Belacostă
Belacostă
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| Established: April 20th, 1982/III |
| Cunstaval: Ieremiac'h Ventrutx |
| Maestro: Lüc da Schir |
| Senator: Iason Taiwos |
| Demonym: Belacostan |
 Location of Belacostă. |
The Free and Sovereign Province of Belacostă (pronounced [bɛlaˈkɔstɐ]), in Talossan la Provinçù Liveradă es Soveran da Belacostă (IPA: [lɐ pɾɔvinˈsu livɛˈɾaðɐ ɛs sɔvɛˈɾan dɐ bɛlaˈkɔstɐ]), is a province of Talossa. Originally known as Mussolini, the province name was first changed to Benito following a referendum of its citizens, during which the actions of the Italian dictator were denounced. The renaming was affirmed at the national level through 38PD1, which became law on April 26, 2008. To completely divest itself of any associations with fascism, the province was renamed for a second time on July 1, 2024/XLV.[1] This second renaming introduced the current moniker of Belacostă, taken from the Talossan for "beautiful riverbank", in reference to the province's scenic position along the Manaweg. The province was granted the right to self-govern during the 39th Cosa with the proclamation of a Constitution by then-Viceré Owen Edwards; the province adopted a new Constitution in 2025.
Belacostans who reside in the U.S. State of Ohio have established the Cjovani subculture. Notable activities of this subculture include viewing Spaghetti Western films and playing bocce ball.
Geography
Belacostă lies south of Atatürk (E Kenwood), west of Vuode (N Maryland and a portion of N Prospect) and north of Florencia (E North), which was initially a canton of Belacostă. It is bordered by Milwaukee River on the west.
The province is divided into two cantons: Lançacuratx (to the north, population 3675) and Utulfaçeir (to the south, population 3678).
Each of the cantons is further divided into three sextieirs. The biggest, both by population (1642) and area (35.9 ha) is the sextieir of Riverside, the provincial capital, which contains famous landmarks such as Riverside High School (attended by many Old Growth Talossans, and the present Belacostan capitol) and King John Woolley on the Riverside Park, the largest riverside parkland area in Talossa.
Politics
| Maestro | Took office | |||
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| 1st | #1 | Matáiwos Vürinalt (LRT) | 8 Mar 2008 | |
| 2nd | #2 | Tímoþi Asmourescu (RUMP) | 7 Nov 2008 | |
| 3rd | #3 | Simeon Andrieu (PP) | 19 Jul 2011 | |
| 4th | #2 | Tímoþi Asmourescu (RUMP) | 4 Jul 2012 | |
| 5th | #4 | Istefan Perþonest (IND) | 1 Oct 2012 | |
| 6th | #2 | Tímoþi Asmourescu (RUMP) | 21 Apr 2013 | |
| 7th | #5 | Lüc da Schir (MRPT) | 22 Jul 2013 | |
| 8th | #6 | Vitxalmour Conductour (NPW) | 22 Oct 2014 | |
| 9th | #7 | Iason Taiwos (Lib) | 23 Jun 2015 | |
| 10th | #8 | Eiric S. Börnatfiglheu (NPW) | 14 Apr 2016 | |
| 11th | #9 | Cresti Françell (IND) | 13 Mar 2017 | |
| 12th | #7 | Iason Taiwos (NPW) | 9 Aug 2018 | |
| 13th | #10 | Erschéveþ da Schir (ModRad) | 14 Jun 2019 | |
| 14th | #11 | Eiric S. Börnatfiglheu (NPW) | - | |
| 15th | #12 | Mic'haglh Autófil (PdR) | 21 Jul 2022 | |
| 16th | #5 | Lüc da Schir (FreeDem) | 26 Oct 2023 | |
Head of State
The Head of State is the Viceroy (known in other provinces as the Cunstaval or Constable). The Viceroy is appointed for an indefinite term by the Monarch to serve as the vice regal representative to the Province. Under the Belacostan Constitution, the authority of the Viceré is limited to powers which mimic those of the Monarch at the National level.
Head of Government
The collective head of government in Belacostă is the known as the Provincial Council (el Cußeglh Provincial), a three-member panel elected at each general election. The three members of the Council, known as Provincial Consuls, choose from among themselves a presiding officer, the Governor (Governadeir), who fills the role of a "singular" head of government in situations that would call for it. Under the Belacostan Constitution, the Governor can issue legislative proclamations, which are similar to Prime Dictates at the national level.
