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== Politics ==
=== Government ===
The government of Aivintis is an authoritarian autocracy with a highly effective military and police force, both of which are powerful tools of the government. Whilst a Unitary State, Aivintis offers notable levels of autonomy to its counties, allowing for differing local governance throughout Aivintis. The autonomy offered to counties is carried over from the counties of the Aivintian Empire, which had significant autonomy in local affairs. The government is divided into two branches - the Kritarchy and the Legislature. The Kritarchy maintains executive and judicial functions, interpreting and enforcing the laws. The National Assembly makes the laws, to be approved or denied by the Kritarchy, an act which can be overturned in another vote.
The Kritarchy is by far the most powerful branch. It oversees the military, the police, executive bureaucracy, and foreign affairs. The Supreme Court is the highest authority of the branch, made up of four Justices, nominated by standing Justices and confirmed by the legislature, and one Chief Justice, elected amongst the standing Justices. The Chief Justice is in charge of making nominations, serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Aivintian Armed Forces, closing Supreme Court votes, and representing the nation as Head of State. The Justices are in charge of administering the government alongside the Chief Justice, and every member of the Supreme Court has the authority to mobilize the military, declare a state of emergency, open a Supreme Court vote, and modify the Executive structure of the Kritarchy below. In theory, this serves to check and balance the rest of the Supreme Court, but in practice this simply makes the Justices more useful tools of the autocratic Chief Justice. The Supreme Court also administers the justice system, which includes the codification of consequences for breaking the law, sentences, and the power of judicial review, which is simply a court order that can repeal any law at will.
Below the Supreme Court on the Kritarchy totem pole are all the police commissioners, generals, county governors, judges, and ministers that answer directly to the Supreme Court. This level of bureaucracy allows for the upper echelons of Aivintian government to exercise their power over their subordinates and government arm at will, but still allow them to be subject to the authority of the Justices and Chief Justice, who may remove them, imprison them, replace them, or weaken their power without any interference. Below these elites are their deputies, generally considered to be anyone with significant authority that answers to one of the Kritarch officials mentioned before. Then there are more local leaders that possess little power, and the workers that answer to all of the above. Multiple levels of authority form a clear power hierarchy that leads up to the Chief Justice, the ultimate power in Aivintis.
The National Assembly is the only other government "branch" in Aivintis. Supposedly independent of the Kritarchy, the Assembly is bicameral, made up of the House of Ernannt and the House of Gewahlt. The House of Ernannt is the upper house, made of Kritarch-appointed legislators, usually former lawyers, military officers, or other government officials, who serve to check and balance the House of Gewahlt. The House of Gewahlt is the lower house, made of elected legislators, nominated by county governors to represent the people of Aivintis and confirmed by a local plebiscite. This house is usually made up of businessmen, ambitious local politicians, or former police officers. The idea is for the upper house to represent the will of the state and the lower house to represent the will of the people. The lower house is responsible for introducing bills, although the upper house can introduce bills if approved by the Supreme Court. The house then votes on the bill. If it passes, it goes to the other house, where it is either approved and sent to the Supreme Court, or denied and sent back. Once in the Supreme Court, the Justices can then veto the law or sign it into law. If vetoed, the bill may then be signed into law anyway by a majority vote of both houses. If Judicial Review is called and a law is deemed contrary to the benefit of the nation, the law may not be passed regardless. Legislators serve ten year terms, but emergency elections or appointments for certain seats may be called in the event of death or resignation, and emergency legislators serve for the remainder of the original term.
In the counties of Aivintis, the County Governor, or Stadtholder, remains the highest local executive authority. The Kritarchy remains in direct control of the local courts, but the Stadtholder may organize their local government as they see fit. Local ministers and directors, appointed by the Stadtholder, have a variety of functions, such as local health, welfare, and safety regulations, collecting taxes for the Kritarchy, maintaining local industries, and keeping local cities and landmarks running smoothly. Whilst given notable autonomy, local policy can never contradict national policy and may be subject to immediate changes by the national government. Stadtholders also have the authority to choose their successor when they retire or die, subject to approval by the Supreme Court. The most powerful branch of local government is the police force. The Stadtholders are expected to appoint either one or two police commissioners to serve as the extension of the police force on local levels. Upon appointment, this commissioner answers only to the Supreme Court, which may also remove the commissioner at any point in time, assign more commissioners, or order certain arrests or policies.
=== Internal Politics ===
Democracy, ideology, freedoms, etc. WIP.
== Military ==
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