Premiership of Eoforwine Æthelstanesunu: Difference between revisions

| cabinet = {{ubl|ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu Caretaker|ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu II|ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu III}}

| party = [[Political parties in Tretrid#Social Democratic Party of Tretrid|ÞSD]]

[[Eoforwine ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu]] became Prime Minister of Tretrid on December 12, 2016 after forming a caretaker government at the invitation of King Ælfric III, succeeding Æthelred Wulfricson. While prime minister, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu has aggressively pushed for the revitalization of the welfare system and stricter regulation of the markets, as well as the bolstering of transparency measures within the Tretridian government.

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu was appointed as prime minister as a result of the collapse of the previous government in a series of wide-ranging corruption scandals that heavily implicated the government. With his caretaker government, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu sought the investigation and prosecution of these allegations of prosecutions, as well as several stopgap measures intended to bolster confidence in the Tretridian government. The government also sought the immediate calling of snap elections, which were eventually carried out in a month.

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu was reelected under a ÞSD-ÞUD coalition as a result of these [[2017 Tretridian federal election|2017 snap elections]]. Under this government, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu brought about bolstered labor laws, stricter anti-corruption laws, expanded welfare measures, the nationalization of utilities, and the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights. ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu also oversaw Tretridian involvement in the [[Auroran-Pacific War|Auroran-Cerenerian War]], which was largely received as successful, and helped bring about the [[League of Novaris]] with the signing of the Sixfold Declaration.

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu was reelected a second time in [[2020 Tretridian federal election|2020]]. His third government would largely be shaped by the Correvan Crisis and its aftermath. ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu faced widespread criticism for his handling of Correva, with his approval ratings falling by about 10% from July to September of 2020. Under Æthelsansunu, Tretrid became a founding member of the [[Tolinsk Accords]] near the end of 2020, mediated the [[Kanor Accords]] between [[Tavaris]] and [[Meagharia]], and, at the behest of then-Norgsveltian Prime Minister [[Johanna Sverdrup]], brought Tretrid into the [[North Concordian Economic Forum]].

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu would also bring Tretrid into the [[Balistrian Coalition War]] due to an alliance that Tretrid and [[Alksearia]] had formed some months earlier. While Tretridian involvement in the war were largely regarded as successful, the government became plagued with allegations of the use of terror bombing campaigns and possible illegal use of [[w:white phosphorus munitions|white phosphorus munitions]] in the prosecution of the war. ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu and other government officials repeatedly denied the illegal use of white phosphorus and claimed that the Tretridian bombing campaign was "targeted."

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's handling of Correva eventually led then-LN Secretary General [[Æthelwine HeardsunuHeardesunu]] to publicly denounce ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's actions upon being reelected in June 2021, which caused another wave of criticism of the government like had happened the previous year.

Tretrid's private utility companies were heavily implicated in the scandals surrounding the WulfricsunuWulfricesunu government, which ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu argued was an inevitable consequence of privatization. At ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's urging, the government passed the Corruption Controls Act in May 2017, which took temporary state control of previously privatized utilities pending investigations of corruption.

In 2019, at ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu's direction, the Witenagemot passed the Utilities Act in 2019, which formally nationalized utilities that the government had taken control of with the Corruption Controls Act while requiring the government to financially compensate previous owners that had not participated in corruption. Notably, the ÞUD, while recommending that its members vote for the measure, stated that it wouldn't punish members for voting against it.

Nuova Volscina was couped by [[Guerino Correvaci]] on July 24, 2020, leading to the reorganization of Nuova Volscina into [[Correva]]. The next day, ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu publicly recognized Correva as the legal successor to Nuova Volscina and affirmed Tretrid's alliance with the new state. He also condemned Volscina for pushing irredentist claims on the Correvan border in response to the coup, denouncing it as an attack on Correvan sovereignty.

ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu would later publicly condemn the alleged illegal movement of Volscine soldiers across the Correvan border, calling it tantamount to a Volscine invasion of the country, and put Tretridian forces in West Novaris on alert while vowing to "defend Correva from Volscine aggression."

On July 29, 2020, [[Sinking of the NRN Constantino Buccio|a Correvan frigate]] was sunk by a submarine spotted flying the Volscine colors. ÆthelstansunuÆthelstanesunu quickly accused Volscina as being behind the attacks and demanded that the League of Novaris take action.