Fidakar: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Visual edit |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
Line 121:
| caption2 = The Anmadin Palace, the official residence and work place of the Governor of Fidakar
}}
Fidakar is governed in terms of the Statute of Fidakar Act which was passed by the Provincial Legislature in terms of a decree issued by Sultan Namdun III to waive certain provisions of the Provincial Government Act which has resulted in Fidakar having a slightly different political system to other provinces. This happened in the mid-2000s after protests from the population for political reform catalysed by a religious police officer who administered extrajudicial capital punishment of a minor for blasphemy. The subsequent organisation of civil society and the picketing (which was met with violent but largely impotent state suppression came to be known as the Hyacinth Revolution). To prevent further instability and the proliferation of reformist ideals, the government conceded to some of the demands for reform of the Fidakarian political system.
The Governor of Fidakar is appointed by the Sultan of Packilvania for life. He is required to retire at the age of 65. The Sultan may remove the Governor from their post for any reason. The Governor appoints the Premier. The incumbent Governor is Prince Ludan. The Premier in turn appoints the Provincial Council of Ministers. The Premier chairs its meetings and holds regular meetings with the Governor to update him on the work of the provincial government. Every year, the Premier presents the State of the Province Address to the Governor and the Provincial Legislature. The Provincial Council of Ministers is responsible for overseeing the daily running of the province. Each member is called a Provincial Minister and is the head of a department. ▼
▲The Governor of Fidakar is appointed by the Sultan of Packilvania for life. He is required to retire at the age of 65. The Sultan may remove the Governor from their post for any reason. The Governor appoints the Premier. The incumbent Governor is Prince Ludan. The Premier in turn appoints the Provincial Council of Ministers. The Premier chairs its meetings and holds regular meetings with the Governor to update him on the work of the provincial government. Every year, the Premier presents the State of the Province Address to the Governor and the Provincial Legislature. The Provincial Council of Ministers is responsible for overseeing the daily running of the province and policy direction of the executive branch. Each member is called a Provincial Minister and is the head of a department.
The Provincial Legislature consists of the Provincial Representative Assembly and the Pronvicial Legislative Council. The Provincial Representative Assembly consists of registered residents of the province who have been selected by a lottery to attend a meeting once a year where they listen to and adopt the State of the Province Address and well as pass important laws. For the rest of the year, the Provincial Legislative Council is responsible for passing laws. It also questions members of the Provincual Executive on a regular basis. It consists of representatives elected by municipal governments. Municipal governments with substantial representation are required to meet quotas for gender, age and ethnic group when sending representatives to the Legislative Council. The Governor may appoint a limited number of members and some members hold their seats by default by virtue of occupying offices in the military, intelligence services, the Magisterium and other bodies. ▼
▲The Provincial Legislature consists of the Provincial Representative Assembly and the Pronvicial Legislative Council. The Provincial Representative Assembly consists of registered residents of the province who have been selected by a lottery to attend a meeting once a year where they listen to and adopt the State of the Province Address and well as pass important laws. For the rest of the year, the Provincial Legislative Council is responsible for passing laws. It also questions members of the
Fidakar does not have its own judiciary. Instead, the Imperial Government creates and fills vacancies to courts in the province. The judges of the High Court and Specialised Appeals Courts are appointed by the Sultan or the Minister of Justice depending on the situation. Judges of the regional, municipal and district courts and specialised trial courts are appointed based on merit by the Department of Justice following judicial examinations. The Provincial Procurator is under the authority of the Provincial Procuratorial Council which is in turn appointed by the Department of Justice and responsible for handling investigations of crimes and the execution of cases. The Provincial Procuratorial Council manages and appoints all the other Procurators. The Provincial Police is responsible for law enforcement and aiding in criminal investigation under a Provincial Commissioner of Police who is appointed by the Imperial Minister of Public Safety.
The provincial government is given vast powers to administer and make laws pertaining to its internal affairs. This includes oversight over the municipal governments of the province. The municipal governments are responsible for delivering basic public services over the communities and settlements that they rule. Each municipal government has a Municipal Council that is elected by the residents of the provinces based on largely legitimate elections that happen every 4 years.
The Mayor is then elected by the Municipal Council (which has the power to pass city by-laws and approve major projects). The Mayor appoints the Mayoral Committee which ensures that the cities programs, laws and obligations are met. The Municipal Manager is a civil servant appointed by the Mayoral Committee to administer the operational and technical running of the city functionaries and cannot be removed arbitrarily or for political reasons.
