Political Systems - Saudi Arabia

Andreas Cantu
Mr. Roddy
IHSS
21 January 2020
The Political System of Saudi Arabia 
The country of Saudi Arabia is located in Asia and is currently a Monarchy. They are ruled by the Al Sa Ud family. Saudi Arabia has never had a written constitution but their king issued the document known as the Basic Law of Government. This document provides all the guidelines for the way that their government is supposed to be run as well as the rights and responsibilities of the citizens. The king has many responsibilities that involve the legislative, executive, and judicial functions. However as prime minister he governs the council of ministers. They oversee the: foreign and domestic policy, defense, finance, health, and education. All major decisions are made with consensus that happens mostly within the royal family. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is separated into 13 administrative regions, these regions are then split up into many different districts. The regions have their own governor chosen by the royal family. Due to their monarchy the political process in Saudi Arabia is very limited to relatively small portion of the population, as well as no elections for national bodys and all political parties are outlawed. The cultural life in Saudi Arabia is majority Muslim and Arab and in order to sustain their religious position the royal family have imposed many laws on the behaviour and clothing of the people. With a lot of new technology being introduced it has created a larger middle-income economic group of "Technocrats." This have a created a gap between the ruling families and the rest of the population. This has however created a lot of discontent and an eruption of civil unrest.  

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