Premiership of Eoforwine Æthelstanesunu
Premiership of Eoforwine Æthelstanesunu December 12, 2016 – present | |
Monarch | Ælfric III |
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Party | ÞSD |
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Seat | Witenapalent |
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Eoforwine Æthelstansunu 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, Æthelstansunu 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.
Æthelstansunu 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, Æthelstansunu 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.
Æthelstansunu was reelected under a ÞSD-ÞUD coalition as a result of these 2017 snap elections. Under this government, Æthelstansunu brought about bolstered labor laws, stricter anti-corruption laws, and the expansion of LGBTQ+ rights. Æthelstansunu also oversaw Tretridian involvement in the Auroran-Cerenerian War, which was largely received as successful, and helped bring about the League of Novaris with the signing of the Sixfold Declaration.
Æthelstansunu was reelected a second time in 2020. His third government would largely be shaped by the Correvan Crisis and its aftermath. Æthelstansunu 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.
Æthelstansunu's handling of Correva eventually led then-LN Secretary General Æthelwine Heardsunu to publicly denounce Æthelstansunu's actions upon being reelected in June 2021, which caused another wave of criticism of the government like had happened the previous year.