Politics & Structure
The Capellan Confederation's government consists of three bodies, the House of Scions (the collected minor nobles of the Confederation), the Prefectorate (the nominal rulers of each Commonality), and the Chancellorship. While ostensibly the House of Scions handles the day to day operations of the State and the Prefectorate elects and places a check on the power of the Chancellor, in reality the Chancellor rules by decree and has de facto absolute power within the Confederation.
Administratively, the Confederation is divided into Commonalities. Each originally corresponded to a founding member-nation, but centuries of warfare and depredation by neighboring countries have forced redistricting. Currently, the Confederation is made up of five Commonalities: Sian, Capella, Liao, Victoria, & St. Ives.
In dealing with other countries, the Confederation is guarded and looks after its own interest first and foremost. Too often the Confederation has found itself the victim of its more powerful neighbors. This is not to say that the Confederation is incapable of participating amicably with the other nations of the Inner Sphere. The Confederation was a founding member of both Star Leagues, entered into the defensive Concord of Kapetyn with House Marik & House Kurita against Houses Steiner & Davion, participated in a brief alliance with the Free Worlds League, and founded a long standing Alliance with the periphery nation the Magistracy of Canopus, an alliance in which the Taurian Concordat also briefly participated.
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