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'''Seperatist states in Western Velaheria''', are two states, the '''Veldorian Democratic Republic''' and the '''Elbenauer Republic''', that were formed with the backing of the [[Stedorian People's Republic]] following the [[Stedorian invasion of Velaheria]] on 16 July 2024, in which Veldoria and Elbenau, both states under the ''de jure'' control of the [[Velaheria|Republic of Velaheria]], were occupied by Stedorian military personnel following the [[Overthrow of the Velaherian regime|Lily Revolution]]. Prior to the invasion, the Stedorian government had made unsubstantiated claims of genocide and vigilantism against ethnic [[Stedorians]] and former members and supporters of the [[Velaherian People's Party]]. The Stedorian government additionally made claims that Stedorian sovereignty had been continually violated by supporters of the Revolution, which the Stedorian government deemed illegal. | |||
Following the Stedorian occupation of the two regions, on 5 October, at an extraordinary congress of the [[Dolchic Socialist Gemotam Party]], the Chief Consul of Stedoria, [[Tamäj Köseg]], announced that referenda would be held on 11 November in both Stedorian-occupied Veldoria and Elbenau, in which the regions' citizens would be given a choice of independence or rejoining the newly-formed Republic of Velaheria. The Second Consul of Stedoria, [[Djjuràd-Françwa Delvau]], announced the formation of the [[United People's Progressive Front of Elbenau and Veldoria]] (VVF), a de facto political movement and regional member party of the Dolchic Socialist Gemotam Party. Political experts have widely viewed the VVF as a pro-Stedorian collaborationist political organisation to attract support for Stedoria within the two regions, with many pointing to the appointing of [[Viktor von Starinburg]], the older brother of deposed Velaherian leader [[Ander von Starinburg]], as an attempt to attract support from those in the region still sympathetic to the former Velaherian People's Party regime. Delvau also announced the creation of the of two Stedorian-trained paramilitary forces, the People's Combat Groups of Elbenau and the People's Combat Groups of Veldoria, both unified in command under the [[Seperatist Combat Groups in Western Velaheria|Unified Military Command of Veldoria and Elbenau]]. | |||
The independence referenda, held as planned on 11 November, resulted in the two regions voting for independence. According to the official referenda results by the Stedorian government, 78.31% of residents in Veldoria voted in favour of independence whilst 64.77% of residents in Elbenau voted in favour of independence, with a turnout of 72% and 79% respectively. The results of the referendum could not be verified by international observers, who were refused entry into the regions. The Velaherian government, estimated the turnout rate to be approximately 30% in both regions. Int'l recog. of results. criticisms. stedorian resposne. | |||
==Veldorian Democratic Republic== | |||
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|native_name = Veldorische Demokratische Republik <br/> (''{{wp|German language|Dolch}}'')<br/>Veldoriänijë Dämokratijë Repüblik <br/>(''[[Stedorian Dolch language|Stedorian Dolch]]'')<br/>Repüblik Demokratik Veldoriänik<br/>(''{{wp|Volapük language|Stedorian}}'') | |native_name = Veldorische Demokratische Republik <br/> (''{{wp|German language|Dolch}}'')<br/>Veldoriänijë Dämokratijë Repüblik <br/>(''[[Stedorian Dolch language|Stedorian Dolch]]'')<br/>Repüblik Demokratik Veldoriänik<br/>(''{{wp|Volapük language|Stedorian}}'') | ||
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|national_motto = "''Wir wollen bleiben, was wir sind''" <br/> "''Vër vollë bläiben, vot vër | |national_motto = "''Wir wollen bleiben, was wir sind''" <br/> "''Vër vollë bläiben, vot vër sën''" | ||
|englishmotto = "We want to remain what we are" | |englishmotto = "We want to remain what we are" | ||
|national_anthem = ''Freiheit / Fräihäit''<small><br/>"Liberty"</small><br/>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzf2jeMKEhk]] | |national_anthem = ''Freiheit / Fräihäit''<small><br/>"Liberty"</small><br/>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzf2jeMKEhk]] | ||
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|leader_name1 = [[Viktor Starinburg]] | |leader_name1 = [[Viktor Starinburg]] | ||
|leader_title2 = State Secretary | |leader_title2 = State Secretary | ||
|leader_name2 = | |leader_name2 = Isaak Jräibër | ||
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===History=== | |||
===Government and politics=== | |||
====Government==== | |||
The Veldorian Democratic Republic is a federal presidential republic. The Veldorian government is primarily formed out of citizens who collaborated with Stedorian occupying forces in the early days of the Stedorian invasion of the region. The current State President of the Veldorian Democratic Republic is [[Viktor von Starinburg]] who was appointed on 5 October 2024 by the Stedorian government on a provisional basis. The country is considered by geopolitical experts to be under a [[wikipedia:Dictatorship#Personalist|personalist]] authoritarian regime, with a cult of personality being formed around Starinburg, although the Veldorian government has repudiated the Velaherian regime under the [[Velaherian People's Party]]. | |||
====Legislature==== | |||
The official legislature of the Veldorian Democratic Republic is the [[Legislatures of the Veldorian DR and Elbenauer Republic|People's Assembly]]. It has 100 representatives and is elected every 4 years according to the Veldorian constitution. | |||
====Political Parties==== | |||
====Military==== | |||
====Law and order==== | |||
===International status and recognition=== | |||
===Human rights=== | |||
