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The New and Improved Medici is a community fan fiction project that anyone can edit, on the condition that you don't undo other peoples work. Obviously at times there may be need to improve the wording of something to make the project fit together.

It originated on this thread by User:Pure Competizione.

Main info summary[]

After the events of Just Cause 3, the new democratic interim government under Rosa Manuela began improving Medici's infrastructure and upgrading the nation's fleet of vehicles. Public services were also reformed and improved and other assets such as the eDEN Airship were acquired and converted into more peaceful things. But there was also major instability due to terrorism and gangs forming up.

The purpose of the Insula Striate wall and the ruined towns are explained in Citate Cacomistle.

Expanded timeline for this project[]

  • Prehistory - The Volcano in the north-east erupts, causing a volcanic winter across the north of Medici.
  • Ancient times - First Civil War of Medici. This was fought at the end of Roman rule between factions for and against further staying with Rome. The Roman Empire was collapsing around this time. Result: Medici regained independence.

At the time Medici was a loose union of small city states, kingdoms and duchies.

  • 1637 to 1639 - Second Civil War of Medici. This war resulted in Medici being unified under a single local government for the first time and established the rule of King Leopold I.
  • 1639 to 1654 - Medici was ruled by King Leopold I. See his article for details of that time period.

After the king was murdered, Medici was turned into a republic.

Rebuilding of the settlements that were affected by the burning of the north has begun. Some cities are completed, while some are under reconstruction and some are still untouched. It is estimated that by 2030, half of the cities will be successfully rebuilt and by 2045, all cities will be rebuilt. Similarly, historical ruins are also being cleaned up for better preservation.

Government[]

The government of Medici is composed of three main branches, the executive (Presidency, Premiership), the legislative (Chamber of Deputies, Senate, Regional Assemblies) and the judiciary (Supreme Court, Constitutional Court).

The executive branch[]

The executive branch consists of the Presidency and Council of Ministers.

The President of Medici is the head of state of the Republic of Medici, elected every 4 years in a presidential election. The president can put forward legislation and sign legislation into law, as well as having the power of veto. The current President of Medici is Rosa Manuela.

The Prime Minister (or Chairman of the Council of Ministers) is the head of government of the Republic of Medici. Their duties include being in charge of the formation of government, appointing ministers to the Council of Ministers, and more. The current and fourth Prime Minister is Leopoldo Luisi, succeeding Milo Parola. The first prime minister forming the caretaker government during the transfer of power was Rosa Manuela.

Presidents[]

Medici was a republic as of 1654, but the heads of state were not called "president" back then.

There has only been one President elected in Medici, however there have been 2 Office holders:

President Party Election Term length
Rebellion Council N/A (interim) 2015-2017
Rosa Manuela Freedom Platform

(formerly Populists)

2017

2021

2017-present


Prime Ministers[]

Medici has had 5 Prime Ministers since independence with none getting re-elected:

Prime Minister Party Government Election Term Length
Rosa Manuela Independent Caretaker N/A 2015-2016
Ulfo Cervone European Medici
(CB)
Majority 2016 2016-2019
Giulio Fauci Us with Fauci (Esci) Coalition (Esci, MEU, PSL)
(until 2021 P, L!BERA)
2019 2019-2022
Milo Parola Take Back Our Medici (BUO) Technical Government
Coalition (BUO, P, CP)
Vote of No Confidence Mar-Oct 2022
Leopoldo Luisi Freedom Platform Coalition (PL, AAP, FP, AL) 2022 2022 - present


The legislative branch[]

The Parliament, which includes the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, is elected every 3 years.

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Parliament. The Chamber of Deputies has the roles of voting in legislation and approving the formation of a government. It seats 195 members in multi-member constituencies, and electoral committees are required to pass a 5% threshold to take their seat.

The Senate of Medici is the upper house of Parliament. The Senate has the roles of approving and correcting legislation, and approving the government formed by the Chamber of Deputies. It seats 117 members in single member districts, and uses a first-past-the-post system, with no electoral threshold.

Regional Assemblies are local governments and work as unicameral chambers that approve local legislation, proposed by the Ministers of Regions, Ministers of Provinces, and Mayors.

