Government

Country Name:
Conventional long form: Federated Empire of Helladria
Conventional short form: Helladric Empire, Helladria
Abbr: FEH, HE

Government type:
Constitution-based federal republic; Lead by a triumvirate with ultimate authority vested in the Emperor.

Capital:
name: Corsyd

Administrative divisions:
32 city-states and 1 territory now compose 4 former nationalities

Dependent Areas:
Svarbald

Legal system:
Federal court system

Suffrage:
17 years of age; universal

Executive Branch:
Head of Administrative Government: President Chrysanthe Soldeo (C)
President chooses vice president and appoints cabinet with approval from Parliament.
Vice President: Michtel Roskie (N)
Chief of Staff: Oisin Nowik
Foreign Secretary: Natazs Photi
Secretary of Peace: Ansas Ikra
Secretary of Foreign Intelligence: Stelis Nikols
Secretary of Helladric Security: Sarie Kolakos
Secretary of Foreign Trade: Jaak Coumon

Legislative Branch:
Head of Legislative Government: Prime Minister Philenn Birden (L)
Bicameral Parliament composed of an upper house with senators chosen by provincial governmental appointments approved by the emperor, and a lower house with ministers chosen in district elections. The Prime Minister appoints legislative cabinet members from the Parliament.
Deputy Prime Minister: Kajah Hademaeker (A)
Minister of Foreign Affairs: Kees Adrean (L)
Minister of Peace: Thome Spyrdoul (L)
Opposition Leader: Serafei Yorgo (P)
Speaker of the House: Vangele Sanneh (I)
Steward of the Senate: Aleide vam Ossdorn (I)

Judicial Branch:
Federal High Court composed of 3 directly elected positions, 3 positions appointed by the President, 2 positions appointed by the Parliament, and 1 position appointed by the Senate. All positions are for a maximum of 20 years with no possibility of reappointment.

Royal Branch:
Head of State: Emperor Svenge Barnet dår Valkyrjur
The Emperor is not directly involved in the government, but exists as a check against the other branches. The Emperor has the legal authority to override, veto, or suspend the other branches, propose legislation, or directly intervene in matters of government. Usually the Emperor acts as any other constitutional monarch, providing little more than moral leadership, but will intervene in emergency situations.

Major political parties (as measured by the number of elected seats held at all levels of government):
Liberal Party (L) 30%
Conservative Party (C) 20%
Populist Party (P) 11%
Social Party (S) 10%
Ashrian Preservation Party (A) 8%
Helladrian Nationalist Party (N) 5%
Minarchist Party (M) 3%
Other minority party 1%
Independent (I) 12%
Imperial Faction (disbanded)
Bessarian Liberation Party (outlawed)

National Bureaucracy:
Department of Peace (external orientation; concerned with military matters)
Department of Foreign Affairs (external orientation; concerned with foreign affairs)
Department of Foreign Trade (external orientation; concerned with Helladria's foreign trade objectives)
Department of Foreign Intelligence (external orientation; concerned with intelligence activities)
Department of Helladric Security (internal orientation; concerned with all threats to Helladria's security)
Department of Demographics and Statistics (internal orientation; concerned with all manner of national statistics)
Department of Standards and Compliance (internal orientation; concerned with enforcement of national laws and standards at subnational levels)