Congressional Government of Canespa

The Congressional Government of Canespa existed for around four decades and is defined by the direst control the Canasta Company had on the government, but also the direct control that the government had over the Canasta Company. During this time the two bodies were indistinguishable in nature and were one in the same. This government was brought about by the rise of the Canasta Companies monopoly over the state. It would eventually come to a partial end in 2034 following the Urcean blockade on Canespa in order to force a new government on the nation.

Functions

Executives

The Board of Executives acted as both the CEOs of the Canasta Company and a political body within Canespa. They functioned as a voting cabinet in occidental terms to the executive head of state, the Wasiexu. There were 12 Directors on the board, all of whom had a say in voting matters. Two mandated executives came from each of the main Canespian houses. Along with this, there was one director who was mandated to either not belong to a house or be ethnically foreign to Canespa. This member usually took the form of a Burgundii or Fanerian individual as those were the most common cultures foreign to Crona that resided within Canespa. The last member of the Board of Executives was known as the Wasiexu, mandated to be from House Wasi, a near-extinct house. The Wasi King had slightly more authority within the Executives and assumed the position in a most different way. The rest of the executives were usually quite a bit older than the Wasi King and had assumed the position by working their ways up the ranks of the Canasta Company.

To become an executive, one had to get recommended and receive many promotions throughout a 30-some-year career on the lower end. To get the final promotion, over fifty individuals holding high rankings within the Canasta Company were chosen by the House of Union. The Board of Executives then got together to decide who they wanted to become the new executive. At least 8 of the 12 executives had to agree on a person, and the time to pick between the fifty was set to a maximum of one month. If 8 of the 12 couldn't agree by one month, then the cycle repeated, and the House of Union had to pick a different set of 50 individuals eligible to become an executive. Once assuming the position, executives held it for life or until they were deemed unfit to rule. Executives could be deemed unfit to rule for a variety of reasons, but the main reason was if they showed a drop in their mental test scores for over 3 months. A mental test was taken by each executive at least once a month to ensure they were fit for the job. Executives could also abdicate from the position, assuming it had been over 3 months since they received said position, but this was rare. Each executive had a base salary of around 750,000 to 1,000,000 a year depending on how long it had been. The Wasiexu was only paid around 100,000 a year thanks to the Wasi family fortune. This base pay ensured that executives didn't place the growth of the company over the growth of the country.

External Affairs

The Board of Directors controlled the Canasta Company's affairs within other countries to a high degree with little say coming from the House of Union. Most of the Canasta Company's projects were set to bring money back within Canespian borders, allowing for economic growth on the country's part. Outside of the country, the House of Union only had a say in how human labor was used in foreign areas and could block certain percentages of workers from going overseas, but this rarely occurred. Most of the time, the executives took good care of the foreign affairs of the company, but sometimes the House of Union did have to step in. Additionally, the Board of Directors controlled much of the foreign affairs of Canespa, with only wars needing the approval of the House of Union. While approval was needed from the house for other things like signing alliances with other countries, the vote percentage was much lower, being around 30-40%, so it was rare that this vote failed.