Creeperian annexation of Navidad and San Juan Diego

Sequoyan border region referendums

31 October 2022
Do you approve of annexation to the Holy Traditionalist Empire of Creeperopolis?
Location	Sequoyah
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Outcome	Navidad and San Juan Diego voted for annexation to Creeperopolis
Results by district
Arapaho
Join Creeperopolis   15.34% Remain with Sequoyah   84.66%
Eastern Sequoyah
Join Creeperopolis   55.99% Remain with Sequoyah   44.01%
Itse Ulagohisdi
Join Creeperopolis   31.47% Remain with Sequoyah   68.53%

Referendums were held on 31 October 2022 in the Sequoyan provinces of Arapaho, Eastern Sequoyah, and Itse Ulagohisdi which determined wether Sequoyan territory would be annexed by Creeperopolis. The referendums were scheduled as a part of an agreement between the Creeperian and Sequoyan governments made in June 2022 to bring an end to the Cooperation and Development Coalition's (CODECO) military occupation of the country, which had been ongoing since December 2020 when CODECO forces deposed interim President Diwali Wesa.

The Sequoyan ruling class and many Sequoyans not subject to potential annexation believed the the referendums were a "necessary sacrifice" to bring an end to the country's two year-long military occupation and readmission to CODECO, and many Creeperans viewed them as a way to reunite with their ancestral homeland. Meanwhile, the vast majority of Sequoyans—both white and tribal—subject to potential annexation were strongly opposed to the referendums. Leftist Creeperans also opposed the annexation, who feared that the Creeperian government would crackdown on their political activism if they came under its jurisdiction.

Polling indicated that the referendums in Arapaho and Itse Ulagohisdi would be overwhelmingly against annexation, while those in Eastern Sequoyah indicated a tight result. The final results resulted in the districts of Navidad and San Juan Diego voting for annexation to Creeperopolis, while the remaining districts voted to remain with Sequoyah. The polling in Arapaho and Itse Ulagohisdi were heavily criticized after the referendum, as they almost universally indicated the margin of victory against annexation would be above 90 points, while the results showed only 60.32 and 37.06 point margins for Arapaho and Itse Ulagohisdi, respectively.

Both the Creeperian and Sequoyan governments assured that the referendums were free, fair, and impartial, and that there was not any sort of foreign interference in the electoral process. Despite this, several foreign governments have condemned the referendums as "illegitimate" and "imperialistic", claiming that there was fraud and interference present throughout the process. Additionally, some foreign analysts questioned the legality of the referendums, viewing them as a violation of Sequoyah's sovereignty. Meanwhile, several of Creeperopolis' allies praised the results of the referendums, and congratulated both the Creeperian and Sequoyan governments. On 5 December 2022, both Navidad and San Juan Diego were officially annexed by Creeperopolis and organized into the department of Nuevo Amanecer.

Background

Historical Creeperian territories

Main article: Captaincy General of San Juan

Comandante Vázquez Luján enel Cañón Grande (2017) depicting Vázquez Luján's expedition reaching the Promethian Canyon in 1433.

In 1431, a Creeperian military expedition commanded by Gonzalo Vázquez Luján established the city of San Juan (now known as San Juan Diego) along the coast of the Asequi Strait near the island of Susla. The foundation of the city, as well as the Captaincy General of San Juan, was a part of Creeperopolis' growing colonial ambitions which followed the voyages and landings of Cristóbal Colón Cámarillo in the San Carlos Islands in the 1380s which led to the establishment of a colony there.

Vázquez Luján attempted to convert the local population there to Creeperian Catholicism and trade with them, however, he disappeared in 1435 while on an expedition west which led to him being succeeded by Armando Rivera Obregón. Rivera Obregón's declaration as Vázquez Luján's successor caused tension with Vázquez Luján's son, José Vázquez Valladares, which led to the outbreak of a civil war which lasted from 1457 to 1460. The civil war significantly weakened the captaincy general, and the colony was ended in 1518 with the fall of San Juan to the Sequoyan Empire.

