Ad'ihan (nation)
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Motto: Peace, justice, freedom | |||||
Region | The Heartland | ||||
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Capital | Ad'ihan | ||||
Largest city | N/A | ||||
Official Language(s) | English, Frencha, Ad'ihan Creolea | ||||
Government | |||||
- Chief of State | Michael Harley | ||||
- Governor (De facto head-of-state) | Henna Jordan | ||||
- Chief Minister (Head of Government) | Alex Canning | ||||
- Largest party in Senate | Ad'ihan People's Party | ||||
Self-government | |||||
- Establishment of protectorate | 1 October 2143 | ||||
- Self-governance accorded | 18 October 2143 | ||||
Area | |||||
- Total | 15.4 km2 (5.95 mi2) | ||||
- % water | 0.00 | ||||
Population | 821,430 | ||||
Currency | Tazo (ATAZ )
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Timezone | PAX-0200 | ||||
- Summer (DST) | Not observed | ||||
Internet TLD | .ai | ||||
Calling code | +082
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ISO Code | ADHN
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- This article is about the nation of Ad'ihan and its capital city, for the city in Liverpool England see Ad'ihan (city).
The International Protectorate of Ad'ihan (French: Protectorat international d'Ad'ihan, Ad'ihan Creole: Protectorat Ad'ihanais) is a small self-governing enclave within the city limits of Ad'ihan, Liverpool England.
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History
The Outer Islands of Liverpool England, were first discovered in 1967. People first settled on the Outer Islands in the late 2080s, and the first Liverpool England presence on the islands was in the early 2120s. By 2140 the islands had become an outer territory of the country.
A democratic revolt in 2144 by the Parti populaire ad'ihanais against the territorial minority government of the National Centrist Board resulted in the Federal Parliament hearing a bill to resolve the crisis, and it was suggested that a separate protectorate be formed. A referendum was held amongst residents of Ad'ihan, and passed with 71% of voters agreeing to a new protectorate, which was to come into effect 1 October 2143, originally to be governed directly from CCL with a view to later self-governance.
After fresh fighting broke out on 15 October, the Federal Government announced that it would let the protectorate become a fully self-governing nation, and this took effect three days later.
Name
The name Ad'ihan was chosen for the protectorate based on its location in the city of Ad'ihan. No considerations were made at the time as to the potential confusion of using the same name as the city. To make things worse, the capital city of the protectorate was also named Ad'ihan.
Government and politics
Position | Current office-holder | Authority to |
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Chief of State | Michael Harley | Appoint Governor Dissolve Senate Sack Chief Minister Declare direct Federal rule |
Governor | Henna Jordan | Appoint Chief Minister Sack Chief Minister Call elections (on advice of Chief Minister) Handle foreign affairs |
Chief Minister | Alex Canning | Appoint Cabinet Call elections Resign Cabinet |
Ad'ihan is a self-governing protectorate of Liverpool England. In effect this means that Liverpool England has control over Ad'ihan's defence and foreign relations; everything else is controlled by the Ad'ihani authorities. As a protectorate of Liverpool England, Ad'ihan's de jure head of state (the Chief of State) is the head of state of Liverpool England, a role normally occupied by the head of government.
The Chief of State appoints a Governor of the International Protectorate to act as de facto head of state of the territory. The Chief of State technically has the right to dissolve Ad'ihan's Senate, sack the Chief Minister, or declare direct rule from CCL, while the Governor only has the right to sack the Chief Minister. However, this has never been exercised. The Governor can, however, in consultation with the Chief Minister, call for fresh elections. Otherwise, the Governor acts as a chief diplomatic officer, handling the foreign affairs of Ad'ihan under guidance from CCL.
The Chief Minister, or head of government, is appointed by the Governor, who can however in practice it is usually the leader of the biggest party in the Senate, or appointed leader of a coalition in the Senate.
The Chief Minister has his own Cabinet, sans the positions of Minister of Defence and Minister of Foreign Affairs, as these two areas are handled by the Federal Government in CCL. The Cabinet is normally made up of politicians from within the Chief Minister's party or coalition, although it is not disallowed by law to select politicians from opposition to be part of the Cabinet.
The main parties in Ad'ihan are generally the same ones in the legislature of the Outer Islands, although the current largest party in the Senate, the Ad'ihan People's Party, resigned from the Outer Islands legislature when Ad'ihan achieved self-governance. There are four main parties in Ad'ihan, including the PPA – the Ad'ihan Freedom Movement, a pro-independence party that wants to see Ad'ihan expand to include more of the Outer Islands; the Federal Ad'ihan Front, a pro-CCL party with close ties to the ruling federal party; and the Conservateur Ad'ihan, a conservative party.
Government departments
The Ad'ihani government has seven government departments, all overseen by Senators who are selected by the Chief Minister to be his Cabinet.
- Ministry of Ad'ihan Affairs (interior ministry)
- Department of Environment, Food Safety and Agriculture
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Health
- Department of Legal Affairs and Justice
- Ministry of Finance
- Office of the Speaker of the Senate
All the departments are based in the same building due to the small size of Ad'ihan.
Senate
The Ad'ihan Senate is the only legislative body in Ad'ihan. There are 116 seats in the Senate. As Ad'ihan is too small for there to be administrative subdivisions, the Senate is not elected in the same manner as the Federal Parliament is. The top two parties in voting are guaranteed at least 5 seats by law, meaning that elections are only to fill 106 seats. The parties lay out their electoral agenda, and have two weeks of campaigning before each election. Without naming candidates, elections are then held based solely on the electoral agendas. The percentage of votes received for each party is directly proportional to the number of seats of the 106 they will receive.
After the number of Senators from each party has been decided, the party will select a number of party members (usually 5 to 10 more than the number of seats obtained), who will then be voted on by party members to elect the actual members of the Senate.
Official language
The official language of Ad'ihan is English. French and Ad'ihan Creole are also spoken, and enjoy equal status as English in the country, but are not recognised as official languages. All signage in the country, where appropriate, are printed in all three languages.