Current Lore:
Year: 2102
This is the year of a lot of important elections. In January State elections & Class I Senate elections will be held. In July a House of Commons election will be held. This year of elections will be considered a referendum on the first ever Conservative led Government.

The first results were the State results. The night was miserable for the RFP, who lost half their seats and all 3 of their premierships. Nearly all their seats were loss to the Conservatives who the centre-right and right of Rayekkan politics were now rallying around. In terms of swing, there was only a small swing towards the Conservative-Liberal Coalition, of only around 2%.

The Senate election saw the RFP lose all 5 of their Class I Senators, flipping to the Conservatives. The Conservatives picked up two seats elsewhere, one from the DPP & one from the Liberals, giving the CON-LIB Coalition a majority in the Senate up until their coalition expires in July when the House of Commons election would be held.

In July the House of Commons election was held, with the Prime Minister Gareth Kirkman fighting for a second term in Office.

The House of Commons election saw the Conservative-Liberal Coalition gain seats, with the Conservatives gaining 14, and the Liberals 1. The DPP has a better than expected result and actually won 6 seats, prompting Leader of the Opposition Maddie Bates to continue as Leader. The big loser was the RFP, who lost over half their seats.

The Conservatives & Liberals were quick to go back into coalition with one another with a fairly similar deal to the previous one.

President:

Overview:
The President is an elected person who serves as Head of State of Rayekka and is elected through Alternative Vote. The President is Commander of the Peacekeepers and their power is ceremonial. The Presidents roles include conducting state openings & closings, signing laws and having the ability to veto if less than 2/3rds of both chambers vote in favour (3/4ths if its a constitutional amendment). The President can declare a State of Emergency (which requires renewal every 12 weeks) with permission from the Cabinet, or the Supreme Court if there is no Cabinet. If the Office of President is vacant, the line of succession shall be enacted with the next in line serving as Acting President. This is: Senate President, Prime Minister, the next 8 most senior Cabinet members, Speaker of the House of Commons, Supreme Court Chief Justice. In the event all of these options are exhausted, martial law will be declared with individual states taking on full responsibility for their states until a new democratic government is installed. If the Office is vacated, a new election must be held in 90 days, and the newly elected President will serve the remainder of the term. The President can be removed from office if 2/3rds of the Senate & House of Commons vote in favour. A President is limited to serving two terms in Office.

Current President:
Name: Victor Johnson
Party: Conservative Party
Age: 76 (b. 2024)
Role: Eighth President of Rayekka
Date Elected: January 2100 (1st term)

Senate:

Overview:
The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament and consists of 60 Senators elected by each State. Each State elects between 2 & 10 Senators to represent their State in the Senate through Single Transferable Vote. The amount of Senators each state elects is devised by the National Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission. The Senate is split into two classes, with half the Senate up for election every 3 years, meaning Senators serve 6 year terms in total. The Senate acts as a supervisor chamber with no real power except it must scrutinise and review any laws passed by the House of Commons. As a supervisory body, the Senate can dissolve the House of Commons and call for new elections, either by the President calling for one, and 3/5ths (36 Senators) of the chamber supporting, or on its own with 2/3rds+1 of the chamber supporting (41 Senators). In order for a bill to become law the Senate must approve of it and if it doesn't can send a bill back to the House of Commons as many times as it likes until a resolution is found. The Senate elects a Senate President who presides over Senate proceedings, but the Senate President can vote. Chamber wide elections cannot be held early in the Senate. If a Senator resigns, the party who controlled the seat will appoint a replacement for the remainder of the term.

Current Senate:

Senate Majority: CON-LIB Coalition
Senate Term: January 2102 - January 2105
Senate President: Yvette Jones (CON)

Senate Composition:
Conservative Party (CON) - Blue - 25 seats (+7)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - Orange - 17 seats (-1)
Liberal Party (LIB) - Cyan - 8 seats (-1)
Green Party (GRE) - Green - 6 seats (-)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - Purple - 4 seats (-5)

Class I Senators: CON 15, DPP 9, LIB 3, GRE 3
Class II Senators: CON 10, DPP 8, LIB 5, RFP 4, GRE 3

House of Commons:

Overview:
The House of Commons is the lower chamber of Parliament and consists of 300 seats. The House of Commons is elected by the entire country through proportional representation. A party must get 2% of the vote to be able to enter Parliament, the rest of the seats are appointed through the D'Hondt method. Members of the House of Commons are called Members of Parliament (MPs) and they elect a Speaker of the House who presides over House proceedings. Therefore there are 299 voting Members of Parliament in the House of Commons. The Government consists of Members of Parliament. Early elections can be held through a dissolution request vote requiring just a simple majority to pass. If passed, a dissolution request is sent to the President who decides whether to hold new elections. The Head of Government is the Prime Minister who is appointed by the President. The Prime Minister usually is the leader of the party with a majority or the biggest party in a majority coalition in the House of Commons. The Prime Minister then appoints a Cabinet to serve as the Government. The Prime Minister leads the Military, but must get the Presidents authorisation before making any orders.

