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Session of Support for Hugo Mendoza as Governor General

It was 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday 11 October 2022 when a communiqué from the National Palace announced that Elisa Ubrique had put an end to the government of Camilo Guterres to request the winner of the elections: Hugo Mendoza, to form a new government.

In accordance with the constitution, the new General Diet met today to give, or not, its confidence to the new head of government.

The session began at 9:00 a.m. with a speech by the Governor General-elect. During a 3-hour speech, he outlined the main lines of his electoral programme and the government he wishes to form.

Mendoza emphasised his Europeanist and democratic intentions. He promised to reach agreements with everyone and to establish a moderate government open to political dialogue.

He also mentioned his intentions to continue with the liberalisation of the economy and the elimination of obstacles to entrepreneurship in Lusitania and Vettonia. He defended his commitment to create a new economic and social power.

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The former Governor General and leader of the Conservative Party, Jose Miguel Orato, spoke for an hour. Orato accused the candidate to form a government of being a traitor and opportunist. He denounced that he had suffered a full-fledged legislative coup d'état and that he does not intend to resign as party leader. He has indicated that, as long as he leads the Conservative Party, there will be no pacts with the government except on essential matters.

He added that he would vote NO to the candidate's investiture.

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Orato, in an old image

For 45 minutes, in descending order of speaking time, the Social Democrat Jorge Mazares spoke. Mazares had announced a government pact with Mendoza the previous day, so he devoted his speaking time to explaining the lines of action he expected from the new coalition government. He called for social investments and a new health and education law to replace the current ones, which date from 1996 and 2007 respectively.

In the rest of the speeches, the support of the Lusitanian Federalists and the Indigenist Party "Victoria Neatia" and the abstention of both the Vettona Union and Concilium Lusitanae stood out. The Communists, Monarchists, Sovereigntists and Ultraconservatives announced their refusal.

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Places of the different deputies in the new Diet

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Votes at the investiture

Vote Number of Votes Yes 187 No 103 Abstention 10

h this result, Hugo Mendoza was elected as Governor General. This marks the beginning of a new era and a new constitutional legislature, which will be the 15th Legislature.

Aguilar laughed too, and smiled. His adviser brought a document, which was a joint declaration that would be published later on alongside some others that the Spanish Government had pending to publish. "Well, I think this leads to the end of the summit! Thank you very much for this welcoming and for the nice atmosphere we have had during this meeting. And I hope to see you soon.", said the Spanish President, shaking hands with both Lusitanian leaders.

Aguilar then left the Palace and went back to the airport, where the Airbus A321neo was waiting for him. The President climbed the stairs that led to the plane's door, and had a final look at the airport and the visible landscapes. He said goodbye to Africa, his photographer entered behind him and the plane took off without any inconvenients, making its way back to Madrid. "It has been a very productive meeting", Aguilar told his wife, to whom he was speaking on the phone.

The summit was over, and Spain had a new friend in Africa.

Large disturbances during the Territorial Guard protests

The worst fears of the authorities were confirmed and the ultra group called Territorial Guard caused chaos in the main streets of Emerita Augusta yesterday.

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Militants of the criminal group arrived from all over the country, and the Vigiles were out late into the night trying to contain the protests. During the demonstrations there were assaults on bank branches and shops, barricades were erected and containers were set on fire.

The tensest moments came when the Vigiles had to fire into the air to prevent an attempted assault on the General Diet.

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The entire political class condemned the incident. The Guterres government has announced that it will declare the Territorial Guard a terrorist group, due to the security threats posed by their protests. At this hour, the Vigils and other police forces have arrested 732 members of the group, accused of crimes of vandalism and attacks on the police.

Emerita Augusta wakes up from the nightmare.

@Yosai The government welcomes the Yosai delegation to the country

Armed Forces Update

Official Nation name: Federal Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia
Conventional Nation name(s): Lusitania and Vettonia
Population: 22,205,000
**EURO GDP: 479,564,638,886.54
NS Economy Description: Frightening
Defense Spending as % of Budget: 6,50% (Limited to 15% without War Mod/Admin approval)
Arms Manufacturing: 122.14
**Producer Tier?: - **
**Producer Slot if applicable: - **

BRANCHES

Army (total personnel): 128,250
Air Force (total personnel): 7,000
Navy (total personnel): 2,175
Strategic Forces (total personnel): 1,800

Total military personnel: 139,225 (This is limited to .75% of your RP Population)

EQUIPMENT TOTAL

Army (Total Tanks and Artillery): 45 Tanks/75 Artillery
Air Force (Total Aircraft): 18
Navy (Total Ships): 4
Strategic Forces (Total Launchers): 6

COSTS

Total ICs available: 10,963.23
Total ICs used: 6,491.60
Total upkeep cost: 4471.63

Defense Spending as % of Euro GDP: 3.34% (limited to 5% without War Admin/Mod approval)
Projected Defense Spending in Euros: 3,438,333,333.33
True Defense Spending in Euros: 1,662,945,972.19

