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Greater {{wp|freedom of expression|freedom of public expression}} since Kiravian Reunification has opened discursive spaces to Polynesian Sarolastans challenging the prevailing capitalist order, the hegemony of ''kotakoskix'' identity, and the legitimacy of Kiravian sovereignty over the archipelago. All sectors of Sarolastan society have welcomed the cultural dimension of Polynesian Revival to one extent or another, though political manifestations of this movement are more controversial and divisive. | Greater {{wp|freedom of expression|freedom of public expression}} since Kiravian Reunification has opened discursive spaces to Polynesian Sarolastans challenging the prevailing capitalist order, the hegemony of ''kotakoskix'' identity, and the legitimacy of Kiravian sovereignty over the archipelago. All sectors of Sarolastan society have welcomed the cultural dimension of Polynesian Revival to one extent or another, though political manifestations of this movement are more controversial and divisive. | ||
==Politics | ==Governance and Politics== | ||
[[File:Dunmore pineapple.jpg|thumb|Rakitea State Capitol building in | [[File:Dunmore pineapple.jpg|thumb|Rakitea State Capitol building in [[Cities of Sarolasta#Siguatera|Siguatera]]]] | ||
Sarolasta is one of five [[Kiravian federalism#Themes|themes of the Kiravian Federacy]], the alongside the | Sarolasta is one of five [[Kiravian federalism#Themes|themes of the Kiravian Federacy and Collectivity]], the alongside the Federation, [[South Kirav]], [[Sydona]], the [[Melian Isles]], and the [[Overseas Regions]]. The states and territories that make up Sarolasta have, by compact, created a Commonwealth Council and President of the Commonwealth to exercise thematic functions. The Commonwealth Council comprises the ranking members of the state and territorial legislatures, as well as the relevant subset of provincial cabinet officials relating to each issue under consideration by the Council. The President of the Commonwealth is elected by plurality vote every 42 months. To secure election, a candidate must secure at least one-quarter (250‰) of the vote in at least six out of the nine provinces; if no candidate achieves this, a runoff among the three highest-polling candidates is held. The President of the Commonwealth has some *pro forma* duties regarding the certification of federal electoral votes and thematic resolutions, in addition to serving as a public advocate for the people of Sarolasta. | ||
Due to its strong adherence to Catholicism and demand for higher social spending and development aid, Sarolasta is a stronghold for the [[Caritist Social Union]] in elections to the [[Federal Stanora|Stanora]], often electing candidates of a pronounced {{wp|Christian socialism|Social Christian}} ideological bent that reinforce the fiscal left wing of the caucus. Indeed, during the Sunderance the Christian Democratic Party (predecessor of the CSU) vote was concentrated so heavily in Sarolasta that the CDP came to be seen as a ''de facto'' Sarolastan regional interest party. | Due to its strong adherence to Catholicism and demand for higher social spending and development aid, Sarolasta is a stronghold for the [[Caritist Social Union]] in elections to the [[Federal Stanora|Stanora]], often electing candidates of a pronounced {{wp|Christian socialism|Social Christian}} ideological bent that reinforce the fiscal left wing of the caucus. Indeed, during the Sunderance the Christian Democratic Party (predecessor of the CSU) vote was concentrated so heavily in Sarolasta that the CDP came to be seen as a ''de facto'' Sarolastan regional interest party within the [[National Reunification Front]]. | ||
===Public Order, Security, and Defence=== | |||
Policing and public order are the responsibility of the individual provinces. Each province has a provincial police force. In Katorue, the Marian Isles, Ngatra, and Sarao, this is the only police force, whereas in the Grand Sarolastan provinces there are local police departments at the [[countyship]] level as well, and in Rakitea there are statutory provisions for municipal and village police. | |||
The Sarolastan Commonwealth Navy, an interprovincial agency established by {{wp|interstate compact|compact}}, serves as the common {{wp|coast guard}} for the entire archipelago. | |||
==Society & Culture== | ==Society & Culture== | ||