Politics of Tahare

Tahare is an overseas region of Marone. Like other overseas regions, it has both a regional government, in addition to being represented by the national government.

## Executive branch

The head of state of Tahare is Gisèle Frédérique-Betsch, in her capacity as the president of Marone. The president is represented in Tahare by the prefect of Tahare, appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister and interior minister. The prefect is a direct representative of the president, and is responsible for exercising the duties of the presidency while the president is unavailable. In effect, the prefect acts as the head of state of Tahare when the president is not present in the region. The role of a prefect is largely ceremonial, being tasked with representing the national government in their designated department or region, but they are additionally responsible for overseeing public safety and national security, such as coordinating the local police force and issuing driver's licenses and passports. The current prefect of Tahare is Léanna Porin.

The head of government of Tahare is Morgane Charucan, in her capacity as the president of the General Council of Tahare. The president of the council is elected by popular vote, with each electoral alliance selecting a candidate from their list as their presidential candidate. In effect, the electoral alliance which wins the election also has their presidential candidate elected president. The president functions as a prime minister, nominating their own government to oversee various departments and implement policy. As overseas regions contain a combined departmental and regional council, their regional governments wield a significantly higher degree of power than regional and departmental governments do in metropolitan Marone.

## Legislative branch

### National

In the national legislative branch, Tahare elects seven members of the Chamber of Representatives. Elections are held every five years by popular vote in seven electoral constituencies, using a two-round system. Typically, Taharian political parties enter alliances with national political parties in order to contest national elections together and collaborate in the national government.

Tahare also chooses two members of the Senate. Senators are not elected by popular vote, and instead are appointed by the General Council of Tahare for a ten year term that cannot be renewed. By virtue of this system, senators are almost always members of the party which controls the regional government.

### Regional

The legislative branch of the regional government is the General Council of Tahare. Unlike in metropolitan Marone, there is no separation between the regional and departmental government in Tahare, resulting in a regional council that wields considerable power compared to the regions of metropolitan Marone. The General Council is a 48-seat body where members are elected at-large by proportional representation and party lists. Regional elections to the General Council are organized every six years.

Following the conclusion of a regional election, negotiations between the parties elected to the legislature begin, resulting in agreement between political parties to form a government. Due to the amount of political parties in Taharian politics, it is very rare that a single party can form a government on its own. The government, led by a president, then forms part of the executive branch of the regional government, proposing a variety of legislation for the council to debate and vote on. As Tahare has a fused departmental and regional council, the responsibilities of the General Council are vast, including budgeting, senatorial appointments, social and administrative services, primary school management, public transportation, and infrastructure.