Politics of Packilvania
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| Polity type | Devolved hereditary theocratic semi-absolute monarchy |
|---|---|
| Constitution | Constitution of Packilvania |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Parliament of Packilvania |
| Meeting place | Palace of the Parliament |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Legislative Council |
| Presiding officer | Prince Ulinod a-Alawadun Bedon, Chairperson |
| Appointer | Imperial decree |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Consultative Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Prince Ajhar a-Kiran Bedon, Speaker |
| Appointer | Imperial decree |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State | |
| Title | Sultan of Packilvania |
| Currently | Thumim V |
| Appointer | Agnatic primogenture |
| Head of Government | |
| Title | Prime Minister of Packilvania |
| Currently | Prince Luwadeen |
| Appointer | At His Imperial Majesty's Pleasure |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Council of Ministers of Packilvania |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary of Packilvania |
| Chief judge | Prince Radeeq |
| Supreme Court of Packilvania | |
The politics of Packilvania take place in the framework of a unitary parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. In reality Packilvania is a theocratic hereditary totalitarian dictatorship. The head of state and commander-in-chief of the Packilvanian Armed Forces is Sultan of Packilvania currently Thumim V who is also the King of Drakkengard and the Caliph of Pax-Draconica, succession to which is through agnatic primogenture of the legitimate male descendents of Amhoud I under the oversight of the Council of State. The head of government and chief of the Council of Ministers of Packilvania is the Prime Minister of Packilvania, currently Prince Luwadeen. The legislative branch consists of the Sultan and the Parliament of Packilvania which consists of the Consultative Assembly and the Legislative Council, of which the latter has more law-making and oversight power while the former meets only once a year. The judiciary of Packilvania, which includes courts for the minority religions of Packilvania, is helmed by the Chief Justice, currently Prince Radeeq. Sapient rights in Packilvania are among the worst on Urth, with the country ranking low in the Freedom of the World Index.
The political culture of Packilvania is based on the Constitution of Packilvania, which is the highest law of Packilvania. It was passed in 1985 after the Second Packilvanian Civil War. It vested substantial power in the Bedonite dynasty and Magisterium of Paxism, making Paxism the state religion. The provinces of Packilvania gained autonomy over their internal affairs from the national government such as law enforcement in Packilvania and as well as the governance of the cities of Packilvania. Despite the absence of elections at provincial and national level, the new political system enabled common people to participate in the political and legislative process of Packilvania through public consultations on new bills as well as lottery-based participation in consultative bodies. Furthermore, political power was shared with a wider pool of groups, stemming from the dissolution of the Packilvanian Communist Party and the Carriers of Mercy (a vestige of which exists as the Association of the Veterans and Friends of the Carriers of Mercy) and increased participation women such as the Sultana of Packilvania's authority of the Imperial Court of Packilvania.
Sultan
The head of state and commander-in-chief of the Packilvanian Armed Forces (leHagan leKharish aBakhilfaniya) is His Imperial Majesty (muMakhnifiya muShahitishme), the Sultan of Packilvania (muShultan aBakhilfaniya). The Sultan, currently Thumim V, accedes to his position via agnatic primogeniture via the male of the Bedonite dynasty descending from Sultan Amhoud I. The heir apparent is the Crown Prince of Packilvania (muMamlukmne muBas aBakhilfaniya) who serves as an advisor to the monarch and acts as the Regent (muWasiyu) when the Sultan is unavailable.
The Sultan can be removed from his position by the Council of State (luMijhalis aluSuvraan) which is also responsible for proclaiming the ascension of a new monarch and maintaining a list of the order of succession. The Sultan has the power to appoint the Prime Minister of Packilvania (muRayeesgur aBakhilfaniya), the Ministers (meVazeer) who comprise the Council of Ministers (luMijhalis ameVazeer), the Governors of Provinces (meMeer aleDominmne), the Judges (meQadim) of the Supreme Court and the High Courts. He has the power to veto laws and control the composition of the Parliament of Packilvania (luMijhalisgur aBakhilfaniya). He presently works and resides in the Bingol Royal Palace but has access to 21 palaces and castles in Packilvania.
Executive
The executive branch consists of the Council of Ministers of Packilvania (luMijhalis ameVazeer) which consists of the Prime Minister of Packilvania (muRayeesgur aBakhilfaniya), presently Prince Luwadeen, and the Ministers of the Crown. They are appointed by the Sultan (muShultan aBakhilfaniya) at his pleasure. The Prime Minister chairs its meetings and oversees the work of the executive branch. The Ministers of the Crown helm government departments and have jurisdiction over various areas of policy. Together they implement and propose legislation.
