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===Local governments=== | ===Local governments=== | ||
There are three distinct localities on Huadao - Flower City, which is the Cathedral City and only incorporated "city", and the towns of New Coria and Hookshead. Flower City encompasses the land along the southern lagoon and the island's only major harbor, and is governed as an [[Government_of_Urcea#Executive_polis|executive polis]] according to Urcean Law. It has a Mayor and 7-member City Council which provide for its laws and administration. New Coria sits on the north coast of the island and is governed as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Civil_commune|civil commune]], with collective decisionmaking. Hookshead is on the eastern portion of the main island in the smaller, eastern lagoon, and is also governed as a civil commune. Collectively, the three localities provide for some of the day-to-day administrative needs of the people, with a large number of prerogatives retained for the Rector's government. | There are three distinct localities on Huadao - Flower City, which is the Cathedral City and only incorporated "city", and the towns of New Coria and Hookshead. Flower City encompasses the land along the southern lagoon and the island's only major harbor, and is governed as an [[Government_of_Urcea#Executive_polis|executive polis]] according to Urcean Law. It has a Mayor and 7-member City Council which provide for its laws and administration. New Coria sits on the north coast of the island and is governed as a [[Government_of_Urcea#Civil_commune|civil commune]], with collective decisionmaking. Hookshead is on the eastern portion of the main island in the smaller, eastern lagoon, and is also governed as a civil commune. Collectively, the three localities provide for some of the day-to-day administrative needs of the people, with a large number of prerogatives retained for the Rector's government. | ||
===Politics=== | |||
Huadao's political culture has been described by some scholars, including [[P. G. W. Gelema]], as "rudimentary at best". Huadao has the lowest municipal turnout of any place in [[Urcea]], with only 17% of people on average voting in an election or participating in communal town halls during the period between [[2020]] and [[2030]]. As most Huadaoic people are disinterested in politics, Huadao has no organized political party. In its place, the various [[Guilds (Urcea)|guild]] interests serve as the primary political organizing bodies. The Travel & Leisure Guild is by far the most powerful interest on the island, and a majority of Flower City City Council members, as well as Flower City's mayor, are or were members of that guild. The General Retailers Guild, Ecclesiastical and Nonprofit Guild, and Household Goods & Home Construction Guild also hold significant influence as well. Historically, the Mining Guild dominated the island, though its influence diminished as the guano deposits depleted. The Urcean government has historically had serious reservations about the "guildization" of politics on the island. On several ocassions, the commune governments of both Hookshead and New Coria have asked to be transitioned from the [[Government_of_Urcea#Civil_commune|civil commune]] model of government to the [[Government_of_Urcea#Guild_commune|guild commune model]], requests repeatedly denied by the sitting Rector. Within the political system, the Rector is often perceived as the check on guild interests throughout the island, ensuring balance and fair play between the various guilds; most Rectors are extremely unpopular as a result, with only the most politically adept managing to be both popular and successful. | |||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||