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The two most populous districts that make up the portion of modern Equatannia on the Starr Peninsula, Greater Equatannia and the Federal District, were once separate sovereign entities with the Chiefdom of Equaa to the south and six established independent villages in the north. The nations never exhibited political conflict or hostility with one another and eventually came to the agreement to unite as one sovereign state in 1927. This resolution was forged over the course of several years now known as The Internal Ambition by a committee formed of ambassadors from both nations. After a period of influence throughout the late 1920s and the approval of a referendum passed by the native inhabitants in 1933, the sparsely populated Isles situated south of the Starr Peninsula were annexed into the Chiefdom as the third governmental region. The modern Constitution was ratified by The People's Assembly on December 5, 1936 after being proposed by Cristofer Benyne, the second Speaker of the People.
A majority of Equatannia's recent history was spent in a period of isolation that was brought about through administrative policy by Olympia Starr, the nation's first and longest-serving Head of State (1918-1940). This policy was introduced as The Foreign Affairs Neutrality Resolution (FANR) due to fear of conflict from surrounding nations during the foundational years of the fledgling federal state, and was in place from 1937 until 2019. The Foreign Affairs Neutrality Resolution forbid the Federal Government of Equatannia from directly interacting with any foreign national state, while allowing near-open immigration from all Urth nations. The policy was repealed after The Federal Reveal Act (FERA) was passed by
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The passing of the Constitution changed The Sovereign of Equaa into The Federal Republic of Equatannia, "''The Land of Equals,"'' as well as expanded the regional governments into having a separate congressional assembly, The Regional. The framework listed in the Constitution calls for Representative, Regional, and Presidential elections every four years, with direct representation from percentage of voters approving a political party or independent candidate. There are no term limits, as direct representation and separation of government branches disallows for the evolving of a dictator. It instates Olympia Starr as the nation's first President, with the first Presidential election planned to be held along with the regularly scheduled elections on December 5, 1940. This legislation also officially established the governments of the three regions that make up Equatannia today, declared the city of Equaa as the nation's federal capital and December 5 as Equatannia's Federal Holiday, as well as consolidated the nation's anthem, motto, flag, and coat of arms.
=== Period of Isolation (1937-
==== The End of the Starr Presidency ====
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In February 1996, President Tengrin announced she would not be running for reelection in the Presidential elections later that year. She retained the tradition of a sitting President refusing to endorse any candidates, despite one of the candidates being one of her closest colleagues, Speaker Karine Roswuud. Roswuud campaigned on the expansion of President Tengrin's programs and idealogies, while also further expanding the small capitalist market that the federal government had only slightly assisted beforehand. She was elected with only 41% of the vote on December 5, 1996; the rest of the votes went to the other four candidates that had pulled significant numbers.
Her inauguration brought much praise from Equatannians, but also brought stirrings of turmoil due to differing opinions towards capitalism from some of the nation's far-left advocates and fellow Representatives. President K. Roswuud started her Presidency on loose footing with the endorsement of legislation that gave sitting Presidents the powers of Executive Action to implement immediate Executive Orders in place of Congress passing legislation. The barely passed legislation gave President K. Roswuud the ability to implement multiple plans that would have taken years to pass as legislation. These Executive Orders founded the Federal Investigation Bureau, the Department of Agriculture and Environment, and the Department of National Security. These departments respective responsibilities were to investigate possible crimes, regulate the agriculture sector and assist in environment protection, and fortify the nation's newly constructed bases throughout the nation. Although there were skeptics of the Executive Action ability, President Roswuud's valiant use of the Orders and opposition Vice President Georgi Roy's endorsement of the use eased some unrest. Further legislation was passed in 2005, during Roswuud's third term, to further limit the ability of Executive Action, and gave Congress the ability to nullify any Orders if deemed necessary.
During her first two terms, President K. Roswuud greatly expanded the funding to the Federal Assistance Department and Department of Education, while officially establishing the Department of Infrastructure in 1999. the turn of the century brought much excitement to the nation, which lead Roswuud to win her first reelection bid with 71% of the vote. She helped expand voter rights protections in late 2000 and established multiple Discrimination Departments throughout the nation to help combat the little prejudice that existed. In 2002, she opened the first federally funded addiction rehabilitation center in east Equaa, which eventually lead to others opening in Freebelsta and Olepaut by 2004.
