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Birth of the United Kingdoms of Greater Francia


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The United Kingdoms of Greater Francia has a parliamentary government based on the French Constitution. Parliament is situated at The Palais du Luxembourg for the Senat and the Palais Bourbon for the Assemblee Nationale. When they are seated together at the Palace of Versaille they are collectively called Congrès du Parlement français

 

Head of State 

 

The Head of State is the reigning Monarch who is designated by the Royal Family. As Head of State, The Monarch undertakes constitutional and representational duties which have developed over one thousand years of history. In addition to these State duties, The Monarch has a less formal role as 'Head of Nation'. The Sovereign acts as a focus for national identity, unity, and pride; gives a sense of stability and continuity; officially recognizes success and excellence, and supports the ideal of voluntary service.

 

Constitutional agreements 

In times of Crisis, as with a hung Parliament, the lack of an automatic choice of Prime Minister or an unjustifiable and unnecessary request for a dissolution of Parliament, the Monarchy provides an impartial and non-political arbitrator, like an umpire called in when the players cannot agree. It would also be able to intervene if the government acted unconstitutionally by, say putting the opposition in jail, abolishing elections, or instructing the police not to prosecute members of the government for criminal offenses. The Monarch can also dissolve Parliament, and appoint a Prime Minister to their liking. This duty falls upon the Monarch not only in France, but in the Commonwealth countries that retain the French Sovereign as their Monarch and Head of State.

 

The heredity principle does more than provide a formula for unopposed succession. It also means that everyone knows who the successor is likely to be and that he or she will have been groomed for the job from birth.

 

Powers

 

The power to appoint and dismiss the Prime Minister

The power to appoint and dismiss other ministers.

The power to summon, prorogue and dissolve Parliament

The power to make war and peace

The power to command the armed forces of the United Kingdom

The power to regulate the Civil Service

The power to ratify treaties

The power to issue passports

The power to create peers (both life peers and hereditary peers).

 

The reigning monarch cannot vote in elections neither can they express any shading of political opinion in public. 

 

While the Monarch signs all agreements formally, in practice the Monarch cannot refuse to sign a bill of Parliament.

 

While the Monarch entertains foreign visitors, dignitaries, host foreign leaders. The Prime Minister handles most matters of bilateral relations.

 

The Monarch has to sign legislature for it to become law, and can suspend the Assemblée Nationale.

 

Head of Government 

 

The Head of Government is the nations Prime minister who is designated by the National Assembly. As Head of Government, the Prime Minister handles matter of Foreign and Domestic Nature and must sign legislature before it is enacted. The Prime Minister yields veto power in the National Assembly. 

 

Constitutional requirements

The Prime Minister is required to disclose all financial and criminal records before accepting the role of Prime Minister. The Intelligence agencies of United Kingdom run independent verifications for security clearance which happens at the early stages of any general election or once a new party leader is established. 

 

The position of prime minister, the UK's head of government, belongs to majority party of Parliament or coalition; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in that chamber. The prime minister chooses a cabinet and its members are formally appointed by the monarch to form His Majesty's Government. By convention, the monarch respects the prime minister's decisions of government.

 

 

National Assembly

 

The Lower Assemblée Nationale has all legislature power, allowing it greater influence on domestic politics.

The Assemblée Nationale can draft bills and comment and redesign laws from the Senat.

 

There are a total of 577 seats in the National Assembly with each party getting an inscribed allot of seats based on the percentage of their vote. 

 

Senat

The Upper Senat, however, handles a majority of approvals, inquires, and investigations as they are the unelected body of Parliament.  

 

The Senat however, as an “unelected” body, ratifies Foreign Treaties, Can hold hearings on the Government, inquiry on the spending of the Government, and acts as an independent oversight of the Kingdoms. 

 

Each region (14+3) have 12 senators. In 1992, a referendum which limited the power of the senate and added 2 new senators to represent the special districts of Paris and Bordeaux. 

 

There are a total of 206 seats in the Senat. 

 

State/Regional Government

 

Each state has their own Assemblée Nationale, which can also pass laws. The Governors implement these laws (which are still reviewed by the High Courts and President). Each state has a State Police to administer law, the issue edicts and are responsible for the safety and lawfulness of their regions.

Mayors follow laws passed by the State Assemblée Nationale, and respond to edicts and run their cities. They meet in Regional Councils every 2 weeks with their respective Governor to discuss state affairs and matters as a collective body. 

 

The Special Regional Government of the United Kingdoms of Greater Francia include Belgium, Switzerland, and Piedmont/Lombardy. Each region is granted power to choose the allocation of funding except when it comes to education and innovation in which case they follow guidelines from the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Digiterra and Innovation.

 

The Government of Belgium is headed in Liege the capital of the Belgium region with their Governor bearing the title of Gouverneur-général de Belgique.

 

The Government of Switzerland is headed in Geneva the capital of the Swiss region with their Governor bearing the title of Président de la région suisse

 

The Government of Piedmont-Lombardy is headed in Milan the capital of the region with their Governor bearing the title of Governatore di Milano 

 

Thes special regions have small cabinets with; Regional Minister of Interior, Regional Minister of Security, Regional Minister of State-Relations, Regional Secretary of Parliamentary relations, Regional Minister of commerce, and Regional Minister of Education.

Elections

Office

Years of Office

Salary [Yearly]

Term Limit

Prime Minister

7

₣ 142,000 + ₣ 30,000 for being member of Parliament

None

National Assembly

7

75,000 ₣

None

Senat

8

₣ 47,000

Two consecutive

Governor

4

₣ 45,000 

None

Mayor

2

₣ 30,000

None

 

Election methods 

 

The Assemblée Nationale is elected by a popular vote with each Party getting the percentage of their votes in seats.

 

In Municipals, a 50% majority is required to be elected, if no clear winner is declared then a second round is held between the top 2 candidates. 

 

Each region (14) have 12 senators. In 1992, a referendum which limited the power of the senate and added 2 new senators to represent the special districts of Paris and Bordeaux. 

 

The Cabinet is formed by the Prime Minister at the request of the Monarch

 

 

The Monarch replaces a fallen or retired Justice, and all Justices are formally appointed by the Minister of Justice and Senat Judiciary Committee. 


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