Korolian Republic

Korolia, officially the Korolian Republic (Republika Korolska in Korolian) is a nation-state located in Leifmyrr, formed after the reunification of the Svalmarc Imperium and Second United Commonwealth in 1084 ACA.

The Republic however did not survive, as it collapsed mere 3 years later, after the first proper elections of the Republic turned out to be a massive disaster, the country collapsed into complete disarray. The Republic was directly succeded by a temporary military junta, later followed by the Csardom of Korolia.

The Reunification and Reformation
for context see: Second United Commonwealth/Veridian Secession

Following the split between the United Commonwealth and governmenntal loyalists between the Svalmarc Imperium, anti-democrats, and secessionists, an aire of general hostility existed between the two northern and southern Korolian nations. Under the authoritarian rule of Lukasz, and under the command of Halprin Deitsch, the 60s were a time of general mistrust and hostility, with sometimes open conflict beginning. This conflict was symbolized with the joint creation of a border checkpoint, seperating the former brotherly nations.

Halprin Deitsch left office following his death with general high popularity among the Commonwealth public, but with low approval among the Svalmarc Imperium. Following his death, the centre-left won a victory in the Commonwealth elections of 1074, leading to a thaw in the cold war between both nations. Eventually, the topic of reunification was brought up again. talks about reunification between the United Commonwealth and Svalmarc Imperium sped up in late 1070s and early 1080s.

Following the snap elections of 1084, which were held following scandals facing the centre-left government, the LCP-ASD-RU-NAP formed a unity coalition with the goal of establishing the proper grounds of a reunified nation. The ASD, which was a member of this coalition, also won the Svalmarc elections in a landslide, showing both sides willingness to end conflict and reunite. The unity coalition presented two major referendums, the first was to establish a republic, which was one of the priorities of a reunification deal. This referendum passed 61-39. The second was focused on adopting the new reunification constitution, which passed by an electoral landslide of 87-13.

The Election Crisis of 1087
Everything looked bright but tense for the Korolian Republic before first fully democratic elections. The election was mainly fought between the Left Alliance, a coalition formed by the Alliance of Social Democrats & Progressive Korolia, the ASD being a social democratic party, and the PK being a Svalmarc Regionalist party with economically leftist views. Alongside the Left Alliance, the League of Korolian Patriots (working alongside the NAP), who managed to rally a large amount of the right-wing political scene under their banner, from moderate centre-right liberal conservatives to far-right extremists.

When the results were announced the country was sent into frenzy, as the Pjevodal candidate of Left Alliance, Tim Lucid narrowly beat Adamek Bukovski 51% of the vote, While the parliament was hung between the conservative coalition of LKP and NAP and the Left Alliance, with the unaligned New Korolian Front as the tiebreaker. However, internally, the country was burning, as the Electoral Council has discovered massive mistakes in invalidating votes, and additionally to that, couldn't agree on how to apply the constitution to the case they got, which ignited a fire down the governmental halls, that quickly spread outside, with Korolia sent into complete anarchy, with riots, brawls and chaos on every corner. It went down to history as the second biggest political crisis in the country's history right after the Crisis of the 58'. While after much deliberation the Electoral Council finally found a way to fix the result, but that didn't matter as the metaphorical fire of collapse and anarchy already engulfed the whole country, already wet from petrol of the incredibly tense campaign, the small fire ignited in the electoral halls now sent the whole country ablaze, before the council could extinguish it at the starting point.

Caerion, who was in charge of handling the Electoral Council, was misinformed with the status of the constitution and invalidated around 25% of the total votes sent in, making Tim Lucid the winner of the election. He was forced to validate the votes, resulting in a tie, but with a second election never being held. The parliament would be made up of three NAP/LKP, three ASD/PK, and one NKF. While the NAP, LKP, NKF, and elements of the ASD cooperated with eachother in the dire times, the PK and populistic elements of the ASD under Icy Korol-Zerkalo made moves against such unity, yet they were in the minority for votes. With the exit of Svalmarc, the PK essentially dissolved as its members originated from the region.

Svalmarc seperatists, who barely reunified, seceded again and became the Second Svalmarc Imperium, and the country had to be couped and put under martial law of the Militarily Administered States of Korolia under General Vanja Mlecak.

Politics
For information on the intricate politics and a more detailed look on the elections, read: Political Scene of the Korolian Republic.

