Politics of Easway

The Politics of Easway takes place in the framework of an elected Monarchical Assembly-independent Directorial Realm, in which power is shared between the Imperial Council of Easway serving as joint heads of states, the National Directorate serving as joint heads of government, and who controls the vast majority of internal day-to-day affairs, and the elected Emperor who serves as figurehead head the Realm. The Country has a Multi-Party stystem. Legislative power is invested in both the Imperial Council & the National Directorate.

Easway was originally led under a Provisional Government with most power held in the House of Zerri, until 2020 when mass reforms turned the country into a complete democracy based on Libertarian principles.

The Constitution of Easway is the guiding force for Easwegian politics making up all conduct for running the state.

Municipal Democracy
In the tiny nation of Easway, Municipalities make up the largest Administrative Divisions. Municipalities act as federative divisions with large amounts of regional autonomy, being able to elect their own executive Marquis to the Council, ability to set their own languages, decide it's own district borders, select it's own District Prefects, it's own judges & it's own Chief Police. Each Municipal Marquis rotates between each other every three months acting as head of the Council of Easway, giving power to chairing the Central Bank, handling foreign affrairs and stepping in as Regent Emperor if they became incapacitated.

Executive Branch
The Imperial Council is a 5 member executive Council which heads the Municipal administration within the Realm, operating as a joint collective cabinet. Any person who has served one term as a Director or Prefect may run as Marquis, & are voted in by any persons over the age of 18 living in their respective Municipality. Present Council Members are Emperor Emizerri, Marquis of Essrina, Metallityöt (I), Marquis of Boriopa Csyeigo (I), Marquis of Urdport Neicu (I), and Marquis of the Pomor's Strait Squirrel (I).

Legislative Branch
The National Directorate is a 10 member legislative body made up of 10 Directors, with 5 going to Bear Island & 5 others going to the Autonomous Municipality of the Pomor's Strait. In regards to law, the legislative is bicameral containing:

The Imperial Council of Easway - a 5 member body acting as the Upper House

The National Directorate - a 10 member body acting as the Lower House.

Together, the two Houses convenes in what is referred to as the Long Palace.

Members of the Imperial Council serve 1 year terms, & members of the National Directorate serve 6 month terms. Both are elected.

Political Conditions
Easway has a stable government in which Marquis fulfill their duties and tend to hold thier position throughout their term. The Directorate although politically diverse is able to come to agreements to decide which bills should be passed and which should be ignored. Most tend to unite around the Emperor which allows him to keep corruption and diversion of the constitution at zero. If a Director is to resign from their post, by-elections are able to be quickly held and parties make their case for election in a non polarising manner, with clean democracy.

There is some tendency for authoritarian parties & policies which can cause some alarm for the Realm, this manifesting in bills such as the Mandatory Military Bill, introduced by the Mutualist Ouroboros Party, & a Libertarian-Authoritarian power struggle is one of the main party political debates within the Nation, often causing coalitions such as the now defunct described authoritarian Homonational Axis between the Homofascist Party of Easway & National Republican Party of Easway. On an effort by politicians to clean up these authoritarian tendencies, both parties are now defunct and efforts have been made to outlaw extremism, such as Fascism and Stalinism. There is occasional calls from smaller parties for the elective Monarchy to be abolished within Easway & a Republican system to energe, although this usually doesn't get any real serious attention.

Foreign Relations
Foreign relations is still dominated by the Emizerri, the first & only Emperor of Easway, who's will for the externals direction of Easway is usually accepted by the Regent Marquis. The Emizerri whilst holding dominant power to make his own decisions in this sector always consults the Council before making any final actions.

The Emizerri's policies in regards to other nations can be described as pragmatic but incredibly pro human rights. For example, the Emizerri co-ordinated the complete embargo of goods between Easway & the People's Republic of China for its Dictatorship centralised government & mass human rights abuses in Xinjiang. On the other hand, the Emizerri wants the best for the Realm in economic terms & so usually stays quiet on Russia's domestic policies, a vital trading and military partner & only makes occasional formal statement's on its foreign expansion. This alongside the Realm's promotion of Pomor's & Nenet's roots, has led Easway to be described as leaning more Russo-centric than towards NATO & Norway.

The state does not often comment on the administrative affairs of other countries, but the Emizerri did comment on the Country merger of Troms og Finnmark of which he calls "a big soulless merger", making note of Easway's part Saami heritage.