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| '''Prime Executive''' || [[Visikur Hôsiverin]] (~~UPP~~)

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| '''Prime Secretary''' || [[Diarmuid Arden]] (PFP)

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| '''Legislature''' || ~~Auditorium~~

| '''Legislature''' || Válora

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[[Category:Kiravian islands]]

'''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is a dependent state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an island of the same name adjoining the Landderic Straits between [[Ixnay (continent)|Continental Ixnay]] and [[Umcara]]. Occupying a strategic position for international shipping, the island has changed hands many times over the course of its history, and has a rich history incorporating numerous cultural influences. The bulk of its population are [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivians]] descended from ~~tribes~~ that migrated across the Strait from Umcara, reïnforced by later influxes of immigrants from various seafaring Coscivian subgroups. Pribraltar has a close historical, cultural, political, and economic relationship with the neighbouring island of [[Saint Kennera]].

'''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is a dependent state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an island of the same name adjoining the Landderic Straits between [[Ixnay (continent)|Continental Ixnay]] and [[Umcara]]. Occupying a strategic position for international shipping, the island has changed hands many times over the course of its history, and has a rich history incorporating numerous cultural influences. The bulk of its population are [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivians]] descended from clans that migrated across the Strait from Umcara, reïnforced by later influxes of immigrants from various seafaring Coscivian subgroups. Pribraltar has a close historical, cultural, political, and economic relationship with the neighbouring island of [[Saint Kennera]].

==Geography==

Pribraltar is a moderately mountainous island located on the southern edge of the Sea of Odoneru, just north of the equator. It is X kilometres equidistant from [[Port du Vent]], a Burgundian island territory, and [[Cartadania]] on [[Continental Ixnay|Continental Ixnayan]] mainland, and Y kilometers north of its sister island, Saint Kennera. The waters on either side of the twin islands connecting the Sea of Odoneru to the Taínean Sea are known to Kiravians as the Pribraltar Channels. The Urcean possession of Port St. Brendan lies Z kilometers to the southwest.

Pribraltar mainly has a tropical monsoon climate, and the natural vegetation of much of the island is tropical forest. Some of the higher-altitude interior areas, known as the Uplands or the Heights, have a humid subtropical highland climate.

==History==

===Early Settlement===

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==Politics and Governance==

Pribraltar is a {{wp|semi-presidential system|semi-presidential republic}} with a constitution modelled on that of Umcara and the Kiravian states of [[Cascada]], [[Ilfenóra]], and [[Metrea]].

Pribraltar is a {{wp|semi-presidential system|semi-presidential republic}} with a constitution modelled on that of Umcara and the Kiravian states of [[Cascada]], [[Ilfenóra]], and [[Metrea]]. Legislative power is vested in the ''Válora'' or "Chamber of Audit", which is elected every three years by at-large closed-list proportional representation.

The head of state, known as the Prime Executive, is popularly elected every five years by a two-round system. The Prime Executive signs bills and executive orders into law, and he may independently veto legislation, subject to override by a 2/3 vote of the Válora.

Executive power is vested in an Executive Council, led by a Prime Secretary, except for certain prerogative and reserve powers which may be exercised independently by the Prime Executive. The Executive Council and Prime Secretary are dually-accountable to the Prime Executive and the Válora. The Prime Executive appoints the Prime Secretary and other members of the EC, but must have the support of a legislative majority for his choice. The Prime Secretary or the entire Council may be dismissed by the Prime Executive or by a vote of no confidence in the legislature.

===Political Status===

Like [[Saint Kennera]], Pribraltar is a self-governing dependency of the [[Kiravian Federacy]]. The islands' relationship with the Federal government is structured by a series of tripartite treaties and memoranda adopted after the islands were liberated from (((occupying nation))), and continues to evolve as a result of political developments in the islands and in [[Kartika]]. The Government of the Kiravian Federacy is responsible for Pribraltar's defence and foreign affairs, postal system (through the [[Federal Post]]), and telecommunications infrastructure. The [[Federal Consistory]] in Kartika is the ultimate court of appeal for cases originating in Pribraltar's judicial system, and incarcerated convicts sentenced by Pribraltarian courts with exceptional security or health needs are held in Kiravian federal prisons. [other stuff here] Most Pribraltarians hold or are eligible for Kiravian passports by virtue of their [[Kiravian nationality law|Kiravian National (Overseas)]] status. During the occupation, many Pribraltarians were granted KN(O) status to facilitate their resettlement in Great Kirav or to aid members of the resistance movement travelling between the islands and Great Kirav for training and other activities. In 21207, the [[Federal Stanora]] extended this status to all resident islanders of Coscivian, Alkharvian, Celtic, or Tryhstian descent through the [[List of Kiravian legislation|Overseas Nationality Act (St. Kennera & Pribraltar)]]. Thus, Pribraltarians are Kiravian ''nationals'', but most are only ''citizens'' of Pribraltar. That being said, a significant number of Pribraltarians do hold Kiravian citizenship, having been naturalised in the Federacy or born to naturalised parents before returning to the island after its liberation.

