National Guardian Council (Antille)

## Konsiarles dia'Khanórhunni Náisonalai

Mulkī Janqī-e Khāzini Conseil National des Gardiens

Comhairle Caomhnóra Náisiúnta

The **National Guardian Council** (Ashanai: Konsiarles dia'Khanóranni Náisonalai), often simply called the **Guardian Council** or the **NGC** is the Legislative Supervisional Body of the Antillean Triarchy.

Together with the National Assembly of Delegates and the National Assembly of Representatives, it makes up the National Parliament of Antille as a semi-involved supervising group.

## History

The NGC was formed at the constitutional convention of Antille on 1 Premensis 394, where the modern nation of Antille as a Triarchy was created from the former Provisional Government of Antille, which had existed for 9 years and was trying to rebuild the nation.

Originally it was decided that each Councillor (Ashanai: Konsiarlerhun) should serve for 12 years, with 12 members each being elected one-by-one each year, for 12 year terms. After the first 12 years, it was changed to 27 year terms and 27 Councillors, with 2 Councillors being elected every other year. As of now, none of the original Councillors from the age of 12 year terms still sit on the Council, as it is common for Councillors to only sit for one term, and either retire or be voted out.

## Powers

The NGC has broad reaching powers, in and out of legislative sessions of the National Parliament. It serves and an electoral commission, constitutional court, and a regular legislative body. The general term applied in the constitution of Antille is "Legislative Supervisional Body".

Powers include:

* Oversees surveillance of potential candidates and determines who can and cannot run for national (only national) office. (This includes Nonarchs, even though they are technically elected from the states).
* Disqualifies candidates that are deemed not-Antillean, against the nation's interests, or a potential threat to the nation (although this power is seldom used).
* Can veto any laws passed by the rest of the National Parliament or laws created by the Council of Nonarchs.
* Approve or deny appointments of diplomatic officials, the Council of Deputies, the National General Secretary (NGS), and the Speakers of the other 2 houses of the National Parliament.
* Officially removing members of National Parliament from their positions, as well as banning people from running in national elections.

## Elections

The NGC is elected via a Evaluative Proportional Representation method, where voters rank candidates out of 6, from "Reject (Not at all)", a 0, to "Excellent/Ideal", a 5, in terms of how well they would serve their country as a Councillor, their integrity, and overall their suitability for office. This system is designed so that it is less like actual voting, and more like rating how the people of the nation feel about the candidates and how they rate them. The 2 candidates with the highest scores move on to a second round that is straight voting, and the candidate with a majority wins. There are 27 *de jure,* elected seats, but there are really 29 *de facto* seats on the Council, with the 2 extras being holdovers from the days of the Provisional Government of Antille, where the head of the judiciary appointed 2 members of the National Assembly as "representatives of the judiciary branch" to help "keep the nation in line with the Provisional Constitution". Those 2 members are appointed by the Premier Councillor of the NGC.

Councillors are elected every 27 years, with 2 elections every other year. Candidates decide which of the 2 seats they wish to run for, which provides an element of strategy to the elections, if they want another like minded person winning the other election. When elected, they serve for 27 years unless they are impeached and removed or recalled by the nation. To impeach a Councillor, it takes a simple majority in the National Parliament (excluding the NGC), and to remove, a 2/3s majority. To recall a Councillor, 12.5% of the nation's citizens need to sign a request for a recall of the Councillor or Councillors (as 2 can be recalled at once), and if that number is reached, an automatic election is triggered, and that Councillor must run again. The winner of the election serves out the rest of the Councillor's term until the next election.

An example of the election system is shown below:

## Leaders

The leadership of the NGC is composed of the Premier Councillor and their deputy, the Vice-Premier (or secondary) Councillor.

### Premier Councillor

The National Premier Councillor (Ashanai: Konsiarlerhun Príodim Náisonalai) or commonly just Premier (Príodim) is the elected leader and speaker of the NGC, and is the third highest authority in the nation after the Council of Nonarchs and the NGS (or the 11th highest official after the 9 Nonarchs and the NGS). The main function of the Premier is to ensure that the NGC functions correctly, to guarantee the application of the NGC's rules of procedure, and oversee the proper functioning of its administrative apparatus. The Premier judges the admissibility of evidence, maintains order, directs discussion, and controls the flow of subjects onto the floor of the Council. Another important duty is consulting with the Nonarchs and faction members of the National Parliament to discuss the creation of a government (NGS and Council of Deputies being the government). The Premier often serves as a foreign representative, going along with a group of Nonarchs or members of Parliament. The Premier also has the power to appoint the 2 *de facto* Councillors to the NGC, with the Council's approval.

### Vice-Premier Councillor

The National Vice-Premier or Secondary Premier Councillor (Ashanai: Konsiarlerhun Tánadim Náisonalai), literally second leader, is the elected deputy speaker of the NGC. They serve as Premier when the actual Premier is out on a visit or unable to serve. They also serve as support for the Premier in the Council, typically being a close ally and backer of the Premier's policies and actions.

### Election

The Premier is elected in a two-round system, where all the candidates are present in the first round, and the top 2 run in the second round. After the Premier is elected, they appoint a Vice-Premier, who is typically ideologically similar and/or an ally of the Premier.