After the conquest of the Captaincy General of San Juan by the Sequoyan Empire, the city of San Juan Diego and the surrounding area became a part of the modern state of Sequoyah. Although both white and tribal Sequoyans settled in the former territory of the captaincy general, a large Creeperian diaspora remained, and they became a critical voting demographic upon the establishment of a Sequoyan republic, as the country's two largest political parties, the Federalist Party (NIP) and the Whig Party (GP) sought to gain the Creeperian vote in subsequent presidential and legislative elections throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. The region has also produced several prominent Sequoyan politicians of Creeperian descent, including two Sequoyan vice presidents: Ricardo Havana Guevera (1954–1966) and Ernesto Castro Aldana (2022–present).

CODECO military occupation

Further information: CODECO military intervention in Sequoyah

On 5 December 2020, the Cooperation and Development Coalition (CODECO) launched a military invasion in Sequoyah following months of political instability and shortly after the beginning of the Sequoyan Civil War. CODECO installed Atohi Dustu as the country's provisional president. CODECO helped Dustu depose interim President Diwali Wesa and defeat rebel soldiers who were loyal to deposed President-Elect Usti Atagulkalu. Dustu declared an end to the war on 21 May 2021 and canceled a scheduled constitutional referendum.

With the results of the October 2020 presidential election being annulled, new elections were held in May 2022 to determine the country's future president. Prior to the election, in February 2022, the CODECO-backed Sequoyan government came to an agreement for a new constitution and a new government system, which would establish a dual-presidential system, where the country would have two presidents: one white president, and one tribal president. In the May 2022 election, Dustu was elected as the country's white president, and Cheyall Chief Wohehiv Avonaco was elected as the country's tribal president.

1 June Agreement

In his presidential campaign, Dustu expressed his intention to attain Sequoyah's readmission to CODECO, as Sequoyah had originally been a member from April to May 2020 until it was evicted for legalizing slavery. On 1 June 2022, the governments of Sequoyah and Creeperopolis met in Asequi, the capital of Sequoyah, and came to an agreement which would lead to Sequoyah's readmission to CODECO and bring an end to the two year-long military occupation.

A part of the agreement was that the territories administered by Creeperopolis in the Administrative Border Region (RAFSSE) would hold referendums to determine wether the provinces or parts of the provinces of Arapaho, Eastern Sequoyah, and Itse Ulagohisdi desired annexation to Creeperopolis. This clause of the agreement was strongly criticized by several foreign politicians, activists, and non-Creeperian Sequoyans who lived in the areas subject to the referendums.

Electoral process

The present Sequoyan provincial districts were used to determine which portions of the provinces of Arapaho, Eastern Sequoyah, and Itse Ulagohisdi—the provinces that border Creeperopolis—would participate in the referendum. Ultimately, four of Arapaho's six districts, four of Eastern Sequoyah's fourteen districts, and two of Itse Ulagohisdi's four districts were chosen as being eligible to participate. The remaining districts in the provinces were unaffected by the referendum. The decision for these specific districts was controversial, as it included Monowi, the capital city of Itse Ulagohisdi, Asdanya, the capital city of Arapaho, and San Juan Diego, Sequoyah's third largest city.

The ballot used in the referendum.

Residents of the districts were required to vote at designated polling stations operated by the Sequoyan Electoral Commission (SDA) in their district's capital city. Once the votes were tallied, the districts which voted in a majority to join Creeperopolis would be annexed, while those which voted in a majority to remain with Sequoyah would have not been annexed. Nicolás Correa Encarnación, the Creeperian minister of external affairs, stated, "If a district votes 50.01 percent against annexation, it will not be annexed; however, if a district votes 50.01 percent for annexation, it will be annexed".

