The Italian Union

The Italian Union

Flag of The Italian Union
Motto: Motto for Sale
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Region	Zurich
Capital	Central
Official Language(s)	English and Italian
Leader	Rylan Wall
Population	2-3 billion
Currency	Zuro (Z$)
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Government

The Allied Federal States of the Italian Union (AFSIU)'s government is run in an American type of democracy, and is centered in the capital city of Central. It governs 73 states, 12 territories, and 2 economic districts.

Political Parties

These parties currently have representation in parliament

Corporate National Party (CN)

This is the party with the most seats in parliament, and is the party in power of the Executive Branch. The party represents the businesses of the Italian Union, so they focus on passing economic freedom laws and keep taxes low.

Economic Left/Right: 6.75 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.72

Liberty Party (L)

The Liberty Party was founded to protect the freedoms of the Italian Union citizens. As such they push for civil and political rights advocacy laws.

Economic Left/Right: 2.63 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.67

Moralistic Social Party (MS)

This party is backed by the majority religion (Roman Catholic) in the Italian Union, therefore they represent the church's values. The party doesn't take any sides on issues dealing with economics and political freedoms unless it somehow involves religion and values.

Economic Left/Right: -2.50 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.59

Communist Party of the Union (C)

The Communist Party is very liberal when it comes to the economy, making it a rival of the Corporate National Party.

Economic Left/Right: -8.88 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.10

Soviet Socialist Party (SS)

A leftist and authoritarian party wishing to turn the Italian Union into Soviet-like nation. Made up of radicals from Communist and Moralistic Social Parties.

Economic Left/Right: -9.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 5.74

Worker's Labor Party (WL)

A party recently created to help the "common laborer" against big business's "corrupt ways", but still keeping out of the publics personal lives.

Economic Left/Right: -8.13 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -7.44

Moderate Party (M)

A party made for the centrist and middle grounder of other parties. It has a wide range of views, and is expected to do well in the next election.

Economic Left/Right: 0.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 0.00

Liberal Christian Party (LC)

The Liberal Christian Party is a mainly made up of economic libertarians from the Moralistic Social Party. So it still has "moralistic" views.

Economic Left/Right: 6.13 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: 7.59

Free Libertarian Party (FL)

This party firmly believes that government should just stay out everyones lives, and that is should be reduced to its smallest possible form.

Economic Left/Right: 7.13 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -6.92

Party Coalitions

Free Economy Coalition

Member Parties: Corporate National Party, Liberty Party, Free Libertarian Party, Liberal Christian Party.

Parliament Seats: 71

Opposition Alliance

Member Parties: Moralistic Social Party, Soviet Socialist Party, Communist Party, Worker's Labor Party.

Parliament Seats: 55

Legislative Branch

The Legislative Branch of the government deals with making and passing laws for the nation. It is headed by the Parliament which consists of Senators. These Senators are elected by the citizens of the Italian Union. There was one representing each state and none representing territories and economic districts, but now states, due to population, each have two Senators representing them. Elections for Senators are held every four years. Term limit is set at 3 terms. Parliament elections are decided by popular vote in the state.

Senator Party Breakdown

This shows how many seats are held by each Party.

• Corporate National Party: 29
• Liberty Party: 16
• Moralistic Social Party: 19
• Communist Party of the Union: 11
• Soviet Socialist Party: 8
• Worker's Labor Party: 17
• Moderate Party: 20
• Liberal Christian Party: 9
• Free Libertarian Party: 17

Legislative Leaders

• Corporate National Party Speaker: Felix Metzer
• Liberty Party Speaker: Aaren Nicholas
• Moralistic Social Party Speaker: Raelene Meyers
• Communist Party of the Union Speaker: Alvin Milne
• Soviet Socialist Party Speaker: Kaelee Kelley
• Worker's Labor Party Speaker: Jon Stewart
• Moderate Party Speaker: Elsie Swabey
• Liberal Christian Party Speaker: Branden Romanoff
• Free Libertarian Party Speaker: Norbert Porter

Executive Branch

The Executive Branch of the government heads up the military and dictates some domestic and foreign policy. Currently it is lead by Allied Chancellor Rylan Wall of the Corporate National Party. Elections are held for the Allied Chancellor every 7 years, and our decided on the Electoral College system. Term limit is set to unlimited terms.

