Government and politics of the Serene Death

Government

The Serene Death is a republic with powers shared between the President of the Serene Death and the legislature called the National Assembly. The president is chief of state and is elected for a term of 5 years. He appoints a Cabinet who helps him run the government. The 75 members of the Senate are elected to 6-year terms while the 300 members of the House of Parliament are elected to 2-year terms. The Serene Death's federal judicial system comprises a Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and States District Courts.

Country name

conventional long form: The Armed Republic of the Serene Death
conventional short form: The Armed Republic, The Serene Death

note: the Serene people's generally use the term "The Republic" to refer to their country

abbreviation: ARSD

Data code

ARSD, AR, SD

Government type

Constitution-based Federal Republic; strong democratic tradition

Capital

Ini (population 19,560,000); Tinia system (Population 26,593,000)

Administrative divisions

5 Fortified Metropolitan Planets (FMP(s)), 17 Militant Systems (MS(s)), 6 Coordinated Sectors (CS(s)), and 2 Territorial Sectors (TS(s)).

Note: The Territorial Sectors have no names and the Free Zone is not administered, but is still considered Armed Republic territory.

Fortified Metropolitan Planets

FMPs are planets with a large enough population and a good enough local defense force to be considered an independent entity inside the Serene Republic. The current 5 FMPs are all in the Morn Sector (the so-called "Uncoordinated Sector"), and are in 3 of the 20 systems of this sector. These planets are assumed to represent the views of the rest of their system as well, as their systems do not get any power in the Senete.

It is of note that the planet of Dunwyl has tried several times to become an FMP, but has been shot down each time for one reason or another. Many believe that the main reasons are accutally because of the fact that it is not one of the original 5, nor is it in any of their solar systems. Dunwyl is in the Dynba system in the Territorial sector Taban.

Ini (capital); Tinia system
Seabreeze; Valm system
Lancont; Valm system
Accretia; Faima system
Ecnoi; Faima system

Militant Systems

MSs are systems that have a fairly large population and defense force, but no one planet has this independently. All of the militant systems are in the Morn Sector of space. Several times the Kushi sector has asked to be split into Militant systems, but the federal government believes that the poplulation is not large enough to warrent such a change.

Andanan
Andari
Azia
Caldar
Delaz
Durak
Gallente
Grez
Hull
Josrad
Nicorab
Nova
Novapax
Rimwatch
Russkar
Toryev
Vorinov

Coordinated Sectors

The Coordinated Sectors are areas of little population or regulation. This makes them the prime stomping grounds for corperations. These areas have only limited amounts of law enforcement and are sometimes havens for outlaws, although usually outlaws trying to hide here fall victim to local vigilante justice.

Lekgolo
Kushi
Xou-bian
Nyrus
Meporu
Kuvoki

Territorial Sectors

These sectors are the most lawless of all, and have only the most rudimentary administration and law enforcement. While most systems in Coordinated Sectors have law enforcement stations, there are few in either of the Territorial sectors. These are really lawless sectors, and many outlaws hide here.

Tyril
Taban

Independence

National holiday

Week of the Serene Vale (Remembrance Week)

Day of Exodus (People fled Free Zone, 1st day of week)
Armed Forces Day (Salute to military, 3rd day of week)
Survivors’ Day (Salute to those that survived the war, 4th day of week)
Remembrance Day (Salute to those who died in the Free Zone War, 5th day of week)
Restoration Day (Remade the government, also know as Republic Day, last day of week)

Election Day (day when offices are elected, day off for most everyone so they can go vote)

Constitution

Legal system

Federal court system at national level, each Militant System and FMP maintains its own legal system. The Territory has a small court system that is a part of the federal system.

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal; manditory

Executive branch

Chief of State: President Alexius Recoi
Head of government: President Alexius Recoi; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president with Senate approval
Elections: president elected by popular vote for five-year terms; election last held (next to be held in )
Election results:

Legislative branch

Legislative body: Bicameral National Assembly consists of the Senate (upper house consisting of three Senators from each Militant System; two from each Fortified Metropolitan Planet and from each Coordinated Sector; one for the Territorial Sectors; and one from the military; Total of 75 senators currently) and the House of Parliament (lower house consisting of 300 seats divided among parties by % of popular votes).
Elections: last held
Election results: Senate seats by party - ; House of Parliament seats by party -
Legislative Leaders:President Pro Tempore of the Senate - Senator Calvin Frederickson; Speaker of the House of Parliament - Kara Vokyt [can-toi]

Judicial branch

Judicial Tribune:
- All judges must have served in the Armed Republic military for a minimum of 4 years to be eligible for position
- 9 judges sit on Tribune for up to 30 years
- Justices are appointed by the president subject to the consent of the National Assembly
- Justices rule over the constitutionality of all Presidential and Congressonal acts.

Political parties and leaders

The political parties are split into their separate ideologies, and are listed in this fashion: Name (Party symbol) (Party Leader).

Parties with a * next to them are the most prominent in their division. Ones with ** are the second most prominent in their division.

Communist/Socialist Parties

The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) (Alistair Tetley) **
People's Revolutionary Party (PRP) (Ivan Guryev)
Militant Socialist Movement (MSM) (Prudence Rubin)
Workers Party (WRP) (Leonard Coolings) *

Leftist Parties

Citizens' Party (CP) (Chastity Jones)
Democratic Defense Group (DDG) (Alexius Recoi) *
The Democratic Front for Peace and Equality (DFPE) (Samuel O'Bannon)
Labor-Progressive Party (LPP) (Jack Wu)
Libertarian Republican Party (LRP) (Billy-Bob O'Bannon) **

Centrist Parties

Alliance of New Citizens (ANC) (Clin Dutop [can-toi] )
Democratic-Republican Party (DRP) (Billy Jong)
Indigenous Nationalist Party (INP) (Akira Wall [can-toi] ) *
People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)
Radical Center Party (RCP) (Opotu Nareda [can-toi] ) **

Conservative Parties

Citizens' Action Party (CAP) (Prudence Li) *
Civic Democratic Union (CDU) (Senator Calvin Frederickson) **
Homeland Union (HU) (Larry Misol)
National United Front (NUF) (Naki King)
People's Rally Cry (PRC) (Buy Jefferson)

Reactionist Parties

The Constitutionalist Party (TCP) (Thomas Broadside) **
Imperial Conservative Party (ICP) (Daniel Collins)
Infinite Power Party (IPP) (Faith Licorish) *
Religious Power Party (RPP) (Rev. Timothy Pendall)

Political pressure groups and leaders

Federation of Serene Industries
Federation of Serene Trade Unions
Serene Confederation of Trade Unions
Serene National Council of Churches
Serene Traders Association
National Council of Labor Unions
National Democratic Alliance of Serenity
National Federation of Farmers' Associations
National Federation of Student Associations

International organization participation

none

Flag description

The Flag of the Serene Death is white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band. The five stars represent the five Fortified Metroploitan Planets, which were the founding colonies of the Serene Death.

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The flag of The Serene Death

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