Aristocra

The Aristocra is the planetary government of Aesthetica. Named after the ruling families of the Chiss Ascendancy, the Aristocra consists of a head, and several party members specialising in various fields, such a defence, transport, foreign affairs and so forth. Every ten years, a new Aristocra is elected by them winning the most seats in the three Aesthetican constituencies.
== History ==
In the year 2158, the Aristocra was founded by Chiss colonisers, former exiles of their homeworld of Csilla. The Aristocra was, for the 100 years or so it reigned, a strong and stable government. However, in the year 2238, Aiyran Sa'aculla, a Twi'lek supremacist, took power and transformed the Aristocra into a totalitarian dictatorship, eventually leading to the Aesthetican Civil War of 2241-2245. After Sa'aculla's defeat, reforms were made into the Aristocra to prevent such a situation rising again, and a formal election was held in 2248.
This newer, more stable government, constantly reforming itself, lasted until 2308, where Aesthetics, the incumbent Aristocra, rose to power. However, the uncertainty that followed his reign was not a fault of his own, but rather the measures he had taken to secure a safer, more prosperous Aesthetica. Such measures include the Outer Rim War, and the following Aesthetican Crisis, which still exists today.
== Electoral Process ==
Aesthetica is divided into three constituencies; Akkad, Ka'roo and Ara'aya. Each constituency holds a number of seats within the Aristocra House proportionate to the population of each constituency, with Akkad having the most seats, and Ka'roo the least. Each party running for the Aristocra must win the most seats in each constituency to gain a majority in the House and win the Aristocra. However, should a non-majority be the result, it is a race against time for all parties to find a coalition with other parties to secure a majority first. This situation had happened a mere three times in all of Aesthetica's history.