Idol Republic

### Language

English, Japanese, Spanish, French, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Indonesian and British

**Idol Republic** is a country which takes part in the Sunnie Song Contest. Debuting in Sunnie Song Contest 30 they have been the final once as of Edition 34, the first time being the no semi-final 30th edition, which was a team edition competing with Bazzurdlandia.

With a population of over 12 million, Idol Republic is one of the relatively newest nations in Sunnie, only being founded in the 1930's. The capital is still debated to this day, with some saying the old standing capital **Elitetown** being the true capital. Others debate that the current capital is **Tako City** with it being heavily populated and a well-known tourist attraction in the nation (only second to the small city of Backrooms, Public Survey 2019).

## Name

Idol Republic was not always named this way, being founded under the name **Famo** in 1937, named for their aspiration of the possible Legends that would come here, which blew over dramatically. In 1968 they realized they needed a change of name, but town meetings to do so were always postponed mostly because of worry to public response of a name change (a legit reason was available for 1972 being a year of grieving due to the death of the then President). It wasn't until finally, in 2005, they all sat down and had a government meeting to decide a possible new name. Originally, when Idol Republic was submitted, the person was laughed off and threatened their job for what they called a bad name. They were temporarily named "The Nation with No Name" from 2005 until 2019, when they had a national referendum to change their name back to Famo as a chance for a second try. The referendum was a resounding no receiving only 10 yes votes (9 of them were politicians who put the idea forward). In 2020 in a shocking turn of events, The Presidency changed for the first time since 1980 (40 full years later). A underdog opponent in the nominee for the Public Party (affiliated with Hololive and politics unknown) **Takanashi Kiara** went up against the self proclaimed "Dictator", the nominee for the Save our Nation party (affiliated with Our Nation and far-right Politics) **Tel Myroslav**. Despite being a technical Dictator, Tel lost the Popular Vote by 8 Votes, worst of all, He lost the Electoral Votes to Kiara by 1. This made Kiara the first ever Female to hold power in office. Immediately, she went to changing the name of the nation and found the rejected Idol Republic idea, and put it to a public referendum, which ended in a resounding yes (only 2 no's), making the new name Idol Republic official on September 26th, 2021.

## History

Idol Republic's land was founded in 1917 (20 years before officially being recognized) by people from **Saint Tamieré & Omen** who decided to go on an expedition to find new land. They found that land a few months later, far far away from STO and decided they would start up a nation call New STO. That name never stuck when applying for membership into the Sunnieverse, and in 1936 they changed the name to Famo and got accepted into the Sunnieverse unanimously.

### The Starting Years (1937-1960)

Famo went without a main government for 3 years, having an acting government called "New Beginnings". The first ever election was help and the first ever winner was **Katsurou Wragge** who is an independent politician who initially ran as a bet to his friends. His term lasted 4 years before he stepped down from office. In his presidency, he was very controversial for his views on taxes, laws, and mainly his ideologies on Gay Marriage (which has been legal since the start in 1937). In the next election, no one ran but one person, so in a unanimous decision, **Horst Shimada** became president officially in 1945. His presidency is called one of the best by Journalists and Politicians, being acclaimed for his bill on helping the homeless, ending poverty in certain cities, and officially banning the Death Penalty, just to name a few. Afterwards Presidencies came and went some stayed more than 4 (Horst spent 6 years in office), and some lasted a few weeks (**Kal-El Martz** got inaugurated and left office in the same month, the only time this has happened as of 2022). In 1956, many protests began after **Otto Eccleston** won the election for a fourth time unanimously 94% to 6% (the polls only showed that 4% of residents were satisfied with his presidency and 92% were unsatisfied). Many argued that the 3rd and 4th election he won was rigged, while many argued that the other candidate **Kal-El Martz** wanted presidency back, but later threw the election so he could run a better campaign next year. In 1960, **Otto Eccleston** shockingly decided to step down from Presidency and not run for a 5th term, citing wanting to be president in a new nation (No one has heard from him since then). In 1960, there was no election for a new president as no one ran besides **Kal-El Martz**, meaning he won presidency back and was hoping to have a better presidency.

