The Deathbat Republic
15-11-2006, 03:41
These were turbulent times in Malta. It had been scarecely a week since the collapse of the Squornshelan government, and while there was no violent struggle between power hungry militia in the resulting authority vacuum, infrastructure had collapsed, and many aspects of daily life had come almost to a standstill. No mail moved, fire and police departments reeled in the wake of desertions from a lack of funds to pay salaries and the military was an X factor; no one was exactly sure what the garrison of now ex-Squornshelan troops would do.
For the time being, the former Squornshelan Governor of Malta was in some semblance of power, but rumour of crisis in other Squornshelan provinces was driving away the tourists that Malta depended on for a large part of its economy. There was also a lot of anxiety about whether a foreign power would swoop down to annex the tiny island. On the news, people saw how parts of their once proud nation were being snapped up left and right. Layarteb and Cotland had both moved into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago facing minimal resistance, while Neuvo Rica had run into a slightly more organized prescence in Alaska. The Commonwealth of Asia and Romania were moving into the heart of old Squornshelous in Russia.
One didn't have to look far to see nations that might be eager to posses Malta, Doomanum, with whom Squornshelous had been at war at the time of its collapse owned Sicily and Tunisia, on either side of Malta. Romania, Cotalnd and The Fourth Reich were also potential aggressors in the area. It would be important for Malta to esablish itself as a sovreign nation, and quickly, if it wanted to remain independant.
Because of this, Governor Vitaly Santino announced his intention to hold an election for a provisional parliament. The old Squornshelan districts would be used, and any citizen over the age of 30 was eligible to run. This would result in a 51 member congress who would be charged with writing a new constitution and then presiding over the country for four years.
One week later, that congress was in place and began formulating a constitution, while simultaneously declaring the old Squornshelan Province of Malta to be a free and Sovreign nation calling itsself The Mediterranean Republic.
For the time being, the former Squornshelan Governor of Malta was in some semblance of power, but rumour of crisis in other Squornshelan provinces was driving away the tourists that Malta depended on for a large part of its economy. There was also a lot of anxiety about whether a foreign power would swoop down to annex the tiny island. On the news, people saw how parts of their once proud nation were being snapped up left and right. Layarteb and Cotland had both moved into the Canadian Arctic Archipelago facing minimal resistance, while Neuvo Rica had run into a slightly more organized prescence in Alaska. The Commonwealth of Asia and Romania were moving into the heart of old Squornshelous in Russia.
One didn't have to look far to see nations that might be eager to posses Malta, Doomanum, with whom Squornshelous had been at war at the time of its collapse owned Sicily and Tunisia, on either side of Malta. Romania, Cotalnd and The Fourth Reich were also potential aggressors in the area. It would be important for Malta to esablish itself as a sovreign nation, and quickly, if it wanted to remain independant.
Because of this, Governor Vitaly Santino announced his intention to hold an election for a provisional parliament. The old Squornshelan districts would be used, and any citizen over the age of 30 was eligible to run. This would result in a 51 member congress who would be charged with writing a new constitution and then presiding over the country for four years.
One week later, that congress was in place and began formulating a constitution, while simultaneously declaring the old Squornshelan Province of Malta to be a free and Sovreign nation calling itsself The Mediterranean Republic.