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**Politics of Nasphilitae**
Polity type	Regional Parliamentary democratic Republican Electoral Monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Nasphilitae
Legislative branch
Name	The National Parliament
Type	Bicameral
Meeting place	The Old Commoners and National Assembly of Nasphilitae; The Old Noble Great Councilhoue of Nasphilitae;
	Upper house
Name	Upper House of Localities
Presiding officer	Claire Renske, Lead Representative of the Plenary Committee
	Lower house
Name	Lower House of the Country Collective
Presiding officer	Syd G Payton, Speaker
Executive branch
	Head of State
Title	Grand Duke
Currently	Dawson Ernst
Appointer	Nomination, Direct popular vote Exhaustive ballot
	Head of Government
Title	Speaker
Currently	Syd G Payton
Appointer	Electorate
	Cabinet
Name	Executive Offices
Current cabinet	Executive Office of Syd G Payton
Leader	Grand Duke; Speaker;
Deputy leader	Heads of HM Cabinets; Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet; Head of The Plenary Committee;
Appointer	Grand Duke and Speaker
Ministries	HM Cabinets and Executive Offices of Nasphilitae
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary in Nasphilitae
	Supreme Court
Seat	Highshires Circle Sq., 1 New Sorthane
	Royal Court
Seat	Highshires Circle Sq., 3 New Sorthane
	High Court of Justice
Seat	Highshires Circle Sq., 2 New Sorthane

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The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae is a Regional Democratic Electoral Monarchy with Parliamentary and Republican elements.
The Head of State is termed "The Grand Duke of Nasphilitae", as of Jan, 02 the title is held by HSH Grand Duke Dawson Ernst.
The Head of Government is termed "Speaker", as of Feb, 20 the title is held by Syd G Patton.
Nasphilitae is organised on the principle by Fusion of Powers between the Executive and the Legislative branches, not on the principle by Separation of Powers. This means that the Executive power is exercised by the Government of Nasphilitae. The Government is comprised of the Head of State and his appointed Heads of HM Cabinets, together with the Head of Government and his appointed Executive Officers. Exercise of Executive power is shared in part by the Bicameral Legislature bodies in The National Parliament. Namely, by the opposition leading Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet, and his appointed Head Committees.
All exercise of Executive power also report to Legislature body of The Plenary Committee, by extent they are also held accountable by the independent Judiciary branch.
All Legislative power is vested in the Legislature which is essentially The National Parliament. Legislation proposed or enacted by The National Parliament is subject to Judicial review prior to becoming enforced. The Nasphiliti Parliament is bicameral: The Upper House of The National Parliament is termed "the Upper House of Localities", while the Lower House is "the Lower House of the Country Collective". The Upper House of Localities consists of 631 delegate-members who are elected in each Locality for a term of seven years. The Lower House of Country Collective consists of 225 members who are elected for a term of five years.

The independent Judiciary system is topped by the trio of the Supreme Court, Royal Court and High Courts. The highest legal document is the (pending) Codified Constitution of Nasphilitae, complemented by inherited Constitutional laws of equal strength.
The justice system is Adversarial rather than Inquisitorial, meaning that the power of case prosecution is not vested in the courts but by the law enforcement. However, the law enforcement is still obligated to standard procedures prior to exercising privacy-breaching policing actions.
Jurisdiction and strength of law includes^{(from most to least)}: Supreme Court decisions, new precedents set by Court decisions and interpretations of active legal documents, inherited case precedence, inherited legal customs or practice, legal documents of constitutional strength, High Courts decisions, legal documents, Royal Court decisions, primary statutory legal documents, sub-national Court decisions, and secondary statutory legal documents termed "secondary instruments".
Additionally, Nasphilitae prioritises "Redemptive Justice", over either Rehabilitative justice or Retributive justice. This doctrine is inherited from specific developments of legal philosophy in Nasphilitae. This means it rejects principles of proportional penalty and social rehabilitation, relying on established knowledge of ontological security and Milieu control. This makes "Redemptive Justice" most closely related to Transformative social justice. According to Ayala Moran and Robert Stenhouse, this is a result of an early constructed and strongly established Communitarian society, which was seen by the Nobility as the best alternative to avoid a divided Parochial society. Legally, this mainly takes the form of "non-binding legal opinions" issued by one of the three Central Courts, which seek to invoke a sense of guilt regarding a potential future case.

