Fiucce

Republic of Fiucce Repubblica di Fiucce
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Motto: Forward the Fasces!
Capital and largest city	Fiucce
Official languages	Italian
Government	Unitary totalist one-party republic
• State President	Massimo Licciardi
• State Minister	Sabazio Schiavoni
Legislature	National Assembly
Establishment
• Formation	1931
Area
• Total	92,830 km2 (35,840 sq mi)
Population
• 1980 estimate estimate	6,061,807
• Density	18.4/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Currency	Lira
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right

Fiucce, officially the Republic of Fiucce, is a self-proclaimed, fascist nation situated on the southern side of the Vulpes Mountains, bordering the Holy State of Cennito to the north and the Grand Principality of Livoli to the east. Occupying an area of 92,830 km2 with a population of about 6,061,000, the state holds its capitol in Fiucce (hence its colloquial name), a small town near Lake Mondelli. Massimo Licciardi serves as the Head of State and the Chairman of the Fiucce National Unity Party (Fiucce Partito di Unità Nazionale). The regime has embraced the ideology it calls "Totalism" or the "National Syndicalism" label. Totalism is not an ideology in itself but rather both a loose collection of ideologically similar movements but also as a catch all term for authoritarian socialist movements. This is born out of the name Totalism being used as a short-hand reference for both 'totalitarianism' and 'total commitment to the revolution'. Nominally, the policies of Fiucce reflect to those of fascist syndicalism.

Fiucce hosts a very regimented and controlled society. Televison, radio and newspapers are all controlled by the powerful Ministry of Information, led by Minister Mariano Iacovelli. Non-government trade unions and all political opponents across the political spectrum are either suppressed or controlled by all means, including police repression. Most country towns and rural areas are patrolled paramilitary guard units, which functions as a chief means of social control. Larger cities are mostly under the protection of heavily armed military police, seen patrolling clean and orderly streets. Massimo Licciardi is the focus of a personality cult, as were all previous Heads of State prior. The cult mainly stands to represent Licciardi as a savior, fatherly-figure, protector and teacher of the republic.

Geography

Most of the land area is covered by the Vulpes mountain range running from north-west to south-east. The hills and mountains lie parallel to the coast. On the coasts the climate is Mediterranean, while further inland it is moderate Mediterranean. In the mountains, winters are frosty and snowy, while summers are hot and dry. To the south winters are milder. Over the centuries many forests have been cut down and replaced with bush and brush. There is evergreen vegetation on the coast. The soils are generally poor, except on the plains where areas with natural grass, fertile soils, and warm summers provide an opportunity for tillage. Elsewhere, land cultivation is mostly unsuccessful because of the mountains, hot summers, and poor soils, although olives and grapes flourish. Energy resources are scarce. Electricity is mainly produced by hydropower stations. There is a considerable amount of bauxite.

Politics

The politics of Fiucce take place in the framework of a one-party totalist state, which revolves around the Head of State, Massimo Licciardi. As with the other totalist states, Fiucce follows an ideology which closely resembles fascist syndicalism. The republic's sole party, the National Unity Party, maintains absolute control and is the only legal party. Membership for citizens 17 and above is mandatory. In the greater government, the three most powerful position are (in order) Head of State (Capo di Stato), Chairman of the National Unity Party (Presidente del Partito di Unità Nazionale), and Head of Government (Capo di governo). The Parliament of Fiucce is the unicameral legislature of the republic, usually headed by the Head of Government, currently Sabazio Schiavoni. The Ministry of Internal Affairs hold a great deal of power and influence in the republic, as it controls and coordinates the activities of the other Ministers and Ministries. The Head of Government is the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and (in theory) leads the legistlature. The position wields a significant amount of influence as such. The Head of State maintains superiority to both the executive and judicial branches, and as a whole the Head of State rules autocratically.

There have been times in history where conflict has occured between the Head of State, Head of Government, Chairman of the PUN, and the legistlature. One notable example is the succession crisis of 1961 where Capo di Stato Porfirio Cafaro was assasinated by his chief of secret police (Fulberto Mancino), who then attempted to seize power claiming that a (forged) document given to him by Cafaro declared him as successor. The Head of Government at the time, Abaco Vadala, narrowly escaped an arrest attempt by Mancino's men, then proceeded to downplay the situation and secretly fled the country out of fear of saftey, taking with him a number of members of government loyal to him. The remaining legistlature convened an emergency session in the small town of Gaglio, and decreed that Chairman of the Partito di Unità Nazionale (Gordiano Fabio) would assume the duties as interim Head of State. Without the support of the military, internal army or the Partito di Unità Nazionale, Fulberto Mancino failed to consolidate power and was arrested by PUN paramilitaries in the capitol building. Mancino was never heard of again. When Abaco Vadala returned after the crisis, he attempted to take control, as he was the legitimate successor to Cafaro. Upon arrival, Vadala was arrested on the charge of "failure to assume the duties of state" by PUN Chairman Gordiano Fabio. Vadala was sentenced to 20 years in a labor camp to "remind him of his service to the state". He died 3 years after sentencing. Gordiano Fabio remained as interim Head of State for 6 months until parliament convened and selected a new head of state. Fabio was offered the position, but refused.