International recognition of Lemovicia

Since Lemovicia's proclamation of independence from West Miersa in 1979, and the subsequent Lemovician War which lasted until 1992, international recognition of Lemovicia has been hampered by continued West Miersan claims to the region, which it continues to view as being part of the voivodeship of Malomiersa, and by West Miersa severing ties to any country that de-jure recognises Lemovician independence (with the exceptions of Kirenia and East Miersa).

History

On 21 November, 1979, with the outbreak of the Miersan War between West Miersa and East Miersa, the Lemovician Section of the Workers' International proclaimed the independence of what was the voivodeship of Malomiersa from West Miersa. A constitution was adopted the following year, which proclaimed Lemovicia to be a sovereign state.

After the end of the Miersan War in 1982, and the withdrawal of direct East Miersan support, Miersan communities in Lemovicia rebelled against the Lemovician government, with the tacit support of the West Miersans, and by 1988, had taken control of western Lemovicia, leaving Lemovicia administering only the eastern regions of the country, as well as the Slirnian Autonomous Region, which had been part of the West Miersan voivodeship of Nadmorzem.

Since the end of the Lemovician War in 1992, the situation has been described as a frozen conflict, with only a handful of CN members, predominantly socialist states recognizing Lemovician sovereignty.

Diplomatic recognition of Lemovician sovereignty

State	Date of recognition	Diplomatic relations established	Notes
East Miersa	21 November, 1979	22 November, 1979	Immediately after Lemovicia's proclamation of independence, East Miersa recognized Lemovicia's independence from West Miersa, and diplomatic relations were quickly established with the Lemovician government. Officially, Miersa considers Lemovicia to be an Autonomous Socialist Sovereign Republic of the country that is currently "in a state of unratified and unconfirmed statehood" - a purposefully vague statement - but in reality the nations share close ties, and to this day, East Miersa continues to be an important ally of Lemovicia.
Maracao	16 October, 1980	1 January, 1981	While sentiment existed in Maracao to recognise Lemovician independence directly after its declaration of independence from West Miersa, it was not until after the 1980 Maracan coup d'état attempt that Maracao sought to recognise the state. With president Leonardo Alcântara stating that "nations at risk of subjugation from the neo-imperial sphere need to stand in solidarity with one another." Maracan recognition of Lemovicia was part of a wider warming of relations with socialist Euclea after 1980.

States which formerly recognized Lemovicia but subsequently withdrew recognition

State	Date of recognition	Diplomatic relations established	Notes
Amathia	22 November 1979	6 December 1979	The Amathian Equalist Republic was among the first nations to recognize Lemovicia in November 1979, with the Equalist regime attempting to mend its relations with the socialist world. The establishment of diplomatic relations was one of the final acts of the Equalist regime, as the revolution that began in December overthrew it early the next year. The new Amathian Democratic Republic subsequently withdrew its diplomatic recognition as part of its attempts to improve relations with the Euclean Community and Samorspi.
Slirnia	21 November 1979	3 December 1979	The government of the Socialist Republic of Slirnia was the first state that formally recognised the independence of Lemovicia with the official state visit of Petrija Kuzmanović, last chairman of the Council of Ministers. The recognition was maintained during the following years after the establishment of the Republic of Slirnia until 2 March, 1990 when the Presidency formally withdrew it to pursue other significant alliances in the Euclean continent. However, due to the significance of the Lemovician population in Illirska and Pljevlija, and the Slirnian population in the SAR, Slirnian governments have kept close relations, holding cultural institutions on both sides of the border and recognising rights of movement. Ministers of Foreign Affairs in democracy have proactively sought dialogue and a democratic solution to the Lemovicians' situation.

Positions of intergovernmental organizations

Organization	Position

Positions of states against Lemovician independence

State	Position
Ajahadya	President Nishant Balchandra said in 1980 that "Lemovicia is part of the Miersan state until a compromise between all parties can be mutually agreed upon." This has remained the policy of the Ajahadyan governmet since 1980.
Etruria	Lemovicia's independence was met with condemnation in Etruria, which remained under an authoritarian military government in 1979. The Etrurian military government refused to recognise Lemovicia as an independent state, describing it as an "integral part of West Miersa under socialist occupation." Despite initial rumours of a possible declaration of recognition by the centre-left government in 1985, the official position of Etruria has remained the same, with the statelet recognised as sovereign West Miersan territory.
Garambura	In 2017, Garamburan foreign minister Rouaïd Coessens stated that Garambura would not formally recognise Lemovicia, but supported a "solution based on democratic and self-determinatory means".
Imagua and the Assimas	Prime Minister Edmondo Privitera said in 1986 that "Imagua supports a solution where all parties are able to agree on a solution that benefits the people," and that until such a day arrives, "Imagua cannot in good conscience recognize Lemovicia's claims to sovereignty."
Radushia	Radushia supports West Miersa's claims to Lemovicia and officially recognises Lemovicia as an "integral part of the indivisible Miersan nation." Radushia's government has regularly denounced Lemovicia and the support it receives from foreign states. In 2011, Patriarch Macarius II decried the statelet, "as a malignant presence, maintained by hostile forces to endanger the stability and security of Euclea." The Radushian government has also repeatedly called for a "negotiated return of Lemovicia to West Miersa" free of MASSOR interference.
Rwizikuru	In 2020, Mutungamiri Tsuru Mawere said that Rwizikuru "supports a solution to the Lemovician question based on a mutual understanding between Lemovicia and the Miersas."
Soravia	Soravia has continually backed West Miersa's claims to Lemovicia, a claim that has been reinforced by nearly all of Soravia's incumbent presidents since 1983. In 1988, Vasil Bodnar commented that "Soravia remains committed to respecting and upholding the continued territorial integrity of our allies". Vershna Vinchenko, Speaker of the Duma from 1983 to 2004, condemned MASSOR member states for "directly counteracting all accepted definitions of national integrity and dignity". Soravia has repeatedly asserted that it will veto any Lemovician attempt to enter the Community of Nations.
West Miersa	Since Lemovicia's independence in 1979, successive West Miersan governments have continued to claim sovereignty over Lemovicia, as part of the Malomiersan and Nadmorzemian voivodeships, under the principles of territorial integrity, and have maintained a strict policy of refusing to have diplomatic relations with countries who recognize Lemovician independence, with the sole exceptions of East Miersa and Kirenia.
Yemet	General Ezera Biruh of the National Salvation Government of Yemet declared in 1979 that "Lemovicia is to West Miersa as Kulo is to Yemet, an integral part of the nation."
Zorasan	Supreme Leader of the Union of Khazestan and Pardaran, Javad Jahandar denounced the declaration of independence in 1979 as part of a "global offensive by socialism against human civilisation" and refused to extend Lemovicia recognition. Following the establishment of the Union of Zorasani Irfanic Republics in 1980, the policy remained the same. In 2019, it was renewed by First Minister Farzad Akbari who said, "separatism is a threat to all established sovereign nations and Lemovicia's existence outside West Miersa is a reminder of such."