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|The Executive Minister is chosen every 6 years. Only citizens who are registered as voters are eligible to vote. The canidate with the highest percentage of votes win. | |The Executive Minister is chosen every 6 years. Only citizens who are registered as voters are eligible to vote. The canidate with the highest percentage of votes win. | ||
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|President of Morrawia is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of The Government of Morrawia. He represents the country abroad and has a final say in a foreign policy of a country. He is elected every 4 years, separately from the legislature for the maximum of 2 fixed terms. | |President of Morrawia is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of The Government of Morrawia. He represents the country abroad and has a final say in a foreign policy of a country. He is elected every 4 years, separately from the legislature for the maximum of 2 fixed terms. | ||
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|Parliament seats last for 20 years, until death, or resignation, then the people of each Territory vote for who they want in the Parliament. | |Parliament seats last for 20 years, until death, or resignation, then the people of each Territory vote for who they want in the Parliament. | ||
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|Representatives are elected every four years by all citizens over the age of 18. There are a total of 501 electoral districts, each represented by one representative. The candidate with the most votes in each district wins the seat, while the others are eliminated. The representatives vote for the President of the Government, who must secure at least 251 votes to be elected. | |||
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|Representatives are elected every four years, concurrently with the House of Commons. The House of Lords can reject proposals from the House of Commons once, sending them back for a second vote. If the proposal is approved again, the House of Lords must pass it. Each province elects 25 representatives regardless of population. The voting system used is Limited Voting. | |||
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Head of State
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President of Bikinia | Two-Round System | The president of Bikinia is elected every 5 years by the eligible voters. Bikinia uses the "Two Round System" in voting. Usually there is a total of 4-5 candidates and the incumbent president (the incumbent president can renew as many mandates as he can). |
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National President of Cordomonivence | Two-Round System | the president of cordomonivence is the head of the cabinet and head of the executive branch of the government of Cordomonivence and is elected every 4 years |
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Caliph of Dmaskrass | None | The Caliph is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next Caliph. |
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Autek of Encessia | Direct Vote | An Auteker is only elected upon death, resignation, or impeachment by the people (two-thirds of the population must agree to pass a impeachment vote after a proposal is made by influential councils.) Other than these rare times, the Auteker is a position held for life while governors are the only office periodically elected by the people. |
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Senior Council | Indirect Vote | The Senior Council is elected annually by the Nuejel (legislature) at the beginning of its term. The Senior Council is answerable to the Nuejel, which may dismiss it through a two-thirds majority. |
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Mitnase of Fuxa | Indirect Vote | Every 4 years, all citizens over the age of 18 are called to parliamentary votes; and a new parliament is formed depending on the proportion of votes for each party. Once the parliament is formed, it holds a session to elect candidates for president; where the 4 most voted candidates are the winners. Once elected, elections are held again; in which the most voted candidate among the 4 will be declared president of the government. |
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Monarch of Gabrielland | None | The monarch is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next monarch. |
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Monarch of Galicianna | None | The monarch is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next monarch. |
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President of Ganji Islands | Two-Round System | The president of Ganji is elected every 5 years by the eligible voters. Ganji uses the "Two Round System" in voting. Usually there is a total of 5 candidates from the biggest parties + the incumbent president. |
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President of Hatstheput | Direct vote Instant runoff |
The president, plus the senate and parliament compositions, are elected in a single general elections. The candidate with the most votes following the instant runoff system wins the presidency. |
Prime Minister of Encessia | Instant-runoff | A new Prime Minister is elected every 5 years, independent to the legislature. Per Inchyroan Constitution, the Prime Minister does not have to be a member of the party with the largest ammount of seats in the legislature, or of any party. | |