Each referendum ballot contained one question—"Do you approve of annexation to the Holy Traditionalist Empire of Creeperopolis?"—which was written in both Sequoyan and Creeperian. Below the question, the ballot had two options: "Yes" (for) and "No" (against). Voters had to select one of the options for their vote to be officially counted; blank ballots, ballots where both options were selected, or ballots which had any writing other than an official vote were discarded and did not contribute to the final percentage, however, some have accussed the Sequoyan Electoral Commission of counting some invalid votes as votes in favor of annexation to appease the Creeperian government.

Party positions

Politically, the majority of Sequoyah's political parties and political leaders supported the referendum occurring, but differed on how the voters should vote. All of the legislature's opposition parties, consisting of left-leaning parties, urged voters to vote against annexation. Meanwhile, the legislature's coalition parties, consisting of right-leaning parties, were divided on the issue: the Federalist Party urged voters to vote against annexation, the Creeperian League (LICRE) urged voters to vote for annexation, and the National Reconstruction Party (GAU) officially was neutral on the issue.

Choice	Parties		Political orientation	Leader
Y For		Creeperian League	Romerism	Ernesto Castro Aldana
N Against		Creeperian Progress Party	Progressivism	Matías Hidalgo Pérez
		Democratic Party	Democratic socialism	Diwali Yansa
		Federalist Party	Classical liberalism	Atsadi Onacona
		Liberal Democrats for Progress and Change	Neo-fascism	Mati Jistu
		National Accountability Party	Liberalism	Salali Tsiya
		Republican Party	Social democracy	Wohehiv Avonaco
		Sequoyan Independence Party	Liberalism	Kanati Junaluska
		Socialist Party	Socialism	Aditsan Ahiga
Neutral		National Reconstruction Party	Conservatism	Atohi Dustu

Outside of Sequoyah, the Creeperian Initiative (IC), the sole-legal political party in Creeperopolis, urged every Creeperian within Sequoyah to vote in favor of annexation. The party's leader, José Sáenz Morales, stated, "for 500 years, you have lived away from your home, and for centuries, you have yearned for your anticipated reunification with Creeperopolis", calling for Creeperans within Sequoyah to vote for annexation, which he described as "reunification" with Creeperopolis.

Opinion polling

The tables below list opinion polling results divided by province in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading option's color. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the options in a poll. Unlike most polls conducted during Sequoyan elections, "Undecided" was not accepted as a valid option as per a governmental decree.

Most of the polling conducted occurred in Eastern Sequoyah, as the referendum there was expected to be close and contested. Most of the polls conducted since July 2022 resulted in a marginal difference of less than 10 percentage points. Polling was much less intensive in both Arapaho and Itse Ulagohisdi, in part due to the difficulty of performing efficient polling in the two provinces, but also because the overwhelming majority of polls found that over 90 percent were against annexation and the polling firms felt it was unnecessary to conduct frequent polls as was occurring in Eastern Sequoyah.

The method of polling was criticized as "uninformative" and "improper", as polling did not focus on public opinion on a district level, but instead on a provincial level. Although this did not greatly affect overall polling Arapaho's and Itse Ulagohisdi's districts, it did skew the perception of public opinion in favor of annexation across Eastern Sequoyah. The districts of Navidad and San Juan Diego are generally in favor of annexation, while the districts of Itse Detlugu and Itse Galvquodo are generally opposed to annexation. The average of the four districts combined showed a slight advantage in favor of annexation.

After the referendums, the polling firms in Arapaho and Itse Ulagohisdi were severely criticized regarding the accuracy of their polling. For nearly the entire period in which polling was conducted from early-June to late-October, almost every poll indicated that a margin of 90 points or more would vote against annexation, however, the final results indicated that annexation was defeated by only 69.32 points in Arapaho, and that it was defeated by only 37.06 points in Itse Ulagohisdi. The results in Anuwosidigadu were exceptionally closer, as up to 45.65 percent voted in favor of annexation.

