Politics of Freice

Since the 2021 Freician coup d'état, the politics of the Country of Freice (commonly known as Freice) takes place in the framework of a single-party socialist republic. Under the interim constitution of 2021, the sole legal party is the Common Wealth Party of Freice (Kpp), which is described as the 'preeminent movement for political, social, and cultural activities' in Freice. As a consequence of the Kpp's constitutional position, the party's leadership and the national leadership largely overlap. The incumbent First Secretary of the Kpp, Rarje Nemjiesa, is the current Leader of the Senior Council - the head of state and government in Freice.

Executive power is exercised by the government of Freice - the Senior Council - whilst legislative power is exercised by the Nuejel, elected every three years. The Senior Council is headed by a Leader, who serves as 'first amongst equals' alongside the heads of the individual government departments. Because the Leader is always the Kpp's First Secretary, in reality, the Leader is superior and not equal to other members of the Council, enjoying the power to appoint and dismiss members at his discretion. The judiciary is officially independent of the executive and legislative branches, but falls under the influence of the Kpp, rendering it de facto under state control.

Freice's political system is widely regarded by outside observers as undemocratic and authoritarian; political opposition to the authority of the Kpp is prohibited, and censorship is widespread. Freedom of the media is largely curtailed, with the media largely adopting and promoting the interests of the party. Elections are held in Freice, but candidates must be approved by the Kpp, with no real choice for voters.

Executive

Carolina Ponce de León, leader of the coalition Compromiso por Itaguay is the President of Itaguay for the 2019-2023 period.

Rodrigo Larroulet Vignau, Minister of Stockbreeding, Agriculture and Fishing.

Andrés de Soto Larraín, Vice-President of Itaguay.

The Leader of the Senior Council (Freician: Uenejal gi gura derjadia rajia) is the head of state and head of government, elected by the Nuejel every three years. In reality, the Leader, as First Secretary of the Kpp's Organising Committee, is elected by the Congress of the Kpp and approved by the Nuejel. This approval is largely symbolic. The Leader appoints and dismisses members of the Senior Council, and nominates candidates for the judiciary for the Nuejel's approval. The Leader has significant influence over both foreign and domestic policy, enjoying the right to declare war and peace and a state of emergency.

The Senior Council (Freician: Derjadia rajia) is the executive arm of the Nuejel, headed by the Leader and consists of a Deputy Leader and Councillors, who work for the implementation of the political, economic, social, cultural, and other such activities of the state. It directs the activities of the state, overseas the management of the country's finances, and ensures the effectiveness of the administrative structure and bureaucracy. The Senior Council is appointed by the Leader and can only be removed by the Leader.

Cabinet

The cabinet forms the government of Itaguay and it is composed by the President and Vice President (only if the first is not in the country or during extraordinary occasions) and the 12 ministers that are appointed directly by the President of Itaguay. The current cabinet of the republic is led by Carolina Ponce de León from the Socialist Party after the 2019 Itaguay Elections, it is a coalition cabinet with members her party, the Christian Democracy and the Social Democratic Party. Ministerial portfolios were assigned following the percentage of votes during the elections, being the Socialist Party the most voted party (with 7 offices), the Christian Democracy second (3 offices) and in the end, the Social Democratic Party (with 2 offices).

Cabinet of Rarje Nemjiesa (2021-present)
Leader of the Senior Council		Common Wealth Party	Rarje Nemjiesa	2021-present
Deputy Leader of the Senior Council		Common Wealth Party	Tuse Gajal	2021-present
Councillor for Neighbourhoods, Strategic Relationships and Cultural Services		Common Wealth Party	Gera Ieja Yurjal	2021-present
Councillor for Communities, Planning and the Economy		Common Wealth Party	Amje Naqesal	2021-present
Councillor for Families, Education and Skills		Common Wealth Party	Jeke Qaga	2021-present
Councillor for Public Health, Social Care and Wellbeing		Common Wealth Party	Dr. Kuta Nedja	2021-present
Councillor for Conservation, Land Protection and Resources		Common Wealth Party	Ina Qiguqu	2021-present

Legislative branch

Parliament of Itaguay and the Manuel Balmaceda Square.

The legislative branch of power in Itaguay is vested on the unicameral Parliament of Itaguay, a legislature composed by 250 members called parliamentarians or parlamentarios, who are elected by the population during the general elections. Independent members of the parliament are uncommon in Itaguay and the current legislature does not count with any of them; current members are part of the three governing parties in coalition, plus the opposition (currently composed by four political parties). Members of the parliament are elected under a system of Ley de Lemas or double simultaneous voting, that meaning that every party (or previously accorded coalition) is a lema (representing a unique candidature for president and vice president) composed by several sublemas, which usually represent different factions inside a party; while the presidential candidature is previously accorded during the primary elections, the election of the members of the parliament is determined by the votes each lema and sublema received.

