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=== Diplomatic Status ===
=== Diplomatic Status ===
Heliaca’s diplomatic standing across the interstellar order may be best summarised as precariously multifaceted: it maintains a spectrum of enmities, wary neutralities, and rare strategic friendships. Although not presently engaged in open warfare with any principal galactic power, official communiqués repeatedly declare an intent to “bring liberty to the oppressed” in specific polities, whence concern arises of prospective belligerence under the guise of emancipation. The internal condition of Heliacan society—its economic vigour, demographic composition, and citizen-government dynamics—remains elusive. The regime disseminates selectively curated statistics, the veracity of which is frequently impugned by foreign experts, whilst independent sources report incongruent and often contradictory data, hencewith rendering a precise sociopolitical diagnosis unattainable.
Heliaca’s diplomatic standing across the interstellar order may be best summarised as complicated: it maintains a spectrum of passive enmities, wary neutralities, and rare strategic friendships. Although not presently engaged in open warfare with any principal galactic power, official communiqués repeatedly declare an intent to “bring liberty to the oppressed” in specific polities, whence concern arises of prospective belligerence under the guise of emancipation. The internal condition of Heliacan society—its economy, demographic composition, and citizen-government relations—remains elusive. The regime regularly publishes selectively curated statistics, the veracity of which is frequently dismissed by foreign experts, whilst independent sources report incongruent and often contradictory data, hencewith rendering a precise diagnosis unattainable.
 
 
=== Raison D’être ===
=== Raison D’être ===
According to government-sanctioned media, verbatim:
According to government-sanctioned media, verbatim:
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== Government ==
=== Citizen Stratocracy ===
Heliaca operates under a system that fuses military leadership with democratic principles. The central legislative body is the ''National Assembly'', composed of 507 members, voted within the first election, among whom seven serve as the ''Council of Seven''—a senior advisory body responsible for electing the Speaker of the Assembly, upholding legislative procedure, and safeguarding democratic norms. The Council also participates fully in legislative voting. Above the Assembly operate several stratified military organs known as ''Minister Councils'', each tasked with oversight of a specific governmental division. For instance, the ''Minister Council of Finance'' directs the operations of the National Ministry of Finance. Each council is comprised of five ministers, all appointed within the second election.
At the apex stands the ''President of Heliaca'', a position filled through the third and final stage of the national electoral process. Although vested with substantial executive authority, the President’s actions remain subject to review and potential contestation by both the Minister Councils and the National Assembly, should the President's actions be deemed "undemocratic". This tripartite governmental structure draws inspiration from institutional traditions within the six founding member states. For example, the ''Council of Seven'' originated as the chief executive organ of the Confederacy of the Veloran, while the ''Multi-Council Ministry'' model reflects core administrative features of the Selektis Federation.
According to the Constitution, only citizens are eligible to stand for election. As citizenship is conferred exclusively through military service, the government is, by design, composed solely of former or active military personnel, therefore painting Heliaca as Stratocratic.
=== Legislative ===
The ''Ministry of Democracy'' has published a government-approved description of its legislative branch:
''"The National Assembly forms the core of our legislative apparatus and stands as a foundational pillar of its constitutional order. With 507 members—all of whom have earned the privilege of citizenship through military service—the Assembly embodies the union of civic duty, representative governance, and disciplined political conduct.''
''Entrusted with the sacred democratic responsibility of lawmaking, the Assembly drafts, debates, and enacts legislation in accordance with the values enshrined in the Republic’s Constitution. Legislative proposals pass through a rigorous, democratic and precise multi-stage process involving committee review, structured deliberation, and majority approval.''
''At its helm is the Council of Seven, an internal senior body democratically elected from among the Assembly's ranks. This council selects the Speaker, upholds procedural order, and safeguards the legislative process from any undemocratic practice. Its members are tasked with ensuring that the Assembly remains efficient, principled, and aligned with the ideals of responsible, democratic governance.''
''It is the primary site of representation and the foremost guardian of liberty, democracy and republican values. It stands as a daily reaffirmation that power, in Heliaca, is exercised by those who have proven their loyalty not only to the state, but to the democratic ideals that bind it."''

Revision as of 14:09, 22 April 2025

Republic of Heliaca

Overview

The National Flag of the Republic of Heliaca

By legal mandate, every citizen and resident is required to display at least one such flag, hung precisely within their residence; likewise, each street must exhibit at least one hoisted standard, and every building must display one prominently at its entrance, preferably affixed to a flagpole set at a no more than 45-degree angle. Noncompliance is deemed an undemocratic act and is subject to court-martial.

Definition

The Federated Republic of Heliaca, or the Republic of Heliaca, or simply Heliaca, is a consolidated and intricate political entity best described as a Stratocratic Citizen Republic. It constitutes a heavily militarised regime wherein all legislative and executive authority is exclusively vested in democratically elected individuals who have fulfilled mandatory military service; citizenry, by constitutional decree, is conferred exclusively upon those who have served under arms, wheretofore governance is monopolised by former and current military personnel. Representatives are selected through a layered sequence of elections, the eligibility for which is predicated upon verified service, with the goal of entwining the machinery of state with the apparatus of war.