Nasphilitae has a multi-party system. Between 1962 and 2024, the three largest political parties were the technocratic P3 Coalition, the accelerationist Reform Party, and the industrialist Innsbolt Palmer List.
This changed in early 2024, with the rise of four new major political parties: The Center lead by Speaker Syd G Patton, Opportunity Party lead by Head of HM Shadow Cabinet Nowell Riley Trenton, Sustainable Reform Party (SRP), and ^{(de facto)} Nasphilitae National Party (NNP), lead by the Head of The Plenary Committee Claire Renske.
Additional major political parties include Unionist Mass Line (UML), lead by Annabella F Hayden and the ADLA (formerly the ALA), lead by Jonas Val.
Lesser parties include The Social Vanguardist Democratic Party (SVDP) and the Common Grounds Coalition (CGC).

Nasphilitae is a transitionary democracy, emphasising liberal principles and democratic procedures, with Republican ^{(The Public-Collctive Country context)} ideals. It practices Fusion of Powers in the Executive and Legislative, while Lawfulness is guaranteed by the Sovereign Judicial System. Short-references are either A democracy from polyarchy or A democracy from pluralism.
Additionally, Nasphilitae is an Emerging - Middle power. This means that its foreign policy and international behaviour is different from established Regional or Middle powers. Namely, it is challenging ^{(Devil advocating)} to the established order of International Relations. This is manifested by a more regional-oriented integration focus which include Crabry countries in multilateralism, in contrast to global-oriented integration.
In bilateral relations and Great Power alignment, it will usually support "lesser greater powers" which have lost significance or are recently emerging in significance, such as Besern, Sedunn and Izaakia. However, unlike established Middle powers, this alignment is usually exercised with much more restraint. Stenhouse attributes this to Nasphilitae being one of the only former Austral Empire Commonwealth Crownlands/Dominions, which kept a cordial relation with the Imperial Center. Ian Zachary attributes this moreso to how Austral Empire organised itself, rather than a conscious decision of sentiment among the Nasphiliti themselves. In reality, both are partially correct.

Executive public offices

The Grand Duke is the head of state, and the Speaker of the Lower House is the head of government. The majority of executive power is given to the HM Cabinets and Executive offices (respectively), which consists of the Speaker, Executive Officers and Heads of HM Cabinets (usually holding a specific title).

Main office-holders
Office	Name	Party	Since
Grand Duke and Head of State of Nasphilitae	Dawson Ernst	Independent	January 2, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-01-02)
Speaker and Head of Government of Nasphilitae	Syd G Payton	Center Party	February 20, 2024; 9 months ago (2024-02-20)

Grand Duke and Head of State

The Grand Duke of Nasphilitae is elected by 75 Earls nominating three candidates among members of the Peerage, which are then subject to Possible multiple round voting on direct, national elections until a single candidate receives absolute majority ^{(only in this context, 50%+1)} of the vote. nominated among members of the Peerage by 75 Earls. The Grand Duke serves for life. The Grand Duke is a formal head of state with the following executive powers:

Appointing Heads of the HM Cabinet sectors (International Relations, Armed Forces and Intelligence Agency).
Veto through requirement of Royal assent for legislation from Executive Offices or Head Committees ^{(Importantly, not The Plenary Committees)} to be signed into force.
Supreme Command over the Royal Armed Forces.
Chief of command over the Royal Airforce of Nasphilitae.
Accountability for Ambassadorial Missions ^{(not Consulary missions)}
Formally representing the Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae before other nations.
Royal prerogative exercised in the form of enacting Ordinance legislation.
Appointing temporary replacement for Executive office holders if the Speaker, Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet and Lead Representativ of The Plenary Committee are unavailable.
De Jure Supreme Sovereign within Nasphilitae
Appointing the Head Ambassadors of Nasphilitae to (multilateral) International Organisations.

The Grand Duke also ratifies all domestic laws and (bilateral) international agreements.

HM Cabinets

The HM Cabinets of Nasphilitae is one body with supreme exercise of executive power in The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae. Each Head of an HM Cabinet is held individually accountable. It is held responsible by the Grand Duke, The National Parliament, in particular The Plenary Committee, The Peerage and the Earls, and The Judiciary branch. The Grand Duke appoints all Heads of HM Cabinets, who are authorised to appoint and organise their Cabinets sub-units. These include:

The Head of HM Cabinet for External Affairs - Earl Quinlann Emmerson
The Grand General of the Royal Armed Forces of Nasphilitae and Chief of Command of the Royal Naval and Maritime Forces - General-Peer David Atkinsons
The Lead Director of the Agency for Documentation and Identification - Peeress Madison Edwards

Speaker and Head of Government

The Speaker is the head of government. The Speaker appoints Heads of Executive Officers and organises their coordinated work by presiding over meetings (twice a week) and speaks in their collective name. The Speaker sets the agenda for each Executive Office, though the respective public officer has autonomy to fulfill it in whichever manner they choose to. The Speaker is always the leader of the political party with the most seats in The Lower House of the Country Collective, meaning the leader of the political party which won the second round of national direct elections.