Human rights in the Veldorian Democratic Republic are generally considered to be very poor; the country has been heavily criticised by [[Mercy International]]. Human rights experts have noted that the human rights situation remains very similar to the human rights situation in Velaheria under the [[Velaherian People's Party]] regime. Mercy International has noted various cases of arbitrary detention, torture, and absence of legal defence, accusing the country of being completely lacking in the rule of law. | |||
===Economy=== | |||
The Veldorian Democratic Republic has a mixed economy organised along [[wikipedia:National syndicalism|national syndicalist]] and [[wikipedia:State capitalism|state capitalist]] lines. Unlike the Velaheria following the Lily Revolution, the Veldorian Democratic Republic has maintained large amounts of state control over industries previously controlled by the Velaherian government. Following the Veldorian Democratic Republic's establishment, these state-controlled corporations were reorganised along syndicalist lines, akin to [[Stedoria]]. The Veldorian economy is primarily based on agriculture and textile production. The Veldorian economy is highly dependant on Stedoria, with Stedoria being one of the country's few trading partners. The Stedorian government also controls a significant amount of the region's industrial assets, which were either invested into the region prior to the Lily Regime or were bought at under market prices by the Stedorian government. | |||
The Veldorian Democratic Republic has its own central bank, the [[People's Bank of Veldoria]]. The country, however, utilises the [[Stedorian mark]] as its currency. | |||
Prices for basic goods are considered to be higher than in the rest of Velaheria owing to the fact that the majority of the country's goods are imported solely from Stedoria. Many of the country's poorest citizens are reliant either on Stedorian aid or aid from the [[Assembled Nations]]. | |||
==Elbenauer Republic== | |||
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|national_anthem = '' | |national_anthem = ''Elbenau-Hymne''<small><br/>"Elbenau Hymn"</small><br/>[[File:MediaPlayer.png|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7IZf7xFCaQ]] | ||
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===History=== | |||
===Government and politics=== | |||
====Government==== | |||
The Elbenauer Republic is a federal parliamentary republic. The Elbenauer government was primarily formed out of citizens who collaborated with Stedorian occupying forces in the early days of the Stedorian invasion of the region. The current President and Volksminister of the Elbenauer Republic are [[Luther Becker]] and [[Yakob Beyër]] who were appointed on 5 October 2024 by the Stedorian government on a provisional basis. The country is considered by geopolitical experts to be under an [[wikipedia:Illiberal democracy#Personalist|illiberal]] regime. Like the Veldorian Democratic Republic, the Elbenauer Republic has repudiated the rule of the [[Velaherian People's Party]] of the region. | |||
====Legislature==== | |||
The official legislature of the Elbenauer Republic is the [[Legislatures of the Veldorian DR and Elbenauer Republic|People's Council]]. It has 100 representatives and is elected every 4 years according to the Elbenauer constitution. | |||
====Political Parties==== | |||
====Military==== | |||
====Law and order==== | |||
===International status and recognition=== | |||
===Human rights=== | |||
As is the case with the Veldorian Democratic Republic, human rights are generally considered to be poor in the Elbenauer Republic according to [[Mercy International]], although the organisation has noted that political repression and humans rights violations have occurred on a lower scale than in Veldoria. | |||
===Economy=== | |||
The Elbenauer Republic's economy is a mixed economy organised along [[wikipedia:National syndicalism|national syndicalist]] lines, similar to Stedoria. Unlike Veldoria, however, small scale privatisation has occurred in Elbenau following the Stedorian invasion, with the region considered to be slightly more economically free than Veldoria. The Elbenauer economy is primarily based on mining of iron and copper, and the processing of these resources. Some of these mining operations, however, have remained in limbo following the Republic's establishment, as some of the region's mines are invested in or owned by the government of [[Great Xio]]. As is the case with Veldoria, the Elbenauer economy is highly dependent on Stedoria for trade. | |||
The Elbenauer Republic has its own bank, the [[Republican Bank of Elbenau]]. Like Veldoria, Elbenau uses the [[Stedorian mark]] as its official currency. | |||
Prices for basic goods are considered to be higher than in the rest of Velaheria owing to the fact that the majority of the country's goods are imported solely from Stedoria. Many of the country's poorest citizens are reliant either on Stedorian aid or aid from the Assembled Nations. | |||
Latest revision as of 09:21, 19 October 2024
Seperatist states in Western Velaheria, are two states, the Veldorian Democratic Republic and the Elbenauer Republic, that were formed with the backing of the Stedorian People's Republic following the Stedorian invasion of Velaheria on 16 July 2024, in which Veldoria and Elbenau, both states under the de jure control of the Republic of Velaheria, were occupied by Stedorian military personnel following the Lily Revolution. Prior to the invasion, the Stedorian government had made unsubstantiated claims of genocide and vigilantism against ethnic Stedorians and former members and supporters of the Velaherian People's Party. The Stedorian government additionally made claims that Stedorian sovereignty had been continually violated by supporters of the Revolution, which the Stedorian government deemed illegal.
