Translations:Kaminathe Republic/9/en

Politics
Despite its name, the Kaminathe Republic is more of an plutocracy than a republic, being led by a circle of wealthy merchants called the Merchant Families. With a varying number of members, historically between 6 and 12, admission to the Families can be either bought when a seat is vacant or passed down from parent to the firstborn child. Excluding cases where the seat is sold to another family, members can lose their seat in the council if they go into bankruptcy, a very severe crime in Kaminathe, or if they are voted out by the absolute majority. To this day there is only one recorded instance of a council member being voted out: Maius Karrani of Dephis.