Alduria

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Region of Alduria Région d'Aldurie Región de Alduria
Region of  Nouvelle Alexandrie
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Region of Alduria
Motto	In victoria virtus ("In Victory, Virtue.")
Anthem
Subdivision	Region
Capital	Punta Santiago
Largest cities	Susa, Behaurnais, Piriya, Amapola.
Area
- Ranked
Population	39,605,864 (1682 AN)
- Ranked
Viceroy	Governor Kylian Mbappe (CFP)
Prime Minister	Nadya Camille Albert (CFP)
Legislature	Parliament of Alduria
Established	1669 AN
Languages
Local religion
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Alduria, officially the Region of Alduria, is a formerly independent country that is now a Region of the Federation of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Its territory is located in western Eura. It is bordered by the Bassarid Empire, the Florian Republic, the Republic of Antakia to its east, and the Imperial State of Constancia to its south. The rest of its borders face the Euran Green or the Raynor Sea.

Alduria is a sovereign state, organized as a unitary republic with sixteen constituent states (includes . Its capital and largest city is Punta Santiago, the country's main cultural and commercial center. Other major urban areas include Alkhiva, Narbonne, Tudela, and Susa.

The area that is now Alduria was previously inhabited by many different nations and Empires. The area was historically most consistently held by Babkha for centuries, shaping heavily the regional and national identities that make up Alduria. Later on, the area came to be dominated by a succession of different nations including among them Leon and Venezia, the CIS, Alexandria, Ashkenatza, and most recently the nation of Iteru. Alduria began forming around 1668, in the aftermath of the Second Euran War. The region had endured a devastating series of conflicts that ended with the collapse of Iteru and the rise of the union between Constancia and Raspur. Regional clans and city-states began to coalesce early into a new Republic, the Altusian Republic as soon as 1655. Altus did not achieve immediate permanence as a nation until the Pronunciamiento at the city of Norvind in 1660. Composed of Constancians, Iterans, Alexandrians, Caputians, and sympathetic Euran native populations numbering in the millions, much of what is now Alduria did not join the Armée Altusienne Unie in creating Altus. Altus soon collapsed under the weight of an overbearingly oppressive military regime in 1669.

Following the collapse of Altus and the disintegration of the Armée Altusienne Unie, a large Constituent Assembly began to meet in a burgeoning refugee settlement in the Euran Green called Punta Santiago. These Alexandrian refugees had spent decades building up a modern city that resembled the old Alexandrian cities of Geneva and Franciscania, in the hopes of one day achieving recognized city-state status. Determined to build an inclusive, liberal, and free society, the delegates to the Constituent Assembly came from all over what is now Alduria and officially declared their independence and ratified a new Constitution that enshrined their new ideals. The Constituent Assembly appointed a former Altusian Army General turned liberal called Alejandro Campos as its first President and Natalia Cotilla as its first Prime Minister.

Alduria officially became a sovereign state in Micras when the Micronational Cartography Society accepted the Aldurian claims in early 1672. This was a key victory for the nascent Republic, a feat that its predecessor state Altus could not achieve.

Alduria is known for its "Law of Graces", which stipulates that any and all refugees from the Alexandrian and Caputian diasporas are automatically given citizenship and property in the country, in exchange for their commitment to build and develop the country. There are other refugees that may be extended the privileges of the Law of Graces, but these are considered on a case by case basis by the Aldurian Government.

Etymology

The word "Alduria" comes from the failed attempt to build the Altusian Republic. One of the constituent city-states that composed Altus was called Alduria, called so because its founder was an Alexandrian merchant called Aldur Gerzog. The Gerzog family brought great riches to the small settlement and invested heavily in its development. The venture, however, soon floundered and was seized by the Armée Altusienne Unie in 1656 AN.

As Altus collapsed, the delegation of Senators representing the city-state of Alduria escaped to Punta Santiago. During the debate over what to name the new nation in the Constituent Assembly, the delegates settled on the name of Alduria by a landslide, proposed by one of those escaping Senators (and later future 1st President of Alduria) Alejandro Campos.

