Politics (The Face of Sol)

Illium
Due to its proximity to the sun, Illium is essential baren wasteland with no real Permanente populations on their surfaces. The closest to any surface based colonies are scientific outpost that are reliant on supplies and resources from Earth, they themselves belong to individual nations though they are often rented out to smaller Earth nations who wish to carry out scientific research (much like otl Antarctic research bases).

However there are several space stations that orbit the planets with some even having permanent populations. Like the research bases on the surface they are owned and operated by an individual or group of nations. The inhabitants of these stations tend to have a much more positive view of Earth, party due to the young age of the colonies and the fact that the majority of stations are reliant on supplies from Earth.

To date there are no real succession movements in the Illium system, however there are calls from inhabitants for increased self governance and better representation in their respective countries.