Elections[]

Presidential[]

Election Result
2017 Rosa Manuela win
2021 Rosa Manuela win

Parliamentary[]

Election Result
2016 Blue Coalition majority
2019 Esci-Populist-CB coalition
2022 PL-AAP-FP-AL coalition

Regional[]

Election Comments
2016 Forza Popolare 2nd
2020 -

Economy[]

Bavarium export is illegal, but given how difficult it is to synthesize outside of Medici, there are some criminals who attempt to smuggle it. The New Medici Military and Medici Police Department are assigned to prevent such smuggling.

Several nations have at high cost learned to replicate Bavarium in their laboratories. The quality of this synthetic Bavarium is reportedly poor, but nations are willing to invest in it after having seen tourist videos of Medician Bavarium technology. Those nations are also very interested in purchasing any and all Bavarium technology they can get. Rosa's government is reluctant to sell weaponized Bavarium technology, but they need the money, so they've agreed to sell the Bavarium reactor technology from Corda Dracon: Centcom. This has already helped greatly in rebuilding the nation's infrastructure.

TubePhones are popular.

Losing the largest town/city in the country (Citate Cacomistle) had a noticeable effect on the economy a few decades ago, but it is now being rebuilt.

Sales of Blue-Horned Cow Energy are also having an impact on the economy.

Some domestic companies, like LOL Air, are doing very well now that Medici is no longer oppressed.

Civil law enforcement[]

In 2016, after the end of the Medician civil war (the events of JC3) and after an interim government went into office, most of the Rebellion was disbanded. The few units that stayed behind and a few old Medici Military units that defected near the end of the war were reformed into the New Medici Military. At the same time a new Medici Police Department was founded, but it still took time to properly train the recruits and rebuild the ruined police stations. Not to mention that the Medici legal system was very much a grey area since in Di Ravello's time the D.R.M. was allowed to do pretty much what they wanted with few existing laws to regulate them. It would take a few years to work out a proper criminal justice system. This lead to the age known as the age of terror, when terrorism was rampant and killings were commonplace.

This meant that there was a shortage of units to carry out police work. The New Medici Military had its hands full, cleaning up all the ruined bases (to make sure tourists couldn't just walk in and obtain weapons), trying to prevent terrorism and guarding the coasts from Bavarium smugglers and other attempts at organized crime.

By late 2016 the richer civilians were getting worried for their property and decided to finance the creation of a new well armed private security company. Obviously the interim government (in control of the New Medici Military) would not have allowed this, so the... let's call them wanna-be oligarchs bribed lobbied some government members to allow them to create a "Medici National Guard".

With government approval, the Medici National Guard was to equip itself with whatever weapons they could scavenge from the ruined bases (after the New Medici Military had taken their share) and whatever equipment they could get from donations and volunteer members. In theory, this sounded like it would be a poorly organized low-end militia, but they've obtained various expensive vehicles from donations.

Simply put, the National Guard is a province-level militia with no government-level oversight. Officially they're working in parallel to the very under-manned government controlled Medici Police Department. In practice, they are not very useful, other than for providing its members with something to do and improving the sense of safety for the population.

Emergency services[]

Health care[]

Medici Hospital (front)

Medici Hospital.

Medici used to relay on a system of small hospitals at its towns. These were so small that they weren't even marked. They operated out of seemingly usual apartments. While they were able to treat minor illnesses and injuries, anything that needed surgery, or a prolonged stay at a hospital, definitely required something better.

The new government decided to nationalize the hotel in southern Citate Di Ravello and have it converted to the Medici Hospital - a proper hospital with all the modern medical facilities.

Any remaining local "hospitals" can try to remain in operation as local doctors offices, but in case of any larger problems, the local doctor would just call a helicopter from the central hospital.

In addition to that, Medici has a lot of pharmacies that work as private companies.

Fire department[]

Main article: Medici Fire Department.

Locations[]

These are improvements related to the locations in Medici.

