Selidoar

The Free City of Selidoar, informally known as Selidoar, was a country located in Central Syltor in the world of Rathnir. It was a multi-party semi-democratic City Council system under a Strong Director and a free market economy with corporate representation in government. It was last led by Aleksander Deitsch before dissolving into Ryvenate of Ryzan.

The country was one of the first in a long line of Azcorian states, being the original and first official. The Selidoarian culture and people are generally the precurser to the larger Azcorian culture. Selidoar would be a nation focused on banking and trade between the great powers of Syltor at the time, which would lead to the massive economic progress of the nation. The Free City would be the ignition for the massive and modern Azcorian culture which dominates a large region of Eldham.

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Demographics
Selidoarians - 62%

Ryzanis - 16%

Aurlunorens - 9%

Korolians - 7%

Bardonians - 4%

Viodoxans - 1%

Others - 1%

Selidoarian Language, Food, and Culture
"O'Vaterlaand" - Selidoarian National Anthem (to the tune of O'Tannenbaum) In Seliduarisch:

O'Vaterlaand O'Vaterlaand, wi ehr wr dch vermiseen werde.

O'Vaterlaand O'Vaterlaand, woer wiseen wr, daas wr gen müssen.

Im schlaamigen sump gbt meer de gedank an de goldeene ebeenen troesst.

Währen ch für dch un deinee freden käpfe, weiß ch, daas ch mih danaack sehn, untr deine bämen zu lebe.

O'Vaterland O'Vaterland, ch werd dch niee vergeesen.

Referendum on Constitution and Appointment of M. Deitsch as Director/Communal election to First Positions
Officially, about ten voters participated in the referendum on the constitution and the appointment of Deitsch to the positon of Director. 80% of the votes were in favor of the appointment, and 20% abstained on the vote. The 80% who were in support of the appointment were generally across ideological lines, but the 20% who abstained were associated with the Selidoarian far-right. A communal election by agreement would be held to select a transitional government that would manage and maintain the country's transition to a proper form of government. Two short-lived parties would conflict for the offices, which would be the generally left-wing Selidoar Workers United Front (SWUF) and the generally right-wing Selidoarian National Alliance (SNA). One city council position would be won by the Mejo and the SWUF while one city council position (won by Insert), one commissioner of the police force (won by KAI), and one manager of the transitional foreign affairs office (Goose) would all be won by the SNA. The election would generally be a landslide victory for the right-wing SNA. The SWUF would go on to form the Selidoarian Workers Party (SWP), which would subsequently split into the League of Social Democrats (right faction) and the Communist Union Party of Selidoar (left faction). The SNA would eventually transform into the Selidoarian National Party (SNP) which would subsequently split into the National Front of Selidoar (radical wing) and the Seldioarian National Party (moderate wing). Not much is known about the actual vote results of the transitional election, besides the fact that ten voters participated.

First Legislative Council Election - Landslide for the Establishment Parties
8 Seats (1 appointed by Director, 2 appointed by SUTBC, 5 elected by public). Turnout was ~30 voters.

Two major parties contested, and some local neighborhood independents contested. The two major parties were the Selidoarian Workers Party, which represented corporate workers and the lower-classes of the Free City. There was also the Selidoarian National Party. The SNP was specifically litigious as it was the largest party, and represented the right-wing of politics in Selidoar. The SNP had two major factions running seperately, the moderates and the radicals. The moderates we're more supportive of democracy and cooperative with the LegCo, while the radicals we're influenced by The Hands, and supported something known as the "Megail Idea" named after an ancient Selidoarian thinker. This idea proclaimed that revenge must be enacted upon the globe, and that Selidoar should focus on rapid expansion and annexation of neighboring countries with Hand support. There was also a multitude of smaller local politicians, representing the interests of their neighborhoods and communities. These independents we're usually Classical Liberals and Social Liberals.