History

The region now known as Alduria has historically gone through the possession of many different nations and Empires, most notably the grand Kingdom of Babkha that for centuries dominated all of Eura. The region was called Alhkiva by the Babhki. Later on, Babkha collapsed and the area came under a succession of powers such as Leon and Venezia, Alexandria, Ashkenatza, and most recently the nation of Iteru.

The devastating pandemics of the Alexandrian flu and the White Plague created a large population of stateless persons that circled the globe looking for a final area to settle. Many Alexandrians and Caputians went on to settle permanently in places like Natopia, Ransenar, and Constancia. These migrant masses were often sustained, organized, and supported by the efforts of several post-collapse non-governmental organizations that advocated and looked out for the interests of the diaspora like the Alexandrian Patriots' Association. A large portion of the Association's fundraising became targeted at helping as much of the Alexandrian diaspora to survive abroad. This led to many Alexandrian refugees, and later Caputian and Wechu refugees, to seek refuge in the irradiated continent of Eura, particularly the Alhkiva region and the former Alexandrian islands of Valenciana and Valladares. The origins of Alduria are closely tied with these Alexandrian and Caputian diasporas, as well as the native Euran cultures.

The vast majority of the refugees from these nations that settled in Alkhiva did it with the intention of setting up a temporary staging area from which to travel on the ground to Constancia and request the eventual admittance into allied realms like Constancia and Raspur. Political units began to form around the settlements of refugees as they fought marauding roves of raiders and looters from the Euran interior.

The compelling need to organize and cooperate in common security became even more pressing when these marauding roves of raiders started coming from Çeridgul. This was the first time for many refugees to come into contact with the dragon-like Çerid, and it quickly mobilized populations to build, settle, and organize to protect themselves. It eventually became depressingly evident to many that the trek through the treacherous deserts of Eura to reach Constancia and claim asylum needed to be given up, in exchange for building a new state in Alkhiva as a place of refuge.

The rise of Altus

The Altusian Republic (purple) included all the former Alexandrian islands of Valladares, Valenciana, and Hatkrou.

The strongest of the refugee protection networks was the Armée Altusienne Unie (AAU), strengthened by the rolling donation cycles coming from the wealthy Alexandrian diaspora in Natopia. Led by self-proclaimed General Eugene Fouche, the AAU solidified their control of the former Alexandrian territories of Valladares, Valenciana, and Hatkrou, and used this to seize additional islands in Eura they called Norvind and Alduria. The short but brutal campaign waged by the AAU to consolidate their control over these islands led to the founding of the early Altusian Republic in 1655.

As Altus began to build and develop, many of the Alkhivan settlers began to form their own small political units mainly around the settlements of Punta Santiago, Tudela, Alkhiva, Narbonne, and Nueva Geneva. Out of all of these settlements, the strongest and largest became Punta Santiago, soon becoming a top port for smuggling and trade in the Gulf of Susa.

Trade and protection pacts began to develop among many of the refugee and stateless settlements in Alkhiva. The growing strength of neighbors and the campaign of attrition against native Euran populations brought together many of the disparate paramilitary organizations into the Aldurian Armed Forces. Soon the Aldurian Armed Forces began to receive financial and logistical support from Alexandrians in Natopia, particularly from the House of Carrillo and the wealth concentrated in the majority Alexandrian cities in Natopia of Triegon and Dos Gardenias. Appealing to the ongoing confrontation between the Raspur Pact and USSO blocs, the leadership of the Aldurian Armed Forces secured large amounts of support from both the Government of the Most Serene Union of Demesnes and private pro-Alexandrian interest groups as a group of anti-USSO partisans. The Aldurian Armed Forces, however, never truly intended to enter any conflict between the powerful Micran blocs and only sought to secure the support to build a stronger military force that could eventually create a viable state in Alkhiva.