Constitution of 1084
The Constitution of 1084 inherited almost all of the earlier Constitution of 1064 from the UC with the only changes being the adjustment for the republic (removal of the Csar and replacing the "United Commonwealth" with "Korolian Republic" and some chapters being swapped around in terms of the order.

Pjervod
Pjervod is the head of state and of the government of the Korolian Republic. He is elected by the people in a direct election held alongside the parliamentary election. He leads the Sejm, and the Cabinet. Has the ability to dictate tasks to Uzadniks, who are the heads of various ministries, and to propose laws in the Sejm.

United Cabinet
United Cabinet is the executive branch of the Korolian government. It's comprised of Uzadniks, the heads of various Uzadnictva (Ministries), the Uzadniks can be demoted and promoted by the Pjervod and Vice-Pjervod at their discretion.

United Sejm
United Sejm is the legislative body of Korolia. It's a fully democratically elected body, with elections to it taking place every 8 years.

Grand Assembly of the Union (Emergency Governance)
Joint sitting of Cabinet, Sejm, and all local authorities of UC, called in for matters of special significance.

Political Parties:
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Division
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Korolians - 64%
Korolians are the dominant ethnic group in Korolia, the majority of which are comprised of the ancestors of those who ventured outwards from Nebskoslavia and landed on the shores here. This includes international Korolians, which in recent years have been flocking to the area to escape international persecution. The majority of these Korolians arrived on the boats "Freedom" and "Adventure". Korolia, as the only independent Korolian country is generally considered by Korolians as the "wild frontier", a place where opporitunity and safety for Korolians can be achieved.

Ryzanis - 11%
Alongside the Korolian population, the Ryzani population has always been a prevalent minority in country's society. The majority of Ryzanis came here in search of new occupational opportunities alongside Korolian immigrants.

Aureans - 9%
Aureans flocked into Svalmarc after their secession from the United Commonwealth.

Rodinnbrokans - 5%
The majority of Rodinnbrokans currently in the Republic's territory fled as refugees following the great devastation of the Rodinnbrokan homeland. Rodinnbrokans are concentrated in the northern regions, especially in the city of Devenburg/Rodinno, and some have joined up with the government.

Morlie - 1%
Morlie have been flocking to the area due to the instability of their homeland, and have established a solid minority in the region. Morlie primarily live in the eastern street blocks of Zlatoport.

Hrabian - 1%
Some pro-independence Hrabian citizens moved to the Commonwealth and later Korolia to find their own representation. These Hrabians live in the far western region of Zlatoport.

Selidoarians (Azcorians) - 1%
The Selidoaran-Azcorian minority is one of the smallest in the nation, but a very important one politically, as prominent members of this minority group include former Pjervod and LCP founder Halprin Deitsch, and current LCP leader H. Deitsch Jr.. Selidoarians are an ancient ethnic group that populated Ryzani lands (and constructed North Volkoreogrod) and later fled to Eldham and would found Azcoria. The Deitsch family is part of the founding leaders of the Free City of Selidoar, and subsequently the State of Azcoria, and the Republic of Nova Azcoria.

Others & Natives - 8%
Regional native groups that existed before settling and countless other minority groups inhabit Korolia.

(by population)

 * 1) Zlatoport - 1 198 044
 * 2) Rudina - 457 019
 * 3) Lipanovo-Ostrokochod - 321 450
 * 4) Rodinno - 153 531
 * 5) Malostravna - 74 291
 * 6) Krasni Zamek - 25 201
 * 7) Fort Sojko - 10 012
 * 8) Fort Rogovica - 9 011
 * 9) Zelencin - 9 271
 * 10) Ostrovka - 5 911

Climate
The climate in Korolia varies depending on the place, Nova Zemja and Svalmarc have dry and extremely dry climate with savannas and deserts typical to the area, while the New Nebskoslav colony, in a staunch contrast is a cold tundra.

Nova Zemja & Svalmarc
In Nova Zemja there are 3 major zones, all have dry warm climate, with two deserts and a savannah strip in the middle, that's not to count the very thin savannah strip right next to the seaside.

New Nebskoslavia
The faraway isles of New Nebskoslavia have cold climate, featuring cold taigas and tundras.