UNITS

Ground

Motorised Infantry: 12
Mechanised Infantry: 12
Airborne: 6
Special Forces°: 5
Armour (15 Main Battle Tanks or 20 Secondary Battle Tanks per Unit): 3
Artillery (15 Artillery or Anti-Air Pieces): 5
Headquarters/Logistics Unit: 6 (required for every 5 divisions)

Air

Fighter. Superiority :diamonds:: 3
Fighter, Multi-Role :diamonds:: 3
Fighter,Strike :diamonds:: 2
Attack :diamonds:: 1
Helicopter, Transport: 1 (Show in Groups bought not total number of Helicopters)
Helicopter, Multi-Use/Utility :diamonds:: 1 (Show in Groups bought not total number of Helicopters)
Helicopter, Attack: (Show in Groups bought not total number of Helicopters)
AWACS/RECONNAISSANCE/ELECTRONIC WARFARE :
Tanker: 1
Drone, Attack :diamonds:°: 3 (Show in Groups bought not total number of drones)
Drone, Reconnaissance :diamonds:°: (Show in Groups bought not total number of drones)
Transport: 2
Bomber :diamonds:: 1
Bomber, Heavy: 1
Strategic Bomber :diamonds:°: 1
Air Maintenance/Logistics Unit: 2 (required for every 15 individual aircraft)

Total Amount of Stealth Upgrades:

Naval

Patrol Boat: 1
Corvette: 1
Frigate: 1
Destroyer:
Cruiser:
Transport/Auxiliary Support Ship: 1
Amphibious Assault Carrier:
Helicarrier:
Aircraft Carrier, Light:
Aircraft Carrier, Standard:
Supercarrier:
Attack Submarine, Diesel (SSK):
Attack Submarine, Nuclear° (SSN):
Cruise Missile Submarine, Nuclear° (SSGN):
Ballistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear° (SSBN):
**Shore Support/Maintenance Unit: 1 ** (Required for every 5 ships)

Ground-based superweapons

ICBM silo°: 3
Mobile ICBM launcher°: 3
Ballistic Missiles: 36
Conventional Ballistic Warheads: 36
Strategic Nuclear Warheads:
Strategic Biological Warheads:
Strategic Chemical Warheads:
Strategic Force Support Unit: 2 (Required for every 5 launchers)

Technologies

Satellites°: 3
Military Satellite Network°:
Space programme: 1
Space research programme°:
Nuclear technology: 1
Nuclear weapons°:
Biological weapons:
Chemical weapons:
Drone Technology °:

Hugo Mendoza's First Government

President of the Republic: Elisa Ubrique Márquez
Governor-General: Hugo Mendoza Ortíz (LP)
Deputy Governor General: Jorge Mazares Salas (LVSP)
Ministry of Internal Affairs: Manuel Silva (LP)
Ministry of Defence: Ignacio Enríquez (LP)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Jorge Asensio (LP)
Ministry of Justice: Adela Martín (LVSP)
Ministry of Economy: Sara Pinheda (LVSP)
Ministry of Finance: Guillermo López (LP)
Ministry of Education: Carolina Dirossa (LP)
Ministry of Science and Universities: Maria Santos (LVSP)
Ministry of Health: Paulo Sarda (LP)
Ministry of Family, Women and Society: Casta Ruíz (LVSP)
Ministry of Labour and Consumer Affairs: Luis Mar (LP)
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries: Borja Muñíz (LVSP)
Ministry of Culture and Sport: Afonso Figueira (LP)
Ministry of Transport and Infrastructures: Abel Rey (LP)
Ministry of Environment: Gael Noguera (LVSP)

Towards the end of International Neutrality?

Hugo Mendoza's visit to Portus Cale seemed to be a mere formality in his national travels now that he is head of government; but it has turned out to be crucial in how the country will be conceived in the future.

The Governor General said in his speech to the General Chamber of Vettonia that the Federation has lived too long in and out of the European Union at the same time. It has sinned of isolationism and bad neighbourliness with its potential strategic partners. He pledged to respect the Camilo Guterres government's pacts with Spain and to strengthen its external action with a view to increasing the nation's importance within the EU.

The talk shows are ablaze on all the country's radio and television stations with these declarations. Many conservative circles are wary of a general opening, as is the extreme left, which is Eurosceptic. But the government has the situation where it wants it, and everything points to the cabinet working for general integration.

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Lusitania and Vettonia History - VOL 2
From the Middle Ages to Nowdays

The Middle Ages marked the end of Latin culture as such. Lusitania, Vettonia and Salamantica evolved in separate ways. At this time the Rumian culture of the desert was born. They formed a fourth kingdom on today's territory. The area of the Sea of Come was an area of conflict for a thousand years. In 1123 Salamantica fell to the Rumi. And the first Imperial Coalition took place. A union of Lusitania and Vettonia in the form of a military alliance against them.

The result of these coalitions were eight wars, which gradually tipped the balance in favour of the Catholic powers. The kings Nicholas I of Lusitania and Afonso IV of Vettonia defeated the Rumies at the Battle of the Amagirras (1561), and Lusitania and Vettonia spread northwards, founding cities such as Capera and Evora.

