Novzhenovia Worldbuilding

The Novzhenovian Commonwealth is a constitutional monarchy, maintaining a figurehead monarchy owing to its history of Arcanstotskan vassalization, with a combination of ubiquitous local direct democracy and a complex system of governance on the national level, which places emphasis on power-sharing and is characterized by its reliance on a strong, independent, and activist judiciary with no local or sub-national court system.

Novzhenovia is known to have both hyper-urbanization, and low population density in much of the nation. Urban activity is concentrated in the northern coast, along parts of the southern coasts and in the northern plains and southern valley areas. Almost two-thirds of the nation's population live in seven urban areas, taking up only 2.08% of the nation's geographic footprint. Outside of these seven urban areas, in the remaining 97.92% of the nation's land, there is a population density of 22.76 persons per square kilometer.

Novzhenovia has a strong economy, with services playing a large role, owing mostly to the intense urbanization of the nation. The nation has a mixed market economy, unique for its flexible job market, methods of ensuring social equality, and emphasis on traditional trades. It has one of the most productive labor forces per-capita, owing to its education and labor training system, but also some of the highest tax rates in the world, with an average personal income tax rate well over 50%, which is however supplanted by expansive public services encompassing everything from drinking water to child care. Internationally, Novzhenovia trades primarily with other nations in Meterra and Kian, as well as Szlavic countries. Gelm on the northern coast, and Kungshamn Sola, Resumitsa, and Lolu Catarina on the southern coast are the primary ports.

The Leaders of Novzhenovia:
1. Emalia Harju-Serepova, First Chancellor of the Novzhenovian Board of the Commonwealth Governates;

The First Chancellor is the head of government, and is nominated by either the Senates General, the Assembly, or by one of the Sovereign Heads of Novzhenovia.

Emalia Harju-Serepova is a member of Gulubaya-Gelena-Blå-Gellina Party, from the Kiga Constituency. Previous to her Chancellorship, she was the Chairwoman of the Board of the Senates General of the Novzhenovian Commonwealth. She is married to Eriks Voskrenov, and has two children.

2. Alrendyosha, The Sovereign Heads of Novzhenovia
Alendryosha is made up of the seven sovereign councilors to the Novzhenovian State. They represent the special form of government in
- His Excellency, Anve Ilurovich, Ministers General of the Novzhenovian Assembly
- Her Royal Majesty Queen Helena of Ilenja*
- Her Highness Princess Alyena of Zhenvyen-Handelsgränd
- Her Royal Majesty Elisabed of Antovelia
- His Royal Majesty Andrey IV of Androlenia
- Her Excellency, Nino Gaztambedi, Chancellor of the Novzhenovian Academies of Sciences and the Governor of the Commonwealth Institute of Colleges and Universities
- His Excellency, Aulis Jarvi, First Chancellor for Alyona**

*Her Royal Majesty, Queen Helena of Ilenja is co-head of state of Novzhenovia, owing to the dual-monarchy. The position is hereditary to the house of Khizhor.

**His Excellency Aulis Jarvi, First Chancellor for Alyona, is co-head of state of Novzhenovia, owing to the dual-monarchy. The position is chosen by the Alyona House, which oversees the maintenance and preservation of The Goddess Alyona, The Universal Mountain, Whose Spirit Blesses The Earth and From Whom Water, Air and Life Flows.

3. Yevgeny Aleksandrov, Chairman of the Board of the Senates General of the Novzhenovian Commonwealth

The Chairman of the Board of the Senates General of the Novzhenovian Commonwealth coordinates the Senates General, the supraëxecutive in the government.

Political Parties of Novzhenovia:

