Insularian independence movement



The Insularian independence movement (Selucian: Discidium Insulariae) is a political movement historically derived from Insularian nationalism, which seeks independence of Insularia from Selucia. The Mare nigrum flag has become its main symbol. The political movement began in 4096 when Juvus Marcius founded the political movement Statum Insulariae (Insularian State) which seeked the independence of the region against the dictatorship of Factio Conservativa. In 4100, with the creation of In Marea, Statum Insulariae integrated within the regional branch of the party in Insularia, subsequently concentrating on autonomy rather than independence.

The modern independence movement began in 4325, when Antoninus Tatius Cnaeus Gaius became Imperator of Selucia. The region, traditionally republican, was filled with popular protests against the decision and quickly turned into demands for independence. Starting with the town of Miriliana, over 130 municipalities in Insularia held symbolic referendums on independence between 4325 and 4330. All of the towns returned a high "yes" vote, with a turnout of around 40% of those eligible to vote, but calmed down with the removal of the Imperator in 4347, with only minor calls for independence or more autonomy from Praetors of the region and some political groups.

However, after some proposals of Factio Republicana during the 4430's concerning tourism and a political shift, the movement began to grow again, with massive demonstrations being held throrough the region.

Political parties
The only party explicitly campaigning for independence or more autonomy currently represented in the Insularian Senate is In Marea-Insularia Sinistram. They obtained 87 seats, respectively, in the Insularian 4435 election (a total of 87 out of 150 seats), with an overall share of 58.03% of the popular vote.

Other smaller pro-independence parties or movements, without present representation in any parliament, are Statum Insulariae, Prorsum, PSAN, Libera Civium and Coetum. There are also youth organisations such as Iuventus In Marea (IUVIM), the young branch of the national party; and the student unions SEPC and FNEC.

Others
From around 4273, support for Catalan independence broadened from being the preserve of traditional left or far-left Insularian nationalism, after the Praetor's rule of Imperator Clodian was removed.

Political parties
All of the Spanish national political parties in Catalonia reject the idea of independence. Together they represent a majority of votes yet a minority of seats in the Catalan parliament. Of these, only Podemos is prepared to hold a referendum on the issue in Catalonia; others such as Ciutadans, and the People's Party of Catalonia, which had 25.4% and 4.2% of the vote respectively in the 2017 Catalan regional election, have always opposed the notion of Catalan self-determination. The Socialists' Party (13.9% of vote) opposes independence as well. While some of its members supported the idea of a self-determination referendum up until 2012, the official position as of 2015 is that the Spanish Constitution should be reformed in order to better accommodate Catalonia. A majority of voters of left-wing platform Catalonia Yes We Can (8.94%) reject independence although the party favours a referendum in which it would campaign for Catalonia remaining part of Spain. CDC's Catalanist former-partner Unió came out against independence and fared badly in every subsequent election, eventually disbanding due to bankruptcy in 2017.

Anti-independence Praetors
* Although Artemisia Oltra has declared herself an anti-independent because the movement is "wrong-focused", she has declared herself in favour of more autonomism.

Unknown Praetors
The rest of Praetors not listed above never positioned themselves on the conflict.