Council on the State of Emergency

The Council on the State of Emergency is the governing body of the Źovar State, and formerly the Źovar Empire. In it's history, only two parties have ever won any seats in the Council, the Imperial Aid Party, and the National Restoration Party, which is widely recognised as controlled opposition. Between it's formation and 11978, only the Imperial Aid Party was permitted to hold seats in the council, aside from the three seats reserved for the military, but in 11978, the Źovar National Restoration Party announced it's formation, and was immediately permitted to run for the Council. The Council is chosen every 20 years in a meeting of the high-ranking military officers in the country and the Emperor, who due to his increasing role as solely a figurehead since the conclusion of the Revolution consistently votes for the Imperial Aid Party.

Every 20 years, the top 16 Military officials as well as the Emperor meet to elect the Council, there are 12 "lower" officials, each with one vote, 4 "upper" officials, which get two votes each, and the Emperor, which also gets two votes. If a person dies while in the Council, the person that elected them will vote again to replace them.