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Pribraltar is represented in the [[Federal Stanora|Kiravian Stanora]] by an elected Delegate, but this Delegate can only vote in committee and is barred from membership in certain key committees.

===Political Landscape===

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!~~Cadre~~ Name

!Party Name

!~~Auditorium~~ Seats

!Válora Seats

!Federal ~~Cadre~~

!Federal Caucus

!Platform

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The main split in the partisan-political landscape on Pribraltar is over the island's future political status. The People's Republican Party and Union of Christian Democrats seek admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full overseas state, though the PRP has downplayed this plank of its platform somewhat as the island's economy has developed. The PRP draws support mainly from upper-middle class native-born Pribraltarians educated in Kiravia, the Umcaran and Æonaran Coscivian communities, those parts of the business sector doing direct business with Kiravia, and those employed in the defence industry, as well as much of the lower middle class and those with strong right-wing or Coscivian nationalist inclinations. The UCD, which is most resolutely pro-statehood, originally had especially devout Catholic and Apostolic Christians as its core constituency, but has expanded to count Pribraltar residents of Saint Kenneran origin, who are ardently pro-statehood, as its largest voter bloc~~. Although outperformed by the PFLP in local elections, the PRP routinely leads in federal elections~~.

The main split in the partisan-political landscape on Pribraltar is over the island's future political status. The People's Republican Party and Union of Christian Democrats seek admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full overseas state, though the PRP has downplayed this plank of its platform somewhat as the island's economy has developed. The PRP draws support mainly from upper-middle class native-born Pribraltarians educated in Kiravia, the Umcaran and Æonaran Coscivian communities, those parts of the business sector doing direct business with Kiravia, and those employed in the defence industry, as well as much of the lower middle class and those with strong right-wing or Coscivian nationalist inclinations. The UCD, which is most resolutely pro-statehood, originally had especially devout Catholic and Apostolic Christians as its core constituency, but has expanded to count Pribraltar residents of Saint Kenneran origin, who are ardently pro-statehood, as its largest voter bloc.

The Pribraltar Freedom Party is more economically liberal, fiscally conservative, and socially moderate than the PRP and supports maintaining Pribraltar's status quo vis-a-vis the Kiravian Federacy, which it believes is to the island's benefit by allowing it to earn revenue as a tax, finance, and registration haven and reëxport hub. The Pribraltarian Libertarian Party is libertarian-conservative and supports affirmatively moving towards an unambiguous relationship of {{wp|associated state|free association}} with the Kiravian Federacy. The PFP and PLP run on a joint list, the PFLP List, and have overlapping bases of support, being most strongly supported by Kiravian-born persons living in Pribraltar, much of the upper-middle class (especially those not educated in Great Kirav), and those parts of the business sector mainly serving foreign clients, as well as the Lusophone community. The PLP holds special appeal for the upper class and many native Pribraltarians with strong localist inclinations.

The Pribraltar Freedom Party is more economically liberal, fiscally conservative, and socially moderate than the PRP and supports maintaining Pribraltar's status quo vis-a-vis the Kiravian Federacy, which it believes is to the island's benefit by allowing it to earn revenue as a tax, finance, and registration haven and reëxport hub. Nonetheless, there is a growing tendency within the PFP that leans toward lessening integration with Kiravia while not altering the fundamental nature of the relationship. The Pribraltarian Libertarian Party is libertarian-conservative and supports affirmatively moving towards an unambiguous relationship of {{wp|associated state|free association}} with the Kiravian Federacy. The PFP and PLP run on a joint list, the PFLP List, and have overlapping bases of support, being most strongly supported by Kiravian-born persons living in Pribraltar, much of the upper-middle class (especially those not educated in Great Kirav), and those parts of the business sector mainly serving foreign clients, as well as the Lusophone community. The PLP holds special appeal for the upper class and many native Pribraltarians with strong localist inclinations.