Current House of Commons:

House of Commons Majority: CON-LIB Coalition
House of Commons Term: July 2102 - July 2106
Speaker of the House of Commons: Brian Majors (CON)
Prime Minister: Gareth Kirkman (CON)
Leader of the Opposition: Maddie Bates (DPP)

House of Commons Composition -
Conservative Party (CON) - Blue - 125 seats (+14) - (41.1%) [+4.6%]
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - Orange - 70 seats (+6) - (23.2%) [+2.0%]
Liberal Party (LIB) - Cyan - 43 seats (+1) - (14.4%) [+0.5%]
Green Party (GRE) - Green - 23 seats (-2) - (7.7%) [-0.7%]
Socialist Party (SOC) - Red - 21 seats (+1) - (7.0%) [+0.4%]
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - Purple - 18 seats (-20) - (6.0%) [-6.6%]
Nationalist Party (NAT) - Grey - 0 seats (-) - (0.6%) [-0.2%]

Government of Rayekka:

• Prime Minister: Gareth Kirkman (CON)

• Deputy Prime Minister: Kiera Hart (LIB)

• Chancellor of the Exchequer: Oliver Hunt (CON)

• Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs: Jeremy Hammond (CON)

• Secretary of State for the Interior: Olivia Walker (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Defence: David Cleverly (CON)

• Secretary of State for Justice: Joe Knight (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Health & Social Care: Laura Goven (CON)

• Secretary of State for Education: Jessica Fringe (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Business, Industry & Science: Mark Davies (CON)

• Secretary of State for Work & Pensions: Victoria Trott (CON)

• Secretary of State for Housing & Communities: Rebecca Lisbon (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Energy: Simon Mercer (CON)

• Secretary of State for Food & Agriculture: James Clarkson (CON)

• Secretary of State for the Environment: Natasha Mason (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Transport: Philip May (LIB)

• Secretary of State for International Trade: John Lonsdale (CON)

• Secretary of State for Culture & Media: Tom Ranganathan (LIB)

• Secretary of State for Equality & Citizen Affairs: Hannah Rumble (CON)

• Secretary of State for International Development, Aid & Co-operation: Laura Hee (CON)
  

States of Rayekka:

Overview:
The 12 states of Rayekka each have their own State Legislative called State Councils consisting of a minimum of 50 Councillors and a maximum of 300. Each State is split into districts by the State Independent Boundary Commission and elect 1 councillor per district. A Council Leader is elected by the State Council who presides over the agenda, but can vote. State Councils are in place to scrutinise the Premiers proposed budgets and changes, and pass legislation either presented by itself or the Premier.

Each state of Rayekka has a Premier who serves as the Head representative of that individual State. State Premiers can veto Council actions if it does not achieve a 2/3rds majority.

Overview of States:

Council Seats by Party:

Becklana

State Capital: Bekosia
Overview: The first state to propose unification of the 12 states of Rayekka and lead the process towards unification. The State Capital serves as the National Capital City and is where the National Government sits.

State Premier: Ronald Hogan (DPP)
State Council Majority: DPP Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 10
Class 1 - 5 (DPP 3, CON 1, GRE 1)
Class 2 - 5 (DPP 3, CON 1, GRE 1)

State Council Composition (300 seats):
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 159 seats (-7)
Conservative Party (CON) - 50 seats (+16)
Green Party (GRE) - 36 seats (-3)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 31 seats (-)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 22 seats (-1)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 2 seats (-5)

Amazonia

State Capital: Nocasta Falls
Overview: The Centre of Amazonia is filled with a dense jungle full of lots of rare species of animals and plants. Possibly the most environmental state, the state has banned any interfering with the jungle and bans humans from entering unless with State Government Officials. All the population of Amazonia is located on the state borders to avoid the Jungle. The State Capital sits by a water fall.

State Premier: Emilia Rochdale (GRE)
State Council Majority: GRE Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 2
Class 1 - 1 (GRE 1)
Class 2 - 1 (GRE 1)

State Council Composition (60 seats):
Green Party (GRE) - 40 seats (-)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 10 seats (+1)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 5 seats (-1)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 3 seats (-)
Conservative Party (CON) - 2 seats (-)

Greenland

State Capital: Melburgh
Overview: The State of Greenland is largely agricultural and full of farmlands and villages. There are no cities in the State with the biggest town in the state being the capital Melburgh.

