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Government

The political framework of Cuthland-Waldrich was established by the nation's current Constitution, ratified in 1945. It is structured as a federal Diarchic Template:Directorial system with a unique division of power that reflects its status as a multinational and multicultural state. Cuthland-Waldrich's two constituent states, Cuthland and Waldrich, are granted substantial autonomy over their internal affairs, and most of the federal political institutions are divided between the two states.

Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Grand Assembly, which consists of the Council of States (upper house) and Council of Citizens (lower house). The Council of States consists of 100 seats, evenly divided between the states. Members are elected to staggered four year terms, with half of the seats up for election every two years. Constitutionally, each state determines its own method of filling its allocated seats on the Council. In practice, however, members from both states are elected through a nearly identical process by the respective state legislature. The Council of Citizens consists of 300 seats, allocated based on the population of each state. All members of the Council of Citizens are directly elected every two years by mixed-member proportional representation. Half of the seats are elected by equally populous single-member districts using single transferable voting, while the other half are elected statewide by an open party-list in order to balance out the seats proportionally by party.

The executive branch is diarchic, consisting of two Grand Wardens who collectively serve as head of state. They are elected by a joint session of the Grand Assembly to four year terms staggered every two years. One Grand Warden is elected from each state, chosen from a list of five candidates nominated by their state's legislature. -Rotating "first among equals" -Mutual veto