### Ups and Downs & Name Change (1961-1972)

Martz's second chance at presidency came at a vital period for the people of Famo, being it was the worst time economically for the nation. Many jobs were laid off because of the economic decline, leaving many people either hungry, cold, or even homeless. He worked day and night and by 1963, just a year before he was expected to run for re-election, he created a deal that gave most residents a job and housing until they were back on their feet. He was praised for this and was also praised for how he handled an anonymous bombing threat that was received (many assumed that it was from a resident, but this has not been confirmed as of 2022). He upheld his presidency in the 1964 election by 2.4% of the votes (the closest margin in history, wouldn't be broken until 2020). He spent his entire presidency re-building the economy with major success, bringing amounts of homeless people down from 82% to just 9% by Quarter 4 of 1967. In 1968, he met with the members of the government to discuss the nations name. Underlining that the name doesn't match how their history has gone. So, they all collectively agreed that a name change had to happen, but they kept pulling it off. A major meeting was scheduled for 1972 after many tries to do so, but tragedy struck days before on April 12th, as **Kal-El Martz** was assassinated during a drive in the city at 1:52PM. The meeting was withdrawn, and every resident went through a mourning period for the rest of the year. He was going to run for a 4th term in the first election with parties. Only 1 party competed with the rest of the nominees being Independent. Independent nominee **Achille Yount** defeated Our Nation nominee **Thibault Tyrrell** 64.7% to 35.0% with 0.3% abstaining from voting.

### The Golden Years (1973-1980)

Yount created what was the golden years for the nation. The economy was as high as it has ever been since the economic decline. With that brought a chance to bring attention things that never happened due to the death of the previous president. Yount opened many new jobs and a new national beach, he then as well brought up the planned name change, stating that he wasn't going to try and change the name. Despite Yount having a mixed presidency of good and bad, he ran for re-election in time for 1980. This year was the first year that more than 2 candidates competed for the presidency (2020 was the only year with only 2 since). This year the nominees were Yount, Independent Nominee **Orville Félicien**, Independent Nominee **Shirō Léopold**, and Our Nation Nominee **Tel Myroslav**. Myroslav, a newcomer, has a family history of politics because his father and mother started the party to be for the people. When they died Tel took over the party and changed the image a bit (he would change it drastically over the years). But despite all the popularity that Yount had, It was a close race. Myroslav over took the presidency from Yount receiving 25.7% while Yount received 25.2%, the others received 49.1% of the rest of the votes combined. Yount is famous for shouting this quote at his final meeting in congress, which was televised. He stated "You've let a phony win office, this shows how well you know politics. Your all going to be fucked, and I wont help when you are. Good Day and Good Luck."

### Possible Dictatorship & Final Years as Famo (1981-2004)

**Tel Myroslav** came into presidency with a simple goal in mind, to fix years of what he called wrongs. Television came to the nation for the first time, and aired broadcasts from other nations (The first public broadcaster **FAMOTV** (Now **IDOL1**) wasnt created until 1992 by unknown sources). To people, he seemed legit, promising to tax the rich, end poverty once and for all, and also impose a gun ban. He went on to win the 1984 and 1988 elections easily due to much popularity. It was at this point that he decided to change the image of his party. Originally a far-left political party, he shifted to the way far-right. In the 90's he imposed illegal immigration laws (had to be barred by the Supreme Court), imposed no gun ban, and even almost banned gay marriage, only not doing so because he was threatened with impeachment if he was to do so. When the 2000 election rolled around, protests against his presidency were at an all time high, some people even stormed ballot counts to hopefully stop counting ballots with Myroslav's name. Myroslav eventually won that presidency, becoming the first president to reign 20 years, and winning his 6th election, a new record (not beaten as of 2022). Many people called the election rigged, and Journalists and Politicians alike agreed that we had a "Dictatorship" going on. In 2003, while campaigning for his 7th election, he was asked about the name change, all he said was when he "wins the presidency for a 7th time, first thing I will do is hold a meeting about this name change." In the 2004 election, he won by the biggest margin to date (not counting the uncontested election), winning presidency by 99.2%. That's the exact moment, people knew that we had a Dictator situation.

