Commonwealth of Pluto (Solar Wars)

In the year 2405, of the 25th century, a solar-wide war was fought between the inner civilizations of Earth and Mars, uniting against a common enemy; and the outer colonies of both governments, scattered over the outer planets and the asteroid belt. 2 years and 20,000,000 dead later, the Earth and Martian governments were exhausted and unpopular, their own citizens angry at the needless loss of life. It was under such circumstances that the Second Treaty of Sol was signed; and with that, the planetary nations of Pluto, and 4 others, were formed.

Pluto holds the distinction of being the largest and oldest nation from the Kuiper Belt and the only Kuiper nation to participate in the Second Solar War, with the others forming at a later date. Pluto is notable for its largely Northern European population, and having developed a unique pan-Nordic dialect.

Structure of Government

 * Constitution: Written and ratified by the governors of Pluto's counties, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pluto lays out the structure and systems by which the governmental branches of Pluto may function.
 * Executive Branch: The executive branch of Pluto is led by the President who holds all executive power. The President is elected on a ticket with 2 vice presidents, a tradition-turned-law that began with the first President of Pluto.
 * Legislative Branch: The legislative branch of Pluto is the Congress of Pluto. Holding all responsibility for passing legislation and making laws, the Congress may scrutinise the executive branch and act as a check to the President's power. The bicameral Congress consists of an upper house named the First Chamber and a lower house named the National Assembly. Unique for a presidential system of government, the President may be removed by a four-fifths vote of the Congress of Pluto.
 * First Chamber: The First Chamber consists of 3 Representatives from each of the planet's 15 counties, voted into office via a county-wide STV election, serving a maximum of 3, 6-year terms.
 * National Assembly: The National Assembly is composed of 155 Representatives (from a global population of 7 million), each serving a maximum of 10, 2-year terms, elected from five-member constituencies via single-transferrable-vote.
 * Judicial Branch: The judicial branch of Pluto is headed by the Supreme Court. Exercising judicial power and presiding over court cases, the Supreme Court consists of 19 Justices, appointed to serve until age 72.

Counties
Prior to independence, the settlements on Pluto were governed with a county system, each organised around a major city and containing various towns and mines within its borders. After independence, the counties were left largely untouched and still retain much of their autonomy owing to the large area within their borders and the distances between settlements.

County Government
The counties share power with the central government, retaining control over certain powers such as healthcare and utilities. The structure of county government is organised into a three-way division of power.
 * Executive: Each county is led by a Governor, elected county-wide by an electoral college of representatives from each settlement, such that the votes of smaller settlements count higher so as to discourage political bias in favour of larger settlements.
 * Legislative: The County council consists of a Deliberative Council (upper house) and a Legislative Council (lower house).
 * Deliberative Council: The size of the Deliberative Council depends on the county but is generally between 35 and 60 members, elected in numbers that are biased in favour of smaller settlements to ensure their voices are heard.
 * Legislative Council: The Legislative Council generally contains 50 to 100 members elected from single-member constituencies that struck a rough balance between population and geography to ensure a more proportional representation of the population than in the Deliberative Council.

Military

 * Commonwealth Space Forces: The main space-based fighting force of Pluto, the Space Force engages in any and all space warfare. It currently consists of 35,000 personnel, heavily relying on autonomous AI-assisted remote controlled drone craft (roughly the size of a car), launched from motherships, to make up for it's relatively small personnel count.
 * Marine Corps: The main expeditionary and infantry force of Pluto, the Marines are skilled in combat with minimal infrastructure and serve aboard Navy ships. The highly trained and technologically advanced Marines consist of 40,000 soldiers.

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