Union of Quindarian Republics

"'We are a small, isolated union in the middle of a large and dense nebula. However, the aim of my government and the Union is to provide a sense of stability for our people.'"- Chairman R'sota of the Union of Quindarian Republics, 3001.

The Union of Quindarian Republics is a local power in Sector 003. Located in the largely unexplored Iapaes Nebula, this interstellar power is very solitary. For centuries, the Quindarians were a very divided people, its homeworld Quindar made up of hundreds of nation-states until the Union was founded.

The Union, obvious in the name, is a political and economic union of independent republics of completely or mostly Quindarian populations, all having their state governments but subject to the overall authority of the Union. The capital is the homeworld Quindar.

The Union is relatively small in territorial size, however it does boast a powerful military. The nation tends to be very isolationist, however it is not much of a belligerent and at times was open to friendly diplomatic relations.

Quidarian society has been subject of xenosociology research as its society is widely regarded as having developed parallel to human society. In 3001, the Union applied for membership in the United Interstellar Federation of Nations, but the application unsuccessfully passed through the Federal Parliament and was put on hold for the future. The Union was instead placed as a non-member observer state of the Federation.

In 3009, the Union's application for membership was reviewed again by the Federal government, shortly after the Annari Empire acceded to the Federation in February 3009. However, a diplomatic summit held on Earth aiming to finalise the Union's membership application derailed after the Quindarian ambassador to the Federation became severely drunk and insulted human dignataries. Following intense negotiations between the Quindarian and Federation governemnts and deliberation within the Quindarian government, the Union evetually decided to withdraw its application until it felt it was truly ready.

It is a founding member of the Interstellar United Nations.

History
The Union was founded roughly 70 years ago, circa. 2928. Not much information of the Union exists in Federation and UniFed databases, as this is part of the Union's policies in alien first contact so as to preserve the Union's isolation as much as possible while slowly opening itself to friendly relations.

The Union was set up in the wake of civil wars that ran rampant throughout the nation-states of Quindar. The first years of the Union was quite unstable. With much of the civil wars dying down, the nation-states had to immediately rebuild, making them vulnerable to other military conflicts. When the Union was founded, it faced the impending danger of rebels and radical factions attempting to create riots and overthrowing the Union. The government cracked down hard on the rebels, arrested them and sent them to face judgement, disrupting the rebels' network of operations and effectively putting an end to their mission to create a 'Quindarian Empire'.

The Union also dealt with economic issues. The civil wars had drained the resources and finances of much of the nation-states, made worse by the need to constantly finance the Quindarian colonies in order to maintain their development. The Union issued a policy of 'self-dependence'. Overtime, the colonies' dependency on their governments back on Quindar decreased as the colonies began to create industries that would self-finance themselves. This allowed the nation-states back on Quindar to rebuilt faster.

The Union then entered the peak of its power in the mid-2970's. This was during the Quindarian space age. During this time, the Union rapidly expanded their power, and established new colonies. The Union soon became global as more nation-states joined, and it was the only power left on Quindar by the 2980's

In 3000, the Union came into contact with the United Interstellar Federation of Nations when the U.F.S Atlantis unexpectedly ended up on the edge of Quindarian space after a critical systems failure following a battle with an Andromedan war planet.

In 3001, the Union applied for membership in the United Interstellar Federation of Nations, but the application unsuccessfully passed through the Federal Parliament and was put on hold for the future. The Union was instead placed as a non-member observer state of the Federation.

In 3004, numerous diplomatic incidents in the Union led to a political schism in the Quindarian government. This then escalated into a full blown conflict, resulting in the Second Quindarian Civil War. The civil war dragged on for several months before the Federation intervened and acted as mediator, resolving the conflict.

In 3005, the Union took part in a joint Quindarian-Federation-Tritanian effort in the exploration of Sector 006. The effort eventually brought the Union into contact with the Holy Parthan Covenant, which quickly declared war on the Federation. During the war the Union, along with the Tritanians, fought alongside the Federation and later Sector 006 allies against the Parthans in the Sector 006 War, in which it emerged victorious.

In the aftermath of the war, the Union became a strong advocate for a trans-stellar organisation dedicated to preserving interstellar peace and order. This culminated in the Interstellar United Nations, which the Union help found in 3007. The Union was one of the staunchest supporters of the Xuez'arq Anaerys in his campaign for Secretary-General.

In 3009, the Union's application for membership was reviewed again by the Federal government, shortly after the Annari Empire acceded to the Federation in February 3009. However, a diplomatic summit held on Earth aiming to finalise the Union's membership application derailed after the Quindarian ambassador to the Federation became severely drunk and insulted human dignataries. Following intense negotiations between the Quindarian and Federation governemnts and deliberation within the Quindarian government, the Union evetually decided to withdraw its application until it felt it was truly ready.

Politics
The Union is governed by the Assembly of Republics, consisting of members from every single nation-state and the colonies. The head of the Assembly is the Head Councillor, who is also the Head of Government.

The head of state is the Chairman, who serves as the administrative head of the Union's government. The majority of executive power lies in the Head Councillor.

The Chairman does have the authority to override the government when necessary. The Chairman is not allowed to establish him/herself as the absolute ruler as dictated by the Union's founding constitution. The Chairman can command the Union's armed forces when necessary, however all major political and military actions must be relayed to the Chairman. The Chairman can order a shut down of the government if the government is either abusing its power and defying the Chairman or proving itself to be incapable to managing the Union.

In terms of administration, the Union leaves the state governments to govern themselves, meaning the overall government doesn't interfere with the politics of each autonomous state. Instead, the Union mainly provides military defence and proper representation within the Assembly.

Much of the policies of the Union is actually based on emergency law, as the Union was originally set up as a emergency government in the wake of the civil wars.

Flag
The flag of the Union of Quindarian Republics consists of a blue background with a white 8-pointed star at the bottom left, three golden stars at the top right-hand corner and four red arrows pointing to each other at the flag's center. The arrows represent the homeworld, the white star is the star that it orbits and the three stars represent the off-world colonies.