From Monarchy to Republic
The monarchy ruled St.Charlie from late 2000 until November 2008. It was in that month, however, that the ruling monarch Patrizio I decides to abdicate due to health problems. On the 15th, the Monarchy officially dissolved and the November Revolution mainly supported by the Movement for St.Charlian Liberation started. A counterrevolutionary guerrilla army formed by supporters of the Monarchy was crushed in the first days, while the Movement started gaining support. On the 20th of November, Alexander Reinhardt and Whisky I seized control of the Royal Palace (today the Presidential Palace), establishing the National Party of St.Charlie and officially dissolving the Kingdom. In the three following days, the constitution was drafted and the scheme of the new St.Charlie was formed, including the new currency, the Pianeta. The Constitution was promulgated on the 23rd and the Federal Republic was established.
Branson Act 2009
Right after the Revolution, St.Charlie was a single-party republic. The Parliament, in December 2008, was mainly formed by standing members of the National Party and Whisky I was nominated General Secretary of the NPSC on December 1. Culture was also very different from the modern Republic, with proper dressing codes required for the political class. As an example, Parilament members' "uniform" was formed by a dark frock coat, wing-collared shirt and neck tie (today the dress remains part of the culture of District). As a single-party republic, St.Charlie started getting more involved in the intermicronational community, with its entrance in the Countries United in National Trade and the Grand Unified Micronational. It is however during mid-January 2009 that St.Charlie gets the political shape it still has now: on the 21st, the Branson Act is approved and signed by the members of the 1st Reinhardt Administration. Several aspects of the political system of the Federal Republic change drastically, such as the liberty of founding other political parties. As a result of the Act, two days later, on the 23rd the St.Charlian Socialist Movement is founded by Fabiana Gallo della Loggia, who will lead it until January 2010.
The school project and the Golden Era
As St.Charlie became more involved in the intermicronational community, its territory was subject of major changes too. Before the Branson Act, the Government decided to claim a region in London, creating the Federation of New Ridgeway. It was the only non-Italian region at the time, and one of its purposes was to let non-Italian citizens get the St.Charlian nationality. Since St.Charlie was also used as a school project by Reinhardt, by February, several people started to apply for citizenship and the Republic became popular inside the school. It was the start of the Golden Era of New Ridgeway.
The Golden Era was a period in St.Charlie that lasted approximately from February to June 2009. It was characterized by a strong demographical and geographical growth, with the formation of the federation of Cascia del Pinzanello in May, and a great popularity of St.Charlie within an English school in where Alexander Reinhardt was studying for his International Baccalaureate. The economy was also advantaged by this sudden popularity, with citizens and non-St.Charlians buying banknotes, passports and all sorts of memorabilia. The high support of the people in the Reinhardt-led Government, the formation of various institutions such as the Ministry of War Information, the Order of the Blue Star or the St.Charlie Broadcasting Network, and the signing of the Aberystwyth Agreement lead to an unusual case of micronational patriotic unity within New Ridgeway (that further increased after the creation of the F.C. St.Charlie), and a relative degree of political, social, and economic stability. The "Big Five" Excluding the President of the St.Charlian Parliament, five ministers were recognized for their contribution to the "young" St.Charlie, and were known as the "big five" in New Ridgeway. Three of them were also awarded the Order of the Blue Star.
Post-personal project
As a result of the end of the school year and the termination of the school project, St.Charlie's popularity in New Ridgeway started to slowly decline, and only a few interested followers became active citizens. This can be seen with the turnout in New Ridgeway in the last General Elections. From July to August, St.Charlie suffered of a short period of inactivity internally and focused on intermicronational affairs. In July, Reinhardt is elected, under Chairman Jamie Sutherland, Vice Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational. During the post-personal project period, St.Charlie decided to take part in numerous campaigns, such as the ones against Oud-Saeftinghe and Rhodesia.
St.Charlie today
In 2013 there were big changes in St.Charlie with the election of Alex Specter as Prime Minister, socialist statesman that with his government tried to get the nation back to his splendour...
