The party was founded in 4710 by Florentina Emma, a descendant of the national hero Alejandro Neptún, who completely liberated the Republic of the Infected from the Kingdom of Chile, dissolving the monarchy and establishing the republic. Born in 4681 in Santiago, Florentina Emma had the misfortune of growing up under the rule of the infamous Tenth Directory, based in the National State of Neptún, under the control of Travis Francisco. He governed the so-called Directory for life, having completely eradicated bandit and infected incursions, which earned him a seat in the Directory. However, within five years, he seized power, staging a coup, abolishing the Ninth Directory, and creating the Tenth, comprised of his friends and family. His rule was wholly authoritarian and dictatorial but incredibly popular among the citizens of Neptún, as he had waged war against Argentum, Cárdena, Inca, and even Nova Terra, plunging them into chaos and conquering them for over thirty years.
Leveraging her status as a descendant of a national hero, Florentina Emma founded a party in the heart of the Tenth Directory to strongly oppose the self-proclaimed Tenth Directory. On the streets, she gave speeches entirely against Travis, and he could do nothing about it, as memories of how the Seventh Directory fell in flames with all its representatives dead after murdering Vanesa Argentum's grandson still lingered. Travis was a ruthless killer but not ignorant; therefore, he censored, threatened, and denigrated her, although he never managed to silence her, as her eloquence and composure made her a very brave person. Eventually, Travis imprisoned and tortured her in every possible way, depriving her of food, water, and sleep, in addition to inflicting physical and psychological abuse. She was treated by medical staff, only to continue the torture until she was left unconscious. Emma's disappearance from public view alarmed the citizens, with over 1,740,000 reports of her disappearance filed at police stations across all districts.
Bélua saw this as an opportunity and funded guerrilla groups to rise against the Tenth Directory. After two years of torture, Emma was found in an isolated prison in what would be Santa Fe de Argentum, shaved, in filthy rags, and showing signs of malnutrition. When the chaos began, the guards fled, leaving her alone in the prison for days. Florentina Emma was transported by cart to the town of Santa Marta to receive medical attention for the ailments and torments she suffered in that small infernal prison.
On the other hand, Travis Francisco faced other issues, as Bélua had invaded the borders of Neptún, which at that time covered 70% of Nova Terra. Refusing to be part of Travis's dictatorship, with the help of Terran resistors who refused to leave their country in the hands of a tyrant, they managed to retake the nation's capital in what became known as “The Reconquista,” declaring the Republic of Nova Terra once again. Together with the Republic of Bélua, they declared war on Neptún.
The infected became a threat once again, and the uprising of two countries going to war caused all parties involved to halt the construction of the walls. General Sócrates Silva of the Republic of Bélua carried out the “Independence” plan, aimed at liberating the affected nations from Travis’s military control, as he sought to establish an empire. This was the first time since the arrival of the infected that a war erupted again. If humanity had learned anything from the war, it had already forgotten.
The Terran army, or rather, the resistance, which had managed to recover their nation, joined the Bélua forces to overthrow the regime. Its leader was Claudio Chilavert. He joined the cause by providing men and supplies, as well as presence on the battlefield. The Alliance army began a campaign that slowly achieved its goal.
Meanwhile, in the capital, Travis was facing a moment of need, having lost his popularity among the people. News spread that Travis had attempted to take Florentina Emma's life. In the streets, people shouted his name along with the phrase: "Union for Change and Future."
The brutal repression throughout Neptún became increasingly intense. The more people joined and protested, the greater the repression and brutality. Deaths mounted day by day, and political instability reached critical points. But the worst was the return of the infected; they had come back because the chaos in the streets was so great that no one maintained the barrier keeping them away. The misery left by Travis was equal to or greater than when people had barricaded themselves in small communities to survive the infected. In the streets of Santiago, where once the name "Travis the Restorer" was heard, now it was "Out with Travis." It was one of the darkest years that the Republic of Neptún had to endure.
On September 15, 4701, Travis Francisco, the man who had risen to the Directory for his great achievement of cleansing the country of the infected, the man who had brought stability to Neptún, the man who had conquered South America, hanged himself in his office, just five days after his one hundredth birthday.