State Premier: Michael Harrison (CON) [CON GAIN from RFP]
State Council Majority: CON Majority [CON GAIN]

Senate Seat Allocation: 2
Class 1 - 1 (CON 1)
Class 2 - 1 (CON 1)

State Council Composition (80 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 41 seats (+18)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 20 seats (+3)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 15 seats (-19)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 4 seats (-2)

Easterlands

State Capital: Riverside
Overview: Rivers from the mountains have allowed a lush forest to grow. The lumber industry thrives here as well as wineries and mills.

State Premier: Jack Laughton (CON) [CON GAIN from RFP]
State Council Majority: No Overall Control

Senate Seat Allocation: 2
Class 1 - 1 (CON 1)
Class 2 - 1 (RFP 1)

State Council Composition (90 seats):
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 38 seats (-5)
Conservative Party (CON) - 31 seats (+6)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 16 seats (+3)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 5 seats (-4)

Richgrad

State Capital: Manbrough
Overview: Richgrad is a largely industrial state and known as the industrial heartland of Rayekka. Where a majority of production occurs and where a majority of military bases and factories are.

State Premier: Paul Gibbs (CON)
State Council Majority: CON Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 10
Class 1 - 5 (CON 4, LIB 1)
Class 2 - 5 (CON 3, RFP 1, LIB 1)

State Council Composition (300 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 204 seats (+41)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 34 seats (+5)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 27 seats (-3)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 18 seats (-36)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 12 seats (+2)
Green Party (GRE) - 5 seats (-9)

Queenside

State Capital: Faybury Beach
Overview: With beautiful beaches and a perfect temperatures, tourists flood in to enjoy the golden sand beaches and the best of what the tourism industry has to offer.

State Premier: Janice Grieff (LIB)
State Council Majority: No Overall Control

Senate Seat Allocation: 6
Class 1 - 3 (LIB 1, DPP 1, CON 1)
Class 2 - 3 (LIB 2, DPP 1)

State Council Composition (160 seats):
Liberal Party (LIB) - 60 seats (+4)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 45 seats (-1)
Conservative Party (CON) - 41 seats (+7)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 9 seats (+2)
Green Party (GRE) - 5 seats (-10)

Budakept

State Capital: Snowbury
Overview: A flourishing cultural state that thrives off tourism with people across the world flooding in to see the states unique artistic structures and famous paintings. The most iconic tourist attraction being a large statue of the most famous artist in Budakept located right in the centre of Snowbury.

State Premier: Bronte Bourne (DPP)
State Council Majority: DPP Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 6
Class 1 - 3 (DPP 3)
Class 2 - 3 (DPP 3)

State Council Composition (180 seats):
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 107 seats (-8)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 23 seats (+1)
Green Party (GRE) - 19 seats (-2)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 16 seats (+2)
Conservative Party (CON) - 15 seats (+7)

Catakino

State Capital: Gilley
Overview: A state rich with farmlands. Livestock take up a lot of land here with the food for the Livestock making up the rest of the available farmland. Famous Rayekkan Sausages are produced here.

State Premier: Howard Tilgate (CON)
State Council Majority: CON Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 5
Class 1 - 2 (CON 2)
Class 2 - 3 (CON 2, LIB 1)

State Council Composition (140 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 89 seats (+11)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 30 seats (+2)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 13 seats (-)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 8 seats (-13)

Oceanside

State Capital: Portside
Overview: A State that has flourished due to international trade for decades and thus the State Capital Portside has grown into the largest most prosperous city in all of Rayekka.

State Premier: Frank Marshal (CON)
State Council Majority: CON Majority [CON GAIN]

Senate Seat Allocation: 10
Class 1 - 5 (CON 3, DPP 1, LIB 1)
Class 2 - 5 (CON 2, DPP 1, RFP 1, LIB 1)

State Council Composition (250 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 132 seats (+11)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 54 seats (+2)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 40 seats (+4)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 20 seats (-16)
Green Party (GRE) - 4 seats (-1)

Capview

State Capital: Kingford
Overview: A mountainous state that used to thrive off mining, but since the ban on non-renewable resources the Capview economy has collapsed with 90% of mines closing in the state. The State now relies on tourism to its mountains where the State Capital Kingford has emerged.

State Premier: Nathan Edlin (CON) [CON GAIN from RFP]
State Senate Majority: CON Majority [CON GAIN]

Senate Council Allocation: 2
Class 1 - 1 (CON 1)
Class 2 - 1 (RFP 1)

State Council Composition (50 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 32 seats (+13)
Rayekka First Party (RFP) - 9 seats (-12)
Nationalist Party (NAT) - 8 seats (-2)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 1 seat (+1)

Mount Georgia

State Capital:
Overview: A mountainous state that is mostly separated from the rest of Rayekka. Due to this separation Mount Georgia is a much more regressive and culturally different to the rest of Rayekka that tends to have more conservative and traditional views.