Galactic Expansion

Following its unification —a process shrouded in both ideological fervour and martial consolidation— Heliaca expanded to neighbouring celestial territories, proclaiming its ambition to “spread our democracy” and “grant liberty to those without it.” These declarations, often dismissed as jingoistic cant by external observers, nonetheless formed the casus belli for multiple interventions. The Republic's political ideology is frequently denounced by foreign critics as overzealously proselytising and violently intolerant, given its systematic suppression of dissenting or antithetical schools of thought, which are summarily denounced as “undemocratic” by the state apparatus.

Diplomatic Status

Heliaca’s diplomatic standing across the interstellar order may be best summarised as complicated: it maintains a spectrum of passive enmities, wary neutralities, and rare strategic friendships. Although not presently engaged in open warfare with any principal galactic power, official communiqués repeatedly declare an intent to “bring liberty to the oppressed” in specific polities, whence concern arises of prospective belligerence under the guise of emancipation. The internal condition of Heliacan society—its economy, demographic composition, and citizen-government relations—remains elusive. The regime regularly publishes selectively curated statistics, the veracity of which is frequently dismissed by foreign experts, whilst independent sources report incongruent and often contradictory data, hencewith rendering a precise diagnosis unattainable.

Raison D’être

According to government-sanctioned media, verbatim: "Setting aside all that was said and all history that had occurred on our beloved planet, the true and enduring raison d’être of Heliaca, encompassing its governance, constitution, and delineation of civil liberties, is to enshrine liberty and democracy upon those who, through service, safeguard these very principles; whence arises a society not merely free, but perpetually fortified against the encroachment of undemocratic elements."

Brief History

This "Total War" is best summarised as a Three-Way War. The belligerents were the three ideological alliances of the world's major nations, more specifically the "Democratic Alliance", with its six member states (The Confederacy of The Veloran, Lemunoya, the Republic of Sunderia, the Mittenborough Consortium, Granville and the Selektis Federation.), the "People's Federation of Socialist Collectives" [Which the government names the "Socialists"], with its three member states (the People's Union of Continental Collectives, the Economic Freedom Federation, and Free Galacia), and the "United Front" [Which the government names the "Monarchists"], with its four member states (The Kingdom of Eldinor, the Alarian Empire, Volvoxia, and Ravnia). The war, eventually, after many years of struggle, resulted in a Democratic Alliance victory.

The Period of "Total War"
Belligerents
Democratic Alliance (the "Democratists") People's Federation of Socialist Collectives (the "Socialists") United Front (the "Monarchists")
Confederacy of the Veloran

Lemunoya
Republic of Sunderia
Mittenborough Consortium
Granville
Selektis Federation

People's Union of Continental Collectives

Ecoonomic Freedom Federation
Free Galacia

Kingdom of Eldinor

Alarian Empire
Volvoxia
Ravnia

Government

Citizen Stratocracy

Heliaca operates under a system that fuses military leadership with democratic principles. The central legislative body is the National Assembly, composed of 507 members, voted within the first election, among whom seven serve as the Council of Seven—a senior advisory body responsible for electing the Speaker of the Assembly, upholding legislative procedure, and safeguarding democratic norms. The Council also participates fully in legislative voting. Above the Assembly operate several stratified military organs known as Minister Councils, each tasked with oversight of a specific governmental division. For instance, the Minister Council of Finance directs the operations of the National Ministry of Finance. Each council is comprised of five ministers, all appointed within the second election.

At the apex stands the President of Heliaca, a position filled through the third and final stage of the national electoral process. Although vested with substantial executive authority, the President’s actions remain subject to review and potential contestation by both the Minister Councils and the National Assembly, should the President's actions be deemed "undemocratic". This tripartite governmental structure draws inspiration from institutional traditions within the six founding member states. For example, the Council of Seven originated as the chief executive organ of the Confederacy of the Veloran, while the Multi-Council Ministry model reflects core administrative features of the Selektis Federation.

According to the Constitution, only citizens are eligible to stand for election. As citizenship is conferred exclusively through military service, the government is, by design, composed solely of former or active military personnel, therefore painting Heliaca as Stratocratic.

Legislative

The Ministry of Democracy has published a government-approved description of its legislative branch:

"The National Assembly forms the core of our legislative apparatus and stands as a foundational pillar of its constitutional order. With 507 members—all of whom have earned the privilege of citizenship through military service—the Assembly embodies the union of civic duty, representative governance, and disciplined political conduct.

Entrusted with the sacred democratic responsibility of lawmaking, the Assembly drafts, debates, and enacts legislation in accordance with the values enshrined in the Republic’s Constitution. Legislative proposals pass through a rigorous, democratic and precise multi-stage process involving committee review, structured deliberation, and majority approval.

At its helm is the Council of Seven, an internal senior body democratically elected from among the Assembly's ranks. This council selects the Speaker, upholds procedural order, and safeguards the legislative process from any undemocratic practice. Its members are tasked with ensuring that the Assembly remains efficient, principled, and aligned with the ideals of responsible, democratic governance.

It is the primary site of representation and the foremost guardian of liberty, democracy and republican values. It stands as a daily reaffirmation that power, in Heliaca, is exercised by those who have proven their loyalty not only to the state, but to the democratic ideals that bind it."