Lucle

The Republic of Lucle
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Liberté et Unité
Anthem: Chant de l'Unité
Capital and largest city	Montclaire
Official languages	Luclean, English
Demonym(s)	Luclean
Government	Presidential Democracy
• President of Lucle	Victor Aldéric
Establishment	15th of November of 1883
Area
• Total	613.4 km2 (236.8 sq mi)
Population
• 2079 estimate	16,000,000
GDP (PPP)	2085 estimate
• Total	127.543 billion
HDI (2080)	0.645 medium
Currency	Luclean Frank (LCF)
Driving side	right

The Republic of Lucle, commonly known as Lucle, is an emerging nation located in the northeastern part of the continent of Valoria. Governed by President Victor Aldéric, Lucle is undergoing a process of industrialization and economic diversification, with its long-dominant mining sector losing importance to the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. The Laissez-Faire system, implemented in 1995, has fostered the rise of several monopolies, mainly in the mining sector, which is dominated by two major corporations, Compagnie Minière de Montclaire and Groupe Minier du Futur. To counter this, President Aldéric has introduced various measures to reduce the influence of these monopolies, which also control the transportation and electricity sectors. Since its independence in 1883, Lucle's economy has been controlled by various monopolies, with the most prominent example being the Société Royale des Ressources, which maintained strong control over Lucle's economy through the 19th century until 1936, when it went bankrupt and Groupe Minier du Futur took its place as the predominant player in the economy.

Political System of Lucle

Lucle is a presidential republic where the president holds significant power, overseeing the executive branch and appointing cabinet members and other officers. The president acts independently from the legislature and has the power to veto legislation. Each president may serve up to three terms, with each term being five years long. Impeachment can only occur by a unified decision from the legislative and judiciary branches. Elections take place every 5 years and typically have 2 rounds. A candidate needs at least 51% of the votes to be elected in the first round; otherwise, the top three candidates proceed to a second round, where the majority winner prevails. The last election saw Victor Aldéric of the Union des Modérés Démocrates (UMD) win, marking a shift from the left-aligned policies of the Partenariat des Démocrates Progressistes (PDP), a center-left coalition.

With the Plan d'industrialisation et de développement économique, Industrialization and Economic Development Plan, being the project that got him elected, which promotes changes to the laissez-faire system, with the curtailment of various monopolies and governmental subsidies to small businesses, a broader promotion of the free market within Lucle, and the privatization of several state-owned industries, mainly in the transportation sector.

Main Political Parties:

• Union des Modérés Démocrates (UMD)
• Partenariat des Démocrates Progressistes (PDP)
• Parti Démocrate Centriste (PDC)
• Nouvelle Gauche Démocratique (NGD)
• Front de Gauche Populaire (FGP)
• Bloc National et Identitaire (BN)

Economy

Lucle's economy is rapidly industrializing and diversifying under the Plan d'industrialisation et de développement économique initiated in 2080 by Victor Aldéric. This plan includes the privatization of several state-owned companies established during previous PDP administrations, mainly in the transportation sector, but also including the construction, electricity, healthcare, education, and manufacturing sectors. It promotes changes to the laissez-faire economic system, with limited state intervention to curb monopolies and provide subsidies to small and medium-sized companies. The primary target of these reforms is Groupe Minier du Futur, which has extensive control over the mining, transportation, and forestry sectors.