North Sea Union

### Towns

Varied over time with towns all around Western Europe. Core towns included Oslo and Antwerp.

### Former Leaders

Enderpig992216, Coolo2, Lukboy223, FlakeyAxis, MrIronEll

### Brief description:

The North Sea Union was a nation that was formed around the North Sea, but grew to include towns all around Europe and beyond. It was founded by Enderpig992216 and Coolo2 on the 19th of June 2022 and was previously known as the Latin Order. Its population reached 47 citizens at peak. The capital city varied over the years between the towns of San Marino, Oslo and Antwerp.

### History:

The nation was originally formed by Enderpig992216 as the Latin Order. It originally consisted of three towns: Antwerp, San Marino and Chicking. San Marino was later sold to the GEO for a large profit after weeks of conflict between the Latin Order and the GEO. The name was later updated to the North Sea Union to suit the new geographical area better. Enderpig992216 founded the city of Oslo after the fall of San Marino and decided along with Coolo2 to set Antwerp as the new capital city to replace San Marino. Over time, new towns joined and left (Denmark, Tunisia, Bergen, Slavicland, Luxembourg, St. Ferm etcetera). The NSU continued to have a rocky relationship with the GEO and subsequently joined the Intercontinental Defence Pact (IDP) with Scythia. On 04/11/2022, the government changed to a democracy following the Constitutional Reforms Act, made by the leaders Enderpig992216 and Coolo2. This made the nation a democratic constitutional monarchy, similar to the UK in real life. As a result, Enderpig992216 abdicated as leader and left Coolo2 as the only King, acting as in-game leader, but with no real powers. The first General Election would be held to choose a new leader/Prime Minister democratically. Rt Hon. Lukboy223 was elected as the first ever Prime Minister after a close election where he narrowly won against Enderpig992216. King Coolo2 abdicated as King on the 20th of December because of inactivity leaving Enderpig992216 as the new King and Oslo as the new capital city. A new parliament was subsequently built in Oslo. The Dutch Republic temporarily left the nation to join Ireland. This resulted in the resignation of PM Lukboy223 and an emergency election in parliament for a Regent. FlakeyAxis from Carthage won the election and became the temporary head of government. King Enderpig992216 later abdicated the throne of the NSU in order to take a break from Europe and move back to his roots in Africa. He left Coolo2 as the new King and Antwerp as the capital city yet again. MrIronEll was elected as Prime Minister after FlakeyAxis stepped down as regent at the next General Election. He ruled over the nation through weeks of turmoil and inactivity. Finally, on 5/03/2023, he decided to make the difficult decision to dissolve the nation after multiple towns left the nation or were on the verge of leaving. The nation was eventually handed over to Lukboy223 who returned from Ireland. Lukboy used this opportunity to make his own nation, which is still in existence today, but shares no resemblance to the previous NSU. To this day, the NSU is seen as one of the largest and most successful democracies in RulerCraft history.