Government of Teiko

Government of Teiko 帝光の政治
Government Seal of Teiko
Polity type	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Constitution	Constitution of Teiko
Legislative branch
Name	Royal Council
Type	Unicameral
Meeting place	Seireitei
Presiding officer	Gin Ichimaru, Sangdaedeung
Executive branch
Head of State
Title	Prince
Currently	Kiyoshi
Appointer	Hereditary
Head of Government
Title	Daijō-daijin
Currently	Koyomi Araragi
Appointer	Prince (elected by the public)
Cabinet
Name	Daijō-kan
Current cabinet	Araragi Daijō-kan
Leader	Daijō-daijin
Appointer	Prince (on advice of the Daijō-daijin)
Headquarters	Korokan
Judicial branch
Name	Judiciary
Supreme Court
Chief judge	Shinichi Kudo
Seat	Daikaku

The Government of Teiko, formally referred to as His Majesty's Government, is a constitutional monarchy in which the power of the prince is limited. As in many other states, the government is divided into three branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch.

The government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Teiko, adopted in 1985. It is a federal state, containing seven prefectures and four special administrative regions, with the Prince as its head of state. His role is ceremonial but has reserve authority and power related to government. The Daijō-kan, comprising the ministers of state and the Daijō-daijin, directs and controls the government in behalf of the Prince. The Daijō-kan is formed by the Daijō-daijin, who is the head of government. He or she is elected by the Royal Council and is appointed to the office by the Prince.

The Royal Council is the legislature, the organ of the legislative branch. It is a unicameral legislature compose of 250 elected councillors representing either single district constituencies or prefectures elected directly by the people. The Supreme Court and other inferior courts make up the Judicial branch, and they are independent from the executive and the legislative branches.

History

Since Kenshin Himura became the first modern Daijō-daijin in 1865, Teiko had been led by several Daijō-daijin from different political parties. The 1984 Teiko constitutional crisis ushered the idea of a federal government in Teiko crippling small political parties. Since the reforms, the country has been under the banner of the National Party, the union of then Socialist Party and Innovation Party. Reforms by former Daijō-daijin Izaya Orihara brought the country closer to its current state by decentralizing government autonomy and power to local prefectures and allowing themselves to create and enact rules of their own.

Despite several changes in the constitution, the basic structure of government has remained the same. The Government of Teiko is made up of four branches: the Prince, the executive, the legislative and the judiciary.

The federal executive power is held chiefly by the Daijō-daijin and the Prince although the former performs most of the daily executive functions together with the other appointed members of the Daijō-kan while legislation is remains in the hands of the elected members of the Royal Council and sovereignty is vested in the Teikonian people. The government abides by the constitutional check and balances as both the executive and legislative branches are checked by the Supreme Court of Teiko. All branches of the government are located within Tetsuya, the capital city of Teiko including the Royal Palace.

The Prince

Royal Standard

The Prince of Teiko (親王) is the head of the Royal House of Teiko and the head of state. He is defined by the Constitution to be "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people" and performs various official, ceremonial, diplomatic and representational duties. As he is constitutional, the prince is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours and appointing the Daijō-daijin. The prince takes little direct part in government. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government is still formally by and through the monarch's royal prerogative, these powers may only be used according to laws enacted in Teiko Royal Council and, in practice, within the constraints of convention and precedent.

The Constitution of Teiko allocates to the prince the following roles:

1. Appointment of the Daijō-daijin as elected by the Royal Council.
2. Appointment of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as nominated by the Daijō-daijin.
3. Appointment and dismissal of the members of the Hwabaek.
4. Commander-in-Chief of the Teiko Royal Military.

The powers exercised by the prince via the Daijō-kan, as stipulated by the constitution, are:

1. Promulgation of amendments of the constitution, laws, Daijō-kan orders and treaties.
2. Convocation of the Royal Council.
3. Dissolution of the Royal Council.
4. Proclamation of general election of members of the Royal Council.
5. Attestation of the appointment and dismissal of ministers of state and other officials as provided for by law, and of full powers and credentials of ambassadors and ministers.
6. Attestation of general and special amnesty, commutation of punishment, reprieve, and restoration of rights.
7. Awarding of honors.
8. Attestation of instruments of ratification and other diplomatic documents as provided for by law.
9. Receiving foreign ambassadors and ministers.
10. Performance of ceremonial functions.

The current Prince of Teiko is Kiyoshi. He ascended to the throne on 1 July 2017 but will be officially enthroned on 2026 when he has reached the age of majority. Prince Regent Taishi is the heir presumptive to the Throne of Teiko.

Executive

The Executive branch of Teiko is headed by the Daijō-daijin. The Daijō-daijin is the head of the Daijō-kan, who is appointed by the prince and is elected and designated by the Royal Council. The Daijō-kan consists of the Ministers of State and may be appointed or dismissed by the prince on advice of the Daijō-daijin. The Prince through the Daijō-kan manifests its executive powers, however, in practice, executive power is mainly exercised by the Daijō-daijin. The practice of its powers is responsible to the Royal Council, and as a whole, should the Daijō-kan lose confidence and support to be in office by the Royal Council, the Royal Council may dismiss the Daijō-kan en masse with a motion of no confidence

Daijō-daijin

Standard of the Daijō-daijin

The Daijō-daijin is officially appointed by the prince. However, the constitution explicitly imposes that the Prince may only appoint the Daijō-daijin upon election of the Royal Council. Hence, it is not possible for a Prince to reject a candidate designated by the Royal Council. The Prince may however appoint an acting Daijō-daijin which shall serve for at most sixty days which should be followed by a general elections. The Daijō-daijin serves unlimited four year terms. The Daijō-daijin heads the Daijō-kan and exercises "control and supervision" of the executive branch, and is the head of government. The Daijō-daijin is vested with the power to present bills to the Royal Council, to sign laws, and to declare a state of emergency. Although the Commander-in-Chief of the Teiko Royal Military is legally the Prince, under constitutional practice the Daijō-daijin can declare war, and through the Minister for Defense, as chair of the Defense Council, exert power over the deployment and disposition of the Teiko's forces. The Daijō-daijin may advice the Prince to dissolve the Royal Council, appoints, or dismisses, the other Daijō-kan ministers.

The Daijō-daijin must be both a civilian and a member of the Royal Council. As a member of the Royal Council, he or she is required to report to the Royal Council whenever demanded. Furthermore, as an appointee of the Prince, the Daijō-daijin may also be summoned by the Prince whenever necessary.