The Second Euran War and the collapse of Iteru further sped up the development of these networks of protection and further prompted Altus and the Alkhivan refugee city-states to cooperate with each other on protection and support.

The development of the foundations for the Aldurian state, later on, was based around the "settlement trinity" of government (mainly paramilitary), missionary (Church of Alexandria), and private company interests. The city-states gave top privilege to commercial interests in Constancia and Natopia, especially when the cities of Punta Santiago and Alkhiva began to set up their own oil extraction operations and sell this in world markets. Large amounts of capital began to flow into Punta Santiago and Alkhiva and those individual city-states became specialized. The interests of the city-states' governments and these private enterprises became closely tied, with paramilitary forces helping companies break strikes and remove other barriers imposed by the indigenous Euran populations.

Foundation of the Republic of Alduria

• Altus was quickly one of the strongest and most developed "spontaneous hierarchies" in Eura, but internal infighting and a counterreaction to the oppressive methods of Eugene Fouche lead to movement to found a new state in Eura at the mouth of the largest river (name???) in Eura.
  • Escape of the Aldurian Senators, Fall of Altus, infighting, Armee Altusienne Unie disbands, resource and support shift to nascent government effort in Punta Santiago.
  • proclamation of the Republic, Plan de Santos (national development plan/agenda), Constituent Assembly, nation-building, the rise of political parties.

Geography

Administrative Divisions

The Republic of Alduria is divided into 14 states and 2 autonomous regions. Each of these states and autonomous regions are then subdivided into municipalities, named after its seat, which is usually its largest urban center.

The Local Government Act 1677, enacted when Alduria was still a sovereign republic, at that time legislated three categories of territorial entities in the Republic of Alduria immediately under the national level: States, Overseas Territories, and Autonomus Regions.

The States of the Aldurian Republic recognized under this law were: the Aldurian Capital District, Asuara, Biscarrosse, Compostela, Mondego, Murcia, Napoléon, Saint Ignace, and Valoria. The Alexandrian Patrimony was recognized as a special community of overseas territories composed of the Overseas Territories of Valenciana and Valladares. The Alexandrian Patrimony was determined to have a common Territorial Government, to be ratified by the residents of Valenciana and Valladares.

The Alexandrian Patrimony

The Alexandrian Patrimony refers to the states of Alduria that are composed of former Alexandrian islands or settlements. These are Altus, Valladares, and Valenciana. Together they form a community of Aldurian Overseas Territories, which is simply a special designation as constituent states that are immediately outside of the mainland Euran metropole in the old Alexandrian political tradition.

Politics

The seal of the Aldurian Government.

The Republic of Alduria and its politics take place with the framework of a hybrid presidential/parliamentary system determined by the Constitution of Alduria. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular, democratic, and social Republic". The constitution provides for a separation of powers.

The political system consists of:

• The executive branch;
• The legislative branch;
• The judicial branch.

Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government. The Government consists of the President, the Prime Minister, and the Cabinet Secretaries. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, and is responsible to Parliament. The government, including the Prime Minister, can be revoked by Parliament through either a motion of censure or a motion of no confidence, ensuring that the Prime Minister is always supported by a majority of Parliament.

Parliament is unicameral, and passes statutes and votes on the budget; it controls the action of the executive through formal questioning on the floor of Parliament. The constitutionality of the statutes is checked by the Supreme Court of Justice, members of which are appointed by the President of the Republic, on advice of the Prime Minister, and confirmed by Parliament. The independent judiciary is based upon civil law system which evolved from Alexandrian law.

Alduria is a unitary state. However, its administrative subdivisions have various legal functions, and the national government is prohibited from intruding into their normal operations.

Government Officials

The current President is Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz, currently on his second term as President, having won election in 1678 AN and 1683 AN. He is one of the leaders of the Liberty and Democracy Party.

The current Prime Minister is Marco Zimmer, leading a minority government for the Democratic Socialist Party of Alduria.

