Government of Zhousheng
Government uses a bicameral legislative system.
Zhoushi National Government Ʒөшinƌka Narodƞi Vөdчina | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the government | |
| Polity type | Federal Parliamentary Democracy |
| Constitution | Constitution of the Federal Republic of Zhousheng |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Narodƞi Kongres |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | House of the Federation (Kandan) |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Narodƞi Senat |
| Presiding officer | Igor Ȝemlin (LDΛPƷ), Senate Chairman |
| Lower house | |
| Name | Narodƞi Parlament |
| Presiding officer | Ʒofijє Brunila (ƷZP), Parliament Chairman |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State | |
| Title | Prezident |
| Currently | Sergej Napiчu (Nonpartisan) |
| Head of Government | |
| Title | Premier |
| Currently | Samuel Чubakov (LDΛPƷ) |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Vөdчiny kabinet |
| Current cabinet | Third LDΛPƷ Government |
| Leader | Samuel Чubakov (LDΛPƷ) |
| Ministries | 18 |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Sөdniƌky zbor |
| Najvysoky sөd | |
| Chief judge | Jindꝛiȝ Kripkin |
| Proꞇimonopolƞi sөd | |
| Chief judge | Vlađimir Divokov |
GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE
- Legislative (Congress)
- Zhoushi Parliament (Lower house)
- Zhoushi Senate (Upper house)
- Executive (Government)
- Government cabinet
- Office of Prime Minister
- Ministry of Finance
- Comission for the coordination with the Sekizone
- Budget comission
- Ministry of Defence
- Ministry of the Interior
- Ministry of Foreign Relations
- Ministry of Federal Relations
- Zhousheng-Monte Blanco hotline
- Zhousheng-Mustelaria hotline
- Ministry of the Enviroment
- Ministry of Labor and Welfare
- Anti-trust office
- Copyright office
- Ministry of Autonomies
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Education
- Free speech comission
- Ministry of Trade
- Ministry of Culture
- Ministry of Transport
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Agriculture
- Comission for GMO
- Comission for sustainability
- Ministry of Research
- Ministry of Energetics
- Ministry of the Cyberspace
- Organ for net neutrality
- Organ against cyberterrorism
- Shadow cabinets[e]
- Government cabinet
- Judicial (Courts)
- High Court of Zhousheng[f]
- Court for federal authorities
- Anti-trust high court
- Court against discrimination of minorities
- Diplomacy
- Presidency
- Foreign diplomatic office
- Office for maintaining of embassies
- Office for condominium administration
- Office for intersekidean relations
- ↑ In most cases the parliament chairman is the same person as the Prime minister
- ↑ Position of parliament coalition leader exists only if the majority exists thanks to a coalition
- ↑ The position of senate chairman can not be filled by the same person as the parliament chairman
- ↑ Position of senate coalition leader exists only if the majority exists thanks to a coalition
- ↑ Each political party/political opposition operates its own "shadow cabinet", that shows the structure if they were in power.
- ↑ Judicial system is subservient to the Sekidean High Court
Political parties & movements
As of now, Zhousheng officially registered 12 parties which did run for the latest (parliamentary) elections (2020) in all regions of Zhousheng, from which 10 managed to get their representation in the Parliament (that is getting >1% in the elections).
