Politics of Meridon
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Meridon is a federal Parliamentary republic constitutional Republic with an executive presidency, whose legislature, the Federal Council, contains the unicameral house. The council consists of 364 seats, with seats allocated both for the territories at large and by population counts.
As a semi-parliamentary system, the executive branches are not directly elected by the legislature, but are held accountable to it via votes of no confidence, which can recall any executive officer including the President with a 2/3 majority. The Council is required by law to meet at least three times in a year, and typically meets for 3-month sessions that last from January-March, May-July, and September-November, though it regularly meets outside of these as needed.
Articles of Federation
Main article: Articles of Federation
Executive and the Presidency
The executive branch of the federal government is organized around the office of the President, who exercises his executive power primarily through the Federal Executive Departments. The President is empowered and charged with conducting foreign diplomacy, signing bills passed by the Council into law or vetoing them, serving as Commander in Chief of the Meridon Defense Forces, naming the heads of the Federal Executive Departments with Council advice and assent, and offer pardons to criminals. The President is elected to a five-year term by popular vote. Presidents are limited to two terms or ten years of service, whichever is greater.
Legislature
The Federal Council is the unicameral legislature of Meridon. It is composed of 364 seats that are assigned both for the territory at large and by popular representation. Councilors are elected by single transferable vote (STV). Councillors are limited to four terms or twenty cumulative years in office, whichever is greater. The Council is chaired by the Speaker of the Federal Council, who is elected at the beginning of each session of the Council. Generally, this is one of the more senior members of the ruling party or coalition.
The Council regularly consists of a variety of parties that form into coalitions or voting blocs. Virtually always, these coalitions are lead by the Federal Party and the Liberal Party in opposition to one another, with members of other parties switching sides as needed. Breaking coalition lines on votes is uncommon, but not unheard of.
The current composition of the Council is a government lead by the Federal Party, who is in coalition with the Agrarian Party and the Meridon Union Party. In organized opposition is a front lead by the Liberal Party, with coalition backers being the Worker's Party, New Meridon Party, and the Green Party. The Tangaran Unity Party.
Judiciary
For more, see Legal System of Meridon
Local government
Political parties
While there is a large amount of political parties across Meridon in territorial and local legislatures, Meridon's legislature currently consists of eight separate parties.
COALITION 180 OPPOSITION 148
