Constitution

## Article 1 – Fundamental principles

### The State

**1.1** The Republic of Nyrmod shall be a democratic state based on the rule of law and the sovereignty of the people.

**1.2** The structure of the State shall be that of a secular parliamentary republic under a multi-party political system.

### State entities that exercise sovereignty

**1.3** The President of the Republic, the National Assembly, the Government of the Republic, and the Judiciary shall be the State entities that exercise sovereignty.

**1.4** The State entities that exercise sovereignty shall be separate and independent, as to be laid out within this Constitution.

### Elections

**1.5** The elections shall be free, fair and equal for everyone.

**1.6** All elections shall be held in manner to minimise the likelihood of forgery or fraud, and administered by the Server Staff.

**1.7** All elections shall be held in CET/CEST, and electoral results shall be published the next day at 9 AM by the Server Staff.

### National flag and official languages

**1.8** The National Flag, which is the symbol of the sovereignty of the Republic and of Nyrmod’s independence, unity and integrity, is an horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and white with the Nyrmodian symbol in blue centred within the white band.

**1.9** The official languages of the State are English and Nysk.

### National capital

**1.10** The capital of the State is the city of Eridu.

## Article 2 – Fundamental rights

### Principle of universality

**2.1** Everyone shall enjoy the rights and be subject to the duties enshrined in the Constitution.

**2.2** These rights shall be inalienable, irrefutable, and irrevocable.

### Principle of equality

**2.3** Each and everyone shall be equal before the Law. Discrimination based on any ground, such as sex, gender, sexual orientation, race or ethnicity, nationality, religion or faith, language, educational level, employment status, social-economical or other origin, political or other belief, criminal record, age or disability, shall be strictly prohibited.

### Human dignity

**2.4** Human dignity shall be inviolable. To respect and protect it shall be the duty of the State.

**2.5** Everyone shall have the right to life. No one shall be condemned to the death penalty, or executed.

**2.6** Everyone shall have the right to personal integrity, both physical and moral. No one shall be subjected to torture, or to inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. No one shall be held in slavery or servitude. No one shall be required to perform forced or compulsory labour.

**2.7** Everyone shall have the right to the free development of their personality, as long as they do not violate the rights of others and do not violate the Constitutional order. Self-determination shall be guaranteed for everyone.

### Right to liberty, security, and privacy

**2.8** Everyone shall have the right to liberty and security of person. No one shall be deprived of their liberty save in the cases laid down for by the Law.

**2.9** Everyone shall have the right to legitimate self-defence.

**2.10** Everyone shall have the right to the protection of personal data and information concerning them.

**2.11** Everyone shall have the right to have their private and family life, their home, and their correspondence respected.

### Right to fair trial and victims’ rights

**2.12** Anyone shall be innocent unless proven guilty by a Court under due process of the Law.

**2.13** Everyone shall have the right to fair trial and, therefore, to a speedy and public trial by impartial judges, to be informed of the charge brought against them and the person who brought the charge, to obtain witnesses in their favour, and to counsel in their defence. Defendants shall not be compelled in any trial to be witnesses against themselves, which includes their right to remain silent.

**2.14** No one shall be held guilty of any criminal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a criminal offence under national or international law at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the criminal offence was committed.

**2.15** All victims of crimes have the right to restitution, to a Victims' Advocate, to not be excluded from criminal justice proceedings, and to speak at criminal justice proceedings.

### Freedom of faith, conscience, and religion

**2.16** Everyone shall have the right to freedom of faith and of conscience, and freedom to profess and practise a religious or philosophical creed, as long as they do not violate the rights of others nor the Constitutional order.

**2.17** There shall be a distinct separation of religion from the State and, therefore, the State shall remain secular. The State shall not infringe religious customs and practices unless to protect the rights of others and the Constitutional order.

**2.18** No one shall be compelled against their conscience to render military service involving the use of arms. Details shall be laid down by the law.

### Freedom of expression

**2.19** Everyone shall have the right to freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, freedom of information, and freedom of expression. The State shall not control nor infringe the press, nor punish anyone for its beliefs or opinions. Libel and defamation shall not be considered as freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, freedom of information, or freedom of expression.

### Freedom of association, assembly, and protest

**2.20** Everyone shall have the right to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and to join any form of association for the protection of their interests. No one shall be compelled to belong to an association.

**2.21** Everyone shall have the right to freedom of assembly and protest peacefully and without weapons without registration or permission, as long as they do not violate the rights of others nor the Constitutional order.

**2.22** Everyone shall have the right to strike. Minimum levels of service in essential services and industries may be called by the State authorities.

### Freedom of movement

**2.23** All Nyrmodians shall have the right to move freely throughout the national territory.

### Right of petition

**2.24** Everyone shall have the right to address, either alone or in association with others, written requests or complaints to competent authorities and to the State entities that exercise sovereignty.

### Right of property

**2.25** Everyone shall have the right to own, either alone or in association with others, property. Their content, limits, and responsibilities shall be defined by the Law.

**2.26** Property entails obligations. Its use shall also serve the public good.

**2.27** Everyone shall have the right to be fairly compensated if their property is an object of expropriation by the State for the public good. It may only be ordered by or pursuant to a law that determines the nature and extent of compensation. Such compensation shall be determined by establishing an equitable balance between the public interest and the interests of those affected. In case of dispute concerning the amount of compensation, recourse may be had to the ordinary courts.

### Guarantees

**2.28** These rights shall bind the Legislature, the Executive, and the Judiciary as directly applicable law.

**2.29** In the exercise of these rights, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as laid down by the Law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights of others and of meeting the just requirements of public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.

**2.30** These rights may only be curtailed or suspended as and under the Emergency Powers laid down by the Constitution.

## Article 3 – Elections

### National Assembly

**3.1** Elections for the National Assembly shall be held every thirty-five days.

**3.2** The electoral system for the National Assembly shall be a closed-list proportional representation with a threshold of five per cent for individual parties and of seven and half per cent for coalitions of two or more parties, and the seats shall be distributed using the D’Hondt Method.

**3.3** In order for a political party to participate:

* It shall fulfill all requirements as requested by Party Regulations;
* It shall be older than two weeks old at the deadline for the election, except if it is a merger between two or more parties where at least one of the parties is older than two weeks;
* It shall have at least six members.

**3.4** In order for an electoral coalition to participate:

* All its member parties shall fulfill all requirements as requested by Party Regulations;
* At least one of the member parties shall be older than two weeks at the deadline for the election;
* It shall have at least ten members.

