Government & Politics
Palace of State, location of the bicameral parliament: the States-General
According to the Constitution of Cembria, which was adopted on 26th February 1830, respectively, Cembria is a unitary constitutional monarchy with a bicameral parliamentary system of government, where in the King of Cembria is the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of government. Power is separated between the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, as defined by the Constitution, which serves as the country's supreme legal document. Politics and governance are characterised by an effort to achieve broad consensus on important issues, within both the political community and society as a whole.
His Grand Majesty, King Andrew II is head of state of Cembria as well as of two other independent Crown Dependencies. As stipulated in the Constitution, the monarch is not answerable for their actions, and their person is sacrosanct. The Monarch officially retains executive power, however, following the introduction of a parliamentary system of government, the duties of the Monarch have since become strictly representative and ceremonial, such as the formal appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister and other ministers in the executive government. Accordingly, the Monarch is commander-in-chief of the Cembrian armed forces, supreme authority in the National Protestant Church of Cembria, and serves as chief diplomatic official abroad and a symbol of unity.
In practice, the executive power is formed by the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers, which also includes the Prime Minister. The Cabinet consists usually of thirteen to eighteen ministers and a varying number of state secretaries. Legislative authority is vested in the States-General, the bicameral parliament made up of the Primary Council (upper house) and Secondary Council (lower house). Judicial authority lies with the courts of justice.
His Grand Majesty, King Andrew II is head of state of Cembria as well as of two other independent Crown Dependencies. As stipulated in the Constitution, the monarch is not answerable for their actions, and their person is sacrosanct. The Monarch officially retains executive power, however, following the introduction of a parliamentary system of government, the duties of the Monarch have since become strictly representative and ceremonial, such as the formal appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister and other ministers in the executive government. Accordingly, the Monarch is commander-in-chief of the Cembrian armed forces, supreme authority in the National Protestant Church of Cembria, and serves as chief diplomatic official abroad and a symbol of unity.
In practice, the executive power is formed by the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers, which also includes the Prime Minister. The Cabinet consists usually of thirteen to eighteen ministers and a varying number of state secretaries. Legislative authority is vested in the States-General, the bicameral parliament made up of the Primary Council (upper house) and Secondary Council (lower house). Judicial authority lies with the courts of justice.