Government and politics of Zardugal

Zardugal is a parliamentary, federal republic, where power is divded at the federal level between the three branches of government. The states are also given a small amount of autonomy.

The executive branch is nominally headed by the popularly elected President, who is independent of the legislature. However, actual executive authority is vested in the Cabinet, which is responsible to the Congress. The Cabinet is chaired by the Prime Minister, who is the de facto leader of the executive.

The legislature is unicameral. It is composed of the Congress, which is responsible for making laws, and, as previously mentioned, is the body to which the Cabinet is responsible. Currently, it has 750 members.

The final branch of government is the judiciary. Its function is to interpret the law. There are no separate state judiciaries; rather, there is one uniform judiciary branch. The highest court in Zardugal is the Supreme Court, which is the only constitutional court.

Under the current constitution, presidential and legislative elections are held every three years. However, the Congress can, by majority vote, call an early election.

There are two political parties in Zardugal, the governing New Democratic Party, which is economically and socially liberal, and the opposition Conservative Republican Party, which is the conservative party.