The CPPPR mainly represents the interests of the working class against the generally pro-business PRP and PFLP. It is internally divided between a more hardline Convist and Kirosocialist camp and a more moderate Kiro-social-democratic camp. Its strongest supporters are dockworkers, maritime and construction workers, service workers, and those on public assistance. Many people of Capetian and Sydonan origin support the CPPPR. The CPPPR has officially run on a pro-status quo platform in the modern era, but there is wide disagreement among party members about political status.

The Party for Cronan Integration has sidestepped the issue of political status by advocating multilateral integration between Pribraltar and Saint Kennera as equal partners with the Kiravian Federacy, [[The Cape]], Umcara, and whatever the fuck Azi is now, instead of Kiravian statehood or free association. Although it continues to promote Cronan Integration in its communications, the PCI has a vague and elastic plaform on other issues and functions mainly as a catch-all anti-establishment party. Politicians who have resigned or been expelled from their party for whatever reason often defect to the PCI and seek reëlection on its ballot line, with mixed success.

The strength and rather high cohesion of various voter blocs on the island and the design of the electoral system has created a predictable balance of power in Pribraltar. The anti-statehood parties, having majority support among the electorate, have held a majority in the Válora for almost the entire duration of the current constitution. However, Prime Executive is elected by a two-round system, and the PRP and PFP or PFLP candidates are always the two that advance to the second round. Thus, the PRP candidate usually gains a majority in the second round as more economically left-wing and moderate voters swing toward them. The semi-presidential system ensures that the Executive Council and Prime Secretary are acceptable to both camps. This way of doing things, which is cushioned by strong customs and gentlemen's agreements among the island's small and tight-knit political élite, has been both praised for bringing moderation and stability and criticised for preventing change. Delegacy elections are more competitive due to the instant-runoff voting system and the fact that voting is open not only to Pribraltarian citizens, but also to citizens of the Kiravian Federacy and St. Kennera residing in Pribraltar.

