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The '''Transitional Government''' was the name for the executive branch of [[Westarctica]]'s government that supervised the transition of power from [[ | The '''Transitional Government''' was the name for the executive branch of [[Westarctica]]'s government that supervised the transition of power from [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] to [[Grand Duke Travis]]. It lasted from 3 June 2010 until 2014, when the Charter of Westarctica established the authority of the [[Grand Duke of Westarctica|Grand Duke]] and the Prime Minister. | ||
==Background of the transition== | |||
::''Main article: [[The Great Return]]'' | |||
Westarctica's international prestige was severely damaged by the events of the [[Siple War]], leading [[Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence]] to declare an isolationist policy and cease external relations with foreign nations. The Siple War also left the government of Westarctica internally fractured with the majority of the [[Baronage]] and [[Grand Ducal Cabinet]] openly criticizing the Grand Duke's handling of the conflict. In December 2009, Westarctica's [[Westarctica Domain Name|official website]] went down permanently, and throughout early 2010, Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence stopped responding to e-mails altogether. | |||
The events of Jon-Lawrence's reign left the cabinet and Baronage with grave doubts about his ability to govern and in May 2010, they expressed a lack of confidence in his abilities in an e-mail sent to the founder of Westarctica, [[Grand Duke Travis|Travis McHenry]]. Since departing the throne in 2006, Travis had not been involved in Westarctica in any meaningful way, and had recently become ruler of another [[micronation]], the [[Colony of Calsahara|Kingdom of Calsahara]]. Their entreaties moved Travis to return to the throne of Westarctica as Grand Duke once again and together with the members of the cabinet and the Baronage, he led a coup that toppled the rule of Grand Duke Jon-Lawrence. | |||
[[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Government of Westarctica]] | ||