Arapaho

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	For	Against	Lead
Arapaho referendum	31 October 2022	—	15.34	84.66	–69.32
Asdanya Daily	29–30 October 2022	2,6789	2.8	97.2	–94.4
Asdanya Daily	29 October 2022	1,558	2.4	97.6	–95.2
Asequi Expositor	28 October 2022	1,500	2.3	97.7	–95.4
Asdanya Daily	24 October 2022	1,257	2.5	97.5	–95.0
Navaja Briefing	20 October 2022	1,448	2.6	97.4	–94.8
Arapaho Times	12 October 2022	1,582	4.5	95.5	–91.0
Asdanya Daily	1–5 October 2022	1,793	3.3	96.7	–93.4
Navaja Briefing	30 September 2022	1,638	2.1	97.9	–95.8
Asequi Express	15 September 2022	1,638	5.2	94.8	–89.4
Asdanya Daily	1 September 2022	1,258	5.2	94.8	–89.4
Navaja Briefing	20–26 August 2022	4,295	2.0	98.0	–96.0
Arapaho Times	15 August 2022	1,258	4.5	95.5	–91.0
Arapaho Monthly	1–2 August 2022	1,638	3.6	96.4	–92.8
Asdanya Daily	1 August 2022	1,032	6.8	93.2	–86.4
Navaja Briefing	25–31 July 2022	3,552	1.4	98.6	–97.2
Arapaho Times	20 July 2022	1,385	4.7	95.3	–90.6
Navaja Briefing	11 July 2022	1,539	1.8	98.2	–96.4
Asdanya Daily	5 July 2022	1,219	6.5	93.5	–87.0
Arapaho Monthly	20–30 June 2022	1,529	3.7	96.3	–92.6
Arapaho Times	22 June 2022	1,258	6.3	93.7	–87.4
Asdanya Daily	15 June 2022	1,529	5.3	94.7	–89.4
Navaja Briefing	1–10 June 2022	4,638	2.1	97.9	–95.8
Asdanya Daily	5 June 2022	1,529	7.6	92.4	–84.8
Arapaho Times	1–4 June 2022	1,638	8.2	91.8	–83.6