==Society and Culture==

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 | '''Population''' || 485,000
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-| '''Prime Executive''' || [[Visikur Hôsiverin]] (UPP)
+| '''Prime Executive''' || [[Visikur Hôsiverin]] (PRP)
 |-
 | '''Prime Secretary''' || [[Diarmuid Arden]] (PFP)
 |-
-| '''Legislature''' || Auditorium
+| '''Legislature''' || Válora
 |-
 | '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 1 <small>(votes only in committee)<small>
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 [[Category:Kiravian islands]]
-'''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is a dependent state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an island of the same name adjoining the Landderic Straits between [[Ixnay (continent)|Continental Ixnay]] and [[Umcara]]. Occupying a strategic position for international shipping, the island has changed hands many times over the course of its history, and has a rich history incorporating numerous cultural influences. The bulk of its population are [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivians]] descended from tribes that migrated across the Strait from Umcara, reïnforced by later influxes of immigrants from various seafaring Coscivian subgroups. Pribraltar has a close historical, cultural, political, and economic relationship with the neighbouring island of [[Saint Kennera]].
+'''Pribraltar''', officially the '''Commonwealth of Pribraltar''' (formerly the Coscivian People's Republic of Pribraltar) ([[Kiravic Coscivian|Coscivian]]: ''Lodrikéarita Pribraltar'') is a dependent state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] comprising an island of the same name adjoining the Landderic Straits between [[Ixnay (continent)|Continental Ixnay]] and [[Umcara]]. Occupying a strategic position for international shipping, the island has changed hands many times over the course of its history, and has a rich history incorporating numerous cultural influences. The bulk of its population are [[Coscivian civilisation#People|Coscivians]] descended from clans that migrated across the Strait from Umcara, reïnforced by later influxes of immigrants from various seafaring Coscivian subgroups. Pribraltar has a close historical, cultural, political, and economic relationship with the neighbouring island of [[Saint Kennera]].
+==Geography==
+Pribraltar is a moderately mountainous island located on the southern edge of the Sea of Odoneru, just north of the equator. It is X kilometres equidistant from [[Port du Vent]], a Burgundian island territory, and [[Cartadania]] on [[Continental Ixnay|Continental Ixnayan]] mainland, and Y kilometers north of its sister island, Saint Kennera. The waters on either side of the twin islands connecting the Sea of Odoneru to the Taínean Sea are known to Kiravians as the Pribraltar Channels. The Urcean possession of Port St. Brendan lies Z kilometers to the southwest.
+Pribraltar mainly has a tropical monsoon climate, and the natural vegetation of much of the island is tropical forest. Some of the higher-altitude interior areas, known as the Uplands or the Heights, have a humid subtropical highland climate.
 ==History==
 ===Early Settlement===
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 ==Politics and Governance==
-Pribraltar is a {{wp|semi-presidential system|semi-presidential republic}} with a constitution modelled on that of Umcara and the Kiravian states of [[Cascada]], [[Ilfenóra]], and [[Metrea]].
+Pribraltar is a {{wp|semi-presidential system|semi-presidential republic}} with a constitution modelled on that of Umcara and the Kiravian states of [[Cascada]], [[Ilfenóra]], and [[Metrea]]. Legislative power is vested in the ''Válora'' or "Chamber of Audit", which is elected every three years by at-large closed-list proportional representation.
+The head of state, known as the Prime Executive, is popularly elected every five years by a two-round system. The Prime Executive signs bills and executive orders into law, and he may independently veto legislation, subject to override by a 2/3 vote of the Válora.
+Executive power is vested in an Executive Council, led by a Prime Secretary, except for certain prerogative and reserve powers which may be exercised independently by the Prime Executive. The Executive Council and Prime Secretary are dually-accountable to the Prime Executive and the Válora. The Prime Executive appoints the Prime Secretary and other members of the EC, but must have the support of a legislative majority for his choice. The Prime Secretary or the entire Council may be dismissed by the Prime Executive or by a vote of no confidence in the legislature.
+===Political Status===
 Like [[Saint Kennera]], Pribraltar is a self-governing dependency of the [[Kiravian Federacy]]. The islands' relationship with the Federal government is structured by a series of tripartite treaties and memoranda adopted after the islands were liberated from (((occupying nation))), and continues to evolve as a result of political developments in the islands and in [[Kartika]]. The Government of the Kiravian Federacy is responsible for Pribraltar's defence and foreign affairs, postal system (through the [[Federal Post]]), and telecommunications infrastructure. The [[Federal Consistory]] in Kartika is the ultimate court of appeal for cases originating in Pribraltar's judicial system, and incarcerated convicts sentenced by Pribraltarian courts with exceptional security or health needs are held in Kiravian federal prisons. [other stuff here] Most Pribraltarians hold or are eligible for Kiravian passports by virtue of their [[Kiravian nationality law|Kiravian National (Overseas)]] status. During the occupation, many Pribraltarians were granted KN(O) status to facilitate their resettlement in Great Kirav or to aid members of the resistance movement travelling between the islands and Great Kirav for training and other activities. In 21207, the [[Federal Stanora]] extended this status to all resident islanders of Coscivian, Alkharvian, Celtic, or Tryhstian descent through the [[List of Kiravian legislation|Overseas Nationality Act (St. Kennera & Pribraltar)]]. Thus, Pribraltarians are Kiravian ''nationals'', but most are only ''citizens'' of Pribraltar. That being said, a significant number of Pribraltarians do hold Kiravian citizenship, having been naturalised in the Federacy or born to naturalised parents before returning to the island after its liberation.
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 Pribraltar is represented in the [[Federal Stanora|Kiravian Stanora]] by an elected Delegate, but this Delegate can only vote in committee and is barred from membership in certain key committees.
+===Political Landscape===
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 !
-!Cadre Name
+!Party Name
-!Auditorium Seats
+!Válora Seats
-!Federal Cadre
+!Federal Caucus
