Politics of Agatonia
Politics of Agatonia politikat agatoniai (Agatonian) | |
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| Polity type | Unitary parliamentary multiparty constitutional monarchy |
| Constitution | Constitution of Agatonia |
| Formation | 18 April 2023 |
| Legislative branch | |
| Name | High Commonwealth Council |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Meeting place | High Commonwealth Council Headquarters |
| Upper house | |
| Name | Senate |
| Presiding officer | Vacant |
| Lower house | |
| Name | House of Representatives |
| Presiding officer | Mūta Ushiyori |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of State | |
| Title | Monarch (Emperor/Empress) |
| Currently | Empress Sachiko I |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Head of Government | |
| Title | Prime minister and president |
| Currently | Mūta Ushiyori and Kaito I |
| Appointer | Prime Minister Elections |
| Cabinet | |
| Current cabinet | Ushiyori Cabinet |
| Judicial branch | |
| Name | Judiciary |
| Supreme Court | |
| Chief judge | President Kaito I |
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| This article is part of the series |
| Politics of Agatonia |
| Constitution |
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| Supreme Court |
| Foreign relations of Agatonia |
Politics of Agatonia take place within the framework of a unitary parliamentary multiparty constitutional monarchy, in which the Monarch is the head of state and the Prime Minister and the President are the heads of government and the Prime Minister the head of the Cabinet, which directs the executive branch.
Legislative power is vested in the High Commonwealth Council, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The lower house, with a maximum of 96 members, has the most power in the legislative branch. The upper house, which has a maximum of 28 members has less power in the legislature. Therefore, in Agatonia, the upper house votes on only limited legislative matters, such as constitutional amendments and cannot initiate most kinds of legislation, especially those pertaining to supply or money. Also, fiscal policy cannot vote a motion of no confidence against the government (or such an act is much less common), while the lower house always can.
Judicial power is vested in the Supreme Court. For all types of law, the Supreme Court is the highest court. The Supreme Court is currently chaired by President Kaito I.
Constitution
The Agatonian Constitution describes the political structure in the country and the human rights citizens enjoy. The political section is the largest in the constitution, with a total of five articles and thirty-six subarticles. The second article of the Agatonian Constitution describes that the establishment of the People's Republic of Agatonia merges the existence of the current Commonwealth of Agatonia. The constitution is the fifth constitution in Agatonian history, following the Constitution of the People's Republic of Agatonia and three other Constitutions of the Commonwealth of Agatonia.
Government
Article I of the Agatonian Constitution defines the Agatonian Royal Family "affirming their right to national self-determination as a group of people sharing a common ancestry and culture, living in the same area of land, and identifying themselves as a people and a nation". Political power is held by the heads of government, the Prime Minister and the President, the legislative branch and the judicial branch.
Succession to the Throne is hereditary. When a Monarch dies or abdicates, the eldest son usually is the successor. Article V of the Agatonian Constitution defines the Crown Property belongs to the Throne. It also must stay in its place at the Royal Table under all circumstances, unless there is a national event.
While Territories and Crown Dependencies usually have a Lord (the head of an Agatonian territory), Marches do not. All these territorial claims must be established by a legal act, according to subarticle c of Article I of the Agatonian Constitution.
Legislature
Subarticle g of Article III of the Agatonian Constitution states that the High Commonwealth Council shall be the legislative body of Agatonia. The High Commonwealth Council consists of two Houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The upper house, the Senate, has a maximum of twenty-eight members, while the lower house, The House of Representatives, has a maximum of ninety-six members. The upper house is weaker than the lower house and their powers have several differences, including that the upper house is not permitted to make bills, only to approve or refuse them, while the lower house is permitted to do that.
Both the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are elected for four- to six-month terms (hereinafter referred as the High Commonwealth Council elections). High Commonwealth Council elections can sometimes occur on Prime Minister Elections.
Political parties and elections
There are currently seventeen political parties in Agatonia. These were elected in Political Party Elections. However, the Political Party Elections have been abolished since 9 August 2024, following the Prime Minister Elections. The current largest political party is GreatGreenGoal (GGG) led by Mūta Ushiyori, who was elected by the majority of the votes on the 2024 Prime Minister Elections by an overwhelming three votes out of four.
Senate
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Won | Not up | Total after | +/- |
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| GreatGreenGoal | 3 | 75% | 3 / 4
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1 | 1 | 2 | ▲3 |
| Political Party of Dignity and Rights | 1 | 25% | 1 / 4
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0 | 1 | 1 | ▼1 |
| Dialogue for Freedom
First Gentleman Bart II |
0 | 0% | 0 / 4
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0 | 1 | 1 | ▼2 |
House of Representatives
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Won | Not up | Total after | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political Party of Dignity and Rights | 1 | 25% | 1 / 4
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1 | 1 | 2 | 
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| Dialogue for Freedom
First Gentleman Bart II |
1 | 25% | 1 / 4
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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| Royal Re-establishment Party
Empress Sachiko I |
1 | 25% | 1 / 4
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0 | 1 | 1 |
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Policy making
The legislative body, the High Commonwealth Council and both the Senate and the House of Representatives is responsible for making policies. Firstly, a bill has to be made by the House of Representatives and then must be approved by the Senate. Then, bill negotiations will initiate, together with the Senate and the House of Representatives generally about the suitability of the bill itself and about opinions about the bill. If the majority approves the bill, the bill will be applied the day after and the bill becomes a law or a policy.
Political developments since 2024
On 12 January 2024 following the Agatonian membership application to the Grand Unified Micronational, foreign policy was introduced for the first time in Agatonian history. On the 18 January Quorum of the GUM, Agatonia was offered observership. It was promoted to provisional membership in the GUM on 2 September 2024. Now, it seeks for full membership by improving their MicroWiki pages.
It also has made various other developments, such as establishing a fully functioning council consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It only has one major concern, namely a lack of government members to elect executive and legislative bodies.