Politics of Ossoria
The High Kingdom of Ossoria is a federal state that is governed within the framework of an executive monarchy in which the monarch, currently High Queen Tara Ní Sionán, is the head of state while the Taoiseach of Ossoria, currently Innis Ní Gearailt, is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the Monarch. Legislative power is vested in the tricameral Ossorian Parliament. The judicial system is independent of the executive and the legislature. The highest court is the High Bench of the Realm.
The Ossorian political system is a multi-party system, with the two dominant parties being the Crown Nationalist Party and the Social Progressive Party. Due to the mixed-member proportional electoral system used in parliamentary elections, majorities are rare, making coalitions with third-parties necessary to deliver working majorities in parliament, with the CNP and SPP typically working with the Centrist Party to form a government.
The constitution of the High Kingdom is uncodified, being made up of custom, precedent, treaties, royal decrees, constitutional conventions, statutes and other elements such as international law.
The Federal Government
The Monarchy
The Monarchy of Ossoria (Monarcacht Osraí), commonly referred to as the Sceptre (Ríshlat), is the executive monarchy of the High Kingdom of Ossoria.
The Privy Council
The Privy Council (Comhairle Ionpháirteach) is a branch of the Monarchy and serves as the advisory body to the Monarch, composed of the heads of the government ministries, the top officers of the military, and other advisers.
The Parliament
The Parliament of Ossoria (Dáil Osraí) is comprised of three chambers, the lower two of which represent the two primary classes of the population: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The third chamber, the House of Keys, is the upper chamber and represents the interests of the Constituent States of the Realm.
The Judiciary
Constituent States
The High Kingdom is a federal monarchy comprised of nine Kingdoms and seven Dominions, Kingdom-equivalent territories typically found outside the Home Islands. The nine Kingdoms are the Kingdoms of Kenlis, Arless, Vadre, Fira, Brecon, Erdian, Roshin, Ederne, and Tarvi. The seven Dominions are the Alyksberg Free State, the Archduchy of Arzell, the City of Carria, the Hemar Confederacy, the Principality of Inis, the Vaddon Castellany, and the Lordship of Vormsi.