Ruaí Referendum

Ruaí Referendum
Should Rídearg be an independent country?
Location	Rídearg, Gotneska
Date	22 August 2022 (2022-08-22)
Results Votes % Yes 738,161 7001225500000000000♠22.55% No 2,535,299 7001774500000000000♠77.45% Valid votes 3,273,460 7001999200000000000♠99.92% Invalid or blank votes 2,563 6998800000000000000♠0.08% Total votes 3,276,023 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,920,890 7001835500000000000♠83.55%

The Ruaí referendum concerning independence from the Kingdom of Gotneska was held on the 22 August 2022. The referendum questions was: “Should Rídearg be an independent country?”. Voters could select “Yes” or “No”. The opposing side won in a massive landslide, gathering 2,535,299 (77.4%) having voted against independence and 738,161 (22.5%) having voted in favor of independence. The turnout of 83.5% was the second-largest turnout in an election, only falling by 1.1% which was the first election to allow women to vote in 1898, which had a turnout of 84.6%.

The Rídearg Independence Referendum Act of 2015 set out the arrangements for the referendum and was passed by the Ruaish Riksdag in April 2016. It was then sent to the then King John II, who had tried to cancel the referendum, but was later forced to schedule the referendum to take place in April 2018. Which was later cancelled for a later date after the king had died of a heart attack. In October 2017 with Sarah II becoming Queen. Queen Sarah II would make it a priority that she let the Ruaí people have a referendum. This referendum was scheduled for 22 August 2022.

History

Conquest of Rídearg

The Kingdom of Rídearg and the Kingdom of Gotneska-Meallaig were established as different independent countries during the Middle Ages. After fighting a series of wars during the 14th century, Gotneska-Meallaig would end up conquering the Kingdom of Rídearg in 1389. Gotneska-Meallaig would also create a personal union with the Monarchy of Rídearg. This would had in the long term keep the nations monarchy a mix of Córda-Norse monarchs.

Devolution

During the creation of the Goutian Empires, creation of a legislative branch it was proposed that historical Kingdoms or Jarldoms will a great amount of power should be allowed to form there own legislative branches. The idea was seen as a great opportunity to hand power back to the local governments but the idea was quickly removed from the items of discussion. The idea would stay just an idea until 1899 when then King Christian IV pleaded that he would make sure the wishes of the original 1845 legislative terms Local Government Legislative law be