Eastern Sequoyah

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	For	Against	Lead
Eastern Sequoyah referendum	31 October 2022	—	55.99	44.01	+11.98
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	29–30 October 2022	3,638	53.9	46.1	+7.8
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	29 October 2022	1,538	52.2	47.8	+4.4
Asequi Expositor	28 October 2022	2,500	52.5	47.5	+5.0
San Juan Diego Tribune	26 October 2022	1,392	52.0	48.0	+4.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	24 October 2022	1,583	52.6	47.4	+5.2
San Juan Diego Tribune	23 October 2022	1,428	52.3	47.7	+5.6
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	22 October 2022	1,229	52.5	47.5	+5.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	20 October 2022	1,853	51.9	48.1	+3.8
Asequi Expositor	17–18 October 2022	1,755	51.7	48.3	+3.4
San Juan Diego Tribune	14 October 2022	1,638	54.7	45.3	+9.4
San Juan Diego Tribune	10 October 2022	1,458	54.6	45.4	+9.2
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	5 October 2022	1,429	54.1	45.9	+8.2
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	3 October 2022	1,248	54.2	45.8	+8.4
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	1 October 2022	1,569	54.0	46.0	+8.0
El Pueblo Creeperiano	27 September 2022	1,448	53.7	46.3	+7.4
Asequi Expositor	22 September 2022	1,448	52.3	47.7	+4.6
San Juan Diego Tribune	20 September 2022	1,358	52.6	47.4	+5.2
El Pueblo Creeperiano	15 September 2022	1,429	54.3	45.7	+8.6
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	13 September 2022	2,191	52.1	47.9	+4.2
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	8 September 2022	3,558	51.0	49.0	+2.0
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	1–3 September 2022	3,421	51.1	48.9	+2.2
San Juan Diego Tribune	1 September 2022	1,853	49.0	51.0	–2.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	25 August 2022	1,429	51.4	48.6	+2.8
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	22 August 2022	1,428	50.4	49.6	+0.8
El Pueblo Creeperiano	20 August 2022	1,528	52.4	47.6	+4.8
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	18 August 2022	1,329	52.8	47.2	+5.6
El Pueblo Creeperiano	15 August 2022	1,558	53.8	46.2	+7.6
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	10 August 2022	1,248	53.5	46.5	+7.0
Radio Itse Gadu	8 August 2022	1,357	53.6	46.4	+7.2
San Juan Diego Tribune	4 August 2022	1,049	51.5	48.5	+3.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	1 August 2022	1,538	51.2	48.8	+2.4
Asequi Expositor	31 July 2022	2,568	50.6	49.4	+1.2
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	26 July 2022	1,220	49.0	51.0	–2.0
Asequi Expositor	23–24 July 2022	2,568	48.4	51.6	–3.2
El Pueblo Creeperiano	22 July 2022	1,538	51.6	48.4	+2.8
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	20 July 2022	1,218	51.2	48.8	+2.4
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	17 July 2022	1,700	48.5	51.5	–3.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	13 July 2022	1,468	50.5	49.5	+1.0
San Juan Diego Tribune	11 July 2022	1,430	47.2	52.8	–5.6
El Pueblo Creeperiano	10–11 July 2022	2,310	55.3	44.7	+10.6
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	9 July 2022	1,810	51.0	49.0	+2.0
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	7 July 2022	1,202	48.2	51.8	–3.6
El Pueblo Creeperiano	5 July 2022	1,285	50.5	49.5	+1.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	2 July 2022	1,623	50.8	49.2	+1.6
San Juan Diego Tribune	1 July 2022	1,538	50.5	49.5	+1.0
San Juan Diego Tribune	29 June 2022	1,320	50.4	49.6	+0.8
Eastern Sequoyah Gazette	27 June 2022	1,452	49.2	50.8	–1.6
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	24 June 2022	1,539	50.1	49.9	+0.2
San Juan Diego Tribune	20 June 2022	1,149	49.3	50.7	–1.4
El Pueblo Creeperiano	18 June 2022	2,539	52.7	47.3	+5.4
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	13 June 2022	1,429	46.4	53.6	–7.2
Asequi Expositor	10 June 2022	1,044	43.6	56.4	–12.8
El Pueblo Creeperiano	7 June 2022	1,649	40.4	59.6	–19.2
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	6 June 2022	1,538	42.5	57.5	–15.0
Tiempos de San Juan Diego	1–4 June 2022	1,764	47.1	52.9	–5.8

Itse Ulagohisdi

Polling firm/Commissioner	Fieldwork date	Sample size	For	Against	Lead
Itse Ulagohisdi referendum	31 October 2022	—	31.47	68.53	–37.06
Monowi Gazette	29–30 October 2022	2,639	3.4	96.6	–93.2
Itse Ulagohisdi Magazine	29 October 2022	1,285	3.0	97.0	–94.0
Asequi Expositor	28 October 2022	1,500	3.5	96.5	–93.0
Monowi Gazette	21 October 2022	1,279	3.9	96.1	–92.2
Monowi Gazette	15 October 2022	1,429	4.0	96.0	–92.0
Itse Ulagohisdi Magazine	1–10 October 2022	3,568	3.7	96.3	–92.6
Monowi Gazette	30 September 2022	1,428	4.0	96.0	–92.0
Monowi Gazette	15 September 2022	1,294	6.5	93.5	–87.0
Monowi Gazette	20–30 August 2022	3,552	3.9	96.1	–92.2
Itse Ulagohisdi Magazine	7–12 August 2022	2,4329	5.3	94.7	–89.4
Monowi Gazette	25–31 July 2022	2,568	4.0	96.0	–92.0
Monowi Gazette	25–30 June 2022	2,578	5.0	95.0	–90.0
Itse Ulagohisdi Magazine	15 June 2022	1,560	4.8	95.2	–90.4
Monowi Gazette	1–4 June 2022	1,786	8.0	92.0	–84.0

