Politics in Allech-Atreus

Politics in Allech-Atreus usually defy conventional definitons. Despite the immense size of the the Empire of Allech-Atreus, political dealings are simple and uncontested. The main conflict in politics is not within the Imperial governmental apparatus, but rather between the central government and the regional powers.

Although the regional governments have independence in theory, they are in truth subservient to the omnipresent power of the central government. It is much more advantageous for the regional leaders to cooperate with Imperia Prime, because it means less trouble for them.

The Ao In Ten was formerly the most contentious part of the Imperial governmnent. Composed of regional lords and notables, the only populist part of the government, the Regents were vetted by regional leaders and approved by the people. The Emperor, though technically beholden to the will of the people as a constitutional monarch, in practice has far-ranging powers. There is no seperation of powers in the Empire, and with the recent abolition of the Chamber the Throne holds near unlimited control once more.

The Grand Directorate

The Grand Directorate shares the power of the Emperor, and is appointed by him. The Grand Directorate is responsible for many of the major decisions affecting the Empire, and though the Emperor himself is supposedly the highest authority in the Empire, the Directorate makes many decisions without his input, though he still retains the ultimate decision. According to the Yan En Tun law codes, the Directorate governs "by and with the will of the Throne, for it is from him that their power comes, and it is to them he cedes it."

The Chamber of Regents

The Chamber of Regents was theoretically the most political part of the government, but held little actual power. Though the Kam En In states the powers that the Chamber must posess, the Yan En Tun ceded many of those powers to the Emperor. The recent Mar En Tun decree abolished the Chamber in its entirety.

Political parties were illegal in the Chamber, but many members were classified by their voting patterns into blocs. Conservative monarchists had been the largest bloc in the Chamber for the past two thousand years.