Government of the Republic of Rennia
The Government of Rennia is complex.
President of the Republic
Associated Articles: List of Presidents of the Rennian Republic
The President of the Rennian Republic is elected Directly by the People of Rennia in elections every 15 years.
Emperor Emeritus Tiberius Rex served as the first President of the Republic, with a modified term, a full 17 1/2 years, to guarantee a continual occupation of the office of President, as well as setting the Election year properly to be halfway between Meblat Elections (in his case, between the elections of the 3rd and 4th Meblats).
Requirements
In order to be eligible to stand for election as President, a candidate must be over 30 years of age, must never have previously served as Rennian President, and must be presently serving, or have previously served in one of the following positions for at minimum a period of 1 Year:
- Prime Minister of the Meblat
- Chairperson of the Advisorate
- Lieutenant-Governor of a Rennian Province
- Rennian National Supreme Court Judge
- Rennian Provincial Supreme Court Judge
Powers and Responsibilities of the Office
Parliament of Representatives (Meblat)
Election Format
The Parliament of Representatives is voted indirectly through a proportional electoral college.
During very Rennian municipality-level council elections, the "Elector Candidate" position must be elected and filled. Leading up to a National Meblat Election (every 5 years), each Province is granted a set number of Meblat seats (proportional to their population). From their, each Province must randomly select a number of electors equal to twice the number of Meblat Seats assigned to that province, from among all Municipal Elector Candidates.
For example, during the Election of the First Meblat, in 271, The population of Qaret was just over 850,000 - equal to 4.83% of the total Rennian Population of 17,615,000. This granted them 9 seats in the Meblat (177 seats available in the 271 election). Therefore, they randomly selected 18 Elector Candidates from amongst their municipal potential electors.
The chosen Elector Candidates become their province's assigned Electors, and publish a numbered list of which eligible Citizens they would appoint as Meblat Parliamentarians (MPs) if voted to do so. In the Meblat Elections, the Electors recieve votes from across their province, and appoint the first number of candidates on their list, proportional to the number of votes they received (Rounded to the nearest whole Value, beginning with the Elector who received the Most votes).
| Population | % of total | Total Seats | Seats Granted to Province A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 765,000 | 4.34 | 177 | 8 (4.5%) |
| Elector | Total Votes | % of Provincial Votes | # of Seats Granted |
| Elector 1 | 367,200 | 48% | 4 |
| Elector 2 | 191,250 | 25% | 2 |
| Elector 3 | 99,450 | 13% | 1 |
| Elector 4 | 84,150 | 11% | 1 |
| Elector 5 | 15,300 | 2% | 0 |
| Elector 6 | 3,825 | 0.5% | 0 |
| Elector 7 - 16 | 3,825 | 0.5% | 0 |
In the example above, Elector 1 would appoint the first 4 candidates on their published Shortlist, Elector 2 would appoint the first 2 (excluding any also appointed by either Elector 1 or an elector from another Province), Electors 3 and 4 would appoint the first candidate on their Shortlist, once again excluding any candidates already appointed to the Meblat.