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Directory | Two-Round System | Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote. If there is no candidate that reaches 50.01% or more on the first round, a second round is organized, with the two best candidates from the first round |
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Executive Minister | Two-Round System | The Executive Minister is chosen every 6 years. Only citizens who are registered as voters are eligible to vote. The canidate with the highest percentage of votes win. |
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His Majesty the King of Melvenia | None | The monarch is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next monarch. |
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President of Morrawia | Two-Round System | President of Morrawia is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of The Government of Morrawia. He represents the country abroad and has a final say in a foreign policy of a country. He is elected every 4 years, separately from the legislature for the maximum of 2 fixed terms. |
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President of Montilla | Indirect Vote | The President of Montilla is elected from the members of the Council of State by the People's National Assembly in a majority vote to a term of 4 years with the possibility of one reelection. The choice is validated or rejected via national referendum, and if rejected, the president is considered recalled and new elections are called with new candidates. The president of Montilla can be recalled by popular vote at any moment during their term. The president has always been a member of the sole-ruling Communist Party of Montilla, and although not obligatory, is traditionally also the General Secretary of the Party. |
Melide | Monarch of Melide | None | The monarch is based on a set of hereditary rules to determine the next monarch. |
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President of Norvinia | Instant-runoff | The country holds election every 4 years, citizens aged 18 may choose to partake in election. In Norvinia, obtaining the result of the election is to count the first preferences marked for each candidate. If a candidate has an absolute majority (that is, fifty per cent plus one) on the first preferences or at any later stage of the count, that candidate is elected. The next step is to exclude the candidate with the fewest votes and sort those ballot papers to the next preference marked by the voter. This process of exclusion is repeated (to achieve the two party preferred figure) until there are only two candidates left in the count, even though one of those candidates may have been declared elected at an earlier stage. |
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Chief Executive of Prybourne | Two-Round System | Only citizens registered as voters are eligible to vote.In order to ensure that the winning candidate receives a majority of the vote, this system uses two rounds of voting with polling taking place on two separate days. Ballots are identical to those used in plurality voting, and voters mark them in the same way. In the first round, all candidates are listed on the ballot and voters indicate their preference of one of them. All these votes are then added up and if a candidate receives a majority of the vote (50% + 1 vote), that candidate is declared elected. If no one receives a majority, the field is cut down to the top two candidates who received the highest number of votes, and a runoff election is held. The second election is typically held several weeks after the first. The winner is the candidate who gets the most votes, which is inevitably a majority, since there are only two candidates running. |
Federal Director of Sukong | Instant-runoff | The Federal Director of Sukong is elected in federal elections every five years, with each individual being limited to two consecutive terms. Candidates are chosen in local elections two months prior to the Directorial elections. Campaining is heavily restricted, with limitations forcing all candidates to the same ammount of exposure. | |
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President of Toubaze | Presidential Assembly | The President is elected by the Presidential Assembly, which is composed of members of the National Assembly after an election. Seat numbers vary but are given proportionally to seats in the National Assembly. This means that the National Assembly essentially elects both the Prime Minister and the President. The Presidential Assembly needs a simple majority for a candidate for President for them to be elected to the position. |
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Sacrofnia Sovereign | mandatory vote | All citizens with the approved citizenship test can go to vote who will be their sovereign until the death or resignation of the sovereign. |
Prime Minister of Sauthar | Instant-runoff | Each party represented in the Krivénöölina is allowed to nominate a candidate for the post of Ötti Müürovar (Prime Minister). The candidate that gets the majority of votes following the instant-runoff system shall be elected as the new Prime Minister and shall stay in office for four continuous years, unless faced with vote of no confidence supported by the majority of the parliament.
