Commonwealth of Faltree
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Commonwealth of Faltree | |||||||||
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| Anthem: "Einheitsfrontlied" | |||||||||
| Capital | Miskatonic | ||||||||
| Official languages | English | ||||||||
| Religion | State atheism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Faltrian | ||||||||
| Government | Constitutional parliamentary popular-front soviet socialist democracy | ||||||||
| Jonathan Gundy | |||||||||
• Premier | Jakob Vancapelle | ||||||||
| Legislature | Faltrian People's Soviet | ||||||||
| Establishment | |||||||||
• Formation | 29 July 2023 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2024 estimate | 53 | ||||||||
| Date format | mm-dd-yyyy | ||||||||
| Driving side | right | ||||||||
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The Commonwealth of Faltree, often informally known as Faltree, was an independent sovereign state, commonly referred to as a micronation by outside observers. It was established on the 29 July 2023, by Jebediah Powell with assistance from prominent politicians from the State of Faltree. The Commonwealth of Faltree is a founding member of the International Workers Congress. The Commonwealth of Faltree dissolved itself on 13 June 2024, leading to the Faltrian Anarchy. Jonathan Gundy was the final General Secretary of Faltree before its dissolution.
Etymology
Faltree comes from a portmanteau of fall and tree, coming from the fact that Faltree has a large number of fallen trees. Everywhere in Faltree there is an abundance of trees and general flora.
History
2023
The Commonwealth of Faltree was founded primarily by Jebediah Powell, with assistance from Connor Shaw, Asher Young, Fredrick M., Matthew Laptev, and Jonathan Gundy. The Commonwealth gained its legitimacy from the collaboration of these individuals, including the former Commander of Faltree, two Interior Ministers, and multiple government ministers. Young served as the first premier of the Commonwealth. Powell served as the first Lord-Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Faltree was written on 1 August 2023, which now constitutes the government of Faltree. On 9 August 2023, the Commonwealth of Faltree and the Aleunnic Workers' Republic collaborated to reform the International Workers Congress, which had previously existed under the State of Faltree. On 11 August the Commonwealth recognized a variety of microstates and independence movements, notably beginning relations with the State of Avon. On 12 August the age of smoking and drinking was lowered to 16, as the Commonwealth believed both of these to be markedly less dangerous than operating an automobile. On 15 August, the first elections were held for the Faltrian People's Soviet, wherein the Faltrian Social Democracy Party gained a majority of 3 deputies as compared to the 2 deputies of the Faltrian Railroad Association and the 1 deputy of the Faltrian Radical Socialism-Distributism Party. Summarily, Anthony G. was elected as the second Premier of the Commonwealth on 16 August 2023. Additionally, the Commonwealth signed a treaty of mutual recognition with the People's Republic of Marhaenia on the same day. On 19 August, the District of Chepiwanoxet was established to counter the Roscami Federation's perceived illegitimate claims over the Chepiwanoxet peninsula. On 25 August, the people of the Province of Wellington voted for an electoral recall, wherein the Radical Socialism-Distributism party gained another seat in the Soviet whilst the Social Democracy Party lost a deputy. On 27 August 2023, the Faltrian People's Soviet held an 80% vote of no confidence to remove Premier Anthony G., wherein Owen Bean was immediately voted in as the third Premier of the Commonwealth on the same day. On 29 August 2023, the Commonwealth of Faltree annexed the entirety of the Batavian Empire via a territorial transfer.[1] The Commonwealth established the Provisional Districts of Bergachtig, Tueoedeth, and Trafford whilst incorporating other territories into existing Provinces.
On 2 September 2023, the Provisional Districts of Bergachtig and Tueoedeth were dissolved by vote of the Faltrian People's Soviet. On 3 September 2023, Miskatonic was named the capital of the Commonwealth of Faltree via national referendum. On 4 September 2023, the Einheitsfrontlied was adopted as the official anthem of the Commonwealth via national referendum. On 7 September 2023, Premier Bean announced the Population Doubling Plan, later referred to as the Three Month Plan, as his project as Premier which aimed to increase the amount of Faltrian citizens from 25 to 50 before the beginning of 2024. On 14 September 2023, the Commonwealth signed a treaty of mutual recognition with the Free Socialist State of Paloma. On 19 September 2023, two notable acts were passed into law by the Faltrian People's Soviet. These two acts stipulated party entry requirements into the Faltrian Left Front and established the positions of Provincial Governors for the three Faltrian provinces. On 20 September 2023, the Rhesus macaque was adopted as the national animal of the Commonwealth and the House finch was adopted as the national bird. On 30 September 2023, the first Provincial Governors were elected to their positions.