  • Medician Eden - Large tourist attraction making use of the eDEN Airship.
  • MaxiSki - Ski Resort that is built off the foundations of Falco Maxime.
  • Vulture Air Museum - Showcases the various old military vehicles, converted from the Vulture airforce base.
  • Porto Tridente - Large civilian port for ferries and cargo ships, converted from the military Porto Tridente.
  • Castle and resort - Someone found a large old castle a few kilometers east of Falco Maxime. Di Ravello had started renovating it, but after Rico put a stop to that, the new government has allowed it to be privatized and converted to a high-end resort.
  • Citate Di Ravello - Renamed and extended into the Prima and Prospere provinces, engulfing the mines that face south and merging with the neighbouring towns of Agro and Agro Nove.
  • Medici International Airport - Large international airport built behind the Citate Di Ravello extension, in the place of Cava Grande.
  • Citate Cacomistle - Abandoned city, larger than Citate Di Ravello. The article also contains missions and stuff. The city is being reconstructed.
  • Citate Fenix - City that is uniquely split between three provinces.
  • Porto Cavo - The largest base of the New Medici Military.
  • Porto Vena - Reformed into the bustling marketplace it was before the Di Ravello years.
  • Medici Museum - Made on Cima Leon: Transmitter. This museum houses many artifacts from different time periods, up to the 20th Century.
  • Medici Weapons Museum - This is Porto Vena reconstructed into a museum displaying the various weapons used by Medician and Non Medician people before the 21st Century. This includes the Bolt Action Rifle.
  • BoomBoom Resort - A high-class resort located within Boom Island, that tours the island's ancient ruins.

Insula Lacrima[]

This island group has been taken over by the faction of former prisoners. They're very well armed with all the captured Black Hand equipment.

Vehicles[]

Factions[]

  • New Medici Military - The Rebellion reformed into the official military of the state of Medici.
  • Medici Police Department - After disbanding the D.R.M, the canon Medici Police Department was resurrected and given an upgrade in terms of vehicles and weapons, serving as the national police department for the nation of Medici. They are understaffed and not too highly payed, which lead to the formation of the Medici National Guard. The police are however slowly improving and have even started to train SWAT units, but as of now, there is no SWAT unit that has passed training.
  • Lacrima Police Department - After gaining independence, Lacrima needed a police department. They have old Black Hand vehicles and use Mechs for parades and SWAT.
  • LOL Air - Local airline company.
  • Medici Mafia - Medici's main criminal organization, currently flourishing by illegally selling weapons and Bavarium, as well as manufacturing and selling drugs. Recently joined by a large number of escaped convicts. The Medici Police Department is working on SWAT units to eliminate the mafia. The Police Department itself has launched an operation, but has only managed to take down 3% of the entire mafia.
  • Medici National Guard - Poorly organized and moderately armed militia that's suspected of being controlled by the wealthy. They're certainly publicly funded by mostly the rich, so that rumor might not be too far from the truth.
  • Medici Neighbourhood Watch - Low-budget, but well-intentioned militia that formed among the poor and middle class in response to a rise in crime. Both petty and organized, the Police Department's under-effectiveness and the National Guard often turn a blind eye to crimes against the poor. Often works together with the police, but doesn't seem bothered by its common bureaucracy.
  • Medici Fire Department.
  • Brown Hand - After the events of Just Cause 3 (sixth civil war of Medici), remains of the Medici Military and the Black Hand in Medici (which did not join the New Medici Military) joined together and formed the Brown Hand. They are a small rebellious/terrorist organization, like the Rebellion at the start of JC3, but more technologically advanced. They are the most dangerous terrorist organization in Medici and Europe after killing thousands in Medici and southern Europe.
  • Medici Department of History and Science - This department of the Medici Government is responsible for the research of new technology, and the study of historical Medici.

Political Factions[]

Parliamentary[]

