Third Republic of Bardonia

The Third Republic of Bardonia, often referred to simply as the Third Republic or Bardonia, was a nation in eastern Syltor. It was the third government of the nation of Bardonia. Following the collapse of the Second Republic, the Third Republic is widely regarded as a dark age in Bardonian history, a failed attempt to salvage what had been lost following the Second Coalition War, and a transition period between the last days of the Republican Era & the beginning of the Imperial Era.

Etymology
Bardonia is named after the pre-existing discord server of its founder members, The First Republic of Bardonia, which is called "Dank Bard". The community largely theorized that the name of Bardonia was actually inspired by a hamlet in the real-world United States, that uses the same name, located in the State of New York within the city of Clarkstown in Rockland County, which is the same state that BackToTheHub is confirmed to have admitted in a Discord conversation. However, this may of just have been a coincidence, as this has been denied by Unic0rnb0i.

In Aurlûnoren, it is called "Orchendor", which literally means Dandelion Land.

Establishment of the Presidency
With foreign support from the Sterling Crownlands, JurztheAndal led a coup against the remaining senators loyal to the Second Republic, attempting to execute the perpetrators of the Bardonian mobilisation efforts that led to the Second Coalition War. While the capture & execution of Ezexus was successful, attempts to capture BackToTheHub would result in failure & the secession of the Drifting Isles. The remaining Second Republic senators would either flee to other countries or would swear loyalty to the new Third Republic. Jurz would establish a new unitary system with himself at its centre, with elections planned to take place every month. Jurz's leadership helped to reconcile Bardonia's international relations following the Second Coalition War, with the re-acquisition of Ardat-Mosul as a Bardonian possession. However, Jurz would call an early election a mere 10 days into his presidency, with Crezyman succeeding him as the second president of the Third Republic.

The Crezidency & Return of the Chancellor
Crezyman was left to inherit a drastically descending diplomatic situation. After The Third Republic became too involved in a conflict with Raykara and Escharia, they were haunted by the spirits of Fallen Escharia. With political pressure and the vengeful spirits at each town's door, The Bardonians reached out to former senator Unic0rnb0i who at the time was going by an alias "The Chancellor". Uni offered to bail the Bardonians out of the current situation as long as they declared him as their dictator and ruler, the Bardonians voted and put The Chancellor into power, who took the new title of Supreme Chancellor.

Government
During the Third Republic, Bardonia operated as a unitary republic that is split into several provincial regions. Residents of these regions vote for their respective senators and from these senators, all Bardonians vote for their next president. A constitution was drawn up by the interim government which set out the details and functions of the Senators, President, the Court and the provincial governments. Enshrined in this constitution was also the right to freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to petition the government and the freedom from involuntary taxation.

The role of the president was to act as a unified voice of Bardonia when dealing with all of Rathnir and was expected to serve Bardonia in protecting their foreign interests. The president was de-facto the head of state but were limited domestically in several ways:


 * The President could only vote in the Bardonian senate in the event of a tie and within the senate, they purely presided over meetings (but can debate).
 * The President could serve for an unlimited number of terms but elections must occur at a minimum of every 2 weeks.
 * In the event of a loss of support, the senate could impeach the president and remove them from their current office with a simply majority.

Third Republic Presidents

 * JurzTheAndal (20th - 30th January 2021)
 * Crezyman (30th - 31st January 2021)

Third Republic Senators

 * AP
 * Crezyman
 * DHVO
 * Pwou
 * LobsterLights
 * WallaceTheGromit