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''Is your country hot or cold?'' | ''Is your country hot or cold?'' | ||
==Government and Politics== | ==Government and Politics== | ||
'' | The Democratic Republic is a presidential representative democracy, sourcing its constitutional principles and and general framework from the venerable legacy of participatory government of [[Cartadania]]. The nation's first constitution, fully ratified in 1847, outlined three branches of government in accordance with the principle of separation of powers, dividing it into executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Following the [[1995 Constitutional Plebiscite]], reform lessened the power of the executive in its authority to manage clandestine or secretive operations, as well as setting up measures for increased government accountability, including several extragovernmental oversight institutions such as the [[Office Inspectorate of Almadaria]] (''Oficina Inspectorado de Almadaría''). | ||
The government of Almadaria, sometimes styled as 'GRDA' in informal internal documents, is touted as a successful indigenous [[Vallos|Vallosian]] democracy, with a strong democratic traditions that persevered in face of international conflict and internal crises. Its multi-party legislature, well-established judicial, and kept-in-check executive branch are at the heart of Almadaria's democratic institutions. | |||
Almadaria is known for its distinct constitutionally-enshrined election process, known as 'rat cage elections' among the population, which pits all candidates against one another in a primary election, regardless of party affiliation, and generally the highest four candidates in votes go on to a secondary election. This nonpartisan election process has kept any one party from gaining superiority over one another, diversifying and increasing representation of otherwise marginalized groups. This practice extends from the national government to local governments, though with some variation. | |||
Though the Democratic Republic currently notionally stands as a stable democracy, the reality is far from utopic. Since the [[Constitutional Plebiscite]] of 1995 in which inter-branch relations were altered and new checks on executive power were introduced, the government of Almadaria has suffered a personnel crisis involving persistent low-level corruption and unwillingness on most wings of government to accede to the new watchdog measures. Despite many of the checks and balances now levied against the President, the bureaucratic complexity of their branch of government hinders comprehensive oversight, particularly areas of off-the-book interactions or especially '[[grey campaigns]]'. Grey Campaigns are particularly topical in Almadarian constitutional thought, mainly due to the analysis between their moral or ethical shortcomings (or violations) and their necessity for national security. | |||
===Executive=== | ===Executive=== | ||
'' | The [[1995 Constitution of Almadaria]] re-establishes the Executive Branch as headed by a popularly elected President, who selects their Vice President and cabinet. As a balance to the judicial branch, the Ministry of Justice (clearly delineated under the executive branch), responsible for areas of national law enforcement and administration of law, is headed by the Attorney General, answers to and represents the [[First Court of Almadaria]] in Presidential affairs. | ||
The President of Almadaria, serving as head of state and head of government, is elected by popular vote in a nonpartisan 'rat-cage' election to serve a single five-term term, a precedent established in the so-called [[1995 Constitution of Almadaria|'stripping down']] of the executive. At the regional level, executive power is vested in Provincial Governors (Almadarian: prefecto), then municipal ''alcaldes'' (mayors). | |||
The Cabinet of Almadaria is made up of nine ministries, whose heads are selected, without Legislative veto, by the President. The Ministries and their senior official serve not only as administrators of their respective national focuses, but in an advisory role to the President and Vice President in implementing policy. Subject to frequent government restructuring, the members of the Cabinet as of 2032 are: the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], the [[Ministry of Trade]], the [[Ministry of Environmental and Resource Concerns]], the [[Ministry of Defense]], the [[Ministry of Science and Technology]], the [[Ministry of Culture and Tourism]], the [[Ministry of Justice]], the [[Ministry of Education]], and the [[Ministry of the Interior]]. | |||
===Legislative=== | ===Legislative=== | ||
The [[National Legislative Council]] is the sole national legislative body of [[Almadaria]]. As a unicameral entity, the National Legislative Council (CLN) consists of a frequently-held, XXX-seat convocation. The seats on the CLN are elected democratically from municipal districts every two years. | |||
The National Legislative Council is presided over by the Council President, voted into power by the unicameral body, in order to oversee the institution and the management of its numerous parasite agencies. In order to be eligible for Council President, one must have already been elected into the CLN. There are no term lengths. | |||
The large body of the National Legislative Council is only summoned in its entirety for major policy proposals; otherwise, it is not uncommon for handfuls of councilmen/women to meet in committees, smaller semi-permanent organizations to research and develop policy. Most of these committees are impermanent, although there are committees, named [[Popular Agencies]], which are long-standing; many of these exist as oversight bodies and liaisons to their executive Ministry counterpart, though other concern standing issues, including ones such as anticorruption, intelligence oversight, and constitutional debate. | |||
===Judicial=== | |||
The Judicial branch is made up of institutions present at every level of government-- at the national level, it is represented by the [[First Court of Almadaria]]. The First Court is headed by four high courts: consisting of the Civil High Court, for penal and civil matters; the Constitutional High Court, which weighs policy produced by the CLN against the principles of the Almadarian Constitution and established precedent thereof; the State High Court, which in turn manages the executive branch by establishing administrative law; and finally, the Auditor's Court, which is a self-regulating agency of the First Court. | |||
Members of the the First Court of Almadaria are selected by the [[National Legislative Council]] and approved by the President. They typically serve no more than twenty years. | |||
===Federal subdivisions=== | ===Federal subdivisions=== | ||
''How is your country divided? Are there states or provinces, or is the country directly governed from the capital as a unitary state?'' | ''How is your country divided? Are there states or provinces, or is the country directly governed from the capital as a unitary state?'' | ||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
''What political factions exist? Who has ruled predominantly?'' | ''What political factions exist? Who has ruled predominantly?'' | ||
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===Military=== | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
''What kind of people live in your country?'' | ''What kind of people live in your country?'' Bad ones | ||
===Ethnicity=== | ===Ethnicity=== | ||
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===Technology=== | ===Technology=== | ||
''How advanced is your country? Is it an innovator, or does it largely import new developments?'' | ''How advanced is your country? Is it an innovator, or does it largely import new developments?'' | ||
[[Category: Countries]] | [[Category: Countries]] | ||
[[Category: Vallos]] | [[Category: Vallos]] | ||
[[Category: IXWB]] | [[Category: IXWB]] | ||