Politics of Renesia

Renesia is a Unitary Semi-Constitutional Monarchy where all of the political power is vested in the Prince of Renesia, who is the head of state, and the Chancellor of Renesia is the head of government, who is appointed by the Prince. Even though the Prince holds total executive, legislative and judicial powers the Prince shares them to make administrating Renesia easier and fairer. Renesia is made up of nine Provinces, each is autonomous, has their own government (with the exception of Renas) and laws, but they all have to follow National law above all else.

Government
Although there is nothing directly limiting the Prince's powers, there are laws and treaties that guarantee rights to various interest groups, such as the Velvet Act and the Edle Stimme treaty.

Prince
The Prince is an autocratic position, wherein they have limitless power in government; they may veto the common and noble chambers' decisions, overrule any judgment and enforce any rules on any of the provinces and is the head of state. Although there is no official mechanism to stop any abuse of power there have been multiple times throughout history where commoners and nobles rise up to protect their rights.

A Prince is also expected to abdicate at the age of 65, if the Prince did not abdicate at the age of 65 they may rule until the age of 75 when they are forced to step down and see the succession process to prevent any trouble during the transfer of power.

Gewalter Erbe
Gewalter Erbe is an elected position where nobles, cities, and the elders of the Tyriol family elect someone from the Tyriol family to become the chosen heir. A law that was created in 1456 made it so that only young adults are eligible to be elected to be the Gewalter Erbe. Gewalter Erbe has very limited powers, but they are able to forcibly remove the current reigning Prince from power with the agreement of the current Chancellor.

Gewalter Erbe is expected to rule over Renas Province while the Prince rules over the nation, but it is not always the case. Sometimes the Gewalter Erbe can act as a Regent when the Chancellor is not available or there has been no official designated Regent.

Every month the Gewalter Erbe can change. On the first day of every month, the votes are recounted and republished again.

Councilats
The Councilats used to be a 7-member council which included the Prince and Gewalter Erbe that was created in the 1300s to help the Prince rule the realm more efficiently. Although, now the Councilats means something else entirely, and only 3 positions are used today.


 * Chancellor: the Chancellor is a position appointed by the Prince and has a large sway politically. The Chancellor is usually seen as the right-hand man of the Prince and the head of government and is more than likely to be very close friends with the Prince. The Chancellorship is removed once the Prince that appointed them is no longer a Prince.
 * Lord-Protector: the Lord-Protector is an elected position by the Noble's Chamber amongst themselves and acts as the voice of nobility. The Lord-Protector's main power is to organise the Noble's Chamber by setting agendas and goals to achieve, and to force a meeting with the Prince.
 * Marshal: the Prince appoints the Marshal from the generals in the main army. The Marshal manages all things military and works in tandem with the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Marshal is also seen above the Minister of military affairs since in most cases the minister has a civilian background.

Beraters
Beraters (literally means advisors) is a position that was created in the Republic of Renesia era. Over time, Beraters job and powers changed significantly as they had no defined role post the republic, that is until the Velvet act in 1884. Currently, there are three types of Beraters: positional, granted and familial.

Positional Beraters are the people who become Beraters from their position in the government, such as the minister of interior or the Chancellor, their advice are held highly when it is about their department or field of expertise. A single positional Berater needs to be in attendance in the royal chamber before any major law is introduced. The only way to remove a positional Berater is by removing them from the office.

Granted Beraters is a temporary position granted by the Prince to allow them to attend the Royal chamber. Granted Beraters can be revoked at any time, and after the Prince's death, all granted Beraters are automatically removed.

Familial Beraters signifies the Tyriol elderly. Any Tyriol of the age of 65 and above and currently living in Renesia are considered a Berater.

The main Beraters responsibility is "Giving advice in good faith" in return the Prince needs to "Hear their voice and consider". The only power that the Beraters have is meeting with the Prince, whether by emergency meetings or official meetings so that they are able to do their job.

Branches of government
Renesia has 9 main ministries, each headed by a minister appointed by the Prince or the Chancellor; there are also other departments that act independently from any minister and are able to choose their own directors with the approval of the Prince. The ministries are as follows:

Ministry of Interior
The Ministry of Interior manages the internal security of the nation, collection of taxes, internal peace, identification documents and new area development. The minister of interior is considered the 6th most powerful person politically.
 * New Land Development Department (NLDD)
 * Provincial Watch and Coordination Department (PWCD)
 * Provincial Tax Section (PXS)
 * Provincial Relationship section
 * Culture, Art, Historical Landmark and Festivities Department (CAHLFD)
 * Religious Authority Department (RAD)
 * Citizen Correction Department (CCD)
 * Interior Troop Section (ITS)
 * Royal Tax Department (RTD)
 * Private Sector Section (PSS)
 * People Tax Section (PTS)
 * Tax Collection Force
 * Noble Relationship Watch Department (NRWD)
 * Civil Defense Department (CDD)
 * Provincial Coordinator Sector
 * Environment Watch Department (EWD)
 * Renesian Sports Department
 * National Police Department
 * Provincial Police Relations and Coordination
 * Identity Documents Department

