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Contents
Introduction
The Land of Kings and Emperors (Usually shortened to 'The LKE') is a prosperous region. It is founded on the principle of constitutional monarchy. The people of The LKE pride themselves on being among the most cultured in the Nationstates world, they are music, art and debate lovers. The LKE also prides itself on its version of online Risk. a war game based on 1914 Europe (although other versions are being created). The LKE has a prosperous and growing Empire. It is also founding member of The Grand Alliance, an alliance based on the defence of member Monarchy regions.
The Imperial Eagle, The LKE's Flag. A well known symbol throughout the NS world
The Emperor
The LKE has a unique mixture of democracy and monarchy, with Parliament having much power but with the Monarch retaining an important and influencial role in government life. The current Monarch is H.S.M Lucius I. Emperor Lucius has been a somewhat controversial Monarch during his time on the throne. He has agreed to many different reforms, including new constitution, which limits his power but he has often had arguments with his various Prime Ministers. The Emperor is still a position worthy of respect and commands much authority. The Written Duties of The Emperor are limited but Emperor Lucius takes it upon himself to do a large amount of extra work, which he considers his duty. He has worked hard in created a system of free press, indeed he runs The LKE's oldest Newspaper, the LKE Today. He does much recruiting for The LKE. He also takes an active role in activities such as The Political Compass, The Regional Map, Day to day running of government, foreign affairs and much more. Indeed it was Emperor Lucius who had the idea for creating The Grand Alliance. The Emperor has now been on the throne for almost Two years, he has survived many reforms, motions, petitions etc against him and now continues to try and guide The LKE as the figure of the region.
The Crest of Emperor Lucius 
Parliament
The LKE Parliament is a vital artery in the system of government, almost every law must meet with its approval (Soon this will be changed to every law). Parliament is a bicameral system, with the lower house, The House of Commons being elected by the people through Proportional Representation and The House of Lords, appointed by the Emperor. The House of Commons is the more powerful House as all legislation starts in this part of Parliament, it then send bills up to The House of Lords, the House of Lords does have the power to send it back to The Commons, however, the drafter of the bill may then choose whether or not to override the Veto (it takes a 2/3s majority to override the HoL). The House of Lords tends to be the smaller House as appointments are rarer and there is no set number of members, the House of Lords is seen as a place to put senior Statesmen who have perhaps retired from political life. It is seen as a reward. The House of Commons has 10 members, these are appointed by the various party leaders and can be removed by the various party leaders, despite this MPs tend to vote with principle and there is rarely a party line to be towed. Parliament is becoming more sophisticated with long debates and procedures now becoming the norm.
Current Members of the House of Lords
Government Lords
Griffin (New Social Democratic Party, Galilei, Archduchess)
WaterBenders (Centrist Party, Argyll, Duchess)
Jaybagz (Centrist Party, Hawthorne, Earl)
Senator TC (Centrist Party, Leeds, Viscount)
Desolater (Centrist Party, Imperatoria, Viscount)
Anumian Captain (Independent, Cawdor, Viscount)
Opposition Lords
Citizen Erased (New Social Democratic Party, Tinsona Penultima, Archduke)
Wolf (New Social Democratic Party, Sicilia, Archduke)
Westiana (Independent, New Sovereignia, Archduke)
Freemen Lands (Independent, Durandia, Count)
Hobgoblin (New Social Democratic Party, Imperius, Baron)
The Cabinet
The cabinet consists of the various Secretaries and Ministers who are appointed by the Prime Minister throughout his/her term of office. There is usually A Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, Interior Minister, Colonial Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, although there have been many other roles throughout Cabinet's history. The Deputy Prime Minister is universally regarded as being the top cabinet job (after the Prime Minister of course), next comes the Defence and Foreign Ministries. The Interior and Colonial Ministries tend to be more junior although both roles are being enhanced. Cabinet varies from Prime Minister to Prime Minister, sometimes it is a genuine collective opinion and influence on the Prime Minister, other times it is simply a top-down led group of Ministers.
The Present Cabinet
Prime Minister - The Holy Ekaj Monarchy
Deputy Prime Minister - Waterbenders
Chancellor Of The Exchequer - Anumian Capitain
Minister Of Defence - GovernorGoldFarb
Minister Of Foreign Affairs - Lethen
Minister Of Colonial Affairs - Euphobes
Minister Of The Interior - Jaybagz
Minister Of Cultural Affairs - Griffin
Summary of Major Roles in The LKE
Emperor- Head of State and Commander in Chief, responsible for many things, invites the leader of the biggest party to form a government after elections. Appoints and dismisses Royal Colonial Representatives. May dismiss government.
Prime Minister - Head of Government, usually leader of the biggest party. Is responsible for appointing and dismissing the cabinet, and the day to day running of government.
Deputy Prime Minister - Appointed to advise and aid the Prime Minister, fulfills the duties of Prime Minister when the PM is away.
Defence Minister - Responsible for the day to day running of the army, can restructure or reform it. The MoD is also in charge of the day to day runnin of the intelligence services.
Foreign Minister - Is in charge, along with The Prime Minister and Emperor, for deciding and managing LKE Foreign Policy. Appoints and Dismisses Ambassadors.
Interior Minister - Has Global Moderator powers on forum and advises the emperor on citizenship.
Colonial Minister - Inspects colonies and advising the emperor on the appointment and dismissal of colonial crown representatives.
Lord/Lady Chancellor - Head of The LKE courts, once appointed he/she cannot be dismissed.
Speaker of the House of Lords - Head of The House of Lords
Speaker of the House of Commons - Head of the House of Commons
The Empire
The LKE has a large and growing Empire. The LKE adopts an imperialist policy and has as aresult one of the larger NS Empires. The Empire can also grow by inviting nations to join it. All regions enjoy Home Rule, wherein only Foreign and military affairs are controlled by the LKE. In all regions of the Empire Lucius I is Head of State. The LKE Empire is designed to be self sufficient and sustainable.
