Government of The Imperium of Kodumaa
Kodumaa is ran as an absolute monarchy under a divine mandate. Thus, the Emperor/Empress is the divine sovereign ruler of the Imperium of Kodumaa and is also the religious head of the Orthodox Church of Kodumaa.
Executive BranchThe national executive branch is running as an inherited monarchy under divine mandate, thus ruling by decree is norm by the government of Kodumaa. The Emperor/Empress has the power to declare war and peace and is responsible for the day to day administration of the government through various affiliated agencies and offices until their death. The Emperor/Empress however uses a council of specialised advisors of various expertise in areas of law, public policy and civil service administration these positions are the following:
Minister of Foreign Affairs •Negotiating treaties with other nations
•Administers and oversees all diplomatic missions abroad
•Travel advisory and assistance for citizens abroad
Minister of Defence•Protection of Kodumaa
•Administers and overseas all military operations & engagements domestically and abroad
•Gathers military intelligence both domestically and abroad
Minister of Finance•Fiscal Policy
•Banking and Financial Services regulation (In conjunction with the Imperial Bank of Kodumaa)
•Government budgeting
•Tax policy and revenue collection
Governor of the Imperial Bank of Kodumaa•Monetary Policy
•Banking & financial services regulation (In conjunction with the Finance Ministry)
•Interest rates
•Minting of currency
Minister of Commerce & Trade •Import & Export Treaties
•Tariff & Non-Tariff Barriers
•Customs on Goods
•Foreign Loans & Investments (FDI)
Minister of Justice •Oversees and administers police forces
•Administers correctional centres and facilities
•Administers the federal judiciary
Minister of Education & Training •Educational curriculum
•Funds schools from K-12 and public universities
•Formulating specialised educational curriculums
Minister of Immigration•Oversees immigration and naturalization process for new citizens
•Repatriation of citizens
•Humanitarian & refugee policy
Minister of Health •Funding of public hospitals and clinics
•Subsidising R&D of new drugs and medical equipment
•Ensuring universal health coverage through varying degrees of health coverage
•Medical practice registration
•Subsidising varying percentages of the price of various drugs and medical supplies be it over the counter or prescription
•Public health policy
•Inspection of food & drug products (In conjunction with the Ministry of Environmental Protection & Agriculture)
Minister of Environmental Protection & Agriculture•Oversee the administration of national parks
•Protection of species
•Food Inspection (In conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Social Services)
•Energy Policy
Minister of Labour & Industrial Relations•Labour and workers’ rights law
•Conduit between government and workers unions
•Administers government ran charity organisations
•Varying degrees of social welfare policy which include income protection and work for the doll programs.
Legislative Branch Legislative government is used mostly on a local, municipal and regional level which is government and administered buy the local councils and constituents. The Current Empress however has expressed a keen interest in forming a centralized legislative body centered in the capital of Stolitsa and is currently seeking council on that with several government leaders across the nation.
Judicial Branch The Judicial branch is on the federal level is head by the High Court of Kodumaa who are which is headed by 7 justices who serve for life (i.e, retirement age of 65). It acts as a conduit between the government and local law enforcement bodies, and makes law in areas of legislation where it doesn’t exists based on case law and has the powers of judicial review or legislative statues.