Republicanism in Southambia

**Republicanism in Southambia** is the political and social belief that Southambia should continue to be organised as a democratic republic rather than an autocratic or oligarchic state. Republicanism was the governing belief in Southambia as the Magistrate and the National Council are both democratically elected by popular vote from 965CE to 107;2E.

## History

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Republicanism first came to prominence prior to the fall of the Southambian Empire when the first supporters of republicanism became influential as the Imperial Family of Southambia continued to become more disorganised and alienated from the Southambian public. The most well known of these examples was during the Empire's fall when the Ruangesia Republicans (and later the Southambian Partisans) declared civil conflict against the Imperial government and attempted to establish democratic republics. These attempts were ultimately futile as they would be defeated by the now Grand Principality of Southambia. Despite this defeat, republicanism in Southambia and the now independent tribal states would not disappear. The Tabrad Tribe would be the most well known example as it's government was concentrated around a strong council made up off the most influential economic, political and religious families, and dynasties.

Republicanism would ultimately become relevant again as the Tabradian, and Holney Tribes would reform Southambia as a semi-democratic republic led by the Chair of the Southambian Tribal Communal Council. Republicanism would later be solidified as the governing ideology of Southambia with the adoption of the Federal Constitution of Southambia with formed the Magistracy of Southambia. Later, the Constitution would be amended by referendum with the establishment of the democratically-elected National Council, and an independent judiciary, the Superior Court of Southambia.

Despite it's status as the governing ideology of Southambia, it has on a few occasions been ignored or threatened, however these attempts would ultimately fail as the groups ignoring or threatening republicanism would collapse or dissolve. However, following Leonard Godsforth's departure as Magistrate of Southambia, support for a revived monarchy centred around the Godsforth Dynasty has grown. The National Council caucus *Forward!* has been key in reestablishing the monarchy of Southambia with the passage of the Constitution Act of 107;2E and the 107;2E Constitutional Convention. These events would lead up to the formation of the National Front, a political party formed from defectors of the National Union Coalition and United Democratic Party, who disapproved of their party's support for monarchism.

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* The National Front (FN) is a political party that was formed from a mass exodus of defectors of the National Union Coalition and United Democratic Party. The party is currently led by Hwangbo Song-Gi a hardline Stotfordian republican. Despite it's opposition to monarchism, the National Front supports some of the policies adopted by the 107;2E Constitutional Convention such as a national proportional electoral system. It has adopted it's own reformist policies such as reforming the executive and legislative branches of Southambia by abolishing the magistracy and replacing it with a Presidency, and reorganising the legislative branch into a bicameral assembly with a democratically elected upper and lower chambers.
* The Tabrad Workers' Movement (MTT) is a Tabradian regional socialist political party founded in 82;2E by defectors of the Socialist Party. The party is currently led by Jean-Philippe Barrault who succeeded Hervé Beaulieu as the Governor of Tabrad and as the General-Secretary of the MTT.
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