Mervustan Government
Mervustan Government Rialtas Mervustan (Irish) | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Province of Mervustan | |
| Polity type | Devolved Catholic presidential government under a Catholic dominant party presidential republic |
| Constitution | Constitution of Roscamistan |
| Formation | April 2021, 27 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | Legislative Assembly |
| Meeting place | Mervue |
| Presiding officer | Vacant, President of the Legislative Assembly |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State and Government | |
| Title | Governor |
| Currently | Adam Flannery |
| Appointer | Direct election |
| Cabinet | |
| Name | Cabinet of Mervustan |
| Current cabinet | First Flannery Cabinet |
| Leader | Governor |
| Appointer | Governor after confirmation by the Legislative Assembly |
| Headquarters | Mervue |
| Ministries | Department of Home Affairs Department of Militia Administration Department of Education, Art and Culture Department of Finance |
| Judicial branch | |
| Mervustan Superior Court | |
| Chief judge | TBA |
The Mervustan Government (formerly the Mervustan Authority until 2 February 2022 ) is the autonomous government of the Province of Mervustan. It was formed on 27 April 2021 as the Mervustan Authority. The Government is comprised of three branches, the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The Government is led by the Governor.
History
Early History and temporary abolition
See The history section on the Province of Mervustan
On 27 April 2021, after the merger of Mervue Province, Renmore Colony and a few other colonies, the Premier of Mervue James Irwin became the first Prime Minister of Mervustan. Originally, his cabinet was both the executive and legislative body. After his anger at the Central Government legislating for Mervustan more often, James, along with a few others overthrew the President Andrew Brotherton.
On 23 June 2021, James Irwin resigned from the premiership, leaving David Moore as Deputy Prime Minister. On 26 June 2021, the Province of Mervustan was abolished, with the premiership abolished as well. It was remade on 28 June 2021 when Evan Irwin became the 2nd Prime Minister. Evan Irwin’s administration was marked by the establishment of both the position of Governor of Mervustan and the Mervustan Militia, in association with Adam Flannery
On 3 November 2021, Evan Irwin was removed, and David Moore became Acting Prime Minister. Mervustan Home Affairs Minister Dean Merritt succeeded Moore as Deputy Prime Minister of Mervustan. Upon Moore’s resignation on 4 December 2021, Merritt succeeded him, leaving the deputy premiership vacant. He was an effective PM, but due to bad health he resigned on 24 December 2021, leaving his position vacant.
On 7 January 2022, Governor Adam Flannery assumed the Mervustan Premiership, becoming both de facto head of state and de jure head of government of the province, with Wojieck Nowak becoming Deputy Prime Minister of Mervustan on 7 March 2022.
Branches
Like most governments, the Mervustan Government is comprised of three branches, the executive, the legislative and the judicial. The branches are legally separate and equal in power.
Executive branch
The executive branch of the Mervustan Government is the Cabinet of Mervustan. The Cabinet is the executive body of Mervustan. The Governor serves as head of state and government of the Province, and chairman of the Cabinet.
Legislative branch
The legislative branch of the government is the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly is made up of eight MLAs, elected by proportional representation on open party lists. The Legislative Assembly is made up of the Government MLAs, cross bench MLAs, and the Opposition. The opposition is led by the Leader of the Opposition, and has a shadow cabinet, parallel to the Government.
Judicial branch
The judicial branch is the Mervustan Superior Court, headed by the Suprior Judge.