Commissar
A commissar, or commissaire, is a member of the executive council of the Comintern Republic, representing the regions of what was once France, Holland, and Occitania.
Appointment
The appointment of commissar is done so by the Chairman of the Council of Commissars, who is in turn voted in by the seated Commissars.
Duties
The Commissars operate together over a number of duties. These include overseeing finance, military matters, and foreign affairs.
Grounds for Removal/Dismissal
Once appointed, a commissar serves for an undetermined duration, usually at the discretion of the Chairman.
History
France had declared neutrality during the Great War, wishing to have no part in what was determined to be a bourgeois and imperialist squabble. However, the French countryside saw significant fighting between the Kingdom of Holland and the Kingdom of Occitania, with Dutch forces even occupying Paris as an operating base against the French wishes. As resistance went on, President of the French People's Republic, Ludovic-Oscar Frossard, requested assistance. Though no nation formally stepped in, famed communist orator Vladimir Lenin escaped from his exile in Switzerland and traveled throughout France.
Enlisting the aid of Lenin, many prominent Dutch and Occitan figures became emboldened, becoming prominent figures in their own right in their respective nations. Many of these political and military leaders would come together with Lenin and Frossard to become the first Council of Commissars, with Frossard selected as chairman. Occitan and Dutch forces were ordered by these leaders to stand down, against the orders of the monarchical governments, and the Communist Revolutions began. The Dutch and Occitan monarchs were arrested and placed on trial, with the Occitan King Alfonso being executed, while Dutch King Louis IV being forced into exile. Following this, the Council of Commissars formally convened, declaring the formation of the Comintern Republic, and withdrawing from the war.
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