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[[File:Republic flag.png|200px|thumb|The flag of the Republic of Talossa]]

The '''Republic of Talossa''' was a micronation <!--I think it was self-described this way?-->that existed from 1 June {{year|2004}} to {{year|2012}}.  It was formed when a group of active citizens in the [[Kingdom of Talossa|Kingdom]] grew dissatisfied with [[King Ben]]'s efforts to maintain power.  Taking control of the national web presence, they left the Kingdom and formed their own nation.

The exact terms of their departure remain under dispute; it has often been described as a "secession," but the Kingdom steadfastly disputed this terminology, maintaining that the "seceded" provinces remained firmly in their place.  In may be fairly said, however, that much of this dispute lies in the nebulous nature of all Talossan territorial claims.

In {{year|2012}}, the Republic ended as a separate entity, as its citizens returned to a Ben-free Kingdom, a process known as the [[Reunision]].  Their culture has been recognized as a valuable part of the Talossan heritage, and their citizens were instated with all honour in the new province of [[{{fio}}]].

==History of the Republic==
[[File:Republic 5prov map.jpg|200px|thumb|Map of the 4 provinces]]
*[[Provisional Constitution of the Republic]]
*[[First Constitution of the Republic]]
*[[Second Constitution of the Republic]]
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==Government of the Republic==
The Republic alternated between a unicameral and bicameral parliamentary system with a semi-Presidential executive. Under the unicameral system, the Republic's sole legislative body was the Chamber of Deputies, to which Deputies were elected using a form of preferential voting. The bicameral system included an upper chamber referred to as the Senate. Originally, the Senate consisted of elected representatives from each of the Talossan Republic's provinces, though under the [[Second Constitution of the Republic|second Constitution]] their role was altered slightly. This meant that Senators were no longer elected, but could sit in the upper chamber if they had served a period of time in elected office; their role was akin to the British House of Lords in the sense that their role was primarily as scrutineers of the many pieces of legislation passed by the Chamber of Deputies. However, another of the Senate's roles was to act as the judicial branch of the state, given that the Senate was now essentially an apolitical body.

The [[Second Constitution of the Republic]] also gave the President the power to appoint and dismiss the Seneschal at will, thus inspiring a more active government which wasn't tied down to the legislative terms of the Chamber of Deputies. A Seneschal could also be dismissed by a vote of confidence in the Chamber, as they could under the previous Constitution.

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