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[[File:Holy shit capetian yeltsin?!.png|thumb|left|220px|The first [[Planoarita politics|''Planoarita'']]-era Prime Executive, Baris Yaltxin, waves the national flag on the eve of the country's first democratic transition of power.]] | [[File:Holy shit capetian yeltsin?!.png|thumb|left|220px|The first [[Planoarita politics|''Planoarita'']]-era Prime Executive, Baris Yaltxin, waves the national flag on the eve of the country's first democratic transition of power.]] | ||
Free elections were held in 1994 - although the RNP retained political leadership with a guaranteed third of the [[National Stanera]] under the idea of [[Planoarita politics]], elections to those RNP deputy positions were likewise open to the public. The second Prime Executive of the post-democratization period, Republic Day revolutionary [[Isnet o’Niall]], continued the reforms, restoring the rights of the Church and beginning a period of reconciliation for wartime acts. While the Cape remains under de-jure RNP leadership, o’Niall’s reforms dismantled the RNP’s “guaranteed third” in 2001 and devolved significant power to provincial governments and party caucuses. | Free elections were held in 1994 - although the RNP retained political leadership with a guaranteed third of the [[National Stanera]] under the idea of [[Planoarita politics|''Planoarita'' politics]], elections to those RNP deputy positions were likewise open to the public. The second Prime Executive of the post-democratization period, Republic Day revolutionary [[Isnet o’Niall]], continued the reforms, restoring the rights of the Church and beginning a period of reconciliation for wartime acts. While the Cape remains under de-jure RNP leadership, o’Niall’s reforms dismantled the RNP’s “guaranteed third” in 2001 and devolved significant power to provincial governments and party caucuses. | ||
Throughout the 1990s, the state-led corporate economy was likewise dismantled, with almost every megacorporation privatized, broken up, or shifted into worker ownership. These dismantlements, combined with the lifting of restrictions on foreign investment, propelled the second period of economic growth that continued into the 2010s. | Throughout the 1990s, the state-led corporate economy was likewise dismantled, with almost every megacorporation privatized, broken up, or shifted into worker ownership. These dismantlements, combined with the lifting of restrictions on foreign investment, propelled the second period of economic growth that continued into the 2010s. | ||
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| caption3 = The [[Mausoleum of Melvyn Kalma]], whose legacy remains prominent in Capetian politics to this day. | | 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|republic}} constitutionally led by the [[Republican Nationalist Party]] under a period of | The Federacy of the Cape is a {{wp|federal state|federal}} {{wp|parliamentary system|parliamentary}} {{wp|republic}} constitutionally led by the [[Republican Nationalist Party]] under a period of [[Planoarita politics|''Planoarita'' politics]] (literally “politics in accordance with the popular will”) - the final stage on the road to full {{wp|liberal democracy|constitutional politics}}. The Capetian political system operates under the 1951 [[Constitution of the Federacy of the Cape|Federal Constitution]], which recognizes the RNP as the “leading force”. | ||
However, since the 1990s, the Cape has been fundamentally structured as a {{wp|representative democracy}}. Although the RNP holds a plurality of seats in the {{wp|bicameral system|bicameral}} [[Supreme National Assembly]], since 2016, each seat has been contested in free elections. The SNA, comprised of the 503-member [[National Stanera]] and the 28-member [[National Auditorium]] (which also serves as the national {{wp|ombudsman}} and {{wp|auditor}}), constitutionally holds "{{wp|Parliamentary sovereignty|all powers of governance}}". In practice, however, the SNA serves primarily as the country’s {{wp|legislature}}, with executive power held by the [[Prime Executive of the Cape|Prime Executive]] and the [[Cabinet of the Cape|Cabinet]], and judicial power wielded by the [[Supreme Tribunal of the Federacy]] and the [[Constitutional Court of the Federacy]]. | However, since the 1990s, the Cape has been fundamentally structured as a {{wp|representative democracy}}. Although the RNP holds a plurality of seats in the {{wp|bicameral system|bicameral}} [[Supreme National Assembly]], since 2016, each seat has been contested in free elections. The SNA, comprised of the 503-member [[National Stanera]] and the 28-member [[National Auditorium]] (which also serves as the national {{wp|ombudsman}} and {{wp|auditor}}), constitutionally holds "{{wp|Parliamentary sovereignty|all powers of governance}}". In practice, however, the SNA serves primarily as the country’s {{wp|legislature}}, with executive power held by the [[Prime Executive of the Cape|Prime Executive]] and the [[Cabinet of the Cape|Cabinet]], and judicial power wielded by the [[Supreme Tribunal of the Federacy]] and the [[Constitutional Court of the Federacy]]. | ||
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Since the founding of the republic, the dominant political current in Capetian politics has been [[Restarkism]] - support for Melvyn 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}}. It likewise serves as the guiding ideology of Kalma's own [[Republican Nationalist Party]]. | Since the founding of the republic, the dominant political current in Capetian politics has been [[Restarkism]] - support for Melvyn 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}}. It likewise serves as the guiding ideology of Kalma's own [[Republican Nationalist Party]]. | ||
Owing to the turmoil of the [[Capetian War of Independence|War of Independence]] and [[the Reclamation]], Restarkism posits a stepped plan for the implementation of {{wp|constitutional democracy}}. The "first stage of national construction", a one-party state led by the RNP, took place between 1951 and 1994. The second stage, | Owing to the turmoil of the [[Capetian War of Independence|War of Independence]] and [[the Reclamation]], Restarkism posits a stepped plan for the implementation of {{wp|constitutional democracy}}. The "first stage of national construction", a one-party state led by the RNP, took place between 1951 and 1994. The second stage, [[Planoarita politics|''Planoarita'' politics]] politics, where the RNP leads a {{wp|guided democracy}}, is currently in place. The final stage, constitutional politics, or full {{wp|liberal democracy}}, remains promised. | ||
Since the institution of ''Planoarita | Since the institution of ''Planoarita'' politics, third parties (the most prominent being the [[Kadets (the Cape)|Constitutional Democrats]]) have been legalized, {{wp|freedom of speech}} restrictions eased, and free elections introduced. Since 2016, the guaranteed RNP seats that once comprised up to a third of the National Stanera have been replaced with seats elected through universal suffrage - shifting the party's constitutional domination of the political sphere to becoming more ''de-jure'' than ''de-facto''. | ||
However, involvement within the RNP still remains the main form of political participation. In the past 20 years, the party has become divided between multiple [[Republican Nationalist Party|caucuses]] across the political spectrum. Citizens vote in open and free primaries for which caucus candidate will represent the RNP in that year's Stanera election. This RNP primary is considered by many as the ''de-facto'' national election. | However, involvement within the RNP still remains the main form of political participation. In the past 20 years, the party has become divided between multiple [[Republican Nationalist Party|caucuses]] across the political spectrum. Citizens vote in open and free primaries for which caucus candidate will represent the RNP in that year's Stanera election. This RNP primary is considered by many as the ''de-facto'' national election. | ||