OOC Source: Bloomberg.comNiederung: Suyu Llaqta is likely going to be a Federal Semi-Presidential Republic, at least if results of the referendum and the provisional council vote are to be believed. For over 10 months different sides clashed both on the debate stage and on the streets to campaign for their respective constitution, with in the end three constitutions being offered for a vote in a national referendum. The military came up with its own constitution, which would create a full presidential unitary republic with a president elected through popular vote but extensive powers for the military, such as a reserved amount of seats in parliament and the right to intervene in politics, the military argued that such a system would help stabilize Suyu Llaqta and prevent instability from weakening the country. Far-left and communist politicians had a simple proposal, restore the constitution of the previous government and thus restore communist rule, arguing that the coup was illegitimate and should thus be reversed. Liberals, conservatives, socialists and centrist had come together to write a fully democratic constitution, which would have transformed Suyu Llaqta into a Federal Parliamentary Republic with a freely elected legislature and basic rights guarenteed in the constitution. This last proposal was accepted by referendum, with over 58% of voters voting in favour of this constitution which automatically moved it to the Provisional Council for a approving vote. But instead of fully accepting the vote and voting for the constitution, the military councillors refused to vote unless ammendments on the constitution were passed, without their vote a vote could not be held as they hold half of seats in the council. After over a week of banck and forth and tension in the chamber and the streets, the two sides came to a agreement. The office of president, weak in the proposed constitution, would gain a bigger role. Instead of being appointed by parliament the presidency would be elected directly by the people for a non-renewable 8 year term, meaning the president can only serve one 8 year term. The president would furthermore gain more powers. While in the proposed constitution he or she would have been granted only a ceremonial role with some small administrative duties, in the new ammended proposal the President would be the "overseer of the state" and gain the authority to appoint and dismiss federal judges, grant honours, pardon individuals, disband parliament with the only condition being a gridlock in parliament that "threatens state stability", appoint the Chancellor, be in charge of foreign policy, be the head of the Armed Forces, dismiss the government (triggering elections) and signing bills into law (not signing a law means it wont pass, only a 2/3rd parliamentary majority may overwrite such a veto.)
Other provisions in the proposed constitution would remain the same. The country would be divided into 10 states (Bundeslander), all gaining their own elected parliament, government and the right to legislate most of their own affairs. They would work in a parliamentary framework, with their parliament appointing their government and having the last say in most matters. Only in the affairs of Justice, Monetary Policy, Military Policy, Foreign Affairs, Currency and everything set in law in the constitution the states have no right to legislate. Most other domestic legislation and financial policies may be legislated by the states while the federal government may also legislate these matters but, most of the time, their legislation doesnt overwrite state legislation (except in some cases such as economic and overarching topics.) The earlier proposed parliamentary system will thus not be translated into the federal government. The parliament, a unicameral chamber named the Bundesversammlung (Federal Assembly) will consist of 650 members elected through a proportional election every 4 years. The Bundesversammlung is the main legislative body of the federal government and approves or denies government policies, legislates a wide variety of topics, approves a Chancellor presented government and may issue out reports, investigations and guidelines through its many commissions. The government itself is headed by the Chancellor, appointed by the President after each legislative election. He or she may, after being appointed, present their government to the Bundesversammlung which can then deny or approve it. The Chancellor is the head of government and may dimiss individual ministers, create new ministries upon creating the government and heads most aspects of the federal government, with the President as mentioned before serving in a overseer role. The Chancellor, and in turn the entire government, may however be dismissed by the President which triggers an immediate election again.
After these ammendments, the proposal for a new constitution was approved, with Suyu Llaqta officially being renamed into the Federal Republic of Suyu Llaqta (Bundesrepublik Suyu Llaqta) and becoming a Federal Semi-Presidential Republic. With the proposal adopted, the Provisional Council also immediately announced a date for the first democratic election in Suyu Llaqta in over 240 years, a milestone for the nation. On the streets people seem to celebrate as unrest calms down, is this a new era for the country?
The results by state, Blue the democratic constitution, Red the communist constitution, green the military constitution