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==Politics and government== | ==Politics and government== | ||
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| caption1 = The Houses of the [[National Stanera]]. | |||
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| caption2 = Diámahvya Palace, seat of the [[Prime Executive of the Cape|executive]]. | |||
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| caption3 = The [[Mausoleum of Melvyn Kalma]], whose legacy remains prominent in Capetian politics to this day.. | |||
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The Federacy of the Cape is a {{wp|federal state|federal}} {{wp|parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|constitutional republic}}, comprised of seven provinces in a {{wp|symmetric federalism|symmetric federation}}. The Capetian political system operates under the 1951 [[Constitution of the Federacy of the Cape|Federal Constitution]], with the document’s [[Fundamental Statutes of the Constitution of the Federacy of the Cape|Fundamental Statutes]] - the articles concerning the [[Restarkism|republican]] system, fundamental {{wp|human rights|rights}}, and the {{wp|rule of law}} - held as inviolable. | The Federacy of the Cape is a {{wp|federal state|federal}} {{wp|parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|constitutional republic}}, comprised of seven provinces in a {{wp|symmetric federalism|symmetric federation}}. The Capetian political system operates under the 1951 [[Constitution of the Federacy of the Cape|Federal Constitution]], with the document’s [[Fundamental Statutes of the Constitution of the Federacy of the Cape|Fundamental Statutes]] - the articles concerning the [[Restarkism|republican]] system, fundamental {{wp|human rights|rights}}, and the {{wp|rule of law}} - held as inviolable. | ||
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===Politics=== | ===Politics=== | ||
Since the founding of the republic, the dominant political current in Capetian politics has been [[Restarkism]] - support for Kalma’s reforms. Restarkism today is manifest as support for a {{wp|nationalist}} {{wp|democracy}} with a {{wp|secular}} constitution and an Occidental, {{wp|liberal}} culture. It remains enshrined as the country's constitutional {{wp|ideology|guiding ideology}} - with the role of its defence given to the [[Cape Armed Forces|armed forces]]. It likewise serves as the guiding ideology of Kalma's own [[Republican Nationalist Party]], which remains the {{wp|dominant-party system|dominant party}} in Capetian politics. | Since the founding of the republic, the dominant political current in Capetian politics has been [[Restarkism]] - support for Kalma’s reforms. Restarkism today is manifest as support for a {{wp|nationalist}} {{wp|democracy}} with a {{wp|secular}} constitution and an Occidental, {{wp|liberal}} culture. It remains enshrined as the country's constitutional {{wp|ideology|guiding ideology}} - with the role of its defence given to the [[Cape Armed Forces|armed forces]]. It likewise serves as the guiding ideology of Kalma's own [[Republican Nationalist Party]], which remains the {{wp|dominant-party system|dominant party}} in Capetian politics. | ||
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===Foreign relations=== | ===Foreign relations=== | ||
[[File:NewYorkStateCulturalEducationCenter.JPG|thumb|250px|The Palace of the Federacy, the seat of the [[Department of Foreign Affairs (the Cape)|Department of Foreign Affairs]].]] | |||
Since democratization, the Cape's international relations have been based on the 16th Amendment of the Federal Constitution: establishing {{wp|self-determination}}, diplomacy, and cooperation as the fundamental principles on how the Capetian state should interact with other countries and organizations. According to the Constitution, the President of the Federacy acts as the nation’s chief diplomat with broad powers to determine foreign policy objectives, although the task commonly falls to the Prime Executive. | |||
The Cape’s formerly belligerent and ideological foreign policy has softened, although elements of it remain; the country shares tense or lacks formal diplomatic relations with a handful of ideologically opposed [[League of Nations]] member states. Today, Capetian foreign policy is based heavily on the principle of {{wp|multilateralism}} - it is a founding member of the [[Southern Crona Conference]] and the informal [[League of Free Republics]]. The nation seeks partnerships with fellow [[Crona]]n, [[Coscivian]], and {{wp|Gaelic}} countries; and participated alongside them in the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. | |||
===Military=== | ===Military=== | ||
[[ | {{Main|Cape Armed Forces}} | ||
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| caption1 = [[Cape Aerospace Forces]] {{wp|Saab JAS 39 Gripen|Griffin}}s. | |||
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| caption2 = CN Enterprise, the flagship of the [[Republican Navy]]. | |||
