Politics
Kronenburg is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. As such, the head of state is the king or queen, who has limited political power. The king or queen appoints the Advisor General after Noordkamer-elections; mostly this is the leader of the party that got the most votes and mostly the Advisor General becomes the next prime minister (although both aren't rules). Furthermore, the king or queen proclaims the Promulgation at the first Friday of February each year, by which the parliamentary year is opened. The head of state also has to confirm bills that have been approved by the chambers of parliament. He may however refuse to do so constitutionally. Such a refusal would lead to nasty political complications, but such a situation has never arisen yet.

Elections for the Noordkamer occur by proportional representation on the last Wednesday of October at least every four years. After these elections, the king appoints - as said - the Advisor General, who tries to form a governing coalition, when his or her party doesn't have a majority in the Noordkamer. Having a majority in the Noordkamer is very useful; it is however even better when the same parties that form the coalition, also have a majority in the Zuidkamer, but since new Noordkamers are sworn in on the same moment as new Oostkamers (on the following first Friday of February), the relation between those two chambers is tighter. Since 2006, the Noordkamer has 175 seats + two representing the overseas municipality New-Stavoren. Since February 1st, 2008 the division of seats is as follows: social-democrats (PSV, 44 seats), left-liberals (PvG, 44 seats), right-liberals (LKP, 34 seats), pragmatists (PU, 16 seats), christian-democrats (NCD, 16 seats), democrats/greens (DPG, 6 seats), communists (CFK, 6 seats), christians (KV, 4 seats), republicans (RP, 3 seats), Alliance of Neo-Trotskyite Sympathizers (ANTS, 2 seats). The governing coalition that has formed the present Oostkamer, consists of the PSV, the PvG and the PU, which together have a total of 104 seats in the Noordkamer. The next Noorkamer elections should take place on October 26th, 2011.

Elections for the Zuidkamer occur after each municipal elections, which in turn take place on the last Wednesday of October at least every four years (but not necessarily in the same year as the Noordkamer elections). When the composition of the new municipal councils is known, they elect the members of the Zuidkamer. Both the new municipal councils and the new Zuidkamer are sworn in at the following first Friday of February. Since February 2nd, 2007 the division of the 81 Zuidkamer seats is as follows: right-liberals (LKP, 20 seats), social-democrats (PSV, 18 seats), left-liberals (PvG, 12 seats), christian-democrats (NCD, 10 seats), christians (KV, 5 seats), pragmatists (PU, 4 seats), democrats/greens (DPG, 3 seats), communists (CFK, 3 seats), league of elderly (2 seats), culture party (2 seats), Denestad Party (1 seat), republican party (1 seat). The governing coalition that has a majority in the Noordkamer, has a minority of just 34 seats in the Zuidkamer. The next municipal elections will take place on October 27th, 2010.

Below is a list of the last three governments of Kronenburg, including the present one. The first row lists the ministers, the second row lists the secretaries of state.

