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Among the major ethnic groups, Thrakoslavs are the most favourable to independence and to partition, having a stronger nationalist movement and a more compact ethnic territory than the Pelians. Although Pelians can credibly claim to be "indigenous" to Sydona, their national aspirations are tempered by practical concerns, namely that their community stands to lose the most from ethnic cleansing and that Pelian-majority areas are underdeveloped and resource-poor. As such, they are moderately unfavourable toward independence and strongly against partition. Coscivians are the least favourable to independence but have a significant minority favouring partition. Minority communities such as the small ethnic groups and Muslims tend to be against both independence and partition, as they do not stand to gain their own states by partition and often view the Kiravian Federacy as a stabilising force and a hedge against ethnic cleansing. | Among the major ethnic groups, Thrakoslavs are the most favourable to independence and to partition, having a stronger nationalist movement and a more compact ethnic territory than the Pelians. Although Pelians can credibly claim to be "indigenous" to Sydona, their national aspirations are tempered by practical concerns, namely that their community stands to lose the most from ethnic cleansing and that Pelian-majority areas are underdeveloped and resource-poor. As such, they are moderately unfavourable toward independence and strongly against partition. Coscivians are the least favourable to independence but have a significant minority favouring partition. Minority communities such as the small ethnic groups and Muslims tend to be against both independence and partition, as they do not stand to gain their own states by partition and often view the Kiravian Federacy as a stabilising force and a hedge against ethnic cleansing. | ||
Partitionists for independence are given pause by the fact that most of the country's energy resources are located in waters belonging to the outer isles, which would likely choose to remain tied to Kiravia. | The cross-ethnic majority of Sydonans are neither Kiravian loyalists nor supporters of independence. Most either support the status quo (whether on principle or otherwise), prefer moderate reforms in one direction or another, or are ambivalent or undecided. | ||
Partitionists for independence are given pause by the fact that most of the country's energy resources are located in waters belonging to the outer isles, which would likely choose to remain tied to Kiravia. Indeed, the status quo is mainly held together by the weakness of the unitarian independentist camp and the electorate's strong reservations about the risks of partition. | |||
Outside of Sydona, some Kiravian political figures have proposed disengagement from Sydona. However, under the current constitution it is unclear whether this could be legally accomplished without going through the difficult amendment process. | |||
===Federal Politics=== | ===Federal Politics=== | ||