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The question of Sydona's constitutional relationship to Kiravia - whether it should change and, if so, how - has been described as "the spectre haunting Sydonan politics". The issue is no longer at the forefront of political debate in the country but looms large in its political culture and shapes political socialisation, and could easily return to prominence in the future under different conditions. | The question of Sydona's constitutional relationship to Kiravia - whether it should change and, if so, how - has been described as "the spectre haunting Sydonan politics". The issue is no longer at the forefront of political debate in the country but looms large in its political culture and shapes political socialisation, and could easily return to prominence in the future under different conditions. | ||
Among the major ethnic groups, Thrakoslavs are the most favourable to independence and to partition. Pelians are moderately unfavourable toward independence and strongly against partition | 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. | |||
===Federal Politics=== | ===Federal Politics=== | ||