The government of Kronenburg

2006 - 2007 2001/2 - 2006 coalition: LKP / PvG / (DPG) 2006 - 2007 coalition: LKP / PvG / NCD 2008 - 2012 coalition: PSV / PvG / PU prime minister domestic affairs foreign affairs s culture s defence economical affairs finance s s justice agriculture education third world development regional planning s s social affairs traffic and communication public health s s housing energy Sonja Brahms (LKP) Lenie Joustra-Selles (PvG) Caroline Bjornsson-Heeroma van Egteren (DPG) until 2004 / Poul-Helge Espersen (LKP) Anders Fossema (PvG) until 2004 / Annie Potze (PvG) Lex Filidór (PvG) vice pm after 2004 Sveinbjörn Olafsson (LKP) Derk Buisma (LKP) s s Its Talsma Tjallinga (LKP) Jannes Heere (PvG) Lammy Korte-Alkema (PvG) Kees Warntjes (LKP) Eric Simons (DPG) vice pm until 2003 / Hein Swabedissen (DPG) until 2004 / Ed Aarts (PvG) Elsbeth Dankert (PvG) Richard Bijlsma Tadema (LKP) Mery Wubs-van den Akker (DPG) until 2004 vice pm from 2003 to 2004 Wilco Boer (LKP) Hajo Prins (PvG) - Sonja Brahms (LKP) Sjoerd Tissingh (NCD) Hans Maarsingh (PvG) s Wim Bottema (LKP) s Lex Filidór (PvG) vice prime minister Henk-Jan de Wilde (NCD) Bert van der Kamp (PvG) s s Tom Nilsson (LKP) Esther Tebbens-Fransuma (PvG) Peter Christiansen (LKP) Saskia Imminga-Abee (PvG) Ed Aarts (PvG) s s Sjoerd Mulder (LKP) Marianne Fraeijlema (LKP) Henk-Jan de Winter (PvG) s s Ineke Puister (LKP) Joop Munnik (NCD) minister without portfolio Ernst-Piter Strikwerda (PSV) Marchien Hoeksema-Kop (PvG) Carl August Zahle (PU) s Elsbeth Vliering (PSV) s Guido Knijn (PSV) Astrid Kleefman-Ubbega (PSV) Bert van der Kamp (PvG) until September '08 / David Axelrod (PvG) until December '08 / Etto Reer (ind.) Maria Bijleveld (PSV) Esther Tebbens-Fransuma (PvG) Douwe-Jan Kornelius (PU) Saskia Imminga-Abee (PvG) Erna Meesters (PvG) s s Lidewijde de Wit (PSV) Wouter Hamersma (PvG) vice prime minister Henk-Jan de Winter (PvG) s s Egbert Pruiksma (PSV) until March '10 / Emma Koops-Hubertus Menkema (PSV) Erwin Ruwaard (PSV) AGL/LGN affairs s American affairs s DECC s domestic safety communication & media crime & victim assistance s equal rights immigration basic & special education recreation & sports s tourism universities & sciences s employment Thorsten Aabenraa (LKP) until 2003 / Geert van Suchtelen (LKP) Hans Maarsingh (PvG) s Kees Brandtsma (DPG) until 2004 / Harma van der Aa-Roorda (PvG) Tom Nilsson (LKP) Leo Eikelboom (PvG) Geertje Bauerstein-Godeken (DPG) until 2004 / Klaas Boersma (LKP) - - Peter Christiansen (LKP) Marloes Vredeveld-Bangen (DPG) until 2004 / Henk-Jan de Winter (PvG) - Mark de Wilde (DPG) until 2004 / Peter Christiansen (LKP) Marianne Fraeijlema (LKP) Geert van Suchtelen (LKP) s Joost Soer (NCD) s Harma van der Aa-Roorda (PvG) s Arend Postuma (PvG) Henriëtte Reininga-Bakema Peetsma (NCD) Jacob Timmer (PvG) s Hanna Kooistra Datema (LKP) Koos Bakker (NCD) Hein Post (NCD) - s Gerben Zijlstra (LKP) Onno van Wijk (PvG) s Henk Smidt Benedick (LKP) Jolanda Keimpema-Keizer (PvG) s Christian Jevsen (PSV) until November '08 / Claudia Solms-de Boer (PSV) Harma van der Aa-Roorda (PvG) until July '08 / Thomas Bouma (PvG) Arnold Sürwold (PU) Agnete Steen-Arnth (PU) Jacob Timmer (PvG) s Diderik Middelkamp (PU) Arend Postuma (PvG) Stef van Minnen (PSV) - s Anja Kooistra-Hansen (PSV) Onno van Wijk (PvG) s Ruurd Elema (PU)

Administrative division
Kronenburg is divided in twelve municipalities, one overseas municipality and two autonomous overseas provinces. The municipalities are headed by mayors. The autonomous provinces are lead by chairmen of the council of ministers. Apart from that, each autonomous province has a Royal Governor who is acting head of state for the king. The autonomous provinces are allowed not to join international organizations which Kronenburg has joined; they may not join organizations that Kronenburg has not joined. Some general data on the overseas territories:

De Maagdeneilanden / Jomfruøerne (Kronenburg Virgin Islands; see map on the left)
Capital: Frederiksbaai / Frederiksvig (6,507 inhabitants)
Languages: Dutch, Danish (official); Negro-Dutch, English (non-official)
Form of government: autonomous overseas province within the kingdom of Kronenburg
Population: 11,549 (2007)

Witte Eilanden (White Islands)
Capital: West-Markt (6,400 inhabitants)
Languages: Dutch (official); Icelandic, Gaelic dialects, mixed dialects
Form of government: autonomous overseas province within the kingdom of Kronenburg
Population: 17,804 (2007)

Nieuw-Stavoren (New-Stavoren)
Capital: Fort Nieuw-Stavoren (2,118 inhabitants)
Languages: Dutch (official); Kronenburgish dialects (non-official)
Form of government: overseas municipality of the kingdom of Kronenburg
Population: 7,322 (2007)

Mayors, chairmen and Royal Governors

Mayors of the (overseas) municipalities Alexanderstad Dietzland Groningen Koninginneland Markenland Oosterland Oranjewijk Oud-Kronenburg Waterland West-Cod Westerland Zuiderland s Nieuw-Stavoren Bert-Jan Sibranda (mayor since 2005) Albert Fransuma (2000) Rachel Heeroma van Egteren-Bouma (1995) Hans-Peter Thollius (2008) Klaas Boersma (2008) Ed Aarts (2007) Klaas Heinrichs (2008) Alfred Dopper (2003) Aletta Haaijer (2006) Tjaard van der Zee III (2003) Geert Booman (2008) Jos Hut (2010, acting) s David Aikesz (2000) Alexanderstad Dietzland Groningen Koninginneland Markenland Oosterland Oranjewijk Oud-Kronenburg Waterland West-Cod Westerland Zuiderland Nieuw-Stavoren Maagdeneilanden Witte Eilanden Kronenburg Royal Governors of the autonomous overseas provinces Kronenburg Virgin Islands White Islands Ditmar Bosman van Hoogeveen (since 2006) Anna Nielsen-Fraeijlema (since 2002) Chairmen of the Councils of Ministers of the autonomous overseas provinces Kronenburg Virgin Islands White Islands Thaeke Dallinga (since 2007) Patrick Robinson (since 2004)

