Government of Hallad

The government of Hallad takes place in a framework of a semi-presidential federal republic, whereby the Premier of Hallad is de facto both head of state and head of government, and of a party system dominated by the Solidarity Bloc. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament, the National Workers' Assembly.

Background

The Hallad has been a republic since December 8, 1952. Premier Hasan Muhammad has been the Premier of the Republic since 2004, and is the successor of Nader Ahmed Hashim. Muhammad is a member of the Halladi Socialist Party, otherwise known as the True Directorate, and is also the leader of the Solidarity Bloc. The Solidarity Bloc is a coalition of several socialist parties -- the Halladi Socialist Party, the Halladi Workers' Union, and the Collectivist Party of Hallad -- who also work in conjunction with the council communist party, the Sparticist Party of Hallad.

Hallad workers under a multi-party semi-presidential system, with three branches of government. Executive, judicial, and legislative branches of government are, in theory, equal in power with plenty of checks and balances. However, it has shown that the legislation often plays an important part in politics, while the executive branch -- notably the Premier -- dominates the government.

Constitution

The Constitution of the Halladi Workers' Republic was approved by a public referendum on September 3rd, 1958 and amended in 1966, 1982, 1995, and 2003. The Constitution of the Halladi Workers' Republic declares Hallad to be a ‘democratic and socialist republic’, operating under a ‘multiparty system’ semi-presidential system. It was proclaimed to update the democratic representative system in assertion of the rule of law, independence of Judiciary, and party plurality. Despite a large white minority, the constitution of Hallad also declares the nation an Arab nation.

The national government of Hallad is divided into an executive branch, a legislative branch and a judiciary branch. The Constitution grants wide powers to the executive. The Premier of the Republic heads the executive branch, and wields great power do to his backing from the National Workers' Assembly.

Hallad is a federal republic and gives the seperate Republics which make up the nation significant power. Although they are all subordinate to the national government, they each have their own militia and police forces, are responsible for decentralized economic planning on the local level, and the regulation of the local economy.

The rights of Halladi citizens is declared in a similar fashion to the constitution of the former United States of America, in the document known as the Rights of the People of the Republic. Although, the document goes into significantly greater detail, in order to protect minority rights and to promote secularism and Halladi ideals.

Halladi Law

The Law of the Halladi Workers' Republic -- also known as Hallad Law, or sometimes Socialist Law -- was the law that developed in the Halladi Workers' Republic following the the Halladi Revolution of 1952; modified versions of it were adopted by many Communist states in the First Communist International. Halladi Law had some of the characteristics of civil law systems, including some similar rules of procedure and legal methodologies.

• While civil law systems have extensive legislation dealing with private property, Halladi law upheld state ownership of certain industries, collective and cooperative farming, and democracy in the work place;
• It upheld most civil rights through the constitution, and people are free to speak against the government;
• the idea that the underlying purpose of the law was to aid in the restructuring of society and advancing towards communism under the supervision of the Halladi Proletariat.

Prior to the Revolution, Halladi law was based off Islamic Sharia law. The Supreme People's Court, the highest judicial body, has the authority to determine constitutionality of laws, to interpret laws, or to strike laws down. A harsh criticism of Halladi Law exists because of the denial of private property rights. While they are not prohibited from leaving the country, the property of emigrants is often seized.

Cabinet

The cabinet is made up of the heads of the following commissariats:

• Commissariat of Diplomacy
• Commissariat of Internal Affairs
• Commissariat of Economics
• Commissariat of War and Defence
• Commissariat of Justice
• Commissariat of Infrastructure
• Commissariat of Transport
• Commissariat of Health and Social Services
• Commissariat of Education and Culture
• Commissariat of Science and Technology
• Commissariat of Food and Agriculture
• Commissariat of the Enviorment
• Commissariat of Tourism
• Commissariat of Commerce
• Commissariat of Industry

Current heads of these Commissariats are:

• People's Commissar of Diplomacy, Talal Ghazi
• People's Commissar of Internal Affairs, Sahar Wisal
• People's Commissar of Economics, Omar Sayid
• People's Commissar of War and Defence, Jabir Yusuf
• People's Commissar of Justice, Fadwa Muna
• People's Commissar of Infrastructure, Mazin Radi
• People's Commissar of Transport, Rida Lamis
• People's Commissar of Health and Social Services, Zafar Abbas
• People's Commissar of Education and Culture, Anwar Al-Bajir
• People's Commissar of Science and Technology, Firas Hani
• People's Commissar of Food and Agriculture, John Raji
• People's Commissar of the Enviorment, Nadar Hashim
• People's Commissar of Tourism, Hana Jumah
• People's Commissar of Commerce, Muhsin Qutuz
• People's Commissar of Industry, Hessa Ikram

	The Workers’ Republic of Hallad
Main article: Hallad
Characters: Hasan Muhammad, Rashid Hassan, Mustafa Fenris, Musab al Sadr, James Cross
Government and politics: Government, Bill of rights, National Workers' Assembly, Solidarity Bloc, True Directorate, Collectivist Party, Halladi Socialism, First Halladi Civil War, Homat el Diyar
Economy: Halladi Nationalized Arms Manufacturing, Tamil-Ukana, Agriculture in Hallad, Public Sector of Hallad
Military: Halladi Red Army, Halladi Red Navy, Halladi Red Air Force, Republican Guard, W.P.A., Frontier Corps, Workers' and Peasants' Army, HAP-1 Automatic Pistol, HAR-1A Assault Rifle, Halladi-Hattian Conflict, Halladi-Shessaran War
Miscellaneous: Erse, Federated Directorate (defunct), Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera International, Halladi Desert, Education in Hallad