Neonace

The Republic of Neonace is a medium sized nation in the Arab Peninsula made up of mostly ethnic koreans. Neonace is a constitutional monarch, with Sun Moon being both the King and High Priest of the national church.

Name
Neonace derives from the militia that fought for independence from The Great Caliphate, the NAC (National Armed Council). The transitional government of the new territory was dubbed Neonac (The New NAC) and the territory was named Neonace.

History
The NAC was a militant group made up of ethnic Koreans who wanted independence for the central regions of the arabic peninsula of The Great Caliphate. They eventually won independence and established their mostly buddhist state within the arab lands. Sun Moon, the buddhist monk and spiritual leader of NAC was made chair of the transitional government and later installed as constitutional monarch.

Government and Politics
Neonace is a constitutional monarchy. Grand Holy Lord Sun Moon serves as both kind and leader of the national church, he is considered the Head of State. The Prime Minister is the head of government and handles all affairs foreign and domestic along with his cabinet. The Parliament has two houses, the lower house (The Republican Senate) is elected directly by the people and names the Prime Minister and his cabinet. The upper house (The Royal Senate) is a mostly symbolic body that is made up of distinguished individuals and serves to provide advice only. Neonace also has 11 regional governments, all elected by the locals.

King
The King serves for life and is charged with mostly ceremonial duties during the normal course of governance. He is also head of the national church of Neonace, which while technically non-denominational, is mostly buddist in practice. According to the constitution, the King automatically delegates all of his earthly powers to the Prime Minister and retains only his holy powers as spiritual leader of the nation.

Prime Minister, Cabinet and Parliament
"At the start of each session, The Speaker of The Republican Senate shall ask those wishing to become Prime Minister to rise. Then a vote shall be cast and he or she who attains the votes of half of those present plus one shall become Prime Minister and shall name the cabinet of Neonace. If none attain such votes, he or she who gathered the most votes shall become Prime Minister and the parliament shall appoint the Cabinet of Neonace"

-Constitution of Neonace.

Prime Minister
The Prime Minister is the party leader who can gather the most votes from Republican Senators. Though any Senator can technically seek the office, only party leaders and independents do. If a Prime Minister's party or his party plus supporting parties make up over 50% of the Republican Senate, he will have the power troughout his term to appoint the Cabinet. If not, the Republican Senate must approve of all choices which usually leads to a multi-party compromise cabinet or a total shutdown of the government. The Prime Minster is head of government, commander-in-chief of the military and with the consent of the Republican Senate shall appoint ambassadors and judges. Any Prime Minister who serves over 2 years is granted lifetime membership to the Royal Senate.

The Republican Senate
The Republican Senate is made up of 500 members elected via proportional representation. All candidates must be part of a "list" typically a party but sometimes a list of independents working together or a one-man list. Any list which gets over 5% of the total vote will get seats in the Republican Senate equal to their share of the vote. The Repulican Senate shall be in session for up to five years and end automatically if there is an election. After five years there is a mandatory election, thus ending the session. A session may also be brought to an end at the request of the Prime Minister or if there is no Prime Minister. At the start of a session the Speaker, who is the most senior member of the Senate, presides over the election of the Prime Minister and if needed of a new Cabinet. A motion of "no confidence" may be called at any time by any member against the Prime Minister, if a majority of The Republican Senate agrees with the motion, the Prime Minister and his cabinet are dissolved and a new election is called.

The Republican Senate has the power to make and change the law of Neonace, declare war, remove public officials, grant pardons, tax and make the budget of Neonace.

The Royal Senate
The Royal Senate is a group of distinguished individuals who advice the Parliament on important issues. There is no set number of Royal Senators, seats in the Royal Senate shall be filled in 3 different ways:

-Once a year, the King shall appoint a member to the Royal Senate, he or she shall serve for life.

-Any former Prime Minister who served over two years shall serve on the Royal Senate for life. Former Republican Senator who served over 20 years or who served as a Supreme Court Judge for over 25 years shall become a member of the Royal Senate for 10 years.

-The Republican Senate may, by a 3/4s vote, appoint distinguished members of society to the Royal Senate to a term of 10 years. They may only appoint up to 4 people per year.

The Royal Senate shall be asked to get together and vote on any question at the request of the King, The Prime Minister of a majority of The Republican Senate. Their agreement, specially if without dissent, is considered a major political asset in any argument.