Sunrisia is currently undergoing a special period in its’ national history that has become known as – the “Second Transition.” This is a reference to the “First Transition”, which up to the current time in Sunrisian history, was previously known simply as – the “Transition.” The “First Transition”, or just the “Transition” as it was known in the past, refers to a period in Sunrisian history when the country peacefully transitioned from a monarchy into a republic. The Kingdom of Sunrisia evolved into the Republic of Sunrisia, which today is sometimes referred to as the First Republic of Sunrisia. This transformation from one system into a completely different and a more modern one, as it was seen at the time, took place without any turbulence or a revolution. As mentioned before, for most of Sunrisian history, the period was referred to as the “Transition”, until the present day, when it was renamed into the “First Transition”, since Sunrisia has been undergoing a similar transformation yet again from one system into another.
The current period of the “Second Transition” dates back to the Revolution of Rebirth, although some would push it as far as the Sunrisian coup d'état, the establishment of the short-lived Absolute Democracy of Sunrisia and the resulting division into Western-aligned North and Eastern-aligned South. Most historians would agree that it would be better to date the beginning of the “Second Transition” back to the Sunrisian coup d'état, because that was when the Republic of Sunrisia, or the First Republic of Sunrisia, was overthrown and replaced with the Absolute Democracy of Sunrisia. The following break-up of the Absolute Democracy of Sunrisia into pro-republic North and pro-theocracy South, which was basically a direct successor of the Absolute Democracy, led to a period in Sunrisian history known by the names of – the Sunrisian Crisis, the Quasi-Civil War, the Division Period or even the “Cold Civil War.” These titles apply to that time period because of a stalemate existence of hostilities, eventual armed flair-ups and a state of consistent tension between North and South without a lot of actual direct fighting. The North and South were eventually both overthrown in the Revolution of Rebirth, which brought about Sunrisian reunification and the establishment of the Democratic Union of Sunrisia as a neutral state that was not allied neither with the West nor the South. The neutrality went as far as having a constitutional prohibition for Sunrisia to use military force overseas for combat, with exception for humanitarian non-combat missions. However, that prohibition was eventually lifted, yet non-alignment in relation to any power blocs or geopolitical alliances persisted.
The next phase of the “Second Transition” started when the Democratic Union of Sunrisia underwent a peaceful self-coup by the government at the time, when the Constitution of the Republic of Sunrisia, or again the First Republic of Sunrisia, was brought back. It was then that the Democratic Union of Sunrisia was replaced by the Provisional Republic of Sunrisia. During this period, the original Constitution of the Republic or the First Republic was soon replaced with a new one. A new Constitution was adopted, formally known as the Constitution of the Second Republic of Sunrisia. It was short-lived, because the Provisional Republic of Sunrisia, which was evolving into the Second Republic of Sunrisia, which was evolving into the Second Republic of Sunrisia, was peacefully overthrown by a growing Nationalist movement in the country. This led to the birth of the current isolationist Sunrisian state that we know and love today.
The current incarnation of the Sunrisian sovereign state did carry the term of the Second Republic for some time, but the state’s ideology of Neo-Isolationism and Self-Reliance that was adopted after the overthrow of the Provisional Republic, brought about the emergence of the present-day Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia. However, the problem was that the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia has since existed under a Constitution which de jure does not formally represent it. The current Constitution has seen many amendments and new laws being added to it, but it still is a Constitution of Sunrisia’s old incarnation. Therefore, a national debate has been taking place on regarding the adoption of a new Constitution, which would officially be – the Constitution of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia.
Today, President Válîd Sâlúbĕr made an official statement from the Presidential Palace, which was also an address to the entire nation. The President officially confirmed that the Constitution of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia will be formally adopted very soon:
“The new Constitution will de jure represent the current incarnation of the Sunrisian state – the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia, as a country that applies the term “nationalist” without any relation to xenophobia or supremacy, because Sunrisians will forever reject those views. Instead, the new Constitution will represent the Sunrisian state that is ideologically Neo-Isolationist, Self-Reliant, prioritizes sovereignty and does not support globalization. Rather than constantly editing an old Constitution from the past and from the previous Sunrisian state, it is time for the Nationalist Republic to have one of its’ own.”
Following the President’s address, the Convet has also confirmed the adoption of a new Constitution. Speaker of the Convet Prémăs Dîcéra and Sunrisian lawmakers have followed-up with their own confirmation of the adoption of a new Constitution, which supports the President’s previous declaration. The Convet will be voting on the adoption of the Constitution of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia. The new Constitution will not make any changes to the duration and the amount of eligible presidential terms in office, which have been part of a recent public debate. The question of presidential terms would have to be settled via a referendum on the amendments to the new Constitution, whereas the Constitution of the Nationalist Republic of Sunrisia will be adopted without a referendum due to the citizens having already expressed their support for the move in other ways.
In other news:
- Top Releases on the Sunrisian Musical Charts (In No Particular Order):
- Lapis – “Brâuc á Atêc” (Come Over Or Run).
- Nebula feat. ℈nglish – “Vitrum” (Full Album).
- Stélla – “Effugia.”
- BC – “Atésêmĕc” (Remember)