The executive branch consists of the following departments:
- Office of the Prime Minister (luBuriy amuRayeesgur)
- Office of the Crown Prince (luBuriy amuMamlukmne muBas) (vacant)
- Office of the Special Advisor to the Sultan (luBuriy amuNasih muIkhtimiy wemuShultan)
- Imperial Department of Justice (luBawaab luShahitishme aluQadamiyat)
- Imperial Department of Energy (luBawaab luShahitishme aluBaraq)
- Imperial Department of State Security (luBawaab luShahitishme aluHimay aluSuvraan)
- Imperial Department of Defence (luBawaab luShahitishme aluJaheed)
- Imperial Department of Foreign Affairs (luBawaab luShahitishme aleZayeen)
- Imperial Department of Education (luBawaab luShahitishme aleMadrasifiya)
- Imperial Department of Home Affairs (luBawaab luShahitishme aleDhakeel)
- Imperial Department of the Environment and Food Security (luBawaab luShahitishme aluBariy nadine luBab weleTagidh)
- Imperial Department of Tourism, Recreation and Sports (luBawaab luShahitishme aleYazurishme, lePajeerishme nadine leLayeeb)
- Imperial Department of Finance (luBawaab luShahitishme aluKhazeen)
- Imperial Department of Housing and Urban Development (luBawaab luShahitishme aleBayeet nadine luNumoon aleShtar)
- Imperial Department of Transport (luBawaab luShahitishme aluShareedishme)
- Imperial Department for Workers, Social Welfare and Pensions (luBawaab luShahitishme ameShugul, luBenaan aluMulak nadine leBazrataqud)
- Imperial Department of Natural Resources (luBawaab luShahitishme aleSawlid leBidhamloheemlishme)
- Imperial Department of Public Safety (luBawaab luShahitishme aluHimayfiyishme aluMulak)
- Imperial Department for Women, Children and the Disabled (luBawaab luShahitishme ameFamiy, meTafeel nadine meMayaq)
- Imperial Department for Legislative Affairs (luBawaab luShahitishme aleKhanoniyat)
Legislative
The legislative branch consists of the Parliament of Packilvania (luMijhalisgur aBakhilfaniya) and the Sultan of Packilvania. The Parliament of Packilvania consists of two chambers: the Legislative Council (luMijhalis aluKhanonifiya) which is the upper house and the Consultative Assembly (luMijhalis aluShurah) which is the lower house. The Legislative Council consists of 300 to 500 Legislators directly appointed by the Sultan. The Consultative Assembly consists of 3,000 to 5,000 Members of Parliament appointed in terms of a decree issued by the Sultan which meets once a year and is composed of representatives of various constituencies.
Under the usual legislative process of Packilvania, the Council of Ministers of Packilvania proposes legislation while the Legislative Council and the Sultan must approve the law. The Constituent Assembly has the power to approve the annual budget and debate and listen to the State of the Empire Address by the Prime Minister of Packilvania. The Legislative Council can summon Ministers of the Crown for questions, implement commissions of inquiry, hold public hearings, receive public comments on issues, and issue non-binding recommendations including removing members of the executive branch. The presiding officer of the Constituent Assembly is the Speaker of Parliament (muTamak aluMijhalisgur) while the presiding officer of the Legislative Council is the Chairperson (muRayees aluKursun).
Judiciary
The judiciary of Packilvania (luQadimiyat aBakhilfaniya) is responsible for enforcing and interpretating legislation, dispensing justice and arbitrating disputes. The final court for appeals and the sole court with the power to review and strike down laws for their constitutionality is the Supreme Court of Packilvania (luKhama luMakhnifiya aBakhilfaniya). The court consists of the Chief Justice (muQadim muMaharaj) and over 30 Supreme Court Justices (meQadim aluKhama luMakhnifiya). Each province has a High Court (luKhama luWaloof) which consists of 9 Judge President (muQadim muRayeesgur) and over 300 High Court Justices (meQadim aluKhama luWaloof) and receives appeals from Magistrate Courts in their jurisdiction. The Religious Appeals Court (luKhama aleQayeer leSlamiya) receive appeals on religious cases including from minorities. All Justices (I.e., judges of an appellate court) are appointed by the Sultan on the recommendations of the Commission for Judicial Appointments (leKhomishayin aleTabad leQadimishme).
