Government of Anikatia
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The Government of the Anikatia exercises executive power in the The Republic of Anikatia. The members of the government are the Prime Minister of Anikatia, the deputy prime ministers, and the federal ministers. It has its legal basis in the constitution and the federal constitutional law on the Government of the Anikatia. After the peaceful dissolution of the colonial government, the independent government was created. The national government of Anikatia is divided into an executive, a legislative and a judicial branch. The President shares executive power with his or her appointee, the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is appointed by the president of the Anikatia currently Sui Anyi, and confirmed by the Parliament. He or she succeeds to the presidency if the current president dies, is incapacitated, or resigns. The current prime minister is Do Eun-sook.
Constitution
The outline of the government of the Anikatia is laid out in the Constitution. Anikatia's first 1951 Constitution, provided for central control under the President. It was originally based on the Weimar system. It has been amended five times and almost fully rewritten three times (constitutions of 1964, 1977, 1980, 2001, 2003). The Anikatia government is based on the principle of federalism, in which power is shared between the federal government and state governments.
Executive branch
Anikatia has a semi-presidential system of government. This means that the presidential candidate is required to obtain a nationwide majority of non-blank votes at either the first or second round of balloting, which implies that the President is somewhat supported by at least half of the voting population. The president is head of government, head of state, and commander in chief of the armed forces.
However, when the President's political opponents control parliament, the President's dominance can be severely limited, as he must choose a Prime Minister and cabinet who reflect the majority in parliament, and who will implement the agenda of the parliamentary majority. When parties from opposite ends of the political spectrum control parliament and the presidency, the power-sharing arrangement is known as cohabitation.
Government
The government is headed by the President. It has at its disposal the civil service, government agencies, and the armed forces. The government is responsible to Parliament, and the House of Assembly may pass a motion of censure, forcing the resignation of the cabinet. This, in practice, forces the government to be from the same political party or coalition as the majority in the Assembly. Ministers have to answer questions from members of Parliament, both written and oral; this is known as question time.
Current Cabinet
The cabinet consists of the following members:
2010 Cabinet
The cabinet consists of the following members:
Legislative branch
Anikatia's legislative organ is the Parliament, a bicameral parliament. Which consists of a House of Assembly with 440 seats, elected by popular vote every four years or when dissolved, and a Legislative Council of 240 seats, whose popularly elected members serve six-year terms. There is universal suffrage for adults over 18 years of age, with a secret ballot for all elected offices. The parliament, is primarily responsible for the formation of the executive branch, the Cabinet of Ministers, which is headed by the Prime Minister. Laws, acts of the parliament and the cabinet, presidential decrees, may be abrogated by the Constitutional Court of Anikatia, should they be found to violate the Constitution of Anikatia.
House of Assembly
The House of Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Anikatia of Anikatia. The Legislative Council is the upper house. The House of Assembly has 440 members, elected for a four-year term, but may be abridged if an early election is called. According to the Constitution, the powers of both houses are nearly equal, with the consent of both houses needed to pass legislation. Bills appropriating money can only be introduced in the lower house and thus only the party with a majority in the lower house can govern.
Legislative Council
The Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Anikatia of Anikatia. The House of Assembly is the lower house. The Council has 240 members, elected for a six-year term, but may be abridged if an early election is called. Unlike upper houses in most parliamentary systems, the Council is vested with significant power, including the capacity to block legislation initiated by the government in the House of Assembly, making it a hybrid system combining elements of the Westminster and UR-style bicameralism.
Judicial branch
The Judicial branch of Anikatia consist of the Supreme Court, and four other lower courts; the High Courts, the District Courts, Family Courts and Summary Courts. Divided into four basic tiers, the Court's independence from the executive and legislative branches are guaranteed by the Constitution. Neither judicial nor administrative courts are empowered to rule on the constitutionality of acts of Parliament. While technically not part of the judicial branch, the Constitutional Council examines legislation and decides whether or not it violates the Constitution.
