Libeccio

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Libeccio, officially the Duchy of Libeccio, is one of the **4** states in the Serene Kingdom of Adoria. It is located on the most Northern part of the Ador island, bordering Mediterraneo on the south. Libeccio is a mountainous state with a population of roughly 530 000. The largest city as well as the capital of the state is Winleydon.

## Information

For the current 46th Election cycle, Libeccio has a 5.2B Lira Budget an equivalent of 1.5B USD. The State of Libeccio has famously been a Rightwing Stronghold with all Eight Gubernatorial Terms having been served by a Rightwinger. Libeccio stands out from other provinces from the popularity of Monarchy among its residents. Though support of the monarchy peaked in February it still rather supported in many parts of Libeccio. The Provincial Government even goes as far as to provide and pay for the residency of the Head of House Germania, however ever since Parsa's retirement the residency has remained vacant. The Palazzo di Faria of Puerta del Sol is considered a Modern Adorian Treasure. Until his death Fmr. Emperor Karl Schmidt was provided with provincial property to subsidize his residency.

## Etymology

Libeccio's name most probably derives from the south-westerly wind called Libeccio which predominates in northern Corsica all year round. The direction of the wind mostly from southeast, south or southwest, and it occurs along the coast from Cabo de Gata to Cap de la Nau in southern Spain. it is unclear how the name are corelated though as the wind does not go through the territory of Libeccio, as the south-eastern wind Sirocco passes through the territory of Adoria and Libeccio.

The former name of the province "Hussaria" derives from the name Hussar, a legendary character from the Etonian legends (in-sim Hussar was a politician in Eton in 2020).

## Geography

Duchy of Libeccio is located on the northern part of the Ador Island and it makes up around 21% of the total area of the Adorian Federation. The landscape of Libeccio is noted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Cannapole Mountains extending across most of the eastern part of the Duchy and the Higher and Lower Alleso Mountains located on the south-west. Libeccio is home to the second (2605 m) and third (2315 m) highest peaks in whole of Adoria.

Libeccio also contains many fertile lowlands, located mostly near the coastal area, and the Pontis Lowland, which separates the Cannapole and Alleso mountains. Forests cover an incredible 76.5% of Libeccian land surface. The predominant type of forest in Libeccio is the temperate deciduous forests followed by taigas in the Libeccian mountains and higlands.

### National parks

Libeccio is home to 5 national parks, the most of any province. The national parks are:

* National Park Cannapole,
* High Alleso National Park,
* Low Alleso National Park,
* Abiete Highlands National Park,
* National Park Campestria Forests.

The largest National park is the Abiete Higlands National Park with area of 1.2 thousand squared kilometres. National parks cover around 30% of all Libeccian surface, making the most environment-friendly province of Adoria. The national parks Cannapole and High and Low Alesso were officially created on January 7th, 2022 with the passing of the "Libeccian National Parks Establishment Act", and the Abiete and Campestria national parks were established on 14th of April, 2022 with the publishing of the "National Parks Establishment Executive Order".

### Rivers

Most of the rivers arise in the mountains, mainly Cannapole Mountains, Alesso Mountains and Abiete Highlands. only two small rivers pass through Libeccio but do not start in Libeccio itself. These are Sermellerolo in the south-west and Sranzano in the south-east, both of which arise in Mediterraneo. All other rivers arise in Libeccio and end in Libeccio.

The longest Libeccian river is the Rizzata river (also known as Setrino), which separates the Alesso Mountains through the sancte Matteo valley and passes through the city of Limni Knothi. The river is 95 kilometres long which makes it the second longest river in all of Adoria after Kagas in Synaro. The shortest river is Riglialuso in the Campestre region, which is just 8 kilometres long.

Other important rivers include Macchiatornella (75 kilometres) in Arbores region, Vespolate (48 kilometres), which passes through Pianura and Traversata regions, Trivio river (44 kilometres) in Campestre region and Crocevie (35 kilometres) in the Ankora region.

