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Umardwal is an Islamic {{wpl|theocracy}} whose head of state is {{wpl|Ayatollah}} Fener Jîlwan. President Rojdar Hewaxan is the head of government of the National Consultative Assembly, a role which is largely ceremonial. The state maintains {{wp|Sharia law}} but it's interpretation has become much more lax since the Islamic Revolution of 1964. Elections are held every 5 years but sufferage is only available to men over the age of 21 or those over 18 in the armed forces. Umardwal is a one party state but the state puts forward moderate, liberal, and conservative candidates in each district for local governance as a litmus test for the prevailing political attitudes of the populace. Moderates did well, overall in the 1982, 1987, and 1992 elections. In 1997, 2002, and 2007 the liberal candidates did well and the country saw a general openness to foreigners and a lighter touch on the strict adherence to {{wp|Sharia law}}. Since the 2012 election their has been a resurgence of conservative candidate victories and the country has taken a stronger stance on self-sufficiency, [[Burgophobia]] and [[Anti-Equatorialism]], and the enforcement of {{wp|Sharia law}}.