Main office holders

Office	Name	Party	Since
President	Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz	Liberty and Democracy Party	1678 AN
Prime Minister	Marco Zimmer	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Deputy Prime Minister, Secretary of the Government	Kylian Mbappé	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of State	Max Da Costa	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of Defense	Douglas Costa	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of Finance and Commerce	Luis Suarez	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of Justice	Alvaro Morata	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of Interior	Antonio Valverde	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN
Secretary of Heritage, Culture, and the Arts	Alphonse Thauvin	Democratic Socialist Party	1683 AN

Political Culture

Aldurian political culture is greatly influenced by the economic, social, and geographical characteristics of Eura and the collapse of the "Altusian Experiment". Many important characteristics of the Aldurian population have also shaped the national political culture. A big social and economic gap exists between Punta Santiago and the rest of the country with per capita income in Punta Santiago about 60% higher than in the rest of the country.

Aldurians are fascinated with their own shared history and love abstract and symbolic discussions. The modern tendency to distrust government probably has its roots in the reactions many had to the formation of the oppressive Altusian Republic, and the resulting conflicts between the Altusian Union and the different democratic dissent groups that left Altus and landed in Punta Santiago.

The legitimacy of the government is based largely on a broad-based civic nationalism, a love of history, and instinct to preserve the elements of the common nationhood that are alive in the hearts and minds of most Aldurian citizens. The Aldurian civic nationhood is a political identity built around shared citizenship within Alduria. Alduria is a very diverse state, counting on the presence of Alexandrians, Caputians, Iterans, Constancians, and Babhki as citizens. Thus, the Republic isn't defined by a language or culture, but by its political institutions and liberal principles which its citizens pledge to uphold. This is central to the "Law of Graces", an Aldurian law that extends Aldurian citizenship to any and all refugees from the Alexandrian, Wechu, and Caputian diasporas, in exchange for their commitment to build and develop the country. Other refugees and stateless persons from the Green may be extended the privileges of the Law of Graces, but these are considered on a case by case basis by the Aldurian Government often pledging as well to help build and develop the country. Citizenship or residence in the Aldurian nation is, in practice, open to anyone who shares the values of the Republic. Despite the conflict and disagreements that come with an active and free democracy, Aldurian political culture is held together by this very important nationalism.

A very strong characteristic of the Aldurian political culture is the agreement to disagree. The division in political opinions into "left" and "right" can at times lead to vociferous disagreement, but consensus often has been reached by uniting behind a common purpose or uniting behind a strong, charismatic leader, only to be lost when the leader dies or goes into disfavor. Cycles of consensus followed by alienation seem to be typical of the Aldurian political culture.

Political Parties

Main article: Political Parties of Alduria

The Republic of Alduria began as a fragmented multi-party Republic. Since its founding, the political landscape has been redefined by the grand mergers of parties on the left and the right of the political spectrum to compete strongly with the Liberty and Democracy Party (LDP), often considered the natural governing party of Alduria. The LDP often positioned itself as a centrist-liberal brand with a wide electoral appeal. Despite losing control of Parliament to the Democratic Socialists in the elections of 1682 AN, the LDP has retained control of the Presidency with Gerhardt Eugen Seydlitz as its candidate.

Current Political Parties

Logo		Name	Abbrev.	Founded	Ideology	Position	Seats	Status
	File:DFL Logo.png	Democratic Socialist Party	DSP	1679	Center-left Social democracy Communism	Left	113 / 342	Government (Minority Government)
		Liberty and Democracy Party	LDP	1673	Libertarianism Classical Liberalism	Center-right	108 / 342	Opposition (Leader of the Opposition)
		Aldurian National Alliance	ANA	1678	Nationalism Populism	Right to Far-Right	94 / 342	Opposition

despite the many changes to the partisan landscape of Alduria, a strong streak of unaligned independent members of Parliament. Sometimes political groups are formed within the group of unaligned independents, especially to cooperate on specific issues where there's consensus. A prominent MP and shaper of opinions among the group, Henry Poincare, initially was allied with the Liberty and Democracy Party. During the elections of 1682 AN, Poincare famously defected from the LDP and endorsed the ANA campaign, then led by Robert Beaumont.

