, which usually involves parades, fireworks, and other celebrations of patriotism. The Fall Festival (Kanadiaans: ''Herbstfest'') is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September each year, the most significant Eostrist religious holiday. Religious families usually spend the day at Church, whereas the younger generation tend to exchange gifts, usually edible items, but always three in number, as three is the number of Eostre and three ships carried the first Kanadiaans to the shores of Candanadium. Candanadian law mandates that businesses must allocate at minimum a week’s vacation for employees around the time of the Fall Festival.

===Arts and Literature===
===Cuisine===
Candanadium is renowned internationally for its production of beers and wines, particularly its roasted dark lager, or Dunkelbier, and aromatic white wines. Traditional Kanadiaans cooking is mainly comprised of red meats and root vegetables, such as potatoes and carrots, however, Oseanian and Akarean influences are present in modern Candanadian cuisine, like the use of rice, flatbreads, and other sources of carbohydrates. Moose schnitzel is a unique Candanadian dish, mixing a Kanadiaans recipe with a traditional meat of the Oseanians, usually served with thick-cut fries, lemon juice, and mustard mayonnaise. Rice, not native to Great Kaltachia, has become a staple food after the Akareans introduced it to the continent in the 17th century. However, many Candanadian variations of the dish exist, including rice steamed with garlic and beef, commonly called Steigerreis, as it was popular among mine workers in Eisenstaat. Rice flavoured with butter, parsley, and steamed with chicken is popular in Oseania, where it is called spring rice. Coarse, brown rice is more common and popular than white rice in Candanadium, due to its texture and price, and is often eaten as a side with meat and vegetables. Flatbreads are also popular, as due to the cold weather, it is easier and quicker to bake bread without letting it rise first. Candanadian flatbread is doughy and can be stuffed with meat, salad, and sauces to create quick sandwiches, which can be found from Belkhomir to the Westmark. Black bread, especially rye bread, is also popular and can be eaten alone or with butter, fruit preserves, cream cheese, or pickled vegetables. Pickled cabbage, or Sauerkraut, is also a very popular side dish, and can be eaten alone or as a condiment, akin to relish. Sausages and ham are also found throughout the country, with each region having its own variations. Some popular variations include boerewors, or farmers' sausage, in Caskhomir, Brühwurst, or boiled sausage, in Eisenstaat, and black sausage (made with liver and black pudding), in Oseania. Cheeses are often eaten alongside sausages and are usually soft, but hard cheeses exist for grating and use in sauces.

Modern-day Candanadian cooking focuses on texture and flavour more than presentation, with spices such as stars anise, bay leaves, dill, and parsley often being used. Rice and breads are Candanadian staple foods, with black bread and rye bread being the most popular. Moose lard is sometimes used in casual diners in lieu of cooking oil, giving foods a more gamey, creamy texture. Regular alcohol consumption is not viewed as taboo, and most Candanadians will often enjoy some Dunkelbier with a meal. Maple mead is commonly drunk in bars as a stronger and sweeter alternative to beer.

Tea is also a popular favourite, enjoyed hot in the winter and cold in the summer. Maple syrup is often added to tea instead of other sweeteners such as honey or sugar. Polls indicate that Harschburg Tea is the nation's favourite brand, known for its high caffeine content and strong flavour. Coffee, although known, is only found in large cities and highly expensive since it cannot be produced domestically. It is, however, marginally more popular in Caskhomir, where a budding coffee growing industry has been developing.

Wine is produced along the Maple Bay coast and in Caskhomir. Most wine production outside of Caskhomir is white, with fuller-bodied white wines produced in the Caskhomirian microclimate.

===Sport===
The most popular sports in Candanadium are rugby union and ice hockey, which also happen to be the nation's official summer and winter sports, respectively. Southern regions, such as Caskhomir, the Westmark, the CCR, and southern Fischerstaat, have been known to produce many famous Candanadian rugby players, with the sport being invented in the 17th century in Caskhomir, whereas hockey is the more dominant sport in the Northern Cape, Eisenstaat, and Oseania. This may be due to the fact that the game of ice hockey was invented by the Cape Natives. The Candanadian national rugby union team, nicknamed the Maples, are recognized as one of the best international test sides in rugby, and is consistently ranked among the top national teams by the International Rugby Federation (IRF). The Iron Cup is the highest tier of club rugby in the nation, currently held by the Caskhomir Kudus, who have won the trophy five times in the past. In contrast, the Cape Cup is the highest tier of club hockey in the nation, with the title currently held by the Northern Cape Penguins.