## Economy

Duchy of Libeccio is an industrial-agrarian state with GDP of the Duchy being ₺6 118 282 701 which with the relatively lower population compared to other provinces has a GDP per capita of ₺11 500.71. The overall GDP has increased by 1.2 billion ARL ever since its establishment, starting with a budget of 4.8 billion ARL on the 43rd Adorian Election, to increasing it to over 5 billion ARL soon on the 45th Adorian Election, and getting over 6 billion ARL on the 55th Adorian Election.

### Industry

While Libeccio is mostly an agrarian state, the industrial sector also plays an important role within its economy. Historically, the most important industry in Libeccio was the mining industry, as Libeccio contains many bauxite, iron and coal reserves, located mainly in the south and north-east. The small German minority which migrated to the Duchy of Libeccio in the 17th century to help repopulate the land after the Spanish invasion, helped depelop the mining industry and helped revive the Libeccian economy. As of now, the most important industry without a doubt is the Lumber Industry, as Libeccio has an abudance of Timber and forests. The fishing industry is also present in Libeccio, mainly in the regions of Campestre, Etonia and Pascua.

### Agriculture

Agriculture is another important part of Libeccian economy, and the provincial government provides subsidies and other financial services to the farmers thanks to the "Credito Agricolo Libeccio" a provincial state corporation with a one-time fund of 2.3 billion ARL. Farm Credit Libeccio provides specialised services such as cooperative banking and wholesale lending for or related to agricultural operations, such as farming and ranching. CAL also provides financing for infrastructure projects in assistance to rural/farming communities, such as improving transportation links for the movement of agricultural goods or improving rural electrical lines. The Corporation also delivers programs alongside local credit associations and state agencies.

### Transportation

There are five main highways in Libeccio, from A2 to A6.and small portions of N3 and N30 National Roads. Libeccio is the only state in the whole of Adorian Federation to have all of its major cities connected with a fully functional highway networks and high-speed rail networks.

A2 connects the capital city Winelydon and Costa di Libeccio to the rest of Adoria as it is the only highway that connects Mediterraneo and Libeccio. A3 connects the cities of Napoleóno and Limni Knothi to the A2 Highway and A5 connects the cities of Saktoniki and Purta del Sol to the A2 highway. the A6 directly connects the cities of Napoleóno and Saktoniki and the A4 connects the rural parts of eastern Libeccio, from Winleydon to Puerta del Sol. With the exception of the A2 highway, the N3 National road is the only other road that connects Libeccio to outside Adoria.

Libeccio also has a good developed rail system, with high-speed rail networks connecting all major cities, as well as many rural areas. However, only three regular train networks connect to the rest of Adoria, making the state more isolated from the rest of the country. The two networks are on the eastern and western side of the Alesso mountains.

Libeccio contains one interbational airport located in Winleydon and three domestic airports located in Costa di Libeccio, Napoleóno and Puerta del Sol. All Libeccian coastal cities and the southern tip of Insula Ostenus contain ports for easy acces to the ocean.

### Tourism & Landmarks

Libeccio features natural landscapes, mountains, caves, medieval castles and towns, folk architecture, and many more. The most attractive destinations are the capital of Winleydon and the Cannapole and Alesso mountains.

Historical churches can be found in virtually every village and town in Libeccio. Most of them are built in the Baroque style, but there are also many examples of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, for example the Cattedrale di San Paolo in Winleydon, which is also the largest church in all of Adoria, being almost 60 metres high. The construction of the cathedral started in 1387 and would take over 200 years to complete. Despite some modifications in later periods and after fires and earthquakes in the 9th century, the cathedral managed to retain a number of original Gothic elements and valuable works of art.