Enraged citizens stormed the Directory chamber and displayed their dictator’s naked body. They threw his body from a third floor, tied him up, and hung him by his arms in a square for everyone to see and stone, exacting revenge on the man who had caused them misery for five years.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, in Artigas, Emma opened her eyes after months in a coma from the torture she had endured. The revolution had ended Travis's Tenth Directory regime, and the Directory was dissolved forever, creating the magistrate. The people elected her as their leader, even though she was not present in Neptún. Florentina took a month to fully recover to assume her new role, becoming the country’s first Magistrate and founding the Radical Intransigent Union party, with its three main principles: union, change, and future.
Union: The strength of coming together to work for a better future. Change: Never being complacent in the face of social injustice. Future: Creating tools while in power to ensure one's reality is vastly different from that of our peers in the future.
Florentina Emma governed for six years and then retired from politics, but her social struggles did not cease, as she often said, "No one is eternal in politics." During her administration, several controversial events occurred. She ruled with an iron fist for the first two years, and the opposition, which had previously supported the regime, was persecuted both media-wise and politically. This is suspected to have been out of revenge. The most well-known case was "The Orosco Case," in which it was suspected that Antonio Orosco, rumored to have tortured Emma while she was in prison, was found dead in his garden. His body showed signs of extreme torture: castrated, with sharp objects inserted into his rectum and missing hands, which were later found burned in a stove. Forensic records indicated that Orosco was alive during the mutilation. Emma was summoned to court because a hair of hers was found at Orosco's residence. During the trial, Emma stated that she had nothing to do with the murder but expressed deep satisfaction that "the pig suffered before leaving." Emma claimed that Orosco and two others, known only as "Leña" and "Doc," had tortured her in prison. According to Emma, Doc was a doctor who treated her after torturing her by throwing cold water on her while she was naked in winter. Leña, according to Emma, prevented Orosco from raping her on the last day before they abandoned her.
Emma was declared not guilty, although suspicion of her involvement in the murder remained. Another controversy was her rejection of homosexuals, which was common at that time, as the world was just beginning to "no longer struggle with the infected," but there was still a need to repopulate the Earth. Communities believed they were the last humans, and the idea of homosexuals among them was terrifying since they could not produce descendants. Emma told a false story, claiming that a homosexual had "converted" her brother into one. In reality, her brother Alejo was bisexual, attracted to both men and women, and divorced his wife not because of another man, as Emma claimed, but because she attempted to kill their children. Alejo found it abhorrent that Emma used him to attack a minority group and considered it grave and disgusting that she hid the true reason for his divorce.
Despite these controversies, Emma’s government managed to bring stability and security to the citizens. Her popularity was immense; wherever she went, she was warmly received. Her education and health policies were crucial in improving the country’s situation. Regarding her stance on homosexuals, it remained merely declarative, with no specific persecutions or laws in favor or against them. Food distribution was equitable, and relations with other nations were restored. For six years, Emma governed both Neptún and Argentum. Unknowingly, she laid the foundations and took the first steps towards the future form of government in South America, particularly with the URI.
Upon leaving government, she moved to Artigas, where she married a military man named Isla Victorino, who greatly assisted her in her rehabilitation. Together they had five children, one of whom, Erick Victorino Sullivan, became interested in politics and followed in his mother’s footsteps.
Unfortunately, Florentina Emma passed away on May 13, 4750, at the age of 69 due to heart failure. Her death was a heavy blow for the future seven republics, and she was remembered as a figure of struggle and bravery. Her remains were buried in the "Garden of Heroes" cemetery in Neptún. Despite the controversies during her government, Florentina Emma was regarded as a figure of leadership and struggle. It is undeniable that she faced an authoritarian and bloodthirsty regime alone. Whenever there were injustices, she stood up to fight them, and despite the torture she suffered and the moments when she could have lost her life, she never gave up. Even when she could not stand, she continued to fight, both after leaving office and as a mother in her later years.
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