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The Republics are separated by significant differences in legal system and their codes of law, but share similar governments. Both states employ a unicameral legislative body known as States-Council and are both led by powerful executives known as States-Governor. The similarities end there, however. Hollona employs a system of {{wp|common law}} and has an extensive court system, with judges appointed by the States-Governor and confirmed by either the States-Council or by local legislative bodies. Diorisia, meanwhile, employs {{Wp|civil law}} and has only six different major courts in the Republic that hear all cases, with the States-Council of Diorisia ultimately serving as final arbiter. Hollona has a strong system of local governments, each with a degree of {{Wp|Thomas_M._Cooley#Cooley_Doctrine|municipal home rule}}, as many of the localities there predate the establishment of either the Duchy or Republic of Hollona. Diorisia on the other hand employs a system that could be described as a {{wp|unitary republic}}, with all municipalities serving as "departments" more or less under the direct governance of the Diorisia States-Council. | The Republics are separated by significant differences in legal system and their codes of law, but share similar governments. Both states employ a unicameral legislative body known as States-Council and are both led by powerful executives known as States-Governor. The similarities end there, however. Hollona employs a system of {{wp|common law}} and has an extensive court system, with judges appointed by the States-Governor and confirmed by either the States-Council or by local legislative bodies. Diorisia, meanwhile, employs {{Wp|civil law}} and has only six different major courts in the Republic that hear all cases, with the States-Council of Diorisia ultimately serving as final arbiter. Hollona has a strong system of local governments, each with a degree of {{Wp|Thomas_M._Cooley#Cooley_Doctrine|municipal home rule}}, as many of the localities there predate the establishment of either the Duchy or Republic of Hollona. Diorisia on the other hand employs a system that could be described as a {{wp|unitary republic}}, with all municipalities serving as "departments" more or less under the direct governance of the Diorisia States-Council. | ||
Both Republics claim to be sovereign entities that are nonetheless "perpetually joined in union" to one another. Both maintain strong governments and retain significant policy autonomy for themselves in most major policy areas with exception of those specifically asked for by the Popular Assembly as well as foreign affairs and the military. Both Republics maintained independent militaries until [[1970]]. | |||
===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||