Many Commonwealth republics have poor roads outside of the main routes and railways, so it's still common to see mounted police.
Marshals are federal agents of the courts. Don't run from them, they'll shoot you in the back
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leaders of a leaderless country
the Commonwealth has no permanent government, but maintains a paired office (one man, one woman) as the public face of the country
As such, Vekllei has no head of state or even really a permanent executive office, since the Consilia have no powers and their diplomatic work is customary. They are more like ambassadors and mediators.
Instead we have this bizarre system, developing political energy as required
This "city of ministries" is supplemented by a single federal chamber called the Mandatory Ecclesia with 83 members, one for each constituent republic. It approves laws made by State Secretaries.
"Superior ministries" called parliaments have their own mini-legislatures.
