Atyko Robijovych

Atyko Robijovych
Атіко Робійович
1st Vice President of Athabasca
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 December 2023
President	Andrew Snye
Preceded by	Office established
2nd President of Suverska
In office 1 October 2018 – 25 June 2021
Preceded by	John of Flosia
Succeeded by	Office abolished
1st Prime Minister of Suverska
In office 7 April 2014 – 25 September 2018
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Karol of Veskrai
Additional Suverian roles
2014–2022	Liberal-Socialist Party leader
2014–2019	Member of Parliament
2021–2022	National Councilmember and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Personal details
Citizenship	Athabasca Canada Suverska (until 2022)
Political party	New Democratic
Other political affiliations	Liberal-Socialist (until 2022)
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Atyko Robijovych (Ukrainian: А́тіко Робíйович), known mononymously as Atyko, is a Canadian micronationalist active in the community since 2013. Atyko founded the Western Canada sector in 2020 and has served as vice president of Athabasca since 2023. He played a leading role in the Republic of Suverska throughout its existence, having served as its first prime minister from 2014 to 2018 and second president from 2018 to 2021.

Atyko‘s micronational career began with the founding of Suverska, then the Republic of East Butte, in late 2013, of which he was a part. Upon the nation’s declaration of independence as the Republic of Suwerenny in 2014, Atyko was elected as a Member of Parliament and led the Suwerenny Party (later the Liberal-Socialists) to an electoral victory, becoming prime minister. He would continue to serve as Prime Minister until 2018, when he became president, and Member of Parliament until 2019.

Atyko was elected the second president of Suverska in October 2018 and oversaw the nation’s transition from a federal parliamentary republic to a unitary semi-direct democracy as a member of the Transitional Council from 2019 to 2021. At the end of this transitional period, the presidency was abolished in favour of a five-member National Council, over which Atyko presided while serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs. On 23 February 2022, Atyko stepped down from his roles in the Suverian government on the occurrence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, initiating the total resignation of the government of Suverska on the next day.

On 9 December 2023, Atyko was inaugurated as the first vice president of Athabasca.

Suverian political career

Early career and Suverian premiership

Cabinet of John of Flosia
Office	Name	Term
President	John of Flosia	2014-2018
Prime Minister	Atyko Robijovych	2014-2018
Minister of Democracy	Private member	2014-2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Private member	2014-2018
Karol of Veskrai	2018-2018
Minister of Finance	Private member	2014-2016
Private member	2016-2018

Atyko was an original citizen of Suverska. He oversaw Suverska’s early foreign communications, including with Kevin Baugh of the Republic of Molossia in 2014. That year, Atyko became the leader of the Liberal-Socialists (then called the Suwerenny Party), and he would lead the party to two consecutive parliamentary majority victories in 2014 and 2016. Following a election result in 2018 that resulted in only a plurality of the seats, Atyko led the party as a minority government.

During its entire existence from 2013 to 2019, Atyko served as a member of the Suverian parliament including as a local representative (for East Butte from 2014 to 2016 and Paskrai for 2016 to 2018) and as a holder of an overhang seat from 2018 to 2019. As a member of parliament, he advocated for environmental policy, expansionism, and social equality in Suverska.

Atyko made official trips as Prime Minister to the United States in 2014 and to Canada in 2015 and 2017.

Suverian presidency and transitional period

Cabinet of Atyko Robijovych
Office	Name	Term
President	Atyko Robijovych	2018-2019
Prime Minister	Karol of Veskrai	2018-2019
Minister of Democracy	Private member	2018-2019
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Private member	2018-2019
Minister of Finance	Private member	2018-2019

Transitional Council of Suverska
Office	Name	Term
President	Atyko Robijovych	2019-2021
Additional members	Private member	2019-2021
	Private member	2019-2021
Private member	2019-2021
Private member	2019-2021

Following the end of John of Flosia’s time as president of Suverska, Atyko successfully ran for president in September 2018, defeating Trentij of Meteora in the second round of the election. On October 1, he entered office with a Liberal-Socialist minority government in parliament, which was elected the past May and faced significant opposition from the Prairie Party and Canada Party.

Challenge from these opposition parties contributed to the governments’s inertia during the following months and was reflected in the results of the 2019 national referendums, in which the nation voted in favour of government reforms and increased autonomy in Meteora. Within weeks, parliament was dissolved in favour of a temporary government. Atyko was elected to this Transitional Council along with four other nonpartisan members who were to lead the country through a two-year transition period and draft a new constitution.

As president and Transitional Council member during 2020, Atyko was a key figure in Suverska’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its expanding foreign affairs. During the writing of the 2021 Constitution of Suverska in the transitional period, Atyko vouched for an easier pathway to Suverskan citizenship for people with Indigenous ancestry on the lands claimed by Suverska, which was successfully included.

Atyko made official trips as president to Canada in 2019 and was scheduled to make official trips to France, Germany, and the United Kingdom in 2020 that were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As president, he also expanded relations between Suverska and the Unified Royal States of Australis and the Dominion of Vancouver Island, among others.

