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== Government == | == Government == | ||
The | {{wp|Politics of Malentina}} | ||
The government of Malentina is primarily inspired by the confederal system of [[Arcerion]] despite how it appears to be at first glance. Indeed, although many of the highest offices differ greatly from Arcerion's system, it retains many similarities in its functionality. The government of Malentina has four main components, those being the [[Malentine Senate|Senate]], the [[Trissembly of Malentina|Trissembly]] (contains the three subnational legislatures), the subnational cabinets for the country's three main components, and the national cabinet for the country in its entirety. Another very notable difference is the fact that the Malentine system functions as a {{wp|presidential republic}} as well as the fact that Malentina is a {{wp|directorial republic}} and thus has no one-person {{wp|head of state}}. | |||
Because the Malentine government in its current state has only really existed since 1987, as well as the tension between the largely poor indigenous groups and the largely wealthy foreign groups, with many mixed-race peoples being within the latter group, the government currently suffers from a lack of popular legitimacy in the eyes of approximately two-thirds of its populace. The actions of previous governments have also soured Malentina's relations with many Occidental nations, which it has only recently began attempts at repairing these relations since the late 2000s; Malentina has instead resorted to closer ties with its fellow Cronan nations such as [[Kelekona]] and [[Tierrador]] as well as non-Levantine powers such as [[Daxia]] and [[Caphiria]]. | |||
Elections for the position of president as well as lower house positions differ between the three republics. While each presidential vote takes place every seven years they each have their own institutions for carrying out these elections. The lower houses differ greatly, a good example of which is the large differences in elections. Parliamentary elections are carried out every two, five and seven years respectively for the House of Commons, the Gathering of the West and the Northern Assembly respectively. | Elections for the position of president as well as lower house positions differ between the three republics. While each presidential vote takes place every seven years they each have their own institutions for carrying out these elections. The lower houses differ greatly, a good example of which is the large differences in elections. Parliamentary elections are carried out every two, five and seven years respectively for the House of Commons, the Gathering of the West and the Northern Assembly respectively. | ||
===Executive=== | ===Executive=== | ||
{{main|Presidency of Malentina}} | |||
According to the Malentine [[Constitution of Malentina|constitution]], which itself is in compliance with the 1987 [[Treaty of the New Confederation]], Malentina is required to separate its executive branch into three separate institutions, all of which function somewhat differently from one another. The directorial presidency is commonly referred to pejoratively by the indigenous Maaleens and Tiuuds as the "Treaty Triad", though officially it is referred to as the "[[Presidency of Malentina|Presidency]]". Each member of the Presidency makes up the {{wp|head of state}} and {{wp|head of government|government}} for each of their respective confederated republics, effectively meaning that Malentina has three presidents. Each president is obligated to bring with them a number of cabinet members to assist them in serving the roles of external affairs as needed for the Presidency as a whole. Executive actions for the confederacy at large, such as determining highly important trade agreements, are required to be carried out through the use of a simple majority compromise system of voting wherein each confederated republic receives one vote and is to vote either for or against the proposed executive action. | |||
Elections for each of the presidents differ between each of the three confederated republics. Although each presidential election takes place every seven years, each confederated republic has their own institution for the purpose of carrying out these elections. The northern republic makes use of the {{wp|two-round system}} where multiple presidential candidates compete in the first round, and only the top two presidential candidates in the first round compete in the second round assuming that no candidate has been able to attain a simple majority in the first round; this system arguably ensures that a candidate is guaranteed to win a majority. The eastern republic makes use of an {{wp|electoral college}} system where the president is elected by the [[Malentine House of Commons|House of Commons]] based on a direct advisory vote; all members of the House of Commons are not legally obligated to vote based on the wishes of their constituents, however, and may vote for any presidential candidate as they wish. The western republic makes use of the {{wp|instant-runoff voting}} system, a form of {{wp|preferential voting}} that eliminates the candidates with the fewest votes until one candidate has a simple majority of votes. Traditionally, no president stays after serving a single term, but there exists no legal mechanism to enforce this. | |||
Each of the confederated republics' internal governments have their own domestic departments which handles the internal affairs of each republic separately. While each of these internal cabinets have their own differences in offices and even functions, they all still share many similiarities thanks to the influence of the Arcer political system. | |||
===Legislature=== | ===Legislature=== | ||
The Legislature in Malentina is split between the upper house of the Senate, and the lower houses of the three republican assemblies, The Gathering of the West, The House of Commons and the Northern Assembly. The lower houses work separately from each other for domestic legislation for the confederate members, but meet up together to form the lower house, usually referred to simply as the Parliament, during a one month in the spring and one month in the autumn to take care of confederate legislation. | The Legislature in Malentina is split between the upper house of the Senate, and the lower houses of the three republican assemblies, The Gathering of the West, The House of Commons and the Northern Assembly. The lower houses work separately from each other for domestic legislation for the confederate members, but meet up together to form the lower house, usually referred to simply as the Parliament, during a one month in the spring and one month in the autumn to take care of confederate legislation. | ||
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===Local governance=== | ===Local governance=== | ||
Malentinan municipalities hold a great deal of local power and create even more complications which has allowed the spread of sever corruption in some of these local jurisdictions. | Malentinan municipalities hold a great deal of local power and create even more complications which has allowed the spread of sever corruption in some of these local jurisdictions. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The culture of Malentina is a complicated intertwining of the various tribes who inhabited the islands before the arrival of the first colonists from the east, the coscivian-sarpic colonists who made the first settlements on the islands, the aenglo-carnish immigrants who had the most cultural footprint, and the mestizo populations who fall somewhere in between them all. Although large parts of these groups have integrated and melded with each other there are still parts of the nation that work to maintain the old traditions of their culture of origin. | The culture of Malentina is a complicated intertwining of the various tribes who inhabited the islands before the arrival of the first colonists from the east, the coscivian-sarpic colonists who made the first settlements on the islands, the aenglo-carnish immigrants who had the most cultural footprint, and the mestizo populations who fall somewhere in between them all. Although large parts of these groups have integrated and melded with each other there are still parts of the nation that work to maintain the old traditions of their culture of origin. | ||