### Name Ideas and the 40 Years Done (2005-2020)

In February, just 2 months after winning presidency, he met with his government to talk about name changes. They bounced ideas around the room during this meeting, coming up with a few favorites. Ideas included, Kotas, FR Famo, and even New Famo, but one idea came up called Idol Republic (I know this is breaking 4th wall, but remember this name, it will appear later). The Idol Republic idea, submitted by **Kasimir Noah**, was majorly laughed at, with Myroslav even saying he'd fire him for that kind of joke. They decided that until they could decide a name, that nation would be under the placeholder name "The Nation with No Name". Their flag also changed to solid black as a placeholder until they could think if they need to replace the flag. In 2008, many called out Myroslav as he won the election by over 90% of the votes, to which he simply said "Grow a pair", pair referring to genitalia (also known as balls). 2009 through 2016 saw major issues as Racism and Homophobia were at an all time high due to Myroslav supporters following his ideology more and more. Even winning the 2012 and 2016 elections during this time, he was guaranteed president for 40 years, something no one thought was ever going to happen. In 2018, he 100% confirmed that he was running for a another 4 years in office, but the 2020 election was a pivotal year for the nation.

### The 2020 Election

The 2020 election was the first election since 1976 to feature only two nominees. Myroslav was looking to continue his Dictatorship for 4 more years, so no one wanted to run against him. That was until in late 2018, when a new politician challenged him for presidency. **Takanashi Kiara** announced her bid for presidency, being the third woman to run for office (2 women ran for office in 1988). Her experience is none, she's a member of the Public Party (she herself is affiliated under Hololive) which started in 2000 and still is unknown for its political status. Kiara promised to fix all the wrongs of Myroslav if elected, like creating laws that help end Racism and Homophobia, actually imposing a gun ban, and making the nation a major attraction for tourists. They competed in the first of two major debates in March of 2020, where Kiara's popularity grew more and more for her likability and ability to fix the wrongs for Myroslav. Her slogan was even "40 Years Done" referring to her wanting to end the 40-year reign of Myroslav. It looked very close heading into election day, with news outlets and magazines mixed on who would win presidency in 2020. Despite Myroslav running a dictatorship, Kiara pulled the biggest shocker in the history of the nation and won the election by 1 vote. Myroslav was furious and in his final speech as president, he stated "You suck-ups allowed a female to be in office, now prepared to be fucked. Good Luck cause ill be laughing when this fails." Myroslav was also very against women in power during the later years of his presidency.

### Present Day (2021-present)

**Takanashi Kiara** instantly went to work, banning guns in the nation (except for the military), creating Air\_\_\_ and Visit\_\_\_ (pending for a new name), and making Hate Crimes fueled by Racism and Homophobia illegal and a serious crime. In September 7th, 2021, she found a file of rejected nation names and found the Idol Republic name (see, I told you it would come back). She saw this name as perfect for the nation and put it to a national referendum. With a resounding yes, On September 26th of the same year, the nation went from "The Nation with No Name" to Idol Republic (AirIdol and VisitIdol were immediately made).

## Geography

Idol Republic is a very long piece of land, bordered by Limaja on the West and Po-Land on the North, with a large body of water surrounding the rest of the area. Idol Republic is one of the more medium-sized nations in the Sunnieverse. Idol Republic is fairly known for its mountain ranges, where you can climb them to see a view of the entire nation. They also are known for their long beach, named Idol Beach, known for being one of the biggest beaches in the Sunnieverse. Idol Republic is not as geologically alive, but has had earthquakes before, with the largest being 8.1 measured earthquake.

### Biodiversity

Idol Republic has yet to reveal about their biodiversity, but it is rumored that there are over 50,000 accounted species all time that have lived in the nation.

### Climate

Idol Republic suffers what is called "Bipolar Weather", in which the weather can be anything at anytime, no matter what season. In December, it can sometimes reach 92 °F (27 °C) and in July, it can reach 25 °F (-4 °C). This become a huge problem for outdoor events as they have to change plans last second because of the weather.