Tenth Amendment

A national referendum on direct influence over the Constitution of Easway and political parties were held between the 20th-25th November 2020, now known as the Tenth Amendment. This amendment asked the Easwegian people whether they wished for popular participation in the enactment of new amendments to the Constitution, influence over local residents to governmental addendums, and the lifting of the prohibition of political parties. The Tenth Amendment passed with 66% of votes cast.
The referendum also clarified the name of the sovereign umbrella administration as 'Government of Easway', containing the federal Council, the National Directorate, and local governance. The National Directorate was specified as a unique union collective head of government branch, separate from the municipal councils it often closely worked with, independent of other Directorate portfolios. The wish of the people was to give the National Directorate more prominence in the national affairs of the nation, instead of the pillarised structure it was still operating under, in legacy of the People's Committees.
This referendum paved way for the thirteenth amendment, spearheaded by Ankel and Emizerri, which abolished the municipal directorates, centralising the portfolios into two federate island directorates.
== Background ==
=== Partisans' Movement ===
2nd Marquis of Urdport Neicou and 3rd Marquis and Grand Marshal Metallityöt had been pushing for more representation of the people over the constitution and for the legalisation of political parties;which had been outlawed by the Sixth Amendment since the 8th June 2020, in the desire for a non-partisan democracy; since August, after the temporary withdrawal of Cyseigo from political life, a major proponent of the non-partisan system. On the 1st November, many people, including Neicou and Metalli formed the Partisans' Movement. On the 16th November, Metalli appointed Ankel, a pro-partisan, as Police Chief of Essrina, and the direction for the government was clear.