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Bill: Constitution of the Central Majatran Confederation

Details

Submitted by[?]: Koinon ton Megálo Ktimatías

Status[?]: passed

Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: July 4270

Description[?]:

SECTION I: PRINCIPLES

Clause 1
By this Agreement a Confederation of the Confessional Republic of Kalopia and the Federal Republic of Kalopia-Wantuni is constituted with the name of the Central Majatran Confederation. The two are now autonomous Constituent States of the Confederation.

Clause 2
The institutions of the Confederation shall be as follows:
The Presidential Council
The Confederal Assembly.
The Council of the States
The Confederal Superior Court


SECTION II: THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL OF THE CONFEDERATION

Clause 3

The Presidential Council shall be composed of 13 Councillors appointed by the Confederal Assembly for a term lasting no longer than 5 years.

Clause 4
The Presidential Council shall collectively form the head of state of the Confederation. The members shall, each year, elect among themselves a Chairman who will carry out the ceremonial functions attached to the office of head of state.

Clause 5
The Presidential Council has to be representative of all the major religious and ethnic diversity of the country. Either constituent nation should have at least 6 members on the Presidential Council.


SECTION III: POWERS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL

Clause 6
The Presidential Council shall in tandem with the legislative branch, exercise exclusive jurisdiction concerning the policy of the Confederation on the following matters:

- Foreign Policy
- Confederal-level & International Trade
- Confederal Armed Forces (a Constituent State may maintain Armed Forces or a Militia, limited in size to no more than one-fifth of the Confederal Armed Forces each)
- Confederal Courts
- Confederal Fiinancial and Economic Regulation
- Confederal Infrastructure

This provision shall not be interpreted as prohibiting the Constituent States from conducting foreign and international trade missions subject to compliance with the Confederal policies in place..

Clause 7
All powers not granted to the Confederal Government shall reside with the Constituent States. They may only be exercised at the Confederal level with the assent of the Constituent States. Such assent shall be assumed where no objection is raised by the Government of a Constituent State.

SECTION IV: THE LEGISLATURE

Clause 8
The Legislature shall be composed of two houses, a popularly elected National Assembly and an appointed Council of the States.

Clause 9
The Council of States shall be composed of 50 members appointed by the heads of government of the Constituent States. The two Constituent States shall appoint 25 members each. Each member shall serve a non-renewable 12 year term.

Clause 10
The Council of States shall be limited to scrutiny of the executive branch and voting on any measures which seek to amend the balance of power between the Confederal Government and the Constituent State Governments.


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Total Seats: 275

no

    Total Seats: 0

    abstain

      Total Seats: 0


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