Libeccio is also home to many monasteries, with the most famous one being the Abbazia di San Giovanni Battista (Monastery of St. John the Baptist). It is a baroque sacral complex located just south of the city of Saktoniki. The monastery, together with its incredible historical and spiritual significance, also contains one of the largest libraries in Adoria, with over five thousand books.

Together with religious structures, Libeccio also contains many palaces and châteaus with hundreds of years of history, owned by many aristocratic families. The most important one would be the Pallazo di Faria, located near the city of Puerta del Sol. What makes the palace stand out, is that it was built in the early 18th century during the time of Spanish rule over the region. The palace was constructed by a Spanish aristrocat Carlos di Faro, who deeply admired the local Libeccian culture to the point that his family changed its name from di Faro to de Faria during their settlement in Libeccio.

The palace was built in the baroque style, with a great deal of influence from local architecture at the time. The palace was expanded further in 1796 and 1882, when it got its present form.

There are many small towns in Libeccio with well preserved historical buildings, would it be town squares, town halls, and others. It is not uncommon to find towns influenced by german architecture, mostly in the north-east, as that region is home to a small German community, which migrated to Libeccio back in the 17th century. The most famous of these Libeccian-German towns is the town of Talaga-Hochwaldburg, which used to be an important mining city as it was located next to large bauxite mines.

## Demographics

The population of Libeccio is 531 992 and consists mostly of Adorians and Italians. The majority of the inhabitants of Libeccio are Adorians (50.1%) and Italians (44.4%). Libeccio contains a small German minority (5.5%), located mostly in the north-east part of the state. Despite the duchy being divided between two major ethnic groups, Libeccian shares a common Libeccian heritage and has developed its own Adorian-Italian dialect, unique to Libeccio.

A slim majority of Libeccians live in urban areas (54.2%), which is almost 10% less than the national average. 45.8% of Libeccians live in rural areas.

### Religion

Libeccio is an extremely religious state, with 89% of the popuation being Roman Catholic, 6% being Evangelical and 5% of the population practising other religions or none.

### Education

Schools in Libeccio are divided the same way as all schools in the Adorian Federation, with Primary schools, Lower Secondary Schools, Upper Secondary Schools and Universities. All major Libeccian cities contain a university, with the largest one being in Winleydon. The provincial government also made attempts to increase the number of schools in Libeccio, by building primary, and joint lower and upper secondary schools in all major Libeccian cities, under the ownership of the Catholic Church.

The Libecian government takes great interest in the education of the Libeccian youth, by creating a mandatory subject of Libeccian national History, which teaches about the national history of Libeccio as well as the culture and traditions of the state. Schools are also required to organize class excursions at least once a month focused on visiting museums, theatres, libraries, public monuments and meeting veterans or culturally important influential personalities.

The Libeccian National Youth Union is another important aspect of Libeccian education. the Libeccian National Youth Union is a Libeccian state youth organization that organizes Libeccian youth between the ages of 13 to 30 and leads young people to develop a healthy relationship to work, studying and living in a well developed Libeccian society as well as teaching about the values of Christianity and patriotism.

## Government and politics

Libeccio is an elective constitutional monarchy (Duchy). The head of the province as well as the head of the executive branch is a Duke, who has the ability to propose legislation and to veto any legislation. The Duke is elected by a direct, popular vote under a two-round system for a three-year term (3 weeks in-sim). The Duke has no term limit and can run for office as many times as he wishes to. The Duke also appoints a Chancellor, who advises the Duke, chairs the sessions of the Libeccian National Assembly and represents the Duchy in the absence of the Duke.

Libeccio's highest legislative body is the 7-seat unicameral Libeccian National Assembly. Delegates are elected for a three-year term (3 weeks in-sim) on the basis of proportional representation. The Libeccian National Assembly used to have 11 elected members, but it was reduced to 7 in August, 2021. The Libeccian National Assembly serves more of a ceremonial role, as provincial legislation is voted on by direct, popular vote.