Ministry of Commerce
The Ministry of Commerce focus on economic growth, lowering employment, external and internal trade and resources, re-developing unused or abandoned areas and investment whether its internally or externally.
 * Land Redevelopment Department (LRD)
 * Trade Department
 * Interior Trade Section
 * International Trade Section
 * Companies Watch Department
 * Company Taxonomy Section
 * Commercial Register Section
 * Investment Department
 * Interior Investment Section
 * International Investment Section
 * Other Investment Section
 * Consumer Protection Department
 * Worker Protection Department
 * Economic Department
 * Sales Department

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs focuses on providing an "outsider" perspective, maintaining and improving relationships and spreading Renesian culture internationally.
 * Foreigners Correction Department
 * Foreign Affairs Coordinator Department
 * Goodwill and Relationship Upkeep Department
 * International View Correction Department
 * Cultural Spread Department
 * Visa Department
 * RLT Department

Ministry of Military Affairs
Ministry of Military Affairs focuses on the external security of the nation, coordination of the provincial armies, military supplies, logistics of the army and the training of the said army.
 * Military Sports Department (MSD)
 * Unified Training Department
 * Military Finance Department
 * Provincial Army Coordinator Department
 * Renesian Armed Forces
 * Army of Renesia
 * Airforce of Renesia
 * Navy of Renesia
 * Coastal Guard
 * Unified Logistics Department
 * Schaarstal Armed Forces
 * Army of Schaarstal
 * Airforce of Schaarstal
 * Army of Raithaslach
 * Erberg Armed Forces
 * Army of Erberg
 * Navy of Erberg
 * Slilow Armed Forces
 * Army of Slilow
 * Navy of Slilow
 * Army of Laagburg
 * Bredelem Armed Forces
 * Army of Bredelem
 * Airforce of Bredelem
 * Loriace Armed Forces
 * Army of Loriace
 * Navy of Loriace
 * Fern Armed Forces
 * Army of Fern
 * Airforce of Fern
 * Navy of Fern

Ministry of Communication and Transportation
Ministry of Communication and Transportation oversees all communications in Renesia and manages the land, naval and air traffic. Furthermore, it improves transportation infrastructure and maintains them across all provinces.
 * Railway Police Department (RPD)
 * Train and Trams Department
 * Automobiles and Traffic Department
 * Naval Department
 * Air Based and Air Traffic Department
 * Media and Communication Alignment Department

Ministry of Education
Ministry of Education supervises the educational progress of all students in Renesia.
 * Primary Education Department
 * Secondary Education Department
 * Higher Education Department
 * Further Educational and Research Pursue Department

Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health supervise Hospitals across Renesia and makes sure minimum qualities are met. Moreover, it attempts to make Renesians adopt a more healthy lifestyle.

Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice focuses on delivering fair and fast just judgment across all of Renesia.
 * Criminal Justice Department
 * Civil Justice Department
 * Commercial Justice Department
 * Provincial Justice Department
 * Governmental Justice Department
 * Military Justice Department
 * Supreme Department
 * Family Justice Department
 * People's Justice Department
 * Foreigners Justice Department
 * Noble Justice Department
 * Appeal Justice Department
 * Youth Protection Department
 * Prisons Administration Department
 * Pardons Department

Ministry of Treasury and Finance
Ministry of Treasury and Finance manages the spending of the central government and audits all accounting sheets to prevent corruption.
 * Audit Department (AD)
 * Tax Audit Section
 * Private Sector Audit Section
 * Provincial Audit Section
 * Noble Audit Section
 * Government Audit Section
 * International Non-Government Organization Audit Section
 * Treasury and Finance Force

Independent
The following are independent agencies and departments from any ministry and directly report to either the Prince or the Chancellor:

Renesian Information Gathering and Intelligence Department (RIGID)
RIGID is both the and  of Renesia. RIGID was part of the Ministry of Military Affairs the Prince made it independent in 1901.
 * RIGID1
 * RIGID1 Enforcers
 * RIGID2
 * RIGID ISS
 * RIGID CO

Renesian Information Validation Department (IVD)
The IVD was part of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance until 1879. The IVD investigates corruption and stops any product from being produced in Renesia or stops products coming into Renesia that may be "immoral or dangerous". Although, currently they need the approval of the Prince before stopping any product.
 * International Product Section
 * Internal Product Section
 * Governmental Section
 * Provincial Section
 * Media Section
 * International Section

Renesian Central Bank (RCB)
Manages the Renesian Mark inflow and outflow and keeps an ample reserved supply of various foreign currencies

People's Community Affairs Department (PCAD)
PCAD maintains People's rights across all provinces. PCAD is the first independent department in Renesia, which was independent from its inception in 1845.
 * Community House Management Section (CHMS)
 * Worker's Right Watch Section
 * Consumer's Right Watch Section
 * Community Soldiers Management Section

Overseers
The Overseers position was created by Prince Edward II in 1301, a position to emulate the Varic Empire's era where they sent various overseers to supervise the Renesian region. The Overseers are managed by the Ministry of Interior and are considered part of the Provincial Watch and Coordination Department, although before 1900 they were directly managed by assigned and managed by the Prince.

