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GOVERNMENT - MAYORS, PREMIERS, SHAVIM
GOVERNMENT STRUCTUREY'Israel has no president. Power flows bottom to top.
1. City/Town Level - The Commune (39 communes)
Title: Mayor (Rosh Ir / Rosh Kfar)
Election: Every 2 years by town, recallable at any time
Pay: Average worker wage, lives in commune housing
Job: Runs local housing, school, clinic, factory/farm, food distribution
2. Province/Island Level - 13 Provinces
Title: Premier (Nasi HaShevet)
Election: Every 4 years by whole island, must have been mayor before
Job: Manages island roads, power grid, collects all production and ships to Yerushalayim Federal
Seat: Ir [Tribe] - capital city (red dot on map)
3. National Level - Council of Tribes (Moetzet HaShvatim)
Title: Shaveh HaAm (People's Equal) - 13 total, 12 voting + Levi tie-breaker
Election: Elected separately by whole island, must have 5 years in island's main industry
Job: Moves to Yerushalayim Federal, lives communally, holds national Ministry for their tribe. Example: Shaveh of Yissachar = Minister of Grain & Research
First Among Equals: Shaveh of Yehuda rotates as face for foreign meetings
Chair: Shaveh of Levi (Yerushalayim Federal) chairs, no vote except tie
Flow: Commune (Mayor) -> Province (Premier ships) -> Yerushalayim Federal (Levi redistributes based on need, People's Shekel accounting)
All officials can be recalled on Rosh HaShaveh (1 Tishrei).