The monarchy ruled St.Charlie from late 2000 until November 2008. It was in that month, however, that the ruling monarch Patrizio I decides to abdicate due to health problems. On the 15th, the Monarchy officially dissolved and the November Revolution mainly supported by the Movement for St.Charlian Liberation started. A counterrevolutionary guerrilla army formed by supporters of the Monarchy was crushed in the first days, while the Movement started gaining support. On the 20th of November, Alexander Reinhardt and Whisky I seized control of the Royal Palace (today the Presidential Palace), establishing the National Party of St.Charlie and officially dissolving the Kingdom. In the three following days, the constitution was drafted and the scheme of the new St.Charlie was formed, including the new currency, the Pianeta. The Constitution was promulgated on the 23rd and the Federal Republic was established.
Branson Act 2009
Right after the Revolution, St.Charlie was a single-party republic. The Parliament, in December 2008, was mainly formed by standing members of the National Party and Whisky I was nominated General Secretary of the NPSC on December 1. Culture was also very different from the modern Republic, with proper dressing codes required for the political class. As an example, Parilament members' "uniform" was formed by a dark frock coat, wing-collared shirt and neck tie (today the dress remains part of the culture of District). As a single-party republic, St.Charlie started getting more involved in the intermicronational community, with its entrance in the Countries United in National Trade and the Grand Unified Micronational. It is however during mid-January 2009 that St.Charlie gets the political shape it still has now: on the 21st, the Branson Act is approved and signed by the members of the 1st Reinhardt Administration. Several aspects of the political system of the Federal Republic change drastically, such as the liberty of founding other political parties. As a result of the Act, two days later, on the 23rd the St.Charlian Socialist Movement is founded by Fabiana Gallo della Loggia, who will lead it until January 2010.
The school project and the Golden Era
As St.Charlie became more involved in the intermicronational community, its territory was subject of major changes too. Before the Branson Act, the Government decided to claim a region in London, creating the Federation of New Ridgeway. It was the only non-Italian region at the time, and one of its purposes was to let non-Italian citizens get the St.Charlian nationality. Since St.Charlie was also used as a school project by Reinhardt, by February, several people started to apply for citizenship and the Republic became popular inside the school. It was the start of the Golden Era of New Ridgeway.
The Golden Era was a period in St.Charlie that lasted approximately from February to June 2009. It was characterized by a strong demographical and geographical growth, with the formation of the federation of Cascia del Pinzanello in May, and a great popularity of St.Charlie within an English school in where Alexander Reinhardt was studying for his International Baccalaureate. The economy was also advantaged by this sudden popularity, with citizens and non-St.Charlians buying banknotes, passports and all sorts of memorabilia. The high support of the people in the Reinhardt-led Government, the formation of various institutions such as the Ministry of War Information, the Order of the Blue Star or the St.Charlie Broadcasting Network, and the signing of the Aberystwyth Agreement lead to an unusual case of micronational patriotic unity within New Ridgeway (that further increased after the creation of the F.C. St.Charlie), and a relative degree of political, social, and economic stability. The "Big Five" Excluding the President of the St.Charlian Parliament, five ministers were recognized for their contribution to the "young" St.Charlie, and were known as the "big five" in New Ridgeway. Three of them were also awarded the Order of the Blue Star.
Post-personal project
As a result of the end of the school year and the termination of the school project, St.Charlie's popularity in New Ridgeway started to slowly decline, and only a few interested followers became active citizens. This can be seen with the turnout in New Ridgeway in the last General Elections. From July to August, St.Charlie suffered of a short period of inactivity internally and focused on intermicronational affairs. In July, Reinhardt is elected, under Chairman Jamie Sutherland, Vice Chair of the Grand Unified Micronational. During the post-personal project period, St.Charlie decided to take part in numerous campaigns, such as the ones against Oud-Saeftinghe and Rhodesia.
St.Charlie today
In 2013 there were big changes in St.Charlie with the election of Alex Specter as Prime Minister, socialist statesman that with his government tried to get the nation back to his splendour...