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The Republic of Kelse
La République de Kelcia

Flag of Kelse
Motto: "La Terre Par Le Mar" (English: "The Land By The Sea")
Region	International Democratic Union
Capital	Saint-Monica
Major Metropolitan Areas	Saint-Monica, Ville de Montréal, Ajaccio, Villeneuve, Rhôné, Notoa
Official languages	French, English
Government President Prime Minister	Republic Julieta Valerio Emilio Mancuso
Population	157,000,000
GDP  • Total  • Per Capita	A.K. 2007 Est. Ш324,872,3479,200.17 Ш20,692.51
Currency	Marque (Ш)
Internet TLD	.ke
Calling code	+21
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The Republic of Kelse or Kelse, French: La République de Kelcia or Kelcia, is a very large, socially progressive nation located in the International Democratic Union. A member of the United Nations, Kelse is largely democratic and it's citizens, descendents of French sailors and explorers, are seen as very liberal people. The capital and largest city is Saint-Monica, while it's two principal economic centres are located at the port cities of Ajaccio and Villeneuve.

History

Native History

Kelsian History began with the settling of northern Kelse at Saint-Hélène near Rhôné by the Noato Tribe in 1432. The Noato's, similiar in appearance to the Maori, began settling the region around Rhôné, building the ancient cities of Seato and Soratoga. After establishing a thriving economy and government, the Noato's pushed out to sea and built the port city of Notoa. Once trade opened up in Notoa, the Noato's thrived.

European Settlement

In 1652, French sailor Jacques Ajaccio, his wife, and a crew of around thirty others landed at Nouveau Point, near modern-day Ajaccio. The crew soon came into contact with the Noato's, who welcomed them and brought them to Notoa. Although unable to communicate, the crew managed to bring back several important Noato tribesmen to France, and within ten years they were back at Notoa with fluency in French. By 1680 there was a French population of almost 300 in Noato, and by then thousands of Noatans had become fluent in the French language. As the years past, Noatans fluent in French and the French population had almost tripled.

In 1882, Kelse, than Ajaccio, was annexed by France and made into a colony of the empire. The French moved in and built a naval port at Villeneuve, and as most of the Noatan Nation had not been affected by it, the French were meet by no resistance. French trading ships soon moved into Notoa, and equal trading agreements were signed by both sides. By 1890, Notoa was thriving and the Noatans had set up it's own form of local government as the French didn't enforce it's colonial government and power.

French-Noato Conflict

After realizing the amount of wealth that France could've attained from their Ajaccio Colony, the French navy stationed at Villeneuve moved into Notoa and forced King Aleo of the Noatan Nation to sign the Treaty of Rhôné, which gave the French exclusive trading rights into Seato and Soratoga, along with extraterritoriality to French citizens in Ajaccio. French businesses moved into Ajaccio and began rapidly modernizing the country through industrialization. Many native's had been forced into factories to work for very low wages, and as a result, the Notoan Majority had become very poor. When King Aleo spoke up, he was overthrown by French businessman Jacques Delacroix, who became the Colonial Governer. Fed up, the Noatans along with a large portion of the French population who had lived in Ajaccio before the Treaty, met in the small coastal town of Saint-Monica. At the end of the meeting, on March 7, 1907, the Colony of Ajaccio declared war on France.

The next day, the French navy at Villeneuve was deployed to sack the city of Notoa (TBC)

Government

The national government of Kelse is divided into an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch. The President has a degree of direct executive power, but most executive power resides in his appointee, the Prime Minister. The President's choice for Prime Minister must have the confidence of the National Assembly, the lower house of Parliament; also the Prime Minister is always from the majority party in that house.

Parliament comprises the National Assembly and the Senate. It passes statutes and votes on the budget; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of the houses of Parliament and by establishing commissions of enquiry. The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Constitutional Council, members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly, and the President of the Senate. Former Presidents of the Republic also are members of the Council.

The independent judiciary is based on a civil law system which evolved from the Napoleonic code. It is divided into the judicial branch (dealing with civil law and criminal law) and the administrative branch (dealing with appeals against executive decisions), each with their own independent supreme court, the courts of cassation. The Kelsian government includes various bodies that check abuses of power and independent agencies.

Kelse is a unitary state. However, the legal subdivisions—the régions and départements—have various attributions, and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal legal operations.