• Blue Helen Party (GGBG): The Blue Helen Party is considered the quintessential establishment party in the Novzhenovian commonwealth. Its main policies are: The preservation of the welfare state, the continuation of skolnost (сколнность)* and pillarisation**, the protection of the technocratic bureaucracy, and the advancement of the education system. The Blue Helen Party gets is name from Helen, or Gelena, the symbol of the nation. It is criticized for being anti-democratic in its support for non-elected legislative positions, and for what is seen as an over-emphasis on sustainable industry as opposed to post-industrialism. It has a centrist view on segmentarianism***, and does not support social segmentarianism.
• Alyonist Democratic Party: The Alyonist Party is a green party focused on liberalizing the market and supporting the tech industry. In the area of the climate, it supports greater environmental regulations, and the transition to a post-industrialist economy financed by the exploitation of oil reserves. It opposes segmentarianism.
• Alyonist National Party: The Alyonist National Party is a green party occupying the nation's center in . Its main policies are the support of regional languages and language requirements, the expansion of Alyona protections (environmental protection), and the extension of Skolnost. It supports the continued focus on sustainable industry, and the continued exploitation of oil reserves. It has a moderate policies of civil segmentarianism, and opposes social segmentarianism.
• Free and Democratic Movement: The Free and Democratic Movement is a liberal party focusing on the liberalization of trade and the expansion of international involvement. It supports the introduction of mandatory Mercanti classes in the school curriculums, the thoughtful relaxation of segmentary economics, and a transition from pillarisation to simple democracy. It is considered as moderate liberals.
• Common Sunset Party: The Common Sunset Party is a socialist party primarily focused on the advancement of the welfare state, and the protection of the economic rights of pensioners. It subscribes to pillarisation and skolnost, but opposes segmentarianism.
• Single Sunset Party: The Single Sunset Party is an off-shoot of the Common Sunset Party, and is a segmentarianist version.
• Liberal Internationalist Party: The Liberal Commonwealth Party is a liberal party focusing on the liberalization of trade and a complete end to segmentary economics. It supports the introduction of mandatory Mercanti classes in the school curriculum, an end to skolnost, and the relaxation of immigration. It has no Alyonist policy, and is considered the most liberal mainstream party. It supports the continued welfare state within the context of economic liberalization and the lowering of taxes.
• New Liberal Movement: The New Liberal Movement is a liberal party focusing on the liberalization of trade, the privatization of nationalized sectors, and a complete end to segmentary economics. It supports the replacement of the Workers' Pillar with the Business Pillar (therefore replacing unions with representational group for business leadership and ownership), an end to economic skolnost, and complete free trade. It supports a transition to means tested welfare, and is considered the most radically liberal party.
• Novzhenovian Nationalist Party: The Novzhenovian Nationalist Party is considered one of the most radical party in the nation, and supports continued pillarisation, the comprehensive adoption of full Skolnost, and democratic segmentarianism.
• National Unity Party: The National Unity Party is considered the single most radical party in the nation, and supports continued pillarisation, mandatory classes in all national languages (Novzhenovian Szlavo-Ilenjan, Alotzhedien, Antovelian, and Hansanderian), the comprehensive adoption of full skolnost, and the abolition of segmentarianism.
• The Democratic Movement: The Democratic Movement is a radical single-issue party advocating the abolition of pillarisation in favor of exclusively democratic representation, and the reform of the senates-general.
• The Farmers Party: The Farmers Party is a single-issue green party oriented towards the development of the Novzhenovian agricultural sector. It has a specific focus on vertical farming.

*Skolnost is the belief that the nation should reflect culture, and is generally translated as Tendency, or Propensity. In the purely political sense, it means that the nation should not shy away from comprehensively and even radically embracing its own culture. In the economic context, it means that regulations should reflect appreciation for traditional crafts and traditions. Because Skolnost is used in the context of Novzhenovian society, it can mean many things in the social context, and social skolnost in general varies dependent on the region.

**Pillarisation in Novzhenovia is the politics system that involves different factions of the nation in the governance system. Instead of a government made from the people, the pillarised government involves the six pillars of Novzhenovian society:
- Alyonist institutions (Alyonism is the environmental/shamanist religion)
- The Popular Pillar (individual voters)
- The Pillar of the Peoples (cultural groups of the country)
- The Workers' Pillar (the labor unions)
- The Pillar of Education (the Novzhenovian Academies of Sciences and the Governor of the Commonwealth Institute of Colleges and Universities)
- The People's Army (Public service workers in the traditional areas of infrastructures, public parks, public beautification, healthcare, and the housing brigade).
Through pillarisation, these six pillars have representation in the government, and for this reason, not all representatives are elected by the people. This system has created unequal representation, whereby some people may have multiple votes, and others may have only one. For instance, a member of the People's Army will have votes through their local constituencies (Popular pillar), the People's Army, through the Pillar of Education (at least one, possibly one dependent on their level of education), and the Pillar of the Peoples, dependent on their cultural group. Additionally, some pillars are partisan and give way to political parties (The Popular Pillar and some of the democratically elected Pillar of Education alumni constituencies), and some pillars are non-partisan, like the Pillar of Education, the Workers' Pillar, and the People's Army. These representatives have no political affiliations, and for this reason,

