Lamatida
Dry. Sweltering. Unpleasant. Paradise. That's the Solar Kingdom of Lamatida to you, a sprawling desert realm that is technically part of the Symphonian Empire but like many others, just pay tribute every year, vote in the required elections and don't pay any attention apart from that. They have three "races" - what they call "akata", or "castes", but it's not really that, it's just very very descended from that word
akat basak: Basic Humans. The "ilit ankan" of the Kingdom of Lamatida, they tend to enjoy a prestigious existence with poor basaki being unheard of, but they must exist. Tends to live in the north of the kingdom, but can be found in many places
akat reptil: Lizard people, the "reli ankan". One of the small minorities of Non-Humans in this sector, they were employed by the basaki as accountants, as spies, as the people who help keep the regime around. Those days, they're the least "popular" akat
akat kiti: Nekomini, the "pepli ankan". Lamatida is one of
those places that the Empire don't much like to talk about. You know, one of those places where "enterprising" basaki take weapons and guns and submit the native kiti to their rule. kiti tend to be at the bottom of the ladder
While in other places of the Empire, class dominates the division, with race being more of a varying thing, Lamatida's social division is very much based on race - the akata. The Empire has a wish to see Lamatida united and as one, so when Lamatida fell into civil war [well civil war
s], based on the akata falling out, the Empire intervenes and constructs a new agreement that lasts roughly a few hundred years before collapsing
The "current" Agreement, as of 19,000 IE, is that of a parliament divided by akata
Set Akat Basak: 110
- Blok Tradi Fri Imperi (38 seats): The Free Trade with the Empire Bloc [most often just translated as the Imperial Free Trade Bloc] is a liberal-ish party. Sort of. It's not really "liberal", more "free trade means more money". So yah
- Blok Protisk Imperi (36 seats): Their rivals, the Protectionism with the Empire Bloc [or Imperial Protectionist Bloc] is a conservative-ish party. Sort of. They're really more "free trade means competition with our money". So yah
- Parti Herit Basak (21 seats): The Basic Heritage Party. Basically far-right nationalist wackos which are unpopular because they're not really a fan of Lamatida being separate from the Empire. They want full absorption, basically
- Parti Sokaredi (10 seats): Sokaredi is a particular concept in Lamatida that can be broadly translated as "social credit", but it's a thing of its own in Lamatida, emphasising Social Tradition, Economic Isolationism, Printing Money and... "Security Beneath the Watchful Eyes". Weird
- Lamati Yongi (5 seats): The "Young Lamati". Lamati is a generic name for people who live in Lamatida, ascending above the akata. The Young Lamati is a party that seeks to unite all Lamati behind their non-ethnic nationalism. They have limited success, mainly with the youth
Set Akat Reptli: 35
- Wi Es Al Lamati (15 seats): "We Are All Lamati", they're the non-sectarian [well, they don't win any basaki seats...] working-class party arguing for fighting income inequality. Can be somewhat radical at times, they appeal here to the reptli working-class
- Blok Akat Reptli (15 seats): "Reptli Caste Bloc", they're the "respectable" reptli party, the middle-class accountants. Tends to ally with the Free Traders to oppose the Protectionists. Very middle-class, very establishment
- Lamati Yongi (5 seats): The Young Lamati are here too. Just like with the basaki, they win over young reptli voters. reptli LY people tend to be really passionate about the whole "Lamati Idea" due to the akat reptli being the most unpopular akat
Set Akat Kiti: 135
- Wi Es Al Lamati (41 seats): The non-sectarian working-class party dominates the working-class-tending kiti seats, obviously. kiti WEAL supporters tend to be somewhat radical compared to the reptli ones, but not quite as radical as expected
- Blok Protisk Imperi (28 seats): The Protectionists have an advantage over the Free Traders as their protectionist argument holds sway with a demographic distrustful of pro-business free trading. Although the Free Traders have been gaining...
- Blok Tradi Fri Imperi (23 seats): The Free Traders have been gaining due to an effort to sell free trade to the kiti. One big argument in their favour is that it would encourage trade with galactic nekomimi society. Of course, that leads to kiti Free Traders being somewhat neko-nat...
- Klan Kiti (17 seats): The... well, fascists for lack of a better sense. Originally a terrorist organisation that hunted down what they saw as "dangerous basaki" and "collaborationist reptli", they democratised, joined the Agreement and now they're just far-right xenophobes
- Kiti Sokiet Libbrit (16 seats): The "Liberated Society for Kiti" or "Kiti Society for Liberation", it's a liberal, generally "free-thinking" society that runs as a political party to present a distinctive kiti answer to liberalism. Very cosmopolitan. Not popular
- Parti Kiti (6 seats): If the KK are far-right xenophobes, this party is the outright separatists. Doesn't take their seats in the Parliament due to opposition to the whole idea of letting the reptli and basaki have a say
- Blok Akton Silekirk (4 seats): A regional party arguing for a distinctive kiti minority that... well, was brought to Lamatida by the basaki. While some kiti don't see them as
true kiti, most do due to common experience of discrimination
Total Parliament (280 seats)
Blok Protisk Imperi: 64
Blok Tradi Fri Imperi: 61
Wi Es Al Lamati: 56
Parti Herit Basak: 21
Klan Kiti: 17
Kiti Sokiet Libbrit: 16
Blok Akat Reptli: 15
Lamati Yongi: 10
Parti Sokaredi: 10
Parti Kiti: 6*
Blok Akton Silekirk: 4
*doesn't take their seats due to policy of abstention
Government: Blok Tradi Fri Imperi-Wi Es Al Lamati-Kiti Sokiet Libbrit-Blok Akat Reptli "sokalibra" coalition