Republic of Aswington

Republic of Aswington
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: TBD
Capital and largest city	Armapat
Official languages	Spanish English
Demonym	Aswingtonian
Government	Federal, semi-presidential republic
• President	Juan Cisneros
• Prime Minister	Triumvirate
Legislature	National Assembly
Establishment
• Foundation as an Autonomous Republic	May 3, 2017
• Independence from Occitania	October 28, 2018
Population
• Census	5
Currency	Manat
Time zone	UTC -4

Aswington, officially the Republic of Aswington (Spanish: República de Aswington) is a self-declared independent state, commonly qualified to a micronation by foreign observers. It is located in the Carabobo state, north of Venezuela.

History

Aswington was founded on 3 May 2017 as an autonomous republic in the Popular Union of Occitania. Several months later, on 28 October 2018, following the dissolution of the Union, Aswington became an independent republic.

Government and Politics

Aswington is a federal and semipresidential republic. The government is led by the President, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers. The President is the head of state, while the Prime Minister is the head of government and presides the Cabinet of Ministers.

The President is elected by direct, universal and secret suffrage, while the Prime Minister is elected by the members of the National Assembly, at the beginning of each legislature. Together, they form a government.

The National Assembly is the legislative body of the country. In the assembly, sessions are held regularly and it is responsible for the creation and promulgation of laws and decrees. The members of the National Assembly are elected through direct, universal and secret suffrage.

The Supreme Court is the judicial body in the country. It addresses issues related to justice and laws. Its members are elected by decision of the members of National Assembly.

Foreign Affairs

Main article: Foreign relations of Aswington

Politics

The country has three active political parties: the Progressive Party, the New People's Party and the Together Party.

Party			Logo	Party Leader	Spectrum	Ideologies	Parliament	Governors
	Progressive Party	PP		Juan Cisneros	Centre-left	Social democracy	1 / 5	0 / 3
	New People's Party	NPP		Noah Woodgeard	Centre-left	Social liberalism	0 / 5	0 / 3
	Together	Jx		Babou Chkaya	Centre-left	Unionism	4 / 5	0 / 3

Geography and Climate

Administrative divisions

The republic is divided into one federal subject system:

• Autonomous Region: Regions administered by a governor elected by the population. These regions have autonomy in all sectors, with the exception in the military and diplomatic field.

Flag	Administrative Division	Capital	Foundation	Area	Pop.	Macronation	Governor
	Northern Region	Steperyan						TBA
	Central Region	Armapat						TBA
	Southern Region	Agdik						TBA

Culture

National Holidays

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 1 May - International Labour Day
• 3 May - Foundation Day
• 5 June - Enviornment Day
• 28 June - Pride Day
• 28 October - Independence Day
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 31 December - New Year's Eve

Media

There are few media outlets in Aswington, which are all state-owned. Aswington Post is the principal main source of news about the country, while The Republic is a newspaper that covers local and international news.

The First Channel and Second Channel are the public television channels of the country, but both currently are inactive.

Sports

The country has progressively taken an interest in sports.

Name	Location	Sport
Aswingtonian Checkers Arena	Central Region	Checkers
Friendship Chess Arena	Central Region	Chess
Armapat Stadium	Central Region	Connect 4