Second Virny cabinet
Virny Cabinet 8th ministry of Sabia and Verona | |
Date formed | 1 October 2016 |
Date dissolved | 22 May 2017 |
People and organizations | |
Head of government | Shounn Virny |
Head of state | King Tarik |
No. of ministers | 9 |
Member party | National Artists' Guild Left Alliance |
Status in legislature | Minority (coalition) |
Opposition party | Liberals |
Opposition leader | Andrew Blackhorse |
History | |
Election(s) | 2016 |
Legislature term(s) | 2nd Parliament (8th Legislature) |
Previous | Virny I |
Successor | Dargany I |
Prime Minister of Sabia and Verona Shounn Virny formed the second Virny Cabinet following the 2016 general election held in September 2016. The cabinet is officially known as the 8th government. It was the second cabinet to be formed under the 2015 constitution, which created the present Parliament of Sabia and Verona. The cabinet was formed by members of the National Artists' Guild, the Left Alliance and independents, as it was the result of a coalition between the Artists and the Left to form a minority government (short of a majority by a single seat).
It was preceded by the first Virny cabinet, also formed by Virny, who led the Artists' Guild to a supermajority in the 2015 general election.
Background
The 8th ministry was preceded by the first Virny cabinet, which was formed by National Artists' Guild leader Shounn Virny after his party's overwhelming victory in the 2015 general election. The Artists won a supermajority in the newly formed Parliament of Sabia and Verona, with 10 seats over rival party Unity's 3 seats. Thus, Virny formed a cabinet composed of only Artist ministers.[1]
The Artists' supermajority was broken when the Left Alliance abandoned the Treaty of Kotavari shortly after its merger with Bakinn, in May 2016.[2] The Virny government was allowed to govern with a simple majority, but as the 2016 general election approached, it was clear no Guild-led government would rule alone in majority. Polls suggested a Unity majority, or at least a grim outcome for the National Artists' Guild.[3][4]
Following the 2016 general election, the Guild and the Left Alliance formed a centre-left to left-wing coalition to form a minority government. Virny once again took the position of Prime Minister, while Left leader Apollo Cerwyn became Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of Foreign Affairs.[5]
Cabinet formation
Coalition negotiations started shortly after the announcement of the 2016 general election results. Though previous pre-election negotiations had taken place between the Guild and Unity, the Guild chose to negotiate with the Left Alliance following the election.[6][7]
Composition
Division | Secretary | Assumed office |
Left office |
Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8th Government of Sabia and Verona | |||||
Prime Minister | Shounn Virny | 1 October 2015 |
22 May 2017 |
N | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Apollo Cerwyn | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
R | |
Diplomacy Division | |||||
Defense Division | Harmê Bertram | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
N | |
Education Division | Narcissus Clyne | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
R | |
Arts Division | Ryam Piper | 1 October 2015 |
22 May 2017 |
N | |
Home Division | Kastor Gevras Drigy | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
R | |
Botany Division | Andreina Rossini | 1 October 2016 |
10 January 2017[8] |
R | |
Dovedán Pashor | 11 January 2017 |
22 May 2017 | |||
Commerce Division | Snø Jens | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
N | |
Welfare Division | Anton Schubert-Moss | 1 October 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
N | |
Intelligence | Boris Tovinski | 21 February 2016 |
22 May 2017 |
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References
- ↑ "Virny and the Guild take the lead". The SiV Phonograph. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "A perfect betrayal: the Left will compete in the South". The SiV Phonograph. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Gentlepeople, start your engines: Goyo and Boulin to run for second terms". The SiV Phonograph. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Handsome and liberal: is Blackhorse our very own Justin Trudeau?". The SiV Phonograph. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "New cabinet takes office". The SiV Phonograph. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ ""A step in the right direction": Virny and Blackhorse meet in Kodesari". The SiV Phonograph. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "NNS and Left reach agreement to form coalition". The SiV Phonograph. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Botany Secretary resigns over controversial comments". The SiV Phonograph. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.