***Segmentarianism: Segmentarianism is the idea that regions of the nation may have obstacles to free interaction between them, for the preservation of culture and spirit. Traditionally, segmentarianism has been linked to Alyonism, and the idea that land is sacred and has its own rights. For example, the most ancient segmentarianist policy is that only Alyonists should be allowed to the Alyona Mountains. Today, the Alyona Region requires registration to the Alyonist Registry. In the economic sense, segmentarianism is the idea that regions of Nozhenovia should be able to have their own economic policies and systems, and is split into two beliefs: Insular segmentarianism, which advocates the econo-regulatory and fiscal separation of the regions; and Common segmentarianism, which advocates the Econo-regulatory but not fiscal separation of the regions. Socially, segmentarianism is the idea that civil/social laws should not be national, and instead should be delegated to the regions, and allowed to vary between regions. It is split into three mainstream beliefs: Absolute Segmentarianism allows for absolute variation in civil/social laws between regions, Constitutional Segmentarianism prescribes judicial oversight over civil/social legal variation between regions to ensure egalitarianism, and Centralized Segmentarianism subscribes to limiting variation in civil/social laws between regions to areas not covered by the work of the Senates General (a movement towards segmentarianism overseen by the national community). Civil segmentarianism refers to the aspects of civil society (the press, arts, music, etc.), while social segmentarianism refers to the aspects of society concerning interpersonal institutions (marriage, family life, etc.). Political parties usually have separate civil an social segmentarianist positions. Democratic segmentarianism is an approach to segmentarianism that sees direct-democracy as the only grounds for segmentarianism.

The National Assembly, compromising the Lower House of the Parliament, is generally made up of the Popular Pillar (125), the the People's Pillar (125), and the Pillar of Education (50). However, there is great overlap, because some seats allocated to one pillar are delegated to other pillars.

Of the 300 seats in the National Assembly,

1. 100 are elected by proportional vote through the National Constituency. All Novzhenovian citizens may vote in the national constituency, and seats are filled through party-lists or write-ins. Effectively, every full percentage point is rewarded with a representative, and what is left over is given to the largest party under 1%. Should the extra-representation amount to 3%, for instance, the top three parties or write-in candidates under 1% will gain representation. Should a write-in candidate receive multiple percentage points, they are required to create a Party of Independent Representation, and a party list for other seats won.
2. 25 are elected by from regional constituencies, and by proportional vote in regions with multiple representatives. The Grand Mountain Constituency has 1 seat; the Northern Sovereignties, the Principalities, and Port Royal have each 2 seats; Antovelia has 3 seats, the Middle Kingdom (Androlenia) has 4 seats, and Gelm has 11 seats. Where election results do not split evenly, overrepresentation of political minorities has historically been allowed by the judiciary.
3. 125 are appointed from the regions. It is up to the regions to decide which pillars receive seats, and how many.
   1. 69 are allocated by proportion to the populations of the regions. The Mountain Constituency has 1 seat; Port Royal and the Northern Sovereignties each have 4 seats; the Principalities have 6 seats; Antovelia has 9 seats; The Middle Kingdom has 13 seats, and Gelm has 32 seats.
   2. 56 are allocated equally to each region. Each of the seven regions receives 8 representatives.
4. 50 Seats are appointed through the University Constituency Institute. The University Constituency Institute is an independent public institution which oversees the allocation of these seats. 7 Seats are allocated through proportional partisan vote from the University Constituency, meaning all those with university degrees may vote. 13 Seats are allocated through proportional partisan vote from the Collegiate Constituency, meaning all those with high school degrees may vote. Since 1995, 10 seats are elected through the Constituency of Disabled Persons, and 10 seats are appointed by the National Institute for the Rights of the Disabled. The remaining 10 seats are appointed to experts in 10 different fields from the University Constituency Institute.