Belkhomirian rules football, also known as Belkhi rules or footy is a popular game in Belkhomir. It is played on an oval field with a rugby ball. The game of Edofasian football is very similar to Belkhi rules, and a friendly exhibition match between Belkhomir and Edofasia is held every two years, with rules that are a compromise between the two sports.

Minor sports in the country include the Trefjalli association football in Trefjalli regions and throughout the south and baseball in Akarean neighbourhoods, particularly Harschburg, and throughout the south.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

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{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
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| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
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| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium)|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister (which he had not been for more than thirty years) and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest". After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages into his office and under his desk". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:20:02Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister (which he had not been for more than thirty years) and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest". After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages into his office and under his desk". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:19:09Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister (which he had not been for more than thirty years) and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest". After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:18:07Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move (but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister, "appointed by Thaler himself," and that efforts to remove him from the government benches were "democracy manifest"). After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:17:33Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move (but not before insisting angrily that he was still a minister, "appointed by Thaler himself", and that efforts to remove him from the government benches was "democracy manifest). After relocating to the opposition front bench (while being booed by government and opposition MPs), Pfarrer burped loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rose on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:05:15Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Agriculture */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
* Deregulation of child labour on farms

==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:02:30Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Language policy */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the double negative in the Caskaans language
* Introduction of the accusative and dative cases to the Caskaans language to create grammatical consistency across all official languages (except the Oseanian language)
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

World Congress

2025-05-09T05:00:38Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: Created page with "The World Congress, headquartered in Santangel, Luxlein, is a high-level international forum."

The World Congress, headquartered in Santangel, [[Luxlein]], is a high-level international forum.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T05:00:10Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Foreign policy and defence */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]] and the [[World Congress]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion

==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:59:35Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
 Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:59:24Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:58:43Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Language policy */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlauted letters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:58:21Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Language policy */ typo

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlaut characters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thorn (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:57:47Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Constitutional arrangements */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceregal positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlaut characters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thron (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:56:34Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Language policy */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceroy positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Abolition of the eszett (ß) and umlaut characters (ü, ö, ä) in Kanadiaans
* Abolition of the eth (ð) and thron (þ) letters in Trefjalli
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:55:15Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Constitutional arrangements */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* Abolition of all provincial and regional viceroy positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
* Raising the voting age to 30

==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:53:55Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Platform */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
==Social issues==
* Mandatory gender reassignment surgery for individuals identifying as homosexual
* Criminalization of non-itinerant homelessness
==Local governance==
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion
==Agriculture==
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms
* All farms and farmers to be exempt from federal income tax
==Foreign policy and defence==
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]]
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement and withdrawal of all Candanadian forces from Trefjall
* Negotiate the transfer of [[Hautsing]] to the Akarean Union or any other willing state in exchange for tribute and bullion
==Culture==
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 1000 thalers in value
==Constitutional arrangements==
* The abolishment of all provincial and regional viceroy positions
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation
* Bestowing all MPs who cross the floor and survive re-election with knighthoods or lordships
==Language policy==
* Granting full official language status to the Trefjalli and Caskaans languages
* Abolition of the genitive case and grammatical gender in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages
* Adoption of the simplified Akarean Mandarin script in Hautsing

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:45:27Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Platform */

{{Infobox political party
| name = Wow!
| logo = {{center|[[File:ZI9rkifMxM.png|250px]]}}
| logo_alt =
| colorcode = #FF8C00
| leader = Stefan Bober
| president =
| chairperson =
| secretary =
| general_secretary =
| first_secretary =
| secretary_general = Karl Bober
| presidium =
| governing_body =
| standing_committee =
| spokesperson =
| founder =
| founded = April 1, 2008
| headquarters = 13-29 The Esplanade New Konigstadt CCR A9K 2J5 [[Candanadium]]
| newspaper = ''[[The Radish]]'' (Kanadiaans: ''Das Radieschen'') 
Self-proclaimed by publication and not endorsed by party
| ideology = Populism
Single-issue politics:
* Subsidized budget tourism
* Forestation of roundabouts
* Maximum bike lane width
* Public provision of the national flower (poppies)
| position = Centre
| slogan = ''Wow! Only real issues'' ''Wow! Nur echten Sachen''
| seats1_title = Members of [[Parliament of Candanadium|Parliament]]
| seats1 = {{composition bar|1|612|hex=#FF8C00}}
| international =
| website =
| country = Candanadium
}}
'''Wow!''' is a single-issue political party in [[Candanadium]] founded in 2008 by activist and journalist Stefan Bober, who has led the party since its inception.

