Political System of Savoria (since April 1049)

For the old article: Political System of Savoria (prior to April 1049)

Savoria is located on the continent Askori and is a Federal Republic with a Parliament and democratic elections. The Head of State is addressed as President of Savoria and serves a 5 year term and is elected by the population. Savoria has a constitution which balances the power between the President and the Federal Parliament and makes democratic elections mandatory. In Savoria there are many political parties and organisations. The nation attempts to keep the Legislative, Justice and the Executive seperated. As of November 1049 11% of the total global population was living within Savoria. Savoria is the most populated nation on the continent Askori. By area size Savoria is the second largest nation of the continent behind the Zoran Union.

Constitution (Regarding Politics in Savoria)
The Savorian Constitution defines Savoria as a Federation of 14 States, 1 Island State, 1 Province and 1 Territory. All of these have equal rights on federal level. The Savorian Consitution states that there needs to be a Head of State addressed as President. If the President dies or steps down another President has to be elected to take his position. The Head of State addressed as President is elected by the population and serves a term of 5 years. The Federal Parliament consist of 250 Seats and serves a term of 5 years as well. The elections of the Head of State and the Federal Parliament both happen within 3 months of each other. The Council of State Representatives has no official election or term limit. States run their own elections to form their state governments. Every state government needs to send two representatives to represent their government in the Council of State Representatives. They vote on laws that have been passed by the Federal Parliament and therefore have a chance to influence internal politics on a federal level.

The President
The Savorian President is elected by the population via Electoral College and serves a 5 year term. There is a total amount of 100 votes and how many votes each of the states get is determined by the percentage their population makes of the total national population. To run for President a candidate must be a Savorian Citizen and at least 25 years old. Membership in a political party is not required. He is supposed to form a government after an election and to nominate the Savorian Vice President and the Ministers. For the Vice President and every minister he appoints he needs the majority of the Federal Parliament to vote in favor of the nomination. He can propose and vote on laws and can also put his veto against laws that have been passed by both the Federal Parliament and the Council of State Representatives. He leads sessions in the Federal Parliament and can cancel them or exclude certain parties or personalities from a session if they misbehave. The President is also supposed to represent the Government in the public. The President is the supreme commander of all military forces. There is no term limit for the President as long as he gets reelected. The President can call for new elections if he believes that it is impossible to form or maintain a stable government within the Federal Parliament. This will require 51 % of all members of the Federal Parliament to vote in favor. The Federal Parliament can kick the President out of office if at least 75 % of the Federal Parliament votes in favor. If the President steps down, dies or is kicked out of Office his Vice President will replace him and new elections have to be held as soon as possible.

The Federal Parliament
The Federal Parliament currently consists of 250 seats which are always split between the parties according to the last elections results. In order to move into the Federal Parliament a political party must have received at least 10 % of all votes. If the total votes for a party are below 10 % the party can´t enter the Federal Parliament and their seats are split between the political parties that made it into the Parliament. The election of the Federal Parliament is synchronized with the election of the President and both elections must happen within 3 months once an election period started. The Federal Parliament serves a 5 year term. Members of the Federal Parliament can propose and vote on laws. Only Savorian Citizens with at least 21 years of age and that are members of a political party can be elected into the Federal Parliament. The Federal Parliament is also able to kick the President out of office if at least 75 % of all votes are in favor.

Council of State Representatives
The Council of State Representatives consists of 34 members, 2 from each State, Province or Territory within Savoria. As of April 1049 there are 17 States, Provinces or Territories within Savoria. The Council of State Representatives votes on laws that have been passed by the Federal Parliament and can therefore confirm or stop the law changes that the Federal Government is pushing forward. The Representatives in the council can also propose laws themselves that are then voted on in the council. If the votes are successful the laws will be passed on to the Federal Parliament which will make the final decision. The Council of State Representatives only votes on laws that affect the internal policy. They have no say in international and foreign policy. The Council of State Representatives is the only option that states have to influence internal politics on a federal level.

Internal Politics of the States
For the most part States are very unrestricted when it comes to internal affairs. As long as they do not violate federal law or move outside the limits that federal law sets for some areas there is only 3 major restrictions. The first one is that all diplomatic actions and the foreign policy are handled by the Federal Government and that all State Governments need to be appointed based on democratic elections. The second one is that the all armed forces no matter if they´re federal armed forces or if they´re armed forces of a specific state are always under the high command of the Federal Government. The third one is that states have to enforce taxes that are collected on a federal level regardless of their own tax policy. States have no right to veto federal laws. Their only way to stop federal laws is through the Council of State Representatives.

