Government of Arcerion
| Confederate Parliament of Arcerion | |
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| Arcer Parliament Arco Parliament Confederate Parliament | |
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| Overview | |
| Established | 1740 |
| State | Arcerion |
| Leader | Prime Minister (Iain Donnegal) |
| Main organ | Confederate Parliament Arcerion Senate |
| Ministries | Yep |
| Responsible to | Carnish Royal Throne (defunct) |
| Annual budget | Several Billion |
| Headquarters | 1 Red Lion Street, Kurst |
| Website | Template:Parliament.gov.arc |
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History
Arcerion Confederated Parliament and the Carnish Crown
Arcerion, as a former Carnish colony, was once considered part of the Carnish Kingdom, and as an extension was under the legal authority and governance of the seated Carnish regent and their delegated representatives. During the Kingdom's early period in Crona, this manifested as the Crown-Governor of Arcerion, or more commonly referred to as the Governor General. Similarly, this verbage is where Arcerion gets its term for its state- or provincial-level bodies, the Governorates. Technically, even though the Carnish government is now a communist state, Arcerion still falls under the authority of the Carnish regent, not the state of Carna. Thus, even though independent, the figurative and former executive head of Arcerion remains the Carnish regent.
This executive power included powers such as royal prerogative, which during Arcerion's colonial and notional independent periods (prior to full independence), included sweeping executive powers from the ability to draft and pass laws without going through the legislature to the ability to levee economic sanctions against a foreign power, and in some cases, even declarations of war.
During Arcerion's limited independence/governance period prior to independence in XXYY, Arcerion's Prime Minister sent regular correspondence and reports through the governmental departments under them to Carna and specifically the King or Queen, reporting on economic and diplomatic initiatives undertaken by their Cronan colony. As well, this included reequests for military assistance, most often ships, as Arcerion's military during this period was engaged in the Border Wars.
During the Colonial Period, many Carnish nobles and landed gentry made their way to Arcerion to stake their claim or expand their already existing dynastic holdings. This meant that up until Arcer independence, there was a noble class within Arco society. This even included a pair of Royal visits, the first in YEAR XXYY by REGENT 1, and the second in YEAR ZZZZ by REGENT 2.
The relationship with nobility was reaffirmed after Arcerion, and specifically the cities of Kinnaird and Kurst, became safe havens for Carnish citizens (commonly referred to in Arco culture as 'Carnish expats'), and within that citizenry included several members of the Carnish Royal family, and some already on vacation in South Crona. These settled in Arcerion, and while their Royal titles and honours did not apply to Arcerion as it had its own gentry and noble class, their titles were kept alive in memoriam of the Carnish Kingdom, and are honourary titles continued to this day.
Ministers and Departments
Senate Affairs
1st Deputy Minister -
Ministerial Coordination Element (MCE) -
Treasury Office -
Ministry of Internal Affairs -
Office of the Inspector General -
Domestic Affairs
2nd Deputy Minister -
Attorney General's Office -
Ministry of Finance -
Ministry of Industry and Mining -
Ministry of Education -
Ministry of the Environment -
Ministry of the Interior (also: Home Office) -
Ministry of Agriculture -
Ministry of Justice -
External Affairs
3rd Deputy Minister -
Department for International Trade -
Foreign Office -
Ministry of Defence -
Senate and Parliamentary Relationship
Locations
The government has several main buildings, residences, and historical sites that all directly play a major part of Arcerion's day-to-day governance as well as its cultural heritage. Most importantly, the Confederate Parliament Buildings are located at 1 Red Lion Street, in the nation's capital of Kurst.