Everything goes according to the new Emperor Luitpold's plans: After conservative and Catholic parties gained a majority in the new Reichstag, he can appoint Josef Jörg, a Catholic Conservative, as chancellor. The new government formalises its strong ties with Austria-Hungary and quickly adds an alliance with the Russian Czar, effectively recreating the "Holy Alliance" of 1815. Building a strong imperial military is the government`s main project. Germany`s European neighbours are unsettled and increase their military spending, too. One or more Slavic nations start a fight in the Balkans.