President K. Roswuud ran her third election campaign on the knowledge that it would be her last, which no President had announced prior. She also openly supported the idea of repealing the Foreign Affairs Neutrality Resolution (FANR) and allowing Equatannia to return to foreign diplomacy, to a decent amount of citizen's skepticism. With her highest election percentage, 76%, Roswuud was elected for her third and final term on December 5, 2004. Her youngest neice, current President Melinde Roswuud, was elected as Chancellor of Equaa that same day. During her final four years as President, President K. Roswuud expanded the national economy by indirectly opening trade with the two closest nations, Durakia and Meagharia. She did this by funding foreign business ventures with the small-business fund. She received vocal backlash from some political opponents, but the flux in GDP further proved her case for opening the country to foreign diplomacy and trade.
==== The Current Presidency ====
Karine Roswuud left office to some political scandal, but to much approval from Equatannians. She further explained her resignation once again on January 13, 2008 in a televised address. Melinde Roswuud announced her intent to run for President in March with the backing of the Federal Party, the same party her aunt was a part of. She won the primary election in July of 2008 and was elected President on the Federal Holiday of that same year with 82% of the vote.
▲=== Modern Equatannia (2019-Present) ===
She spent her first term campaigning on the idea of opening the country up to foreign affairs by January 2020, with her establishing multiple ''de facto'' departments aimed at eventually assisting in foreign affairs back in 2010. In 2011, she expanded the powers of the Department of Education to assist in establishing specialized charter schools for high school students. In early 2012, she forever changed her reelection campaign by announcing that Vice President Sindi Bantoor would be resigning the following year, thus pushing then Speaker of the People Mitch Lorraine to assume the Vice Presidency in January 2013 after the 2012 election. The Assembly elected Representative Julian Rite to Speaker of the People in February 2013.
In her second term, President Roswuud enacted the Affirmmative Action Order that expanded specific civil rights pertaining to different species inhabiting Equatannia, and has been used to further lift up minorities since. This policy gives greater chance to impoverished and minority students or employees. Most Equatannians support this Order due to their fundamental belief of equal representation. Roswuud also expanded the powers of Congress by enacting Orders that gave the People's Assembly and Regional the ability to remove a President or entire Administration for negligence. This was a move by Roswuud to further affirm her ideas of an expanded balance in power between the three government branches.
In 2015, a legislation overhaul was committed by Congress to modernize many laws that were deemed outdated or needed updating due to the rapid development of Equatannia during the 2000s and 2010s. This overhaul created multiple Congressional Committees for the first time in the nation's history, and formally expanded the number of Representatives from 50 to 150. It also formalized the four loose parties that had balance power in The People's Assembly and local elections since the country's formation. The rise of the internet, social media, and international culture during the early 2010s further pushed the federal government to repeal the FANR.
President Roswuud was reelected for her third term in 2016 with 88% of the vote among citizens after running on the slogan, "It's Time!" This slogan pertained to her idea to finally reopen Equatannia to federal foreign affairs by 2020, which would be at the end of her term. In 2017, she finished constructing and employing the departments she had began planning seven years prior and deemed them ready for work. The Foreign Affairs Committee formally proposed The Federal Reveal Act (FERA) to both chambers of Congress on May 3, 2018, which then lead to over a year and a half of debate, filibuster, discussion, and planning among Representatives, Chancellors, and the Administration of President Roswuud. On November 20, 2019, Speaker Mitch Lorraine announced that he would be calling for a formal vote in a month's time as The Regional had reached an agreement to approve the resolution in July earlier that year. On the morning of December 21, 2019, Speaker Lorraine called for a formal vote on FERA. Representatives approved the resolution with 73% for the approval of the act, and President Melinde Roswuud signed FERA into law only three hours later from the Executive Office in Equaa. The following day, the federal government sent multiple phone calls and emails informing the international community of their return to foreign diplomacy. The state of Equatannia had finally reached true social, political, and economic stability for the first time since its founding.
Eqautannia has since endorsed various nations of Urth and has also established embassies within surrounding countries. The Equatannian economy has quickly flourished due to open international trade, as the produce native to a Mediterranean climate is unique to the area. President Roswuud has begun working toward improved international relations, despite the Arkian Civil War occurring just north of the nation. Equatannia has retained its neutral position in all external conflict, but some speculate that will soon change with President Roswuud's instruction. <br />
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