On 7 October, the Commonwealth issued its official support for the struggle of the people of Palestine against Israel, additionally the Anarcho-Syndicalist Party was deregistered from the Faltrian Left Front due to a lack of members. On 8 October, the term limits for Deputies and Provincial Governors were defined as being three months, but as of 2024 these limits have been followed extremely loosely. Due to the speed and efforts of the Faltrian people, Premier Owen Bean announced on 23 October 2023 that the Three Month Plan had been completed before its deadline as the Commonwealth had reached 50 citizens.
On 17 November 2023, the Commonwealth announced that it would refuse to recognize any nation that recognized the State of Israel as apart of its official foreign policy. On 18 November 2023, the Commonwealth held a general election wherein 9 deputies were elected to the Faltrian People's Soviet. 5 Constitutional Democratic Party deputies were elected and 4 Radical Socialism-Distributism deputies were elected. Owen Bean was immediately re-elected as the Premier of the Commonwealth. On 29 November 2023, the Commonwealth celebrated the death of Henry Kissinger.
On 4 December 2023, another round of Provincial Governors were elected to their posts, notably Logan Ferguson was elected as the Provincial-Governor of Breuckelen. On 9 December 2023, it was announced by the Commonwealth that weed was legal throughout the Commonwealth. 16 December saw multiple major political events occur, firstly with the dissolution of the Faltrian Social Democracy Party due to a lack of members, and secondly the Ferguson secession attempt perpetrated by the MLM Communist Party of Faltree following the criticism of Logan Ferguson's tenure as Provincial-Governor of Breuckelen. Ferguson attempted to form the "Faltrian Revolutionary Socialist Republic" but this concept never got off the ground due to the polity being filled with mainly non-Faltrians, and Ferguson gave up on 17 December 2023. Politics stabilized within the Commonwealth following this secession attempt.
2024
On 2 January 2024, the Commonwealth formed the Trimmino Pact with the Socialist Republic of Paumanocia and the Socialist Commonwealth of Malus in order to uphold socialist values.[2] Despite the signing of this pact, the beginning of 2024 would bring widespread political instability for the Commonwealth of Faltree.
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Government and politics
The Commonwealth of Faltree is a constitutional parliamentary popular-front democracy[3] headed by General Secretary of the Commonwealth of Faltree Jonathan Gundy, and the Premier of the Commonwealth of Faltree is Matthew Laptev. The Faltrian People's Soviet serves as the legislative branch of the Commonwealth of Faltree and is comprised of deputies from every Faltrian province. The Faltrian Left Front serves as the ruling popular front for the Commonwealth of Faltree, similar to the Democratic Front for the Reunification of Korea. The current government is comprised of a coalition between the Faltrian Railroad Association and the Radical Social-Distributism Party under the Premiership of Owen Bean.
Members of government
- Jonathan Gundy, General Secretary
- Jacob Vancapelle, Premier
- Jebediah Powell, State-Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Owen Bean, State-Minister of the Environment
- Matthew Laptev, State-Minister of Transportation
- Asher Young, State-Minister of Security
Political parties
| Status | Party | Logo | Leader | Political position | Ideology | Deputies in the Faltrian Soviet | State-Ministers | Provincial Governors | ||
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| Sections within the Faltrian Left Front | ||||||||||
| Government Jacob Vancapelle Premiership |
Faltrian Radical Socialist Party | FRSP | 
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Jebediah Powell | Left-wing | Marxism-Leninism, Socialism, Faltrian Unity, Labor Rights, Anti-Capitalism | 7 / 9
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2 / 4
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2 / 3
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| Opposition Owen Bean as opposition leader |
Constitutional Democratic Party | CDP | 
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Owen Bean | Centre-left | Market Socialism, Civic Nationalism, Environmentalism, Technocracy | 2 / 9
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2 / 4
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0 / 3
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| Communist Party of Faltree | CPF | 
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Alexander Mai | Far-Left | Agrarian Socialism, Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, Microsocialism, Anti-Fascism, Anti-Revisionism, Environmentalism, Stalinism, Hoxhaism | 0 / 9
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0 / 4
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0 / 3
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| Unaligned (Members of the Faltrian Left Front not aligned to any party) |
Unaligned | N/A | N/A | N/A | Big-tent | Socialism, Anti-fascism | 0 / 9
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0 / 4
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0 / 3
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Subdivisions
Provinces
The Commonwealth of Faltree consists of three provinces, Breuckelen, Winthrop-Fairfax, and Wellington.
| Province | Location | Population | Area | Capital | Provincial Governor |
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 Province of Breuckelen
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New York | 17 | 0.53 km² |  Wyckoff
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Provincial Governor Nicholas V. (FRSP) |
 Province of Winthrop-Fairfax
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Rhode Island Maryland |
21 | 2.2 km² |  Miskatonic
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Provincial Governor Michael Gorbinson (CDP) |
 Province of Wellington
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Alberta Oregon |
25 | 1.43 km² |  Charbonneau
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Provincial Governor Jonathan Gundy (FRSP) |
Cities
Cities of Faltree are located within provinces and serve as capitals of provinces. Faltree has 6 cities.
| City | Location | Area |
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| Wyckoff
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Eastern Breuckelen | 0.11 km² |
 Calvert-Vaux
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Western Breuckelen | 0.42 km² |
| Miskatonic
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Northern Winthrop-Fairfax | 0.53 km² |
 Mumin
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Southern Winthrop-Fairfax | 1.67 km² |
| Charbonneau
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Western Wellington | 1.40 km² |
 Snowden
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Eastern Wellington | 0.03 km² |
Other
Districts are territorial possessions of the Commonwealth of Faltree, often lacking any population and established by decree.
| Territory | Location | Population | Area |
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 District of Chepiwanoxet
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Rhode Island | 0 | 0.05 km² |
| Provisional District of Trafford
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Pennsylvania | 0 | TBA |
| Provisional District of Norsex
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Rhode Island | 1 | TBA |
Economy
The Commonwealth of Faltree is nominally a socialist state but lacks any sort of state-owned production, therefore having a practically non-existent economy.
Culture
Faltree is home to many cultures and ethnic groups. Faltree primarily speaks English.
Media
The Commonwealth has numerous citizen-owned non-profit media collectives, such as the Wyckoff Times, FTRTV, Union, and the satirical publication The Beetroot.
Holidays
| Date | Name | Notes |
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| 1 January | New Year's Day | First day of the Gregorian calendar |
| 26 July | American Failure Day | Day honoring the 26th of July Movement, which overthrew the American-backed government of Fulgencio Batista |
| 29 July | Commonwealth Day | Day honoring the establishment of the Commonwealth of Faltree |
| 4 September | Labour Day | Day honoring the Faltrian proletariat, unrelated to the American labour day |
Foreign relations
Formal relations, treaties signed
The following nations are formally recognized and have had treaties signed, cementing their relations with Faltree.
People's Republic of Marhaenia, since 16 August 2023.[4]
Republic of Arkazja, since 17 August 2023.[5]
Free Socialist State of Paloma, since 14 September 2023.[6]
Socialist Federation of New Germany, since 23 September 2023.[7]
Informal relations
The following nations have not had formal conventions, but there are notable unofficial relations between them and Faltree.
Aleunnic Workers' Republic, since 9 August 2023.
Bepistan, since 9 August 2023.
State of Avon, since 11 August 2023.
Socialist Republic of Paumanocia, since 5 December 2023.
People's Republic of the Dales, since 14 March 2024.
Former relations
The following nations were, at some point, recognized, but recognition and diplomacy was withdrawn, or the state(s) have been dissolved.
Socialist Republic of Cristoria, 27 August 2023 to 30 September 2023.[8]
Democratic Opposition of Pontunia, 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023.
Socialist Republic of Malus, 29 August 2023 to 25 April 2024.[9]
Unilateral recognition
The following micronations and macronations are recognized by Faltree as legitimate.
All 193 UN member states and observers, excluding Israel, since 11 August 2023.
State of Palestine, since 11 August 2023.
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, since 11 August 2023.
Recognition refused
The following nations are not recognized by Faltree as legitimate, with a reason given.
Israel (considered fascist apartheid entity), since 11 August 2023.
Roscami Federation (considered fascist entity advancing illegitimate claims over the District of Chepiwanoxet, advocating for the destruction of Faltree), since 21 August 2023.
Kingdom of Pontunia (considered imperialist pariah entity advocating for the destruction of Faltree), since 23 September 2023.
Free Kingdom of Nicaea (considered imperialist pariah entity advocating for the destruction of Faltree), since 15 March 2024.
Second Republic of Mabruenia (considered overtly anti-Faltrian), since 16 March 2024.
Empire of Levinia (considered ethnoreligious supremacist state), since 12 April 2024.
Kingdom of Laskaridia (considered overtly anti-Faltrian), since 15 April 2024.
Kingdom of Ƿynnbury (considered overtly anti-Faltrian, postured for war against Faltree), since 12 May 2024.
Islamic Republic of Olov (considered overtly anti-Faltrian and sympathetic to Roscamistan), since 17 May 2024.
References
- ↑ Treaty of Territorial Transfer Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ↑ Trimmino Pact - TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, CO-OPERATION, AND MUTUAL ASSISTANCE Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ↑ Constitution of the Commonwealth of Faltree Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ Treaty of Mutual Recognition between the Socialist Republic of Marhenia and Commonwealth of Faltree Retrieved 16 August 2023.
- ↑ Arkazja-Faltree Non-Aggression Treaty Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ↑ Treaty of Mutual Recognition Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Treaty of Mutual Recognition Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Treaty of Mutual Recognition Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ↑ Treaty of Mutual Recognition Retrieved 29 August 2023.