Sormidian Civil War

The Sormidian Civil War was a three year long civil war between three different factions: the Federal Republic of Sormidia, the People's Directorate of Sormidia, and the Independent League of Sormidia over the membership of the planet of Sormidia in the Imperial Confederation and the overall governorship of the planet of Sormidia. The insurrection began when the Independent League of Sormidia, a political party originally known as simply the Independent Party, claimed secession of several provinces.

The Sormidian political climate had been dominated by the issue of the Imperial Confederation and Sormidia's potential membership within the Imperial Confederation. The Federalist faction, primarily represented by the Federalist Party of Anast and the Independentist Party of the Morav had taken clear sides. The Federalists had argued that the observatory membership within the Imperial Confederation would help strengthen the position of Sormidia as one of the two regional powers within the Malvidian Sector, alongside Rokophantes. However, Independentists believed that the observatory membership would be the same as the subjugation of Sormidia under the power of the Imperial Confederation. At the time of the Sormidian Civil War, an Independentist president had been elected, Posmar Yarel. The ad

In the leadup to the Sormidian Civil War, the planet of Sormidia had been politically dominated by the idea of joining the Imperial Confederation as an observatory member for over a decade. Three Sormidian presidents that served during this political period stated their support behind joining the Imperial Confederation, however in XXXX, Posmar Yarel was elected into office as part of the Independence Party. The Sormidia