Politics of the Californian Empire

Politics of the Californian Empire
Polity type	Federal parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Californian Empire Constitution
Formation	December 5, 2300 (2300-12-05)
Legislative branch
Name	Parliament
Type	Tricameral
Meeting place	Capitol
Upper house
Name	Senate
Presiding officer	Vacant, Vice President & President of the Senate
Appointer	Direct election
Lower house
Name	Chamber of Delegates
Presiding officer	Vacant, Speaker of the Chamber of Delegates
Appointer	Exhaustive ballot
Executive branch
Head of State
Title	Empress of the Californian Empire
Currently	Fiora S. A. Dévnostraéva
Appointer	Empress of the Californian Empire
Head of Government
Title	President
Currently	Selena K. H. DeWinter-Dévnostraéva
Appointer	Electoral College
Cabinet
Name	Cabinet of the Californian Empire
Current cabinet	Cabinet of Selena DeWinter
Leader	President
Deputy leader	Vice President
Appointer	President
Headquarters	Executive Mansion
Ministries	15
Judicial branch
Name	Federal judiciary of the Californian Empire
Courts	Courts of the Californian Empire
Supreme Court
Chief judge	Vacant
Seat	Supreme Court Building

Overview

Californian electoral politics have been dominated by multiple political parties since shortly after the founding of the Federal Republic of Califoria in 1999. From the 2010s to 2261, it had been the Californian Democratic-Socialist Party and the Progressive Party of California dominating Californian politics. In an effort to avoid political polarization, multiple political parties were founded at the outset of the nation's independence, most of which gained enough representation via seats in the Californian Empire Parliament to have an impact on the nation's policies and political governance.

The year 2275 brought with it a major political realignment following the temporary dissolution of Parliament in 2273, after the attempted coup carried out against the government of the Californian Confederation in 2268 by the Socialist Party of California left the national government with Lindsey A. DeWinter as de facto President, and Natalya S. Kensington, the de jure President in hiding. In the aftermath of the nearly successful attempted coup against the government, the Socialist Party of California had been dealt a significant blow to their leadership, with nationwide arrests of party leaders as well as members of which who had demonstrated both physical, military and financial support for the party and its immediate goals under the leadership of de facto Californian Empire President Lindsey A. DeWinter. With virtually all of the leadership, as well as tens of thousands of party members either on trial or serving sentences for their roles in the coup, coupled with continued surveillance by law enforcement agencies across the nation, the Socailist Party of California was declared disbanded and dissolved in Parliament on 1 November 2275.

It was during this time that the original five parties of the Californian Empire Parliament either dissolved or reorganized into eight totally new parties. Upon the recommencement of Parliament on 1 November 2275, a presidential election was held resulting in Selena K. H. DeWinter-Dévnostraéva being elected as the 5th President of the Californian Empire, an entirely new Parliament composition, and Selene Dévnostraéva becoming the 1st Empress of the Californian Empire. From the ashes of the five parties which had dominated the politics of the Californian Empire, only three consider themselves descended from the original parties with the Liberal Conservative Party and the Liberal Democratic Party seeing themselves as a continuation of the original Democratic Party and the Californian Conservative Party seeing itself as a continuation of the Republican Party.

Active Parties

Active Parties 1999–2275

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Membership	2275 Presidential Election		Senators	Delegates		Deputies	Governors	State legislators	Legislatures
						Electoral	Popular		Voting	Nonvoting
		Democratic Party	Modern Liberalism	1999	TBD	785 / 2,465	3,126,600,000 (TBD%)	103 / 320	650 / 2,073	4 / 6	32 / 72	27 / 72	2,763 / 10,138	18 / 59
		Progressive Party	Progressivism	2001	TBD	489 / 2,465	3,126,600,000 (TBD%)	75 / 320	406 / 2,073	0 / 6	8 / 72	28 / 72	2,023 / 10,138	3 / 59
		National Democratic Party	Conservative liberalism	2039	TBD	534 / 2,465	3,126,600,000 (TBD%)	68 / 320	453 / 2,073	1 / 6	13 / 72	28 / 72	2,189 / 10,138	7 / 59
		Libertarian Party	Libertarianism	1999	TBD	402 / 2,465	3,126,600,000 (TBD%)	43 / 320	347 / 2,073	0 / 6	12 / 72	28 / 72	2,026 / 10,138	10 / 59
		Republican Party	Conservatism	1999	TBD	255 / 2,465	3,126,600,000 (TBD%)	31 / 320	217 / 2,073	1 / 6	7 / 72	28 / 72	1,137 / 10,138	21 / 59