Law

Alduria has a legal system that arises primarily from written statutes, with judges restricted to interpreting the law and not making it. The Constitution of Alduria states that law should only prohibit actions detrimental to society. Freedom is the rule, and its restriction is the exception; any restriction of freedom must be provided for by law and must follow the principles of necessity and proportionality. That is, Law should lay out prohibitions only if they are needed, and if the inconveniences caused by this restriction do not exceed the inconveniences that the prohibition is supposed to remedy.

The basic principles of the Republic of Alduria are laid out in the Constitution of Alduria. Aldurian law is mainly divided into two main areas: private law and public law. Private law governs relationships between individuals. Public law defines the structure and the workings of the government as well as relationships between the state and the individual, such as criminal law. Criminal laws are limited to addressing the future and not the past (criminal ex post facto laws are prohibited). To be applicable, laws must be officially published in the Aldurian Register. The Aldurian Register serves as the official journal of the government of Alduria, and it contains promulgated legislation, government agency rules, proposed rules, and public notices. It is published daily, except on national holidays.

Freedom of religion is constitutionally guaranteed, but there are exceptions for "cults and faiths that motivate crime by prejudice and hate." The Constitution proclaims that the Republic is secular.

Local Government

Local Government in Alduria is as provided by the Local Government Act 1677 as originally enacted when it was a sovereign republic, as amended by Proclamation of Punta Santiago, as well as the Local Government Act 1694 and the Regional and Local Government Organization Act 1699 of the Cortes Generales of Nouvelle Alexandrie.

Foreign Relations

Alduria is a member of the Micras Treaty Organization and the Apollonian and Euran Economic Union. Alduria maintains a strong internationalist streak in its political culture. Post-formation Aldurian foreign policy has been largely shaped by a view that during its beginning, the Republic must secure itself and its borders first. The Republic favors having relationships with other Euran nations but does not restrict itself to the confines of the Euran continent in pursuing bilateral relations.

Alduria has strong political and economic influence among the Alexandrian and Caputian diasporas. This has led to Alexandrians and Caputians in richer countries like Natopia setting up a large influx of remittances to the country, making it one of the largest financial inflows to Alduria.

Military

The Aldurian Armed Forces are the military and paramilitary forces of Alduria, under the President of the Republic as commander-in-chief. They consist of the Aldurian Army, Aldurian Navy, Aldurian Air Force, the Aldurian Auxiliary Forces, and the military police called the National Gendarmerie, which also fulfills civil police duties in the rural areas and borders of Alduria.

While the Gendarmerie is an integral part of the Aldurian armed forces (gendarmes are career soldiers), and therefore under the purview of the Department of Defense, it is operationally attached to the Department of Justice as far as its civil police duties are concerned. The following special units are also part of the Gendarmerie: the Republican Guard which protects public buildings hosting major Alexandrian institutions, the Maritime Gendarmerie serving as Coast Guard, and the Provost Service, acting as the Military Police branch of the Gendarmerie.

As far as the Aldurian intelligence units are concerned, the Directorate of Intelligence is considered to be a component of the Armed Forces under the authority of the Department of Defense. The other, the Directorate of Public Security, is a division of the Department of Justice and manages the National Police Force.

Government Finance

The Government of Alduria has run a sizeable budget deficit each year since its foundation. Aldurian government debt levels are predicted to reach critical highs over the next 10 years, with the costs of nation-building reaching into the trillions of Aldurian Écus even in some of the more conservative estimates.

Taxation and spending in Alduria is determined by a Finance Act that is passed at the beginning of every Parliament to cover its entire term. In the Finance Act, the Government outlines which kinds of taxes can be levied and which rates can be applied, as well as the general outlines of government spending.