States
As of November 1049 there are 17 states in Savoria which are (sorted by population size, highest to lowest):
 * Dato (21% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Venzi (Province) (14% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Rejmington (11% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Toreso (10% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Suvor (8% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Montan (5% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Retah (4% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Riverto (4% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Vetena (4% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Malden (Island State) (4% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Grestin (3% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Ostria (3% of Savoria´s total population)
 * North Shiza (Territory) (2% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Elbordo (2% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Laria (2% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Flutox (1% of Savoria´s total population)
 * Mapeli (1% of Savoria´s total population)

Cities
As of November 1049 there were 61 cities or towns within Savoria with a population of at least 25 000 or higher. The 10 largest cities sorted by population size are:


 * Venzi (12.4 Million)
 * Rejm (5.8 Million)
 * Markusch (3.9 Million)
 * Two Lake City (2.8 Million)
 * Sangrisia (2.5 Million)
 * Eto (2.4 Million)
 * Kunover (2.1 Million)
 * North Rejm (1.9 Million)
 * Overy (1.6 Million)
 * Agiten (1.6 Million)

Noticeable Federal Political Parties (Active on federal level)
A Political Party is considered as active on a federal level if the Party is either active in the current Federal Parliament or is taking part in federal elections. Political Parties that are only active in certain states are not listed here. Each party also has a Popularity percentage. The Popularity percentage of all parties combined can go beyond 100 %. The reason is that this value does not represent what amount of votes the party would get during an election but what percentage of all potential eligible voters would currently consider voting for this party. All popularity values are as of December 1049.

Federal Alliance of Democratic Parties (FADP)
Originally formed in: 1034. Reorganized in: 1049

Current Party Speaker/Leader: Jim U. Leidberg (Since 1049)

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Current Popularity: 70 %, Last Federal Election Result: Pending

Savorian Party of Progress (SPP)
Formed in: 1049

Current Party Speaker/Leader: Hamish J. Gardner (Since 1049)

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Current Popularity: 65 %, Last Federal Election Result: Pending

Nationalist Party of Savoria (NPS)
Originally formed in: 1024. Reorganized in: 1049

Current Party Speaker/Leader: Sony Jopter (Since 1042)

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Current Popularity: 35 %, Last Federal Election Result: Pending

Party for a Republican Savoria (PRS)
Originally formed in: 1047. Reorganized in: 1049

Current Party Speaker/Leader: Heinz Harald Kentsen (Since 1047)

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Current Popularity: 45 %, Last Federal Election Result: Pending

Noticeable Regional Political Parties (Active on state level)
A Political Party is considered as active on a state level if the Party is either actively involved in a current state government or is taking part in state elections. Political Parties that are also active on a federal level are not listed here. Each party also has a Popularity percentage.The Popularity percentage of all parties combined can go beyond 100 %. The reason is that this value does not represent what amount of votes the party would get during an election but what percentage of all potential eligible voters would currently consider voting for this party. All popularity values are as of December 1049.

Savorian Party for Strength and Justice (SPSJ)
Formed in: 1049

Active in the following states: Vetena

Current Party Speaker/Leader: Theodore Jinsen (Since 1049)


 * Current general political positions regarding the economy: The economy of Vetena has great potential. The key sectors of the states economy were affected by the civil war but we can rebuild them and even beyond that. The state just needs to get involved a lot more and make sure that growth does not come at the expense of the common worker. Careful growth while letting everyone profit from it is the only way to a truly successful and fair economy.
 * Current general political positions regarding the military: The Federal Armed Forces are strong but every state should have some sort of military force they can rely on at any time. Vetena should build an army with at least 20 000 active Soldiers who are ready to act at any time.
 * Current general political positions regarding internal affairs: We will make sure that lazy unemployed people will be put to work no matter if they want to or not. Everyone should be willing to do his part. And there is a difference between someone being unemployed because they have no choice or being unemployed because they refuse to work in any job but their perfect job of their dreams. And if it is a foreigner than they better seek work in their own country. We don´t exist to feed people that do not belong here.
 * Current general political positions regarding state affairs: The state should do what it can in order to influence internal politics in its favor. I´m sure we´re not the only ones with the specific issues we are having.
 * Other political positions: The federal government should do a lot more to protect the interests of Savoria and its individual states.

Current Popularity: 82 %, Last State Election Result (Vetena): Pending