### Ministry of Community Justice

The Ministry of Community Justice (Ministero della giustizia comunitaria) is a branch of the Libeccian government, responsible for the regional Police and Fire Brigades. The ministry receives around 189 million ARL annually from the budget of the provincial government. The ministry uses its funds to properly finance the regional police and the fire brigades as well as purchasing all necessary equipment for them.

### Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Finance is the central state administration body in the areas of finance, financial control, as well as managing price control, consumer protection and most imporatantly creating a provincial budget for the Duchy. Not long after the establishment of the Ministry, it was found out that the province has a massive surplus as a lot of subsidies were never spent. It is estimated that Libeccio has a surplus well over 100 billion ARL from previous terms.

### Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery & Regional Development

Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery & Regional Development is perhaps one of the most important ministries in Libeccio, as it manages many aspects of its economy such as agriculture, forestry, wood proccesing, fishery and land managment. Alongside that the Ministry is also responsible for the protection of the environment.

### Ministry of Education & National Enlightenment

Ministry of Education & National Enlightenment manages all schools, school facilities and universities in Libeccio alongside managing the school curriculum, making sure it is up to date and upholds the values of Christianity and patriotism. The Ministry also takes care of other educational and cultural institutions, such as museums, libraries, theaters and regulates the media, audiovisual content and the internet. The Ministry also manages both the Libeccian Cultural Institute and the Libeccian National Youth Union to help spread National Enlightenment and the values of Christianity and patriotism among the general population and help preserve the traditions and heritage of Libeccio.

### Military

Libeccio has its own National Guard called the Royal Libeccian Home Guard with the Duke as the commander-in-chief. The Home Guard swears loyalty to the state as well as the Duke by a following pledge: *"I swear loyalty to the State of Libeccio and the Duke and pledge, that I as a courageous soldier always want to protect Libeccio and its legal institutions, and be obedient to the Duke of Libeccio and to my superiors"*.

The Home Guard has an active core of 20 thousand carrier soldiers and a wing of 60 thousand reservists who may be called upon at any time. The Home Guard also gives a parade in the capital of Winleydon once every four months. The Home Guard has extensive powers, acting as a sort of police force/army, having the power to detain individuals and owning three military bases in Libeccio, as well as three radar bases, three air defense systems and two checkpoints, on the Libeccian-Meditteranean border.

### Administrative divison

Libeccio is divided into 16 regions or districts, which are named after the historical lands in Libeccio. The administrative division of Libeccio has changed several times in the past, with the first bill dividing the territory of Libeccio being passed in March of 2021 during the King Adoria Administration, which divided territory of Libeccio into 12 districts (4 of those districts directly referenced Hussar). The names of the districts would be changed in June 2021 by the "Province Subdivision Act" drafted by Lt. Governor Lawrence.

The current Libeccian administartive division would be passed on 6th of November, 2022 with the bill titled "New Libeccio Subdivision Act" which was drafted by Duke Yannick (the map and the name sof the districts was created by Lawrence but he was not in the server anymore), which incorporated the territory of Limni into Libeccian administrative system, adding 5 new districts, while the island "Insula Dracon" (previously known as Hussar Park or Regno) was removed as its own district and incorporated into Spigolo region.

## Administrations

### Early Administrations

The first administration under governor Yannick introduced two bills, which would help shape the identity of Libeccio. The first bill was the "Recognition of the Monarchy" which recognized Karl Schmidt as the rightful King of Adoria.The bill passed narrowly, with 7 votes in favor and 6 votes against. The second bill established the official flag of Libeccio, which has been in use for all its history. The flag used to be the flag of the province of Eton, making Libeccio the spiritual succesor of Eton and its identity. The second Administration under governor Karl was more inactive, as no bills were proposed during his term.