**3.5** Political parties shall submit a list with all their candidates for the National Assembly and at least three people to the dedicated channel at least thirty-six hours before the election starts.

**3.6** Electoral coalitions shall submit a list with all their candidates for the National Assembly and at least four people to the dedicated channel at least thirty-six hours before the election starts.

**3.7** Deputies have thirty-six hours since the announcement of electoral results to accept their seat by contacting a member of the Server Staff.

**3.8** If a Deputy resigns, the next candidate on the list gets the seat if they still are in the same party as the electoral list. They shall get notified by a member of the Server Staff and have to accept the seat within thirty hours. If that is not the case, the seat moves further down on the list. If the list is finished, the party may add a candidate of their party to the list if they want to. If they do not, the seat remains empty. It shall not be a candidate that is already on the list.

**3.9** Someone may be elected Deputy for as many terms as desired.

### Presidency of the Republic

**3.10** Presidential elections shall be held every thirty-five days.

**3.11** The electoral system for the President and the Vice President of the Republic shall be ranked choice.

**3.12** Each political party that won at least two seats in the last parliamentary election may nominate one candidate for President and Vice President of the Republic. A pair of candidates who are not supported by any party who won at least two seats in the last parliamentary election, but who have the support of at least five per cent of the verified Server members may also run.

**3.13** A presidential candidacy shall be submitted to the dedicated channel at least forty-eight hours before the election starts. Every presidential candidate shall propose a vice presidential candidate at least thirty-six hours before the election starts. If a vice presidential candidate withdraws from the election with less than thirty-six hours before its starts, the presidential candidate shall run alone and pick a Vice President after their election.

**3.14** Someone may be elected President of the Republic only for two terms in their lifetime. Someone may be elected Vice President of the Republic for as many terms as desired.

### Regional Assemblies

**3.15** Elections for Regional-List Councillors of a Regional Assembly shall be held on the first day of every month.

**3.16** The electoral system for Regional-List Councillors shall be a closed-list proportional representation with no official threshold, and the seats shall be distributed using the D'Hondt Method which effectively results in a threshold of the percentage of a seat.

**3.17** A Regional-List shall submit their list with all their candidates to the dedicated channel by tagging a member of the Server Staff at least thirty-six hours before the election starts. Any candidate shall be a resident in the region in which they are running.

**3.18** Someone may be elected Councillor for as many terms as desired.

### Governors

**3.19** Gubernatorial elections shall be held on the first day of every month.

**3.20** The electoral system for Governors shall be ranked choice.

**3.21** A gubernatorial candidacy shall be submitted to the dedicated channel by tagging a member of the Server Staff at least thirty-six hours before the election starts. Any candidate shall be a resident in the region in which they are running.

**3.22** Someone may be elected Governor for as many terms as desired.

### Mayors

**3.23** Mayoral elections shall be held on the first day of every month.

**3.24** The electoral system for Mayors shall be ranked choice.

**3.25** A mayoral candidacy shall be submitted to the dedicated channel by tagging a member of the Server Staff at least thirty-six hours before the election starts. Any candidate shall be a resident in the province in which they are running.

**3.26** Someone may be elected Mayor for as many terms as desired.

## Article 4 – National Assembly

### General

**4.1**      The Parliament of the Islands of Nyrmod shall be considered as the legislative power.

**4.2**      The Parliament of the Islands of Nyrmod consists of one chamber.

**4.3**      The chamber of the national parliament consists of 51 members and is called National Assembly.

### Meetings

**4.4**      The National Assembly meets every weekend. The meeting is divided into two parts. One on Saturday and one on Sunday. The meeting shall be held at a time that as many members of parliament as possible can attend. The National Assembly does not meet if the election for the National Assembly is held either on Saturday or Sunday.

**4.4.1**   Saturday's meeting is only for amendments to proposed bills. The votes will be open until 4 hours before the session of Sunday.

**4.4.2** Sunday's meeting is scheduled for everything but amendments to bills. This includes proposed bills, which already include the amendments which passed the previous meeting. The votes will be open for 24 hours.

**4.5**In case of personal insults, misinformation or violation of the rules of procedure, calls to order may be issued by the speaker of parliament. The MP is then not allowed to participate for the rest of the session.

**4.6**Government members and Deputies have until 18 hours before the session to put items on the agenda or propose bills which are discussed in that session. Amendments to bills may be proposed up to 12 hours prior to the start of the session. The agenda for the session should be published by the Speaker or a Vice-Speaker at least eight hours before the start of the session.

**4.7** Extraordinary sessions have to be announced by the speaker of parliament at least 24 hours before it.

**4.8** One-sixth of the members of the National Assembly may demand an extraordinary session, which must then be held.

### Bills and amendments

**4.9** Bills may only be proposed by an entire Party, members of the Government, or with the support of at least four Deputies. Bills shall be only admissible if they do not conflict with the Constitution.

**4.10** Once a bill passed the parliament with a simple majority, the author of the bill has to send it to the president which can either sign or veto it. If the president doesn’t sign the bill within two days after its approval in parliament, the bill is considered vetoed. A signed bill comes into force two days after the signature.

**4.11** For a voting in parliament to be valid, at least a third of the members of parliament must have voted.

**4.11.1** If the quorum is not reached for a bill, then it may be revoted in the next session.

**4.12**If there’s a tie in a vote, the vote may be repeated. If there’s still a tie, the vote officially fails.

**4.13**All expenditures must be presented to Parliament in detail and approved. The government can set aside up to 1% of the annual budget with a bill, which it can then spend by decree without further approval by parliament.

**4.14**Amendments to bills which are already in force are treated like a new bill which replaces the old one. There must be a reference to the old bill.

### Speaker

**4.15**The first thing the National Assembly must do in its first session is to elect the speaker. The session is chaired by a mod until the election of the speaker. The candidates must be members of the National Assembly. While presiding over the plenary, the Speaker must be impartial and must not make political statements. Once a vote is taken, he/she may cast a vote.

**4.16**The election of the speaker is as follows:

**4.16.1** If there is only one candidate for the Speaker of National Assembly, they still need to face a vote of approval. The candidate is elected only in case that they receive approval from more than half of all voting deputies.

**4.16.2** If there are two Speaker candidates, they’ll contest in an election. A candidate needs to get a simple majority of votes to be elected.

**4.16.3** If there are three or more two-round election takes place. If no candidate receives absolute majority of votes in first round, candidates with two largest amount of votes advance into second round. If no candidate receives simple majority in the second round, the voting process repeats from the start.

