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Between the 1950s and late 1980s, the new five Rhotian-speaking states began a process of domestic nation-building that focused on national, not linguistic, ties - meaning creating a distinct national identity of Allarian, Orclenian, and so on. These processes were largely a failure, but all five nations emphasized their use of the Rhotian language as a distinguishing social characteristic, and in this respect a greater social and scholarly appreciation for the language took root by the 1970s. As greater affinity for the [[Levantine Union]] spread throughout the continent in the post-war years, a new type of social identity emerged - that of "Rhotian-speaking Levantine", with individuals identifying themselves as citizens of the Levantine Union sharing a common language who happened to be part of five distinct countries. This conceptualization was greatly enhanced during the 1980s with the rise of the internet, allowing [[Derian_identity#End_of_Derianism|Rhotian speakers to discover their shared common culture and the differences they have with Lapods]], a process which led the [[Derian identity]] to enter terminal decline. Rhotians began to identify themselves as "Rhotians" by the 1990s, though this still had a cultural rather than nationality-related meaning. | Between the 1950s and late 1980s, the new five Rhotian-speaking states began a process of domestic nation-building that focused on national, not linguistic, ties - meaning creating a distinct national identity of Allarian, Orclenian, and so on. These processes were largely a failure, but all five nations emphasized their use of the Rhotian language as a distinguishing social characteristic, and in this respect a greater social and scholarly appreciation for the language took root by the 1970s. As greater affinity for the [[Levantine Union]] spread throughout the continent in the post-war years, a new type of social identity emerged - that of "Rhotian-speaking Levantine", with individuals identifying themselves as citizens of the Levantine Union sharing a common language who happened to be part of five distinct countries. This conceptualization was greatly enhanced during the 1980s with the rise of the internet, allowing [[Derian_identity#End_of_Derianism|Rhotian speakers to discover their shared common culture and the differences they have with Lapods]], a process which led the [[Derian identity]] to enter terminal decline. Rhotians began to identify themselves as "Rhotians" by the 1990s, though this still had a cultural rather than nationality-related meaning. | ||
In the 2000s and 2010s, Rhotian identity became a preeminent social force in the country, though Rhotians lagged significantly behind neighboring [[Hollona and Diorisia]] in the process of the [[Dissolution of the Deric States|dissolution of the Deric States]]. When the Vandarch Republic left the organization in [[2023]], it caused significant anxiety and social confusion within the five Rhotian-speaking states, accelerating the process of consolidation. Unlike the Lapod state-led process of unification, in Rhotia the process was largely activist-driven. Calls for unification among social groups, particularly [[Dissolution_of_the_Deric_States#Activist_efforts_prior_to_2020|21MEDNOW]], were resisted by some of the governments, particularly those of Orclenia, Kronenia, and Allaria. In these countries, a concerted effort beginning in [[2028]] led to no-confidence motions suceeding against government leaders in early [[2029]]. Snap elections were called in all three countries, returning majorities in all three for the 21MEDNOW-aligned Rhotian Nationalist Party (RNP). Following the final victory on 2 September 2029, the RNP issued a proclamation of a Rhotian nation, swiftly adopted by all three countries and Corcra soon after by the end of September. | In the 2000s and 2010s, Rhotian identity became a preeminent social force in the country, though Rhotians lagged significantly behind neighboring [[Hollona and Diorisia]] in the process of the [[Dissolution of the Deric States|dissolution of the Deric States]]. When the Vandarch Republic left the organization in [[2023]], it caused significant anxiety and social confusion within the five Rhotian-speaking states, accelerating the process of consolidation. Unlike the Lapod state-led process of unification, in Rhotia the process was largely activist-driven. Calls for unification among social groups, particularly [[Dissolution_of_the_Deric_States#Activist_efforts_prior_to_2020|21MEDNOW]], were resisted by some of the governments, particularly those of Orclenia, Kronenia, and Allaria. In these countries, a concerted effort beginning in [[2028]] led to no-confidence motions suceeding against government leaders in early [[2029]]. | ||
The pace of what would come next surprised most international observers and scholars alike. Snap elections were called in all three countries, returning majorities in all three for the 21MEDNOW-aligned Rhotian Nationalist Party (RNP). Following the final victory on 2 September 2029, the RNP issued a proclamation of a Rhotian nation, swiftly adopted by all three countries and Corcra soon after by the end of September. On 4 October, the four countries signed an agreement bringing themselves together as a single sovereign federal entity called the Rhotian Provisional Republic. The legislative bodies of all four countries sent half of their members to serve as a provisional National Assembly with the remaining half serving as provisional provincial governments. Issues relating to the legal status of the city of [[Corcra (City)|Corcra]] emerged almost immediately, with legal memos passing between the new Provisional Government and the [[Levantine Union]] due to that city's status as seat of the Union. Resolving the Corcra situation became the top priority of the government, and in [[Dissolution_of_the_Deric_States#Status_of_Corcra|February of 2030]] a small portion of the historic core of Corcra was ceded to the Union with the vast majority of the city becoming part of Rhotia. For a time, Rhotia was not recognized by the [[Deric States]] organization, whose representatives were primarily pre-no-confident government appointees. During [[2030]] and early [[2031]], Rhotia drafted and adopted a federal constitution, holding its first full elections on 14 January [[2031]]. The Deric States was compelled to recognize Rhotia, along with the new neighboring state of [[Lapody]], in February 2031. Both states attempted, for a time, to remain bound together as a two-member organization in a strategy called the [[Dissolution_of_the_Deric_States#The_"middle_course"|middle course]]. However, the organization failed to expand beyond its original redundant scope and was dissolved on 17 January 2032. Rhotia took its place as a full equal of the other Levantine Union states at that time, and a millennia of history came to an end as no formal Dericania-wide organization or polity existed, ending a string of realms dating to the establishment of the [[Eastern Levantine Kingdom]] in [[917]]. | |||
==Government== | ==Government== | ||