Results

Arapaho districts

District	Yes		No		Valid votes	Invalid votes	Total votes	Turnout	Electorate	Source
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Asdanya	5,344	14.26	32,132	85.74	37,476	1,432	38,908	52.34	74,344	SDA
Atsinagadu	542	8.71	5,679	91.29	6,221	3,433	9,654	41.91	23,034	SDA
Ganolesgi Wigosday	3,421	19.38	14,232	80.62	17,653	567	18,220	42.35	43,021	SDA
Udanelev	4,307	11.18	34,215	88.82	38,522	2,344	40,866	74.77	54,657	SDA
Arapaho	16,493	15.34	91,014	84.66	107,507	7,802	115,309	59.12	195,056	SDA

Eastern Sequoyah districts

District	Yes		No		Valid votes	Invalid votes	Total votes	Turnout	Electorate	Source
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Itse Galvquodo	13,455	28.02	34,563	71.98	48,018	2,543	50,561	64.36	78,563	SDA
Navidad	65,744	78.66	17,834	21.34	83,578	6,554	90,132	67.10	134,320	SDA
Itse Detlugu	3,244	32.33	6,789	67.67	10,033	1,235	11,268	48.04	23,455	SDA
San Juan Diego	100,447	54.92	84,562	45.71	185,009	16,789	201,798	82.36	245,005	SDA
Eastern Sequoyah	182,890	55.99	143,748	44.01	326,638	27,121	353,759	73.49	481,343	SDA

Itse Ulagohisdi districts

District	Yes		No		Valid votes	Invalid votes	Total votes	Turnout	Electorate	Source
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Anuwosidigadu	8,764	45.65	10,435	54.35	19,199	3,459	22,658	63.77	35,532	SDA
Monowi	6,788	22.46	23,432	77.54	30,220	1,340	31.560	48.23	65,437	SDA
Itse Ulagohisdi	15,552	31.47	33,867	68.53	49,419	4,799	54,218	53.70	100,969	SDA

Aftermath of referendums

Announcement of the results

Creeperian Emperor Alexander II after giving his 500 Years Speech.

After the vote counting for the referendums was complete, and Navidad and San Juan Diego were confirmed as having voted in favor of annexation, hundreds of Creeperian officials gathered in the San Salvador Imperial Palace to await Emperor Alexander II's speech regarding the results. His speech, known as the 500 Years Speech and known officially as On the Unity of the People, lasted seventeen minutes, and in it, he praised the results of the referendums, called for the international community to recognize the results, and announced that the annexation would occur on 5 December 2022. Additionally, a 3rd emergency meeting of the CODECO member states and the formal end of the CODECO military intervention will occur on the same day.

On 1 November 2022, the government of Tirol called for an emergency summit of the "free nations" of Terraconserva to create a coordinate and unified response to the referendums in Sequoyah. The summit was scheduled for 4 November 2022, and the Tiroler government called for representatives from Eleutherios, Groffenord, Jackson, Karimun, Kivu, Paleocacher, Quebecshire, Reykanes, and Svedonia to attend. The Quebecshirite government stated that it would not attend due to Paleocacher's attendance and the lack of an invitation to Terranihil. As a result of Quebecshire's refusal to attend, the emergency summit was canceled.

Crises in Sequoyah

Kilchii Sike, the chief of the Navaja Tribe, decried the annexation of what he considered to be "sacred" Navaja territory within Navidad and San Juan Diego. He stated that resistance "will be necessary" if "accommodations" were not made to ensure the Navaja's continued sovereignty over the lands in question. The Creeperian government rejected allowing the Navaja any special concessions regarding the annexed territory.

The Congress of Sequoyah had an emergency session to discuss a constitutional crisis which could arise from the annexation. Many of those in Congress were ethnic Creeperans, and many of their districts would cease to exist as a result of the annexation. Congress considered wether the seats should be abolished or left vacant. Additionally, the power of the vice presidency was questioned, as it was designated to ethnic-Creeperans. The political opposition pushed for all Creeperian representatives from the districts of Navidad and San Juan Diego to resign, while the government opposed such resignations. The opposition also called for Aldana Castro's resignation, but he also refused. On 5 November 2022, the People's Assembly voted by a margin of 213–182 to maintain the composition of congress. A similar proposal presented by the opposition in the Senate on 7 November 2022 was rejected by a margin of 46–54.

