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The country is a [[Wikipedia:Federation|federation]] and a [[Wikipedia:Presidential system|presidential]] [[Wikipedia:Constitutional republic|constitutional republic]], where the [[President of Volkia|president]] is both head of state and government. In the Volkian federalist system, citizens are subject to three levels of government: federal, provincial, and local. The local government's duties are commonly split between raion and municipal governments. In almost all cases, executive and legislative officials are elected using instant-runoff voting. The Volkian Federative Republic is fundamentally structured as a [[Wikipedia:Multi-party system|multi-party]] [[Wikipedia:Representative democracy|representative democracy]], with the federal government composed of three branches that regulate each other by a system of [[Wikipedia:Separation of powers|checks and balances]]:
*[[President of Volkia|Executive]]: The [[President of Volkia|President]] is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the [[Volkian Defense Forces|Defense Forces]], can veto legislative bills before they become law, and appoints the Government of Volkia ([[
*[[National Assembly of Volkia|Legislative]]: The bicameral National Assembly, made up of the [[Federal Council]] and the [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]], makes federal law, declares war, approves treaties, has the power of the purse, and has the power of impeachment, by which it can remove sitting members of the government.
*[[Judiciary of Volkia|Judiciary]]: The [[Federal Supreme Court of Volkia|Federal Supreme Court]] and lower federal courts, whose judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by the Federal Council, interpret laws and overturn those they find [[Constitution of Volkia|unconstitutional]].
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