To assist in their governance, the Council can appoint an indefinite number of ministers, who may be dismissed either by the Council or by the Provincial Assembly. The term of ministers ends when the Provincial Assembly is closed for business upon the dissolution of the Cosă.
The current Governor is Lüc da Schir, who is serving as an acting capacity following the adoption of the new Belacostan Constitution.
Under the previous provincial constitution, the head of the Belacostan government was the Maestro, who was elected by the Assembly, the lower house of the provincial legislature as it existed at the time. Twelve different Belacostans held the office of Maestro in the 17-year period in which the position existed.
Legislature
The legislative authority of the province is vested in the Legislative Chancellery, a bicameral legislature composed of the Assembly and the Senate. MAs and Senators are collectively known as Chancellors, and may be removed from office by legislative force, in limited circumstances, upon being presented with a Writ of Impeachment pursuant to Belacostan law. Both the Assembly and the Senate vote on bills, but the Maestro is elected only by the Assembly and only needs to hold the confidence of the Assembly.
Assembly
The Assembly is composed of eleven seats held by elected Members of the Assembly (MAs). The seats are apportioned using the Hare-Niemeyer (Largest Remainders) method. The Arvitieir Prima, appointed by the Maestro as a sort of Belacostan Secretary of State, also serves as the Assembly's presiding officer, even if he doesn't hold a seat in the Assembly, in which case he won't be able to cast any votes.
The current Arvitieir Prima is Mic'haglh Autófil, serving since 27 March 2024.
Seats assignments following the July 2024 general election.
| MA | Party | Seats | |
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| Lüc da Schir | FreeDem | 3 | |
| Iason Taiwos | 2 | ||
| Open Society | 3 | ||
| Flip Molinar | IND | 2 | |
| Mic'haglh Autófil | PdR | 1 | |
Senate
The Senate is unelected and is composed by all former (national) Senators, all holders of the Order of Belacostă, and a number of additional appointees up to half the already seated Senators; each Senator can only hold one seat, even if he falls into more than one of the previously mentioned categories. Unlike the Assembly, the Senate instead elects its own Speaker among its own members. The current Speaker is Lüc da Schir.
As the Senate is not an elected house, it's never officially dissolved, unlike the Assembly; rather, it goes into recess from the dissolution of the Assembly to the inauguration of the next one.
| Senator | Category |
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| Iason Bitxichë Taiwos | Former National Senator |
| Flip Molinar | Former National Senator |
| Istefan Perþonest, O.Be. | Order of Belacostă recipient |
| Lüc da Schir, O.Be. | Both |
| Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be. | Order of Belacostă recipient, Maestro appointee |
List of ineligible Provincial Senators
Several people fall in one or both of the cathegories from which Provincial Senators are drawn from, but are currently ineligible to sit in the Provincial Senate:
- Quedeir Castiglha, who is not a citizen of Belacostă, but served as national Senator
- Timoþi Asmourescu, who is both a former National Senator and a recipient of the Order of Benito, but has renounced his citizenship
- Matthias Muth, Thomas Buffone, Eiric S. Börnatfiglheu, Tric'hard Carschaleir: they were all Belacostans and served as national Senators, but no longer are Talossan citizens
- Gary Cone, Weston Erni and Nicola Casálmac'h: they are no longer citizens of Talossa and never were citizens of Belacostă, but had previously served as national Senators
Provincial Honours
As per 39LC30, the Maestro of Belacostă is entitled to enroll worthy Belacostans into the Order of Belacostă, the province's only honor established by law.
The current recipients of the Order of Belacostă are:
| Name | Date | Admitted by |
|---|---|---|
| Don Istefan Éovart Perþonest, O.Be. | April 21st, 2013 | Maestro Timoþi M. Asmourescu |
| Don Flip Molinar, O.Be. | April 21st, 2013 | Maestro Timoþi M. Asmourescu |
| Don Timoþi M. Asmorescu, O.Be. | February 28th, 2014 | Maestro Lüc da Schir |
| Don Lüc da Schir, O.Be. | April 28th, 2015 | Maestro Vitxalmour Conductour |
| Don Mic'haglh Autófil, O.Be. | January 25th, 2025 | Maestro Lüc da Schir |
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Atatürk
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Belacostă
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Cézembre
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Fiovă
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Florencia
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Maricopa
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Vuode
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Péngöpäts
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