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== Government ==

Quetzenkel is a semi-unitary {{wp|constitutional monarchy}}, constructed in a somewhat similar fashion to that of Occidental governments. It is governed under the Constitution of 2016, which was promulgated by King [[Telucti I]] upon taking power.  

Under the Constitution, executive power is divided between several positions. The King of Quetzenkel is the {{wp|head of state}} of Quetzenkel, and is to normally refrain from involvement in the day-to-day affairs of the Kingdom except in periods of national emergency, in which case the King is to act as chief executive with some limitations on his authority; such an emergency state existed from the issuance of the Constitution through [[2026]]. Beyond the emergency role of the King, most of the executive authority is divided between the Chancellor (also the leader of the National Assembly) and a position known as the ''Nohealani Chamberlain''. The Chamberlain is a pre-constitutional position which served primarily as the {{wp|Mayor of the palace|mayor of the palace}} and manager of the affairs of King (previously the Archchief). Though the position is often compared to the Urcean [[Procurator]], the Chamberlain serves less as a policymaking chief executive and more as an organizational functionary, with some scholars going as far as to say that the Chamberlain is a "mere {{wp|human resources}} manager." The Chamberlain is the head of the national bureaucratic apparatus and also sits as the chair of the country's cabinet, but has limited discretion in exercising both of these roles. The Chamberlain is appointed by the King but follows the directives of the Chancellor, serving as an important bridge between nominal Royal authority and practical political authority. In practice, the Chamberlain serves as a kind of Deputy Chancellor, and the position has become a popular place for Chancellors to appoint their eventual successors, giving them limited executive experience and popular name recognition.