### Taymurr governorship

The third governor of Libeccio Taymurr, proposed a series of bills, from infrastructure construction to expansion of the welfare system in Libeccio. His first bill established Libeccian state police called the "Polizia Provinciale di Libeccio" under the administration of the provincial Ministry of Community Justice (Ministero della giustizia comunitaria). The newly established Police force would receive 235 million ARL annually from the provincial budget as well as an allowance of 100 million ARL for the acquisition of general police vehicles and equipment. The next bill would establish a Regional Fire Brigade with four departments.

Taymurr would then start creating a basic welfare system, centered around agriculture and family support. The first one would establish a Farm credit scheme ran by the "Farm Credit Libeccio" (Credito Agricolo Libeccio - or CAL for short), a provincial corporation. The second bill would create Bereavement support system, in which if a sposue dies from an accident at work or disease, the other person could apply to receive monthly support.

Among other successes of the Taymurr administration would be the construction of a National Road network to connect the city of Saktoniki to the rest of the Libeccian national road network.

### The Hussaria period

After four terms served by governor Taymurr, King Adoria's governorship would begin on 8th of March 2021. King Adoria would become famous for changing the name of the province of Libeccio to Hussaria on March 11th, after a close vote of 22 votes in favor and 17 against. After Taymurr returned to the office as governor, he would immediately try changing the name, which got a majority of the vote, but did not receive two-thirds majority needed to change the name of the province. After Taymurr, next governor would be Yannick, who did not propose any bills during his term and after him, Cheems would become the next governor.

Cheems would propose several bills, related to monarchism, for example the "Honor Our Past Act" which would commision to construct a statue of former Emperor Karl in Costa di Libeccio, and the "Recognition of Duke Yannick" which officially recognized Yannick as the Duke of Libeccio, though he was not granted any special proviliges. Another important bill would be proposed during Cheems' administration was called the "Hussaria Religious Education Act", which established mandatory religious studies & bibliography classes in all public schools in Libeccio. Another attempt to rename the province's name back to Libeccio would happen on 15th of May, but would fail again, getting 8 upvotes and 9 downvotes.

### Duke Yannick governorship

Yannick would become governor on May 25th and would become one of the longest serving governors in Adorian history, serving for 198 days, or 10 consecutive terms. Yannick's first act would be to propose changing the province's name yet again, which would fail narrowly with 13 votes for and 6 votes against, failing to reach the two thirds majority threshold. One of the biggest achievements of the Yannick administration would be the creation of the "Royal Libeccian Home Guard", a Home Guard of the province with an active core of 20 thousand soldiers and 60 thousand reservists.

Yannick would start to pass policies to distance the province of Libeccio from the influence of the Adorian government, marking the beginning of a semi-separatist period of the province. Examples of such policies would be the "Loyalty Act" which mandated that everyone employed by the province of Libeccio must swear allegiance to the state of Libeccio and the Duke and the "Flag Act" which mandated that the provincial flag of Libeccio must be flown higher than the Adorian flag on all public buildings.

Another milestone in the history of Libeccio would be the referendum on establishing a Duchy, which would pass with a 82% majority on June 11th, 2021. Few days later, on July 20th, the "Greater Hussaria Act" would be passed almost unanimously, with only one vote against and 18 votes for, which re-organized the provincial governmnet into a Duchy. However, due to some judicial troubles, the bill would have to be vetoed and would be passed again with small changes on July 24th.

#### Greater Hussaria Act

The Greater Hussaria Act, which was be passed again on July 24th, with 16 votes for, one against and one abstaining, was authored by Based Autocrat and completely changed how the regional government of Libeccio would work. The office of governor was merged with the title of Duke. The Duke still had the same powers and responsibilities as other governors, with certain exceptions.

These changes included, giving the Duke the power to veto any legislation (the veto could be overwritten with a 2/3 majority), and the system how the Duke is elected. In order for someone to become a Duke, they needed at least 4 signatures in order to run for the position of Duke, and needed at least 75% of the votes cast in order to force the incumbent Duke to abdicate. This change was heavily criticized by mostly Social Democratic Party, most notably by Sheev. The second part of the bill seeked to establish a provincial assembly, called the *"Supreme National Assembly of the Duchy of Hussaria"*. The assembly would have 11 elected members, which would have been called the "*Royal representatives"*.