Active Parties 2275–Present

These are the active parties of the Parliament of the Californian Empire following the reorganization in 2275.

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Membership	2300 Presidential Election		Senators	Delegates		Deputies	Governors	State legislators	Legislatures
						Electoral	Popular		Voting	Nonvoting
		Liberal Conservative Party	Liberal Conservatism Economic Liberalism Laissez Faire Fiscal Conservatism	1999	850,710,957	546 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (22.15%)	48 / 330	489 / 2,062	1 / 6	9 / 73	11 / 73	2,363 / 10,138	10 / 60
		Conservative Democracy Alliance	Libertarian Conservatism Centrism Moderate Right Fiscal Conservatism	2275	707,453,536	454 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (18.42%)	45 / 330	401 / 2,062	1 / 6	8 / 73	10 / 73	1,023 / 10,138	9 / 60
		Liberal Democratic Party	Conservative Liberalism Social Liberalism Economic Liberalism Free Trade	1999	793,100,734	509 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (20.65%)	46 / 330	452 / 2,062	1 / 6	11 / 73	10 / 73	1,156 / 10,138	9 / 60
		Californian Solidarity Coalition	Libertarianism Constitutionalism Laissez Faire Fiscal Conservatism	2275	470,483,486	302 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (12.25%)	57 / 330	235 / 2,062	1 / 6	10 / 73	10 / 73	2,026 / 10,138	7 / 60
		Social Democrats of the Californian Empire	Social Democracy Syncretic Progressivism Modern Liberalism	2275	146,714,034	94 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (3.82%)	41 / 330	46 / 2,062	0 / 6	7 / 73	6 / 73	1,137 / 10,138	6 / 60
		Coalition of Californian Centrists	Centrism Moderate Left Fiscal Conservatism Protectionism	2275	228,904,619	147 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (5.96%)	24 / 330	114 / 2,062	1 / 6	9 / 73	9 / 73	1,109 / 10,138	7 / 60
		Constitutional Democratic Party	Centrism Constitutionalism Economic Liberalism Fiscal Conservatism	2275	330,298,611	212 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (8.6%)	45 / 330	158 / 2,062	1 / 6	9 / 73	9 / 73	765 / 10,138	6 / 60
		Californian Conservative Party	Classical Conservatism Conservative Liberalism Laissez Faire Fiscal Conservatism	1999	313,015,545	201 / 2,465	3,840,681,522 (8.15%)	24 / 330	167 / 2,062	0 / 6	10 / 73	8 / 73	559 / 10,138	6 / 60

Former Parties

Party			Ideology	Year founded	Year disbanded	Membership	2240 Presidential Election		Senators	Delegates		Deputies	Governors	State legislators	Legislatures
							Electoral	Popular		Voting	Nonvoting
		Socialist Party of California	Marxism–Leninism	1996 2265	2264 2273	0	0 / 2,465	2,970,000,000 (0.00%)	0 / 330	0 / 2,062	0 / 6	0 / 73	0 / 73	0 / 10,138	0 / 60
		Californian Democratic-Socialist Party (CDSP)	Democratic socialism Modern Liberalism Social Liberalism Interventionism	2001	2261	0	0 / 2,465	2,970,000,000 (0.00%)	0 / 330	0 / 2,062	0 / 6	0 / 73	0 / 73	0 / 10,138	0 / 60