Executive Offices

Executive Offices are the second body with supreme exercise in executive power in The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae. The number of Executive Offices is limited to ten. Each Executive Officer is held collectively accountable. It is held responsible by The Speaker, their political party leader (if different from the Speakers' political party), the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet ^{(head of Parliamentary opposition)}, The Plenary Committee, and the Judiciary branch. An Executive Office is a government organisation that manages a specific sector of public administration, as such it is a public office.

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-The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae is a [[wikipedia:Regionalism|Regional]] [[wikipedia:Liberal democracy|Democratic]] [[wikipedia:Elective monarchy|Electoral Monarchy]] with [[wikipedia:Westminister system|Parliamentary]] and [[wikipedia:Res publica|Republican]]  elements, inn which the Grand Duke is the Head of State and the Speaker is the Head of Government.  Executive power is exercised by the Government of Nasphilitae, through the Head of State appointed HM Cabinets and Head of Government appointed Executive Officers, shared in part by the legislative Head Committees appointed by the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet, all which report to The Plenary Committee and The Judiciary. The legislature is vested in  the Parliament. The Nasphiliti Parliament is bicameral: the upper house of the Parliament is the Upper House of Localities, and the lower house is the Lower House of the Country Collective. The Upper House of Localities consists of 631 delegate-members who are elected in each Locality for seven years. The Lower House of Country Collective consists of 225  members who are elected for five years. The judiciary system is topped by the trio of the Supreme Court, Royal Court and High Court of Justice.
+The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae is a [[wikipedia:Regionalism|Regional]] [[wikipedia:Liberal democracy|Democratic]] [[wikipedia:Elective monarchy|Electoral Monarchy]] with [[wikipedia:Westminister system|Parliamentary]] and [[wikipedia:Res publica|Republican]] elements.</br>The Head of State is termed ''"[[Nobility of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Grand Duke of Nasphilitae]]"'', as of {{date|Jan, 02|2024}} the title is held by [[Dawson Ernst (Pacifica)|HSH Grand Duke Dawson Ernst]].</br>The Head of Government is termed ''"Speaker"'', as of {{date|Feb, 20|2024}} the title is held by [[Syd G Patton (Pacifica)|Syd G Patton]].</br> Nasphilitae is organised on the principle by [[w:Fusion of powers|Fusion of Powers]] between the Executive and the Legislative branches, not on the principle by [[w:Separation of powers|Separation of Powers]]. This means that the Executive power is exercised by the Government of Nasphilitae. The Government is comprised of the Head of State and his appointed Heads of HM Cabinets, together with the  Head of Government and his appointed Executive Officers. Exercise of Executive power is shared in part by the [[w:Bicameralism|Bicameral]] Legislature bodies in [[The National Parliament of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The National Parliament]]. Namely, by the opposition leading Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet, and his appointed Head Committees.</br>All exercise of Executive power also report to Legislature body of The Plenary Committee, by extent they are also held accountable by the independent [[Judiciary in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Judiciary branch]].</br>All Legislative power is vested in the Legislature which is essentially The National Parliament. Legislation proposed or enacted by The National Parliament is subject to [[w:Judicial review|Judicial review]] prior to becoming enforced. The Nasphiliti Parliament is bicameral: The Upper House of The National Parliament is termed ''"the Upper House of Localities"'', while the Lower House is ''"the Lower House of the Country Collective"''. The Upper House of Localities consists of 631 delegate-members who are elected in each Locality for a term of seven years. The Lower House of Country Collective consists of 225  members who are elected for a term of five years.
-The highest legal document is the ''(pending)'' [[Codified Constitution of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Codified Constitution of Nasphilitae]], complemented by inherited Constitutional laws, inherited Court precedence, and decisions of the [[wikipedia:Sovereign judiciary|Sovereign Judicial System]].
