Establish Seniority
Policy

Establish Seniority

union_establish_seniority_policy

The Union can only hold together from a single throne. Designating the senior partner of the Union shall also determine which throne shall represent the Union as a whole.

Allow
Is a true Union under a single Ruler
  • Any international organization memberNo restriction
  • Any international organization memberCount > 1Ruler: Ruler character
↗
Potential · From Union Foundation
International Organization Type: Union
Allow · From Union Foundation
Has existed for ≥ 5 Years
Can't be changed while · From Union Foundation
Exact conditions

Recipient
If
Best senior partner candidate exists
ThenSet variable
Exact script
  • Enables the Senior Partner and Junior Partner special statuses
  • on_union_policy_change_effect
  • If
    Does NOT have Variable: pre_selected_senior_partner
    Then
    Country With Highest Economical Base becomes the Senior Partner (country is selected due to them having the highest Great Power Score in the Union)
    Otherwise
    Pre Selected Senior Partner Country becomes the Senior Partner
  • Set parliament type: Royal Assembly
  • Unlocks the Union Independence Casus Belli for every Junior Partner who is weaker than the Senior Partner
  • Unlocks the War for Seniority Casus Belli for every Junior Partner who is equal or stronger than the Senior Partner
Exact script

Grants 1

Required by 12

Situation Outcomes
Country Interactions
International Organizations
  • UnionCan declare war, Can initiate policy votes
Special Statuses

Part of 1

Granted by 3

Events
On Actions
Peace Treaties
Scripting 13

Requires 1

Grants 1

Uses 2

Scripted Effects
Scripted Triggers

AI weighting 4

Modifier Types
Scripted Triggers

Granted by 1

Referenced by 4

Scripted Triggers

custom_tags = { union_centralizing }
allow = {
}
has_parliament = yes

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