Annexation

On 5 December 2022, both San Juan Diego and Navidad were annexed by Creeperopolis and organized into the department of Nuevo Amanecer, the country's 31 department. General Lázaro Chacón González, who was the Creeperian commander of COMISEQ, was appointed as the department's captain general, and San Juan Diego was named as the department's capital city. That same day, COMISEQ officially ended its military intervention in Sequoyah and withdrew from the country.

Reactions

After the 1 June Agreement

• Eleutherios: Stavros II, the federal chancellor of Eleutherios, expressed his support for the principle of holding referendums to determine the future of the region, but also emphasized his suspicion on the legitimacy of the referendums, questioning if the oversight of the referendums would be in favor of Creeperopolis.
• El Salvador: Orlando Pareja Palau, the president of El Salvador, stated that he disagreed with the referendums occurring, stating, "referendums are an inherently democratic process, and the democratic system has time and time again proven to be a disaster for humanity". Pareja Palau is an outspoken opponent of democracy, and he called on Creeperopolis to negate the referendum, and instead unilaterally annex any Sequoyan territory which possessed a Creeperian majority population, calling it the only "fair and sensible solution".
• Paleocacher: Eliza Dickins, the press officer for the Department of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Paleocacherian government was pleased at the "peaceful resolution" to CODECO's military occupation, and called for close monitoring of the referendum's electoral process.
• Quebecshire: Philippe Dumont, the Administrator of International Affairs of Quebecshire, stated that the Quebecshirite government was "pleased" that a "peaceful and equitable solution" was reached to bring an end to the CODECO military intervention. Although he stated that there is skepticism about the referendums being held by Creeperopolis, he added that it is "not our place to presume guilt upon the Creeperian regime".
• Salisford: Dante Guerreria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Salisford, stated that the Salisfordian government was "satisfied" with the terms of the 1 June Agreement, and looked forward to future cooperation with Sequoyah as a member of CODECO.
• State of the Church: Pope Francisco I, the sovereign of the State of the Church, stated that the referendums were a "path for peace and tranquility" and called upon the world to respect the referendums.
• Terranihil: Egath Tribon, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs, stated that Terranihil would not recognize the results of the referendums and reasserted that the Terranilian government did not recognize the new Sequoyan government.
• Tirol: Marcus Garder, the minister of foreign affairs of Tirol stated he was "deeply concerned" by the Creeperian government's decision to authorize referenda on the territorial integrity of Sequoyah. He further added, "This action is a potentially grave threat to the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of the state. We condemn any act of aggression against Sequoyah's national sovereignty, and the right of the Sequoyan people to a state".

