Azcorian Democratic Republic

The Azcorian Democratic Republic, often informally known as East Azcoria, is a country located in Northern Serrona in the world of Eldham. It is a socialist one-party republic led by the Worker's Party of Azcoria, which is predominately Kumjeyrist. It is currently led by Chancellor Manatoast. The country was founded in 286 TE.

Its territory is split between one province on the Celestial Sea called Batuloni, and another along the Horizonte River. Its capital city and most populous settlement is Tokage, in the aforementioned Batuloni province. The country is predominately ethnically Azcorian and is a highly multilingual country.

Naming convention
The official name of the country is the Azcorian Democratic Republic, though because of the existence of the Republic of Nova Azcoria, it is often called East Azcoria to differentiate the two. The country is also often known internally by the acronym ADR.

The country is heavily multilingual do their historical proximity to numerous other nation-states and empires. The ADR also heavily consists of many immigrants from other nations, owing to their linguistic diversity. In almost every language, the formal name of the nation is transliterated as East Azcoria.

The most commonly spoken tongue is Maharian, but most speak three languages if not more. In the Maharian language the country is called Jago Azekora. In the Batu language the country is called Cago Ajekoromuel. In the Lo'Oi language the country is called Losa Azkuro. In the Vula language the country is called Sagu Zakara.

Political system
The government of the Azcorian Democratic Republic is described as a unitary socialist one-party republic. This means that there is one central government with little power offered to lower level administrations, as opposed to a federal government.

It is led by the Worker's Party of Azcoria, which considers itself widely adherents of Kumjeyr socialism, though there is a significant amount of Xeroists in the party. It is the only existing party in East Azcoria, though technically foundation of other political parties is not illegal. It is considered a de-facto one-party state however.

The country's executive leader is the Chancellor, sometimes stylized as the Red Chancellor. They are elected via national election, and serve indefinite terms. They are permitted to appoint Ministers and the Deputy Chancellor.

The country's legislation is led by the Standing Committee, which are elected every eight weeks via national election, with no term limits. They have the ability to write and propose juridic laws. They have the ability to override vetos from the Chancellor with a supermajority.

Citizens
Citizens of the Azcorian Democratic Party are afforded multiple rights by the country's Constitution. This includes the right to travel, the right to personal property, the right to private enterprise, the right to fair trials, the right to political participation and transparency, and the right to consented taxing.