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The Cape Armed Forces is the national {{wp|military}} of the Federacy of the Cape. Born out of the [[National Revolutionary Army]], the Cape Armed Forces have evolved to become one of the most well-funded militaries in the Eastern Hemisphere. It consists of the [[Cape Ground Forces]], the [[Cape Aerospace Forces]], the [[Republican Navy]], and the [[Cape Strategic Forces]]. | |||
With a small professional contingent of 310,000 soldiers, the armed forces rely heavily on the Cape’s {{wp|conscription}} program. As such, the country can call upon a force of almost two million reservists in times of war. Most citizens, regardless of gender, are drafted into the armed forces at 18 for a period of up to 12 months. The armed forces have historically served an outsized role in Capetian politics, and are perceived as the guarantors of the nation’s independence. As such, the country devotes a relatively high 5.7% of the national GDP on defense; with the funds spent on the maintenance of a large tank force, a {{wp|blue-water navy}}, and a suspected stockpile of [[Nuclear weapons and the Cape|nuclear weapons]] to be delivered through a growing fleet of {{wp|nuclear submarine}}s. | |||
===Human rights=== | ===Human rights=== | ||
The human rights record of the Cape has been subject to much international condemnation and scrutiny. Particularly, the Cape’s combination of a {{wp|dominant-party system}}, a constitutional {{wp|ideology|guiding ideology}}, and the frequent participation of the armed forces in politics has led to the country’s description as an {{wp|authoritarian democracy}} - if not an outright “authoritarian regime”. In 2020, the nation was ranked 16th out of 50 with a score of 6.73 on the [[Liberty Index]], placing it as a {{wp|hybrid regime}}. Although Capetians retain strong {{wp|personal freedoms}} and {{wp|civil liberties}}, the state has been criticized for not having enough democratic attributes and for restricting {{wp|freedom of speech}} and {{wp|freedom of the press}}. | The human rights record of the Cape has been subject to much international condemnation and scrutiny. Particularly, the Cape’s combination of a {{wp|dominant-party system}}, a constitutional {{wp|ideology|guiding ideology}}, and the frequent participation of the armed forces in politics has led to the country’s description as an {{wp|authoritarian democracy}} - if not an outright “authoritarian regime”. In 2020, the nation was ranked 16th out of 50 with a score of 6.73 on the [[Liberty Index]], placing it as a {{wp|hybrid regime}}. Although Capetians retain strong {{wp|personal freedoms}} and {{wp|civil liberties}}, the state has been criticized for not having enough democratic attributes and for restricting {{wp|freedom of speech}} and {{wp|freedom of the press}}. | ||
Political power remains cemented in the Republican Nationalist Party and the Republican establishment in a system of {{wp|guided democracy}} (referred to by the RNP as [[national democracy]]), best described by former Prime Executive [[Jakub Kristuv]] as a “liberal democracy kept within the boundaries of [[Restarkism|Restarkist]] | Political power remains cemented in the Republican Nationalist Party, and the Republican establishment in a system of {{wp|guided democracy}} (referred to by the RNP as [[national democracy]]), best described by former Prime Executive [[Jakub Kristuv]] as a “liberal democracy kept within the boundaries of [[Restarkism|Restarkist]] republicanism.” In 2016 and 2022, the Supreme Tribunal struck down and dissolved political parties that violated the Constitution’s Restarkist provisions of state {{wp|secularism}}. In 2021, the Cape Armed Forces carried out a {{wp|coup d'état}} against an unpopular attempt to use the derogatory clause. Throughout, the [[Commission for the Preservation of the Republic|security services]]-dominated {{wp|deep state}}, colloquially referred to as the [[Republican Guard]], has continually remained active in defense of the status quo. | ||
Since democratization, the Cape has ranked consistently as one of the least corrupt nations by public perception. The state’s unique structure of authoritarian democracy, a strong rule of law, {{wp|meritocracy|meritocratic reforms}}, and focus on popular support through good governance has led to remarkably little public sector corruption. Popular support for the RNP and national democracy, therefore, remains high - a phenomenon attributed through {{wp|populism|populist}} policies, {{wp|good governance}}, and intra-party democracy that allows for both popular reform and ideological continuity. | Since democratization, the Cape has ranked consistently as one of the least corrupt nations by public perception. The state’s unique structure of authoritarian democracy, a strong rule of law, {{wp|meritocracy|meritocratic reforms}}, and focus on popular support through good governance has led to remarkably little public sector corruption. Popular support for the RNP and national democracy, therefore, remains high - a phenomenon attributed through {{wp|populism|populist}} policies, {{wp|good governance}}, and intra-party democracy that allows for both popular reform and ideological continuity. | ||