The First Provincial election took place on July 24th, 2021, the same day the Greater Hussaria act passed. 5 parties and 3 independents ran in the election. The members of the assembly were elected using proportional representation. If a candidate or Party fails to reach 5% of the votes then they are knocked out. The seats will then be divided proportionally using the D'Hondt method between the parties and independent candidates based on their percentage of the vote.

The winner of the election was the National Unity Front which got 9 votes out of 20 total (45%). Sons of Liberty and Beyond Adoria got 2 votes each (10%), as well as two independents, LiamfromSweden and Venatorsteel. United Workers Front, Liberty Union and a third independent candidate, Arno, did not get enough votes to be awarded any seats. The Social Democratic Party did not take part in the election.

### Duke Lawrence governorship

Yannick's administration would stop unexpectly by the intervention from server owner Matthew V, who removed Yannick from his position as governor for loopholing server policies. Based Autocrat (also known as Duke Lawrence), would become the next governor on December 9th, 2021. Based Autocrat would serve for 114 days, until April 2nd 2022, when he had to resign because he became Prime Minister. The Rule of Based Autocrat would bring several pieces of legislation that consolitated the position of Libeccio as a rreactionary stronghold, passing one of the most conservative policies, before becoming Prime Minister.

The most notable of such bills would be the "Libeccian Culture Protection Act", which established a cultural institution in Libeccio whose purpose was to preserve and expand Libeccian culture and traditions. The duties of the Libeccian Cultural Institute would be further expanded by the "Libeccian Architecture Preservation Act" which mandated that every single new building would have to be approved by the Institute and built in a baroque or neo-classical architectural style, as well as managing the reconstruction of all buildings built in a brutalist or modernist style into a more traditional architectural style, as well as mandating to hang the portait of the Duke and a Christian cross at the entrance of all public buildings.

Another set of important legislation would be targeted at improving the education system in the province. The bill "Libeccian Patriotic Education Act" established a new subject focused on Libeccian history, and mandating that all classrooms hang a portrait of the Duke as well as a Christian cross, along with creating a pledge of allegiance. A bill titled "Libeccian national Youth Union Act" would establish a national youth organization whose purpose would be to spread the ideas of Libeccian patriotism and Christian values among the younger population. And finally, the "Libeccian School Expansion Act" commisioned the construction of new sprimary and secondary schools in all major cities of Libeccio, which would be under the ownership of the Catholic Church.

Duke Lawrence would also greatly improve the infrastructure of the province, passing 6 bills in total focused on infrastructure expansion. These bills ensured that all Libeccian cities are connected with a highway network and high-speed rail network, becoming the first province to achieve this milestone.

### Duke Taymurr governorship

Taymurr would become the next Duke of Libeccio, on 2nd of April 2022, after Duke Lawrence became Prime Minister. Taymurr would appoint LiamFromSweden as his Chancellor in the meantime. After the 28th gubernatorial election, Taymurr appointed Yannick as his Chancellor. Duke Taymurr would propose a bill titled "Christ the King of Libeccio Act" which would had the provincial government build a statue of Jesus Christ near the city of Costa di Libeccio. Despite the mass support of the Libeccian population for the bill, with over 71% of citizens voting in favor of it (15 in favor, 5 against and 1 abstination), the bill was vetoed by the Supreme Court. However Taymurr would not give up and would propose the bill again, this time winning the Supreme Court case, and the 28-meter high statue was finally built.

## Libeccian Elections

*Main Article: List of Libeccian Elections*

### 18th gubernatorial elections (September 16, 2021)

16 September 2021 gubernatorial elections

## See also

* Andeltana, which also had a movement to rename as Hussaria