Apporrossian Government

The government of Apporross consists of a central, planetary government, empowered by planetary elections and represented in Apporrossian parliament. This government (ostensibly) serves at the discretion of the monarchy, represented by 'chamber-keepers' which preserve the interests of the last monarch, Emperor Orang-Songl. Devolved powers are also held by local leaders in constituencies across Apporross.

## Government structure

### **Executive**

The Executive of the Apporrossian Government is the main body in decision making for foreign policy, home security, military, education, finance and investment, healthcare, and so on. In this capacity, it sets the agenda for these government bodies, with the consent of the parliament. The Prime Minister and his/her cabinet will consist of members of the parliament, usually entirely from the largest party. They will set the over-arching agenda for their cabinet, who will then set 'sub-agendas' in their respective areas and co-ordinate the services and groups at their disposal.

These agendas cannot be set into motion, should they involve a large or medium-scale change to a pre-existing system, without the consent of parliament, who must vote 50% in favour to approve a new agenda in each of the major areas.

#### Prime Minister

The Prime Minister is the overseer of his/her cabinet and the leader of the largest party in parliament. As the leader of the largest party, the Prime Minister is capable of making decisions on behalf of the party and setting the agenda for the rest of the cabinet, which then inform government direction.

#### Economic Chancellor

The economic chancellor sets the agenda for the economy, including interest rates, the direction of the central banks, government investment, and so on, and work with the security agencies to decide regulation policy.

#### Home Policy Overseer

Home Policy consists of mostly Apporrossian security, 'home affairs', emergency services, prosecution services, and so on.

### **Legislature**

See also: *Apporrossian Parliament*

The Legislature is the Apporrossian Parliament, made up of Parliamentary Representatives, of whom there are 400, distributed among parties according to their respective electoral victories. They vote to approve new amendments to the law, as well as additional, and to approve the agenda of the government in numerous areas. A 2/3 majority is required to make major changes to the system of governance, whereas a simple majority is required for other decisions.

### Local Government

Constituencies are locally governed by local leaders, who are elected every 3 years through local elections, with some exceptions. There are roughly 24,000 constituencies, and numerous 'super-localities' which make legislation and changes across numerous localities/constituencies. These often align with ideas of former empires/kingdoms/countries. Political parties within these constituencies tend to be consistent across these super-localities.

Typically, the party or individual with the most votes becomes the local leader capable of making decisions on behalf of that locality, in line with government legislation. They are able to set local tax rates in addition to the central gov tax. In some cases, however, the electoral outcome in a given locality is reflected in the makeup of a council or assembly which makes decisions within that locality.

## Current government

*See also: Second Cloran Government (Apporross)*

The current Prime Minister is Josef Cloran, first elected in 246th of 2018 (Mt) and then re-elected in a quasi-coalition government on the 100th, 2020 (Mt). Cloran represents the NMP (New Market Party), which represents 'a critical approach to the monarchy', as well as further foreign cooperation, increased government spending,