Volonia: Difference between revisions

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|image_flag =        Volonia flag.png

|image_coat =        Escudo de Vizcaya.svg

|national_motto =    ''Patria și dreptul meu''

|englishmotto =      (The Homeland and my right)

|government_type =   {{wp|Unitary state|Unitary}} {{wp|Constitutional republic}}

|leader_name1 = [[Serghei Predoiu]] (UVM)

|leader_title2 =      <!--(could be "Vice President", otherwise "Prime Minster", etc, etc)-->

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|established_event1 = Republic declared

|established_event2 = Modern constitution

|established_date2 =  19 March 1970

The '''Republic of Volonia''' is a country in [[Sarpedon]], located south of [[Caphiria]] and east of [[Cartadania]]. It shares a long cultural and political history with [[Caphiria]].

Before its establishment as an independent country, Volonia was initially a number of Slavic kingdoms before becoming southern provinces of [[Caphiria]]. The area served as the cultural crossroads between the [[Latinic people|Latinic]] north of [[Sarpedon]] and the Slavic south. The modern Republic of Volonia became independent during the [[Second Great War]] after its own War of National Liberation, which became a theater within the conflict. The Volonian Republic was officially proclaimed on 9 November 1939. With its independence recognized by the [[Treaty of Kartika]], Volonia underwent decades of military rule under the Liberation Government before transitioning to democracy in the late 1960s. The modern democratic constitution of Volonia was inaugurated in 1970. Prior to independence, Volonia was an agrarian portion of Caphiria, but since independence it has rapidly industrialized and developed into a modern [[Occidental]] nation.

The National Tribune is the {{wp|chief executive}} and {{wp|head of state}} of Volonia, serving four year terms with no term limits. As Volonia employs a {{wp|Presidential system}}, the National Tribune has broad discretion to implement policy within the national bureaucracy and also has significant legislative powers. The National Tribune is entitled to speak on the floor of the House of Tribunes if he wishes, and also has the power to issue suspensive vetoes, requiring legislation to be tabled until the next session of both the House of Tribunes and National Assembly. The National Tribune also serves as functional head of the armed forces as the Minister of Defense, the civilian head of the military, is answerable to the National Tribune.

The largest and oldest of the nation's political parties is the United Volonia Movement (UVM), a successor to the organization formed by [[G.C. Lorenzo]] during the [[Second Great War]]. The UVM originally formed the post-war {{wp|military junta}} which ruled the country, but has transitioned into a {{wp|big tent}} political party which is typically categorized as a {{wp|center-right}} party. It supports strong relations with [[Caphiria]], though not necessarily to the exclusion of any other nation, a strong national defense, a liberalized economy, a moderate social safety net, and {{wp|free trade}}. The United Volonia Movement has won a majority of the elections since the implementation of the current Constitution in 1970 and is currently in power.