Following the Stedorian occupation of the two regions, on 5 October, at an extraordinary congress of the Dolchic Socialist Gemotam Party, the Chief Consul of Stedoria, Tamäj Köseg, announced that referenda would be held on 11 November in both Stedorian-occupied Veldoria and Elbenau, in which the regions' citizens would be given a choice of independence or rejoining the newly-formed Republic of Velaheria. The Second Consul of Stedoria, Djjuràd-Françwa Delvau, announced the formation of the United People's Progressive Front of Elbenau and Veldoria (VVF), a de facto political movement and regional member party of the Dolchic Socialist Gemotam Party. Political experts have widely viewed the VVF as a pro-Stedorian collaborationist political organisation to attract support for Stedoria within the two regions, with many pointing to the appointing of Viktor von Starinburg, the older brother of deposed Velaherian leader Ander von Starinburg, as an attempt to attract support from those in the region still sympathetic to the former Velaherian People's Party regime. Delvau also announced the creation of the of two Stedorian-trained paramilitary forces, the People's Combat Groups of Elbenau and the People's Combat Groups of Veldoria, both unified in command under the Unified Military Command of Veldoria and Elbenau.
The independence referenda, held as planned on 11 November, resulted in the two regions voting for independence. According to the official referenda results by the Stedorian government, 78.31% of residents in Veldoria voted in favour of independence whilst 64.77% of residents in Elbenau voted in favour of independence, with a turnout of 72% and 79% respectively. The results of the referendum could not be verified by international observers, who were refused entry into the regions. The Velaherian government, estimated the turnout rate to be approximately 30% in both regions. Int'l recog. of results. criticisms. stedorian resposne.
Veldorian Democratic Republic
Veldorian Democratic Republic Veldorische Demokratische Republik (Dolch) Veldoriänijë Dämokratijë Repüblik (Stedorian Dolch) Repüblik Demokratik Veldoriänik (Stedorian) | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: "Wir wollen bleiben, was wir sind" "Vër vollë bläiben, vot vër sën" "We want to remain what we are" | |
| Anthem: Freiheit / Fräihäit "Liberty"  | |
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| Status | Partially recognised state |
| Capital and | Vertia |
| Official languages | Dolch Stedorian Dolch Stedorian, |
| Ethnic groups | 51% Velaher 48% Stedorians 1% Others |
| Demonym(s) | Veldorian |
| Government | Federal presidential republic under a dictatorship |
• State President | Viktor Starinburg |
• State Secretary | Isaak Jräibër |
| Legislature | People's Assembly |
| Establishment | |
| 16 July 2024 | |
• Independence | 2024 |
| Area | |
• | 42,060 km2 (16,240 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | WIP |
• 2021 census | WIP |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total | $ WIP |
• Per capita | $ WIP |
| Gini (2024) |  WIPError: Invalid Gini value |
| HDI |  0.401low |
| Currency | Stedorian mark (Ḿ) (STM) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (UTC) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy CE |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +772 (de facto) |
| Internet TLD | .sd (de facto) |
History
Government and politics
Government
The Veldorian Democratic Republic is a federal presidential republic. The Veldorian government is primarily formed out of citizens who collaborated with Stedorian occupying forces in the early days of the Stedorian invasion of the region. The current State President of the Veldorian Democratic Republic is Viktor von Starinburg who was appointed on 5 October 2024 by the Stedorian government on a provisional basis. The country is considered by geopolitical experts to be under a personalist authoritarian regime, with a cult of personality being formed around Starinburg, although the Veldorian government has repudiated the Velaherian regime under the Velaherian People's Party.