| Political Party | Shortcut | Ideology | Seats | Main political goal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower | Upper | ||||
| Liberal Democratic Party of Zhousheng | LDΛPƷ | Liberal | 98 | 29 | Establishment of a liberal democratic Sekidean Federation |
| Zhoushi Green Party | ƷZP | Green politics | 63 | 32 | Achieving net 0 emissions by 2035, banning of non-renewable energy by 2050 |
| Party for Better Tommorows | ZALEZI | Liberal conservatism | 12 | 34 | Decentralization & Debureaucratisation of the administration |
| Social Democratic Party of Zhousheng | SDPƷ | Social democrat | 16 | 10 | Expanding of the social programs, making more governmental programmes |
| Zhoushi Patriotic Party | ƷVP | Right-libertarianist | 11 | 6 | |
| Zhoushi Conservative Party | ƷKP | Neoconservatist | 9 | 5 | Setting Laissez-faire capitalism into the constitution |
| The Right Movement | PRAH | Authoritarian conservatist | 8 | 4 | Leaving the Sekidean Union and establishment of full-scale isolationism |
| Religious Teocratic Party | NTP | Christian nationalist | 5 | 1 | Setting Kaȝin Christianity as the national religion, banning of non-christian religions |
| Zhoushi Communist Party | KPƷ | Dictatorship of the proletariat | 4 | 0 | Re-establishment of the Council State regime |
| New Evolution Party | NE | Identitarianism | 2 | 0 | Leaving of the Sekidean Union, establishment of a fascist dictatorship |
| The Party of Preah | PAPRI | Kammist nationalism | 0 | 0 | Setting of Kammism as a national religion, limitation of other religions |
| Party of Justice | PS-PHN | Haldenian separatists | 0 | 0 | Haldenian independence, breakup of Zhousheng |
Elections
Timing of elections
President: Every 4 years
Senate: Every 2 years ⅓ of the senate is replaced in a vote
Parliament: Every 4 years
Regional and municipal: Every 3 years
Process of elections
Elections are held for 36 hours. Voting rooms open at 7AM PMT on Friday and close on 7PM PMT on Saturday (6AM to 6PM PST). People can vote in the voting rooms (every municipality must have at least one voting room. In larger cities, there must be a minimum of one voting room per 10,000 people), by post (voters recieve special ballots with multiple watermarks and then they send a latter to a dedicated place by post (voting letter have purple stripe on them and are required to be delivered in less than 24 hours after the rooms close) or by a electronic device (voters enter their ID with their national passport into a specialised voting app and cast their vote from their home. Vote can be changed during the period of voting).
No campaign time
5 days before elections, it is prohibited to air political campaign rallys, do those rallys or spread any advertisement concerning the elections. 3 days before elections, media are prohibited from posting last-minute public opinion polls. Those rules are put in place to ensure, that there isn't a last-minute propoaganda push that can sway people's emotions and not their rationality.
Congress (Legislative)
Senate (Upper house)
Zhoushi Senate has 99 seats, which are distributed proportionally per votes, but only third of the seats are replaced every 2 years and votes are offset by 2 years (meaning that it takes a minimum of 6 years to completely change a senate). Political party can get 45 seats max, ensuring the need for coalition to control the parliament.
| Color | Name of the Political Party | Nick used by the Political Party | Political direction | Number of seats | Opposition/coalition/unaffiliated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party of Zhousheng | Liberals | Liberal centre-left | 29 | Coalition | |
| Zhoushi Green Party | Greens | Eco-centric centre-left | 32 | Coalition | |
| Party for Better Tommorows | ZALEZI ("Za Lepшє Zitꝛky" in Zhoushi) | Industrial centre-right | 12 | Coalition | |
| Social Democratic Party of Zhousheng | Social Democrats | Populist mid-left | 10 | Unaffiliated | |
| Zhoushi Patriotic Party | Lagovci (based on the party leader Vladimir Laga) | Populist mid-right | 6 | Opposition | |
| Zhoushi Conservative Party | Conservatives | Conservative right | 5 | Unaffiliated | |
| The Right Movement | Rightenists ("Pravaƞi" in Zhoushi) | Far right | 4 | Opposition | |
| Religious Teocratic Party | Teocrats | Teocratic far right | 1 | Unaffiliated |
Parliament (Lower house)
Zhoushi Parliament has 250 seats, which are distributed proportionally per votes.
| Color | Name of the Political Party | Nick used by the Political Party | Political direction | Number of seats | Opposition/coalition/unaffiliated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democratic Party of Zhousheng | Liberals | Liberal centre-left | 98 | Coalition | |
| Zhoushi Green Party | Greens | Eco-centric centre-left | 63 | Coalition | |
| Party for Better Tommorows | ZALEZI ("Za Lepшє Zitꝛky" in Zhoushi) | Industrial centre-right | 34 | Coalition | |
| Social Democratic Party of Zhousheng | Social Democrats | Populist mid-left | 16 | Unaffiliated | |
| Zhoushi Patriotic Party | Lagovci (based on the party leader Vladimir Laga) | Populist mid-right | 11 | Opposition | |
| Zhoushi Conservative Party | Conservatives | Conservative right | 9 | Unaffiliated | |
| The Right Movement | Rightenists ("Pravaƞi" in Zhoushi) | Far right | 8 | Opposition | |
| Religious Teocratic Party | Teocrats | Teocratic far right | 5 | Unaffiliated | |
| Zhoushi Communist Party | Communists | Marxist far left | 4 | Opposition | |
| New Evolution Party | NE (sometimes called "ȠE" to parody it as a negative) | Technocratic far right | 2 | Opposition |