Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-99.20.122.225-20130115014402/@comment-5737364-20130222024923

The wikia page says the government gave control to the Thalmor, due to the success during the Oblivion crisis. After it was over and they had claimed it was their doing for the closure of the gates, they then created the Second Aldmeri Dominion.

Either you or the wikia page is wrong.