A Theocracy.
an ambassador, or a delegate.Added: An Envoy.
Budget deficit
To a high extent
Religion and Politics were closely intertwined
Mycelia
You asking for an essay here? Religion, regrettably, is a part of culture. They are as intertwined as the geographical conditions where that culture developed.
Republican
Judicial
The chancellor, Angela Merkel.
Legislative.
Judicial.
As much as he'd like to, no, he does not have that power.