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== Government and politics ==
Nieuw Nederlandt is a unitary semi presidential representative democratic republic with strong democratic traditions. Nieuw Nederlandt is described as a consociational state. Its politics and governance are characterised by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both of the political community and society as a whole yet once chosen they are committed. The executive branch consists of the Raadpensionaris who is both the head of government and the head of state and elected by parliament on a 4 year term.
==== Raadspensionaris ====
The Raadpensionaris is the head of state and head of Government of Nieuw Nederlandt as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nieuw Nederlandt Armed Forces. He is elected not through the popular vote but rather indirectly through the HuisTweede van de BurgherKamer elections. TheThis leadermeans ofthat thein largestpractice partyhe withinis the Houseleader becomesof the Raadpensionarislargest of Nieuw Nederlandtparty. The Raadpensionaris decides foreign policy, in cooperation with various councils or Raade decides monetary policy, military policy and economic policy.
=== Legislative Branch ===
==== Staten-General ====
The Staten-General of New Netherlands or officially Staten-Generaal van deder Nieuwe Nederlanden is the the bicameral legislature of Nieuw Nederlandt consisting of the Huis van de BurgherTweede which is theKamer (lower house,) and Het Huis van de PatronenEerste whichkamer isor theSenate (upper house). BothThe two houses meet in whatthe isKamers oftender calledstaten “Hetin fortthe vangoverment dedistrict Republiek” inof New Amsterdam, which is often called the fortress of the republic.
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De Tweede kamer is directly elected by popular vote through a party system, the leader of the largest party at the end of the elections, or the person within the largest party that has gained most votes often becomes the Raadpensionaris. This however has created a situation where it’s possible for the opposition parties to form a majority coalition against the largest party by direct vote. De eerste kamer or senaat is elected through the provincial councils or provincial estates. These councils in turn are formed through elections within each province. This body has the duty to see if the laws made in the lower house are legal or are applicable and is said to be a body with an unofficial rule that party politics can never dominate what is best for the counry.
===== Huis van de Burgher =====
The Huis van de Burgher is composed of 150 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, with a legal threshold of 1 full seat (0.67%). Members of Parliament (MP's) serve 4 year terms with elections always happening in October (a tradition that dates back to the the 2nd anniversary of the Autumn war). The Huis van de Burgher is the main legislative body of the Staten-General, where discussion, review and adoption of proposed legislation occurs as well as the election of the Raadspensionaris.
===== HuisTweede vanKamer de Patronen =====
The Huis van de Patronen is the upper house of the Staten-General and mainly serves an advisory role. Eligibility of membership is limited to patroons in which the 1903 New Netherland Constitution defines two types of patroons, both in equal standing (1) Citizens who have a claim to old patroonship rights given by the 1796 Patroon Constitution & (2) Citizens deems by the Raadspensionaris to be exemplary individuals (this type of patroonship is not hereditary). As of the 1903 New Netherland Constitution the each province appoints 11 patroons to the Huis van de Patronen plus an additional 24 patroons that are appointed by the Raadspensionaris as national representatives.
==== Eerste Kamer ====
=== Judicial Branch ===
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