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− | '''The Federation of Malkaigan''' (or simply '''Malkaigan''') is a large island country situated in [[The Lexicon]]. It is comprised of nearly one hundred islands, though the largest island, Setra, is by far the most populous. It it is a constitutional republic embracing a blend between the Parliamentary system found in the United Kingdom and the Federal system of the United States. Despite its cold and unforgiving landscape, it is the home to over 250 million people, many of which live in its densely populated capitol, [[Reiko City]] | + | '''The Federation of Malkaigan''' (or simply '''Malkaigan''') is a large island country situated in [[The Lexicon]]. It is comprised of nearly one hundred islands, though the largest island, Setra, is by far the most populous. It it is a constitutional republic embracing a blend between the Parliamentary system found in the United Kingdom and the Federal system of the United States. Despite its cold and unforgiving landscape, it is the home to over 250 million people, many of which live in its densely populated capitol, [[Reiko City]]. |
==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
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The Parliament is the "elected mandate to preserve justice and establish order and protect the Constitution" according to the Constitution of Malkaigan. The Parliament consists of a Senate (Lower House, ''Seira'') whose 100 members are elected by popular vote in regions based on relative population and the House of Councillors (Upper House, ''Laira'') whose 50 members are elected by popular vote by all residents of the ten Prefectures, each Prefecture being represented by five Councillors. | The Parliament is the "elected mandate to preserve justice and establish order and protect the Constitution" according to the Constitution of Malkaigan. The Parliament consists of a Senate (Lower House, ''Seira'') whose 100 members are elected by popular vote in regions based on relative population and the House of Councillors (Upper House, ''Laira'') whose 50 members are elected by popular vote by all residents of the ten Prefectures, each Prefecture being represented by five Councillors. | ||
− | In 2000, the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Malkaigan|Liberal Democrats]] were able to able to court the [[Communist Party of Malkaigan|Communists]] to form Malkaigan's first true coalition government. | + | In 2000, the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Malkaigan|Liberal Democrats]] were able to able to court the [[Communist Party of Malkaigan|Communists]] to form Malkaigan's first true coalition government. More recently, in 2004, a crushing blow was dealt to the opposition [[Conservative Party of Malkaigan|Conservatives]] when Councillor [[Mara Shukudai]] (F-Dira), the leader of the [[Freedom Party of Malkaigan|Freedom Party]] in the House announced that her party would be breaking away from the opposition coalition to join the government's coalition, thus giving the Liberal Democrats a strong grip on the reins of both Houses of Parliament. |
As of the 2004 Senate election, the partisan breakdown of the Senate is as follows: | As of the 2004 Senate election, the partisan breakdown of the Senate is as follows: | ||
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− | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" style="border: 1px solid | + | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''Affiliation''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Liberal Democratic Party of Malkaigan|Liberal Democratic Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''60''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Freedom Party of Malkaigan|Freedom Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''8''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Communist Party of Malkaigan|Communist Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''2''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Conservative Party of Malkaigan|Conservative Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | 30 |
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− | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid | + | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''Total'''<br> |
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As of the 2004 House election, the partisan breakdown of the House is as follows: | As of the 2004 House election, the partisan breakdown of the House is as follows: | ||
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− | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" style="border: 1px solid | + | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="center" valign="top" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''Affiliation''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Liberal Democratic Party of Malkaigan|Liberal Democratic Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''30''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Freedom Party of Malkaigan|Freedom Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''3''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Communist Party of Malkaigan|Communist Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''2''' |
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− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | [[Conservative Party of Malkaigan|Conservative Party]] |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | 15 |
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− | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px solid | + | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''Total'''<br> |
− | |style="border: 1px solid | + | | style="border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; padding: 0.2em;" | '''100''' |
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The Supreme Court of Malkaigan is the sole arbiter for determining the validity, in reference to the Constitution of any Act of Parliament and prefectural laws. It is granted constitutional judicial review to allow it to nullify any laws passed which contradict the Constitution as well as prefectural laws that conflict with federal laws. The current Chief Justice is [[Sara Iyai]], appointed by then-Prime Minister [[Altair Terai]] (LD-Amarak) in 1992. | The Supreme Court of Malkaigan is the sole arbiter for determining the validity, in reference to the Constitution of any Act of Parliament and prefectural laws. It is granted constitutional judicial review to allow it to nullify any laws passed which contradict the Constitution as well as prefectural laws that conflict with federal laws. The current Chief Justice is [[Sara Iyai]], appointed by then-Prime Minister [[Altair Terai]] (LD-Amarak) in 1992. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Foreign relations=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Malkaigan is a member of the [[United Nations]] and typically complies with resolutions passed by that body, although the government often voices dissent. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Malkaigan is a military powerhouse, the [[Military of Malkaigan|military]] having well-funded air, land, sea and space components. | ||
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+ | ===Subdivisions=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | {| style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; | ||
