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Executive power is held and exercised by the President of the Republic, who is head of the government and supreme commander of the military forces of the State. The president is elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years and he can be reelected for a further two consecutive terms. A sitting president can only be removed from office by a qualified majority in the High Council of State. Successive revisions to the constitution have greatly strenghtened the office, while stripping the legislature of many attributions and tools of oversight. The current President is Dong Bao, elected with 68% of the vote in 2026. | Executive power is held and exercised by the President of the Republic, who is head of the government and supreme commander of the military forces of the State. The president is elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years and he can be reelected for a further two consecutive terms. A sitting president can only be removed from office by a qualified majority in the High Council of State. Successive revisions to the constitution have greatly strenghtened the office, while stripping the legislature of many attributions and tools of oversight. The current President is Dong Bao, elected with 68% of the vote in 2026. | ||
===Legislative=== | ===Legislative=== | ||
Following the formation of the government of national emergency, the lower house was abolished and all its powers and duties were transferred to the High Council of State. The council is the nation's sole legislature, composed of five hundred members. Of these, a third are chosen by the sitting president and the rest are elected by direct vote of the population. All members of the council serve for five year terms and there is no limit on how many terms a legislator can serve. | Following the formation of the government of national emergency, the lower house was abolished and all its powers and duties were transferred to the High Council of State. The council is the nation's sole legislature, composed of five hundred members. Of these, a third are chosen by the sitting president and the rest are elected by direct vote of the population. All members of the council serve for five year terms and there is no limit on how many terms a legislator can serve. Current criticism of the legislative focuses on its submission to the executive under the current system of dominant party, moreover the abolition of the lower house removed more of the safeguards of plurality and against undue accumulation of authority by the executive. | ||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
The National Union of Canpei(NUC) is the largest and oldest party in the High Council of State. An avowed conservative party, it leans towards traditional values and moderate state intervention in economic affairs. However unlike typical conservative parties, the NUC does not heavily feature nationalist themes in its ideology. After the [[Daxia]]n invasion that restored it into government, the party 'sanitized' its foundational documents and adopted an almost subservient direction to [[Daxia]]n priorities. The NUC has a two thirds majority on the High Council. Opposition to the ruling NUC comes from a variety of smaller parties such as the centrist Party of the Democratic Center and the leftist Broad Leftist Front. Both of these parties are under constant political and judicial pressure, losing their party registry several times, having some of their leaders and lawmakers arrested under various charges such as 'slandering the judiciary'. | The National Union of Canpei(NUC) is the largest and oldest party in the High Council of State. An avowed conservative party, it leans towards traditional values and moderate state intervention in economic affairs. However unlike typical conservative parties, the NUC does not heavily feature nationalist themes in its ideology. After the [[Daxia]]n invasion that restored it into government, the party 'sanitized' its foundational documents and adopted an almost subservient direction to [[Daxia]]n priorities. The NUC has a two thirds majority on the High Council. Opposition to the ruling NUC comes from a variety of smaller parties such as the centrist Party of the Democratic Center and the leftist Broad Leftist Front. Both of these parties are under constant political and judicial pressure, losing their party registry several times, having some of their leaders and lawmakers arrested under various charges such as 'slandering the judiciary'. | ||
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The number of irreligious people or atheists has been growing in recent decades, as of 2030 24.6% of respondents self-identified as having no religion at all. Disillusion with rigid hierarchies, retrograde views, religious extremists and various prohibitions are causes that continue to affect the decline of religious affiliation in Canpei. | The number of irreligious people or atheists has been growing in recent decades, as of 2030 24.6% of respondents self-identified as having no religion at all. Disillusion with rigid hierarchies, retrograde views, religious extremists and various prohibitions are causes that continue to affect the decline of religious affiliation in Canpei. | ||
==Culture and Society== | ==Culture and Society== | ||
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===Cuisine=== | ===Cuisine=== | ||
[[File:Roasted Ducks (33577357).jpeg|thumb|Shanjing roasted duck on display outside a restaurant in Tianzhu]] | [[File:Roasted Ducks (33577357).jpeg|thumb|Shanjing roasted duck on display outside a restaurant in Tianzhu]] | ||
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=== Fashion === | === Fashion === | ||
Canpei's traditionnal clothing is the Zongbu (聪布), a long sleeve, colorful dress made of silk dating from the late Liang Civilization period. It is heavily inspired by 2nd century court garments. The many layers of light and loose fiting fabrics were meant to invoke the fluidity of water and air, while keeping the wearer's modesty. A tradionnal Zongbu always include a cross collar, a right-side lapel, a waist sash and ample sleeves. Modern variants often worn during festivals or special events often only have only one to three layers of clothing and can include some modest amount of cleavage, but more expensive and highly tradionnal ones can be made up of as many as 16 layers of fabrics of vibrants colors and complex embroideries. They come in a variety of style and colors, leaving a lot of room for self-expression. It is not uncommon for couple to match their zongbu's color or to choose a smiliar motif. Floral and astral patterns are especially common and viewed as lucky and more desirable. Blue, black, red and white are the traditionnal colors of this type of dress and will often be a prominent part of the overall design, thought having a monochromatic white zongbu is considered extremely unlucky since the dead are dressed fully in white when cremated. | Canpei's traditionnal clothing is the Zongbu (聪布), a long sleeve, colorful dress made of silk dating from the late Liang Civilization period. It is heavily inspired by 2nd century court garments. The many layers of light and loose fiting fabrics were meant to invoke the fluidity of water and air, while keeping the wearer's modesty. A tradionnal Zongbu always include a cross collar, a right-side lapel, a waist sash and ample sleeves. Modern variants often worn during festivals or special events often only have only one to three layers of clothing and can include some modest amount of cleavage, but more expensive and highly tradionnal ones can be made up of as many as 16 layers of fabrics of vibrants colors and complex embroideries. They come in a variety of style and colors, leaving a lot of room for self-expression. It is not uncommon for couple to match their zongbu's color or to choose a smiliar motif. Floral and astral patterns are especially common and viewed as lucky and more desirable. Blue, black, red and white are the traditionnal colors of this type of dress and will often be a prominent part of the overall design, thought having a monochromatic white zongbu is considered extremely unlucky since the dead are dressed fully in white when cremated. | ||
==Economy and Infrastructure== | ==Economy and Infrastructure== | ||