The Martians will decide how they are ruled. I recommend direct, rather than representative, democracy.
Uncrewed Starships landing on Mars in ~2 years, perhaps with crewed versions passing near Mars, and crewed Starships heading there in ~4 years are all possible.
Once we colonize Mars, how should governance work?
Should it be an extension of Earthโs nations?
e.g. each Earth nation has part of Mars?
Something else?
Thereโs a Mars transfer window in Dec 2028/Jan 2029
SpaceX could send humans crewed to Mars then
Future is coming fast