Zlatoport
Founding city of Nova Zemja, largest city in the country. Located on Novozemjan shore, the name after translation from Korolian roughly means Golden Port. It's house to almost a million people, being the largest metropolis in the country. It has many sights such as the Novozemjan flag tower, or the Vojtek Statue. Also home to many businesses such as KBrew Eldham and Zlatoport Laboratories. Zlatoport politically is an ideologically diverse city, with minor parties usually finding a way to obtain a solid voting bloc in the city. The city in the 1064 elections was a close contest between the DCP, ASD, and LCP. In 1066, the city was outright won by the LCP, due to left-wing vote splitting, and due to the majority of the new Korolian and Ryzani immigrants from the United Crowns of Syltor becoming a new solid voting bloc for the LCP, tipping the city in their favor.

Lipanovo-Ostrokochod
Widely regarded the most beautiful city of Nova Zemja, and possibly whole United Commonwealth, it's located in the centre of Nova Zemja, houses around 300 thousand people. Lipanovo-Ostrokochod is usually a fairly progressive light industrial city. The ASD in 1064 was able to secure a strong amount of votes in the city, and in 1066 the city was tightly contested between the ASD and NAP, both left-wing parties, with the LCP making very little headway despite having a landslide result in the same election. This makes some political pundits refer to Lipanovo-Ostrokochod as the "red city", considering they held off the "blue wave" that was the LCP's landslide result.

Rodinno
While LO is regarded the most beautiful, Rodinno, is the opposite. Regarded the poorest (especially noticeable in the Rodinnbrokan refugee slums in the northern parts of city), dirtiest, and plain ugliest city of United Commonwealth, is however home to few industrial businesses such as "Korolian Sailor", tasked with industrial production of fishing and sailing equipment. Rodinno citizens usually do not participate in elections to the same level as those in Zlatoport or Lipanovo. Rodinno was historically the heartland of PNU voters, however with the collapse of the PNU it has been more equally contested between parties.

Note: It wasn't originally named Rodinno, the original name was Geld, but now it's renamed into Rodinno as suggested by P. Letavski to commemorate Rodinnbrok, but also because Rodinno is similar to Korolian word "Rodyna", meaning "Family".

Rudina
Rudina is the capital of Svalmarc. After the Veridian Secession it experienced a population boom and grown from a relatively small town into the second largest one in the whole Korolian Republic.

Krasni Zamek
KZ is a small town oriented around a castle. The government intends to turn Krasni Zamek castle into a university to further public education. The soon to be college town has a fairly small population, which usually votes fairly moderate in most elections.

Fort Sojko
Fort Sojko was a military district ordered by the government to be formed on the border of Svalmarc in response to the secession. The fort was meant to stabilize the southern region of the Commonwealth from the rampant banditry that plagues the central region of Leifmyrr, alongside handling border issues with the secessionist government. The fort quickly grew and saw a major town build up around it, overshadowing the small town of Sirakawa.

Military
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Currency
Korolia's currency is Krona Korolska (Korolian Crown), it's exchange rate is 1$=5,1 KKR

Companies
Top 5 Companies in Korolia
 * 1) Korolian Corporation (KNews, KBrew, KBank)
 * 2) Zerkalo Trading Company
 * 3) Ender's Cheese
 * 4) Zlatoport Laboratories
 * 5) NZA Incorporated

Folk Music
The Czervoslav cultural music is a folk-genre played with Violins and other acoustic traditonal instruments, The Czervoslav Boneflute is one of the traditional instruments which is doublesided flute made from a horses skull, And is played by two people at the same time. Often a Symbol of unity, the Czervoslavian boneflute was made as a symbol of unity with the native Svedi Population during the early days of Colonization.

Food
In both Czervoslavia and Nova Zemja, seafood is immensely popular, as it's easily accessible. Novozemjan national dish is called "Mustard Spiced Salmon", which consists of a cooked salmon served with mustard seeds or sauce. Often served along cooked potatoes.

Media
The media scene of the Korolian Republic is dominated by the media conglomerate KNews, operating several subsidiaries, but there are other outlets, such as The Legionnaire, Korolian Times or the VBC.

KNews
The following outlets are operated by the media conglomerate Korolian News, which itself is part of KCorp.

Carthya Djennik
Carthya Djennik, is the main newspaper of the KNews, present in many regions around the world, including Korolia.

Ljudne Vjesti
Translating to "People's News", though contrary to name, which could imply it is party newspaper of NAP, it is in fact a KCorp newspaper oriented around Nova Zemja.