+The independent Judiciary system is topped by the trio of the [[Courts in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Supreme Court]], [[Courts in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Royal Court]] and [[Courts in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|High Courts]]. The highest [[w:Statutory law|legal document]] is the ''(pending)'' [[Codified Constitution of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Codified Constitution of Nasphilitae]], complemented by inherited Constitutional laws of equal strength.</br>The justice system is [[w:Adversarial system|Adversarial]] rather than [[w:Inquisitorial system|Inquisitorial]], meaning that the power of case prosecution is not vested in the courts but by the law enforcement. However, the law enforcement is still obligated to standard procedures prior to exercising privacy-breaching policing actions.</br>Jurisdiction and strength of law includes<sup>''(from most to least)''</sup>: Supreme Court decisions, [[w:Living tree doctrine|new precedents set by Court decisions and interpretations of active legal documents]], inherited case precedence, inherited legal customs or practice, legal documents of constitutional strength, High Courts decisions, legal documents, Royal Court decisions, primary statutory legal documents, sub-national Court decisions, and secondary statutory legal documents termed ''"secondary instruments"''.</br>Additionally, Nasphilitae prioritises ''"Redemptive Justice"'', over either [[w:Restorative justice|Rehabilitative justice]] or [[w:Retributive justice|Retributive justice]]. This doctrine is inherited from specific [[Philosophy of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|developments of legal philosophy in Nasphilitae]]. This means it rejects principles of [[w:Proportionality|proportional penalty]] and [[w:Restorative practices|social rehabilitation]], relying on [[w:Ontological security|established knowledge of ontological security]] and [[w:Milieu control|Milieu control]]. This makes ''"Redemptive Justice"'' most closely related to [[w:Transformative justice|Transformative social justice]]. According to [[Ayala Moran (Pacifica)|Ayala Moran]] and [[Robert Stenhouse (Pacifica)|Robert Stenhouse]], this is a result of an [[w:Communitarianism|early constructed and strongly established Communitarian society]], which was seen by the Nobility as the best alternative to avoid [[w:Parochialism|a divided Parochial society]]. Legally, this mainly takes the form of ''"non-binding legal opinions"'' issued by one of the three Central Courts, which seek to invoke a sense of guilt regarding a potential future case.
-Nasphilitae has a multi-party system. Between 1962 and 2024, the three largest political parties were the [[wikipedia:Technocracy|technocratic]] [[P3 Coalition period in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|P3 Coalition]], the [[wikipedia:Accelerationism|accelerationist]] [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Reform Party]], and the [[wikipedia:Import substitution|industrialist]] [[David Innsbolt (Pacifica)|Innsbolt Palmer List]]. This changed in early 2024, with the rise of four new major political parties: [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Center]], [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Opportunity Party]], [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Sustainable Reform Party]] (SRP), and <sup>''(de facto)''</sup> [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Nasphilitae National Party]] (NNP). Additional major political parties include: [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Unionist Mass Line]] (UML) and [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|the ADLA]]. Lesser parties include  [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Social Vanguardist Democratic Party]] (SVDP) and the [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Common Grounds Coalition]] (CGC).
+Nasphilitae has a multi-party system. Between 1962 and 2024, the three largest political parties were the [[wikipedia:Technocracy|technocratic]] [[P3 Coalition period in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|P3 Coalition]], the [[wikipedia:Accelerationism|accelerationist]] [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Reform Party]], and the [[wikipedia:Import substitution|industrialist]] [[David Innsbolt (Pacifica)|Innsbolt Palmer List]].</br>This changed in early 2024, with the rise of four new major political parties: [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Center]] lead by Speaker [[Syd G Patton (Pacifica)|Syd G Patton]], [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Opportunity Party]] lead by Head of HM Shadow Cabinet [[Nowell Riley Trenton (Pacifica)|Nowell Riley Trenton]], [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Sustainable Reform Party]] (SRP), and <sup>''(de facto)''</sup> [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Nasphilitae National Party]] (NNP), lead by the Head of The Plenary Committee [[Claire Renske (Pacifica)|Claire Renske]].</br>Additional major political parties include [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Unionist Mass Line]] (UML), lead by [[Annabella Fleurette Hayden (Pacifica)|Annabella F Hayden]] and [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|the ADLA]] ''(formerly the ALA)'', lead by [[Jonas Val (Pacifica)|Jonas Val]].</br>Lesser parties include  [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Social Vanguardist Democratic Party]] (SVDP) and the [[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Common Grounds Coalition]] (CGC).
-Nasphilitae is a [[wikipedia:Transition|transitionary democracy]], emphasising [[wikipedia:Liberal democracy|liberal principles]] and [[wikipedia:Procedural democracy|democratic procedures]], with [[wikipedia:Res publica|Republican]] <sup>(The Public-Collective Country context)</sup> ideals. It practices [[wikipedia:Fusion of powers|Fusion of Powers in the Executive and Legislative]], while [[wikipedia:Rule of law|Lawfulness]] is guaranteed by the [[Judiciary sovereignty|Sovereign Judicial System]]. Short-references are either [[wikipedia:Polyarchy|A democracy from polyarchy]] or [[wikipedia:Plural democracy|A democracy from pluralism]].
