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== Politics ==
{{Main|Politics of the Oan Isles}}The politics of the Oan Isles take place in the framework of a unitary parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. Prior to 1000 CE (1 [[Oan Lunar Calendar|AU]]), the Oan Isles consisted of several Kingdoms. These Kingdoms were mostly absolute monarchies. In some Kingdoms the priestly class wielded considerable influence while in other the warrior class was influential or in other the scholarly/bureaucratic class was important. The Kingdom of Tokamotu of which [[Ahua the Great]] was the last sovereign had a combination of warrior and scholarly leadership. Upon the [[History of the Oan Isles#Unification|unification of the Oan Isles,]] this system was perpetuated to the rest of the country. Warriors who fought alongside [[Ahua the Great]] were given ranks and titles and authority to enforce the law over lands and peoples whom he had taken over and rulers who cooperated were granted conciliatory titles and limited local powers giving rise to the [[Peerage of the Oan Isles|modern aristocracy]].
With the [[History of the Oan Isles#Mauist Schism|Mauist Schism]] in the 12th century CE (2nd century AU) , the aristocrats played a greater role in advising the Rangitanga-a-te-Moana on governance as well as overseeing local and community affairs. The [[History of the Oan Isles#Strathepolic Expansion|expansion of the country under Aotearoa the Great]] led to the need for boards and offices to administer power from the Home Islands giving rise to a formal bureaucratic system. Losing the Strathepole Islands gave rise to a more centralised decision-making process including the creation of provinces governed by direct representatives of the Crown. The First Morsto-Oan War led to the formation of standing militias ready for combat in each province. The [[Second Morsto-Oan War]] led to the formation of the military, the modernisation of governance including the formation of the Council of the People as an elected advisory body.
[[Mikaere III]] passed the Constitution of the Oan Isles (''Kaupapa Ture o Nga Motuere Oa'') in 1907 which distributed law making powers between the [[Rangitanga-a-te-Moana]], Council of the People and the Council of Chiefs and executive power between the Council of Ministers and the Rangitanga-a-te-Moana. Through amendments after the Great War, the Council of the People gained full control of legislative power and the Prime Minister became the effective ruler of the country. During the [[Auroran-Pacific War]], the declaration of a state of war led to powers being returned to the Rangitanga-a-te-Moana temporarily, but the [[Supreme Court of the Oan Isles|Supreme Court]] subsequently ruled this illegal resulting in further diminishing of the role of the Sovereign in government. In the aftermath of the [[Kohatu War]], the Oan government gained authority over the [[Kohatu Isles]].
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