Neapolitan Republic (Great Nuclear War)

The Republic of the Holy United Crown (also known as the Republic of the Mafia or Meridione) control most of the southern Italy and of the Central Italy. It currently claims all of Sicily, Italy, Tunisia, Libya, Sardinia, Nizza, the Ionian Islands, Corsica, and Monaco. And many of the lands around the Mediterranean Sea as well.

The Southern Italy took a unique though logical path after Doomsday. In contrast to many other countries and regions it has remained stable, but very distant from democracy since 1963.

1983-1986: It's up to the Godfathers
With the lack of the Italian government after the devastation of Rome, Taranto and other minor object, the already nearly omnipotent Mafia took matters on Southern Italy in its own hands. After a meeting of the most influential syndicates/clans an agreement over establishing a New Italian Republic was made.

The syndicates set up police forces, with the recruitment of criminals, brigantes, civil who want become gangsters and others. The republic have also killed most of all the military of the Arm of the Carabinieri and of the Police of State, who wasn't killed joined the Mafia of fleed info the Sicily - and declared the "Repubblica della sacra Corona Unita" and restored order under martial law over the Campania and Apulia.

A decisive role in the nascent years of the Sicily Republic plays the declared loyalty of the Italian military remnants to the Mafia Government, partly by bailing out the Generals.

Quickly, the weak political opposition, composed by Communist, Nationalist, Democrats, Neo-Fascist and any others who try to oppone resistance was take down, the Fascism and the Communism is banned in the Republic, not for respect democracy. But why is a problem for the Mafia.

1987-1988: Bringing together the pieces
After three years of self-rebuilding and stabilizing the government with a few Syndicates unhappy about their power share, the Campania and Apulia looked beyond their land. As the Italian provinces on the mainland - outside of the ones nearer the Alps - had only been able to set up very weak stability, the Republic saw its time has come.

By a "voluntary call" of the Naples and Bari community they landed troops and clan's soldiers on the Molise and established control over the region of Molise within one weeks. Instead of stopping, the Campanian forces advanced further north. By the end of 1975, they controlled the regions of Basilicata and Molise. Abruzzo and Marche followed in June 1978 voluntarily. The Neapolitan forces, have try at annex the Italian Social Republic, but they was stopped by the Voluntary Militia for National Security, a Fascist Milita of the Italian Social Republic. Strengthened by soldiers's clan paramilitary units from the annexed regions, advanced and conquered in a small firefight the city of Pesano, the last city who have resistance at the Republic of the Mafia.

Not willing to overstretch the young Republic's Army, they stop their advance at the end of 1985 after conquering Florence from a republic set up by the Tuscan authorities in December. The authorities quickly stabilize their control by the already proven methods. Any political opposition is cracked down immediately, martial law and harsh punishments keep the population at bay.

Internal Problems
Since the conquest of all of the South Italy, many people, in some way or another, started an aggressive resistance to a state composed of criminals. The movement is growing with many people enrolling in the ranks of the various resistance groups. The groups are mainly composed of Italian nationalists, Fascist, people who want an honest Southerner state and so on and are supplied by the Italian Republic, Sicily, Italian Social Republic, Venice and San Marino

International Relations
The Republic of the Holy United Crown is hostile at all the Italian post-nations, is also hated by all political faction in Italy.