 !Platform
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-The main split in the partisan-political landscape on Pribraltar is over the island's future political status. The People's Republican Party and Union of Christian Democrats seek admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full overseas state, though the PRP has downplayed this plank of its platform somewhat as the island's economy has developed. The PRP draws support mainly from upper-middle class native-born Pribraltarians educated in Kiravia, the Umcaran and Æonaran Coscivian communities, those parts of the business sector doing direct business with Kiravia, and those employed in the defence industry, as well as much of the lower middle class and those with strong right-wing or Coscivian nationalist inclinations. The UCD, which is most resolutely pro-statehood, originally had especially devout Catholic and Apostolic Christians as its core constituency, but has expanded to count Pribraltar residents of Saint Kenneran origin, who are ardently pro-statehood, as its largest voter bloc. Although outperformed by the PFLP in local elections, the PRP routinely leads in federal elections.
+The main split in the partisan-political landscape on Pribraltar is over the island's future political status. The People's Republican Party and Union of Christian Democrats seek admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full overseas state, though the PRP has downplayed this plank of its platform somewhat as the island's economy has developed. The PRP draws support mainly from upper-middle class native-born Pribraltarians educated in Kiravia, the Umcaran and Æonaran Coscivian communities, those parts of the business sector doing direct business with Kiravia, and those employed in the defence industry, as well as much of the lower middle class and those with strong right-wing or Coscivian nationalist inclinations. The UCD, which is most resolutely pro-statehood, originally had especially devout Catholic and Apostolic Christians as its core constituency, but has expanded to count Pribraltar residents of Saint Kenneran origin, who are ardently pro-statehood, as its largest voter bloc.
-The Pribraltar Freedom Party is more economically liberal, fiscally conservative, and socially moderate than the PRP and supports maintaining Pribraltar's status quo vis-a-vis the Kiravian Federacy, which it believes is to the island's benefit by allowing it to earn revenue as a tax, finance, and registration haven and reëxport hub. The Pribraltarian Libertarian Party is libertarian-conservative and supports affirmatively moving towards an unambiguous relationship of {{wp|associated state|free association}} with the Kiravian Federacy.  The PFP and PLP run on a joint list, the PFLP List, and have overlapping bases of support, being most strongly supported by Kiravian-born persons living in Pribraltar, much of the upper-middle class (especially those not educated in Great Kirav), and those parts of the business sector mainly serving foreign clients, as well as the Lusophone community. The PLP holds special appeal for the upper class and many native Pribraltarians with strong localist inclinations.
+The Pribraltar Freedom Party is more economically liberal, fiscally conservative, and socially moderate than the PRP and supports maintaining Pribraltar's status quo vis-a-vis the Kiravian Federacy, which it believes is to the island's benefit by allowing it to earn revenue as a tax, finance, and registration haven and reëxport hub. Nonetheless, there is a growing tendency within the PFP that leans toward lessening integration with Kiravia while not altering the fundamental nature of the relationship. The Pribraltarian Libertarian Party is libertarian-conservative and supports affirmatively moving towards an unambiguous relationship of {{wp|associated state|free association}} with the Kiravian Federacy.  The PFP and PLP run on a joint list, the PFLP List, and have overlapping bases of support, being most strongly supported by Kiravian-born persons living in Pribraltar, much of the upper-middle class (especially those not educated in Great Kirav), and those parts of the business sector mainly serving foreign clients, as well as the Lusophone community. The PLP holds special appeal for the upper class and many native Pribraltarians with strong localist inclinations.
 The CPPPR mainly represents the interests of the working class against the generally pro-business PRP and PFLP. It is internally divided between a more hardline Convist and Kirosocialist camp and a more moderate Kiro-social-democratic camp. Its strongest supporters are dockworkers, maritime and construction workers, service workers, and those on public assistance. Many people of Capetian and Sydonan origin support the CPPPR. The CPPPR has officially run on a pro-status quo platform in the modern era, but there is wide disagreement among party members about political status.
 The Party for Cronan Integration has sidestepped the issue of political status by advocating multilateral integration between Pribraltar and Saint Kennera as equal partners with the Kiravian Federacy, [[The Cape]], Umcara, and whatever the fuck Azi is now, instead of Kiravian statehood or free association. Although it continues to promote Cronan Integration in its communications, the PCI has a vague and elastic plaform on other issues and functions mainly as a catch-all anti-establishment party. Politicians who have resigned or been expelled from their party for whatever reason often defect to the PCI and seek reëlection on its ballot line, with mixed success.
+The strength and rather high cohesion of various voter blocs on the island and the design of the electoral system has created a predictable balance of power in Pribraltar. The anti-statehood parties, having majority support among the electorate, have held a majority in the Válora for almost the entire duration of the current constitution. However, Prime Executive is elected by a two-round system, and the PRP and PFP or PFLP candidates are always the two that advance to the second round. Thus, the PRP candidate usually gains a majority in the second round as more economically left-wing and moderate voters swing toward them. The semi-presidential system ensures that the Executive Council and Prime Secretary are acceptable to both camps. This way of doing things, which is cushioned by strong customs and gentlemen's agreements among the island's small and tight-knit political élite, has been both praised for bringing moderation and stability and criticised for preventing change. Delegacy elections are more competitive due to the instant-runoff voting system and the fact that voting is open not only to Pribraltarian citizens, but also to citizens of the Kiravian Federacy and St. Kennera residing in Pribraltar.
 ==Society and Culture==

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