country_decisions = {
    form_eastgermany_nation = {
        major = yes
        potential = {
			OR = {
                    primary_culture = saxon
                    primary_culture = pomeranian }
            normal_or_historical_nations = yes
            was_never_end_game_tag_trigger = yes
            NOT = { has_country_flag = formed_eastgermany_flag }
            OR = {
                ai = no
                is_playing_custom_nation = no
            }
            NOT = { exists = EGE }
        }

          provinces_to_highlight = {
		  OR = {
				area = mittelmark_area
				area = vorpommern_area
				area = mecklenburg_area
			    area = northern_saxony_area
				area = thuringia_area
				province_id = 59
				province_id = 61
				}
            NOT = { owned_by = ROOT }
			}



        allow = {
			adm_tech = 10
			is_nomad = no
            is_free_or_tributary_trigger = yes
            is_at_war = no
			OR = {
				is_elector = yes
				NOT = is_part_of_hre = yes }

			mittelmark_area = {
                type = all
                owned_by = ROOT
            }
			vorpommern_area = {
                type = all
                owned_by = ROOT
            }
			mecklenburg_area = {
                type = all
                owned_by = ROOT
            }
			northern_saxony_area = {
                type = all
                owned_by = ROOT
            }

			thuringia_area = {
                type = all
                owned_by = ROOT }

			owns = 59
			owns = 61
		}

        effect = {
			change_tag = EGE
            add_prestige = 25
            set_country_flag = formed_eastgermany_flag
			change_government = republic
			set_government_rank = 2
			add_government_reform  = oligarchy_reform
        }
        ai_will_do = {
            factor = 1
        }
    }
}