Third Johannes ministry
| Third Johannes ministry | |
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 Johannes at a Principles conference leading up to the 2014 general election | |
| Date formed | 21 August 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 29 November 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Lambertus VII |
| Prime Minister | Walter Johannes |
| Prime Minister's history | 2005-2019 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Johnny von Hague |
| First Secretary | Jessie Eytle |
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| Status in legislature | Majority 884 / 1,742
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| Opposition cabinet | Flantarnoret Shadow Cabinet Rudiger Shadow Cabinet Doros Shadow Cabinet Barvata Shadow Cabinet |
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| History | |
| Election(s) | 2014 general election |
| Predecessor | Second Johannes ministry |
| Successor | Fourth Johannes ministry |
The Johannes-von Hague coalition was formed by Walter Johannes and Johnny von Hague on 21 August 2014 following successful negotiations between the Podites and the Farmers Union. It would be Johannes third ministry, and the first coalition government since Arzhel Dillow.
The coalition was led by Johannes as Prime Minister with von Hague as Deputy Prime Minister and composed of members of both Johannes' centre-right Principles Party and von Hague's right-wing Farmers Union. The coalition was succeeded by the single-party, Fourth Johannes ministry after the 2017 general election.
History
Johnny von Hague and 120 other Podite MPs defected from the party to form the Farmers Union after a disagreement with the government over green action policies that affected rural Staynes and western Caltharus. In the 2012 general election, the Podites fielded candidates in all Farmer Union constituencies and won in 85 of them. Most Farmer Union MP's that retained their seats were famous ex-Podite politicians.
Lambertus VII invited Walter Johannes to form a government as the Podites won the most seats in the House. Failed negotiations with the Liberal Party and the Democratic Party saw Labour begin negotiations with the latter. Six days after the general election the Podite–Farmers Union formed a coalition agreement.