State Premier: Daniel Isaac (CON)
State Senate Majority: CON Majority

Senate Seat Allocation: 2
Class 1 - 1 (CON 1)
Class 2 - 1 (CON 1)

State Council Composition (60 seats):
Conservative Party (CON) - 49 seats (+3)
Nationalist Party (NAT) - 11 seats (-3)

Winterstone

State Capital: Snowdon
Overview: The last state to join Rayekka. A winter paradise, the mountains are covered in blankets of snow and ski resorts and log cabins are incredibly popular in the world. It is described as the winter wonderland. A progressive northern territory.

State Premier: Valentina Melis (DPP) [DPP GAIN from GRE]
State Council Majority: No Overall Control

Senate Seat Allocation: 3
Class 1 - 2 (GRE 1, DPP 1)
Class 2 - 1 (GRE 1)

State Council Composition (100 seats):
Green Party (GRE) - 33 seats (-5)
Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) - 31 seats (-2)
Socialist Party (SOC) - 22 seats (+4)
Liberal Party (LIB) - 9 seats (+1)
Conservative Party (CON) - 5 seats (+2)

Supreme Court:

Overview:
The role of the Supreme Court is to be the highest judicial authority of the land and ensure the Constitution is upheld. The Supreme Court is appointed by the President with majority approval from the Senate. Supreme Court Justices serve 20 year terms. The Supreme Court is led by the Chief Justice who sets the agenda. Constitutional Amendments can be done with a 2/3rd majority in the House of Commons & Senate, followed by it being ratified (passed) by three fifths of states (8 out of 12) through simple majority votes.

Supreme Court Composition:

Left Caucasus (7):

• Chief Justice Sally Herbert (DPP) [Appointed 2083]

• Associate Justice Rebecca Hart (DPP) [Appointed 2082]

• Associate Justice Joseph Bacon (DPP) [Term ends February 2107]

• Associate Justice Ruby Patel (DPP) [Term ends February 2111]

• Associate Justice Gordon Mason (DPP) [Term ends February 2113]

• Associate Justice Georgina Hook (DPP) [Term ends November 2115]

• Associate Justice Shereese Gatwa (GRE) [Term ends October 2107]

Centre Caucasus (1):

• Associate Justice Harry Brent (LIB) [Term ends May 2119]

Right Caucasus (1):

• Associate Justice Chris Barclay (CON) [Term ends April 2122]

Elections:

Overview:
Elections for President, Senate, State Premiers & Councils are held on the second Thursday of January. Results for all elections are published as soon as possible. The Senate, State Premier & State Councils will begin their term at 12pm on the fourth Thursday of January. Presidential terms will begin at 12pm on the last day of January. The House of Commons are held 4 years after the date of the last election and their terms begin as soon as results are available.

Next Election Dates:
President: January 2105 (Every 5 years)
House of Commons: July 2106 (Every 4 years)
Senate (Class I): January 2108 (Every 6 years)
Senate (Class II): January 2105 (Every 6 years)
State Premiers: January 2106 (Every 4 years)
State Councils: January 2106 (Every 4 years)

Political Parties of Rayekka:

Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) [orange]

• Ideology: Social Democracy

• Major Party

• Left on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Maddie Bates

• Overview: Believes in progressive social reforms as well as a regulated economy to protect people from corporate greed, putting worker and consumer before profit.
  

The Conservative Party (CON) [blue]

• Ideology: Liberal Conservatism

• Major Party

• Centre-Right on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Gareth Kirkman

• Overview: Believes in a free market and reduced spending in welfare and social services.
  

The Liberal Party (LIB) [cyan]

• Ideology: Libertarianism/Centralism

• Minor Party

• Centre on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Kiera Hart

• Overview: Supports social reforms however believes in a freer market and deregulation.
  

Rayekka First Party (RFP) [purple]

• Ideology: Nationalism & Populism

• Minor Party

• Right on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Gary Marshal

• Overview: An anti-establishment party, is for Rayekka being first on a global and national stage. Anti-immigration and believes in protectionism.
  

The Green Party (GRE) [green]

• Ideology: Environmentalism

• Minor Party

• Left on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Sally Patterson

• Overview: Believes that the environment must be the number one consideration before any policy introduction and believes in extensive environmental protection measures.
  

The Socialist Party (SOC) [red]

• Ideology: Democratic Socialism

• Minor Party

• Hard Left on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Arthur Mile

• Overview: Wishes to establish a more extreme version of the current regulated economy and complete ban private businesses.
  

Nationalist Party (NAT) [grey]

• Ideology: Conservatism

• Minor Party

• Right on Political Spectrum

• Leader: Nick Smith

• Overview: Believes in individual freedom and personal responsibility. Wants a smaller Government and significantly reduced Government interference. Wants a full employment of a capitalist society and private industry. Anti-immigration.