Separatist Republics (Premysloides Dynasty)

Political System
For most of history, Separatist Republics were weird, but offical name for separatist West African confederation of former federal republics of Sahelia and Northern.

These two republics formed very similar political system based on strong presidential democracy and direct elections of most of politicans.

As most developed of former federal republics, local tribal and ethnical bonds were nearly tear apart and citizens were rather loyal to Republic and President then to their former tribe or ethnicity.

Both Republics united in forming Separatist Parliament, unicameral parliament partially elected (2/3 of deputies) and partially appointed (1/3 of deputies). Elected were normal politicans and representants of people, while appointed were military leaders, trade union chiefs, merchant representatives, church representants and government deputies.

Elections occured every five years for parliament and six years for presidents, while appointed deputies could hold lifetime term as long as their appointers wished.

In Separatist Parliaments were four parties, two for each of separatist republic: Right-wing National Democratic Alliance and centrist Freedom Union in Sahelian Republic and center-left Democratic Progressive Party and right-wing conservative National Party in Northern Republic. Rightist parties, as most prominent representatives of separatist cause, were strong and winners of most general elections, while remaining parties, especially left-leaning DPP, were weak and defeated in most elections.

Federal Administration
Separatist Republics as confederation was formed of Northern Federal Republic and Sahelian Federal Republic.

Their structures remained mostly intact, only Northern Republic changed their capital from Tangier to Rabat for strategic and economic reasons, as they did not want to have capital city as border city, despite their friendly relations with Roman Empire.

Rabat was designed as government center and presidential residence, while Timbuktu was seat of parliament and foreign dignitaries offices, diplomats and emissars.

Both cities very flourished on separatist cause, as they recovered from socialist experiments of former central government.