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Rusana follows the traditional republican system of three separate branches that balance each other; an executive led by the popularly elected President who heads the central administration. The President is elected through nationwide elections, every five years and has wide powers over military, economic affairs and foreign policy. The bicameral legislative arm is composed of the Assembly of Tribal Elders and the National Majles, the first is formed by two hundred elders from all of Rusana's ethnic groups and the latter is composed of five hundred elected delegates, with each of the country's 250 districts having two seats, renewed by election every three years. Finally the judiciary is represented by the Supreme Islamic Court and lower level regional courts. | Rusana follows the traditional republican system of three separate branches that balance each other; an executive led by the popularly elected President who heads the central administration. The President is elected through nationwide elections, every five years and has wide powers over military, economic affairs and foreign policy. The bicameral legislative arm is composed of the Assembly of Tribal Elders and the National Majles, the first is formed by two hundred elders from all of Rusana's ethnic groups and the latter is composed of five hundred elected delegates, with each of the country's 250 districts having two seats, renewed by election every three years. Finally the judiciary is represented by the Supreme Islamic Court and lower level regional courts. | ||
====Executive==== | ====Executive==== | ||
The Constitution of Rusana creates a strong presidency, serving as the head of state and holds power over all public administrative bodies on Rusana in addition to being the Commander-in-Chief of the Rusani Armed Forces. A president is elected with two vice-presidents, all three serve for five years. The president appoints cabinet ministers and heads of state-owned companies, which are to be approved by the National Majles. The President's official residence is the Jalali Palace. | The Constitution of Rusana creates a strong presidency, serving as the head of state and holds power over all public administrative bodies on Rusana in addition to being the Commander-in-Chief of the Rusani Armed Forces. A president is elected with two vice-presidents, all three serve for five years. The president appoints cabinet ministers and heads of state-owned companies, which are to be approved by the National Majles. The President's official residence is the Jalali Palace. The current President, Rostam Khosa, is only the third civilian to hold the office after a long series of generals serving in the position. | ||
====Legislative==== | ====Legislative==== | ||
[[File:Rusana Majles.svg|thumb|Composition of the National Majles as of 2030. The government and its allies hold 329 seats versus the opposition's 171 ]] | [[File:Rusana Majles.svg|thumb|Composition of the National Majles as of 2030. The government and its allies hold 329 seats versus the opposition's 171 ]] | ||
The bicameral legislature is formed by an upper-house, the 200-member Assembly of Tribal Elders and a lower-house, the 500-member National Majles. National Majles members are elected via first-past-the-post under universal adult suffrage, representing National Majles constituencies. The constitution reserves 80 seats for women and religious minorities, allocated to political parties based on proportional representation. Members of the Assembly of Tribal Elders are elected by consensus of the legally recognized tribe confederations. As currently only Rusani tribes are recognized by the government, the tribal assembly serves as a break on proposals from other ethnic groups. Currently the Majles is dominated by the government's [[Rusana Patriotic Alliance]] and allied parties, together they hold a majority of 329 out of 500 seats. | The bicameral legislature is formed by an upper-house, the 200-member Assembly of Tribal Elders and a lower-house, the 500-member National Majles. National Majles members are elected via first-past-the-post under universal adult suffrage, representing National Majles constituencies. The constitution reserves 80 seats for women and religious minorities, allocated to political parties based on proportional representation. Members of the Assembly of Tribal Elders are elected by consensus of the legally recognized tribe confederations. As currently only Rusani tribes are recognized by the government, the tribal assembly serves as a break on proposals from other ethnic groups. Currently the Majles is dominated by the government's [[Rusana Patriotic Alliance]] and allied parties, together they hold a majority of 329 out of 500 seats. | ||
====Judicial==== | ====Judicial==== | ||
====Political Parties==== | ====Political Parties==== | ||
Main Article: [[Political Parties of Rusana]] | Main Article: [[Political Parties of Rusana]] | ||
Rusana is a multi party democracy, as such many political parties participate in its electoral system. The current ruling and largest party is the [[Rusana Patriotic Alliance]] (RPA), a big tent or catch-all party that was formed by the National Congress for the Defense of the People in the aftermath of its victory in the [[Rusani Civil War]]. Originally deriving its power and legitimacy from its affiliation with the armed forces, it has transitioned to cultivating the support of the middle and upper urban cohorts, the professional class and ethnic minorities. The party advocates for relatively moderate state intervention in the economy while allowing private actors with enough incentives to compete, a decent social network and policies of international neutrality and good neighborliness with [[Daxia]]. The RPA is the leading party of the Builder's Alliance in the Majles by a large margin, with 252 out of a total of 329 seats. Other important parties in the Builder's Alliance are the Party of God that has corralled the votes of the Shia sector, the Party of Rusani Democrats which is an ideological offshoot of the [[Party of Daxian Democrats]] and caters mostly to people living in border cities and the Daxian minority. | |||
The opposition rallies around the conservative bloc named the Alliance for Prosperity. The largest component is the Jamaat-e-Islami, the formerly banned Islamist party that lost the civil war and was proscribed for several decades. Jamaat advocates for the implementation of Sharia as the law of the land, and the literal interpretation of its words to permit harsh sentences such as stonings, lashings and executions for infractions such as idolatry, adultery, imbibing alcohol and homosexuality. Jamaat supports the creation of a paternalistic state that has a strong grip on people's private lives, it is also at the very least unwelcoming of foreign influences in Rusana. Other parties in coalition with Jamaat are the Bakers Party, a party that mostly runs on a single issue, keeping the price of bread low. | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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===Major Tribes=== | ===Major Tribes=== | ||
===Religion=== | ===Religion=== | ||
A majority of Rusana's population adheres to Islam, approximately 84% of the population answered in the affirmative if they practiced the religion in the last census. Of said percentage approximately 62% belong to the Shia school and 38% belong to the Sunni school. Since the end of the civil war, Islam has been recognized as the official state religion and gets important financial endowments thanks to this status. After Islam, Christianity is the second largest religious group, amounting to roughly 13% of the population. Christianity is predominantly practiced by people belonging to ethnic minority groups such as the Kassar people(who are exclusively Christian), the Tauqi and Yue. Christianity is a recognized minority religion and has protected status in Rusana. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
===Music=== | ===Music=== | ||