+Nasphilitae is a [[wikipedia:Transition|transitionary democracy]], emphasising [[wikipedia:Liberal democracy|liberal principles]] and [[wikipedia:Procedural democracy|democratic procedures]], with [[wikipedia:Res publica|Republican]] <sup>(The Public-Collctive Country context)</sup> ideals. It practices [[wikipedia:Fusion of powers|Fusion of Powers in the Executive and Legislative]], while [[wikipedia:Rule of law|Lawfulness]] is guaranteed by the [[Judiciary sovereignty|Sovereign Judicial System]]. Short-references are either [[wikipedia:Polyarchy|A democracy from polyarchy]] or [[wikipedia:Plural democracy|A democracy from pluralism]].</br>Additionally, Nasphilitae is an [[w:Emerging power|Emerging]] - [[w:Middle power|Middle]] power. This means that its foreign policy and international behaviour is different from established [[w:Regional power|Regional or Middle powers]]. Namely, it is challenging <sup>''(Devil advocating)''</sup> to the established order of International Relations. This is manifested by a more regional-oriented integration focus [[Crabry (Pacifica)|which include Crabry countries]] in multilateralism, in contrast to global-oriented integration.</br>In bilateral relations and [[w:Great power|Great Power alignment]], it will usually support ''"lesser greater powers"'' which have lost significance or are recently emerging in significance, such as [[Besern (Pacifica)|Besern]], [[Sedunn (Pacifica)|Sedunn]] and [[Izaakia (Pacifica)|Izaakia]]. However, unlike established Middle powers, this alignment is usually exercised with much more restraint. [[Robert Stenhouse (Pacifica)|Stenhouse]] attributes this to Nasphilitae being one of the only former [[Austra (Pacifica)|Austral Empire]] Commonwealth Crownlands/Dominions, which kept a cordial relation with the Imperial Center. [[Ian Zachary (Pacifica)|Ian Zachary]] attributes this moreso to how Austral Empire organised itself, rather than a conscious decision of sentiment among the Nasphiliti themselves. In reality, both are partially correct.
 == Executive public offices ==
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 |[[Syd G Payton (Pacifica)|Syd G Payton]]
 |[[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Center Party]]
-|{{Start date and age|2024|February|09|mf=yes}}
+|{{Start date and age|2024|February|20|mf=yes}}
 |}
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 * Supreme Command over [[Armed Forces of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|the Royal Armed Forces]].
 * Chief of command over the Royal Airforce of Nasphilitae.
-* Accountability for Ambassadorial Missions <sup>(not Consulate missions)</sup>
+* Accountability for Ambassadorial Missions <sup>(not Consulary missions)</sup>
 * Formally representing the Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae before other nations.
 * [[wikipedia:Royal prerogative|Royal prerogative]] exercised in the form of enacting Ordinance legislation.
-* Appointing temporary replacement for Executive office holders if the Speaker, Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet and Lead Representative of The Plenary Committee are unavailable.
+* Appointing temporary replacement for Executive office holders if the Speaker, Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet and Lead Representativ of The Plenary Committee are unavailable.
 * ''De Jure'' [[wikipedia:Sovereignty|Supreme Sovereign]] within [[Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Nasphilitae]]
 * Appointing the Head Ambassadors of Nasphilitae to (multilateral) International Organisations.
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 === Speaker and Head of Government ===
+{{Main|Political system of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)}}
 The Speaker is the head of government. The Speaker appoints Heads of Executive Officers and organises their coordinated work by presiding over meetings (twice a week) and speaks in their collective name. The Speaker sets the agenda for each Executive Office, though the respective public officer has autonomy to fulfill it in whichever manner they choose to. The Speaker is always the leader of the political party with the most seats in [[The National Parliament of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|The Lower House of the Country Collective]], meaning the leader of the political party which won the second round of national direct elections.
 ==== Executive Offices ====
+{{Main|Current Public Officers of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)}}
 Executive Offices are the second body with supreme exercise in executive power in The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae. The number of Executive Offices is limited to ten. Each Executive Officer is held collectively accountable. It is held responsible by The Speaker, their political party leader (if different from the Speakers' political party), the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet <sup>''(head of Parliamentary opposition)''</sup>, The Plenary Committee, and the Judiciary branch. An Executive Office is a government organisation that manages a specific sector of public administration, as such it is a public office.
