July 2023 Referendum

**In favour: 74.4%** Against: 25.6%

Amendment of Article 18

AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION

1. The President holds the duty to appoint the Vice President and Cabinet who must pass a simple majority vote in the National Assembly
2. The President shall have the following powers;
	1. Delegate his powers to the Vice President
	2. Determines the operating priorities of the government and organises its work in accordance with the Constitution, national laws and presidential orders, aside from running the day-to-day affairs of the government
	3. Nominates the Vice President, Secretaries and other officers and presents them to the president;
		1. The Vice President can represent Mayensland abroad
		2. The Vice President has deciding vote in the Council of State
	4. represents the government as an institution in foreign relations and inside the country;
	5. heads the sessions of the government and has the final decisive vote in the Cabinet.
	6. report annually to the National Assembly about government activities;
	7. The President shall have the power of issuing Presidential Orders which shall guide the government on foreign and domestic issues, The orders are to be of normative character. The Presidential Orders shall not violate federal law, local law or the Constitution. The Orders issued are legally binding and shall be enforced by the respective authorities unless deemed unconstitutional by a relevant judicial body.
	8. The Secretaries shall have the right to issue Government Orders which shall serve as secondary to the Presidential Orders, The orders shall be of Normative character. The orders may guide the government, enforce statutes, and create new statutes.
	9. The President holds the sole right to declare war or conclude peace with other nations, recognise or remove recognition of other nations and peoples, and mobilise the armed forces of Mayensland with the consent of parliament.
	10. Declarations of war and conclusions of peace do not require the consent of the national assembly should a nation take the initiative in declarations of war or surrender.
	11. The president may enact a state of emergency, during which suspension of certain principles of the Bill of Rights shall be permitted, The President may declare Martial Law and suspend civil ordinances in an event of an Emergency, War, Terror Attacks other related forces majeures, However, the National Assembly shall have the power to cancel said acts, Improper use of said power may be used for Impeachment against the president.
	12. Awards, decorations, and titles may be awarded or removed by the president as he wishes.
	13. The president may assemble commissions to investigate an issue or topic and recommend action to the government or judicial bodies within Mayensland.
	14. Pardons and releases may be granted by the president.
	15. The President and other cabinet members are required to hold a weekly audience with one another in which they share the latest news regarding the government.
	16. What is discussed in these meetings is required to remain confidential between the parties.
	17. Upon passing through the National Assembly, the president must sign a bill, Veto the Bill or return it to the National Assembly with suggestions
	18. The President may veto legislation or return it to the assembly
	19. This veto may be overturned with the consent of ⅔ of the votes cast in the National Assembly on the matter.