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''Main Article: [[President of Olmeria|The President of Olmeria]]'' | ''Main Article: [[President of Olmeria|The President of Olmeria]]'' | ||
The democratically elected post of [[The President of Olmeria|President of Olmeria]] combines the traditional roles and duties of both the Head of State and Head of Government, meaning the President is responsible for a combination of executive legislative decisions and ceremonial and diplomatic representation of the nation. The president is elected concordantly with the | The democratically elected post of [[The President of Olmeria|President of Olmeria]] combines the traditional roles and duties of both the Head of State and Head of Government, meaning the President is responsible for a combination of executive legislative decisions and ceremonial and diplomatic representation of the nation. The president is elected concordantly with the legislative body as the leader and representative of a certain political party. | ||
While the president can be deemed the highest power in the state, in accordance with the [[2nd Olmerian Constitution]] the power of the President is fully accountable to veto by the Council of Chiefs and People's Senate by a series of constitutional safeguards. Any one President is limited to a maximum of four consecutive terms in office and a total of 6 in their lifetime. | While the president can be deemed the highest power in the state, in accordance with the [[2nd Olmerian Constitution]] the power of the President is fully accountable to veto by the Council of Chiefs and People's Senate by a series of constitutional safeguards. Any one President is limited to a maximum of four consecutive terms in office and a total of 6 in their lifetime. | ||
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Now, due to the use of highly proportional voting system [[:en:Single_transferable_vote|single transferable vote (STV)]], Olmerian politics are nuanced and variable, usually relying on some form of power sharing agreement. In fact in the XX years since the modern voting system was adopted, only 3 governments have ruled with an outright majority, with 2 of these including existing party agreements. The most recent of these majority rules was by the [[Progress Coalition]], following it's inaugural election success in XXXX. | Now, due to the use of highly proportional voting system [[:en:Single_transferable_vote|single transferable vote (STV)]], Olmerian politics are nuanced and variable, usually relying on some form of power sharing agreement. In fact in the XX years since the modern voting system was adopted, only 3 governments have ruled with an outright majority, with 2 of these including existing party agreements. The most recent of these majority rules was by the [[Progress Coalition]], following it's inaugural election success in XXXX. | ||
The biggest parties in the current Senate are the Unity and Progress Coalitions, with | The biggest parties in the current Senate are the [[Unity Coalition|Unity]] and [[Progress Coalition|Progress]] Coalitions, with the liberal [[Justice Party (Olmeria)|Justice Party]] and conservative [[Jönsson Pact]] also holding significant presence. After winning the most seats in the XXXX elections, the Unity Coalition is currently the major partner in a centrist coalition government with the [[Justice Party (Olmeria)|Justice Party]], together holding a 44 seat majority in the Senate. [[Këil Frieden|President Këil Frieden]], Speaker [[Orvar Göransson|Prs Orvar Göransson]] and 11 of the 15 appointed chiefs are all Unity Party Senators, while Great Chieftain [[Esmë Droido|Chf Esmë Droido]] and 3 other chiefs represent the Justice Party. | ||
Current smaller parties holding seats in the Senate include the reformed far-left [[2nd Olmerian Workers Party|Olmerian Workers Party (OWP)]], the far-right [[Olmerian Nationalist Party|Olmerian Nationalist Party (ONP)]], the [[Centrist Party (Olmeria)|Centrist Party]], the [[Green Party (Olmeria)|Green Party]], and the [[Christian Party for the Reform of Olmeria|CPRO]]. | |||
=== The Legal and Justice System === | === The Legal and Justice System === | ||