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==Government== | ==Government== | ||
[[File:LordJohnGordon.jpg| | [[File:LordJohnGordon.jpg|200px|thumb|Lord John Gordon, Prime Minister]] | ||
Austenasia is an imperial monarchy ruled by the House of Austen. The Throne is officially hereditary, but out of the four Monarchs that Austenasia has had in its history, the second and third were not related to Terry I, the founding Emperor, instead ascending the Throne by Acts of Parliament. | Austenasia is an imperial monarchy ruled by the House of Austen. The Throne is officially hereditary, but out of the four Monarchs that Austenasia has had in its history, the second and third were not related to Terry I, the founding Emperor, instead ascending the Throne by Acts of Parliament. | ||
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On a daily basis, most executive power is exercised by the Monarch and Cabinet of Austenasia, with the Prime Minister helping to co-ordinate the activities of Cabinet in accordance with policies decided by himself and the Monarch. Legislative power is vested in Parliament, which is comprised of the Monarch, Prime Minister, and House of Representatives. The judiciary is comprised of Town Courts, High Courts, and an Imperial Court, to try differing degrees of crimes, with the Consuls issuing sentences for those found guilty. | On a daily basis, most executive power is exercised by the Monarch and Cabinet of Austenasia, with the Prime Minister helping to co-ordinate the activities of Cabinet in accordance with policies decided by himself and the Monarch. Legislative power is vested in Parliament, which is comprised of the Monarch, Prime Minister, and House of Representatives. The judiciary is comprised of Town Courts, High Courts, and an Imperial Court, to try differing degrees of crimes, with the Consuls issuing sentences for those found guilty. | ||
===Prime Minister Gordon=== | |||
Lord John Gordon, Viscount Thetford, was appointed directly to the position of Prime Minister by Emperor Jonathan I on 1 June 2020 following the previous Prime Minister's resignation. This was done under the provisions of the emergency powers that the Emperor had temporarily assumed during the political crisis at that time. Lord Thetford had previous served as Deputy Prime Minister, making him the natural successor to the office. | |||
He was elected again as Prime Minister in February 2024. | |||
===Prime Minister Wilson=== | |||
[[File:Lord-William Wilson.png|200px|thumb|Lord William Wilson, Prime Minister of Austenasia.]] | |||
The incumbent Prime Minister, Lord William Wilson, Count of Oribrazos, was elected to office on 18 September 2018 defeating rival candidate Lady Addison Dillon with 76.6% of the vote. | |||
Lord Wilson’s first involvement with Austenasia came in April 2019, when he was appointed the Empire’s diplomatic Consul to Texas. He became an Austenasian national in January 2020 upon founding the Town of Nahona, which he represents to this day as Representative. He was further instrumental in arranging the annexation of the Town of North Nahona in June and the March of Campo de Jonatán and Territory of Jackson in August late that year. | |||
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister on 1 June last year, Lord Wilson also served as Home Secretary from August 2020 to February earlier this year, and has held the office of Chief Herald since 3 June 2020. He chose not to run for a second term in 2024. | |||
==Crown Dependencies== | |||
The Empire of Austenasia also contains six Crown Dependencies, which fall under the direct and absolute authority of the Monarch, with Governing Commissioners being appointed to represent him and exercise his power; the governing commissioners of Oregonia and Dekker report to the Caesar Lord Admiral Joseph as the Emperor's deputy in North America on all non-urgent matters. Acts of Parliament and other Austenasian laws do not apply to Crown Dependencies unless explicitly stated, with the Governing Commissioners exercising near-absolute domestic power. | The Empire of Austenasia also contains six Crown Dependencies, which fall under the direct and absolute authority of the Monarch, with Governing Commissioners being appointed to represent him and exercise his power; the governing commissioners of Oregonia and Dekker report to the Caesar Lord Admiral Joseph as the Emperor's deputy in North America on all non-urgent matters. Acts of Parliament and other Austenasian laws do not apply to Crown Dependencies unless explicitly stated, with the Governing Commissioners exercising near-absolute domestic power. | ||