Current Administrative Leaders

• Allied Chancellor: Rylan Wall
• Deputy Chancellor: Marcus Gabriel
• Secretary of Defense: Simon Statlay
• Secretary of Foreign Affairs: Sabrina Williams
• Secretary of Homeland Security: Patrick Fencer
• Secretary of Health and Education: Samantha Parks
• Secretary of the Interior: Robert Darkstone
• Secretary of Commerce: Maria Lopez
• Secretary of Space Affairs: Samuele Flavio

Allied Intelligence Agency

The Allied Intelligence Agency (or AIA) is responsible for collecting foreign intelligence of interest to the Italian Union.

Internal Security Force

The Internal Security Force (or ISF) is responsible for protecting the Italian Union in case of foreign invasion (as first responders), act as the top law enforcement agency, and collect domestic intelligence about threats to the Italian Union.

Judicial Branch

The Judicial Branch of the government is the court system of the country where laws are interpreted and sentencing for breaking these laws is carried out. It is headed up by the Allied Supreme Court. The Allied Supreme Court consists of seven judges, and the judges go up for election every 10 years. All the citizens of the Italian Union vote one vote for a judge candidate and the seven most popular judges make up the Allied Supreme Court. Term limit is set to unlimited terms.

Military

The military is commanded by the Executive Branch, therefore is lead by the Allied Chancellor. The Italian Union's military is also a member in the Zurich Armed Services meaning that the Allied Chancellor reports to Zurich Military High Command. There is no draft currently in effect, though the government reserves the right to reinstate one. All military equipment is American designed, and manufactured in the Italian Union. The military is rather simple in designs, manufacturing only a few types of each vehicle/aircraft/etc. But the Italian Union manufactures a lot of each of those types.

Names of designs are currently being changed, but the original name will stay next to it in parentheses.

Branches

There are three branches in the military.

• Army
• Navy
• Airforce

Army

The Italian Union's army is lead by General John Jackson. The army is in charge of ground based military operations, and is responsible to patrol land border crossings. It consists of infantry, tanks, infantry vehicles, and other support ground units.
Infantry Vehicles:

• AAVP8A2 Amphibian (AAVP7A1 Amphibious Personnel)
• Jackson Assault Vehicle M-3 (Bradley Fighting Vehicle M-2)
• LAV-AT Tank Buster (LAV-AT Wheeled Anti-Tank)
• M145 Steel Heart Personnel Carrier (M113 Armored Personnel Carrier)
• Hermes Quick Attack and Transport (HMMWV or Humvee)

Tanks

• T1 Allied Charger (M1 Abrams Tank)
• T2A Spear (M1A2 Tank)

Other Vehicles

• HMAMV Landscaper (HMMWV High Mobility M/P Wheeled)
• RSD1 Papel (M93A1 - NBC Reconaissance)
• ARV92 Mechanical (LAV-R Wheeled Recovery)

Navy

The Italian Union's navy is lead by Admiral Ray Rome. It is in charge of sea military operations, and is responsible to guard territorial waters. It consists of patrol craft, transport/landing ships, aircraft carries, submarines, and other combatant ships.
Patrol Craft

• Twister Class Coastal Patrol (Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Boat)
• Foot Patrol Boat (YP Yard Patrol Craft)

Transport/Landing Boats

• TLS - Tide Bay Class (LST - Newport Class Tank Landing Ships)
• Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC)
• Landing Craft, Mechanized and Utility (LCM/LCU)
• Allied Combat Supply Ship Class (AOE - Combat Supply Ships)

Aircraft Carries

• Naval Air Carrier/NAC - Namitz Class (CVN68 - Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier)
• NAC - Wall Class (Gerald R. Ford class)

Submarines

• SSN - Roder Class Attack Submarine (SSN21 - Seawolf Class Attack Submarine)
• SSN - Summer Class Attack Submarine (SSN688 - Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine)
• SSBN - Sea Spire Ballistic Submarine (SSBN726 - Ohio Class Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine)

Other Combatant Ships

• Tiger Shark Class Missile Frigate (Oliver Hazard Perry Class Guided Missile Frigate)
• Podder Class Destroyer (Spruance Class Destroyer)
• Quad Class Missile Cruiser (Aegis Class Cruiser)
• Sentinel Class Destroyer (Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer)
• Zando Corvette - experimental (Littoral Combat Ship)

Airforce

The Italian Union's Airforce is lead by Air Chief Marshal Rebecca Star. The Airforce is in charge of air military operations, and is also responsible for guarding the Italian Union's airspace. It consists of cargo planes, recon craft, helicopters, strategic bombers, and tactical aircraft.
Cargo Planes