**4.17**     Every party, except for the one that provides the Speaker, that is represented in the National Assembly is entitled to a Vice-Speaker position. Vice-speakers support the speaker in their work and take over the role of the speaker in case of absence.

**4.17.1** Every candidate for the Vice-Speaker is voted on individually by an approval vote. Candidate is considered elected if they receive approval from more than half of voting deputies. If there are two or more candidates for a party, candidate with a better result becomes a Vice-Speaker. In case of a tie, and if both candidates had approval from more than half of voting deputies , there should be a run-off, with the candidate which receives a plurality of votes considered as elected.

**4.17.2** If a party that doesn't already have a Vice-Speaker wishes to nominate their candidate for the position, they can do so anytime, and the candidate will be voted on at the next ordinary season of the National Assembly.

**4.17.3** The Speaker should appoint one of the Vice-Speakers as 1st Vice-Speaker.

**4.18** The National Assembly can start a vote of no confidence against the Speaker or any of the Vice-Speakers on the initiative of at least 1/6 members of the National Assembly. The vote of no confidence is deemed successful if more than a half of the voting deputies supports the motion.

**4.19** In case of resignation or a successful vote of no confidence against the Speaker, elections of the new Speaker should happen at the next session of the National Assembly, and should be held according to the article 4.16 of the constitution. Until then, the 1st Vice- Speaker chairs the sessions. If there is no 1st Vice-Chair, the session should be chaired by a Mod.

### Ghost Votes

**4.20** The parties in the National Assembly can use ghost votes to fill their seats as well as compensate inactive deputies up to half (1/2) of the total party seats. If a deputy is inactive the party can ghost vote for this seat.

**4.21** The party leadership shall state their intention of ghost voting, the type of ghost vote and how the vote will be to the Speaker, the Vice-Speaker, or the member of the Server Staff responsible for the National Assembly session in question, until one (1) hour before the session begins in a dedicated channel named “Ghost Votes” in the Server.

**4.22** In the case of ghost vote due to deputy inactivity, the ghost vote shall be nullified if the deputy votes before the end of the National Assembly session.

## Article 5 – Judiciary

### General principles

#### Jurisdictional function

**5.1** The Courts, or collectively the Judiciary, are the entities that exercise sovereignty with the competence to administer justice in the name of the people.

**5.2** In administering justice the Courts shall be responsible for ensuring the defence of those Citizens' rights and interests that are protected by the Law, repressing breaches of democratic legality and deciding conflicts between interests, public and private.

**5.3** In the exercise of their functions the Courts have the right to the assistance of the other authorities.

**5.4** The Law may institutionalise non-jurisdictional instruments and forms of settling conflicts.

#### Independence

**5.5** The Courts shall be independent and subject only to the Constitution and the Law.

#### Compliance with the Constitution

**5.6** In matters that are submitted for judgement the Courts shall not apply norms that contravene the provisions of the Constitution or the principles enshrined therein.

#### Court rulings

**5.7** Court rulings shall be binding on all public and private entities and prevail over the decisions of any other authorities.

#### Court hearings

**5.8** Court hearings shall be public, save when, in order to safeguard personal dignity or public morals or to ensure its own normal operation, the Court itself decides otherwise in a written order that sets out the grounds for its decision.

#### Legal representation

**5.9** The Law shall ensure that lawyers enjoy the immunities needed to exercise their mandates and shall regulate legal representation as an element that is essential to the administration of justice.

### Organisation of the courts

**5.10** In addition to the Supreme Court of the Republic, there shall be the following categories of court:

* The courts of law of first and second instance;
* The administrative courts of first and second instance;
* The Court of Auditors of the Republic.

**5.11** There may be maritime courts, arbitration tribunals, and justices of the peace.

**5.12** The Law shall lay down the cases and forms in which the Courts lay down by the Constitution may separately or jointly be constituted as conflict-resolution tribunals.

### Supreme Court of the Republic

#### Definition

**5.13** The Supreme Court of the Republic shall stand as the senior body in the hierarchy of the Judiciary, and the court with the specific competence to administer justice in matters of a constitutional-law nature.

#### Composition, and status and role of the Judges

**5.14** The Supreme Court of the Republic shall be composed of five Judges nominated by the President of the Republic ten days after the last election for the National Assembly and, in order to guarantee balance of power, accordingly to the following:

* Three Judges shall be appointed by the President of the Republic;
* One Judge shall be appointed by the Prime Minister;
* One Judge shall be appointed by the Leader of the Opposition, i.e. the leader of the Opposition’s majoritarian bloc in the National Assembly.

**5.15** A Judge shall serve until a new one is nominated for their position, except if they resign or are removed.

**5.16** The Judges shall be independent and non-partisan, and shall not hold any other political or public office or exercise any other function while in office.

**5.17** A Judge may resign their office by submitting a letter of resignation to the dedicated public channel of the Supreme Court of the Republic.

**5.18** A Judge may be removed from their office only for serious misconduct, biasness, or serious violation of the Constitution and or the Law, and with the approval of more than two thirds of voting Deputies of the National Assembly.

**5.19** In the event of resignation, vacancy or removal of a Judge, the President of the Republic shall nominate a replacement accordingly and in order to guarantee the balance of power within the Supreme Court of the Republic as laid down by the Constitution.

#### President of the Supreme Court

**5.20** The Judges shall elect, by an absolute majority, one of them to stand as President of the Supreme Court whose term of office shall be the same as their term of office as Judge.

**5.21** The President of the Supreme Court shall:

* Determine the order in which cases will be heard;
* Invite parties to provide their evidence and arguments;
* Publish Court rulings.

**5.22** The President of the Supreme Court may delegate some of its competences to another Judge.

**5.23** The President of the Supreme Court may be removed only with the approval of all four other Judges.

#### Competences

**5.24** The Supreme Court of the Republic shall have the authority to:

* Review and declare void results of elections, referendums, and votings;
* Review the legality or constitutionality of and ban political parties and coalitions;
* Review the legality or constitutionality of passed legislation;
* Review the adherence to the principles of the Rule of Law, Legal State, and Rechtsstaat of the State’s actions;
* Rule on appeals brought to it, as last resort Court in the Republic of Nyrmod.

**5.25** The Law may lay down additional competences to the Supreme Court of the Republic.

**5.26** If the President of the Republic, the Speaker of the National Assembly or of a Regional Assembly, or a Governor choose to challenge the constitutionality of passed legislation before the Supreme Court of the Republic, all deadlines shall be stopped until the Supreme Court rules on the case.

