Aurelia
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Realm of Aurelia  Capital: St Michael
Population: TBD (TBD) Motto: 'In Faith and Unity' |
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Aurelia, officially the Realm of Aurelia is an island country located in southern Uletha. St Michael is the capital and former largest city, but was overtaken by Nova Aurelia in population. Aurelia's is a constitutional monarchy, with the King of Ingrea as head of state along with a parliament. The de facto head of state is his representative, the Governor-General. Parliament holds most of the power, while the Governor-General signs bills into law on behalf of the sovereign. Aurelia has Catholicism as its state religion, and over 90% of the population indicated it as their belief in the 2020 census.
Aurelia began to be colonised in the early 1800s by the Ingerish, who discovered it to be mostly uninhabited. A Colonial Secretary was set up, and Aurelia functioned as a dominion of the Kingdom of Ingrea. In the 1920s, the Kingdom started to devolve power to Aurelia, which culminated in Aurelia being granted the right to independence from the Kingdom, while retaining the King as the head of state.
Government and politics
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| Government of Aurelia | |
| Constitutional monarchy | |
| Capital | Saint Michael |
| Head of state | |
| • Monarch | The King of Ingrea |
| • Governor-General | The Baroness Whittaker |
| Legislature | Parliament of Aurelia |
| • Upper house | Aurelia Committee of the Privy Council |
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| • Lower house | House of Commons |
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| Judiciary | Judicial Committee of the Privy Council |
| Prime Minister
Chancellor of the Exchequer Foreign Secretary | Sir Harold Barrington
The Baroness Clifton
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| Lord Chancellor
Lord President of the Council | The Lord Archer
The Baroness Cameron |
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HM Government
HM Most Loyal Opposition
Crossbench
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The government of Aurelia is mostly centred around the parliament. Aurelia has a unicameral legislature in which Members of Parliament (MPs) debate, scrutinise, and refine bills before they are presented to the Governor-General to be signed into law. The monarch and viceroy no longer have such a large roll in affairs as they used to—the power now is in the hands of the House of Commons—and by extent the people they represent.
Political Parties
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| Parties | Seats | Position | |
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| CDU | Christian Democratic Union | 75 | Centre-right |
| SDLP | Social Democratic Labour Party | 48 | Centre-left |
| NUP | National Unity Party | 12 | Right |
| FFP | Future First Party | 10 | Centre |
| LCP | Liberty Coalition Party | 9 | Right |
| GFP | Green Future Party | 6 | Left |
| FVP | Family Values Party | 3 | Right |
| IND | Independent | 2 | Various |
| WSP | Workers' Solidarity Party | 1 | Far-left |
| HP | Humanist Party | 1 | Far-left |
The political landscape of Aurelia has been dominated by the main two parties—the Social Democratic Labour Party, and the Christian Democratic Union—for most of its existence. Coalition governments are not uncommon, however majorities are more abundant. The CDU has been the governing party for the past 14 years, but in the last two terms has been propped up by the LCP and the NUP respectively. Polls show that the CDU and the Prime Minister have very positive approval rates across the citizens of Aurelia.
Legislature
The legislature of Aurelia is divided into two chambers, the House of Commons and the Aurelia Committee of the Privy Council. The House of Commons is elected every four years by citizens of Aurelia, and is presided over by the Speaker of the House of Commons. On the other hand, the Aurelia Committee of the Privy Council (ACPC) is appointed by the government of the day (i.e. the Cabinet). It is presided over by the Lord President of the Council. The job of the ACPC is to scrutinise bills and send them back to the Commons for revision, and to advise the Governor-General. Thus, most of the members of the committee are professionals in their respective fields and not career politicians. Members of the ACPC are given a life peerage.
Cabinet
The Cabinet (Barrington Ministry) is the main component of the executive branch of government. They are sometimes known as 'the government of the day'. Cabinet deals with the day-to-day affairs of running a country. It is comprised of Government Ministers who can be from either the upper or lower houses, and also important civil servants.