its honestly comedically close to feudalism or how the soviets managed their satellite states and republics  > only the central government has any meaningful power or say  > every system will exist specifically to continue its existence  > a couple puppets given fake higher ranking to create a hierarchy that exist to reward loyalist, but they will never have meaningful power  > in the outlying provinces only the smaller seats of government power in the capitals given any meaningful say and only over how the outlying province is governed at the central powers discretion
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