Cordelian Commonwealth

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The Cordelian Commonwealth, also referred to as the Communé-Cordélia is a multi-party, unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy. They have a High King who serves at the executive branch of government, a Chancellor who leads the elected Cordelian Parliament that consists of two chambers (the legislative branch), as well as a Grand Judiciary (judicial branch).

Cordelia used to be an absolute monarchy until the reign of High Queen Alma Winsûr rose to power. She introduced several reforms and a constitution to amplify the voices of her people. This led to the modern political system of Cordelia and the creation of the Chancellorship and Cordelian Parliament. A predecessor to the Grand Judiciary, the Royal Judicial Council, has existed for centuries and in its new form, there are a total of fifteen judiciaries that are appointed by the Parliament and the Council of Kings, which is an equivalent of Parliament though only for the Lesser Kings of Cordelia.

By the Numbers
The Cordelian Parliament is made of two chambers


 * The Chamber of Royals, which is a body of 127 Prince-Electors that are electors by the Royal Electorate, the lesser princes, dukes, arch dukes, and lords of the Cordelian Old Regime
 * The Chamber of Peoples, which is a body of 579 Representatives elected by the Cordelian people. The number fluctuates and is based on the population of a given planet. The CoP, while one of the only democratic elements of the government, is criticized as being under-representing the billions of people in the Communé

The Parliament votes to elect a Chancellor who heads the body. Each Prince-Elector and Representative has one vote, and whichever party’s candidate receives a simple majority becomes chancellor.

The Grand Judiciary has fifteen Judiciaries.

The Lesser Kings vote to appoint eleven of the wisest and most powerful kings to the Council of Kings. Each Planet has a set amount of seats on the council.


 * Cordelia Prime: 3
 * Cordelia One: 2
 * Cordelia Two: 2
 * Cordelia Three: 2
 * Cordelia Four: 1
 * Cordelia Five: 1

The Council of Kings is headed by the Grand Minister of the Realm, who still retains the role of King but is referred to as Grand Minister (or Graanelemonsûr in Cordelian)

Political Parties
Parties can be divided into three groups: those who were Pro-Monarchy, those who were Anti-Monarchy, and those who wanted Mild Reforms.

Pro-Monarchy Parties
The ruling party is the Monarchist Party, officially the Partie du Royammé.


 * 1) Monarchist Party Partie du Royammé
 * 2) Militarist Party
 * 3) Constitutional Monarchist Party

Reform Parties

 * 1) Federal Union Party
 * 2) Cordelian Republican Party

Anti-Monarchy Parties

 * 1) Fédéraleté-Unnumurent de Cordélia (F.U.C.)
 * 2) Equal Rights Party
 * 3) Collectivist Party