Voždravia

Voždravia (Voždravija in Vozdravian) or officially the Voždravian Republic (Republika Voždravska) is a country located in TBD. It's capital is Lutomerič, located at the TBD.

Etymology
The name Voždravia comes from the ethnic group that formed the country - the Voždravians, but the reason for why the ethnic group was called that was lost through time.

Foundation of Lutomerič
Lutomerič, the capital city of Voždravia was founded by the Duke Ludomir some time prior to the foundation of an unified Voždravian kingdom, back when Voždravians were split between a decentralized bunch of city-states and fiefdoms. The name comes from his name, as Lutomerič roughly means Ludomir's city.

First Kingdom of Voždravia
The first Voždravian national state, was the First Kingdom of Voždravia, formed several centuries ago, when Ivan I unified the country, and crowned himself the King.

The first Kingdom was more akin to a decentralized confederation, with a ruling central power in the form of King and his advisory council. Most of the lower level rulers were Dukes, although there was no real format as to how Voždravian "provinces" were to be ruled.

Tsardom of Voždravia
After around three centuries, when Vozdravia was the height of its power, the then King Petr I, decided to introduce the "Act of National Reform", which modernized the country internally abolishing Duchies in place of Provinces, making Voždravia one of the most organized and administratively modern countries of that timeframe, but also allowed him to consolidate power even further than the Kings of the I Kingdom had.

The first two centuries of the enlightened absolutism, were the time of biggest prosperity in Voždravia, when compared to other countries of its' timeframe. Additionally to mentioned above, Tsar Petr I reformed the advisory council into the Council of Governors - who however weren't "governors" in the modern sense of the word, their role was closer to ministers. There were three Governates: Governate of Finance, Governate of Power (military and the law enforcement) and the Governate of Internal Affairs, handling other internal affairs. They were allowed moderate freedom of their actions, however had to report every action of their to the Tsar, and when it came to big actions, wait for his approval. This passing down of the internal affairs to his subordinates, allowed further Tsars to focus on Foreign Affairs, growing the Tsardom's power.

However after the mark of the two centuries since the Act of National Reform, the ship would take a drastically different course with the ascension of the Tsar Luka II, occasionally called "the Lavish" to the throne. Tsar Luka II created the fourth Governate - the Governate of Foreign Affairs, however the goal of that was not to make the country flourish further, but to make him able to live a lavish lifestyle off that country. Coincidentally, he encroached further on Governors' actions, to ensure they wouldn't counter his actions.

Great Voždravian Revolution
The demise of the Tsardom of Voždravia would come with the Tsar Petr VI's rule, due to his stubborness, and refusal to grant wider political rights to people. While the enlightened absolutism Tsar Petr I established, initially allowed the Tsardom to flourish, nowadays life within the country was grim, as the succeeding Tsars since the Tsar Luka II focused over nothing else than the defence of Tsars' monopoly on power, and their own riches, the people were growing sick of the system. The people would revolt during the 1 year insurrection known as the Great Voždravian Revolution, after which the Tsardom ceased to exist, and was replaced by the Second Kingdom of Voždravia, one where the King had only ceremonial powers. Tsar Petr VI was removed from the throne, and his brother-in-law, Oliver I was crowned the King of the second Kingdom.

Second Kingdom
The second Kingdom's political scene was dominated by the Alliance of Liberal Democrats, and the Voždravian Conservative Party, who exchanged power throughout the century of its' existence.

Referendum
Around 100 years after that, a referendum would present people with a question - whether is the King needed? 57% voted no, and thus the monarchy was bygone and abolished - the Voždravian Republic occupied its place.

First Elections
The next elections were scheduled for the year after the abolition. The victory of the abolitionists triggered, albeit as a side effect, as abolitionists were found all across the spectrum, a massive wave in popularity for the moderate left, including Luka Petrović. After the center-left coalition led by the Democrats 24' and Alliance of Liberal Democrats and other minor parties secured their majority in the Sejm, among the potential candidates for Premier, Luka stood up. And he managed to be the most supported candidate among the centre-left, in the first round finishing first at 36% support, meanwhile the other prominent centre-left candidate, Yarn Nostravić had 18% of support. Luka was left to fight against Ivan Kovačević of the right-wing National Restoration Party who was the opposition's candidate in the second round, one which Luka naturally won due to the centre-left majority. Luka's commitment and alignment with his left-wing and centre-left ideologies resonated with public voters and the centre-left Sejm delegates alike. He has done it - his independent candidacy succeeded in the first election that he had ever competed in.

Governance
Voždravia is a democratic parliamentary republic, where the Sejm - parliament of the country plays the biggest role, although the head of state and government is the Premier.

Premier
The Premier, acts as the effective head of state, and the head of the executive branch. He's appointed by the parliament every term, after the elections. He appoints Ustrovniks, the heads of ministries, and oversees their work. As the head of state, he also approves every legislative bill introduced.

Ustrovnik Cabinet
Ustrovniks are the ministers of the country. There are four of them, one for every of the four ministries - the Internal Affairs Ministry, Foreign Affairs Ministry, National Development Ministry and Cultural Development Ministry. The first one focuses on internal security, including but not limited to, maintaining the military and police forces, enforcing the laws introduced in the country and judicial sentences. The foreign affairs ministry handles diplomacy with other states. The National Development Ministry handles national infrastructural projects, its finances, and more, meanwhile the Cultural Development Ministry focuses on education and cultural development of the nation.

Sejm
The Sejm is the legislative body of Voždravia, directly elected by the people through first past the post system. It has the power to introduce legislative bills, and appoint the Premier at the start of the term. It can also oust and replace said Premier with a vote of no confidence. Constitutional amendments also require Sejm's approval with 2/3 supermajority.

Courts
The High Court, and lower courts of Voždravia are led by the Lord Protector, who is tasked with the protection of constitution.

Major Political Parties
Voždravia hosts a multi-party system, with the major players being:

Flag
The Voždravian national tricolor is comprised from three horizontal bars, top to bottom: orange, white and black. The republican flag contains the coat of arms of the republic.

Coat of Arms
The Voždravian Republic's coat of arms is comprised of a sunset above hills and beige city wall, below which there is a seashore displayed with waves, on a shield. Below said shield there are symmetrical banners in the national colors, and the whole coat of arms is finished off with a golden curved plaque on top, reading "Republika Voždravska" - Voždravian Republic in Voždravian.

Anthem
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