Sultan of Packilvania: Difference between revisions

In practice the country is too big and complex for the Sultan to manage every part of it so he delegates most of the daily running of the country to the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. He ahs separated the powers of the provinces and the national government so that each is responsible for their own scope of affairs. The Sultan is support by the Imperial Household Agency which employs over 10,000 people. Although the Consultative Assembly has little political power, a tradition has arisen whereby the Prime Minister presents the State of the Empire Address to its members. Furthermore, the are certain oversight duties that have been delegated to the Consultative Assembly to prevent an excessive accumulation of powers in the executive branch at the expense of the Sultan's power.

====King of Drakkengard====

The Constitution of Drakkengard stipulates that the person who is the Sultan of Packilvania is also the King of Drakkengard. The King of Drakkengard is entirely separate from the position of the Sultan from a legal position. The position of King of Drakkengard is not mentioned in Packilvanian laws. Nevertheless, the Constitution of Drakkengard grants the King vast powers. Not as many as that of the Packilvanian Constitution but a significant amount. Thus, political analysts describe Drakkengard as a semi-constitutional monarchy. This personal union is known as [[Pax-Draconica]].

As King of Drakkengard, the Sultan has the following powers:

# Declare war and make peace

# Grant royal assent to legislation passed by the Parliament of Drakkengard

# Dissolve the Parliament of Drakkengard

# Appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister of Drakkengard and the Cabinet of Drakkengard

# Conclude treaties and international agreements

Because Drakkengard does not have a tradition of liberal democratic values and government, conventions restraining the power of the Sultan and the Cabinet have not arisen. Furthermore, the geopolitical and economic weight of Drakkengard continues to shape the policies of its government. The Sultan despite living in Bingol for most of the year, takes a relatively active role in the governance of Drakkengard, often dictating policies to the Cabinet or refusing to grant assent to bills that he disagrees with. Despite these factors, the government of Drakkengard has more independence from the Sultan over domestic issues than the government of Packilvania in part due to the fact that Sultan tends to concern himself primarily with Drakken foreign policy and defence. Interestingly, the Sultan has pursued divergent foreign policies for Drakkengard and Packilvania to largely leverage their respective differences for the gain of the [[Bedonite dynasty]].