Legislature
The official legislature of the Veldorian Democratic Republic is the People's Assembly. It has 100 representatives and is elected every 4 years according to the Veldorian constitution.
Political Parties
Military
Law and order
International status and recognition
Human rights
Human rights in the Veldorian Democratic Republic are generally considered to be very poor; the country has been heavily criticised by Mercy International. Human rights experts have noted that the human rights situation remains very similar to the human rights situation in Velaheria under the Velaherian People's Party regime. Mercy International has noted various cases of arbitrary detention, torture, and absence of legal defence, accusing the country of being completely lacking in the rule of law.
Economy
The Veldorian Democratic Republic has a mixed economy organised along national syndicalist and state capitalist lines. Unlike the Velaheria following the Lily Revolution, the Veldorian Democratic Republic has maintained large amounts of state control over industries previously controlled by the Velaherian government. Following the Veldorian Democratic Republic's establishment, these state-controlled corporations were reorganised along syndicalist lines, akin to Stedoria. The Veldorian economy is primarily based on agriculture and textile production. The Veldorian economy is highly dependant on Stedoria, with Stedoria being one of the country's few trading partners. The Stedorian government also controls a significant amount of the region's industrial assets, which were either invested into the region prior to the Lily Regime or were bought at under market prices by the Stedorian government.
The Veldorian Democratic Republic has its own central bank, the People's Bank of Veldoria. The country, however, utilises the Stedorian mark as its currency.
Prices for basic goods are considered to be higher than in the rest of Velaheria owing to the fact that the majority of the country's goods are imported solely from Stedoria. Many of the country's poorest citizens are reliant either on Stedorian aid or aid from the Assembled Nations.
Elbenauer Republic
Elbenauer Republic | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
| Motto: "Wir bluten rot" "Vër bludë rout" "We bleed red" | |
| Anthem: Elbenau-Hymne "Elbenau Hymn"
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| Status | Partially recognised state |
| Capital and | Grestin |
| Official languages | Dolch, Stedorian Dolch |
| Ethnic groups | 67% Velaher 32% Stedorians 1% Others |
| Demonym(s) | Elbenauer |
| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
• President | Luther Becker |
• Volksminister | Yakob Beyër |
| Legislature | People's Council |
| Establishment | |
| 16 July 2024 | |
• Independence | 2024 |
| Area | |
• | 23,855 km2 (9,210 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | WIP |
• 2021 census | WIP |
• Density | [convert: invalid number] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $WIP |
• Per capita | $WIP |
| Gini (2020) | WIP Error: Invalid Gini value |
| HDI | 0.508 low |
| Currency | Stedorian mark (Ḿ) (STM) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (UTC) |
| Date format | dd.mm.yyyy CE |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +772 (de facto) |
| Internet TLD | .sd (de facto) |
History
Government and politics
Government
The Elbenauer Republic is a federal parliamentary republic. The Elbenauer government was primarily formed out of citizens who collaborated with Stedorian occupying forces in the early days of the Stedorian invasion of the region. The current President and Volksminister of the Elbenauer Republic are Luther Becker and Yakob Beyër who were appointed on 5 October 2024 by the Stedorian government on a provisional basis. The country is considered by geopolitical experts to be under an illiberal regime. Like the Veldorian Democratic Republic, the Elbenauer Republic has repudiated the rule of the Velaherian People's Party of the region.
Legislature
The official legislature of the Elbenauer Republic is the People's Council. It has 100 representatives and is elected every 4 years according to the Elbenauer constitution.
Political Parties
Military
Law and order
International status and recognition
Human rights
As is the case with the Veldorian Democratic Republic, human rights are generally considered to be poor in the Elbenauer Republic according to Mercy International, although the organisation has noted that political repression and humans rights violations have occurred on a lower scale than in Veldoria.
Economy
The Elbenauer Republic's economy is a mixed economy organised along national syndicalist lines, similar to Stedoria. Unlike Veldoria, however, small scale privatisation has occurred in Elbenau following the Stedorian invasion, with the region considered to be slightly more economically free than Veldoria. The Elbenauer economy is primarily based on mining of iron and copper, and the processing of these resources. Some of these mining operations, however, have remained in limbo following the Republic's establishment, as some of the region's mines are invested in or owned by the government of Great Xio. As is the case with Veldoria, the Elbenauer economy is highly dependent on Stedoria for trade.
The Elbenauer Republic has its own bank, the Republican Bank of Elbenau. Like Veldoria, Elbenau uses the Stedorian mark as its official currency.
Prices for basic goods are considered to be higher than in the rest of Velaheria owing to the fact that the majority of the country's goods are imported solely from Stedoria. Many of the country's poorest citizens are reliant either on Stedorian aid or aid from the Assembled Nations.