Ad'ihan (nation)

International Protectorate of Ad'ihan
Protectorat international d'Ad'ihan
Protectorat Ad'ihanais

National flag of Ad'ihan Protectorate flag of Ad'ihan
Motto: Peace, justice, freedom
Region	The Heartland
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 (Coalition leader)
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)
Timezone	PAX-0200
- Summer (DST)	Not observed
Internet TLD	.ai
Calling code	+082
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.

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

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 (French: Sénat d'Ad'ihan) is the only legislative body in Ad'ihan, and there are 56 seats in the Senate. It takes a supermajority of 60% (34 votes) to pass any kind of legislation in the Ad'ihan Senate. The Senate reserves 4 seats (one per voting region) for the ruling Federal party in Liverpool England to fill. These "Federal Senators" have equal voting rights, but generally only vote if a tiebreaker is needed.

Election to Senate

The 15.4 km² area of Ad'ihan is divided into four region, with each party naming a team of 10 Senators-designate to stand in each region, whose elections are staggered one week apart from each other. The results of each of the four elections are released at the same time after all four elections to avoid voter intimidation. The winners of each of the four regional elections automatically gain two seats in the Senate (with these Senators nominated by their parties). The results of the regional elections are then added together, and the final vote percentage at a national level determines the makeup of the remaining 44 seats.

Most recent elections

Regional

National

Current makeup of 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.