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The Government of Wiltshire, formally the Government of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic, is the central government of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic. It is also commonly referred to as the Wiltshirian Government, the National Assembly Government, or the Federal Government.

The government is led by the Prime Minister of Wiltshire, who selects all other ministers. The Prime Minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The government ministers all sit in the Wiltshire National Assembly, and are accountable to it. The government is dependent on the Assembly to make primary legislation, and so is elected through the legislative elections which occur following the dissolution of the National Assembly. Following the legislative elections, the President of Wiltshire (currently Gaius Selan) appoints the Prime Minister to form the government. The Prime Minister requires the confidence of the President and the National Assembly (through majority support).

According to the Wiltshire constitution, executive power lies with the President. However, the President empowers the government to exercise the running of the country. This is done in the name of the President. Members of the cabinet unite with the President's Secretaries to form the Privy Council, a unified advisory council of government ministers, Presidentially appointed secretaries and the Prime Minister.

The current Prime Minister is Mark Edwin who leads a coalition government, comprising the Socialist Party and the Labour Party, which came second and third in the June 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections respectively. Mark Edwin took office on June 21, 3020.

Cabinet

The cabinet of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic is the senior advisory and decision making body for the government. Chaired by the Prime Minister, the cabinet is responsible for the execution of government business with members being granted different portfolios. Members of the cabinet are called Ministers. The current cabinet is that of the Edwin Ministry.

The cabinet is a separate body to the President's Privy Council, however, all members of the cabinet are invited to be members of the Privy Council. The Privy Council, in contrast to the cabinet, is the chief advisory board to the President of Wiltshire.

Shadow Cabinet

The largest non-government party in the National Assembly forms the shadow cabinet. Led by the Leader of the Opposition, the shadow cabinet directly scrutinizes the work of ministers in the cabinet and drafts policy proposals to compare directly to that of the government.

The current shadow cabinet was formed by Sonya Inyo when she was elected Leader of the Liberal Conservative Party in June 3020.

Devolved Government

On 20 August 3020, there was a re-organization of devolved government in Wiltshire. Following the re-organization, there are to be 6 devolved local governments with authority over devolved matters, such as the execution of healthcare, education, utilities and services, and the judiciary. The 6 local authorities are;

City	Council Control	Mayor	Mayor's party	Notes
Arches	Liberal Conservative	TBD	TBD
Juneville	Socialist	TBD	TBD	Capital City
Minevgrad	Socialist	Kurt Antonov	Socialist
Newton	Liberal Conservative	TBD	TBD
Walkerton	Liberal Conservative	Rufus Kaine	Liberal Conservative
Washington	Liberal Conservative	Alberto Siliotti*	Labour

*Under new rules, Mayors cannot serve in the National Assembly. Alberto Siliotti will remain Mayor until a successor can be chosen.

