Political History

In 1986, Amall became a democratic republic, and changed it's name to "The Republic of Amall". Before this, Amall was a kingdom. Amall's kingdom was unique in that a number centuries ago a king was democratically elected.

From before Amall's history was recorded, and before Amall became a recognised country, Amall was populated by tribes, and these tribes were ruled by chieftans. Slowly, due to conflict between the tribes, and some chieftans' desire for power, many tribes were taken over and amalgamated into the conqueroring tribe.

By the early 1200s, there were a number of large tribes. The chieftans of these tribes did not want to battle any longer, and they formed what became known as the Higher Council.

The council decided to democratically elect a leader, who would become king. Chief Kurdlin Amall was voted in as the first king of the country, which then became known as Amall. The Amall family would then retain the crown, and rule over the country with the help of the Higher Council.

Further, regional councils were formed, which became known as the Lower Councils. These councils reported to the Higher Council, who would then assist the king to rule the land.

The Kingdom of Amall was ruled successfully by the Amall family, up until 1986, when the last close heir of the Amalls died.

In 1985, the Higher Council proposed that the country political system be changed to a democratic republic, due to the lack of an heir to the throne. A referendum was held, and the population voted in favour of the change. Political parties were allowed to form, and an election date was set for 8 May 1986. Elections were then to be held every 5 years.

Three political parties were formed. They were the Conservative Democratic Party (CDP), the Republican Party (RP) and the Traditional Kingdom Party (TKP). The election was held, and the CDP was voted into power. Since then, the CDP has remained in power, but with a significant number of representatives from the other two parties holding seats in parliament.

The Higher Council remained as an advisory council to the president's office, but is now also democratically elected. Each region's representative is elected by the people of that region.

A later referendum decided that the name of the country should not change, in honour of the Amall family, who ruled the country successfully for nearly 800 years.