Ke-Atsung

Ke-Atsung, commonly known as Atsung, officially the United Republic of Ke-Atsung (Atsun: Laladiu Kata dene Kounugulung aten Atsung|United Republic of Kounugulung and Ke-Atsung), is a country located in East Artopa. It shares a border with Harkon to the north, Haixiao to the west, Surovia to the northwest, and a coastal border with Sakao to the east.

The modern history of Ke-Atsung begins with the nation's emperor conceding to constitutionalists in 1790, establishing the first constitution of Ke-Atsung, which empowered a national parliament but still kept powers in the hands of the monarch. He was able to appoint a “Royal Minister”, and dismiss him when wanted. This period is known as the “Constitutional Period”.

The constitutional period eventually ended in 1874, where influences from exiled Surovian revolutionaries alongside discontent towards the emperor’s abuse of power led to the creation of the United Republic of Ke-Atsung. With the guarantor of peace now gone, the nation was in chaos, with mismanagement of resources by the government and an apathetic-to-reactionary population quickly leading to social stagnation and the formation of pro-monarchy secret societies throughout the state, in what became known as the “Royal Struggle”.

Ever the late 19th century to the early 20th century Ke-Atung has been experiencing rapid industrialization under several economic advisors and pro-industry government policies. It allowed the government to exploit Ke-Atsung's wide variety of natural resources for profit, which boosted industrialization even more. Foreign influences on education are also apparent, with universities and other educational institutions being funded from abroad. This led to the ideas of nationalism, liberalism, socialism, and more taking shape in Atsun society.

Industrialization, however, was halted upon the start of the Great war against the Holy Accord in 1934. Due to the size of the conflict, and the brutal eastern front against Surovia which killed millions, the institutions of the state became weakened and severely underfunded. However, ever since the end of the war in 1941, Ke-Atsung has been rapidly rebuilding destroyed infrastructure and industries, and from the mid-1940s Ke-Atsung has once more started to industrialize itself. With government incentives as well as sometimes the use of force, peasants have been moving to cities, causing them to urbanize and grow into large commercial centers and important hubs for the economy.

Etymology
The first mention of "Atsung" comes in Incilan Owa's Ke-Atsa manuscript manuscript in 1405 BT, in which the term "Atsung" was used several times to refer to one big, all-encompassing state. The meaning of "Atsung" is still a topic of debate, but most suspect that the name came from a mix of the words "At", meaning "Powerful" and "Sung", meaning "Force". His influence was later adopted by numerous other Atsun philosophers to describe the same.

The name "Ke-Atsung" was officially adopted in 1634, following a royal decree by the monarch Mucing II, changing the official foreign name of the nation to Ke-Atsung, from the previously titled "Kounugulung." The name Ke-Atsung has been the official translated name for the nation, though Kounugulung still remains used by the local populace.

Government
Politics in Ke-Atsung formally take place in a framework of a presidential republic. In this system, the President is the head of state, with a Prime Minister as the head of government. The government exercises executive power. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.

In the constitution, all laws, even if proposed by the president himself, have to go through a vote by the assembly. However, ever since the 1946 Atsun Revolution, the president was granted absolute power on all matters of decision-making, and should the president wish for it, he could bypass the national assembly and simply approve a bill even if said the bill fails in parliament. This, alongside more absolute powers being given to the presidency in the revolution, has made Ke-Atsung essentially a dictatorship, with only a single position (the presidency) having real lawmaking authority in the government.

Ke-Atsung does however exercise national elections, with the role of the presidency being changed every 5 years. There are no official limits on terms.

National People's Movement
Main Article: Atsung National Movement

Following the passing of the 1954 Ke-Atsung constitutional referendum with an official figure of 95% voting yes, which granted the National People's Movement and Amieong Dilliu absolute law-making powers over the state, the NPM has essentially become the highest executive rank in the country. The NPM exercises intra-party elections, with the General Secretary being elected via a vote in the Central Committee of the NPM, with the members of the committee being ministers of government, which makes it so the Central Committee members are essentially under the control of the leader.