Jonquiere-Tadoussac
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| Region | International Democratic Union |
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| Capital | Jonquière |
| Official Language(s) | French (87%), Chicoutim (6%), Other (7%) |
| Leader | High Consul Katryne Roland |
| Population | 361,700,000 |
| Currency | sous |
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Founded in 1618, the Confederacy of Jonquiere Tadoussac (French: Jonquière-Tadoussac, ) is a nation of Francophones. The country is devoted to social values and equality above all else.
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History
Founding
In 1617, an expedition of French settlers enroute to the colony of New France were swept off course, and landed on the shores of a strange new land, later to become the International Democratic Union. After much recuperation and laying of blame, the leader of the group, Roland Chantal, managed to rally most of the settlers and found a settlement at Jonquière. The settlers invested him with the title of Most Divine Imperial King Roland I, Monarch of Jonquiere. (This title was subsequently shortened to a simple 'King' after Roland I had to spend several weeks icing his arm having signed too many documents in the past month).
The dissenters travelled to the coast, where they founded the port settlement of Tadoussac, hoping to acquire enough supplies to set out for New France again. After the first decade, despairing of their chances, the residents of Tadoussac set up a democratic republic, gaining their own lands in opposition to Jonquiere.
The Great Clash
The two city-states were able to go alone for many years. Each reestablished contact with the outside world, and became local powers in their own rights. Other settlers were drawn to the lands of Jonquiere and Tadoussac, looking for new lands and possibilities. Eventually, there was no new land to take.
In 1759, High Consul Thédric of Tadoussac met with King Georges III of Jonquiere in an attempt to work out an agreement on land division. Unfortunately, tempers quickly mounted as each side's bombastic leader demanded more than the other was willing to offer. As a result, each went back to their respective capitals to prepare for war. The first shots were fired on September 13, 1759.
The Great Clash lasted for four years, until 1763. The loss of life on both sides mounted into the tens of thousands, and fortunes were spent to bring mercenaries in from abroad to fight for each power. Eventually, the new High Consul Roger and King Georges IV met in the Jonquierois border city of La Baie to negotiate a peace treaty. Both sides recognized their culpability in the conflict, and thus each gave ample considerations to the demands of the other. The resulting treaty led to very few changes in the border, but many changes in attitude.
The Fusion
The two powers existed in peace until 1837, when radicals on both sides attempted to reignite a war, this time with the goal of devestating the other power. The leaders of both city-states were opposed to this: High Consul François of Tadoussac was a dedicated pacifist and peacemaker, while King Roland XXXIV of Jonquiere had several sons, including his heir, married into Tadoussacain families.
With the goal of peace in mind, the two leaders met in La Baie, on the 74th anniversary of the original treaty, to come to a new peace agreement. What resulted was entirely unexpected: the two leaders agreed to fuse their states together. The agreement came to be known as the Fusion Accord of 1837.
This new decision came from several fronts. The stated purpose was to remove all reasons for hostilities between the two governments. However, it was well known at the time that Jonquiere had more land to use, while Tadoussac had more resources on its current territory. Joining made best use of these strengths, creating a synergy. Finally, the state of Baranxtu was coming dangerously close to the borders of both powers, and threatening their sovereignty. The leaders obviously remembered the old adage: "United We Stand, Divided We Fall".
The agreement wasn't automatic, however. Several points were required by both sides before they would approve of the deal. Jonquiere wouldn't give up its long line of illustrious monarchs, but Tadoussac wanted an elected leader, as they had seen for the last 200 years. The solution: keep the King (or Queen), but make the position elected and not hereditary.
The Protectorate of East Baranxtu
Royal elections were to be held in July 2005, however, fewer than 50 percent of voters actually cast their vote, therefore the election failed. Two subsequent elections, both held in July, did not gain enough support from the population. Now leaderless, the legislation and executive branch of the state were practically inactive, as in the National Assembly, the parties could not decide on a coalition with a large enough majority to govern the nation.
Meanwhile, the rebel group Armée Communiste en Jonquière-Tadoussac (ACJT) threatened to take over the capital and become the new ruling force of the country. The resulting strife led to the rise of numerous factions, which each sought to install their own puppet king on the throne. This and the growing unrest in the population in general led the western neighbour of Jonquiere-Tadoussac, Baranxtu, to consider how to ward off this threat - Baranxtuan politicians, especially of the leading parties, feared that if the situation would deteriorate, voters would get disappointed and let the major, more moderate parties suffer in favor of more extremist parties.
On August 30th, the parliament of Baranxtu decided to establish a Protectorate of Baranxtu which at first was to be an installed government, later to be replaced by cabinet elected in turn by a democratically elected parliament. The Protectorate of East Baranxtu is ruled was the Governor of East Baranxtu, whose only superior was just King Ateni of Baranxtu. In November 2005, the Governor chose a small group of leaders from the winning Democratist faction to form a provisional government to aid in the transition of Jonquiere-Tadoussac to stability and peace.
Early in February 2005, the new constitution was drafted for the Confederacy of Jonquiere-Tadoussac, returning the independent status of the nation, and putting the government back in the hands of the people. The installed government effectively ended, although the Protectorate of East Baranxtu will continue as the ceded province of Chicoutim.
The New Era
The new government of Jonquiere-Tadoussac was installed on February 10, 2005. The past provisional government under the Baranxtu Governor had decided to completely eschew the former royal structure, in favour of a loose confederation of provinces. The legislative branch was restructured into a democratically elected Consular Council, which would represent all peoples of Jonquiere-Tadoussac. The executive would be a High Consul that would be selected by secret ballot from among the Consular Council, and who would in turn choose their cabinet from among the elected consuls. The first elected High Consul was Katryne Roland, a Democratic Socialist from Tadoussac.
Government
National Structure
Today, Jonquiere-Tadoussac is divided into seven provinces. The provinces have great autonomy, with only areas such as health, national defence, and currency.
Federal Government
The head of state is High Consul Katryne Roland, who also acts as the head of government.
The newly elected government is still in discussions as to the new constitution, which will be adopted by June 2005.