#### Organisation and modus operandi

**5.27** The Supreme Court of the Republic is quorate when at least three of its Judges are voting.

**5.28** The Supreme Court of the Republic shall approve its rulings by the favourable vote of at least three of its Judges.

### Attorney General of the Republic

#### Definition

**5.29** The Minister accountable for Justice shall stand *ex officio* as Attorney General of the Republic.

#### Competences

**5.30** The Attorney General of the Republic shall:

* Investigate and prosecute violations of the Law;
* Investigate acts of domestic terrorism;
* Represent the State in the Supreme Court of the Republic in cases where the State is a party;
* Oversight all public prosecutions within the Republic of Nyrmod.

**5.31** The Law may lay down additional competences to the Attorney General of the Republic.

## Article 6 – Government

**6.1**      The Government of the Islands of Nyrmod shall be considered as the executive power.

**6.2**      The government consists of a Prime Minister, a Deputy Prime Minister and nine Ministers, who are elected collectively by an absolute majority of the National Assembly.

**6.3**      The ministries are divided as follows:

* Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries;
* Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism;
* Ministry of Defence and Civil Protection;
* Ministry of Education, Research and Digitalization;
* Ministry of Environment and Energy;
* Ministry of Finance, Economy and Labour;
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade;
* Ministry of General Affairs;
* Ministry of Interior Affairs and Health;
* Ministry of Justice;
* Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.

**6.4**      Every ministry consists of one minister, a deputy minister and up to three Advisors, besides the Ministry of General Affairs.

**6.4.1** The Ministry of General Affairs consists of the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, who concurrently sits as a Cabinet Minister, and three advisors.

**6.5**      The government is elected for 35 days but may be replaced sooner if a new government is elected. As soon as the term of a government is over, a new government must be elected as quickly as possible. The President shall decide together with the Government whether it shall remain in office on a caretaker basis or whether it shall be temporarily replaced by a new caretaker government in accordance with Article 12.5.

### Prime Minister

**6.6**      The Prime Minister shall stand as Head of Government.

**6.7**      The Prime Minister shall:

* Be the Minister of General Affairs, advises each minister and help them if they need help.
* Help every ministry to make their bills and amend them if needed.
* Be held responsible for the general policy of the government.
* Issue regulations and decrees, accordingly Article 12.1 and 12.2.

### Ministers

**6.8**The Prime Minister shall choose one of the Cabinet Ministers to serve as Deputy Prime Minister

**6.9**The Minister in charge of an office, may, with the consent of the Prime Minister and the approval of the Government, appoint the deputy minister for the Ministry.

**6.10**The deputy minister shall act on behalf of the minister who appointed them and within the duties allocated to them. If a minister is absent during government voting and meetings for at least 12 hours, the deputy minister shall replace them temporarily.

**6.11**The service of the deputy minister shall be terminated in any of the following cases:

* The deputy minister resigned by submitting a letter to the minister who appointed them.
* The Prime Minister or the appointing minister decided to terminate the service of the deputy minister.
* A new government is formed.

**6.11.1** In the case of the termination of the service of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Prime Minister only terminates them of the Deputy Prime Minister position and does not include their Cabinet position, unless stated otherwise.

**6.12**    The Prime Minister or the appointing minister will not dismiss a deputy minister without informing both the government and the appointing minister of their intention to do so.

**6.13**If a minister resigns, the deputy minister takes over until a new minister is elected by a simple majority in the National Assembly. The Vice-Minister who rises to the position of Minister must again appoint a Vice-Minister for the time being.

### Formation of the government

**6.14**    Political parties or electoral coalitions must present the name of one member to serve as representative to the President of the Republic at least 36 hours before election day.

**6.15**    The President of the Republic shall appoint the Prime Minister after consulting the Vice President of the Republic and parties or electoral coalitions with seats in the Parliament and in the light of the electoral results and probability of a successful Government formation.

**6.16**    The President of the Republic shall assign a mandate of forming a government to a member within 18 hours after publication of the parliamentary election results.

**6.17**    The member to whom the President has assigned the mandate of forming a government shall have a period of four days to present a government with majority in parliament.

**6.18**    When the period referred to in the previous section has passed and the member has not notified publicly that he has formed a government, the President may assign the mandate of forming a government to another member who has been deemed as prepared to fulfil the mandate.

**6.19**    The member to whom the mandate of forming a Government has been assigned under the previous section shall have 3 days in which to do so.

**6.20**    When the President of the Republic has publicly stated that he sees no possibility of forming a government, or when the assigned member fails to form a government in time, a majority of the National Assembly may request, in writing, that the Speaker of the National Assembly assign the mandate to a particular Member of the Parliament, who so agreed in writing.

**6.21**    The person to whom the mandate of forming a Government has been assigned under the previous section shall have 3 days in which to do so.

**6.22**    When a Government has been formed, the incoming Prime Minister shall present a complete list with the names of the ministers to the National Assembly, as well as basic lines of its policy.

**6.22.1** The Government of the Republic is elected when the National Assembly has expressed approval by an absolute majority of the Deputies.

**6.22.2** The Government shall take office immediately, following its approval.

**6.23**    If the Prime Minister and the Ministers have not been elected or confirmed by the National Assembly by the 10th day after the elections, new elections will automatically be held on the 14th day.

### Dismissal and resignation of the members of the government

**6.24**    The Prime Minister will not dismiss a Minister without informing both the Government and the National Assembly of his intention to do so. A new Minister shall be approved by a simple majority of the National Assembly. Until then, the deputy minister takes over the ministerial office.

**6.25**    The resignation of the Prime Minister shall be deemed as a resignation of all the Government. A new Government shall be formed accordingly Articles relating to formation of the Government.

**6.25.1** The resignation of a Minister shall be deemed as individual. A new Minister shall be approved by a simple majority of the National Assembly. Until then, the deputy minister takes over the ministerial office.

### No confidence motions

**6.26**    Upon the initiative of one sixth of the National Assembly, the National Assembly may subject the single Minister or the whole Government to no confidence motions.

**6.26.1** A no confidence motion can be approved by a simple majority of the respective chamber.

**6.27**    Its approval shall be deemed as immediate resignation of the Minister, the Prime Minister or the government, according to Articles relating to dismissal and resignation of the members of the Government. The President must then appoint a new interim government, according to Article 12.5.

