Government of Tuvaltastan
The Government of Tuvaltastan is a mix between meritocracy and democracy. It consists of a checks and balances system that keeps one branch of government from gaining too much power.
Governmental System
The Governmental System of Tuvaltastan consists of three branches that follow a checks-and-balances system. Every year, an election takes place for every Legislative position and Judicial position and every two years for each Executive position. There are limits on how long one person can be in office, however: for the Executive positions, the term limit is three, and for the Legislative and Judicial positions, the term limit is six.
Political Parties
There exist seven major political parties in Tuvaltastan, all of which have had individuals in a governmental position:
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party represents the majority views of the people, and constantly changes its political platform. Currently, it has a platform similar to the Socialist and Conservative Parties.
Socialist Party
The Socialist Party wants to add Socialism into the economic system of Tuvaltastan, but prominent members of the Socialist Party have explicitly stated they do not want to eradicate capitalism, others wanting to completely replace capitalism with socialism.
Conservative Party
The Tuvalt Conservative Party (TCP) wishes to minimize governmental influence in Tuvaltastan, and replace the power with city- and province-based governments.
Liberal Party
The Liberal Tuvalt Party (LTP) wants to maximize governmental power in Tuvaltastan.
Communist Party
The Party of Communist Tuvalts (PCT) wants to eliminate the capitalist economic system and replace it with a communist economic system.
Globalist Party
The Tuvalt Globalist Party (TGP) wants to integrate the Tuvalt economy into the world economy, and is the primary opponent of the Nationalist Party of Tuvaltastan.
Nationalist Party
The Nationalist Party of Tuvaltastan's (NPT) main political platform is to limit Tuvaltastan's involvement in foreign affairs.
Electoral Process
(REVISION IN PROGRESS)
Executive Branch
High-Minister
The High-Minister position is the main part of the executive branch, and can veto bills passed by the Hall and Chamber and propose bills to the Hall and Chamber.
Vice-Minister
Takes over the job of High-Minister when the High-Minister is absent. When not substituting, the Vice-Minister focuses on domestic affairs along with the Chamber. The Vice-Minister and the Speaker of the Chamber have executive authority over the Chamber, with the leader of the smallest minority being the tie-breaker for executive decisions.
Commander-In-Chief
Leader of the Tuvalt Military, and can propose declaring war on a nation to the Hall and Chamber. If Tuvaltastan does declare war, the Commander-In-Chief (CIC) has the power to declare total war, after a vote among the three primary executive positions. During peacetime, the CIC focuses on building relationships with other nations. Currently, the CIC is discussing with Kostromi and Baykalian officials a cease-fire on the border skirmishes, which are close to becoming a full-on war. The CIC is also in talks with multiple countries on establishing embassies.
Legislative Branch
The Hall
The Hall is is a population-based representative legislature that votes on Foreign Policy issues. Each province is represented at a ratio of 1 representative for every 500,000 individuals, resulting in a total of 47 representatives in the Hall.
Speaker of the Hall
Manages and keeps order in the Hall.
The Chamber
The Chamber is a population-based representative legislature that votes on Domestic Policy issues.
Speaker of the Chamber
Manages and keeps order in the Chamber.
Judicial Branch
High Court
The High Court determines what bills proposed by the other two branches are constitutional or not, and consists of nine judges. The High Court also takes on cases too difficult legally for the Nether Courts to deal with.
Nether Courts
The Nether Courts are the courts that deal with cases brought about by the populous, and consist of five primary locations, each being in one of the five largest cities. Each court has nine judges.
