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== Government of the New Republic of Kaali ==

Ostensibly a republic, Kaali is ruled by a president and senate who are elected in by representatives such as city mayors and other officials, who themselves are elected by the people.  When first starting out this worked as intended but over time one party has effectively been in control for some time, especially after opposing parties fell to corruption, scandal, and other mishaps.  Some suspect that the dominating one party control is both unhealthy as it is unfair, but smaller parties get some presence at the table, even if it amounts to very little.  The current major party is known as the Determiners, with their emblematic red wolf and black and red color scheme.  They are autocratic and highly lawful, representing safety and security through the rule of law.  Some find their governance as oppressive as the old tyrants, but they keep their heavy hand off most issues and so through apathy, the common man finds comfort in what may actually be a subtle police state.  Other parties do exist, but do not seem to possess the same sort of lasting support as the Determiners have had in recent history and few are willing to risk their safety or even a war with the more inflammatory and maverick other parties.

More important to people are local elections.  While the government may or may not be distasteful as a whole, it is the city governors and their elected staff who seem to have a more direct influence on the state of their cities and districts under their rule.  Needless to say, these seats are highly contested.