Government

The President of Pharos and his cabinet of ministers have the executive power of the Federal Republic, while the Federal Parliament has the legislative power. Judicial power lies with the various Courts. There is a fourth authority in the Federal Republic, the ASO (Ante Symbol Orator), a consolatory body of "wise men" that has had - and still has - an important role in the island's historical and political endeavor since the 15^th century AD. 

The position of President, Pharos' head of government, is allocated to a Pharonian citizen who can obtain the confidence of a majority in Parliament. Usually the President is the current leader of the largest political party or more effectively through a coalition of parties, as a single party normally doesn't have the support to form a government on its own. However, Pharos has often been ruled by minority governments. The President nominates the Cabinet of Ministers, traditionally drawn from members of the same political party, and as such forms the executive government and exercises power vested to them by the Constitution. The President or the Ministers cannot be Members of the Federal parliament, although they may run for election. If they are elected, they have to be replaced in their Parliamentary seat by a person designated by their party.  There are 14 ministries in the Cabinet: finance - federation - defense & security - foreign affairs - justice - labor - transport & public works - industry & technology - agriculture & fishery - commerce & business - education - health & social security - environment,food & rural affairs - culture & sports.

The current President of Pharos is Sivena Venabili

The Federal Parliament

Constitutionally, legislative power is vested with both the government and the Federal Parliament of Pharos, but the latter is the supreme legislature and a unicameral body. A proposition can become a law or an act by simple majority amongst the 150 representatives, who are elected on the basis of first-past-the-post system of election - a generic term referring to an election won by the highest polling candidate - from 150 constituencies for four-year terms. The powers of the Federal Parliament of Pharos are limited by the constitution, which divides legislative abilities between the federal and local governments. In general, state legislatures may only pass laws relating to topics explicitly reserved for them by the constitution, such as education, state officers, municipal government, charitable institutions, and "matters of a merely local or private nature," while any matter not under the exclusive authority of the State Legislatures is within the scope of the Federal Parliament's power. Thus, Parliament alone can pass laws relating to, amongst other things, the postal service, the census, the military, navigation and shipping, fishing, currency, banking, weights and measures, bankruptcy, copyrights, patents and naturalization. In some cases, however, the jurisdictions of the federal and local parliaments may be more indistinct. For instance, the Federal Parliament in Hilvar regulates marriage and divorce in general, but the solemnization of marriage is regulated only by the provincial legislatures. Other examples include the powers of both the federal and state parliaments to impose taxes, borrow money, punish crimes, and regulate agriculture.

NATional ALliance: SA (Sood Alliance), NDF (National Democratic Front), NDP (National Democratic Party), NDU (National Democratic Union), CDP (Christian Democratic Party).

Central Union: SLP (Socialdemocratic Labor Party), DU (Democratic Union), LP (Labor Party), UP (Union Party).

Radical Alternative Forum: NMP (National Monteneros Party), NAP (National Agricultural Party), CM (Constitutional Movement)

Pharos Ecologic Movement - AOEM (Auroran OEcologic Movement)

LYG

The Judiciary

The judiciary, although traditionally a third branch of government, is independent of executive and legislative branches. The Supreme Court of Pharos - the country's court of last resort - has nine justices appointed by the ASO and led by the Chief Justice of Pharos, and hears appeals from decisions rendered by the various appellate courts from the States and districts. Below this is the Federal Court, which hears cases arising under certain areas of federal law. It works in conjunction with the Federal Court of Appeal and Tax Court of Pharos. The Courts' strict and formal mission is to regulate the Pharonian judicial system, interpret the Constitution, and as such implement the legislation adopted by Parliament and monitor the legislative and executive powers to ensure that they themselves comply with the acts of legislation that have been previously adopted.

The ASO

The ASO (Ante Simbol Orator, i.e. the Supreme Council of Speakers) was founded as a secret conclave by dedicated, educated and powerful Pharonians in the late 15^th century AD, in order to manipulate politics in the island and to avoid further British enrollment, with the final aim being the island's independence. In the 19^th century the ASO came up front and lead the island to 1975's declaration of independence, by uniting all the island's forces and states in a Federal Republic. The ASO has its operations in the town of Lys, in Diacria, the home town of the greatest Pharonian politician and former President Harry Sheldon. ASO's current President - Erst Orator (first Speaker) - is Anselm Endivist.

The ASO operates  mainly through weekly meetings, which are held each Wednesday in Lys, the ASO headquarters. After the meetings, the Councillors always take lunch together. The ASO also meets regularly in conclave to discuss important topics at length, and twice annually conducts what is colloquially referred to as its "field trip" in a place of interest within the Federation . In that and other respects, the ASO operates not unlike a board of directors of a major corporation.

Decisions to be taken by the Council are always prepared by the responsible department. Before a vote is taken at an ASO Council meeting, though, all proposals are circulated in writing to the heads of departments, who commission the senior career officials of their department to prepare a written response to offer criticism and suggestions. This is called the co-report procedure, designed to build a wide consensus ahead of a Council meeting.

To prepare for important decisions, an additional public consultation is sometimes conducted, to which the states, the political parties and major interest groups are invited, and in which all members of the public can participate. If a change in a federal statute is to be proposed to the Federal Assembly, this step is mandated by law. In such cases, the consultation procedure also serves to identify political concerns that could later be the focus of a popular referendum to stop passage of the bill at issue.

Secrecy

The meetings of the ASO and the result of the votes taken are not open to the public, and the records remain sealed for 50 years. This has lately been the subject of some criticism. In particular, the parties at the ends of the political spectrum argue that this secrecy is contrary to the principle of transparency. However, the ASO has always maintained that secrecy is necessary to arrive at consensus and to preserve the collegiality and political independence of the individual Speakers. Despite the secrecy rule, details of the votes and the arguments in ASO Council are sometimes leaked to the press, resulting in (generally fruitless) investigations and criminal prosecutions of the leaking staff member.

Due to the ASO's unique nature, its operation is subject to numerous conventions. Most notable is the principle of collegiality; that is, the Speakers are not supposed to publicly criticise one another, even though they are often political opponents. In effect, they are expected to publicly support all decisions of the Council, even against their own personal opinion.