The republic

For as long as the Dofvai have called the island home there has been some form of elected rule, starting off with elected kings, new ones being chosen after the death of the current from a pool of lords and other powerful people. Over time a series of strong rulers would attempt to centralise power, removing the legal power of the lords and upper class and greatly removing the privileges and freedoms of the normal people. This would result in what was later dubbed “The Week of Fire”, where in after a barman was killed for refused to house the king riots and revolution would sweep the nation, toppling the kingdom and instituting a new Republic. The large personal companies owned by the monarchy would be taken over by public institutions, with the most important of these transitions being that of the newly formed “ðinochifa Utowa” (Merchant Company), that being renamed to the “Idsðebvai ðino Utowa” (The Peoples Trading Company) to reflect its new status as belonging to the people.
New rulers would be elected by elections held every 5 years, with diocese and the people within them electing a local person to represent them in the senate. A handful of parties are present, with the 2 major ones being the Buchuxe and the Uðadzo.
The Buchuxe are the voice of tradition, being the largest supporters of continuing to restrict the freedom of foreigners and reduce the spending of the state to allow for large reserves of gold to be built up. They also aim to play all great powers in the region off one another to profit from any would be conflicts. The Uðadzo are much more liberal, believing in closer ties to the Lirei, seeing them as great allies steaming from the large amount of trade that happens between the 2 states. They also seek to try and lift the restrictions outside traders and craftsmen face, but with little success, having seen a huge loss in the most recent elections due to an attempted coup performed by a group of men who where not of the island, seeking to open it up to foreign industries and investments.
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