The party has been described by the [[Konigstadt Times]] as "a one-man farce", an "ego trip", and a "social venture for irritable suburban retirees". Its only current MP, Roger Pfarrer (Waldrand-Cape Communities NTC), formerly served as the interim Minister of Agriculture in the Democratic Party government under Chancellor Rüdiger Thaler (1983–1987), who joined the party after being expelled from the Democratic Party for making remarks opposing the election of women to Parliament. The party fields candidates in [[Belkhomir]] and [[Caskhomir]] without having local chapters or affiliate parties, one of the few political parties in Candanadium to do so.

The party has gained some international prominence due to its occasional criticism by the Candanadian media, leading to spin-off parties being launched in [[Wow! Trefjall|Trefjall]], [[He! (Akarean political party)|Akarea]], and even [[Wow! Éidobhasia|Edofasia]], though all have taken the form of joke parties. This development has been condemned by the party's founder, Stefan Bober, who intended Wow! to be a serious Candanadian political movement.

=History=

Stefan Bober is a journalist who formerly worked for the ''Westmark Observer'', before being fired in 2008 for breaching journalistic ethics by sending a fake letter of ransom to the then-Minister of Agriculture, claiming that the minister's daughter had been taken hostage, while the minister had just announced the day before that the government would reduce subsidies for large-scale commercial farms and wineries. Bober had been known for his vociferous defence of rural and agricultural interests in his column in the ''Observer''.

In response, Bober founded Wow! in order to seek election to the [[Parliament of Candanadium]], as speeches made in Parliament are protected by parliamentary privilege as long as unparliamentary language is not used. The idea for the name came from his six-year-old child.

=Platform=
As of 2015, ''Wow!'''s party charter outlines the following policy positions, among others:
* An annual budget travel tax rebate for Candanadians aged over 45, of at least 500 thalers in value, though not covering travel outside of Great Kaltachia.
* The forestation of all traffic roundabouts with fruit trees as to provide public access to fresh fruit.
* Withholding all forms of federal funding from all provincial and local authorities who do not enact restrictions on the maximum width of bicycle lanes, as to prevent traffic congestion.
* The Ministry of Candanadian Heritage to begin the free public provision of poppy flowers and poppy seeds upon request.
* [[Conscription in Candanadium|National Service]] to include the option of working unpaid on farms.
* Unilateral Candanadian withdrawal from the [[Kaltach Union]].
* Abrogation of the Candanadium-Trefjall Mutual Defence, Freedom of Movement, and Free Trade Agreement.
* The abolishment of all provincial and regional viceroy positions.
* Parliament's size to be fixed at 100 MPs, to be elected through ranked-ballot proportional representation.
* "Abolishment" of the genitive case in the Kanadiaans and Trefjalli languages (it is unclear how this would be achieved)

=Controversies=

On May 1, 2016, the party's sole MP, Roger Pfarrer, was ejected from Parliament for the duration of the day's sitting by the [[Lord Speaker of Parliament (Candanadium|Lord Speaker]], Gabriel Luther, for showing up visibly drunk to a debate on the adoption of a tax on sugar, briefly occupying the government front bench before being told to move, upon which point he relocated to the opposition front bench, burping loudly while the Chancellor responded to a question from a Conservative MP, thereby disrupting the House's proceedings (as much of the House erupted into raucous laughter), and finally rising on a point of order only to call the Minister of the Coast Guard and Fisheries a "kiddy fiddler" who "probably keeps candy in his pocket to get the parliamentary pages in his office". The Minister had allegedly accidentally bumped into Pfarrer earlier that week and spilled the cup of tea he had been carrying. Subsequently, party leader Stefan Bober released a statement defending Pfarrer's actions, explaining them as an "impassioned accusation" and contesting the [[Royal Broadcasting Service]]'s coverage of the events. For this, the party has been officially censured by the Candanadian Parliament in a vote of 577 to 1.

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:34:53Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:32:34Z

Kingdom of Candanadium:

Wow! (Candanadian political party)

2025-05-09T04:31:40Z

Kingdom of Candanadium: /* Controversies */