Royal Government (Anime)

The Royal Government (王政府) is the ruling system over the people of the Walls. For the past hundred years, its monarchs acted as the face of the government. However, they were puppets of the Reiss family, which is the true royal family. Following the coup d'état, the false King is overthrown.

Duty
The royal government's duty is to administrate humanity's politics, economy, military and society. It also has the obligation to protect the civilians within the Walls.

Structure
The government is a monarchy and the royal family that has ruled the walls for the last century, the Fritz family. However, they are in fact a puppets while the family, the true rulers, lead the nation from the shadows. There is also an assembly, comprised of high-ranking officials who represent the different branches of the society (economic, military, nobility, and religious) that respond and administrate the country as the Reiss family wills it. At the lower levels there are also mayors who administrate the different districts such as Stohess or Trost.

Following the coup d'état, the military under Dhalis Zachary take over the government.

Qualities
Even though the royal government is crippled with corruption, it has managed to protect the walled nation from civil wars in the last century. They are supported by the Interior Police who are fanatically devoted to protecting the peace within the Walls, even if it means killing and torturing to maintain their current state of tranquility.

The Fall of Shiganshina arc
In 846, the royal government decided to abandon the territory within Wall Maria, one year after its fall.