Politics of Sereniérre

The politics of Sereniérre take place within the framework established by the Constitution of Sereniérre, which establishes that the country is a "democratic, socialist, federation" and that the national ideology is Marxist-Sérazinism and the official religion is Catholic Christianity.

Politically, the Communist Party of Sereniérre enjoys de-facto dominance. Political power, in recent years, has been shifted from the Communist Party to the Government, with the Party taking on a background role in the national political level; as such federal and state elections generally take place within a one-party system, although this is not enshrined in law.

The federal entity created by the Constitution is the dominant feature of the governmental system. However, people are also subject to a state government and various units of local government. At present there are a total of twenty provinces in the country.

The current governmental system was introduced fully in 2011 as part of the series of political reform ongoing since the early 1980s. Political reform continues and is now focused on stamping out corruption from various branches of the bureaucracy and the junior levels of government.

The Federal Government
See Main Article: Government of Sereniérre

The People's Republic of Sereniérre's government is based in Villesen and is empowered by the Constitution to be the foremost body of authority in the country. It is separated into three distinct branches, each standing equal to the other, to ensure that the government does not fall prey to the systemic flaws that haunted the governmental system of the previous Second Republic era, which saw power being overly centralized.

The executive
See Main Article: President of Sereniérre

Executive power is vested in the Office of the President, by which he/she assumes the role of head of state - as well. In his/her capacity, the President also appoints the Cabinet & Premier, who in-turn administers the daily affairs of the Government and oversees the Cabinet.

The legislative
See Main Article: Parliament of Sereniérre

Legislative power is exercised by the Parliament of Sereniérre, which is further divided into two chambers. The Politburo, which is also the senior most body of the Communist Party, serves as the upper house of the parliament and its membership is restricted to a strength of 50. The National Assembly is the directly elected lower house of the legislature and sees majority of the legislative work occur. It's strength is set at 500 directly elected seats and 50 reserved seats for Celtic minorities.

The judiciary
The Supreme Court is vested with the judicial powers of the government. It is headed by the Chief Justice, under whom 10 additional judges serve, all are appointed by the President. The SC serves as the court of last resort.