Sojem of Dazhdinia

Sojem of the Dazhdin Diaspora Sojem Dıjaspory Daẑinıje
Logo used by the Sojem
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
President of the Senate	Tadeąš Pěstonik, NIRP
Structure
Seats	150
Political groups	Political third (50)   UDDP (35)   UPMND (15) Cultural third (50)   Independent (50)   Dazhdin cultural groups (35)   Other nationality groups (15) People's third (50)   Independent (50)   Argis electorate (25)   Europa electorate (14)   Rest of the wurld (11)
Elections
Voting system	Hare quota
Meeting place
Saʒavian Palace, Gromųva
Website
www.par_dazhdin.com

The Sojem of the Dazhdin Diaspora (Dazhdin: Sojem dıjaspory Daẑinıje/Соѥм дияспоры Даҗіниѥ) is the unicameral advisory body to the Government of Dazhdinia, that associates minority parties and cultural communities of Dazhdins and other ethnic minorities with their homeland in Dazhdinia. Sometimes, it is mockingly referred to as the "Fourth chamber of the Dazhdin parliament". The word Sojem is a Dazhdin word for Council, but it is usually not translated.

History

Exile government

After the 1944 Dazhdin coup d'etat, in which the United Communist Party of Dazhdinia took full control of the government and established the Dictatorship of the proletariat in Dazhdinia, many democratic politicians fled into exile, establishing multiple organizations associating Dazhdins in diaspora, both those who were already in diaspora and those who fled into exile after the communist takeover. In 1946, those political entities joined together to form the single union of Dazhdins living in exile, which declared itself to be the legitimate government in exile. A deliberative and advisory body for this exile government was established, named the Democratic Sojem of Dazhdinia in exile.

This assembly associated political groups and parties exiled by the communists, as well as multiple national and international cultural groups promoting Dazhdin culture, as well as cultures of other nations living in Dazhdinia.

The Democratic Sojem was elected in irregular intervals, depending on the decision of the Dazhdin president-in-exile, who held the main executive power of the exile government. Elections were held in 1950, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1988, 1992 and finally 1998. The number of members and representatives of the political parties fluctuated between a total of just 92 in 1955 to a maximal number of 227 in 1991.

Late years of communism

Main articles: Silent Revolutions and Crimson Revolution

During and shortly after the Silent Revolutions, many people fled Dazhdinia to exile, giving relevance to the exile government and the advisory board, as it integrated many famous dissidents of the regime, who managed to fleed, expanding the size of the body by almost 70 new members in 1990. This expanded body gained international prominence, as it has been seen as a replacement government once the communist rule in Gromųva falls.

Shortly after the Crimson Revolution happened, the government-in-exile declared itself to be the new legislative assembly of Dazhdinia in transition to democracy, discarding the claims of legitimacy of the provisional Revised National Assembly, that de facto held control of Dazhdinia at that time.

Due to its international prestige, many countries continued to cooperate with both assemblies at the same time, creating a sense of schism in the government, risking the beginning of a civil war in Dazhdinia.

Dazhdin thaw

Main article: Dazhdin Thaw

With the Dazhdin Thaw starting, both the Revised National Assembly, which ran the country and held provisional snap elections in 1999, and the Democratic Sojem of Dazhdinia, which continued to gain traction and support, especially in regions where non-dazhdin populations were the majority, the prospects of a civil war with secessionist movements became real.

With multiple protests and clashes between federal entities, the Revised National Assembly, and the Democratic Sojem of Dazhdinia agreed to settle their disputes and serve together as a bicameral legislature until the situation is settled and a new system is agreed to, resulting in the establishment of the Parliament of Dazhdinia.

While the House of Representatives and the Control House were elected in 2000, it was agreed to transfer most of the members of the Democratic Sojem (115 out of 178) as provisional members of the newly established Senate, until the 2001 Dazhdin Senate Election were held. The rest maintained a skeleton body that still associated the cultural and political associations outside of Dazhdinia, without the legislative power inside of Dazhdinia.

Dazhdin negotiating body

After the Dazhdin Thaw was settled, it was agreed, that Sojem, as an exile advisory body of the government, would not disband like the government to which it adheres and would serve as an advisory body for the newly established democratic Government of Dazhdinia, that in turn agreed to send funding in its direction, hoping to better coordinate minority activities of the people living in diaspora.

On January 1st, 2002, the body officially changed its name from Democratic Sojem of Dazhdinia to Sojem of the Dazhdin Diaspora, officially coining its new position subservient to the government in Gromųva.

Present day

TBA

See also

• Government of Dazhdinia
• Parliament of Dazhdinia
  • Senate of Dazhdinia
  • Parliament of Dazhdinia
  • House of Representatives of Dazhdinia