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{{Politics of Packilvania}}
The '''Sultan of Packilvania''' ([[Packilvanian language|Packilvanian]]: ''muShultan aBakhalifaniya'') is the hereditary head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of [[Packilvania]]. The Constitution of Packilvanian ([[Packilvanian language|Packilvanian]]: ''luKhanongur aBakhalifaniya'') defines the duties, succession and emoluments of the office of the Sultan of Packilvania. The Constitution confers the Sultan with so much power that he is a ''de facto'' absolute monarch. The incumbent Sultan is [[Thumim V]] who succeeded his father [[Namdun III]], on 24 December 2022.
==Powers==
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The Sultan is immune from prosecution and cannot be compelled to testify before a court of law. The same immunity extends to princes but he can waive that immunity and allow conventional courts to try them. Nevertheless, there are crimes for which the Council of State has the power to compel the Sultan to abdicate. These include crimes such as crimes of the flesh, idolatry, blasphemy, sorcery, homosexuality, and treason.
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The Sultan has the power to appoint and dismiss the [[Prime Minister of Packilvania]] and the other Ministers who comprise the [[Council of Ministers of Packilvania]]. The Sultan also has the power to determine the portfolios and powers of those ministers. The Sultan, by convention, does not participate in the daily running of the country. This is not because he is bound by historical precedents but because of practical constraints. Thus, he usually meets with the Prime Minister once a week to discuss various matters of state. Usually, the Council of Ministers can and often does act independently of the Sultan but he does have the authority to limit their powers by decree.
Although the Constitution requires that certain matters of state such as the taxation and appropriation, coinage of currency, the boundaries and powers of provincial governments etc., are passed by statute, there are matters reserved to the Sultan or matters over which he can pass decrees instead. The Supreme Court is responsible for settling disputes about the boundaries of statute and decrees and resolving disputes about overlap. Matters of state over which the Sultan can issue decrees include restriction of access to information on matters of national security and Royal affairs, state-owned land, water resources, matters concerning imperial property, and the affairs of Royal Princes.
He has the power to bestow noble titles. He has direct control over overseas territories like [[Antimovo & Samokov|Antimovo and Samokov]] and over autonomous cities such as [[Kemer]] and [[Bingol]].
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The Sultan has supreme authority over the [[Packilvanian Armed Forces]] and the [[Packilvanian Expeditionary Force]]. He has the power to declare war and make peace and to ratify treaties and international agreements. He has the power to receive the accreditations of foreign ambassadors and to designation ambassadors to other countries. He also has the power to expel ambassadors and recognize the independence of foreign nations.
He has the power to oversee the recruitment of personnel for the military including the enforcement of conscription. He has the power to restrict travel to and from Packilvania including the status of foreign citizens and residents. He has the power to deploy military forces, to establish and disband military forces, and to deploy nuclear weapons. The [[Intelligence agencies of Packilvania]] such as the [[Packilvanian State Security Agency]] also
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Although Packilvania is a theocratic state, the Sultan has surprisingly limited powers over [[Paxism]]. He is required to be a Paxist and to enforce Paxist teachings in his realm. He has very limited authority to influence the functioning of the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] in Packilvania. He does however have the power to dismiss and appoint religious officials in territories and colonies of Packilvania such as [[Antimovo & Samokov]]. He has the power to ask the [[Supreme Magister]] to convene a sitting of the Council of the Great Magisters and to request to dismissal of a Magisterial official whom he feels has committed some offence but only the [[Supreme Magister]], currently [[Tawak Mudawaheen]], may grant such a request.
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The Sultan is the Head of the Bedonite dynasty. He oversees the affairs of the family. All properties and assets owned by the family collectively are held in trust by the Sultan. The Sultan controls the disbursal of stipends to other members of the Royal family as well as their entitlement to emoluments such as security and the use of Royal residence, transport and support staff. The Sultan can also strip a member of the Royal Family of their immunity so that they can be prosecuted by a conventional court of law. If not, the Sultan has the power to adjudicate crimes committed by the Princes himself and all charges against Princes are brought to him not conventional courts. All senior princes of the Royal Family require the Sultans approval before marrying. The Sultan can refuse to allow the marriages of junior princes. Magisters cannot conduct marriages for Princes without imperial consent.
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The Sultan has the following titles:
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The Sultan's consorts are entitled to certain titles depending on the order in which they were married and which country paid their bridal price. The first wife of the Sultan is always the chief wife and she enjoys the title of Her Imperial and Royal Majesty, Sultana of Packilvania and Queen of Drakkengard. Other consorts are referred to as Her Imperial Highness, Princess of Packilvania. Namdun did not like how his wives were equal in rank to his daughters, so he had the Kingdom of Drakkengard pay their dowries so that they can enjoy the title of Her Majesty, Queen of Drakkengard.
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The Sultan can be addressed by the following styles:
*In or representing Packilvania: Your Imperial Majesty (directly in formal situations) and His Imperial Majesty (indirectly) (which both translate to ''muMakhnifiya muShahitishme'' in Packilvanian)
*In or representing Drakkengard: His Majesty (indirect, formal) and Your Majesty (direct, formal) (which is ''muMakhnifiya'' in Packilvanian and ''ruNanqrihha'' in Drakken).
* Sire or my lord (informal) (''muSheikh'' or ''muNabeel'')
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The succession is by agnatic primogeniture. This means that the sons of the Sultan shall inherit the throne by order of birth to the exclusion of daughters. Furthermore, this order is irrespective of the seniority of the consort who birthed him. Illegitimate sons are not allowed to inherit the throne but the Sultan may grant them Princely titles. If the Sultan dies or abdicated without sons, his brothers by order of birth, then his father's brothers, then their sons by order of birth shall inherit the throne. The Sultan can designate his heir apparent the [[Crown Prince of Packilvania]].
The Sultan has the power to appoint the Council of State. The Council of State is responsible for verifying and recording the credentials of Princes and delineating the line of succession. It has the power to declare the incapacitation of the sovereign and appoint a Regent in his stead. It also has the authority to declare the end of a Sultan's reign if he dies or goes missing for longer than 10 years. The Council of State has the power to compel the Sultan to abdicate if it finds him guilty of various high crimes. If the Council of State declares the Sultan permanently incapacitated then it is seen as a constructive abdication.
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[[File:Bingol Royal Palace.jpg|thumb|The [[Bingol Royal Palace]], one of the oldest continuously inhabited royal residences in the world]]
The Sultan is entitled to the use of Royal residences for the exercise of his duties. He currently resides in the [[Bingol Royal Palace]] which is an International Heritage Site. Furthermore his remains are to be kept in the [[Tomb of Sultans]] unless he has declared another place for his internment. There are other
The government is responsible for covering the
The Sultan is entitled to military protection specifically the use of a retrofitted [[
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