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Bill: Parliamentary Stability Act 4401
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Communist Party of Kalistan
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill asks for an amendement to the Constitution. It will require two-thirds of the legislature to vote in favor. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: December 4401
Description[?]:
| Article 1: In order to prevent minor parties without any seats from altering the government and their coalitions, only the largest party in Parliament may propose a coalition for governance and a cabinet. Article 2: This will extend the terms of Parliament to 42 months, which will be half of a year longer than the current terms, but will also promote stability in Parliament, by allowing the governing coalition to achieve their work without having to worry about re-elections for longer. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The length of a legislative and executive term, in months. Should be between 24 and 72.
Old value:: 36
Current: 72
Proposed: 42
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The constitutional right and responsibility to propose a cabinet to the legislature.
Old value:: Each party can propose a cabinet coalition.
Current: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Proposed: Only the largest party can propose a cabinet.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:56:12, May 30, 2018 CET | From | Liberal Party of the URK (LURK) | To | Debating the Parliamentary Stability Act 4401 |
| Message | Article 1 is simply a challenge to our system of governance, while article 2 is simply arbitrary. A resounding no from LURK. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 65 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 685 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: It usually takes up to an hour for election results to generate. During this time, the "Next Election" date is put forward a month, which is confusing. Do not worry! In a short time, the election result will generate and the "Next Election" date will then correct itself. |
| Random quote: "If liberty and equality, as is thought by some are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when all persons alike share in the government to the utmost." - Aristotle |