Post-presidency and Suverian dissolution

Suverian National Council
Office	Name	Term
Minister of Democracy	Private member	2021-2022
Minister of Domestic Affairs	Shaja Kachka	2021-2022
Private member	2022-2022
Minister of Energy/Environment	Private member	2021-2022
Minister of Finance	Private member	2021-2022
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Atyko Robijovych	2021-2022

In accordance with the direction of the Transitional Council, the office of president was abolished exactly two years following the referendums, ending Atyko’s presidency on May 3, 2021. The 2021 Constitution of Suverska went into effect on that day, and the first elections to the National Council of Suverska took place on June 25, 2021. In April 2021, Atyko announced his candidacy in these elections for the National Council. He was in his campaign and served as the member in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs beginning that month.

Beyond his presidency, Atyko continued to lead Suverska throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, having isolated following potential exposure to it at times. During the pandemic, Suverska did not implement any vaccine mandate or vaccine passport policies, though it did enact mask mandates, health recommendations, and national and regional lockdowns under leadership that included Atyko.

Atyko made an official trip to Canada as Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2021.

In February 2022, Atyko stepped down from his role as National Council member and Holova on the occurrence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This initiated the end of the Government of Suverska on the next day, as it resigned on 24 February 2022 in “an act of solidarity with Ukrainians worldwide.” Suverska rescinded its claims to sovereignty, and, as a result, claim and control of its possessions returned to Canada.

Athabascan political career

On 9 December 2023, Atyko was inaugurated as the first vice president of Athabasca, the office being called prime minister at the time of swearing-in.

Political positions

On the spectrum of classical micropatriology, Atyko’s approach with Suverska has been described as a soft secessionist. During his time as a politically active Suverian, Atyko identified himself as a libertarian socialist and environmentalist and supported policies including decentralisation, supporting co-operatives, and opposing copyright law. Atyko is a member of the Canadian New Democratic Party since 2016 and supported for Bernie Sanders’ 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns in the United States.

Personal life

Atyko was born in Canada and baptised an Eastern Orthodox Christian. He has lived in Canada, the Netherlands, and Suverska. He lived in various communities in the Suverian region of Agionoros, including East Butte, Novchakho, Paskrai, and Veskrai. Atyko became a citizen of the Republic of Athabasca in December 2023 but continues to reside in Canada. Atyko has been an active editor on MicroWiki with the username ‘Suverska2021’ since February 2021. In December 2021, Atyko began to work at the The Northwest Sky, a newly founded Suverian publishing company, though the company later shut down. In 2023, Atyko enrolled at the Imperial University of Austenasia, but withdrew from his studies due to personal reasons.

List of offices

Suverska

• Member of the Liberal-Socialist Party of Suverska (2014–2022)
  • Leader of the Liberal-Socialist Party of Suverska (2014–2022)
• Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Suwerenny (2014–2019)
  • Representative for East Butte (2014–2016)
  • Representative for Paskrai (2016–2018)
• Prime minister of the Republic of Suwerenny (2014–2018)
• President of the Republic of Suverska (2018–2021)
• Transitional Councilmember of the Republic of Suverska (2019–2021)
• Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Suverska (2021–2022)
• National Councilmember of the Republic of Suverska (2021–2022)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Suverska (2021–2022)
  • Holova of the Republic of Suverska (2021–2022)

Athabasca

• Member of the Aurora Assembly (2023–present)
• Vice President of Athabasca (2023–present)

Electoral history

Main article: Electoral history of Atyko Robijovych

Electoral history of Atyko Robijovych – General elections

Year	Body	Party		Votes		Seats		Result
				%	±%	Total	±
2014	Parliament		Suwerenny	55.6%	N/A	3 / 5	N/A	Majority government
2016			Liberal-Socialist	47.3%	−8.3%	4 / 7	+1	Majority government
2018				34.5%	−12.8%	4 / 9	±0	Minority government
2021	National Council		Libsoš	37.1%	+2.6%	2 / 5	−2	Nonpartisan
2022				43.3%	+6.2%	2 / 5	±0	Nonpartisan

Electoral history of Atyko Robijovych – Constituency and National Council elections

Year	Type	Riding	Party		Votes for Robijovych			Result	Swing
					%	P.	±%
2014	General	East Butte		Suwerenny	Accl.	1st	N/A	Won		Gain
2016		Paskrai		Liberal-Socialist	60.0%	1st	−40.0%	Won		Hold
2018					45.5%	2nd	−14.5%	Lost		Gain
2021	General	N/A		Libsoš	N/A			Won		Gain
2022					N/A			Won		Hold

Electoral history of Atyko Robijovych – Presidential elections

Year	Office	Round	Party		Votes for Robijovych			Result	Swing
					%	P.	±%
2018	President	First		Libsoš	36.0%	1st	N/A	N/A	N/A
		Second			62.0%	1st		Won		Gain

References

Political offices
Preceded by Office established	Prime Minister of Suverska 2014–2018	Succeeded by Karol of Veskrai
Preceded by John of Flosia	President of Suverska 2018–2021	Succeeded by Office abolished
Preceded by Office established	Vice President of Athabasca 2023–present	Incumbent