Rukwan Federal Kingdom
The Rukwan Federal Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with control of a single class-G star system, Rukwa. It is one of the founding members of the Outer Systems Alliance, and is widely considered its de facto leader. The monarch of Rukwa (whose title changes depending on his heritage) is elected for a six year term by the noble families of Rukwa, from among themselves. The role of the monarch is almost entirely ceremonial, with the nation's Vizier acting as the effective head of state, and Parliament holding most real power.
Rukwa is a predominantly Muslim country, having originally been colonised by a variety of Islamic aristocrats whose families had been disposessed of their lands centuries prior, during the League War on Earth. There had been several such prior efforts with varying degrees of success, most notably the colonisation of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons, shortly after the League War. These aristocrats established the elective monarchy to share power amongst themselves. Prior to the Antimatter Crisis, Rukwa was governed as a fairly typical constitutional monarchy under the auspices of the United Leagues of Earth. After being granted autonomy in 2515, however, the monarchs quickly took more direct control of the government with the help of a complex system of bureaucracy. Since the 2550s, however, the monarch's position has been increasingly eroded by the bureaucrats, to the point of their having effectively seized control of the government entirely.
Political System
While Rukwa is nominally a democratic Constitutional Monarchy, almost all power rests in the hands of unelected officials and bureaucrats. The nation's parliament appoints Representatives to each electoral district, who then vote on behalf of the people they "represent" to elect Members for Parliament. The MPs then elect the Prime Minister, who serves as the nation's head of state. The Prime Minister nominates a Vizier who largely acts in the monarch's stead, and must be approved by the reigning Monarch before taking office. However, Parliament is able to depose the Monarch with a two-thirds majority vote, giving them significant leverage over the throne, and causing the Monarch to be little more than a rubber stamp for Parliament's wishes. While Rukwa's government has been condemned as blatantly undemocratic by its critics, supporters are quick to argue the opposite. The Rukwan government insists that it is entirely democratic, as while citizens do not vote directly for their representatives, they are required to routinely fill out satisfaction surveys, measuring their approval of their current Representative. If the approval of a given Representative falls low enough, they are automatically forced out of office per the nation's constitution, and must be replaced with a more suitable candidate. Some level of corruption does exist within this process, but in most cases truly disliked Representatives are replaced by Parliament. Judges are nominally appointed to Rukwa's Federal Court by the Monarch, but in almost all cases they are in truth appointed by the Vizier. While the Judicial branch of the government is legally separate from the other branches, much like the Executive it is all but a puppet of the Legislature, due to Parliament's role in directly or indirectly appointing members for all government offices.Economy
Rukwa has a fairly advanced and diversified economy compared to most members of the Outer Systems Alliance. The backbone of its economy lies in the extraction of tritium for use in older forms of nuclear fusion reactors, as well as for the production of helium-3, which is used in more modern reactors. While the fusion industry spurred Rukwa's initial economic growth, and still comprises a large part of it, the star state has heavily diversified, and now possesses strong mining and manufacturing industries. It also has the largest military-industrial complex in the Outer Systems Alliance, due to Rukwa's de-facto role as the military leader of the Alliance.
Type
Geopolitical, Country
Demonym
Rukwan
Government System
Oligarchy
Power Structure
Federation
Economic System
Mixed economy
Location
Neighboring Nations
Federalist
Genetic Manipulation
Regulated
Cybernetics
Regulated
Inter-Sapience Relations
Unstated View
Membership
Rukwa is the de facto leader of the Outer Systems Alliance.
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