After the defeat of the common enemy, the rivalry between the two kingdoms was rekindled. The turning point came in 1743, when Vettonia invaded Lusitania in the Lusitanian-Vettonian War. This war began with victory for the men of Nuno VII, but they were defeated at the Siege of Emerita and began to lose ground. Finally in 1779 the Lusitanians conquered Olissipo, and Ferdinand III became King of Lusitania and Vettonia.

The kings of Lusitania and Vettonia were in this order:

-Fernando I (III) (1779-1786).
-Carlos I: (1786-1825) Who had to face a large-scale Vettonian insurrection in 1810. Built the Palais de la Marine
-Hugo I: (1825-1854) He had strong disagreements with the liberals. He suffered the 1st Liberal War against the forces of Pedro Casanova. He won and absolutism was maintained for several more years.
-Carlos II: (1854-1881) The only peaceful reign in common history, he is considered by far the best king to have existed in Lusitania and Vettonia. He surrounded himself with advisors from both crowns and legalised Portuguese as an official language for the first time. He granted a Carta Otorgada with rights and obligations for the citizens, but he was absolutist.
-Manuel I: (1881-1893) He is considered a very fragile king. During his mandate, Commander Jesús Paracio promoted a military pronunciamiento that led to the II Liberal War (1883-1887). The King's forces lost, and he had to sign the Constitution of 1887. He was assassinated in 1893.
-Hugo II (1893-1900) He ascended to the throne when he was 6 years old under the regency of General Gravão, the first Vettonio to have full power since the union. His reign was brief and convulsive, due to problems with the Liberal Movement and the Workers' Movement. He never governed effectively, on April 23rd, 1900, a command of the Royal Army surrounded the Palace under the command of the Republican Colonel Alfredo Cano. The tyranny exercised by Gravão took its toll on the crown, the King was forced to abdicate and the 1st Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia was proclaimed.

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One denary of Hugo II

But democracy only lasted from 1900 to 1925, the fragility of the Republican system caused Martin Dintero to stage a new coup d'état against a very unpopular government. He installed a fascist regime that lasted from 1925 to 1957, his main ideals were family, religion and nationalism. The regime ended abruptly with his own assassination in 1957. After his death a military junta was in charge of preserving the dictatorship for six years, years in which they fought against the labor movement. In 1963, the June Revolution expelled the military from power and established the II Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia. Hernando Trillo was the President of the Republic, but the communists won the 1964 elections and proclaimed the People's Republic, purged the military commanders and began their dictatorship under the leadership of Julio Ortíz Macaobado.

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The People's Republic fell in 1973, during student protests. The students became the regime's most serious problem. And it was a law student, Lucas Salor Vega, who as a form of protest used the constitution to proclaim himself Interim President of the People's Republic in a performance at the Universidad Obrera. Surprisingly, the university students took it seriously, started a Student Strike in which they raised the National Flag (used from the kings to the People's Republic), and confronted the Proletariat Police in heavy police charges, which the only thing they achieved was that the students got hold of some firearms.

The protest spread to the universities, and the streets were filled with barricades. The Macaobado government proclaimed Martial Law. But the military, still upset by the recent purges, refused to support it. The General Jacaio went to the University, besieged by his men, and presented arms in front of Lucas Salor. Then, in a peaceful march known as the Paper Revolution, the military deposed the People's Republic and hailed the III Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia. Lucas Salor went out to the balcony to proclaim it, and announced that it would be Federal.

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Protest in the University at the begining of the revolution

The 1974 elections gave victory to the Student Front, against the traditional Conservatives and Social Democrats. The first government of Lucas Salor approved the 1974 Constitution, which stated that the official name of the state was "Federal Republic of Lusitania and Vettonia". This government fought for equality among the federated states, stabilized the country and finally called elections, which it did not run for. The victory went to the Social Democratic Party.

Heads of State of Lusitania and Vettonia

Monarchy
Kings of Lusitania and Vettonia
-Fernando I
-Hugo I
-Charles I
-Charles II
-Manuel I
-Hugo II

I Republic
Presidents of the Republic
-Alfredo Cano (1900-1904)
-Luis Mendoza (1904-1912)
-Miguel Douro (1912-1916)
-García Muñoz (1916-1924)
-Victor Peres (1924-1925)

Dictatorship
Head of State of Lusitania and Vettonia
-Martín Dintero (1925-1957)
Head of the Military Junta
-Felipe Garona (1957-1959)
-Santiago Tracer (1959-1963)

II Republic
Presidents of the Republic
-Hernando Trillo (1963-1964)

Popular Republic
Comrade President
-Julio Ortiz Macaobado (1964-1973)

Federal Republic
Presidents of the Republic
-Lucas Salor (1973-1980)
-Ignacio Games (1980-1986)
-Rui Seila (1986-1992)
-Vitor Manes (1992-1998)
-Rui Seila (1998-2004)
-Hugo Gómez (2004-2010)
-Hugo Gómez (2010-2016)
-Augusto Domínguez (2016-2022)