Diplomatic relationships
Kronenburg maintains diplomatic relations with a fair number of countries in the world. Kronenburg has embassies in most American countries as well as in most AGL-member states and certain important countries in the rest of the world, such as Australia, China, Japan, India, and Indonesia. In Europe, there are embassies in London, Berlin, Brussels, Madrid, Moscow, Heriforit, Stockholm and Oslo. In Africa, there are embassies in Porto São Antonio, Maputo, Dodoma, Nairobi, Cairo, Dakar and Accra. Kronenburg ambassadors are normally appointed for a term of maximum seven years.

A few embassies and consulates

Kronenburg embassies and consulates abroad Foreign embassies and consulates in Kronenburg Royal Embassy in the Republic of Chimor Adress: Avenida Brasil 844, Lindavista Ambassador: Michaela Reedtz-Hommes Roorda Appointed on: 1 March 2010 Embassy of the Republic of Chimor Adress: Leeuwenplein 12, 010E02, Alexanderstad Ambassador: ms. Gloria Cereza Aparicia Appointed on: Royal Consulate in the United Elysian Isles Resides under the Royal Embassy in Spain Adress: Consul: Wessel Geere de Weel Appointed on: 1 December 2009 Embassy of the United Elysian Isles Adress: Dante Alighieristraat 14, 010B64, Alexanderstad Ambassador: ms. Melissa Quirca Hyde Appointed on: Royal Embassy in the Republic of Île de Romanhe Adress: 13, rue du Bon Jésus, Port de Boiguehenneuc Consul: Ilona Falting-Erasmus Appointed on: 1 March 2010 Consulate of the Republic of Île de Romanhe Resides under the Embassy of Île de Romanhe in the United States of America Adress: Copernicusstraat 5, 010D49, Alexanderstad Consul: ms. Hélène Sarche Kezt Appointed on: 1 January 2009 Royal Embassy in Insulantis Adress: Vicus Alexandri 24, 01 C33, Aquae Alexandrus Ambassador: Ewout Julius Kornoelje Appointed on: 1 January 2008 Embassy of Insulantis Adress: Kronenburgerstraatweg 94, 010N40, Alexanderstad Ambassador: Emius Lucius Saromiglus Appointed on: 1 January 2008 Royal Embassy in the Kingdom of Issel Adress: Hoag-Palassestreat 87, DEW. 10 Langheul Ambassador: Wouter Praamstra de Vries Appointed on: 1 September 2007 Embassy of the Kingdom of Issel Adress: Kronenburgerstraatweg 117, 010N42, Alexanderstad Ambassador: Biem-Jan af Leiborg Appointed on: 1 September 2007 Royal Embassy in the Kingdom of Karstonia Adress: Sibeliusplänn 7, 10891, Marckfontänn Ambassador: Derk-Jan Schuur Appointed on: 1 January 2005 Embassy of the Kingdom of Karstonia Adress: Kronenburgerstraatweg 412, 010S16 Alexanderstad Ambassador: Mikael Havsfors Appointed on: 1 July 2006 Royal Embassy in the Kingdom of the Mii Isles Adress: 221 Road to Manihiki, Turangi 10a Ambassador: Johannes Isebrandt Appointed on: 1 January 2007 Embassy of the Kingdom of the Mii Isles Adress: Nassaulaan 42, 010F93, Alexanderstad Ambassador: Katu NGatupuno Appointed on: 1 August 1999 Royal Embassy in the Republic of Norland Adress: Stort Torv 14, 1000 Ny Båringsvig Ambassador: Jozef Zwaneveld Appointed on: 1 February 2009 Embassy of the Republic of Norland Adress: Boekweitlaan 33, 010D43, Alexanderstad Ambassador: Øvind Larssen Appointed on: 1 February 2002 Royal Embassy in the Kingdom of Cilogia Adress: 144 Kander Pontissestraia, 2000 Prisce Ambassador: Herman Bijlsma Tadema Appointed on: 1 September 2006 Embassy of the Kingdom of Cilogia Adress: Kronenburgerstraatweg 101, 010N42, Alexanderstad Ambassador: Ninge Preemjeig Appointed on: 1 April 2009