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Bill: Cabinet Proposal of June 2249
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical-Revolutionary Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill presents the formation of a cabinet. It requires more than half of the legislature to vote yes. Traditionally, parties in the proposal vote yes, others (the opposition) vote no. This bill will pass as soon as the required yes votes are in and all parties in the proposal have voted yes, or will be defeated if unsufficient votes are reached on the deadline.
Voting deadline: July 2250
Description[?]:
| This would form a coalition between all the socialist parties in Alduria, giving the government a majority of 55.6%. If any one of these is excluded, the government would be in the minority. The posts are broken down based on the percentage each party holds in the coalition, with most of the important posts going to the Bendiri Bandidos and the Revolutionary National Party. The Bandidos would be given the post of Director-General, as they are still the largest party in the legislature, and the RNP won the Presidential election. We believe this to be an equitable distribution of power. |
Proposals
Article 1
As per the Constitution, the His Royal Majesty, Leopold I, of the House of Orléans-Vasser, Prince of Tondelle, Prince of Lourenne, Duke of New Kreshar, Duke of Belfort, Head of the Order of the Silver Rooster, Defender of the People and the Constitution, Represented by: chairs the cabinet.
Article 2
The responsibilites of Science and Technology will be conducted by the 
Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party
Article 3
The responsibilites of Food and Agriculture will be conducted by the Bendiri Bandidos
Article 4
The responsibilites of Environment and Tourism will be conducted by the Radical-Revolutionary Party
Article 5
The responsibilites of Trade and Industry will be conducted by the Radical-Revolutionary Party
Article 6
The responsibilites of Foreign Affairs will be conducted by the Aldurian League of Communists
Article 7
The responsibilites of Internal Affairs will be conducted by the Bendiri Bandidos
Article 8
The responsibilites of Finance will be conducted by the Aldurian League of Communists
Article 9
The responsibilites of Defence will be conducted by the Bendiri Bandidos
Article 10
The responsibilites of Justice will be conducted by the Bendiri Bandidos
Article 11
The responsibilites of Infrastructure and Transport will be conducted by the Aldurian League of Communists
Article 12
The responsibilites of Health and Social Services will be conducted by the Aldurian Libertarian Socialist Party
Article 13
The responsibilites of Education and Culture will be conducted by the Aldurian League of Communists
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:32:23, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Radical-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | This would form a coalition between all the socialist parties in Alduria, giving the government a majority of 55.6%. If either one is excluded, the government would be in the minority. The posts are broken down based on the percentage each party holds in the coalition, with most of the important posts going to the Bendiri Bandidos and the Revolutionary National Party. The Bandidos would be given the post of Director-General, as they are still the largest party in the legislature, and the RNP won the Presidential election. We believe this to be an equitable distribution of power. |
| Date | 16:08:05, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Bendiri Bandidos | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | We are disappointed to lose control of the Foreign Office in your proposal. However, we will lend our support as the ARL's departure necessitates a cabinet reshuffle. |
| Date | 21:17:43, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Aldurian League of Communists | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | This has our support |
| Date | 23:14:33, July 05, 2006 CET | From | Romantic Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | Why is the Marxist-Labor Party given representation in this cabinet when they do worse than the Olympic Party in elections? Why are they given disproportional power with their supposed comrades? The RNP and Bandidos agrees with the Romantics on economic policy often. Why not strengthen any coalition and offer power to real socialists? |
| Date | 06:39:19, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Radical-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | And, yet, they very, very frequently disagree with the Romantic Party. It's called a coalition, it's formed by some parties in order to control the government, to the exclusion of other parties. Not everybody is given representation. Success in elections does not govern how a government is formed. If that was the case, the Jacobites, the RNP and the Bandidos would form their own government. However, the Jacobites, though they hold a substantial number of seats, are being excluded. Have we suddenly become enemies of the Romantic Party? Have we wronged you in some way? Why the sudden unpleasantness directed towards us? We're not "real" socialists, now, apparently. |
| Date | 07:49:52, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Romantic Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | Quite simply, if given positions in areas we do not disagree on, we would bend more on issues we do disagree on. We did not raise any opposition to the RNP's education bill, because they had appeased us where we had agreed. The AOP is beating you, and your small holding of seats is really not enough for a coalition. Its your power, not your ideological devotion we question. We deserve seats based on our shared ideology AND our success in the elections. |
| Date | 15:16:49, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Radical-Revolutionary Party | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | Again, success in elections has no bearing on theoretical inclusion in a coaltion. |
| Date | 15:18:42, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Bendiri Bandidos | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | What success? You have had two elections now and have failed to make use of the bonus support the game gives to new parties. |
| Date | 15:19:48, July 06, 2006 CET | From | Bendiri Bandidos | To | Debating the Cabinet Proposal of June 2249 |
| Message | Previous comment directed at the RP if there is any confusion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 223 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 146 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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