Karelia

The Socialist Republic of Karelia (Russian: Социалистическая Республика Карелия; Karelian: Karjalan Sosialistinen Tazavalda; Finnish: Karjalan Sosialistinen Tasavalta; Veps: Karjalan Bapshaine Tazovaldkund), commonly known as Karelia (Russian: Карелия; Karelian & Finnish: Karjala; Veps: Karjal), is a country in Northeastern Europe. Its borders are shared to the south and north by the Communist States of Russia; and to the west by Finland. Karelia borders a total of 2 countries

Ever since 1918 and 1945 when Karelia was denied independence twice there has been a small fire brewing in Karelian nationalism. This was amped up when the Neo-Malenkovists took power over Russia which many areas of Russia tried to take advantage of to become independent, which was successfully done by Chechnya and Lezgistan. However, in 2029, the CSR prime minister Anastasia Matrusskik was open to letting 10 provinces of the CSR secede as puppet states of the CSR. 4 of these referendums succeeded, including the one in Karelia where 74% of the population voted for independence. Popularity of communism was quite high due to this, which helped the Karelian Socialist Party win the 2030 elections under Yevgeny Ulyanova

Overview
Karelia operates under a 2 party system, with the ruling party Karelian Socialist Party and the opposition party the Karelian Democrats. The other notable parties are the Karelian Greens and the Karelian Patriotic Movement, which have received high numbers in regional elections

Political Divisions
Karelia is divided into 15 administrative divisions, 3 of which are cities; Petroskoi, Kostamus, Sortavala, Belomorski, Kalevala, Kemi, Kondupohja, Lahdenpohja, Louhi, Karhumäji, Mujejärvi, Anuks, Pitkyaranta, Prionežje, Priäžä, Puudoži, Segeža and Suojärvi

Parliamentary Parties
Karelia has 4 parties in its federal assembly (excluding the 13 independent MPs). The government has 118 seats, whereas the opposition has 92. The total seat amount is 210