Fictia

Fictian Flag.png, is a state of the Great Universal Empire based in Occidentalis Minor.
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Government:
The predecessor state of the Fictian Empire featured an absolute monarchy, in which an Emperor ruled the entire state indisputably and appointed governors to rule the provinces. After Michael Basileus's coup, however, a seemingly more democratic state emerged. The position of Emperor was kept as head of state, currently held by George V, but the holder of that position is politically powerless.

Elections are held once every 6 years in all provinces for both a President, a supreme head of government with the practical power the Emperor once had, and members of the Senate, which basically ratifies the President's decisions. Ideally, the Senate should be composed of members from all political parties, but intriguingly the two elections held to date have both elected Michael Basileus as President and members of the Basilean Governance Party, a puppet group of his supporters, as Senators unanimously. This confirmed suspicions that Michael was rigging the elections and attempting to become a dictator; resulting in his retirement.

Relations:
The Fictian Empire is a formal member of Socii Mundial, but externally also features a unique foreign policy system inspired by that used by the W.C.C., in which all countries are assigned a number relating to how good their relations are. As of 1919, these numbers are: