Federation of Western Subtopia

## Flag

Flag of Western Subtopia

The Federation of Western Subtopia is a federation consisting of Moskochev, Diablo Blanca, Zamanbalad, and Besplovia. The federation is currently at war with the Holy Kingdom of Adrionis, in what is called the 2020 Subtopian War.

The Federation of Western Subtopia was founded in 2020 as a response to the dissolution of the Subtopian Political Union due to Adrionis' departure and declaration of war against the SPU. The Federation of Western Subtopia, contrary to the intergovernmental organization type of the SPU, is more unified and acts as a singular body.

## Government

The member states and their institutions retain limited institutional autonomy (LIA) within their own borders, while several federal institutions exist that have authority in every member state. Some examples of limited institutional autonomy is the communism practiced in certain zones of Moskochev and Shariah law (and other Islamic theocratic laws) strictly enforced in Zamanbalad.

Another example of LIA at work in Western Subtopia is the differences between leadership in member states. All member states, so far, have almost totally retained the government systems and practices that they had while independent countries. This means Diablo Blanca is still a monarchy. However, due to the restrictions of the LIA, member states' internal laws and the enforcement of said laws can only be practiced within the state's border.

To solve confusion and streamline governmental processes, a single federal district - known as the District of Orbis - was created, and the highest level of leadership for the Federation of Western Subtopia would technically live and operate within this district. In keeping with the belief in shared power from the defunct SPU, federal law permits double leadership of leaders of Western Subtopian states. This means that, unless overruled in a case-by-case basis, the officially recognized primary leader of a member state also acts as the Prime Representative in the Western Subtopian Solis.

There is no singular leader of Western Subtopia. Power is instead equally delegated to the Prime Representatives of each member state, who make decisions and review national affairs in a daily forum in Orbis. If a disagreement on whether or not to pass a law drafted by the Legislature arises, a hearing will be held with a pool of randomly selected jurors picking a choice made by Prime Representatives. The majority vote is the winning choice.

To prevent extreme corruption of power, the double leadership clause is only applicable to the officially recognized primary leader of a member state. This means that other federal representatives of member states cannot hold any position of power within the border of their own member state. This applies to the Legislature and the Senate.

The Federation of Western Subtopia is divided into five branches of government - the Prime Assembly, the Inner Assembly, the Legislative Assembly, the Judicial Assembly, and the Representative Assembly.

* The Prime Assembly contains the Solis, which is the roundtable of Prime Representatives of the member states that legally acts as a singular person. The Prime Assembly also contains the Auxiliary Solis, which is the on-demand and temporary jury of randomly selected individuals that breaks ties in national decision making. The prime assembly also contains the Vice-Prime Representatives, which act as assistants and auxiliary Prime Representatives.
* The Inner Assembly contains the leaders of institutions such as federal military, educational, and economic organization.
* The Legislative Assembly contains elected federal lawmakers from every member state, with each state getting three lawmakers per district. The Legislative Assembly is directly subservient to the prime assembly, and any law or federal edict that is classified as First Importance passes directly over the Judicial Assembly and straight to the Solis (or Auxiliary Solis). This same effect can occur if the Solis and Auxiliary Solis agree to push any law past the Judicial Assembly.
* The Judicial Assembly contains the High Court and the Oculus. There's a courthouse(s) located in the capital federal zone of every member state, as well as a federal courthouse in Orbis commonly used for extra-state affairs. High Court has two sub-branches - the Federal Court of Appeals and the Federal Court of Affairs. The Oculus contains elected individuals who examine laws drafted by the Legislative Assembly that are Second Importance and beyond.
* The Representative Assembly contains elected representatives from different districts of member states. The job of the Representative Assembly is to appear as speakers in hearings of the High Court in an attempt to communicate the needs of the people. They also appear to every other branch, autonomously or by direct request from a citizen of the same federal district. The request for appearance must pass through the Federal District Representative Request Committee of the district before it can appear on the desk of a representative.