Government of Zaclaria

The Government of Zaclaria (Zaclaric Audonian:دولت سلطان نشین او), officially the Government of Her Sultanate of Zaclaria, and known simply as the Sultanate, is the ruling state and current political system in Zaclaria, in power since Ishad's Revolt in 1943 when the Al-Fassara Dynasty took over the state and Zaclaria became a Crowned Protectorate of Caphiria.

The 1943 Constitution of Zaclaria established Zaclaria as a crowned republic - a monarchy with a Parliament and an independent judiciary. As a Crowned Protectorate, the Imperator of Caphiria serves as the de facto monarch of Zaclaria using the ceremonial title "Imperator of the Crowned Protectorate of Zaclaria". In practice, however, the head of state is the Sultan (or the female equivalent Sultana). The constitution grants the Sultan extensive powers; they are both the secular political leader and the "Commander of the Faithful" as a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed. They preside over the Council of Ministers, the executive branch of the Sultanate. The Sultan appoints an elected Prime Minister who serves as the head of the government.

The National Council is Zaclaria's legislative branch of government. It is unicameral and consists of 211 members elected for a five-year term. Zaclaric electoral law requires "vertical gender parity", i.e. male and female candidates must alternate within each party's regional list of candidates. The National Council's responsibilities include budgetary matters, approving bills, questioning ministers, and establishing ad hoc commissions of inquiry to investigate the government's actions.

The High Royal Court is the supreme court within the Judiciary of Zaclaria. It has ultimate and extensive appellate, original, and advisory jurisdictions on all courts (including the high courts, district, special, and Sharia court), involving issues of laws, and may act on the verdicts rendered on the cases in the context in which it enjoys jurisdiction.