• C-54 Goldenbird (C-130 Hercules)
• C-27 Aider (C-141B Starlifter)

Recon Craft

• Locate and Surveillance/LS-Sunhider (SR-71 Blackbird)

Helicopters

• AH-9 Champion (AH-1W Super Cobra)
• AH-31 Sparrow (AH-64 Apache)
• MH-57 Steep (MH-53J Pave Low IIIE)
• MH-99 Seeker (MH-6 'Little Bird')

Strategic Bombers

• B-5b Crane (B-2 Spirit)
• B-14 Gunfortress (B-52 Stratofortress)

Tactical Aircraft

• F-32 Phoenix (F-22 Raptor)
• Vertical Launch Aircraft/VLA-4 Freedom (AV-8B Harrier II)
• F-7 Flying Arrow (F-15E Strike Eagle)
• Sea Fighter/SF-68 Hawk (F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet)

Missiles

The Italian Union has a robust non-nuclear missile system that allows missiles to be launched from ground, air, or sea.

• Preferred Ground to Ground Missile: MLRS Guided
• Preferred Ground to Air Missile: MIM-104 Patriot
• Preferred Air to Ground Missile: AGM-65 Maverick
• Preferred Air to Air Missile: AIM-7 Sparrow
• Preferred Air to Ship Missile: AGM-119 Penguin
• Preferred Ship to Ground Missile: BGM-109 Tomahawk
• Preferred Ship to Air Missile: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
• Preferred Ship to Ship Missile: AGM-84 Harpoon
• Preferred Ship to Submarine Missile: RUM-139 VL ASROC
• Preferred Submarine to Ground Missile: BGM-109 Tomahawk
• Preferred Submarine to Ship Missile: MGM-52 Sea Lance
• Preferred Submarine to Submarine Missile: UUM-44 SUBROC

Nuclear Weapons

Just recently the Italian Union started its nuclear weapons program and only currently has the Trident I UGM-93A nuclear missile that launches from a ballistic missile submarine, as well as a few newly built silos that are being stocked with an unnamed type of nuclear ICBM.

Missile Defense Program

Unlike the Italian Union's nuclear program, its anti-missile program is very developed. The program uses both ground and space sensors to detect incoming missiles, and then uses either the Patriot Missile System, Airborn Lasers, or Ground Based Interceptors to intercept the missile depending on the situation.

Economy

The Italian Union's economy is considered to be free market with the government controlling no resources themselves, but it does tax imports and exports. The government also taxes the income of its citizens.

Economic Facts

• Income Tax Rate: 0-15%
• Government Priority: Defense
• Major Industries: Information Technology, Gambling, and Retail
• Gross Domestic Product: Z$10-30 trillion
• GDP per Capita: Z$20-50 thousand
• Unemployment Rate: 0-10%
• Natural Resources: Petroleum, Minerals, Gold, Iron
• Biggest Imports: Manufactured Goods, Food, Wood
• Biggest Exports: Services, Information Technology
• Biggest Trade Partners: Eyster, SwissPeace, Slices Right, Skjolden, Armeania
• Major Companies and Corporations: Deplin Arms Incorporated, 4-Star Oil, Arma Co, New Age Systems, Mosca Aeronauticals, United Federal Retailers (UFR) Corporation, Medico Pharmaceutical

Approximate Government Spending

Alliances

Since the Italian Union is a member of the region Zurich every native in Zurich is automatically an ally. Also all the alliance treaties that Zurich has with other regions makes the Italian Union allies with every native nation in those regions.

History

These are some historical events that have happened in the Italian Union (Currently only includes recent history).

Arms Exportation Rights Act Passed into Law

8/27/06

Bill 132, commonly known as the Arms Exportation Rights Act, was passed into law by a vote of 57 to 16 by parliament and a signature from Allied Chancellor Wall. It allows private companies to sell military arms to foreign governments and organizations. This bill was believed to be heavily lobbied by the arms manufacturing industry in order to increase the number of buyers to raise profits. It is a highly controversial bill due to the fact that some citizens believe that the corporations can't be trusted to sell to safe and reliable organizations. The nation should see a stronger economy because of this new law.

Elections

10/1/06 to 10/13/06

Parliament elections were held, for 2006, through part of October. The election news polls at the beginning of the process looked good for the minor parties who were included on the ballet for the 2006 election. This election put up two senators for each state, for the first time, to cope with rapid population growth. Coalitions were also formed to try and end up with power in parliament. Results are above in the Government section.