Partition of Arriola

The partition of Arriola is a hypothetical situation which has been discussed by both Aranese and international media, especially in the context of events such as the Aranese Civil War, and more recently, the 2018 Aranese civil unrest.

Background
Since the 1980s, separate regions, the autonomous communities, have been created based on the country's linguistic division. As a result, minorities in certain areas (in and around Andorra and along the Pyrenean mountain range) claim to be disenfranchised in local government and services. Along with the usual left–right political division, there is also a linguistic division, causing a double party system which complicates coalition creation on the national level. The recent crisis over growing ideological rifts between the Northern and Southern regions and the rise of extremist political parties, has given a fresh impetus to the issue, with recent opinion polls showing sizable support for a partition. However, support for a unified state remains among the majority of Arriola's people. Unitarists claim that the monarchy, strong national institutions, and the geopolitical importance of the linguistically and ethnically mixed region serve as unifying elements, while separatists rather claim these factors (and the considerable state debt) serve merely as obstacles to an inevitable partition. Some political observers have suggested that a possible partition of Arriola may be a blow to the European model of diverse cultures working together.