The Overseer's job is to make sure that the Province is following the national law and to advise the Province on what to do when needed. If the Province is ignoring the overseer and acting suspiciously, against the law or threatens national security then the overseer's job becomes to slow down the progress and report it to the central government as fast as possible, failing to do so can be seen as an act of treachery against the Renesia.

There have been many examples where an overseer managed to stop a situation from becoming worse, for example in the Velvet Revolution of 1842 overseers across Renesia rallied various nobles to the loyalist side and eliminated traitorous nobles, which was paramount to loyalist victory.

Royal Chamber
The Royal Chamber holds executive, legislative and judicial powers and cannot be held without the Prince in session. Members of the Royal Chamber are the Prince, Ministers, the Councilates, the Beraters and the Gewalter Erbe. The Prince, Ministers and the Councilates may call for a session. Any matter can be discussed from foreign policy to societal issues. All meetings are held in the Vermillion Palace. Although it is unnecessary, it is customary that the Royal Chamber for a rubber stamp approval from the Noble's Chamber for any legislative decision.

Executive
The executive branch consists of the Prince who has unlimited and unchecked powers and the final say. Although the Prince may empower the Chancellor to exercise executive powers on their behalf, moreover all the Provinces are empowered to exercise executive powers within their territory and within the letter of the law.

Legislature
Although the Royal chamber has full legislative authority there are two other chambers that are able to propose and pass laws, given that the Prince does not veto or block the law.

Noble's Chamber
The Noble's chamber was created in 1771 after a faction of nobles used their influence and power to force the Prince into creating it. Each Noble family (currently there are 487) send a representative to the Vermillion Palace where they elect the Lord-Protector, propose national laws and vote on them. Every family have equal voting power, and for a law to pass the vote must be at least 70% in favour of it. The Noble's Chamber has to meet at least once a month. If there is a dispute and did not manage to elect the Lord-Protector then Noble's chamber would lose the ability to propose any law.

Lord-Protector
leader and representative of Noble's chamber, and cannot hold other governmental positions. Lord-Protector is voted amongst the noble's chamber members, and a simple majority wins. If the noble's chamber fails to elect a Lord-Protector then all of the noble's chamber's powers and benefits become ineffective until a Lord-Protector is chosen. The Lord-Protector may serve up to 3 terms in their lifetime, each term is 4 years.

Commoner's Chamber
Commoner's Chamber may propose and vote on provincial laws. Although each commoner's chamber varies wildly between provinces there are some commonalities between them, namely that parties are not allowed (with the exception of Fern) and that all elections use a single transferable vote (also known as STV) according to the [Name] law, which aims to make "fair elections that represent people as much as possible".

Judiciary
The Prince and the Ministry of Justice have full judiciary control and the Commoner's chambers have some judiciary powers. There is a pyramid structure for the courts in Renesia; it has to go through the local judge, then the city judge, then the Province's Judge, then the Commoner's chamber, then the National Judge, then the Supreme Judge, until finally, it reaches the Prince. Although it rarely reaches the Supreme judge or the Prince, some courts may skip judges, for example, Noble Justice Courts are only available from the Province's Judge and upwards.

Provinces
Each of the provinces has a high degree of autonomy and may select its own rulers, the only requirement is that they have to swear an oath of loyalty to the Prince and Renesian people, and have to be approved by the Prince. Pre-1876 Provinces used to be able to make official alliances with each other, this caused rivalries to go out of control or strong-arm the Prince into passing certain laws.

Province of Renas
Elective Monarchy

Province of Schaarstal
Hereditary Monarchy

Province of Raithaslach
Hereditary Monarchy

Province of Erberg
Oligarchy

Province of Bredelem
Republic

Province of Slilow
Hereditary Monarchy

Province of Laagburg
Republic

Province of Loriace
Republic

Province of Fern
Republic

Electoral Process
The electoral process for Gewalter Erbe system is heavily skewed toward the nobility and can be very volatile as the Gewalter Erbe can change every month. Only the Prince, Erzherzog, Herzog, Pfalzgraf, and Junker may select candidates from the Tyriol family, although Tyriol family members who are above the age of 60 may veto any candidates except the Prince's candidate. To be eligible the person must be:


 * Of Tyriol family
 * Between the age of 20-45 (exceptions can be made)
 * Have received higher education

The vote must be made public and it is customary to announce the candidate they are supporting in Renes. Declaring vote can be made at any time and can be changed, although there is a 3 month wait time between declaring the vote and changing it.