The National Defense Constribution Act of 1674 assessed an income tax of 5% to 25% (depending on revenue bracket) of gross taxable income. Income earned from a retirement account, pension, or life, medical, or health insurance payout, or earned by any active duty service members in the Armed Forces nor on their spouses who shall file their taxes jointly, are exempt.

The Marijuana Legalization Act imposed a 35% excise tax on the sale of Marijuana, with this tax not applicable to marijuana prescribed by a physician and dispensed for medical use. Subordinate local governments were granted authority to apply additional excise taxes, not to exceed a 35% total rate.

Economy

Energy

Provision of energy and distribution of electricity in Alduria since its establishment as a sovereign republic was the responsibility of the National Energy Company, a government-owned and controlled corporation established in accordance with Order 005 of then-President Alejandro Campos. Power generation was usually sourced in cooperation with other state corporations, such as the Aldurian Oil Company and National Mining Company, as well as Aldurian Railways.

Mineral Resources

Exploitation of Aldurian mineral resources was since its establishment as a sovereign republic was the prerogative of the National Mining Company, a government-owned and controlled mining and resource extraction corporation established in accordance with Order 005 of then-President Alejandro Campos.

Telecommunications

The provision of telecommunications services in Alduria since its establishment as a sovereign republic was a state monopoly of Telecommunications of Alduria, a government-owned telecommunications and internet service corporation established in accordance with Order 005 of then-President Alejandro Campos. There has been slight liberalization and increased competition in this sector as the years progressed with the entry of global and domestic new players.

Transport

Domestic and international civil air transportation in Alduria since its establishment as a sovereign republic was the responsibility of Aldurian Airlines, a government-owned and controlled airline.

Rail transportation in Alduria since its establishment as a sovereign republic was the responsibility of Aldurian Railways, a government-owned and controlled railway management and construction corporation.

Science and technology

Science and technology research in Alduria since its establishment as a sovereign republic was led by the National Research and Development Corporation, a a government-owned and controlled research and development company established by Order 005 of President Alejandro Campos. Research priorities were usually set by the national government through the President of Alduria, who concurrently served as Chairman, and the Cabinet, which concurrently served as the Board of Directors.

Research and development in the aviation sector was led by the Aldurian Aviation Corporation, a government-owned and controlled aerospace research, design and manufacturing corporation, also established by Order 005 of President Alejandro Campos.

Demographics

Education

The Free Education for our Heroes Act provides for subsidized education for servicemembers, with funding sourced from the Marijuana Excise Tax Fund.

Culture

National Cultural Institutions

The Aldurian Culture, Heritage and Arts Act 1675, enacted when Alduria was still a sovereign republic, created a Department of Heritage, Culture, and the Arts within the Aldurian Government, to be headed by a Secretary of Heritage, Culture, and the Arts, assisted by an Undersecretary for Administration, an Undersecretary for Operations, and an Undersecretary for Protection and Preservation, which such staffing pattern as the Secretary may require and provide.

This also created National Cultural Institutions such as a National Museum, a National Heritage Museum of the Aldurian People, a Museum of Natural History, a National Gallery, a National Library, a National Archives, a National Historical Commission were created, as well as subnational branches thereof, all independent agencies under the Department, to be headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary and serving for a 3-year term. Each cultural institution has an Advisory Council of no more than fifteen individuals, all unpaid volunteers serving for a fixed 3 year term not coterminous with the Director, provided that 5 individuals shall be appointed by the President from a list of professionals and academics prominent in their field as nominated at large by written nomination of the Aldurian people, 1 individual shall be as appointed by the Speaker, Prime Minister, Secretary of Heritage, Culture, and the Arts, the Parliament via resolution, 1 individual elected from among all the employees of the cultural institution, and the rest via public expression of interest and election under such rules as the Secretary shall provide. The Secretary is chair ex officio of all Advisory Councils.

One Billion Ecus were appropriated from the Development Fund of Alduria to serve as a Cultural Trust Fund in the Bank of Alduria, with interest accrued therein available to be disbursed to support the construction, sustainability, and operations of the National Cultural Institutes. Five Hundred Million Ecus were appropriated from the Development Fund of Alduria for the initial operations of the Department.

A National Culture Citizens Trust Fund was opened in the Bank of Alduria, with an initial appropriation of Five Hundred Million Ecus, and which any individual, association, or organization may donate to. For the first five years from this Act, interest accrued therein shall be available to be disbursed to support the construction, sustainability, and operations of the National Cultural Institutes as the Secretary may provide, thereafter, any amount may be utilized, provided that the National Culture Citizens Trust Fund shall never be at a balance of less than Four Hundred Million Ecus at any time.

Literature

It was required by law that every publisher in Alduria shall be required, since 1675, to furnish the National Library 5 copies of every book or pamphlet it shall publish.

Sports

Order 29 of President Alejandro Campos of the Republic of Alduria created the Aldurian National Sport Committee, Alduria Paralympic Committee and the Alduria Anti-Doping Agency to encourage, promote, and protect voluntary sports activities. The same Order made it policy that the state and local governments shall take measures for the promotion of national sports, and that the heads of local governments shall formulate and implement plans for the promotion of sports for their respective local governments.

A National Sports Promotion Fund was also established to provide financial aid for any of the following:

• Costs for facilities to promote sports;
• Improving the welfare of athletes;
• Fostering sports organizations;
• Promoting school sports and workplace sports;
• Fostering professionals in sports, culture, and arts;
• Strengthening weak areas;
• Promoting the sports industry;
• Other matters prescribed by the Presidential Order or Act of Parliament to promote national sports; as well as for the following projects, support, etc.:

• Research and development to promote national sports and projects to disseminate the results thereof;
• Projects to support the expansion of national sports facilities;
• Projects to train players and certified sports leaders;
• Projects to improve the welfare of players, certified sports leaders, and athletes;
• Advertising and other projects for the creation of the National Sports Promotion Fund;
• Operation of and support for the Aldurian National Sport Committee, the Alduria Paralympic Committee, the Alduria Anti-Doping Agency, sports-for-all *organizations and sports science research institutes, and organizations related to fostering athletic talent;
• Support for the sports activities of low-income groups;
• Other projects prescribed by Presidential Order or Act of Parliament for the promotion of sports

Firearms

The right of Aldurians who have technical and mental fitness to possess firearms shall not be infringed, providing that they have not been convicted for a felony or a crime involving domestic violence.

Marijuana

It is lawful in Alduria for all individuals over 18 years of age to consume marijuana, and to purchase marijuana from a licensed vender. It is likewise lawful for licensed individuals to cultivate the production of marijuana, subject to regulations set by the government or localities. It is unlawful for any person to sell or cultivate marijuana without a license from government. It is likewise unlawful for anyone who sells, distributes, or cultivates marijuana for the consumption of those under 18 years of age without a valid prescription, or to operate a motor vehicle, industrial equipment, aircraft, or watercraft while under the influence of marijuana.

Marriage Equality

It is lawful in Alduria for couples of the same sex to enter into civilly recognized marriages, so long as they meet all other qualifications as required by law. No Government treatment or legal status, effect, right, benefit, privilege, protection or responsibility relating to marriage, whether deriving from law, administrative or court rule, public policy, common law, or any other source of law, shall differ based on the parties to marriage being or having been of the same sex rather than a different sex. It is unlawful for any civil servant, judge, or any public official to refuse to issue a marriage license.

Nothing in the law prohibits religious institutions from defining marriage, or prohibits them from withholding religious ceremonies or recognition of same-sex couples. No member of the clergy can be compelled to participate, officiate, or solemnize any same-sex marriage which has been civilly recognized by the Government. Refusal of a member of a member of the clergy or any other representative of a religious denomination to conduct a religious service to participate, officiate, or solemnize any same-sex marriage which has been civilly recognized by the Government is valid cause for civil claim or cause of action.

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