-== Legislative public offices ==
+{{Category:Nasphilitae (Pacifica)}}
-{{Main|The National Parliament of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)}}
-The National Parliament is the body vested with supreme legislative authority in The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae. It is [[wikipedia:Bicmeralism|bicameral]], comprised of The Upper House of Localities with 631 members and The Lower House of the Country Collective with 225 members. Upper House MPs are delegate-members which serve for a term of 7 years, sent by the winning ballot of their Locality, whose interest they represent. Lower House MPs are members which serve for a term of 5 years, elected using direct, national, two-round voting system, representing the interests of the Collective interest of Nasphilitae. The Speaker and Head of Government and The Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet must be Leaders of political parties which have won the most votes in the first round of elections for the Lower House. The Lead Representative of The Plenary Committee is elected among MPs of the Upper House which are left without membership in any legislative body. For context, the legislature of Nasphilitae is committee-oriented.
-{{office-table}}
-|[[Political system of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet]]
-|[[Nowell Riley Trenton (Pacifica)|Nowell Riley Trenton]]
-|[[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Opportunity Party]]
-|{{Start date and age|2024|February|12|mf=yes}}
-|-
-|[[Political system of Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Lead Representative of The Plenary Committee]]
-|[[Claire Renske (Pacifica)|Claire Renske]]
-|[[Political parties in Nasphilitae (Pacifica)|Nasphilitae National Party]]
-|{{Start date and age|2024|February|16|mf=yes}}
-|}
-=== Head of HM Shadow Cabinet and Head Committees ===
-The Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet is the head of legislative opposition. They appoint Head Committees and their leaders, organises their coordinated work by negotiating weekly Agendas and presenting counter-proposals to those of the Executive Offices. Each Head Committee is held individually responsible. The Speaker of the Upper House of Localities (which is also the Lead Representative of The Plenary Committee) sets the Agenda for Opposition MPs in both Houses by requiring both Head Committees and Executive Officers to inform them of planned proposals ahead of time. The Shadow Cabinets Head Committees meet at least once collectively bi-weekly, presided by the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet. Head Committees must inform the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet of their intended actions and proposals ahead of time. Although without much formal authority, the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinets power lies in the number of seats their political party holds in both Houses, which (due to electoral law) necessitate negotiation from the Head of Government due to veto power held by the Opposition.
-Head Committees are legislative and limited in exercising their authority in executive power of The Grand Duchy of Nasphilitae. The number of (leaders of) Head Committees is limited to ten and the sectors they're held responsible for mirrors those of the Executive Offices. Unlike Executive Offices, Head Committees are individually accountable.They are by the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinet, their political party leader (if different from the Head of HMs Shadow Cabinets' political party), The Plenary Committee, and the Judiciary branch. A Head Committee is a government organisation envisioned to criticise and provide alternative management to a specific sector of public administration, as such it is also a public office.
-=== The Plenary Committee ===
-The Plenary Committee is a legislative - investigative body within the National Parliament of Nasphilitae. It is comprised of MPs from the Upper House which are left without membership in a legislative or executive Public Office or equivalent of. The Lead Representative of The Plenary Committee is chosen by MPs of the Upper House among MPs of the Lower House, The Lead Representative must be Leader of a political party which is in opposition. The Lead Representative is also the Speaker of the Upper House and prepares the Agenda for both the Executive Offices and the Head Committees. All members of The Plenary Committee act in the interest of the public of Nasphilitae and its' citizens. Furthermore, it is the only Public Office with power vested in it to inquire, investigate and prosecute any Public Official or Public Office in Nasphilitae which is suspected <sup>(by criteria of probable cause)</sup> of endangering the interest of the public, violating Conflict of Interest or other civil and administrative law, engaging in corruption, organised financial crime or embezzlement and violating the privacy of citizens. The Plenary Committee is also tasked with drafting a compromising solution to a legislation which was set on the Agenda but has failed to pass twice due to filibustering or deadlock by either the ruling government or the opposition party members.
-[[Category:Nasphilitae (Pacifica)]]