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The structure of the Kiravian political system is laid out in the Constitution of the Kiravian Federacy, also referred to as the 'Fundamental Statute' (''Livnifîlon''). Constitutional authority is {{wp|separation of powers|distributed among several organs of government}}, each with certain institutional checks against the powers of the others. Executive power is vested in the indirectly-elected [[Prime Executive of the Kiravian Federacy|Prime Executive]] and the appointed [[Executive College]], responsible for the administration of the Government, enforcement of laws, and conduct of military and diplomatic affairs. The PE and Executive College can promulgate {{wp|secondary legislation}} and (within certain parameters) primary legislation through various forms of decrees. The [[Federal Stanora]] is a representative and deliberative body elected by Kiravian citizens, with seats approtioned among the federal subjects according to a {{wp|degressively-proportional formula}}. The Stanora enacts primary legislation, authorises expenditure, and raises revenue. It also exercises supervisory powers over executive agencies. The [[Federal Consistory]] serves as the nation's {{wp|constitutional court}}, adjudicating disputes among the other organs of government and {{wp|constitutional review|reviewing the constitutionality of their acts}}, as well adjudicating disputes among the [[Kiravian federalism|federal subjects]]. The [[Federal Council]], elected by the governments of the Kiravian states, is primarily an accountability body responsible for conducting audits and resolving charges of official misconduct by officials of other branches. It also possesses certain powers relating to the constitutional amendment process, appointments, and the currency.

The Kiravian Federacy is an {{wp|asymmetric federation}}, composed of units known generically as '''federal subjects''' or '''provinces'''. Provinces belong to several different classes of constitutional status, entailing different degrees and manners of autonomy, and different rights and responsibilities with respect to the federal political process. Provinces that have attained the status of '''statehood''' (''espiārkakor''†) are identified as "guarantors of the constitutional order" by the Fundamental Statute, and have a relationship of {{wp|shared sovereignty}} with the federal government, entailing constitutionally inviolate autonomy of their institutional processes and legislative reservations; as well as the right of the state governments to participate directly in federal decisionmaking through the [[Federal Council]] and other channels. '''Chartered provinces''' or '''entrusted provinces''' are self-governing according to a charter granted by the federal authorities, but lack the autonomy and privileges afforded to states. '''Governorates''' are administered by the federal government and its appointees and have no constitutional right to self-governance on a statutory basis.

Kiravian domestic policy is very decentralised. Responsibility for the {{wp|High and low politics|low politics}} of economic development and regulation, social affairs, public services, law and order, and public works rests primarily with the provincial governments, which in turn delegate many matters down to more local levels of government, such as ''[[Second-level administrative divisions of Kiravia|amtra]]'' or ''[[Second-level administrative divisions of Kiravia|raīon]]'' and municipalities. The federal government is primarily responsible for the {{wp|High and low politics|high politics}} of foreign affairs and national defence, and for regulating relations between and among the provinces. It exerts influence in domestic policy mainly through its authority to regulate inter-provincial commerce, its taxation powers, and its control of spending programmes such as the Structural Adjustment Funds and Social Pension System.