Senate[]
  • Freedom Platform - Freedom Platform (Platteforma Libertate) is a center-right liberal conservative party.
  • The Left - The Left "Democratic Union of Medici" (La Sinistra "unione democratica dei Medici") is a coalition formed by the socialdemocrats and the greens. It broadly agrees on progressive values.
    • Social democracy - Social democracy (socialdemocrazia) is a center-left progressive party.
    • Social Liberal Party - Social Liberal Party (Partito Social Liberale, Social Liberali, PSL) is a center to center-left social democratic party.
    • Volt Medici - Volt Medici is a center-left European Federalist party.
    • Green Party - The Greens (Verdi) are a center-left environmentalist party.
  • People's Force - People's Force (Forza Popolare) is a center-right to right-wing Christian democratic party.
  • United Opposition Bloc - United Opposition Bloc "Our Fatherland" (Blocco Unitto di Opposizione "Nostra Patria") is a electoral coalition formed by Take Back Our Medici, Medici is First and the National Christian Party. It broadly agrees on right-wing populist values.
    • Take Back Our Medici - Take Back Our Medici (Riprenderci il Nostro Medici) is a right-wing nationalist party.
    • Medici is First - Medici is First (Medici é il Primo) is a far-right populist party.
    • National Christian Party - National Christian Party (Partito Nazionale Cristiano) is a right-wing social conservative party.
  • Liberal Alliance - Liberal Alliance (Alleanza Liberale) is a centrist liberal, nationalist and eurosceptic party.
    • Minority Front - The Minority Front (Fronte Minoranza) is a minority interests party representing now all national minorities. Formerly it was known as the Corsican Minority Front.
  • Agro People's Alliance - Agro People's Alliance (Alleanza Agro Popolare) is a agrarian party, that represents farmer's across Medici.
    • Communists of Medici - Communists of Medici (Comunisti dei Medici) is a far-left agrarian socialist party.
  • Medici Communist Party - Medici Communist Party (Partito Comunista dei Medici) is a far-left socialist party.
  • Federation Medici - Federation Medici (Federacione Medici) is a right-wing national conservative party.
Chamber of Deputies[]
  • The Left - The Left "Democratic Union of Medici" (La Sinistra "unione democratica dei Medici") is a coalition formed by the socialdemocrats and the greens. It broadly agrees on progressive values.
    • Social democracy - Social democracy (socialdemocrazia) is a center-left progressive party.
    • Social Liberal Party - Social Liberal Party (Partito Social Liberale, Social Liberali, PSL) is a center to center-left social democratic party.
    • Green Party - The Greens (Verdi) are a center-left environmentalist party.
  • Volt Medici - Volt Medici is a center-left European Federalist party.
  • Agro People's Alliance - Agro People's Alliance (Alleanza Agro Popolare) is a centrist agrarian party.
  • Freedom - Freedom (Libera, L!BERA) is a centrist liberal nationalist party.
  • We Can - We Can (Noi Possiamo) is a centrist social liberal party.
  • Freedom Platform - Freedom Platform (Platteforma Libertate) is a center-right liberal conservative party.
  • People's Force - People's Force (Forza Popolare) is a center-right to right-wing Christian democratic party.
    • Minority Front - The Minority Front (Fronte Minoranza) is a minority interests party representing now all national minorities. Formerly it was known as the Corsican Minority Front.
  • Federation Medici - Federation Medici (Federazione Medici) is a right-wing national conservative party.
  • United Opposition Bloc "Our Fatherland" - United Opposition Bloc "Our Fatherland" (Blocco Unitto di Opposizione "Nostra Patria") is a electoral coalition formed by Take Back Our Medici, Medici is First and the National Christian Party. It broadly agrees on right-wing populist values.
    • Medici is First - Medici is First (Medici é il Primo) is a far-right populist party.
    • Take Back Our Medici - Take Back Our Medici (Riprenderci il Nostro Medici) is a right-wing nationalist party.
    • National Christian Party - National Christian Party (Partito Nazionale Cristiano) is a right-wing social conservative party.
  • Di Ravello Movement - Di Ravello Movement (D.R.M.) is a far-right political movement which wants to return the policies of General Sebastian Di Ravello.

Extra Parliamentary[]

These people don't have enough votes to enter the parliament.

Defunct[]

  • Blue Coalition - The Blue Coalition (Coalizione Blu) was an electoral bloc of liberal and social democratic parties that backed Rosa Manuela in the first democratic election in Medici since 2000. While Rosa Manuela was head of state, the coalition was head of government in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate before Rosa Manuela parted ways with the coalition.
  • Esci - Esci (Get Out) was an anti-establishment Left-wing coalition. It was founded as a movement called 'Get Out Black Hand' (Esci Black Hand), campaigning on the expelling of all remaining Black Hand forces in Medici, which the Blue Coalition failed to do. Five parties united under the Get Out Movement in order to form a government of understanding and progress.
  • People's Coalition - A centre-right to right-wing electoral bloc composing of the People's Force, We Can and the Minority Front. It broadly agrees on conservative values.
  • Populists with Rosa Manuela - The Populists are a centrist party formed by Rosa Manuela in 2017, by MP's primarily from European Medici, but was lead by the former leader of the Rebellion Council. It was a member of the Blue Coalition until 2018 and part of government until 2021.
  • European Medici - European Medici (Medici Europei) is a center-right conservative pro-European party.

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