Editing Vulkaria (section)

====Constitutional Governments (1928-1958)====
A new constitution was adopted in 1928, which engineered radical progressive ideas, including the right to labor and health care. These were among the first ever progressive reforms in the world. [[Lariel Mikorn]] was elected president in the same year, holding the post until 1944. He is so far the longest serving President of Vulkaria at 16 years. His government carried out major social reforms. Several members of the Communist Party held office under his administration. 

Mikorn adhered to an amendment to the 1928 constitution's strictures that prevented his re-election. [[Maxwell Grau]] was the winner of the next election, in 1944. Grau further corroded the base of the already teetering legitimacy of the Vulkarian political system, in particular by undermining the deeply flawed, though not entirely ineffectual, Congress and Supreme Court. [[Orson Yunop]], a protégé of Grau, became president in 1948. The two terms of the Authentication Party brought an influx of investment, which fueled an economic boom, raised living standards for all segments of society, and created a middle class in most urban areas. Yunop then aligned with the wealthiest landowners who owned the largest sugar plantations, and presided over a stagnating economy that widened the gap between rich and poor Vulkarians. Yunop outlawed the Vulkaria Communist Party in 1951. During Yunop's administration, Vulkaria had one of the highest per capita consumption rates of meat, vegetables, cereals, automobiles, telephones and radios, though about one third of the population was considered poor and enjoyed relatively little of this consumption.

In 1952, Vulkaria was a relatively well-advanced country by South Hesperidan standards, and in some cases by world standards. On the other hand, Vulkaria was affected by perhaps the largest labor union privileges in Southern Hesperida, including bans on dismissals and mechanization. They were obtained in large measure "at the cost of the unemployed and the peasants", leading to disparities. Between 1933 and 1958, Vulkaria decayed many economic regulations enormously, causing economic problems. Unemployment became a problem as graduates entering the workforce could not find jobs. The middle class, which was comparable to that of Zamastan, became increasingly dissatisfied with unemployment and political persecution. The labor unions supported Yunop until the very end, when he lost the 1954 election to [[Franklin Currian]].