Ceneria

Cenerian Congressional Republic Repubblica Congressuale Ceneriana (Vespasian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Onore e Lealtà Honor and Loyalty
Anthem: Dopo le Nuvole, il Sole After the Clouds, the Sun
Capital and Largest city	Salviaggi
Official languages	Vespasian Chanuche Aiate
Ethnic groups	52% Mixed (Mista) 40% Euclean 5% Native 2% Bahian 1% Other
Demonym(s)	Cenerian
Government
• President	Pasquale Spezzano
• Vice President	Amelia Lucchese
Legislature	Cenerian National Congress
Establishment
• Establishment of the Cenerian Republic	December 24 1794
Population
• 2020 estimate	22,093,319
Gini (2020)	40.2 medium
HDI (2020)	0.787 high
Currency	Cenerian moneta (CEM)
Internet TLD	.ce

Ceneria, officially the Cenerian Congressional Republic (Vespasian: Repubblica Congressuale Ceneriana), is a country in Asteria Inferior. It borders Gapolania to the north, Arbolada to the south, and Adamantina to the west. It's eastern coastline is located along the Lumine Ocean, it also includes the Isole Annerita island chain in the Lumine Ocean. The country is divided into 14 Departments (Dipartimento), the capitol city of Ceneria is Salviaggi.

The land of Ceneria was originally settled by the Chanuche people in the north and the Aiate peoples in the south, here they settled in the valleys and coastline of Ceneria. It would eventually be colonized by Vespasian colonists, around the modern-day city of San Giorgio was where the first and largest colony initially was. The colony eventually became known as the colony of Sangiorgia, where it would grow from there, other major cities such as Salviaggi and Terza.

Whilst it remained a part of the Etrurian First Republic it eventually wanted to gain independence. The colony would join it's neighbors and declare independence, the movement for independence renamed Sangiorgia to Ceneria, meaning "land of ashes", and declared independence as the Cenerian Republic lead by the leader of the independence movement, Clemente Michelangeli. During the first republic multiple military coups took place that lead to authoritarian governments throughout the 20th century, especially that of General Benedetto Rizzo. It was eventually overthrown by a revolution lead by General Graziano Di Mozea and Bishop Ennio Udinese.

The country entered a period of peace until the Great Collapse, it stayed neutral in the Great War. In the 1950s anmd 60s the rise of far-left and far-fight paramilitaries lead to the period known as Il Tumulto which ended with a far-right junta taking over in the 70s. It was eventually overthrown in 1980, left-wing rebels still existed until 1990 when a new constitution was adopted.

Today the Red Revolutionary Labour Party is the largest party in the country. It is a member of the CN and ASTCOM.

Etymology

The name for "Ceneria" was originally Sangiorgia, named after the capitol colony of San Giorgio, named after Saint George, one of the patron saints of colony. The colony was eventually renamed to Ceneria when it declared independence from Etruria, to differentiate itself from Euclean rule the independence movement called for the name of the colony of Ceneria, coming from the Vespasian word Cenere, meaning ashes, named after the volcanoes in the colony.

History

Colony of Sangiorgia

Amedeo Ragazzo, first Governor of Sangiorgia

Independence

General Clemente Michelangeli, first President of Ceneria

Early 20th century

• Cenerian Years of Serenity
• Great Collapse
• Great War
• Rise of the far-left and far-right

Late 20th century

• Il Tumulto
• Far-right junta
• 1981 Coup
• 1990 Peace Deal

21st Century Ceneria

• Rise of the PLRR

President Orlando di Nunzio in 2007

Geography

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  Lightning over Terza Bay

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  Tigná Agna tepui

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  Picco Vedetta, the highest mountain in Ceneria

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  Altipiano in Ceneria

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  Isole Annerita

Government

President Pasquale Spezzano

Vice President Amelia Lucchese

Ceneria is a Unitary Presidential republic, it's legislature is unicameral, and it is a multi-party system. There are three major branches of government in Ceneria, the executive, legislative, and judiciary.

National Assembly building in Salviaggi

The President serves as both head of state and head of government, they oversee the Cabinet as well as leads the party or coalition they are apart of. He is also the commander-in-chief of the Cenerian military. The current President of Ceneria is Pasquale Spezzano.

The President selects a running-mate for the position of Vice-President, who will take charge as thew second-in-line for succession of the Presidency. The Vice-President serves to advise the President on decisions and issues as well as coordinate actions between government bodies. They also serve in place of the President at times when the President is absent.

The Legislative Branch is the Cenerian National Congress, it consists of 247 seats, each representing a Congressional District in the country. It previously was a Bicameral legislature until 1990 when the new constitution changed it to a unicameral legislature. The head of the Ceneral National Congress is the President of the National Congress. Each district is equal in population are the number of districts in each Department varies depending on the population of the Department.

The judiciary of the country is the Cenerian Supreme Court, it is the highest court in the land and oversees issues pertaining the constitution of the country. There are a total of 5 members on the Supreme Court, they are elected by the National Congress and serve a two-year term of office.

Political parties

After the 1980 Coup that restored a democracy, the country has been in a state of multi-party system since. The original largest parties in the country were the centre-left Democratic Liberal Movement and the centre-right Cenerian Bloc. Over time new parties arose that replace the initial two parties, these included on the right the centre-right Sotirian Democratic Society, right-wing National People's Party, and the centre Liberty Party.

On the left, the largest party is the Red Revolutionary Labour Party, a left-wing nationalist party that is populist in nature. Today other left-wing parties such as the United Socialist Force, which united numerous smaller left-wing parties under one social democratic and green-based party.

Other parties include the far-right populist Spirit of the Republic, founded in 2014, which is inspired by the Tribune Movement and Popular Victory parties in Euclea. Another political party is the Indigenous Representation Party, which is a party that runs on indigenous groups' interests, created by law in 2008 under President Gloria Scutari.

Military

Tanks in the Cenerian Army

Foreign Affairs Minister Romero Zuccari