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Corsican Republic
Ripublica Corsa
Timeline: 1983: Doomsday

OTL equivalent: Corsica
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of Corsican Republic
Location of Corsican Republic
Motto
Amici e non di ventura
("Friends, and not by mere accident")
Anthem "Dio vi salvi Regina (God save you Queen)"
Capital
(and largest city)
Ajaccio
Other cities Corte, Bastia, Porto Vecchio and Calvi
Language
  official
 
Corsican
  others Italian, French
Religion Roman Catholicism
Demonym Corsican
Government Unitary semi-presidential republic
  Legislature Corsican Diet
President Leo Battesti
Prime Minister François Alfonsi
Area 8,680 km²
Population 265,000 
Independence from France
  declared 1984
Currency Corsican lira
Organizations Atlantic Defense Community and League of Nations

The Republic of Corsica is a French successor state in Europe based on the island of Corsica. In recent years, it has been on guard against Sicilian aggression.

History[]

Pre-Doomsday[]

Since the mid-18th century, Corsica had been ruled by France.

On 2 March 1982, a law was passed that gave Corsica the status of territorial collectivity (collectivité territoriale), abolishing the Corsican Regional Council. Unlike the regional councils, the Corsican Assembly has executive powers over the island.

Doomsday and Aftermath[]

Corsica managed to avoid nuclear impact on Doomsday, despite hosting the Solenzara Air Base.

In nearby Sardinia, Santo Stefano Naval Base was targeted, and radiation reached the southern Corsican coast, forcing the Gendarmerie nationale to evacuate Bonifacio and Porto Vecchio. At first, residents of the island were unaware of the full extent of what had happened. As fallout started to come in from the French mainland and Sardinia, people began to understand the scale of the catastrophe.

The Corsican regional authorities acted swiftly, and Prosper Alfonsi managed to help any refugees from Sardinia and mainland France. In March 1984, the new Republic of Corsica was formed (having forced to reach an stalemate with the National Liberation Front of Corsica). The new nation was not the true first Corsican state-a previous attempt at Corsican independence had been made in 1769 but had been crushed by France. Corsica immediately went into survival mode, with rationing of food and other supplies.

Twenty years of peace[]

The next two decades were marked by the formation of a new Corsican national identity. The native Corsican language experienced a revival. Economically, Corsica pursued a path of self-sufficiency, with food industries previously geared towards export to the mainland were now utilized to feed the people of Corsica.

New Millennium, New Challenges[]

In 2004, Corsica concluded defensive agreements with Monaco and the Alpine Confederation, just as the Sicilian Republic was embarking on an expansionist policy in the region. In the following years Corsica turned to the ADF, a closer alliance that partnered the AC and Monaco but did not include them. In the Second Sicily War (2009-2011), Corsica faced no direct attack but served as an essential staging area for the campaign in Sardinia. Its armed forces fought on that island and were given a junior role in the occupation following the cease-fire.

Government and Politics[]

The government of Corsica is a semi-presidential system similar to pre-Doomsday France. With an assembly that uses the pre-Doomsday Corsican Assembly building at the Grand Hôtel d'Ajaccio et Continental, it has been named as the "Asembleé Nationale Corse" (Assemblea Nationale di Corsica) The main political parties are the Corsican Popular Party (center-right), the Social Democrats (left-wing), and the Liberal Party (classical liberalism).

The Corsican Constitution is based on the 1755 constitution of the Corsican Constitution, and in the 1958 French Constitution of the Fifth Republic.

International Relations[]

Corsica is a member of the League of Nations and the Atlantic Defense Community.


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