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=== The Secession of Yoslan ===
On the seventh of July 2020, the Canton of Tawa announced its intentions to secede from Norlund and join Yggdrasil, motivated by a widespread protest aimed against the construction of a wall by Tawa, surrounding the entire Canton's border. Tawa's declaration was soon followed by Yoslan, which has used the situation as an opportunity to gain independence as well. Talks were opened almost immediately, and the Five demands of Tawa were released, all of which were accepted, and Tawa made the decision to remain. Yoslan, however, went through with secession and became an independent state closely tied to Yggdrasil. Friendly relations have been retained between the Kingdom of Norlund and the newly formed Tribal Republic of YosLan, with new infrastructural projects being started between the two nations.
=== The Restoration of Norlund ===
Ever since Terry's death, Norlund's position and reputation have been at a steady decline. The first fully elected government and King have not managed to do anything of note due to the Ansgar Secession happening shortly after their election. The disjointed government that followed only managed to handle the crises at hand, not able to achieve much progress in other fields. Starting with the election of the 6th Federal Council, change started to happen once more. The national symbols have been changed to match the spirit of the New Kingdom, the Federal Government has consolidated power within Norlund, old projects have been resumed and many new have been started. On the 7th of June, following Tawa's declaration and the secession of Yoslan, the Kran has been redenominated into the Norlundic Kran, which has brought an improvement in stamina backing and control over its circulation through full accounting. The Constitutional Advisory Board has been called the same day, and has started work on the new and improved Constitution, as well as the harmonisation of the Norlundic legal system.
Amongst the new projects undertaken by the Federal Council was the rearmament of the Norlish Guard, which has received significant amounts of protection IV armour and god swords from donations and cantonal funds raised and precessed by the Federal Council. This has also led to the "Defend our Newfriends" program, granting each Norlish citizen access to free enchanted mithril armour that was deemed unfit for use by the Norlish Guard, but could otherwise be useful in day-to-day use. The Federal Rail and Horse Tunnel project has also been resumed with increased funding and public interest, leading to significant progress for the first time since the Ansgar crisis.
Recent events, in particular the successful secession movements, have led Norlund to vastly change the way it sees the role of central government and autonomy, as well as has united the remaining Norlundic Cantons in their common goals and interests. Despite the significant loss of territory, the crises have led to fundamental changes in the functioning of the state, and ultimately led to more national unity, and an increase in cooperation, coordination, communication and overall efficiency.
== Norlundic Subdivisions ==
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