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<!-- The government of New Ardmore takes the form of a semi-presidential republic, with legislative power belonging to the Dáil Aird Mhór and executive power belonging to the ''Tánaiste'' (referred to as the "Governor" or "Chief Executive" in Kiravic) and Cabinet. The Dáil Aird Mór is a unicameral body elected biennially at-large by party-list proportional voting with a {{wp|majority bonus system}}. The Chief Executive is directly elected every five years to a thrice-renewable term. New Ardmore is the only Kiravian state to employ a majority-bonus system, and one of twelve to limit the number of terms one can serve as Governor. --> | <!-- The government of New Ardmore takes the form of a semi-presidential republic, with legislative power belonging to the Dáil Aird Mhór and executive power belonging to the ''Tánaiste'' (referred to as the "Governor" or "Chief Executive" in Kiravic) and Cabinet. The Dáil Aird Mór is a unicameral body elected biennially at-large by party-list proportional voting with a {{wp|majority bonus system}}. The Chief Executive is directly elected every five years to a thrice-renewable term. New Ardmore is the only Kiravian state to employ a majority-bonus system, and one of twelve to limit the number of terms one can serve as Governor. --> | ||
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===Relations with the Levantine Union=== | |||
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===Political Landscape=== | ===Political Landscape=== | ||
The main divide in New Ardmore's political culture is between those with a more ''Levantine'' outlook - oriented toward Urcea and Fíannria and generally in favour of closer integration with the Levantine Union, and those with a more ''Boreal'' outlook - oriented toward [[Kiravia]] and [[Faneria]] and generally in favour of closer integration with the wider Kiravian Collectivity and Federacy. | The main divide in New Ardmore's political culture is between those with a more ''Levantine'' outlook - oriented toward Urcea and Fíannria and generally in favour of closer integration with the Levantine Union, and those with a more ''Boreal'' outlook - oriented toward [[Kiravia]] and [[Faneria]] and generally in favour of closer integration with the wider Kiravian Collectivity and Federacy. | ||
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===Local Governance=== | ===Local Governance=== | ||
Administratively, New Ardmore is divided into | Administratively, New Ardmore is divided into twenty countyships (''siorrachdan''). These are subdivided into burghs in built-up areas and hundreds in rural areas, both of which are in turn subdivided into {{wp|townlands}}. | ||
The [[Kiravian addressing system]] is in use in New Ardmore, with lots being numbered within townlands or quarters. Numbered blocks (''ram'') and circuits (''kontruv'') are rare outside of some newer suburban developments near Dundalk, with most address components represented by common geographic names. | |||
===Law=== | ===Law=== | ||
The legal system of New Ardmore is based heavily on {{wp|Brehon law}} principles and traditions, especially in matters of civil law or equity, and Brehon law was the main mechanism for social regulation and dispute resolution in Ardmore for most of its history, supplemented by canon law with the coming of Christianity. As statelike institutions began to replace clan-based governance, Ardmorean law took cues from Urcean jurisprudence while retaining most of its traditional character, and since integration with Kiravia it has been influenced by Cosco-Kiravian law. | The legal system of New Ardmore is based heavily on {{wp|Brehon law}} principles and traditions, especially in matters of civil law or equity, and Brehon law was the main mechanism for social regulation and dispute resolution in Ardmore for most of its history, supplemented by canon law with the coming of Christianity. As statelike institutions began to replace clan-based governance, Ardmorean law took cues from Urcean jurisprudence while retaining most of its traditional character, and since integration with Kiravia it has been influenced by Cosco-Kiravian law. | ||