Ke-Atsung

Ke-Atsung, commonly known as Atsung, officially the United Republic of Ke-Atsung (Atsun: Laladiu Kata dene Kounugulung aten Atsung|United Republic of Kounugulung and Ke-Atsung), is a country located in East Artopa. It shares a border with Harkon to the north, Haixiao to the west, Surovia to the northwest, and a coastal border with Sakao to the east.

The modern history of Ke-Atsung begins with the emperor of the nation conceding to constitutionalists in 1790, establishing the first constitution of Ke-Atsung, which empowered a national parliament but still kept powers in the hands of the monarch. He was able to appoint a “Royal Minister”, and dismiss him when wanted. This period is known as the “Constitutional Period”.

The constitutional period eventually ended in 1874, where influences from exiled Surovian revolutionaries alongside discontent towards the emperor’s abuse of power led to the creation of the United Republic of Ke-Atsung. With the guarantor of peace now gone, the nation was in chaos, with mismanagement of resources by the government and an apathetic-to-reactionary population quickly leading to social stagnation and the formation of pro-monarchy secret societies throughout the state, in what became known as the “Royal Struggle”.

Etymology
The first mention of "Atsung" comes in Incilan Owa's Ke-Atsa manuscript manuscript in 1405 BT, in which the term "Atsung" was used several times to refer to one big, all-encompassing state. The meaning of "Atsung" is still a topic of debate, but most suspect that the name came from a mix of the words "At", meaning "Powerful" and "Sung", meaning "Force". His influence was later adopted by numerous other Atsun philosophers to describe the same.

The name "Ke-Atsung" was officially adopted in 1634, following a royal decree by the monarch Mucing II, changing the official foreign name of the nation to Ke-Atsung, from the previously titled "Kounugulung." Ever since, the name Ke-Atsung has been the official translated name for the nation, though Kounugulung still remains used by the local populace.

Government
Politics in Ke-Atsung formally take place in a framework of a presidential republic. In this system, the President is the head of state, with a Prime Minister as head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.

In constitution, all laws, even if proposed by the president himself, have to go through a vote by the assembly. However, ever since the 1952 Atsun Revolution, the president was granted absolute power on all matters of decision making, and should the president wish for it, he could bypass the national assembly and simply approve of a bill even if said bill fails in parliament. This, alongside more absolute powers being given to the presidency in the revolution, has made Ke-Atsung was is essentially a dictatorship, with only a single position (the presidency) having real lawmaking in government.

Ke-Atsung does however exercise national elections, with the role of the presidency being changed every 5 years. There are no official limits on terms.