**6.28**    If a no confidence motion is not passed, its signatories may not take another such motion for 10 days.

## Article 7 – Constitution

**7.1** The constitution or related documents can be changed by a two-third majority in the National Assembly.

**7.1.2** If only the absolute majority is reached in the National Assembly, then a referendum must be held two days after the last vote, asking the citizens whether they agree or disagree with the constitutional amendment.

**7.2** All articles from the constitution except Article 7 can be amended.

## Article 8 – Presidency of the Republic

**8.1**      The President of the Republic shall stand as Head of State with the Vice President standing as his primary advisor and second to Head of State.

**8.2**      The President of the Republic shall ensure respect and integrity of the Constitution, safeguard the national independence, sovereignty, security and democratic functioning of the State.

**8.2.1** The Vice President of the Republic shall support the President of the Republic in the execution of his duties and advise him accordingly.

### Duties of the President of the Republic

**8.3**      The President of the Republic is personally responsible for:

* appointing the Prime Minister, accordingly Articles 8.16, 8.18 and 8.20.
* accrediting the diplomatic representatives of the Republic and receiving credentials of diplomatic representatives sent to Nyrmod by foreign states.

**8.3.1**   The President of the Republic shall:

* Announce all Election dates in the dedicated channel;
* Announce whether any Acts of the National Assembly have been repealed or amended within two working days;
* Collect the signatures of citizens exercising their rights under Article 12 and shall announce if the requisite number of signatures has been reached and the date of any subsequent referendum;
* Collect the signatures of Members of the Parliament exercising their rights under Article 12 and shall announce if the requisite number of signatures has been reached and the date of any subsequent referendum;
* Publish all Acts of the National Assembly within two working days of their approval;
* Publish all Constitutional Amendments within two days of their ratification.

**8.3.2**   The President of the Republic must dissolve Parliament in the following circumstances:

* Parliament fails to pass a budget by the second regular session
* Parliament fails to pass any legislation in two consecutive sessions (regular or extraordinary)
* At the request of the absolute majority in the National Assembly

**8.3.3**   New parliamentary elections shall be held four days following issuance of the decree dissolving Parliament.

**8.3.4**   The President and Vice President of the Republic may give any political speeches on the Parliament floor.

**8.4**      The President and Vice President of the Republic cannot hold any other political office or exercise any other function while in office.

**8.5**      The president can reject a bill that has been passed by the parliament once. If he/she does so, the parliament must pass it again and then the president is forced to sign the bill.

**8.6**      The president may declare war to a country with the support of 3/4 of the National Assembly.

### Resignation, removal and vacancy

**8.7**      The President and Vice President of the Republic may resign his office by submitting a letter of resignation to the public channel of the Presidency of the Republic.

**8.8**      Proceedings for removal may only be initiated by the National Assembly, upon a motion subscribed by one fifth (1/5) of all the Deputies and a decision passed by a qualified majority.

**8.9**      The office of the President or/and the Vice President of the Republic may be declared vacant if the incumbent remains inactive for at least seven consecutive days. The proceedings shall follow the previous section.

**8.10**    In the event of resignation, removal or a vacancy, the Vice President of the republic shall be called successively to serve as Acting President of the Republic.

**8.10.1** In the event of resignation, removal, rejection or a vacancy, after the introduction of point 8.10 of the constitution, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall be called successively to serve as Acting President of the Republic.

**8.11**    Elections shall be held on the fourth day following resignation, removal or a vacancy.

**8.10.2** The duties which the acting President may only exercise are:

* appointing the Prime Minister, according to Articles 8.16, 8.18 and 8.20.
* publishing all Acts of the Parliament within two working days of their approval
* publishing all Constitutional Amendments within two days of their ratification
* announcing whether any Acts of the Parliament have been repealed or amended within two working days
* collecting the signatures of citizens exercising their rights under Articles 11.2 and 11.3 and shall announce if the requisite number of signatures has been reached and the date of any subsequent referendum
* collecting the signatures of Members of the Parliament exercising their right under Article 11.4 and shall announce if the requisite number of signatures has been reached and the date of any subsequent referendum
* announcing all election dates in the dedicated channel.
* dissolving parliament under circumstances as described in 8.3.2

## Article 9 – Parties

**9.1**      Everyone can create a party if the fulfill the following requirements:

* Have at least three members;
* Have an Instagram account with at least 30 followers;
* Have a colour that’s unique to the party;
* Have a logo with the shortest side at least 500px long.

**9.2**      If an existing party falls below the threshold of three people, the party gets one week time to find the required members before it gets deleted.

**9.3**Parties under 10 members must show that they are active. They must post something relating their party or policy in their Press Statements at least once a week. If this is not the case, the party will be deleted after the passing of another week.

**9.4**      All regulations and requirements for parties you can find in the document Party regulation.

**9.5**      Parties can expel members only with a valid reason and with the approval of the Supreme Court.

## Article 10 – Territorial Organisation and Administration

**10.1** The national territory shall be organised into three levels of territorial units:

* Regions as divisions of the national territory;
* Provinces as divisions of a region;
* And Cities as population agglomerates within a province.

### Regions

**10.2** The Regions shall be Canaan, Isle of Skadi, Sheol, and Sköll.

**10.3** Each region shall be run by a Governor as the executive authority.

**10.4** Each region shall have a regional capital city. The Regional Capital Cities are:

* Eridu for Canaan;
* Babylonia for Isle of Skadi.
* Mizrab for Sheol;
* Corinth for Sköll.

#### Governors

##### Status, role and competences

**10.5** A Governor shall only exercise the executive powers laid down by the Constitution.

**10.6** A Governor shall have the exclusive authority over the following areas in their region:

* Creation of needed regional bodies, including Regional-owned enterprises;
* Expanding environmental and nature protection;
* Expanding higher education services;
* Expanding land reform and distribution;
* Healthcare system planning;
* Region-owned properties management;
* Regional budget and treasury;
* Regional electricity system planning;
* Regional infrastructure;
* Regional investments;
* Regional promotion;
* Regional public administration;
* Regional public transportation;
* Regional taxation.

**10.7** Without prejudice to the higher levels of the State, a Governor may have additional competences which are deemed as essential for the general welfare of their province and citizens.

**10.8** The National Assembly may delegate, through an ordinary law, additional competences to the Governors which are deemed as essential for the general welfare of their province and citizens.