The lower courts are all courts of first instance. Magistrate Courts (leKhama aleSharif) are staffed by Magistrates (leSharif leQadmam) who are appointed and employed by the Imperial Department of Justice in terms of a framework by the Commission for Judicial Appointments. These courts exist at Regional (Vilayet), Municipal (Shtar) and District (Qaray) level, with decreasing powers of adjudication over criminal and civil cases while Religious Courts (leKhama aluSlamiya) handle religious issues. The Commission of Judicial Discipline (luKhomishayin aluIndibat luQadimishme) can receive and investigate complaints on the conduct of judges and magistrates and make recommendations on the dismissal of judges.
Military
The military consists of the Packilvanian Armed Forces (leHagan leKharish aBakhilfaniya). The commander-in-chief (muShah muBas) of the armed forces is the Sultan who has the power to declare war, make peace and assume ultimate command of the armed forces. Additionally, oaths of loyalty are made by officers to the Sultan. The Chief of Defence Staff (muMaharaj aleShugul aleHagan) is the highest professional official, currently Prince Nukan a-Ludan Bedon. The Imperial Department of Defence under the oversight of Minister of Defence Prince Kiran, is responsible for the daily administration and political direction of the armed forces. The armed forces consists of the Packilvanian Navy (luArmada), Packilvanian Air Forces (luHagan aluHiva) and the Packilvanian Army (luJayeesh).
The equipment of the Packilvanian Armed Forces is produced by domestic and foreign suppliers. The total budget is set and provided by the imperial government which is over 210 billion Kirib in the 2021/2022 financial year and is the third or fourth largest military budget in the world. The armed forces has an active force of over 2.4 million commissioned officers and 14 million reservists, which makes it one of the largest militaries in the world by number of personnel. The Sultan of Packilvania has the power to deploy the over 1,900 nuclear warheads held by Packilvania (the largest military stock pile in the world) on the approval of the Council of the Defence Forces (luMijhalis aleHagan leKharish). It was formally established in 1985 from the merging of the Packilvanian Liberation Army (which wae the armed forces of the Packilvanian Communist Party) and the Warriors of Mercy (the armed wing of the Carriers of Mercy).
Administrative divisions
The administrative divisions of Packilvania consists of 9 provinces (leDominmne), 1 overseas territory (luVilayet luGurash luShahan), 93 regions (leVilayet), over 1500 municipalities (leShtar) and 300,000 districts (leQayar). Each provincial government consists of three branches. The executive branch consists of the Governor (Meer) who appoints the Premier (muRayeesgur aluDominimne) and the Provincial Ministers (meVazeer aluDominimne). Together they form the Provincial Council of Ministers (luMijhalis aleVazeer aluDominmne) which proposes and implements provincial legislation. The Premier chairs meetings and supervises the work of the other members of the Council. The Provincial Legislature (luKhanoniyat aluDominimne) makes laws delegated by the government. Most of this power is vested in the Khama aluKhanonifiya which consists of representatives appointed by local governments in that province while the Khama aluShurah is selected by lottery and passes the budget and non-binding resolutions.
Foreign relations
The Minister of Foreign Affairs currently Prince Alawadun is in charge of overseeing the diplomatic service and the foreign relations of Packilvania. Packilvania is a member of the International Forum where it is represented by Prince Faijil. After the invasion of Puntalia by Rodenia (known as the 2020 Puntalian Crisis), Packilvania signed the Puntalian Compromise Treaty. When the Union of Commonwealth Alliances and Axdel withdrew from the Treaty, Packilvania entered into the Treaty of Culoria with the UCA and the Pax-UCA Trade Treaty with mostly members of the North Concordian Economic Forum. The country also entered into the Commercial Cooperation Partnership with member states of the League of Novaris. Packilvania is also in a personal union with the Kingdom of Drakkengard via Pax-Draconica. It is a member state of the International Coalition of Association Football, the International Cultural Heritage Organization, the International Banking Exchange Cooperative, and the Global Health Solidarity Organization.
Sapient rights
International observers such as the Freedom in the World index often describe the sapient rights in Packilvania as dire and characterise the country as a totalitarian authoritarian regime in which women, religous minorities, and the LGBT+ community face restrictions on their sapient rights and dissent against the imperial government is heavily stifled. Although a lotterial system exists at provincial level and an electoral system exists at local level, political parties and criticism of the government are heavily stymied. Additionally, the state tightly controls media and public discourse through propaganda and repression via a complex system of surveillance and censorship in Packilvania. Furthermore, religious bodies such as the Magisterium of Paxism have a disproportionate influence over civil rights through their enforcement of conservative social norms.