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== Government and politics == | == Government and politics == | ||
[[File:Parlament_Vienna_June_2006_183.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Capitol Building of Cartadania, where the Senate and House convene.]] | [[File:Parlament_Vienna_June_2006_183.jpg|thumb|left|200px|The Capitol Building of Cartadania, where the Senate and House convene.]] | ||
The City of Alahuela officially sits within the district of the same name, which serves as an equivalency to the | The City of Alahuela officially sits within the district of the same name, which serves as an equivalency to the 33 states. Therefore, Alahuela is considered by many to be a state. It is officially, however, an independent city of Cartadania. Nevertheless, the city possess much the same power as the states that neighbor it and Alahuela has an equal power in Cartadania's legislature. The federal government allocates three senators and three representatives to the city so that it's residents may have the power to affect federal elections. The city's government functions in much the same way a state would, being divided into eight districts with it's seat of government being located in the Colina de Prado barrio of the [[Giulia]] district. | ||
Similarly to the city's government, the seat of the federal government is also located in the Colina de Prado barrio of Giulia. City hall is a block away from the Capitol Building where Congress meets. Alahuela being a directly controlled city of Congress via a special council, which in turn acts as a state legislature for Alahuela in place of it's own citywide legislature, this proximity has historically made communication between the two very convenient. | Similarly to the city's government, the seat of the federal government is also located in the Colina de Prado barrio of Giulia. City hall is a block away from the Capitol Building where Congress meets. Alahuela being a directly controlled city of Congress via a special council, which in turn acts as a state legislature for Alahuela in place of it's own citywide legislature, this proximity has historically made communication between the two very convenient. | ||