+ | ! Region | ||
+ | ! Prefectures | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]] | ||
+ | | [[Hokkaido|Hokkaidō]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Tohoku region|Tōhoku]] | ||
+ | | [[Akita Prefecture|Akita]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]], [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]], [[Iwate Prefecture|Iwate]], [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]], [[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Kanto region|Kantō]] | ||
+ | | [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]], [[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]], [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]], [[Tokyo|Tōkyō]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Chubu region|Chubu]] | ||
+ | | [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]], [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]], [[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]], [[Ishikawa Prefecture|Ishikawa]], [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]], [[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Kinki region|Kinki]] | ||
+ | | [[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyōgo]], [[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyōto]], [[Mie Prefecture|Mie]], [[Nara Prefecture|Nara]], [[Osaka Prefecture|Ōsaka]], [[Shiga Prefecture|Shiga]], [[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Chugoku region|Chūgoku]] | ||
+ | | [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]], [[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]], [[Shimane Prefecture|Shimane]], [[Tottori Prefecture|Tottori]], [[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Shikoku]] | ||
+ | | [[Ehime Prefecture|Ehime]], [[Kagawa Prefecture|Kagawa]], [[Kochi Prefecture|Kōchi]], [[Tokushima Prefecture|Tokushima]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Kyushu|Kyūshū]] | ||
+ | | [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture|Kagoshima]], [[Kumamoto Prefecture|Kumamoto]], [[Miyazaki Prefecture|Miyazaki]], [[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]], [[Oita Prefecture|Oita]], [[Saga Prefecture|Saga]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! [[Okinawa]] | ||
+ | | [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] | ||
+ | |} |
Revision as of 09:40, 28 March 2006
Flag of Malkaigan | |
Motto: "Fure lyian!" | |
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Region | The Lexicon |
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Capital | Reiko City |
Official Language(s) | Malkaigan, Malkaigan Sign Language, English |
Leader | Kari Hazzard |
Population | 253 million |
Currency | Euro |
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The Federation of Malkaigan (or simply Malkaigan) is a large island country situated in The Lexicon. It is comprised of nearly one hundred islands, though the largest island, Setra, is by far the most populous. It it is a constitutional republic embracing a blend between the Parliamentary system found in the United Kingdom and the Federal system of the United States. Despite its cold and unforgiving landscape, it is the home to over 250 million people, many of which live in its densely populated capitol, Reiko City.
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Government and politics
Malkaigan is considered a constitutional republic, with a detailed separtion of powers between its Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches. The National Election Day, during which all Parliament seats are elected, is June 3 on every even-numbered year. All citizens aged 16 years or older are elegible to vote. All permanent residents aged 20 years or older who have lived in Malkaigan for at least four years are eligible to vote for Senate elections but not for House elections and are barred from running for public office until they are fully naturalised.
The Parliament
The Parliament is the "elected mandate to preserve justice and establish order and protect the Constitution" according to the Constitution of Malkaigan. The Parliament consists of a Senate (Lower House, Seira) whose 100 members are elected by popular vote in regions based on relative population and the House of Councillors (Upper House, Laira) whose 50 members are elected by popular vote by all residents of the ten Prefectures, each Prefecture being represented by five Councillors.
In 2000, the Liberal Democrats were able to able to court the Communists to form Malkaigan's first true coalition government. More recently, in 2004, a crushing blow was dealt to the opposition Conservatives when Councillor Mara Shukudai (F-Dira), the leader of the Freedom Party in the House announced that her party would be breaking away from the opposition coalition to join the government's coalition, thus giving the Liberal Democrats a strong grip on the reins of both Houses of Parliament.
As of the 2004 Senate election, the partisan breakdown of the Senate is as follows:
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal Democratic Party | 60 | |
Freedom Party | 8 | |
Communist Party | 2 | |
Conservative Party | 30 | |
Total |
100 |
As of the 2004 House election, the partisan breakdown of the House is as follows:
Affiliation | Members | |
Liberal Democratic Party | 30 | |
Freedom Party | 3 | |
Communist Party | 2 | |
Conservative Party | 15 | |
Total |
100 |
The Cabinet
The Cabinet's leader, the Prime Minister, is elected by absolute majority vote of the House of Councillors. All other members of the Cabinet are appointed by the Prime Minister and approved by the House of Councillors. As a result of this, typically the Prime Minister and all other Cabinet members are members of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Councillors. The Prime Minister is required to be a member of the House, but other Cabinet members need not be.
The current Prime Minister, elected in 2004, is Kari Hazzard (LD-Milane).
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Malkaigan is the sole arbiter for determining the validity, in reference to the Constitution of any Act of Parliament and prefectural laws. It is granted constitutional judicial review to allow it to nullify any laws passed which contradict the Constitution as well as prefectural laws that conflict with federal laws. The current Chief Justice is Sara Iyai, appointed by then-Prime Minister Altair Terai (LD-Amarak) in 1992.
Foreign relations
Malkaigan is a member of the United Nations and typically complies with resolutions passed by that body, although the government often voices dissent.
Malkaigan is a military powerhouse, the military having well-funded air, land, sea and space components.
Subdivisions
Region | Prefectures |
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Hokkaidō | Hokkaidō |
Tōhoku | Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, Yamagata |
Kantō | Chiba, Gunma, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Tochigi, Tōkyō |
Chubu | Aichi, Fukui, Gifu, Ishikawa, Nagano, Niigata, Shizuoka, Toyama, Yamanashi |
Kinki | Hyōgo, Kyōto, Mie, Nara, Ōsaka, Shiga, Wakayama |
Chūgoku | Hiroshima, Okayama, Shimane, Tottori, Yamaguchi |
Shikoku | Ehime, Kagawa, Kōchi, Tokushima |
Kyūshū | Fukuoka, Kagoshima, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Oita, Saga |
Okinawa | Okinawa |