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===Great Reforms of 1892=== | ===Great Reforms of 1892=== | ||
==Government== | ==Government and politics== | ||
Following the Constitution of 1892, Veltorina was governed, nominally, as a {{wp|single party}} parliamentary republic with {{wp|federal republic|federal}} characteristics. While the ruling Socialist Revolutionary Industrial Progress Party (SRIPP) was the only party allowed to exercise official government responsibilities, the legalization of freedom of assembly in 1892 allowed the formation of "interest groups" who, although all members of the SRIPP, functionally formed rival organized political factions. Whether or not the state was a single-party state in actuality has been an object of considerable debate among historians and political scientists. Although upstart political parties directly at odds with SRIPP were brutally repressed, the ideology of the SRIPP itself was essentially dependent on whichever faction was ascendant. A majority view among scholars is that the SRIPP essentially functioned as a quasi-democratic government agency rather than a political party, essentially making Veltorina an imperfect multi-party democracy. | Following the Constitution of 1892, Veltorina was governed, nominally, as a {{wp|single party}} parliamentary republic with {{wp|federal republic|federal}} characteristics. While the ruling Socialist Revolutionary Industrial Progress Party (SRIPP) was the only party allowed to exercise official government responsibilities, the legalization of freedom of assembly in 1892 allowed the formation of "interest groups" who, although all members of the SRIPP, functionally formed rival organized political factions. Whether or not the state was a single-party state in actuality has been an object of considerable debate among historians and political scientists. Although upstart political parties directly at odds with SRIPP were brutally repressed, the ideology of the SRIPP itself was essentially dependent on whichever faction was ascendant. A majority view among scholars is that the SRIPP essentially functioned as a quasi-democratic government agency rather than a political party, essentially making Veltorina an imperfect multi-party democracy. | ||
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The final key government organ were the Prefectures, the territorial division of the country. The Prefectures had two senior officials; the "State Prefect", an administrative role appointed by the Convocation, and the "Party Prefect", the political head of the Prefecture who had "veto" power over the State Prefect. Party Prefects were elected by mass assemblies of party members in good standing, and served until removed from office by any subsequent mass assembles, which were held irregularly. The Party Prefect was nominally responsible for interpreting and directing the ideological initiatives of the Vanguard within the Prefecture, but in reality most Party Prefects attempted to sway the position of the Vanguard. The Party Prefect held the ability to direct the State Prefect's actions, and also appointed individuals to vote at the annual party congress. | The final key government organ were the Prefectures, the territorial division of the country. The Prefectures had two senior officials; the "State Prefect", an administrative role appointed by the Convocation, and the "Party Prefect", the political head of the Prefecture who had "veto" power over the State Prefect. Party Prefects were elected by mass assemblies of party members in good standing, and served until removed from office by any subsequent mass assembles, which were held irregularly. The Party Prefect was nominally responsible for interpreting and directing the ideological initiatives of the Vanguard within the Prefecture, but in reality most Party Prefects attempted to sway the position of the Vanguard. The Party Prefect held the ability to direct the State Prefect's actions, and also appointed individuals to vote at the annual party congress. | ||
By the dawn of the 20th century, the factions in charge of the Vanguard were largely considered to be "semi-{{wp|liberal}}" in outlook, leading to a relative open society as well as a mostly democratic political system, provided that one was a member of the SRIPP. During the time the Constitution was in effect, beyond the baseline of what the Vanguard allowed, the degree of freedom and political autonomy was largely dependent on the current Party Prefect and political conditions within one's prefecture. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||