Soccersian
From Xinda
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| National motto: Semper Fidelis. | |||
| National anthem: "Achilles Last Stand" | |||
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| Region | Liberalia | ||
| Capital | Soccersia | ||
| Largest city | Soccersia | ||
| Spoken Languages Official Unofficial | English Gaelic, German | ||
| Government President
| Federal Republican Democracy Jim King | ||
| Founded • Republic | 1603 1603 | ||
| Area • Total • Water (%) | 20,524,018 km² 20.61% | ||
| Population | 4.671 billion | ||
| Currency | 1 Coin = $2.53 | ||
| Constitution | Zeppelin Constitution of Soccersian | ||
| Internet TLD | .soc | ||
| Calling code | +002
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The Led Zeppelin of Soccersian is a nation-state within the region of New Liberalia. The description of all that follows is true and accurate.
History
The Led Zeppelin of Soccersian was founded in the winter of 2004. The nation slowly meandered its way through NationStates in the first few months of life building its population, governmental ideology, policies, and population. Soccersian stayed in a few regions of little influence such as ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, Anarchy, and The Crucible. Eventually, the nation settled down into what would finally be called Utopia.
Utopia originated as a small region with virtually no influence; Soccersian was its founder. It's first true recruit was Braszil Export and that nation died of inactivity thirty days later. But by that time, due to strong recruiting and excellent leadership, Utopia grew to 100 nations in its first month of existence. Because of a military background and conservative ideology, Soccersian restructured Utopia into a "raider region." With this appeal, recruiting numbers skyrocketed. Soon, Soccersian was the proclaimed General of Utopia. 500 nations were under his control. In Utopia's lifespan, over 150 regions were raided with over 2,000 nations banned.
But the biggest war came against the region of Arkaskra, another raider region boasting 500+ nations, led by Tonanashia. The first spark of war cam when Antonasia struck a Utopia satellite region called Turbulance and banned 45 nations. From that point on, for three and a half months, war was everywhere; it was all-consuming. Though the exact numbers are sketchy, estimates guess that over 750 nations were banned from 30+ regions. In the end, using a spy ally nation called Cloriden and a covert raiding party, led by Soccersian, of over 75 nations, Arkaskra was destroyed and Antonasia dethroned.
The effects of the war were at a maximum. About two months later, after several attempts at creating another top-notch regin, Tonanashia became deceased. Though Utopia was still hanging on, it had too many loopholes. One of Soccersian's best aids and top advisors, of which will remain unnamed, usurped the Utopia region in one swift night raid that banned all 60 nations. Later that night, Utopia ceased to exist and Soccersian was left in the Rejected Realms with naught but a name.
Two weeks later, Soccersian moved into the West Pacific looking for a chance to get back into the game. But, after looking at its dossier, Soccersian noticed one of its allies was the head of a region that was thriving with over 300 nations. Carops was, at the time of Soccersian's movement, the Prime Minister of Liberalia. After quickly growing in influence and using its knowledge in defense and recruiting, Soccersian became one of the top members of the region. Soon after, Soccersian became the Prime Minister of Liberalia.
The Coalition Government; Soccersian's First Term as Prime Minister
The results of the August 2006 elections in Liberalia were tied for the first time in regional history. As there were no laws to cover this possibility, there were two possible availabilities, either a coalition government by formed, or another vote take place. The two candidates, Fernetti of the Liberal Party, and Soccersian, of the Centre-Right Party, met together to discuss and agreed to form the joint government that the public had come to expect. Surprisingly, however, Liberalia also received two Prime Ministers, with neither willing to let the other have the job alone. Thus, a somewhat uneasy status endured for several weeks.
The initial work of the government seemed to go well enough, but after a month, it was clear that disaster loomed. Soccersian's unexplained absence from Liberalia for over a week allowed Fernetti to act freely and to implement the removal of the Defence Ministry Traffic Ban upon The Serenade, which Soccersian would later claim he was never consulted on, but nevertheless agreed to it. However, Fernetti explained this was because of Soccersian's absence that he needed to act as soon as possible, and that he also mentioned in his speech he was willing to discuss the ban lift with Soccersian if he had any problems with it. When Soccersian returned, on September 4th 2006, Liberalians were soon horrified, when he proceeded to conduct private diplomacy with The Serenade, with which Fernetti had been working for a solution, while bitterly criticising members of his own government. Soccersian failed to consult Fernetti or his cabinet in his actions in The Serenade and the peace deal he had offered them had not been presented to Liberalians. Horrified by what they saw on The Serenade forum, as well as Soccersian's attitudes towards his ministers, most notably the Secretary of Recruitment, and his overruling of the Guardian Council, the ministerial team started to take action. On September 7th, the largest resignation spree in Liberalian history occurred, lasting for three days. At its end, all five ministers had resigned, along with numerous secretaries. Their reasons for doing so were similar; distaste at Soccersian's foreign policy, his lack of respect for their colleagues, and his attitudes towards Liberalia's own members. Soccersian then immediately appointed new replacement ministers, once again not doing any consulting or planning with Fernetti. Today, some Liberalians still believe that Soccersian's actions came very close to destroying the fragile situation between Liberalia and The Serenade, which was not especially good at the time. It was almost a week before the situation was sorted out, but only after the banning of Serenadian representatives, the ejections of spy nations, and general chaos, partially fuelled by the popular anti-Serenade sentiment at the time.
Two days after the resignation spree, Soccersian himself decided to resign, having lost the confidence of most of his government, and that of his co-prime minister. It has been stated that Soccersian's attitude towards Fernetti and his failure to share leadership with him was the single greatest reason for the failure of the Coalition Government, which ceased to exist on September 9th after the largest opposition campaign in Liberalian history. Later that day, Fernetti slightly re-did the cabinet and the new ministers soon re-accepted their jobs.
