Armenic Rule

Policy
The highest power in the Armenic Rule system is the Ledar. This person has absolute power and is also the leader of the church. This leader of the church is believed to be the voice of Rav, the god of the Hemlander people, and is granted the title of Pave. However, the constitution that Armen established states that if 3/4 of the population is dissatisfied with the Ledar's rule, they are to be dethroned.

The second most powerful position and also a very prestigious one, is that of the Fardig. The Ledar appoints two Fardigs who are their hands, give advice and serve as regent must they fall.

There are three councils who give their opinions on every decision the Ledar makes or proposes.They represent the three classes in the Hemlander society and although they have no actual power whatsoever, their input is highly respected.

Every town has its own mayor (for Hemstad that is the Ledar) and every province its governor (again, for the province of Hemland being the Ledar).

Background
This system was put in to place by Armen Ovan when he wrote the constitution for Hemland, respecting old traditions (those of class and absolute rule) but giving it a democratic touch, imagining a distant future where Hemland would be a fully working democracy, but also knowing it was not yet ready for such a thing at the time. Later on, after his death, his daughter Linja created a more nuanced system with more democratic ideals, known as the Mangfald System.