Fiction:Arkit Council Empire/Government

The Arkit Council Empire's Government is the Leonation Preservation Empire which consists of 39 Council Members and 1 Emperor/Empress. The Emperor is voted for, only when the previous Emperor has resigned, dies or is forced to leave office. As of a new vote needing to take place when the Emperor leaves office via any means, the votes tend to sway towards a Monarchy Country.

Before the LPE
Not much is known about the forms of Government before the LPE. Axel and Rennus are both Monarchies. Artaisia is a Republic. Transubitia was a Dictatorship but converted to Monarchy All other minor states' governments depending on the nearest large country. Those near Axel and Rennus are all Monarchies, those near Artaisia are Republics, etc...

History
The LPE was born as the Axel-Rennus Union that was forged after a war nearly brought about the demise of both countries. This Union lasted from 1,000KI and lasted until 125SP, where Axel produced Mechanical weaponry that Rennus feared. Rennus proposed a ban on these weapons which Axel vetoed 4 times. On the fifth time, Rennus declared war on Axel, destroying the Union.

After the Mech-Ca war, Axel, Rennus and the many countries that rose and fought in the War were all exhausted. Axel and Rennus reinstated the Union and accepted into it, the countries that rose from Axel and Rennus during the war, along with Artaisia and a few other countries that had intervened with the war. The Union was renamed the Leonation Preservation Empire and was ruled cooperatively by Axel and Rennus.

The LPE funded the exploration of the planet and supplied trade routes between the Old and New Worlds. The LPE declared war of the Fopiguqi Civilization in defense of one of the Colonist Countries. The Fopiguqi were pushed back and agreed to sign a Defensive Pact if they surrendered some of their spice stocks.

In 500SP, Fopiguqi was renamed Transubitia and was accepted into the LPE, making 40 countries under its banner. Here was when the true form of the modern LPE took place. The LPE adopted a Council of the 40 leaders of each Governing Body who would then elect an Emperor who would rule the Empire. The first Emperor was Lord Jiin of Rennus who ruled for 18 Solar Cycles until he died of Illness. King Aerio VII of Axel took over for 97 Solar Cycles until he abdicated to his brother, Drake Syliss III who has ruled until the present day.

Workings
The Leader of a Country is the appropriate representative for their country and is, therefore, a Council Member. These 40 Council members then vote for an Emperor amongst themselves. This Emperor will then lead the LPE until they fail to fit enough to do so. In which case a new Emperor is voted to rule. The Emperor has supreme power and the Council solely exists to advise him in his antics. However, as the Emperor is to rule for his entire session in office, it raises difficulties as to which, what to do if a Monarch Emperor abuses his power. As abdication is the monarch's own choice and since a Monarch cannot be voted out of power, the only way to remove a Monarch from the Emperor's office, is treason. For this reason, the form of government is reviewed as unstable by the countries outside of the LPE.

Rulers
500SP-518SP - Lord Jiin I of Rennus

518SP-615SP - King Aerio VII of Axel

615SP-Present- King Drake III of Axel