Constitution of Nydia (1182)

The second **Constitution of Nydia** is the document which formally established the Republic of Nydia as the legal successor to the Kingdom of Nydia. It was the first constitution passed by elected representatives of the Nydian voters, and came in the wake of a referendum which indicated a majority of the public preferred the nation become a republic.

## Full Text

The preamble to the Nydian Constitution shall be changed to: We here assembled in the Senate of Nydia invoke our mandate from the Nydian people, who followed us through eighteen years of the most ghastly war to ascertain their freedom, and subsequently voted in the affirmative to establish the free and independent Republic of Nydia as the only legitimate nation-state of Nydia. It shall be a unitary state led by the President of Nydia as its head of state and government; and ruled by laws created by the people's representatives. This document may only be altered with the consent of the President and two-thirds of all voting members of the Senate.

### Article I - The Executive

1. The executive branch of the Nydian government shall consist of a Council of Ministers led by the President of the Nydian Republic.
2. The President of the Nydian Republic shall be elected, along with his selected Vice President, in a national plebiscite of the voting public for a term of six years.
3. Should no candidate for President of the Nydian Republic receive an absolute majority of the vote, the top two vote-getters shall compete in a second-round election to determine the winner.
4. The President of the Nydian Republic may appoint whichever ministers he wishes to his Council of Ministers in order to set the executive branch's policy agenda. These Ministers must be approved by a simple majority of voting members of the legislature.
5. The President of the Nydian Republic is the Head of Government and Head of State of Nydia.
6. The President of the Nydian Republic is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nydian Armed Forces.
7. The President holds the power to veto legislation that is passed by the legislature. The legislature may override the President’s veto with no less than 2 out of every 3 votes cast among its members in favor of doing so.
8. In case of the resignation of the President from office or of his death, the Vice President shall become President. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote in the Legislature.
9. No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the Nydian Republic, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President.

### Article II - The Legislature

1. The Senate is the sole legislative body of Nydia.
2. The Senate is elected by a national plebiscite of the various political parties. The representation of each political party in the Senate shall be directly proportional to the share of the vote that it received.
3. The Senators shall elect a leader known as the Speaker of the Senate who will set the legislative agenda of the Senate.
4. The Senate serves for a three year session before new elections must be held.

### Article III - The Judiciary

1. Judges for all national courts are nominated by the President of the Nydian Republic and confirmed by a simple majority of voting members of the Senate
2. The High Court shall be established as the very highest judicial authority in the nation. It shall be presided over by a panel of five judges who shall serve lifetime appointments.
3. The High Court's rulings shall have the force of law and can only be overturned by the High Court itself in a later decision.
4. The High Court is charged with ensuring the law's adherence to this constitution.

### Article IV - Constitutional Rights of Citizenship

1. This constitution guarantees the right to physical security.
2. This constitution guarantees the freedom of speech, thought, and expression.
3. This constitution guarantees the right to a free and open press.
4. This constitution guarantees the right to assemble freely within the provisions of peace, order, and security.
5. This constitution guarantees the right to be free from imprisonment or state punishment without lawful judgment of his peers, in junction with the law of the land.
6. This constitution guarantees the right to the due process of law.
7. This constitution guarantees the right to receive just punishment, after conviction, which fit's one's crimes.
8. This constitution guarantees the right to participate in democracy through free, independent, and open elections or other means of vote.
9. This constitution guarantees the right to possess, protect, and maintain property and land, without fear of being deprived thereof, without lawful judgment by the law of the land.