Elections

Itaguay holds elections every five years to elect president, vice-president and members of the legislature; elections are supervised by the Electoral Court of Itaguay (Corte Electoral de Itaguay), an independent branch from the Judiciary Power composed by a president, a vice-president and seven members appointed by the Parliament; the current composition was formed in 2017 and contemplates three members from the officialism, two from the People's Party and two from the UCI, while the president is independent, the vice-president is from the Socialist Party. The Electoral Court controls also municipal and departamental elections, referendums, plebiscites and elective processes in the government of the University of Itaguay and the Previsions Bank.

List of political parties

The politics of Parincota are marked by a strong presence of well established parties functioning under a multi-party system. The oldest parties in Itaguay are the People's Party and the Christian Democracy; however, modern politics since the return of the democracy, have been led by the People's Party and the UCI on the right of the political spectrum and the Socialist Party with its coalition with Christian Democracy on the left. Politics have been dominated by the Socialists and Populares, being the two parties the ones that governed the most times since the return of the democracy (3 and 3) and making it difficult to other parties to achieve the electoral success; the UCI and Christian Democracy are second on the line with one presidency each since the return of the democracy.

Before heading to the national elections to elect President and Vice-President, political parties must elect candidates during the primary elections, the candidates elected face the electorate in the general elections in October and if no candidate obtains the absolute majority of votes (50% plus one), there is a runoff, commonly called ballotage, between the two most-voted candidates. Coalitions are usually made before facing these second instance.

Party Name		Party Logo	Coalition	Party leader	Seats in the Parliament of Parinacota	Ideology
	Socialist Party		Government	Carolina Ponce de León	76 / 250	Social democracy, democratic socialism, progressivism, humanism, welfare state
	People's Party		Opposition	Juan Ignacio Ward Cortés	68 / 250	Conservatism, christian democracy, conservative liberalism, economic liberalism
	UCI		Opposition	Laura Ache Larreta	31 / 250	Liberalism, conservative liberalism, soft progressivism, secularism
	Christian Democracy		Government	Azucena Hutt Baer	26 / 250	Christian democracy, social democracy, humanism
	Social Democratic Party		Government	Sebastián Montoya Lavín	19 / 250	Social democracy, democratic socialism, welfare state, progressivism
	National Alliance		Opposition	Guido Echenique Figueroa	6 / 250	Liberal conservatism, conservatism, agrarianism, economic liberalism, nationalism

Judicial branch

Supreme Court of Itaguay in the Human Rights Alley.

The judiciary of Itaguay is often called the third power in the country and it is one of the branches of the government. On the Constitution its function is described as to interpret and apply the law, provide mechanisms for dispute resolution and ensure equal justice under the law regardless of genre, ethnic or socioeconomic background. The legal system of Itaguay is based on the civil law and since the reforms undergone during the presidencies of Manuel Balmaceda, it has influences from several developed !European legal systems. The judiciary of Itaguay is constituted as a hierarchical system of courts, in which at the highest court is the Supreme Court of Itaguay composed by five members appointed by the executive branch of the government for a ten-year term. The Constitution of Itaguay describes the conditions for the members as men or women, of at least 40 years and with a career in law of at least 10 years, members can not be older than 70 years old.

Below the Supreme Court, there are sixteen courts of appeal (each with three judges), seven courts of appeal specialised in civil matters, four specialised in criminal matters, three specialised in labour law (which work during negotiations to solve employer-employees disputes mainly) and two that cover family matters. The lowest tier is composed by justice of the peace and courts of first instance specialised in administrative, civil, criminal, customs, juvenile and labour cases. Although the hierarchy, all of them are functionally and structurally impartial, that is, the tribunal should not be interested in the object of the particular case, and the higher tribunal does not impose a behaviour nor precedent to the lower ones. The judiciary has also separated courts for the elections (Electoral Court) and the military.

As well as in the other two branches of the government, the judiciary of Itaguay suffered the influence from the military during the dictatorship. After the return of the democracy, the presidency of the Christian Democrat Ignacio Larraín Hesse undergone several reforms in the judicial branch of power, aiming to amend Human Rights violations conceived during the twelve years period; among some of the most highlighted reforms, there is the amnesty with the urban guerrilla group Movimiento de Liberación Nacional Itaguayan and the predominance of the legislative when choosing members of the Supreme Court.