Results: Following the first election, a government was formed by the director Aleksander. For Aleksander's own choice of an appointee, he selected a member of the moderate SNP, to keep the radicals at bay. Now the Legislative Council was made up of two Radical-SNP, two Moderate-SNP, three SUTBC officials, and one SWP representative. During the existence of the Legislative Council, these 8 members would argue on bill passages, and the majority of the conversation was dominated by the Moderate SNP and the SUTBC. However, when there would be issues of vote obtaining between members, the Moderate SNP or SUTBC would cooperate with the SWP. This shutout from policymaking angered the Radical SNP, which continued communicating with Bardonian officials and cooperating with members of the Hands to eventually strangle control of the city for themselves.
 * Selidoarian National Party-Radical (far-right) - 21% - 2 Seats
 * Selidoarian Union of Trade and Business Councils (right-wing) - 21% - 1 Seat (+2 seats from constitutionality) - 3 Seats
 * Selidoarian Workers Party - 18% (left-wing) - 1 Seat
 * Selidoarian National Party-Moderate (right-wing to centre-right) - 17% - 1 Seat
 * Independent Liberals (centre) - 14% - 0 Seats
 * Independent Liberal Conservative Candidate (centre-right) - 5% - 0 Seats
 * Dissenting Socialist Candidate (centre-left) - 4% - 0 Seats
 * Directors Appointee (SNP-M member) - 1 Seat

Second Legislative Council Election - Increasingly Polarized, Establishment Holds On
9 Seats (1 appointed by director, 2 appointed by SUTBC, 6 elected by public). Turnout was ~50 voters (+20~)

Before the second election, all the parties of the Local Independents Organizations combined together and formed the Civic-Democratic Alliance, a single party of Classical and Social Liberals and Constitutional reformists, known to voters as the "CDA". The Selidoarian Workers Party also reformed into the "League of Social Democrats" or LSD, and some others formed the Selidoarian Communist Union Party. The Selidoarian National Party during the pre-election suffered from a split, with the majority of radical SNP members joining the new "National Front of Selidoar". Moderate SNP members just remained within the SNP, moderating its party constitution.

Soon, parties began cooperating with one another over shared policy interests, and 3 major "tents" were born. These included the Pro-Democracy Camp (Pro-Ryzan/Aurlunor, Pro-Constitutional Reform) - LSD/CDA. Third Way (Neutral Foreign Policy, Pro-Constitution as it stands) - SUTBC/SNP (backed by the Director). Pro-Doasterrock Camp (Pro-Bardodonia, Pro-Hand) - NFS/SCUP (backed by the Hands).

Results: By faction: By neighborhood and region, the C-DA did best with intellectuals and citizens in the central urban region of the city, while having support scattered around as well. The National Front did the best on the areas bordering Ryzan, where they obtained support through anti-Ryzani sentiment at the border. The SNP did slightly well across the entirety of the city, with bumps on the border and the central city area. The SUTBC did the best in business centers and shopping districts. The LSD did best in the lower-income apartment regions of Uptown. The SCUP got some votes from the apartment Uptown, but only from siphoning support from more leftist LSD members. While everyone was divided on policy, the one thing all parties agreed to was the creation of a metro system in the city.
 * National Front of Selidoar (far-right) - 31% - 2 Seats
 * Civic-Democratic Alliance (centre to centre-left) - 29% - 2 Seats
 * Selidoarian National Party (centre-right to right-wing) - 18% - (1 seat + 1 from Directors appointee) - 2 Seats
 * League of Social Democrats (centre-left to left-wing) - 16% - 1 Seat
 * Selidoarian Union of Trade and Business Councils (right-wing) - 4% - (0 seats + 2 Seats from Constitutionality) - 2 Seats
 * Selidoarian Communist Union Party (far-left) - 2% - 0 Seats
 * Directors Appointee (SNP member) - 1 Seat
 * Pro-Democracy Camp - 45% - 3 Seats (all by election)
 * Third Way - 22% - 4 Seats (1 by election + 2 from constitutional business representation + 1 from Directors Appointee)
 * Pro-Doasterrock Camp - 33% - 2 Seats (all by election)

With the 9 seats filled, the first LegCo meeting was convened. During this meeting, an argument broke out between members of the CDA and NFS, resulting in a physical brawl ensuing while the public watched. Soon, the police we're called in to quell the violence, and the NFS Councilmen left the room in a huff. While the meeting went on with NFS members not present, voting became difficult. Soon, members of the Police (which were basically the military) flanked by members of the Hands barged into the parliamentary chamber and began attacking politicians in a coup attempt. While the fighting went on in the LegCo floor, loyal members of the police quickly arrived and joined in the fight. The NFS politicians were killed and their Hand allies were injured, resulting in them fleeing the city while being harassed by citizens along the way.