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The provincial governments are structured in a roughly similar fashion. The [[Governor (Volkia)|governor]] (chief executive) of each province is directly elected. Some provincial judges and cabinet officers are appointed by the governors of the respective provinces, while others are elected by popular vote.
=== Parties and elections ===
[[File:Volkian National Assembly Building.jpg|thumb|250x250px|The National Assembly Building located in Volkgoroda, Volkia.]]
''See also: [[List of political parties in Volkia]]''
Volkia has been structured as a {{Wp|multi-party democracy}} since its establishment in 1888, however it has been ruled by the [[Social Democratic Union]] since 1973. For elective offices at most levels, each province administer primary elections in order to choose the major party nominees for the following general election. There are currently six parties represented in the [[National Assembly of Volkia|National Assembly]] but only four parties have held the office of the [[President of Volkia|presidency]]: the [[Conservative Party (Volkia)|Conservative Party]] (5), [[Liberal Party (Volkia)|Liberal Party]] (5), [[Socialist Labor League]] (2), and the Social Democratic Union (7). [[Aleksey Zukov]], the first president, has been the only president not affiliated with a political party. The president, federal councilors, and people's deputies are chosen by instant run-off voting while lower level elective officers are chosen by a plurality vote in their electoral district.
While the Social Democratic Union is considered dominant in Volkian politics, there are still strongholds of other political parties. Southern Volkia is widely considered to be a Social Democrat stronghold, while Northern Volkia tends to lean towards the Conservative Party and Monarchist Union. The west heavily supports Liberal candidates, though Social Democratic, Socialist, and Green candidates are often ranked highly on ballots from western provinces.
Social Democrat [[Yuliya Surkova]] won the [[2020 Volkian presidential election]] after three rounds of counting and is serving as the [[List of presidents of Volkia|20th president of Volkia]]. Leadership in the [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]] includes [[Vice President of Volkia|Vice President]] [[Vladimir Burmakin]], Majority Leader Yefim Luzhkov, and Minority Leader Viktoriya Titova. [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]] leaders include Speaker of the Chamber Stefania Nevzorova, Majority Leader Boris Sukhanov, and Minority Leader Stepan Maksimov.
In the 66th National Assembly, the Federal Council and the Chamber of Deputies is controlled by the Social Democratic Union. The Federal Council consists of 44 Social Democrats, 11 Conservatives, 11 Liberals, six Socialists, and six Greens. The Chamber of Deputies consists of 258 Social Democrats, 66 Conservatives, 50 Liberals, 47 Socialists, 37 Greens, 11 Monarchists, and three independents. The Naitonal Assembly meets in the National Assembly Building, located in [[Volkgoroda]].
===Foreign relations===
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Nearly the entirety of Volkia's population is made up of [[Lupine|Volkian lupines]]. Minority races make up 1.3% of Volkia's population and include [[Vulpine|vulpines]] and {{wp|humans}}, who tend to live in the country's larger cities.
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