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===Reform and the Unnuaq Chain=== | ===Reform and the Unnuaq Chain=== | ||
In January 2029, the sitting President-Supervisor of the Free City, Kono Bilagana, received permission from the [[Government of Urcea]] to convene a constitutional convention. This permission authorized the Free City to proclaim its independence once a constitution was in place and a government was elected under the terms of that constitution. The convention was convened on 3 March 2029 and was comprised of the ten Ward-Chiefs of the Housatonic City Council as well as fifteen popularly elected delegates. After eight months of work, the convention adopted the Basic Republican Charter on 15 November 2029. The Basic Republican Charter adopted a form of government similar to [[Urcea]]'s, instituting a [[Julian republic]] as the basis for the new state. Additionally, the convention decided to dissolve the City Council and city government of Housatonic, with the new state being directly administered as a {{wp|unitary republic}}. Given the end of Urcean administrative authority, it was determined a local government which constituted the majority of the state's population was no longer necessary. The Urcean [[Ministry | In January 2029, the sitting President-Supervisor of the Free City, Kono Bilagana, received permission from the [[Government of Urcea]] to convene a constitutional convention. This permission authorized the Free City to proclaim its independence once a constitution was in place and a government was elected under the terms of that constitution. The convention was convened on 3 March 2029 and was comprised of the ten Ward-Chiefs of the Housatonic City Council as well as fifteen popularly elected delegates. After eight months of work, the convention adopted the Basic Republican Charter on 15 November 2029. The Basic Republican Charter adopted a form of government similar to [[Urcea]]'s, instituting a [[Julian republic]] as the basis for the new state. Additionally, the convention decided to dissolve the City Council and city government of Housatonic, with the new state being directly administered as a {{wp|unitary republic}}. Given the end of Urcean administrative authority, it was determined a local government which constituted the majority of the state's population was no longer necessary. The Urcean [[Ministry of Administration of the Realm (Urcea)|Ministry of Administration of the Realm]] accepted the Basic Republican Charter on 17 November 2029. The [[Chenango Confederacy]] accepted the constitution and issued a statement indicating its intention to recognize the new state's independence upon proclamation. Elections for the new state were held on 15 January 2030. Kono Bilagana was elected the first President of Housatonic. | ||
Housatonic had long desired the Unnuaq Chain as part of any negotiations with Urcea for its sovereign status. The islands, under Urcean control since [[Operation Mission Shield]], had been necessary to Urcea to protect the [[Unnuaq Mission State]] against [[Algoquona]], but with the destruction of the latter at the end of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the Urcean government had been unsure of their long term status as a Urcean territory. Although the new government had not yet taken office, the government of Urcea nonetheless opened negotiations with President Bilagana and the government-elect for the transfer of the islands. An agreement was reached on 29 January 2030 that the islands would be ceded immediately upon the proclamation of the Republic. The addition of the Unnuaq Chain doubled the soon-to-be republic in size and increased its population by 12,000, more than a quarter of the pre-cession population. The relatively poor islanders decreased the new nation's GDP PC somewhat, but even with the addition the city's economic growth since 2017 more than made up for the cession; with a GDP PC of $21,242 made it one of the richest in [[Cusinaut]] and the [[Nysdra]] region by 2030. | Housatonic had long desired the Unnuaq Chain as part of any negotiations with Urcea for its sovereign status. The islands, under Urcean control since [[Operation Mission Shield]], had been necessary to Urcea to protect the [[Unnuaq Mission State]] against [[Algoquona]], but with the destruction of the latter at the end of the [[Final War of the Deluge]], the Urcean government had been unsure of their long term status as a Urcean territory. Although the new government had not yet taken office, the government of Urcea nonetheless opened negotiations with President Bilagana and the government-elect for the transfer of the islands. An agreement was reached on 29 January 2030 that the islands would be ceded immediately upon the proclamation of the Republic. The addition of the Unnuaq Chain doubled the soon-to-be republic in size and increased its population by 12,000, more than a quarter of the pre-cession population. The relatively poor islanders decreased the new nation's GDP PC somewhat, but even with the addition the city's economic growth since 2017 more than made up for the cession; with a GDP PC of $21,242 made it one of the richest in [[Cusinaut]] and the [[Nysdra]] region by 2030. | ||