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-The '''Government of Wiltshire''', formally the '''Government of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic''', is the central government of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic. It is also commonly referred to as the '''Wiltshirian Government''', the '''National Assembly Government''', or the '''Federal Government'''.
+The '''Government of Wiltshire''', formally the '''Government of the Fourth Wiltshire Republic''', is the central government of the [[Wiltshire|Fourth Wiltshire Republic]]. It is also commonly referred to as the '''Wiltshirian Government''', the '''National Assembly Government''', or the '''Federal Government'''.
-The government is led by the [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire]], who selects all other ministers. The Prime Minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The government ministers all sit in the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]], and are accountable to it. The government is dependent on the Assembly to make primary legislation, and so is elected through the legislation elections which occur following the dissolution of the National Assembly. Following the legislative elections, the [[President of Wiltshire]] (currently [[Gaius Selan]]) appoints the Prime Minister to form the government. The Prime Minister requires the confidence of the President and the National Assembly.
+The government is led by the [[Prime Minister of Wiltshire]], who selects all other ministers. The Prime Minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision-making committee, known as the Cabinet. The government ministers all sit in the [[Wiltshire National Assembly]], and are accountable to it. The government is dependent on the Assembly to make primary legislation, and so is elected through the legislative elections which occur following the dissolution of the National Assembly. Following the legislative elections, the [[President of Wiltshire]] (currently [[Gaius Selan]]) appoints the Prime Minister to form the government. The Prime Minister requires the confidence of the President and the National Assembly (through majority support).
-According to the Wiltshire constitution, executive power lies with the President. However, the President empowers the government to exercise the running of the country. This is done in the name of the President. Members of the cabinet unite with the President's Secretaries to form the Privy Council, a unified advisory council of government ministers, Presidentially appointed secretaries and the Prime Minister.
+According to the Wiltshire constitution, executive power lies with the President. However, the President empowers the government to exercise the running of the country. This is done in the name of the President. Members of the cabinet unite with the President's Secretaries to form the [[President's Privy Council|Privy Council]], a unified advisory council of government ministers, Presidentially appointed secretaries and the Prime Minister.
 The current Prime Minister is [[Mark Edwin]] who leads a [[Edwin Ministry (Wiltshire)|coalition government]], comprising the [[Socialist Party (Wiltshire)|Socialist Party]] and the [[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour Party]], which came second and third in the [[June 3020 Wiltshire Legislative Elections]] respectively. Mark Edwin took office on June 21, 3020.
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 The current shadow cabinet was formed by [[Sonya Inyo]] when she was elected Leader of the [[Liberal Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Liberal Conservative Party ]]in June 3020.
-== Local Government ==
+== Devolved Government ==
-The Government of Wiltshire is sometimes referred to as the Federal Government, this is due to devolved powers being granted to the 13 local authorities across the 4 cities. In addition, 3 devolved administrations exist in the cities. Below is a breakdown of the structure and major differences.
+On 20 August 3020, there was a re-organization of devolved government in Wiltshire. Following the re-organization, there are to be 6 devolved local governments with authority over devolved matters, such as the execution of healthcare, education, utilities and services, and the judiciary. The 6 local authorities are;
-=== '''Local Authorities''' ===
-There are 13 local authorities. The LAs (local authorities) have the powers to enact primary legislation in the following areas;
-* Health and Social Care
-* Education
-* Social services
-* Public services
-Notably, the LAs cannot pass primary legislation themselves, and have a direct budget from either the City Government or the Federal Government (depending on location). The Local Authorities have elected councils and elect a Council Leader. There are over a thousand elected councillors across the country.
-==== '''Breakdown of Local Authorities''' ====
 {| class="article-table"
-!Local Authority
 !City
-!Party control
+!Council Control
-!Council Leader
+!Mayor
+!Mayor's party
 !Notes
 |-
-|East Washington
+|[[Arches]]
-|Washington
 |Liberal Conservative
-|Mark Humes
+|[[3020 Wiltshire Local Elections|TBD]]
+|TBD
 |
 |-
-|West Washington
+|[[Juneville]]
-|Washington
+|Socialist
-|Liberal Conservative
+|TBD
-|Tom Robyn
+|TBD
-|
+|Capital City
 |-
-|Minevgrad City
+|[[Minevgrad]]
-|Minevgrad
 |Socialist
 |Kurt Antonov
-|
-|-
-|Greater Minevgrad
-|Minevgrad
 |Socialist
-|Amera Stinav
 |
 |-
-|Banks Base
+|[[Newton]]
-|Walkerton
-|N/A
-|N/A
-|Controlled directly by Federal Government as a military installation.
-|-
-|Walkerton City
-|Walkerton
 |Liberal Conservative
-|Joel Antwerp
+|TBD
+|TBD
 |
 |-
-|West Arches
+|[[Walkerton]]
-|Wiltshire
 |Liberal Conservative
-|Lucy Granger
+|Rufus Kaine
-|
-|-
-|East Arches
-|Wiltshire
-|Labour
-|Bryn Walter-Jones
-|
-|-
-|Juneville Central
-|Wiltshire
-|Socialist
-|Hugh Merry
-|
-|-
-|Alphenland
-|Wiltshire
 |Liberal Conservative
-|Peter Lynne
 |
 |-
-|Newton West
+|[[Washington]]
-|Wiltshire
 |Liberal Conservative
-|Thomas Snub
+|Alberto Siliotti*
-|
-|-
-|Newton South East
-|Wiltshire
 |Labour
-|Chris Johnson
-|
-|-
-|Newton North East
-|Wiltshire
-|Liberal Conservative
-|Penny Johnson
-|
-|}
-=== '''Devolved Administrations''' ===
-There are three devolved administrations in Wiltshire, that being the city governments of [[Washington E.R.]], [[Walkerton]] and [[Minevgrad]]. Each administration as a city council (in the case of Walkerton the Stadtrat), and an elected Mayor. The notable difference between devolved administrations and local authorities is that the devolved administrations are able to pass primary legislation in the areas;
-* Health and Social Care
-* Education
-* Social services
-* Public services
-All other areas of legislation are reserved for the federal government. The devolved administration is led by the Mayor. In addition, in Wiltshire (not Walkerton, Washington and Minevgrad) these areas of legislation are controlled by the Federal Government.
-==== '''Breakdown of Devolved Administrations''' ====
-{| class="article-table"
-!City
-!Mayor
-!Mayor's Party
-!Council/Stadtrat control
-!Notes
-|-
-|Washington
-|[[Alberto Siliotti]]
-|[[Labour Party (Wiltshire)|Labour Party]]
-|No overall control
-|Mayor also serving as [[Chancellor of the Exchequer (Wiltshire)|Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
-|-
-|Minevgrad
-|Kurt Antonov
-|Socialist Party
-|Socialist Party
-|Mayor also serving as Council Leader for Minevgrad City
-|-
-|Walkerton
-|Rufus Kaine
-|[[Liberal Conservative Party (Wiltshire)|Liberal Conservative Party ]]
-|No overall control
 |
 |}
-[[Category:Politics]]
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>Under new rules, Mayors cannot serve in the National Assembly. Alberto Siliotti will remain Mayor until [[3020 Wiltshire Local Elections|a successor can be chosen]].[[Category:Politics]]