After the referendums

• Ajakanistan: Viktor Kavolskiy, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ajakanistan, claimed that the referendums were "simply illegal" without elaborating on his statement. He hoped that the people of Sequoyah would be "liberated soon enough".
• Baltanla: Nguyễn Minh Vũ, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Baltanla, stated that the government of Baltanla supported the referendums, and called upon the Creeperian government to respect the rights of those who will now live in Creeperopolis after the annexation.
• Eleutherios: Stavros II, the federal chancellor of Eleutherios, praised the Creeperian government for "honoring the results" in the districts which voted to remain with Sequoyah, and the peace maintained throughout the process. He did, however, call for investigations into the referendums in Navidad and San Juan Diego to ensure there was no fraud or interference in their referendums.
• El Salvador: Orlando Pareja Palau, the president of El Salvador, praised the results and claimed that the Creeperian government did a "great deed" in "ripp[ing] away" Navidad and San Juan Diego from the "corrupting democratic system" in Sequoyah. He rejected democracy, and claimed that the world's democracies would condemn the results because it "occurred in Sur".
• Gjorka: Olivia O'Kane, the Secretary of Global Relations of Gjorka, stated that the Gjorkan government supported the "peaceful resolution" to the Sequoyan conflict and COMISEQ's withdrawal, but called for the Terraconserva Council of Nations (TCN) to launch an investigation into the validity of the referendums.
• Hazbin: Leon Ferrari, the prime minister of Hazbin, expressed his praise for the "peaceful and non-violent annexation" and supported the "people's decision", but stated he would withdraw his support if evidence of fraud was uncovered.
• Kivu: Alexandra Berkhoff, the prime minister of Kivu, stated that she was "extremely pleased" that there was no violence in the referendum's process, but accused the Creeperian government of committing "significant illegal interference" during the referendums. She did hope, however, that Navidad and San Juan Diego will be "smoothly transferred" from Sequoyah to Creeperopolis.
• Paleocacher: Eliza Dickins, the press officer for the Department of Foreign Affairs, stated that the Paleocacherian government was "pleased" at the conduct of the referendums, but stated that it was "irregular" that the referendums occurred while the Creeperian military occupation was still ongoing in the area.
• Pavulturilor: Yair Lev, the Director of Foreign Affairs of Pavulturilor, stated his congratulations to the results of the referendum, hoping that a "swift" annexation and integration would soon follow.
• Quebecshire: Philippe Dumont, the Administrator of International Affairs of Quebecshire, stated that the Quebecshirite government will recognize the results of the referendums and the annexations by Creeperopolis, stating that the government has not been provided "sufficient evidence" of Creeperopolis or Salisford "unethically tampered" in the electoral process. He added that it is "best for the nations of the world to honor and respect the implementation of the June Agreement", and that he hoped that Creeperopolis' investments into Sequoyah will help "allow [Sequoyah] to rebuild the regions of the nation most impacted by the war".
• Rakeo: Vacilo Pavla, the Director of Internal Affairs of Rakeo, praised the results and hoped that the annexations would mark a "turning point" for both Creeperopolis and Sequoyah. He added that it was "the will of the locals of Navidad and San Juan Diego, not Innsbruck or Sequoia" that get to decide if they are annexed or not.
• Reykanes: Jón Bjarnason, the prime minister of Reykanes, stated that he was "delighted" that the referendums were held instead of there being violence over control of the region, adding that it was the "right direction" for everyone in the region. He questioned the legitimacy of the referendums, however, but hoped that the transition of the districts to Creeperopolis would be "smooth" and "without any trouble."
• Salisford: Dante Guerreria, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Salisford, congratulated both the governments of Sequoyah and Creeperopolis on the "successful conclusion" of the referendums, and stated that the results were "clear" and "legitimate". He add that the referendums were "truly a victory for the free association of people".
• State of the Church: Pope Francisco I, the sovereign of the State of the Church, praised the process of the referendums, stating that it was peaceful and non-violent. He called upon the international community to "respect" the results.
• Terranihil: Egath Tribon, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs, reiterated that the Terranilian government would not recognize the referendums, claiming that they were "fraudulent" and "non-democratic", and that the annexations would also not be recognized. He claimed that there was ballot stuffing and voter intimidation present, and claimed that the referendums were not sanctioned by TCN Resolution 034.
• Tirol: Ulrike Kindle, the premier of Tirol, condemned the referendums, stating that it was a statement of the "growing aggression" of the Creeperian "regime". He claimed that the referendums were "always going to unjustly seize Sequoyan territory" and called upon the international community to not be "drawn into accepting the unacceptable". He stated that the Tiroler government will not recognize the referendums, their results, or the border changes, and called upon other nations to institute "appropriate economic and political consequences" against Creeperopolis.

See also

Creeperopolis portal Terraconserva portal

• 1839 annexation of Senvar
• 1949 Atlántidan annexation referendum
• 1949 Castillianan annexation referendum

Notes

References

External links

Media related to Sequoyah at LCN Wiki

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