Primorski Djennik
Primorski Djennik is a regional paper oriented on the Primozan Voivodeship, ran by regional activists under the patronate of KNews. It was started in 1032 ACA. The string of newspapers has been called by the LCP as conspiracy theorists for questioning their landslide victory in 1066, but still is trusted by many citizens.

Korolian Broadcasting
Television started in Ryzan in 983 by KNews, operates in Korolia too.

HT-Zlatoport
HT-Zlatoport, started in early 1060s, is a subdivision of the HT, oriented around the North Leifmyrr region was started due to the large amount of Hrab immigrants in what was back then the UC. HT-Zlatoport also capitalized on the will of more radical right-wingers in the Commonwealth to have their own media.

The Legionnaire
The Legionnaire was founded by Adawulfa Sigrun, the leader of the hardline faction of the LCP. The Legionnaire is a paper reviewing societal subjects with an anti-nonsense and far-right perspective.

Veridian Broadcasting Corporation
The VBC was the second television to enter the UC market, founded in Svalmarc in 1071, it entered the UC market in 1075, and immediately became a competition to KB, which until then was the only TV outlet to operate in the UC. Nowadays it's a minor contender to Korolian Broadcasting, with the share of the TV scene in Korolia being roughly: 90% in KB's hands and 10% in VBC's ones.

Korolian Times
Korolian Times were started in 1080s, after the Republika Korolska was founded, and generally tend to have more leftist approach to events.

Tourism
Korolia is a major tourism area. It's are in the first 30 most visited countries in the world, with around 25 thousands tourists yearly.

Novozemjan Flag Tower
Novozemjan Flag Tower is the first ever building set up in the Colony of Nova Žemja. With around 2 centuries of history behind it, it's one of the most famous landmarks in Zlatoport. The tower itself is just a simple watchtower with a flag pole, but it's recognizable due to it's history.

Vojtek Statue
Vojtek Statue, which was moved around in Zlatoport, is the arguably most recognized landmark in Zlatoport. It was damaged due to forementioned move, with the polar bear pictured on the statue losing parts of it's face and the right-front leg. Vojtek is a polar bear.

Ignati Street
Ignati Street is the most picturesque street in Zlatoport, with it being decorated all the way with flags, banners and other decorations in Korolian colors.

It also features the Zlatoport Laboratories, the scientifical pride of Korolians.

Eye of Ehway
The Eye of Ehway, was the first cathedral built in NZ, which also makes it a historical sight.

New United Sejm
The new United Sejm building, built in 1030s is one of the famous sights of Zlatoport.

Lipanovo Cathedral
An old, abandoned church of a different faith, turned into an Ehwaist cathedral is the most famous sight of Lipanovo.

Royal Palace
Built in the suburbs of Zlatoport, is a part of the New Town district. It has blue and white walls.

National Symbols
Korolia has three symbols.

Flag
The flag is the Korolian tricolor with eight yellow stars arranged into an arch. The stars are a symbol from centuries ago, rooting from the Ryzani republicanism way back in 800s ACA. The reason as to why this particular symbol was chosen is unclear, but that's their presumed source.

Coat of Arms
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Anthem
Anthem, called "March of Korolians" was a patriotic song formed by exiled officers following the collapse of the I UC, dated on 910s ACA. It was used as an unofficial anthem as early as 1007 when the UC was reformed, but only in 1058 was it made official.

Lyrics in Travelers' Tongue:
Scattered across this whole world,

Called upon arms in foreign wars,

We've gathered for a reason,

Into one armed circle;

March, March, Korolians!

Our brave nation,

We shall rest after our work,

In our fathers' homeland.

We'll cross Nova Zemja,

We'll cross oceans

We'll rest down in Ignatava.

In the winter, with Nebskoslav wine,

We'll stop down in Welstone.

March, March, Korolians!

Our brave nation,

We shall rest after our work,

In our fathers' homeland.

From Welstone upon beaten path,

To Slouttawa we shall return.

What's left of the enemy that we'll encounter,

We'll throw head-first into the Vola.

March, March, Korolians!

Our brave nation,

We shall rest after our work,

In our fathers' homeland.

March, March, Korolians!

Our brave nation,

We shall rest after our work,

In our fathers' homeland.

March, March Korolians!

March, Korolia, March!