System of Government of The Union of Dorig

Since the founding of the Dorig, first as a resistance force, now as a federal republic, the government has been a semi-presidential system. This is based off of the government of Kijev and Edessa, which had its First Minister and cabinet responsible to the Sejm (parliament) while the Duke would hold key executive powers. After Dorig won independence, it was now the President, the Prime Minister, and the Marshal of the Sejm who worked together. This could be a beneficial relationship if they came from the same party, as it was during the first two terms of parliament showed with the DC controlling both executive positions. On the other end of the spectrum it can be highly toxic relationship if the President and Prime Minister come from different parties and have different agendas. Five years after independence the federal government was moved from the Sejm of Kijev and Edessa, which had been done because it was the base of the resistance, but was causing friction due to the Federal Sejm also using its shared home to vote on matters pertaining to Kijev and Edessa. After a month long filibuster by MPs of Kijev and Edessa, the federal Sejm was reformed and moved back to Augustval. More ministries were added to the presidency, and the key roles re-defined.

The current system divides executive responsibilities between the Council President of the Union (President for short), Prime Minister of the Union, and Marshal of the Sejm (Marshal for short) as follows:

1) The Council President is head of the Council of the Union, also called the "Security Council". The president ensure coordination of the broad security, justice and intelligence policies and ministries. Likewise they set out guidelines Union Military Policy (UMP). They share some executive and budgetary functions with the Sejm on ministries they both control. Ministries that are under the Council of the Union is under daily supervision and coordinate by the president, which includes the ministers of the respective ministries as well. The ministers are still serving at the pleasure of the prime minister, and are ultimately responsible to the prime minister alone. The council includes the Defense Minister (is always an active military member), the Intelligence Minister (for external intelligence gathering), the Minister of the Siloviki (internal security and internal intelligence gathering), the Justice Minister (for all law enforcement and legal actions by the government), and the Minister of Emergency Situations (the ministry that responds to natural disaster, catastrophe, and other emergencies). All ministers are proposed by the prime minister, after consulting the council president, and approved by the Sejm before taking their position. Decisions or policies enacted are usually taken by majority vote, with a corresponding majority vote from the Sejm as well, but some decisions can be taken with a unanimous vote without consulting the Sejm.

2) The Prime Minister is head of the Federal Directorate [the cabinet government], which is the executive of the government. It submits proposals for new legislation for the parliament and council of the Union, as well as implementing policy and running ministries not under the control of the council president. They also enforce the laws in the various republics of the Union to ensure legislative harmony and rule of law. The following ministries of government (along with the above ministries) are listed below based on the minister positions: Finance Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Infrastructure, Minister of Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development Minister, Welfare, Work, and Guild Minister, Minister of Immigrant Absorption and Refugees, Transportation Minister, Education and Science Minister, Minister of Communications, Minister of the Diaspora, Minister of Energy, and Minister of Natural Resources, Water, and the Environment. All ministers are proposed by the Prime Minister, serve at his pleasure or until the end of the current term of the Federal Sejm, and are approved by the Sejm before taking their position.

3) The Marshal of the Sejm is the speaker of the parliament. They oversee activities of the parliament and its constituent bodies. Without the marshal laws will not pass through the parliament. They likewise represent the interests parliament to Council of the Union and the Federal Directorate when they are writing and proposing legislation. Likewise all final legislation must successfully pass three readings in the Sejm before the marshal signs the legislation, else the law will fail. Ostensibly they are still affiliated with their party, but in reality marshals' take their responsibility to represent the whole Sejm seriously and follow through in their role. They also take the lead in the election of permanent committee chairs and the allocation of MPs onto committees in the Sejm. The marshal is voted by a majority of MPs in the Sejm, though each candidate is proposed by the parties represented in parliament.