===Politics===▼
Unlike other provinces which follow the Madvin philosophy of Paxism, Fidakar follows the Inhadek philosophy. This is not a separate religion from mainstream Paxism practiced in Packilvania but a body of teachings inspired by the work of Prophet Inhadek in the 18th century that became popular during the 20th century in Fidakar especially due to urbanisation and modernisation. This philosophy reduces the importance of ritual, personal and filial piety and emphasizes individual intellectual and emotional advancement and pleasure and loose observation of religious rites and social mores.
With the advent of a Paxist theocratic government, Magisters in Fidakar who were trained in the Inhadek school gained power and spread their teachings to the rest of the population. They especially benefited from the post-war religious fervour.
In the mid 2000s, Fidakar was experiencing economic issues related to high youth unemployment, inequality and inadequate service delivery while also experiencing significant migration into urban areas. The development of the internet and social media enabled the proliferation of ideas despite attempts by the government to curtail freedom of the press and speech. Given that Fidakar's population followed the Inhadek philosophy that proposed a more liberal reading of Paxist principles, they were drawn to ideas of personal liberty in ways that made them distinct from other provinces.
▲===Politics===
The demographic disruptions, socioeconomic instability and predisposition to more liberal ideals culminated in the Hyacinth Revolution which was catalysed when the religious police executed a minor for allegedly committing blasphemy. Despite attempts by the Provincial and Imperial Governments to punish the officer and promise reform of the religious police while simultaneously enforcing curfews, internet blocks and violent suppression of picketing, protests ensued that threatened to spread to the rest of the country. The protests consisted of millions of people across the province and overwhelmed government efforts to control them. Protest leaders and the government met to negotiate a truce that saw reforms to the political system of Fidakar with more political power granted to everyday people and their elected representatives.
Fidakar thus strays from patterns of governance observed in other provinces in Packilvania. For instance, the media in Fidakar remains repressed but experienced fewer checks. While protests are heavily monitored and restricted, reprisals for picketing are fewer when adjusted for population than any other province. Fidakar practically has no religious police despite a symbolic rump body existing to protect some significant religious sites. People especially women are less restricted in their personal attire than in other provinces. Many people practice some form of vegetarianism or the limited consumption of meat. Restrictions on alcohol consumption are less than other provinces.
Fidakar also has the highest rates of female education and its goverment can pass some criminal justice laws. Many mediaeval laws about the LGBT community are not enforced (although formal recognition and protections are still not afforded to them). Not only does the population of Fidakar enjoy these greater freedoms than other provinces but its government exercises competences over issues normally reserved for the Imperial Government such as internal and external migration, population registration and other functions.
===Finances===
Fidakar spends has a budget of 200 billion KRB annually, which comprised 20% of the economy of Fidakar of 2023. It had a budget deficit of 5% in 2023. It received a Clean Audit from the Office of Fiscal Disciple. The Provincial Government spent 38% of its budget on salaries, 25% on operations and 22% on capital projects and 15% on debt repayments. The Provincial Government has a debt of 600 billion KRB, of which 20 billion is from foreign creditors, 80 billion from the bank loans, 200 billion is in [[Packilvanian dinar]]-denominated Provincial Bonds, and 300 billion from the Imperial Treasury. The Province has a AAA credit rating from [[Preston & Cole]]. The budget is funded as follows: 50% from transfers from the Imperial Government, 40% from Provincial Taxes and Fees, and 10% from mining royalties. The provincial government held assets worth 2 trillion KRB. The Provincial Government The Province spends as follows:
Line 192 ⟶ 188:
===Public safety===
Fidakar has 500,000 police officers. It has a prison population of 750,000 inmates housed in 30,000 prisons, of which 80,000 inmates were transferred from other provinces for security reasons. Of its prisons, 20,000 are low to medium security penal camps. 500 murders were perpetrated in 2023 with 95% arrest rate and a 92% conviction rate. 450 executions were conducted in the province. 25 kidnappings were conducted in the province and 121 cases of sexual assault. 1,300 burglaries were reported with a 89% arrest rate and a 85% conviction rate. 7,500 cases of petty theft were reported with a arrest rate of 82% and a conviction rate of 73%. 62% of crimes were reported in communities with average income of 50% of the average national income (ANI), 28% at 51% to 100% of ANI, 8% at 101% to 150% of ANI and 2% at 150% and above of ANI, showing that crime in Fidakar is heavily correlated with poverty. 18,500 cases of corruption were reported with 65% rate of arrest and 49% rate of conviction.
==Economy ==
| |||