##### Restrictions of office

**10.9** A Governor shall not hold any other of the following public offices while in office:

* President of the Republic;
* Vice President of the Republic;
* Speaker of the National Assembly;
* Prime Minister;
* Minister;
* Judge of the Supreme Court;
* Mayor.

##### Resignation, vacancy and removal

**10.10** A Governor may resign their office by submitting a letter of resignation to the dedicated public channel.

**10.11** In the event of resignation, removal or a vacancy of a Governor, the Minister accountable for Interior shall nominate an interim Regional Administrator until the next election is held.

### Autonomous Region of the Isle of Skadi

**10.12** The Isle of Skadi shall be guaranteed a special autonomy status as the Autonomous Region of the Isle of Skadi, officially abbreviated as ARIS, with a devolved parliament, the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly, as the legislative authority.

**10.13** The Autonomous Region of the Isle of Skadi shall not be subject to article 10.11.

#### Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly

##### Status, role and competences

**10.14** The Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall only exercise the legislative powers, through its Councillors, laid down by the Constitution.

**10.15** The Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall have the exclusive legislative authority over affairs in Isle of Skadi, besides Foreign Affairs and Defence.

##### Composition

**10.16** The Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall be composed of a minimum of four and a maximum of nine Councillors.

**10.17** The Governor and the Mayors of Provinces of the Isle of Skadi shall hold the four minimum seats in the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly.

**10.18** If approved by a simple majority of the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly, there shall be five seats for the Citizens called Regional-List Councillors who shall be elected as laid down in the Constitution.

**10.19** If a Regional-List Councillor resigns their seat, the seat shall move to the next candidate on the list. If there is no candidate on the list, the seat shall remain vacant until the next election is held

##### Organisation and modus operandi

**10.20** The procedures and rules for election of the Speaker of the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall be the same as for the Speaker of the National Assembly.

**10.21** The procedures and rules for proposal of bills, amendments and motions, and schedule and organisation of meetings and votes shall be the same as for the National Assembly.

**10.22** Once a bill has been passed by the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly, the author shall send it to the Governor who may either sign or veto it. If the Governor does not sign the bill within two days after its approval in the Regional Assembly, the bill shall be considered vetoed. A signed regional bill comes into force two days after the signature.

**10.23** A vetoed bill shall be sent back to the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly to be revoted on, with a qualified majority needed to override the veto, by then which the Governor is forced to sign the bill.

##### Dissolution

**10.24** The Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly may be dissolved by an absolute majority of its Members.

**10.25** When dissolved, the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall not exercise its powers until the next election is held, without prejudice for the continuation of the Governor and the Mayors’ own offices and powers.

#### Governor

##### Additional competences

**10.26** The Governor shall dissolve the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly at the request of an absolute majority of the Regional Assembly.

##### Resignation, vacancy and removal

**10.27** Proceedings for removal of the Governor may be initiated by the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly and a decision passed by a qualified majority.

**10.28** In the event of resignation, removal or a vacancy of the Governor, the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall elect by a simple majority of its Members an interim Regional Administrator until the next election is held.

### Provinces

**10.29** The Provinces shall be the following:

* In Canaan, the Province of Elam, the Province of Eridu, and the Province of Novgorod;
* In the Isle of Skadi, the Province of Babylonia, the Province of Eden, and the Province of Izborsk;
* In Sheol, the Province of Agartha, the Province of Mizrab, and the Province of Stalliongrad;
* In Sköll, the Province of Corinth, the Province of Magog, and the Province of Persepolis.

**10.30** Each province shall be run by a Mayor as the executive authority.

#### Mayors

**10.31** A Mayor shall only exercise the executive powers laid down by the Constitution.

**10.32** A Mayor shall have the exclusive authority over the following areas in their province:

* Cleanliness services and sanitary facilities;
* Creation of needed provincial and local bodies, including Provincial-owned enterprises;
* Deathcare services;
* Emergency, fire and rescue services;
* Exhibition halls;
* Expanding childcare and non-higher education services;
* Expanding environmental and nature protection;
* Expanding land reform and distribution;
* Land management and urban planning;
* Local greenery and gardens;
* Local market places;
* Province-owned properties management;
* Provincial and local civil protection planning;
* Provincial and local cultural, recreational and sports services and facilities;
* Provincial and local electricity system planning;
* Provincial and local heating system planning;
* Provincial and local infrastructure;
* Provincial and local investments;
* Provincial and local promotion;
* Provincial and local public housing;
* Provincial and local public transportation;
* Provincial budget and treasury;
* Provincial public administration;
* Public safety planning;
* Sewage collection, disposal and treatment system;
* Traffic management;
* Waste collection, disposal and treatment system;
* Water supply system.

**10.33** Without prejudice to the higher levels of the State, a Mayor may have additional competences which are deemed as essential for the general welfare of their province and citizens.

**10.34** The National Assembly may delegate, through an ordinary law, additional competences to the Mayors which are deemed as essential for the general welfare of their province and citizens.

##### Restrictions of office

**10.35** A Mayor shall not hold any other of the following public offices while in office:

* President of the Republic;
* Prime Minister;
* Judge of the Supreme Court;
* Governor.

##### Resignation, vacancy and removal

**10.36** A Mayor may resign their office by submitting a letter of resignation to the dedicated public channel.

**10.37** In the event of resignation, removal or a vacancy of a Mayor, the Minister accountable for Interior shall nominate an interim Provincial Administrator until the next election is held.

### Cities

**10.38** The Cities shall be the following:

* In the Province of Elam, Elam;
* In the Province of Eridu, Eridu;
* In the Province of Novgorod, Bonanzer City, Nippur, and Novgorod;
* In the Province of Babylonia, Babylonia;
* In the Province of Eden, Eden;
* In the Province of Izborsk, Izborsk;
* In the Province of Agartha, Agartha;
* In the Province of Mizrab, Mizrab;
* In the Province of Stalliongrad, Ophir, Sheba, and Stalliongrad;
* In the Province of Corinth, Corinth;
* In the Province of Magog, Magog;
* In the Province of Persepolis, Persepolis.

### Regional and provincial funding

**10.39** At least ten per cent of the national Budget shall be reserved for the funding of all Regions which shall be distributed according to the population living in each region.

**10.40** The Government of the Republic shall only transfer the dedicated share of regional funding for a certain region after all its elected offices, the Governor and the Mayors, are filled.

**10.41** If a region does not qualify for receiving the dedicated share of regional funding, the allocated funds shall be received back by the Government of the Republic for the next national Budget.

**10.42** All the non-expended allocated funds shall be received back by the Government of the Republic for the next national Budget.

