Blackhorse cabinet
Blackhorse cabinet 11th ministry of Sabia and Verona | |
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Date formed | 10 October 2018 |
Date dissolved | 3 June 2019 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | Andrew Blackhorse |
Head of state | King Tarik |
No. of ministers | 6 |
Member party | Liberals |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | Democratic Party |
Opposition leader | Apollo Cerwyn |
History | |
Election(s) | 2018 |
Legislature term(s) | 4th Parliament (10th Legislature) |
Previous | Dargany II |
Successor | Cerwyn I |
The Blackhorse cabinet took office on 10 October 2018, after being confirmed by the fourth Parliament of Sabia and Verona, elected at the 2018 general election. It was formed by Andrew Blackhorse, leader of the Liberal Party. It was formed after Noa Dargany's resignation as Prime Minister, following her defeat at a Liberal party leadership challenge, put forward by Blackhorse. It was succeeded by the Cerwyn cabinet on 3 June 2019, after the Liberals' defeat in the 2019 general election.
It was officially known as the 11th government. It was the third cabinet to be formed under the Constitution of 2017. It was the first government to be formed by a Parliament that had already confirmed a different cabinet, a disposition foreseen by the new Constitution.[1]
Background
The 4th Parliament of Sabia and Verona was elected at the 2018 general election, which resulted in major gains for the Democratic Party, which won 11 seats (counting the seats the Left Alliance and the Socialist Caucus previously had). The downward trend for the National Artists' Guild continued, as they won only 2 seats. The ruling Liberals, led by Prime Minister Noa Dargany, maintained their 10 seats, but they were now only 43.3% of the Parliament's total seats as the size of the legislature had been expanded.[2]
As no party received an outright majority, either of the larger parties could have been poised to form a government. The National Artists' Guild, though having lost an MP and performing its worst since the party's formation, became kingmaker as its two MPs would have given both Democrats and Liberals the necessary majority. In the end, Shounn Virny resolved on renewing the confidence and supply agreement with the governing Liberals. On 28 May 2018, the 4th Parliament was inaugurated and Dargany's proposal for the 10th government of Sabia and Verona was approved.[2][3] On 22 July 2018, the Artists' Guild's two MPs joined the Liberal bloc after the party's dissolution, giving it a majority.[4]
Cabinet formation
On 1 October 2018, the Deputy Prime Minister and Diplomacy Secretary, Andrew Blackhorse, formally presented a leadership challenge to unseat Dargany from the leadership of the Liberal party. Dargany had come under fire from her own party ranks after the failure of the New Frontier plan negotiations with the Democratic opposition.[5] On 7 October, Blackhorse won the party leadership election and unseated Dargany. Dargany has swiftly conceded defeat, and handed her resignation to King Tarik, who appointed Blackhorse as PM-designate.[6]
Composition
Portfolio | Name | Assumed office |
Left office |
Party | |
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11th government of Sabia and Verona | |||||
Prime Minister | Andrew Blackhorse | 10 October 2018 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Shounn Virny | 10 October 2018 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of Diplomacy | 10 October 2018 | 3 June 2019 | |||
Secretary of Commerce | Emmanuel Starlynn | 22 May 2017 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of Justice | Donnel Seaworth | 28 May 2018 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of Defense | Harmê Bertram | 10 October 2018 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of the Arts | Simor de Jena | 22 May 2017 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of Education | |||||
Secretary of Botany | Shassel Marlaryen | 22 May 2017 | 3 June 2019 | Liberal | |
Secretary of Welfare | 28 May 2018 |
References
- ↑ "Parliament confirms Blackhorse government" The SiV Phonograph. 10 October 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Decision 2018: no clear winner as Liberals lose support" The SiV Phonograph. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ↑ "Dargany set to form second government". The SiV Phonograph. 27 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "National Artists' Guild members vote to dissolve party for good". The SiV Phonograph. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ "Blackhorse formally challenges Dargany's party leadership" The SiV Phonograph. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ↑ "Blackhorse wins Liberal leadership bid" The SiV Phonograph. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.