Partition of Alrig
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 Shireroth
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The partition of Alrig was a peaceful geopolitical event that happened in 1731. Leading up to the events, the late 1720's saw a rise of Kildari immigrants in the Alriggian countryside, while the city of Sint Anna began turning more and more to the similarly spirited nation of the Confoederatio Aemilia. As the Kildari immigrants began questioning the protectorate status of the Alriggian Republic and sought annexation by the Imperial Republic of Shireroth, many in Sint Anna expressed a preference to end the protectorate status and join the Aemilian confederation instead. In the 1730 Alriggian elections, candidate Eduard Straatenmaaker promised that he would call for a referendum on the future of Alrig. After negotiations with Shireroth and Aemilia, it was agreed to divide Alrig in two districts, each district would vote whether it would be absorbed into Shireroth, or into Aemilia. The first district was that of the capital Driftwood and the region surrounding it all the way to the Kildari border, the other the city of Sint Anna and its surrounding, the latter being much smaller than the first.
Conditions
The Imperial Republic of Shireroth and the Confoederatio Aemilia agreed to the following terms for the referendum and partition of the Republic of Alrig:
- All inhabitants of the Republic of Alrig would be able to vote in the district where they live, provided they lived in Alrig before the year 1723 and were above the age of 18.
- The referendum would be free and neither party would try to influence the results of the referendum.
- The Republic of Alrig would largely remain demilitarised, only limited troops necessary for the defence would be allowed, no strategic missiles with a range over 500 Jingdaoese kilorics and no foreign troops at all.
Timeline
1723
- 17.XV.1723: The governments of the Alriggian Republic, the Imperial Republic of Shireroth and the Confoederatio Aemilia start discussions in private regarding the future of Alrig.
1730
- 2.X.1730: Behind closed doors, the Alriggian Republic, the Imperial Republic of Shireroth and the Confoederatio Aemilia finish their negotiations on the future of Alrig and agree on the terms of the referendum.
1731
- 14.VII.1731: Polling stations open their doors on the first day of the referendum.
- 21.VII.1731: Last day of the referendum, polling stations close their doors at midnight.
- 25.VII.1731: Referendum results are published by the electoral committee, Driftwood votes to join Shireroth, Sint Anna votes to join Aemilia.
Results
| Should Driftwood join the Imperial Republic of Shireroth or the Confoederatio Aemila? | ||||
| Results | ||||
| Votes | % | |||
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| Imperial Republic of Shireroth | 34,720 | 75.77% | ||
| Confoederatio Aemilia | 11,102 | 24.23% | ||
| Valid votes | 45,822 | 98.66% | ||
| Invalid votes | 622 | 1.34% | ||
| Total votes | 46,444 | 100% | ||
| Should Sint Anna join the Imperial Republic of Shireroth or the Confoederatio Aemilia? | ||||
| Results | ||||
| Votes | % | |||
| Imperial Republic of Shireroth | 3,821 | 16.16% | ||
| Confoederatio Aemilia | 19,822 | 83.84% | ||
| Valid votes | 23,643 | 99.07% | ||
| Invalid votes | 223 | 0.93% | ||
| Total votes | 23,866 | 100% | ||