**10.43** In a region, half of the allocated funds shall be administered by the Governor, and the other half shall be distributed to the Provinces according to the population living in each province and administered by the respective Mayor.

**10.44** Without prejudice to the latter provision, the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall have the authority to approve a regional Budget.

**10.45** The Minister accountable for Interior shall oversee and manage the information related to the regional and local funding, including its allocation, expenditure, and use. If a Governor or a Mayor uses the allocated funding with an ill-will, the Minister may initiate the Constitutional Coercion Mechanism.

### Constitutional Coercion Provisions

**10.46** A region shall only have the following positions:

* Governor;
* Mayors.

**10.47** The Autonomous Region of Isle of Skadi shall have the following additional positions:

* Speaker of the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly;
* Regional-List Councillors.

**10.48** The Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly, the Governors, and the Mayors shall not issue executive orders or decrees.

#### Constitutional Coercion Mechanism

**10.49** If a Regional-List Councillor, a Governor, or a Mayor does not follow the Constitution or the Law, the Government of the Republic, with the approval of an absolute majority of the National Assembly, may remove the officer from their position.

## Article 11 – Independent Bodies

### Economic and Events Council

**11.1** The Economic and Events Council shall be a team tasked with giving accurate Economic info and detailing Events in the Nyrmodian universe.

**11.2** The official abbreviation of the Economic and Events Council is EEC.

**11.3** The Headquarters of the EEC are in Eridu.

#### Composition

**11.4** The EEC shall be composed of a maximum of ten and a minimum of six members of the Server. Each month, on the 10th, the Moderation Team shall open applications to be a member of the EEC. Applications will close by the 15th of the month. From applications, they shall choose a number of members (between 6-10) to work as the EEC.

**11.5** All Members of the EEC shall serve at the pleasure of the moderation team. There shall be no limits for reappointment and term length.

#### Duties

**11.6** The EEC shall provide proper Data regarding Nyrmod which includes:

* The Cost of Bills and projects;
* Demographics of the Country or a Region;
* Number of Nyrmodians sick from a certain disease;
* Number of buildings;
* The effects a passed Bill has on the Demographics of the Country or a Region;
* Various statistics regarding Demographics and Economics.

**11.7** The EEC shall not provide Data on the following:

* The status of the broad Nyrmodian Economy;
* Any Data that conflicts with the role of the President of the Central Bank of Nyrmod.

**11.8** The EEC shall detail and write Events that are designed to make the simulation more realistic, interesting, or enjoyable. Events can include, but are not limited to:

* Abnormal weather occurrences;
* Foreign events, which are not required to be true to real life;
* Domestic unrest;
* Public reaction to various matter;
* Tragedies;
* Rising public interest in political issues.

#### Internal proceedings

**11.9** An Event shall be approved by all members of the EEC, in order to ensure its non-partisan basis.

**11.10** Official accurate Economic information and Data shall be approved by a majority of the EEC.

### Central Bank of Nyrmod

**11.11** The Central Bank of Nyrmod is an independent public agency within the Ministry accountable for Finance.

**11.12** The official abbreviation of the Central Bank of Nyrmod is CBN.

**11.13** The Headquarters of the CBN are in Eridu.

#### Internal Organisation

**11.14** The CBN shall be composed of five (5) members who compose the Board of Directors:

* A President;
* A Vice President;
* And three (3) Directors.

**11.15** The President of the CBN shall be appointed by the President of the Republic of Nyrmod with confirmation by an absolute majority of the National Assembly.

**11.16** The Vice President of the CBN shall be appointed by the Minister accountable for Finance with confirmation by an absolute majority of the National Assembly.

**11.17** The Directors of the CBN shall not need confirmation by the National Assembly:

* One Director shall be appointed by the Minister accountable for Finance;
* One Director shall be appointed by the President of the CBN;
* And one Director shall be appointed by an absolute majority of the Economic and Events Council.

**11.18** All members of the Board of Directors shall serve at the pleasure of the Bodies and/or Offices that appoint them. There shall be no limits for reappointment and term length.

**11.19** The Board of Directors shall:

* Advise the President of the CBN in both decisions and Report making;
* Ratify by a supermajority all the decisions and Reports made by the President of the CBN.

**11.20** The CBN can veto by a supermajority of the Board of Directors any Act regarding the Nyrmodian currency regulation:

* The President of the CBN shall present a proper justification;
* The veto can be overruled by a supermajority of the National Assembly.

#### Duties

**11.21** The CBN shall oversee the regulation of the Nyrmodian currency.

**11.22** The CBN shall regulate money supply by:

* Settling interest rates;
* Settling the minimum required liquid deposits of national and private banks;
* Buying or selling government bonds;
* Doing quantitative easing.

**11.23** The CBN shall administrate:

* The Nyrmodian gold reserves. The CBN can buy and sell gold;
* The Nyrmodian currency reserves. The CBN can buy and sell international currencies;
* The Nyrmodian public debt;
* The Companies Registry;
* The Eridu Stock Exchange.

**11.24** Every two weeks the President of the CBN shall publish an economic indicators Report about the two weeks prior the announcement, such as:

* GDP and GDP growth, both total and rate;
* Interest rates;
* Inflation rates;
* Unemployment rate;
* Public debt, both total and debt-to-GDP ratio;
* Balance of trade;
* Nyrmodian money supply.

**11.25** The Vice President of the CBN shall:

* Support the President of the CBN in Report making;
* Substitute the President of the CBN when they are absent;
* Temporarily assume the office of the President of the CBN when they are absent or it is vacant.

## Article 12 – Direct democracy

### Popular initiatives

**12.1** Citizens may submit a legislative initiative for the National Assembly to discuss if it is signed by at least five per cent of the number of verified Discord members. The bill shall then be proposed to the National Assembly, and it shall be treated like a normal bill and may be amended.

### Referendums

**12.2** A referendum may be triggered by a bill passed by the National Assembly and signed into law by the President of the Republic. This referendum is non-binding except if the bill states otherwise.

#### Regulations

**12.3** Referendums may be held at any time.

**12.4** A referendum ballot shall only contain the question or questions, at least two different voting options for each question, and, in the case of a verification or constitutional referendum, a link for the bill and a summary of its text which shall explain its practical effect.

**12.5** A binding referendum shall have a turnout of at least twenty-five per cent of the turnout of the last General Election in order to be valid, and then its result shall be enforced.

