Fregherikan Democratic Republic

The Fregherikan Democratic Republic[is an independent, multiplanetary republic that lies to the galactic west of Sol and south of the Lordanian Cluster . After roughly 70 years of being part of the United Nations of Sol-Aligned Systems, it declared its independence during the Serajji Conflict and has remained that way ever since, despite numerous attempts to peacefully reintegrate the territory into Sol. Despite relatively friendly relations and trading agreements with Earth, the Fregherikans remain hesitant and reluctant to give up this new freedom.   Astrographically, Fregherika is surrounded on all sides by human nations, many of which it has positive and friendly relations with. To the galactic north lies the Lordanian Cluster, with its two Lordanias. Fregherika has trade agreements with both states, though lacks a jump gate for direct access to the Confederate Systems of Lordania. Many Lordanians have settled in the systems closest to the cluster, most notably on the planet Szitka, where a unique Fregherikan-Lordanian culture is developing. In the east, Fregherika is fully bordered by the United Nations of Sol and its respective regions. The capital system of Riptmala has a direct jump gate connection to Xavier, a system within the UNSAS region of Prosperity, which historically encompassed most systems in Southern Fregherika. Its northern territories were part of the Sol Expansion Zone until independence and so have strong ties to other systems within these regions. In the galactic south, Fregherika borders the Tartarus Free Trade Zone. Despite warm trading relations, Fregherika keeps the region at arms length due to the Tartarus Revolution and political disagreements as Tartarus is effectively a pro-Sol technofeudal state. To the west lies Fregherika’s closest ally, the Brae Commonwealth, as well as the mysterious and largely isolated Union of Radical Transhumanists. The three groups have little in common but are bound through shared distaste towards Sol.   Fregherika has been settled by humanity since the mid 22nd century, as the early years saw humans spread far and wide across the region. During the Great Dyings, Fregherika was disconnected from Sol for a period of around 20 years, and recovered relatively quickly, fast enough to become part of the growing United Nations of Sol. For much of its history, Fregherika has been a core part of the outer worlds of Sol, generally left to its own affairs. This changed in the 2280s as increasing centralisation and economic mismanagement saw many frontier worlds develop burgeoning independence and autonomous movements. This would boil over upon the start of the Serajji Conflict, as Sol’s demand of blood and bodies to die on the other side of human space proved too much for the Fregherikans, who declared their independence shortly after. Sol, unprepared to fight both the Fregherikans and the Manorans, opted to let them leave peacefully in exchange for trade and mineral rights that would become crucial following Sol’s early defeats. It is widely accepted within Fregherika that “Sol only won because they were smart enough to be our friends.”   Fregherika is a democratic semi-presidential republic. Historically the region has followed the original Sol Colonisation Framework, a failed system that predominantly resulted in undemocratic systems of government and collapse during the Great Dyings. When the region was part of Sol, many of its democratic and state institutions followed suit and integrated within Fregherika, building them up into the modern systems that were capable of declaring independence. Following their independence from Sol, Fregherika retained its systems of government, though changing the system of Secretary-Generalship with that of a Presidential system. The President is a role of significant power, including appointing planetary ministers. This is kept in check through strong local parliament systems. Many of these institutions are under 30 years old, facing challenges for the first time, but are keen to preserve the rule of civilian law and justice.   Their current president is Simovi Hrikand, elected on a platform of improving Fregherikan welfare and social security. Elected in 2303, Hrikand and the Social Progress Party have spent the last 7 years encouraging job growth across the various systems of Fregherika, and are now starting to see the results of that development. The first few years of the Fregherikan economic boom are upon them.