Federal Republic of Ostton
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Federal Republic of Ostton | |
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| Anthem: "Auld Lang Syne" | |
| Capital | Weddington (de facto) |
| Official languages | English |
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| Demonym(s) | Osttonian |
| Government | Federal semi-presidential republic |
• President of the Federation | Christina Nowell (last) |
• Prime Minister | Tobey Wyles (last) |
• Deputy Prime Minister | Vacant |
• Speaker of the National Assembly | Tobey Wyles (last) |
| Legislature | National Assembly |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
• Founded as the Ostton Federation | 23 June 2021 |
• Dissolution | 6th June 2024 |
| Population | |
• Estimate | 8 inhabitants 37 citizens |
| Currency | Great Britain Pound (de facto) |
| Time zone | GMT (Capital) GMT+1 (Rhein Bodensee and Bonaterra) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Ostton, officially the Federal Republic of Ostton, was a micronation located in Europe and Oceania. Ostton bordered with the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Greece, Italy and Australia. Ostton was a semi-presidential republic and a federation.
History
Ostton was founded in June 2021 as a federation of two cantons after a dispute causing the inactivity and subsequent dissolution of the Estror Republic. It has since grown to have six cantons. For most of its history Ostton has been a federation however there have been brief periods, for example during provisional governments, in which it has been unitary with provinces and appointed governors instead of elected cantonal institutions. Throughout much of its history it has suffered instability, despite managing to remain democratic throughout this and having many changes of constitution. The latest constitution was published on 18 September 2022.
Ostton was dissolved followed by a referendum which entered force on 6th June 2024.
Geography
Administrative divisions
| Name | Population | Governor | Location |
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| Canton of Heron | 4 | Tobey Wyles | Southern England |
| Canton of Neuton | 9 | Fabian | Southern England |
| Canton of Rhein Bodensee | 3 | Ludwig van der Bellen | Switzerland |
| Free Canton of Bonaterra | 3 | Esty Carpentieri | Northern Italy |
| Canton of Hellenia | 1 | Chris Link | Greece |
Politics
Ostton was a federal semi-presidential republic. The President of the Federation was the head of state, commander-in-chief of the armed forces and had many reserve powers including to dissolve the National Assembly without consulting its speaker or the government, however the president was instructed by the constitution not to be involved with the executive and he couldn't attend meetings of the federal government without the permission of the prime minister, who was the head of government, this was intended to provide a balance of powers, and to avoid a strong president or a strong government. The National Assembly was the legislature, tasked with making laws, holding the government to account, approving the programme of government, impeaching the president if necessary, and approving amendments to the constitution and other constitutional laws.
Parties
| Party | Position | Ideologies | Leader | National Assembly seats | |
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| Solidarity and Liberty (SL) | Left-wing to Far left | Democratic Socialism and Left-wing Populism | Esty Carpentieri | 2 / 7
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| National Democratic Party of Ostton (NDPO) | Big tent | Progressivism and Populism | Edward Shaw | 2 / 7
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| United Right (UR) | Right-wing to right-wing | National Conservatism and Social Conservatism | Andrew Perdomo | 1 / 7
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