#### Verification referendums

**12.6** Citizens may demand a binding approval referendum on a bill passed by the National Assembly if a petition is signed by at least five per cent of the number of verified Discord members. The referendum shall take place automatically two days after all signatures have been verified.

**12.7** Deputies may demand a binding approval referendum on a bill passed by the National Assembly if a petition is signed by at least fifteen per cent of the Members of the National Assembly.

**12.8** A verification referendum shall take place automatically two days after the signatures have been verified.

#### Constitutional referendums

**12.9** The President of the Republic shall call a binding approval referendum on a Constitutional amendment passed by the National Assembly if a qualified majority has not been reached, but only an absolute majority.

#### Consultation referendums

**12.10** The President of the Republic may call a non-binding referendum, in a maximal count of one per seven days, which asks for Citizens' opinions on various issues.

**12.11** A Governor may call a non-binding referendum, in a maximum count of one per seven days, which asks for the region Citizens' opinions on various issues.

**12.12** A Mayor may call a non-binding referendum, in a maximal count of one per seven days, which asks for the province Citizens' opinions on various issues.

## Article 13 – Legislative and emergency provisions

### Decrees

**13.1**    The Government of the Republic may issue Decrees that are valid for three (3) days. The validity of a Decree can be extended by the consent of a simple majority of the National Assembly. The National Assembly may introduce amendments to the Decree.

**13.2**    A Decree shall only be issued if the Prime Minister and all Ministers agree. A Decree shall not be issued if the Government resigned and is only in office as Caretaker.

**13.3**    The President of the Republic may establish an Interim Government by Decree. This Decree shall only be issued when a Government has resigned, has been removed from office, or its term has expired. This Government is there to manage the affairs of Government and to continue current projects. This Government does not have to be elected by the National Assembly and cannot be removed. Individual members of the Government can be removed by a simple majority vote in the National Assembly and shall be replaced by the President of the Republic who shall not nominate a person who was ousted from the Government again. The Interim Government shall not issue Decrees.

### State of emergency

#### Definition and enactment

**13.4** The Prime Minister, after prior and required consultation of the Cabinet, or a Governor may call a state of emergency for a period of time no longer than seven days and within a portion of or the territory under their jurisdiction if they are faced with a scenario that fits the definitions of:

* Endangerment of the public, such as a risk to the health of citizens;
* Failure of essential infrastructure, such as overwhelmed healthcare systems and infrastructure;
* Natural disaster, where a natural disaster has taken place;
* Public health emergency, such as epidemic and pandemic crisis;
* War-like situations, where Nyrmod is at risk and/or is at war.

#### Extension authorisation

**13.5** A state of emergency may be extended beyond the period of time of seven days under authorisation of an absolute majority of the National Assembly or the respective Mayors, respectively, if called by the Prime Minister or by a Governor. That authorisation expires fourteen days after the end of the first seven days and may be renovated.

**13.6** The Government of the Republic or a Governor who called a state of emergency has the right to appeal to the Supreme Court of the Republic if the authorisation is refused and they believe the situation fits the definitions stated. The Supreme Court may then overturn the decision of the National Assembly or the respective Mayors.

**13.7** Without prejudice to articles 13.5 and 13.6, the Isle of Skadi Regional Assembly shall take the role of the Mayors for the extension authorisation of a state of emergency, under the same terms.

#### Emergency powers

**13.8** Under a state of emergency, the Government of the Republic or a Governor may enacte the following emergency powers:

* Closure of public facilities and spaces, such as commerce, culture, and leisure facilities, or education centres;
* Delaying the votes on some bills, with the approval of the Supreme Court of the Republic, if it is deemed to negatively impact the actions related to the declared emergency;
* Displacement of emergency, fire, or rescue services, military, or police resources;
* Enforcement of nightly curfews, quarantines, or vaccination requirements;
* Increasement of fines;
* Preventing employees from attending their workplace;
* Restriction of movement, or gatherings.

**13.9** Under a state of emergency, the emergency powers may include the enforcement of other measures not laid down by the Constitution in aid of prevention without any limitations.

**13.10** Under a state of emergency, the emergency powers enacted by the Government of the Republic or a Governor shall be documented in the respective public channel.

**13.11** Under a state of emergency, the fundamental rights as laid down by the Constitution will be impacted.

### Hierarchy of Acts

**13.12** The Constitution shall be the Supreme Act in the Republic of Nyrmod.

**13.13** The Regions and the Provinces shall not have their own constitutions.

**13.14** The Hierarchy of Acts shall be the following:

* Constitution;
* Acts related to the Constitution as laid down by Article 7;
* International Treaties;
* Acts passed by the National Assembly;
* Decrees issued by the Government of the Republic;
* Acts passed by a Regional Assembly;
* Regional executive initiatives;
* Local executive initiatives.

**13.15** No Act, Decree or Treaty shall violate any Act, Decree or Treaty which is above it in the Hierarchy of Acts.

**13.16** All Acts on the same level in the Hierarchy of Acts shall be equal. If there are two or more Acts on the same topic, then the newest one shall automatically override older version(s).

### Constitutional Bills

**13.17** A constitutional bill, as described in Article 7, shall only contain bipartisan content, meaning regulations on sim related topics or institutions. Controversial topics and social/economic policies may never be coded in a constitutional bill.

**13.18** After a constitutional bill is passed in the National Assembly, a committee, consisting of the Supreme Court, the Minister of Justice and the Speaker of the National Assembly, shall either approve or disapprove the legality of the constitutional bill with absolute majority. If it passes the voting it shall be ranked as a constitutional bills, if it fails it will remain active as an ordinary law. In the event that the holder of the Speakership and the holder of the Ministry of Justice are one and the same, or vice versa, the Vice Minister of Justice shall take the place of the Minister of Justice.

### Voting Nomenclature

**13.19** “Simple Majority” refers to more “Yes” than “No” votes.

**13.20** “Absolute Majority” refers to more than half of all members of the legislative body.

**13.21** “Qualified Majority” or “Supermajority” refers to at least two thirds of all members of the legislative body.

### Special protection clause

**13.22** Without prejudice to the Constitution, the Server Staff may take the needed action and measures to protect the Simulation’s best interest and well functioning whenever they believe it is required, including, but not limited to:

* Exclude someone from the Simulation;
* Interfere in the legislative process;
* Remove someone from office.

## Acts related to the Constitution

* [REPEALED] Party regulation;
* Electoral Law of the Republic;
* New Party Regulations;
* [REPEALED] Regional Elections Act.