2022 Illyrian Political Crisis and Civil War

The 2022 Illyrian Political Crisis started when the Peoples Socialist Party were elected into power for the 7th time on the 18th June 2022. In Illyria, a political party can stay in power for an unlimited amoun tof time, but a First Minister can only do 2 terms before having to be changed out. As this was the 7th time, a new First Minister was picked. This is where the problems begin.

## How it all started...

The First Minister began allying Illyria with the Democratic Peoples Republic of Albania, who were a closed bordered communist dictatorship, to try and get some allies for their war against Switzerland. Illyria began spending a lot of the governments money on Albanian infrastructure and support, however nobody was informed of this spending and it became a secret alliance. The more the First Minister funneled money into Albania, the more Albania stuck to Illyria's side. If anyone else were to have known that this was happening, it would have caused outrage, as a democratic nation was supporting the existence of a dictatorship where human rights is a touchy topic. The First Minister did a good job of keeping this quiet, and claimed the money was being spent on "investment within the AU." In total, approximately UN$2,700 was embezzled form the Illyrian governments bank account into Albanias.

The First Minister also began bribing other nations using governmental money. For example, to back the existence of Albania, which lined up with a claim from Atlantis, the First Minister offered Atlantis money to keep quiet and not make a fuss over the situation. Illyria also attempted to bribe Switzerland to join their side, offering lump sums of money and economic development in return for Czech military equipment and another ally. Switzerland ended up double allying and stabbing Illyria in the back, so that was more money wasted. Illyria also offered the Federal Republic of Northern Italy a lump sum of money to keep quiet about the railway line it built across their land to get the military equipment out of Switzerland, so all of that spending for nothing. In total, approximately UN$1,200 was spent on bribing nations for the First Ministers benefit.

## The Political Crisis

The Illyrian Political Crisis started as a result of the then-First Minister using foul and offensive language towards UN Member countries, which began to increase world tension and destabilise Europe through aggressive diplomacy. These conversations were tapped by an East Srpskan male, who began sharing it around. Shortly after, billboards in **Adamstown** began displaying the messages, which included conversations taht briefly touched on the Albania money embezzlement, the Switzerland war, along with other corrupt actions. This lead to mass protests across **Adamstown**, and a further investigation into the First Minister's actions. The protestors included the leader of the opposition party amongst other political figures in the country. The IUP leader took to the roof of a car to shout many things at the First Minister and rally support for him at the same time. Reports from the **Illyrian Media Corporation** at the time stated that about 90% of the Adamstown population was currently in the streets protesting, and that all business and economic actions in the city had halted.

The first minister's official statement,at an emergency parliamentary meeting: “I am deeply disappointed in the behaviour of other political party members today and the chaos they have influenced in Adamstown and the economic hit the city hast taken as a result. I hope everyone who took part is ashamed of themselves. I have spoken with my party about the situation, and I feel it would be absurd to even consider resignation when the world is in such an unstable state and the country has needs that I must fulfil.” Booing, shouting and insults are not allowed in Illyrian Parliament and can have you removed from the room. However nothing was done when the parliament erupted into boo’s and chaos after that statement.

As a result of this, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minsiter of Travel and Border Control, All Illyrian Road & Rail officials, Most Illyrian Power Co. officials and the PSP leader (changes while the leader is FM, helps manage party politics) all resigned. After the statement from the Illyrian First minister, **20%** of his members have crossed the floor to the **BAP**, **10%** have crossed the floor to the **IUP**, and another **55%** have posted **resignation letters** into the parliamentary box and have walked out. With next to nobody on his side, and still refusing to leave office, the Illyrian First minister has been arrested for failing to respect parliamentary law, obstructing democracy and corruption. As a result of this, The Illyrian President declared a state of emergency and has taken over full running of the country effective immediately. Martial law was introduced and all citizens were advised to stay at home, all businesses were closed for the foreseeable future. There were also reports that East Srpskan militia groups had started arson attacks on Sarajevo .

## The Trial

While the First Minister was in jail, awaiting his court hearing, the **Illyrian Armed Forces** had been deployed to Sarajevo, where East Srpskan militias had planned a full-scale assault on the city. After the clear threat of the situation, the Republic of Illyria officially closes its borders to every nation on the server, including AU member states, citing fear of political eruption and civil war. Military checkpoints were set up around Sarajevo to try and stop East Srpskan militias getting any further into Illyria, and citizens of Sarajevo were ordered to evacuate if possible.

At the First Minister's court hearing, he was found guilty of the following:

* Embezzlement of UN$2,700 of governmental funds from Illyria to Albania
* Bribery, using UN$1,200 of governmental funds
* Failure to adhere to parliamentary law
* Disrupting democratic practices
* Abuse to other world leaders
* Attempted destabilising of world politics
* Destabilisation of Illyrian politics
* Allying with internal terrorists
* Attempting to create a power vacuum
* Corruption while in office

As there is no death penalty in Illyria, the First Minister received the maximum sentence of life inprisonment at the then-newly-built Croatia Maximun Security Prison on the island of Krk, Croatia.

The Illyrian Armed Forces had been engaging in battle with the East Srpskans, and a front line across the rural Dinaric Alps, and after the front line had been secured, the President ordered an election. This went down well.

## The Election

The election took place, and the results were announced later that day. Unfortunately for Illyria, due to the mass amounts of carnage that had been caused to Illyrian politics in just one day, the results were incredibly split. Below are the results, and a link to the infographic map can be found here.

* Illyrian Unity Party - 22%
* One For All - 19%
* Peoples Socialist Party - 17%
* Balkan Autonomy Party - 16%
* Illyrian Democrats - 14%
* Srpskan Movenemt for Indy - 12%

As a result of such a split turnout, the country was left without a ruling party, and coalition talks started. Eventually, a coalition was formed between the **Illyrian Unity Party**, the **Balkan Autonomy Party** and the **Illyrian Democrats**. This notably annoyed the **One for All** party the most, as they were the second biggest party in the election and the three parties had purposefully ignored them from coalition talks. This also annoyed OfA voters, who felt that their voices had been ignored. As a result, **One For All** party officials began working with rebel military units overnight to source and take control of weaponery. And on the morning of the 9th July, One For All gathered at the border where they’re elected seats end, and began an ambush towards Adamstown.

This marked the start of the **Illyrian Civil War**.

A full map with notes on how each day went down can be seen here. After nearly a month of battle, the Republic came out victorious on the 1st of August, which gave the coalition a whopping 7 days of stable control over the country before the next election. This election would be different, as new parties had been formed, all promising the best for Illyria, but who would win?