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As Pachoy rebels seized control of the inner city and mutineers controlled the naval base, Mayor-Intendent Mikaere Arono and Communal Council abandoned the inner circle of the city and held an emergency meeting in a nearby church at 11 PM on 18 April. All 20 members and the Mayor were in attendance, beginning an all-night debate as to how to respond to the uprising, and representatives of the Urcean-appointed Charter Administration were barred from entering. Though the Council had voted 14 to 6 in favor of abrogating the treaty earlier in the year, a number of pro-abrogation councilors were not necessarily in favor of resistance to Urcea but rather a renegotiation of the treaty. Accordingly, a key group of moderates from this faction - about 5 in number - became key in deciding a course of action that night. They were joined by the 6 members who voted against abrogation as well as the 9 other pro-abrogating members who were perceived to be more radical. By 2 AM, a general consensus around the 9 pro-abrogators and Mayor-Intendent Arono emerged that the government should make a show of unity with the protestors and join the barricades. The moderate bloc opposed joining the barricades but were generally partial to the notion of a show of solidarity with the people, while the pro-charter faction would not even consider that notion. By 4:30 AM, the moderates and pro-charter faction had reached a compromise, agreeing that the Council would adopt a resolution calling for peaceful protest, continued orderly and lawful function of the city government, and a vague acknowledgement of the need to jointly reexamine the charter while condemning any violence or unlawful acts. After five and a half hours of debate and off-the-floor negotiating, the 9 anti-charter members grew increasingly frustrated and agitated. They issued a final threat - the moderates and anti-charter members must get together and pass a proclamation expressing solidarity with the people and opposition to the charter, or they would walk out and deny the body a quorum. The moderates refused this threat, and the 9 anti-charter members promptly left the church where the meeting was taking place. The Mayor-Intendent announced he would join them, but as a show of respect to the remaining majority of the body he was going to resign. This left the remaining 11 members of the Communal Council without a quorum, and the 9 members and former Mayor-Intendent crossed over to the inner circle and mounted the barricades to cheers. | As Pachoy rebels seized control of the inner city and mutineers controlled the naval base, Mayor-Intendent Mikaere Arono and Communal Council abandoned the inner circle of the city and held an emergency meeting in a nearby church at 11 PM on 18 April. All 20 members and the Mayor were in attendance, beginning an all-night debate as to how to respond to the uprising, and representatives of the Urcean-appointed Charter Administration were barred from entering. Though the Council had voted 14 to 6 in favor of abrogating the treaty earlier in the year, a number of pro-abrogation councilors were not necessarily in favor of resistance to Urcea but rather a renegotiation of the treaty. Accordingly, a key group of moderates from this faction - about 5 in number - became key in deciding a course of action that night. They were joined by the 6 members who voted against abrogation as well as the 9 other pro-abrogating members who were perceived to be more radical. By 2 AM, a general consensus around the 9 pro-abrogators and Mayor-Intendent Arono emerged that the government should make a show of unity with the protestors and join the barricades. The moderate bloc opposed joining the barricades but were generally partial to the notion of a show of solidarity with the people, while the pro-charter faction would not even consider that notion. By 4:30 AM, the moderates and pro-charter faction had reached a compromise, agreeing that the Council would adopt a resolution calling for peaceful protest, continued orderly and lawful function of the city government, and a vague acknowledgement of the need to jointly reexamine the charter while condemning any violence or unlawful acts. After five and a half hours of debate and off-the-floor negotiating, the 9 anti-charter members grew increasingly frustrated and agitated. They issued a final threat - the moderates and anti-charter members must get together and pass a proclamation expressing solidarity with the people and opposition to the charter, or they would walk out and deny the body a quorum. The moderates refused this threat, and the 9 anti-charter members promptly left the church where the meeting was taking place. The Mayor-Intendent announced he would join them, but as a show of respect to the remaining majority of the body he was going to resign. This left the remaining 11 members of the Communal Council without a quorum, and the 9 members and former Mayor-Intendent crossed over to the inner circle and mounted the barricades to cheers. | ||
After consulting with the Charter | After consulting with the Charter Administration commissioners - the representatives of Urcea - the remaining Communal Council members removed themselves to the rural outskirts of the country and met again on the afternoon of 19 April. They declared the 9 seats vacant, filled them temporarily with moderates, and appointed a new man, also a moderate, to serve as Mayor-Intendent. From then on, this moderate government would be referred to as the "Charterists" in the press, though their post-rebellion aims were largely in favor of charter revision. | ||
[[File:PachoyBlue.png|thumb|left|200px|The "Blue Flag" of the Provisional Republic.]] | [[File:PachoyBlue.png|thumb|left|200px|The "Blue Flag" of the Provisional Republic.]] | ||
Inside the city on the 19th, after hearing the news, the 9 Communal Councilors declared the other members to vacated their office by their lack of solidarity with the Pachoy people. The 9 voted to abrogate the treaty and voted themselves as the government of the Provisional Republic of Pachaug. Mikaere Arono recognized the new body but refused to serve as its leader, and instead the Provisional Republic appointed a three man executive committee. Additionally, it expanded their numbers from 9 members to 17, appointing 4 additional new members from among the ranks of the radical street protestors and 4 new members representing the mutineers at the naval base. On the 21st, the Provisional Republic adopted a new flag - the "Blue Flag" - to replace the flag of the city-state, which had traditionally been associated with the social and political elite. | Inside the city on the 19th, after hearing the news, the 9 Communal Councilors declared the other members to vacated their office by their lack of solidarity with the Pachoy people. The 9 voted to abrogate the treaty and voted themselves as the government of the Provisional Republic of Pachaug. Mikaere Arono recognized the new body but refused to serve as its leader, and instead the Provisional Republic appointed a three man executive committee. Additionally, it expanded their numbers from 9 members to 17, appointing 4 additional new members from among the ranks of the radical street protestors and 4 new members representing the mutineers at the naval base. On the 21st, the Provisional Republic adopted a new flag - the "Blue Flag" - to replace the flag of the city-state, which had traditionally been associated with the social and political elite. | ||
===Chenango intervention=== | ===Chenango intervention=== | ||
The rebellion settled into relatively stable boundaries after the events of late April 2032, with most of the country under the control of the Provisional Republic (with varying degrees of authority) and small pockets under the control of the remaining Charterist Government. The Republic's authorities opened negotiations with the Charterists in an attempt to avoid conflict and restore national unity, and separately the Republic also secretly opened negotiations with Urcea. The Republic offered to release the hostages and to remain in NSTA's defense area - but not its exclusive economic zone - in exchange for Urcea recognizing Pachoy independence, which Urcea considered but ultimately rejected on 2 May 2032 following a meeting of senior NSTA officials. After that time, the Republic broke off negotiations and would not settle for anything except complete independence, with the fate of the hostages to be determined only after full international recognition. | The rebellion settled into relatively stable boundaries after the events of late April 2032, with most of the country under the control of the Provisional Republic (with varying degrees of authority) and small pockets under the control of the remaining Charterist Government. The Republic's authorities opened negotiations with the Charterists in an attempt to avoid conflict and restore national unity, and separately the Republic also secretly opened negotiations with Urcea. The Republic offered to release the hostages and to remain in NSTA's defense area - but not its exclusive economic zone - in exchange for Urcea recognizing Pachoy independence, which Urcea considered but ultimately rejected on 2 May 2032 following a meeting of senior NSTA officials. After that time, the Republic broke off negotiations and would not settle for anything except complete independence, with the fate of the hostages to be determined only after full international recognition. | ||