they don’t stick with the old name or the intermediate name.
To be fair, the intermediate name would somehow wind up being the Democratic People’s Republic of I̵͐̈́ͬ̑̈́̍̇̈͟͢͏̨͘͞͏̪̘̥̬̥̟̹ͅs̷̷̴̿ͯ͐ͩͯͯ̓̚͡҉͝҉̢̞̜̳̘̳̟̙̠ŗ̵͐͒̓́̒ͯ̑ͤ̀҉̡̝̭̙̩͇̫̦̤̀̀̕a̵̵̽ͨ͊ͥ̋̉ͭ̋҉̧̢̫̞̹̞̹̱̠̪̀̀͘ȩ̸̸̧̨͖̤̲̹͚̰̘̙̂̿̿̿ͥ̋͗̀͘͡͠l̸̸̨̾̈̇͛̓͛͂̽̀̕͟͠͏̵̡̩̝̠̤̭̺̟̙̌̃ͥ̌̽̏ͤͥ̕͟͠҉̸̲̟͉̲̖͎̦̺͞
To be fair, the intermediate name would somehow wind up being the Democratic People’s Republic of I̵͐̈́ͬ̑̈́̍̇̈͟͢͏̨͘͞͏̪̘̥̬̥̟̹ͅs̷̷̴̿ͯ͐ͩͯͯ̓̚͡҉͝҉̢̞̜̳̘̳̟̙̠ŗ̵͐͒̓́̒ͯ̑ͤ̀҉̡̝̭̙̩͇̫̦̤̀̀̕a̵̵̽ͨ͊ͥ̋̉ͭ̋҉̧̢̫̞̹̞̹̱̠̪̀̀͘ȩ̸̸̧̨͖̤̲̹͚̰̘̙̂̿̿̿ͥ̋͗̀͘͡͠l̸̸̨̾̈̇͛̓͛͂̽̀̕͟͠͏̵̡̩̝̠̤̭̺̟̙̌̃ͥ̌̽̏ͤͥ̕͟͠҉̸̲̟͉̲̖͎̦̺͞