Government of Morra

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The **Government of the Republic of Morra**, also known simply as the **Morranian government** or the **Government of Morra**, is the central executive authority of the Republic of Morra. The government is led by the speaker of the National Assembly, who acts as de-facto prime minister, and is directly appointed by the president under the recommendation of the National Assembly of Morra. The speaker and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet, which is chaired by the president.

Ministers of government are directly responsible to the legislative branch; they make statements to the National Assembly, take questions from representatives, and can be impeached by the chamber. The government is dependent on the National Assembly to make new primary legislation, and general elections are held at least every five years to elect a new assembly, with both the president and speaker possessing the power to dissolve the legislative branch of government. The president is able to issue binding executive decrees within powers granted to them by the constitution and the National Assembly, though these are able to be challenged in court; presidential decrees cannot be used to raise taxes or allocate additional government funding. Following elections to the legislature, the assembly will elect an individual to become the speaker, which is a fusion of a presiding officer and head of government; as the electoral system is proportional, this usually requires the formation of coalition agreements between parties to achieve a majority.

From 2022 until 2024, governance of Morra was conducted through the Independence Alliance, which was the *de-facto* government, legislature, and military of the Transitional State. Following a coup d'état in August 2024, all three major branches of the alliance were dissolved, and power was transferred to a new government known as the Central Government of the Corporate Republic of Dunsteen. In February 2029, a new constitution expanded the powers of the government and renamed the country to the Republic of Morra; at the same time, the newly created office of speaker of the National Assembly was placed as the head of government, though the president remained the overall leader of the country.

## History

Prior to 2022, the region of Morra was governed by the Republic of Dunsteen as a constituent territory, but retained a distinct regional identity and political tradition. From the 1980s onwards, various pro-independence groups emerged in Morra demanding separation from Dunsteen; by the 2010s, the movement had become accepted in the mainstream and led by notable politicians such as Jean Luc Melenchon, Peter Illich, Lammert van Raan, and Marine Le Pen. After the emergence of the Independence Alliance paramilitary group led by Werner Reinheart in 2019, a civil war broke out in the region of Morra in early 2022 and a transitional state was established under the government of the Independence Alliance, which had since gained executive, legislative, and political divisions. After Reinheart lost re-election as the group's leader to Melenchon in early 2023, the political branch of the alliance government was dissolved in order to allow the forming of political parties within the legislative branch. Following a coup d'état in August 2024, all three major branches of the alliance were dissolved, and power was transferred to a new government known as the Central Government of the Corporate Republic of Dunsteen under a new constitution, leaving the alliance as a mere policy forum until its eventual dissolution in September 2025.

Under the Corporate Republic of Dunsteen, the new government initially sought to establish its dominance as a dictatorial body, before shifting to an autocratic model under President Sunil Bakshi; during Bakshi's presidency, a new legislative assembly was formed and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) became the *de-facto* ruling party. Outright repression was rare, with the government instead preferring to simply side-line rather than silence opposition. Indeed, the VVD sought to limit the extent of government and was a strong advocate of limited government until the 2027 Global Banking Crisis, which nearly led to total state collapse as the government had no economic institutions - in response, the government moved to abandon its free market policies and began a democratisation campaign in exchange for economic aid from neighbouring states.

## Components

### Executive Offices

Within the government of Morra, each senior executive officer of state (president, vice president, and speaker) has their own administrative office comprised of their staff and advisors. Whilst the bodies are purely advisory and have limited power in their own right, they are powerful thanks to the constitutional roles of their leaders - for instance, whilst the office of the president has no power by itself, the president has executive power and is able to issue decrees. As such, the personal offices of senior officers of state have taken on a *de-facto* position of power within government as coordination groups and advisory bodies.

### Ministerial Departments

Within government, there are numerous ministerial departments of state which oversee government policy in different areas. Each ministry has a designated secretary of state to run the department, who is appointed by the president at the speaker's advice. Government departments are not enshrined in the constitution and as such can be created or dissolved with relative ease; since the passing of the National Reform Act in 2040, the president has the power to create and dissolve departments at will. A forum of departmental leaders within government exists in the form of the Cabinet, which meets twice a week under the leadership of the president or the speaker.