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The [[President of Cartadania]] is both head of state and head of government of the Union and is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a second successive term. The current president is [[Samaria Kalanie]] of the [[Progressistas Party]]. The President appoints the Secretaries of each federal department (except Veteran Affairs, who is actually appointed by the Secretary of Defense), who assist in government. Since 1757, the party system has been dominated by the [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|Social Democracy Party]] and the [[United Conservative Party]], with occasional one-offs from the [[Progressistas Party (Cartadania)|Progressistas Party]]. So far every president since 1759 has been a member of one of these parties (the ''Partido Conservador'' was the predecessor to the UCP).

The judiciary of Cartadania ~~is, by far, one of strongest in the world relative to other branches of government. It~~ consists of the [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] and lower federal courts, whose judges are now appointed by the incumbent bench with Senate and presidential approval. It interprets laws and overturns those it finds unconstitutional, like any other branch of government, but the degree of autonomy granted to the courts via {{wp|judicial review}} has allowed the interpretation of law to sometimes result in the courts acting more as a legislative body. On more than one occurrence, the supreme court has ordered the other branches to comply with a decision its bench has made, and historically, it has very rarely been challenged.

The judiciary of Cartadania consists of the [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] and lower federal courts, whose judges are now appointed by the incumbent bench with Senate and presidential approval. It interprets laws and overturns those it finds unconstitutional, like any other branch of government, but the degree of autonomy granted to the courts via {{wp|judicial review}} has allowed the interpretation of law to sometimes result in the courts acting more as a legislative body. On more than one occurrence, the supreme court has ordered the other branches to comply with a decision its bench has made, and historically, it has very rarely been challenged.

According to the World Democracy Index, Cartadania ranked first in 2020, a position it had not held since 2000. With regard to the freedoms and laws of Cartadania, the country is seen as a "full democracy" with a high degree of freedom and autonomy. It is considered to be one of the most stable countries in the world, and its citizens often rank as some of the world's happiest.

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 The [[President of Cartadania]] is both head of state and head of government of the Union and is elected for a four-year term, with the possibility of re-election for a second successive term. The current president is [[Samaria Kalanie]] of the [[Progressistas Party]]. The President appoints the Secretaries of each federal department (except Veteran Affairs, who is actually appointed by the Secretary of Defense), who assist in government. Since 1757, the party system has been dominated by the [[Social Democracy Party (Cartadania)|Social Democracy Party]] and the [[United Conservative Party]], with occasional one-offs from the [[Progressistas Party (Cartadania)|Progressistas Party]]. So far every president since 1759 has been a member of one of these parties (the ''Partido Conservador'' was the predecessor to the UCP).
-The judiciary of Cartadania is, by far, one of strongest in the world relative to other branches of government. It consists of the [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] and lower federal courts, whose judges are now appointed by the incumbent bench with Senate and presidential approval. It interprets laws and overturns those it finds unconstitutional, like any other branch of government, but the degree of autonomy granted to the courts via {{wp|judicial review}} has allowed the interpretation of law to sometimes result in the courts acting more as a legislative body. On more than one occurrence, the supreme court has ordered the other branches to comply with a decision its bench has made, and historically, it has very rarely been challenged.
+The judiciary of Cartadania consists of the [[Supreme Court (Cartadania)|Supreme Court]] and lower federal courts, whose judges are now appointed by the incumbent bench with Senate and presidential approval. It interprets laws and overturns those it finds unconstitutional, like any other branch of government, but the degree of autonomy granted to the courts via {{wp|judicial review}} has allowed the interpretation of law to sometimes result in the courts acting more as a legislative body. On more than one occurrence, the supreme court has ordered the other branches to comply with a decision its bench has made, and historically, it has very rarely been challenged.
 According to the World Democracy Index, Cartadania ranked first in 2020, a position it had not held since 2000. With regard to the freedoms and laws of Cartadania, the country is seen as a "full democracy" with a high degree of freedom and autonomy. It is considered to be one of the most stable countries in the world, and its citizens often rank as some of the world's happiest.
 ===Administrative divisions===
 {{Main|Administrative divisions of Cartadania}}

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