Teleri Republic

The Teleri Republic, officially the Republic of Teleri Cities, is a small country in north-eastern Vidina. It is bordered in the north-east by the Bay of Guasu, and straddles both sides of the !Mississippi river. It is composed of 37 !Taifas, remnants of the many city states that occupied the area before the formation of the Republic. Situated at the junction between the !Mississippi river and Bay of Guasu, the Teleri cities have historically been very open to commerce. Their hold on the !Mississippi river delta has allowed them to control access from the whole !Mississippi river basin to the rest of the world.

Pre-settlement
The Teleri are part of the !Iroquois people group, like most of the other !iroquois peoples the Teleri lived a nomadic lifestyle suring most of !antiquity. The Teleri tribe has its origins on the southern shores of the !long_lake lake, over the centuries they would migrate ever more East until they reached the sea, and the Aunic empire, where they settled in 370 CE.

First Settlements
The Teleri settlement in !name_province(Pannonia, Dalmatia...)! came as a result of their invasion of the Aunic Empire in 370 CE. Most settlements were simply already established towns and cities that were taken over by the Teleri, but some towns were Teleri expansions of small forts or villages, others yet were founded by the Teleri directly such as the !Taifa of !example_town.

Territorial Divisions
The Teleri Republic is divided into 37 !Taifas, they are the remnants of the many city-states that preceeded the Republic. The Teleri Republic is not a federation, therefore !Taifas cannot promulgate laws, they however have a certain level of autonomy and decision making. As !Taifas joined the Republic of their own volition some have special exemptions they negotiated when joining, for example the !big_southern_taifa negotiated exemptions on certain farming regulations as this industry was one their main one.

A point of contention is the island of !rhodes, it is disputed between the Teleri Republic and Ta'aroha. The island has been part of the republic since 1463, but it was annexed by Ta'aroha after their invasion of the Republic in the 1900's, ever since the relinquishing of the Republic the issue of the island has been a subject of contention and tensions.

Politics
The Teleri republic was founded in 1437 with the Act of Partnership, which is one of many seminal constitutional documents of the republic. Over time other documents would be added to this act, such as the Act of Integration, or the !bill_of_rights. Today the collection of these documents is known as the constitutional corpus.

Legislature
The Teleri republic functions under a bicameral legislature, the upper house is known as the Council of !Taifas, and the lower as the Chamber of Burghers.

Upper House
The Council of !Taifas represents the 37 !Taifas, with 3 representatives per !Taifa adding up to a total of 111 members.

Lower House
The Chamber of Burghers represents the people of the whole republic, it's memebers are elected to one of the 275 seats following a proportional voting system. During the 1460's there was a public debate on the necessity of this house of the legislature, these doubts were silenced by Talah Hialeah's History, in wich the author argues that it provides an equal voice to all citizens irregardless of their !Taifa of origin, and thus plays an essential role.

Head of State and Head of Government
The executive branch of the Teleri republic is Bicephalous. The roles of the head of state and of the head of government are held by the same people, there are two heads of state and of government, each one is elected by each of the houses of the legislature. Even after being elected they remain part of their respective house of the legislature, as such the parliementary branch of government hold supremacy over the executive one.

Government
The !ministers that form the government are appointed by the two heads of government. The head of state hailing from the Council of !Taifas appoints !ministers in charge of the domains concerning the exterior such as foreign affairs, trade, or defense. The head of state hailing from the Chamber of Burghers appoints !ministers in charge of the domains that concern the interior such as farming, transport, education, justice, treasury, or the interior. Both heads of government preside over the !council_of_ministers.