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The reforms had a net negative effect on the confederation's long term prospects. The dissolution of most of the organization's institutional bureaucracy not only lead to some individuals being laid off, but in the popular imagination it was viewed as a concession that the confederation did not have a meaningful role to play in the 21st century. The "historic defeats" language was greatly unpopular throughout Dericania, with one noted activist calling the language an "irresponsible relic of the past" and a "baseless assault on our deeply held alliance with [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]". Domestic political concerns in all of the Deric States lead to the preservation statement being disavowed by the States which had recently ratified it. | The reforms had a net negative effect on the confederation's long term prospects. The dissolution of most of the organization's institutional bureaucracy not only lead to some individuals being laid off, but in the popular imagination it was viewed as a concession that the confederation did not have a meaningful role to play in the 21st century. The "historic defeats" language was greatly unpopular throughout Dericania, with one noted activist calling the language an "irresponsible relic of the past" and a "baseless assault on our deeply held alliance with [[Urcea]] and [[Burgundie]]". Domestic political concerns in all of the Deric States lead to the preservation statement being disavowed by the States which had recently ratified it. | ||
==Consolidation of Rhotia and Lapody== | ==Consolidation of Rhotia and Lapody== | ||
By early [[2029]], after the "historic defeats" statement and nearly a decade of agitating, polls indicated a majority of residents of the remaining Deric States believed the organization was "antiquated", and a large majority for the first time felt that a final round of | By early [[2029]], after the "historic defeats" statement and nearly a decade of agitating, polls indicated a majority of residents of the remaining Deric States believed the organization was "antiquated", and a large majority for the first time felt that a final round of mediatization within a [[Levantine Union]] context was necessary. The political pressure to these ends grew significantly in 2029, and by August 2029 [[Vorenia]] was the first of the Deric States to pass a resolution calling on the further consolidation of [[Derian_identity#Lapodards|Lapodardian]] speaking people, either by means of the "dissolution of the Vorenian state...or by its expansion...or by any other means". | ||
===Rhotian proclamation=== | |||
===Negotiations of the Lapodards=== | |||
===Status of Corcra=== | ===Status of Corcra=== | ||
As "consolidation fever" swept [[Dericania]] in [[2029]] and [[2030]], concerns about the future status of [[Corcra]] became a major political issue both in Dericania and in the [[Levantine Union Diet]]. Although the state of Corcra primarily spoke Rhotian, since the time of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] the city of [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] was a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic city which had served as the Empire's political center and the administrative center of the [[Levantine Union]]. Although nationalist sentiments never reached the point of violence, Rhotian national advocates argued it was the heart of Rhotian culture and could not be separated from the rest of the Rhotian state. Following negotiations with local authorities and the Rhotian Provisional Government, the Levantine Union Diet passed the Administrative Center Act in [[2031]]. The Act carved out two segments of the city, the historic "Imperial Quarter" and the "Foreign Quarter", into sovereign Levantine Union territory known as the Union District, governed directly by a committee of the Levantine Union Diet. The Imperial Quarter included the ancient historic sites as well as the administrative and government buildings of the Levantine Union, and the Foreign Quarter included the various consulates attached to the Levantine Union's administrative apparatus in addition to many of the homes of Union personnel. The Rhotian Provisional Government signed the Imperial Palace Accord on XMONTH, XX, 20XX, which formally annexed [[Corcra]] and ceded the Union District to the Levantine Union in a single act. | As "consolidation fever" swept [[Dericania]] in [[2029]] and [[2030]], concerns about the future status of [[Corcra]] became a major political issue both in Dericania and in the [[Levantine Union Diet]]. Although the state of Corcra primarily spoke Rhotian, since the time of the [[Holy Levantine Empire]] the city of [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] was a multi-linguistic, multi-ethnic city which had served as the Empire's political center and the administrative center of the [[Levantine Union]]. Although nationalist sentiments never reached the point of violence, Rhotian national advocates argued it was the heart of Rhotian culture and could not be separated from the rest of the Rhotian state. Following negotiations with local authorities and the Rhotian Provisional Government, the Levantine Union Diet passed the Administrative Center Act in [[2031]]. The Act carved out two segments of the city, the historic "Imperial Quarter" and the "Foreign Quarter", into sovereign Levantine Union territory known as the Union District, governed directly by a committee of the Levantine Union Diet. The Imperial Quarter included the ancient historic sites as well as the administrative and government buildings of the Levantine Union, and the Foreign Quarter included the various consulates attached to the Levantine Union's administrative apparatus in addition to many of the homes of Union personnel. The Rhotian Provisional Government signed the Imperial Palace Accord on XMONTH, XX, 20XX, which formally annexed [[Corcra]] and ceded the Union District to the Levantine Union in a single act. | ||
===The "middle course"=== | |||
As consolidation and mediatization reached a broad conclusion that resulted in the establishment of [[Rhotia]] and [[Lapody]] as independent states, both states continued to pursue the idea of preserving the Deric States in some form, and accordingly the [[Deric_States#Structure|Confederated Council of Dericania]] - still made up of representatives of the former Deric member nations - voted in February 2031 to recognize Lapody and Rhotia as members of the Deric States before voting to remove themselves from the Council and replace themselves with three representatives each from the two member states. The reconstituted council, largely made up of the same individuals as before, pledged a "middle course" - preservation of the Deric States in some form even in a post-mediatization world. Popular attitutdes in both nations generally regarded the other with warm feelings, and so a special bond continuing between the two had broad support. As a two-member organization would be quickly sidelined in the name of more direct bilateral relations, this middle course was partly predicated on the idea of reincorporating [[Lutsana]], [[Hollona and Diorisia]], and possibly even [[Burgundie]] into the organization, creating a form of [[Dericania]]-wide cultural organization. The three nations all rejected these overtures, with the former two stating that the time for integration beyond that provided by the [[Levantine Union]] was past. [[Burgundie]] did not respond at all. | |||
==Formal dissolution== | ==Formal dissolution== | ||