Elections and law

Every government in Imperix is run by players. Presidents and party leaders win their offices in elections, and the laws that follow are written by whoever holds power.

Elected offices

Office	Elected by
Country President	The nation’s citizens
Party President	The party’s members

Elections run on a schedule and are tallied automatically. Congress is being built out during alpha; for now the presidential offices are the seats that decide who holds the levers.

Laws that hit your wallet

Officials pass laws that shape everyday play. The ones you feel most directly:

Income and work tax. How much is taken out of every wage (see Working). A few percentage points here is real money across a nation.
Tariffs and VAT. The cost of trading, set per category, which shapes the market.
War. Declarations and the nation’s military posture.

Laws pass by vote. Ordinary measures need a 50% majority; higher-stakes laws need 60%. Because these rates touch every citizen, national politics is never cosmetic. Who you elect changes how much you earn and what your wars cost.

Getting into politics

To do this	You need
Write an article	Level 2
Found a newspaper	Level 1, costs 2 gold
Found a political party	Level 15, costs 40 gold
Run for party president	Level 21
Start a resistance war	Level 23, costs 15 gold and 3,000 currency

Parties are how players organise: a banner to run under, pool votes and push a shared agenda. Joining one is the usual first step. Newspapers and articles are the other half of politics, the way campaigns, propaganda and public opinion actually move between elections.

Resistance wars

When a region is under foreign occupation, its people can rise up. Starting a resistance war (level 23, 15 gold and 3,000 currency) opens a battle for the occupied region from the inside, a way for citizens to fight back without waiting for their government to march an army over.