"The 'Declaration of Independence' was unanimously approved by the attendees present, and Kosute was elected as the head of state—the Grand Commander. The St. Istvan Republic was born,"
"A bunch of fools."
Putting down the report, General His Excellency commented mercilessly.
Ousting the Bourbon family clearly delighted the people of the Crown Domain; everyone was too thrilled to extricate themselves. However, from the current international situation, such an act was akin to a formal suicide.
The Republican system was nothing new; the Old Gilmania Kingdom, at its inception, was a republic ruled by the Senate. After two centuries of developmental transition, it evolved into a dual system where the monarchy and the Senate shared power. The nobility, thoroughly disillusioned with monarchic politics, moved towards a nobiliar republic, a historical trend that could even be considered progress.
