Whitlamia

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The Commonwealth Republic of Whitlamia

Flag of Whitlamia
National motto: When faced with an impasse, you've got to crash through or crash.
National anthem: Advance Whitlamia Fair
Region	New Liberalia
Capital	Whitlamis
Largest Cities	Chifley, Melbourne, Scullin, Brisvegas, Avali, Port Dunstan
Spoken Languages   Official   Unofficial	Whitlamian English Traviokon Panseran Caropsyne
Government • President • Prime Minister	Federal Republic Ninian Cowen Paul Robbins
Founded • Federal Republic	January 1st, 1901 January 1st, 2001
Population  • 2007 census	876,000,000
Currency	Whitlamian Liber(R) = 100 Cents (ç)
Constitution	Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberalia
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[edit] The Commonwealth

Whitlamia is an island Federal Republic in the north-west of Liberalia, however it is a Federation of multiple states which is formed together as the Commonwealth of Whitlamia. Whitlamia is made up of 8 states: Victoria, Middaland, South Whitlamia, Tasman, West Travioko, East Travioko, Panseria, Mengshu and three Territorries: Whitlamia Capital Territory, Port Dunstan Territory, West Mengshu.

(Whitlamia is the nation of Prime Minister Kurt)

[edit] Government

Whitlamia is a Federal Parliamentary Republic with a healthy Westminster Parliamenty tradition. There are three tiers of government in Whitlamia: Federal, State/Territory, Local.

The Federal Parliament is the nation's bicameral legislature, which is composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives is made up of 400 Members of Parliament representing electorates of roughly 1,000,000 voters, where as the Senate is composed of 102 Senators, 12 representing each State and 2 representing each Territory. Both houses of Parliament have fixed terms of four years and are elected simultaniously. State and Federal Parliament's are elected by Universal Sufferage. It is compulsory to vote for all citizens 18 years old and over, however optional voting is allowed between the ages of 16-18. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party or coalition with the majority in the House of Representatives and his/her party is invited by the President after an election to form a Government. The next largest political party becomes the Opposition.

The current makeup of the Federal Parliament after the 2007 Federal Election:

Prime Minister: Hon. Paul Robbins MP (Labor Party)

Leader of the Opposition: Hon. Clive Strabome MP (Liberal Party)

House of Representatives

Liberal Party: 158 seats

Country Party: 35 seats

L/C Coalition Combined: 193 seats

Labor Party: 190 seats

Green Democrats: 11 seats

Indipendents: 6 seats

Senate

Liberal Party: 35 seats

Country Party: 7 seats

L/C Coalition Combined: 42 seats

Labor Party: 37 seats

Green Democrats: 15 seats

One Nation: 3 seats

Travioko First: 3 seats

Christian Democrats: 1 seats

Note: In late 2007, the Strabome Liberal/Country Coalition Government was defeated in a Vote of No Confidence in the House of Representatives, as a result of a coalition between the Labor Party and the Green Democrats. In the House of Reps, the Labor/GD make up 201 plus the support of two indipendents out of 400. In the Senate, their combined numbers of 52 plus the support of the 3 Travioko First Senators give them a strong majority.

The Prime Minister is the Head of the Government and is the highest political office in the nation. The Head of the State is the President which is a ceremonial bipartisan figurehead. The President is selected by the Prime Minister from a list of nominees and negotiates with the Leader of the Opposition to ensure that the candidate is universally acceptable, then a special joint sitting of both houses of Parliament convenes to accept the candidate who requires a two-thirds majority to be appointed. The President has a term of five years, and may be asked by the Prime Minister to serve a final second term if Parliament ratifies the appointment again.

Each State and territory has a similar practice, with a Premier commanding a majority in State Parliaments and a Governor as Head of State. In Territories it is a Chief Minister and an Administrator.

Recent Prime Minister's of Whitlamia

Maurice Candelno (Liberal) 1981-1999

Anthony Whiting (Labor) 1999-2006

Paul Robbins (Labor) 2006-2007

Clive Strabome (Liberal) 2007

Paul Robbins (Labor) 2007-

[edit] Political Parties

Because of a stable Coalition between the Liberal and Country Party, Whitlamia has developed a two party state between the Coalition and the Labor Party. However with the proportional voting in the Senate many minor parties gain representation there. Prime Ministers tend to only come from the Liberal and Labor Parties. Political parties in the Whitlamian Parliament have strong disipline.

The Liberal party is the dominant centre right, business orientated and social conservative party. It exists in Coalition with the Country Party, which is a conservative rural party. Its main rival is the centre left Whitlamian Labor Party, which is a trade union orientated democratic socialist/social democrat party. The greatest third party are the Green Democrats who are a left wing, environment orientated party.