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President of Velnotia | Two-Round System | Citizens aged 18 or older gain the right to vote in all elections. In the case that one candidate does not receive over 50% of votes, a secondary round of voting is held. Those top-ranking candidates from Round 1 will move to Round 2. If a candidate receives less than 50.01% of the popular vote, a second Round of voting will also be held. If, in the second round of voting, there is no clear majority or no candidate receives 50.01% ore more of popular votes, the election will default to the Velnotian Senatorial Council for final decidsion. This decision can, before inauguration, be overridden if a committee raises 50 million or more signatures to a petition calling for reelection. |
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Executive Minister of the Vanna | First-Past-the-Post voting System | The Executive Minister is elected every five years by a direct vote of the people. An amendment to the Vannese Constitution passed in 1991 changed the system to a direct vote (fptp) from an electoral system. |
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Prime Minister | First-Past-the-Post voting System | The Prime-Minister is chosen every 4 years. |
President of Zhugiryia | The Minister President of Zhiguryia is Elected every 5 years and can have a maximum of 3 terms only people aged 18 and above are allowed to vote and only the largest parties can participate in the election. |
National Legislatures
Country | Body | System | Total Number of Seats | Number of Districts | Seats per District | Description |
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Senate | Two Round System | 30 | 10 | 3 | Senators are elected for a six year term (with no re-election) from their respective County Congresses every odd year on December 1st, to be sworn in office January 1st of every even year. Congresses follow a two round system of voting where a candidate requires a majority to win. If no candidate has a majority of the votes in the first round, a second round with the two candidates that have the most votes is held. Any ties that could complicate this system are broken by the County Chairman. Senator terms are staggered in such a way that every two years, 1/3rd of the seats in the Senate are up for election and all ten County Congresses will be electing a new Senator. Candidates for Senator must be at least 30 years old, must hold a Doctoral degree, and must have lived in their respective County for at least ten years, along with the normal office requirements. |
House of Representatives | Instant Runoff | 500 | 500 | 1 | Representatives are elected by registered voters from their respective Townships every odd year on December 1st to be sworn in office January 1st of every even year. A Representatives term is two years with no term limits. Representative elections follow a five-choice list Instant Runoff system where a candidate requires a majority of votes to win. It is rare for a candidate to win a majority without runoffs. Candidates for Representative must be of voting age (20 years old), and must have held residence in their respective township for at least five years, along with the normal office requirements. | |
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Nuejel | First-past-the-post | 13 | 13 | 1 | Delegates are elected from thirteen single-member constituencies. The candidate with the most votes in each constituency is elected and serves a one year term. Delegates may be recalled if ten percent of electors in their constituency sign a recall petition, in which case the same procedure used in regular elections is followed. |
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House of Gabrielland | Single Transferable Vote Two-round system First past the post |
720 | 6 | N/A | All members of one of the six chambers of the Gabrielt Legislature is instantly part of the House of Gabrielland. Each member is chosen in a different way reflecting the house they are in. The House of Gabrielland meet once every four months to discuss latest development and cross-chamber issues such as immigrants and foreign policy. |
House of the State | First past the post | 98 | N/A | N/A | Members of the House of the State are chosen by political parties proportional to their vote attainment on the national elections. The House of the State are chosen 6 months after the legislative and prime-minister elections. The House of the State meet together to discuss governmental affairs regularly, and they specialize in making bills regarding the safety and intelligence of the kingdom of Gabrielland. This includes the police, military and the National Commission of Intelligence. Once a bill is approved, it goes to the House of the Law to be approved and debated, and finally, signed by the king. If the House of the Law does not like it, it could always send a bill back. They take in bills from House of the Exterior before approving and giving it to the House of the Law. | |
House of the People | Two-round system | 130 | 3 | N/A | Regional communities of Gabrielland (Plejka, Nushtur and Txujna) form regional ethnic governments, which chooses the members of the House of the People. Each ethnic group is allowed to hold local elections in each constituency, and the political party with more than 50% wins, and the names of the members are chosen to be selected by the regional ethnic governments of each ethnic group. The House of the People meet regularly to discuss matters regarding to the well being and prosperity of the general populace. They can pass bills directly without needing the House of the Law's approval. | |
House of the Law | Single Transferable Vote | 106 | 58 | 2 | Gabrielland is divided into 58 local district elections for the House of the Law, and each district could send 2 people. The populace directly vote for the members of the House of the Law, and the populace vote for their members by S.T.V voting. The House of the Law meet together only if there are bills that need approval. They take in bills from the House of the State, House of the Land and House of the Exterior. | |
House of the Land | Single Transferable Vote | 146 | 146 | 1 | Each member must win their own local constituency (different from the House of the Law constituencies) in order to enter the House of the Land. Elections take place at the same time as House of the Law elections to ease counting and time constraints. Each constituency can only send one person to represent them to the House of the Land. The House of the Land meets to discuss matters concerning internal affairs and matters. All bills must be approved by the House of the Law before it gets passed. | |
House of the Exterior | First past the post | 100 | N/A | N/A | Similar to the House of the State, political parties choose the House of the Exterior in proportion to their vote attainment in the latest legislative and Prime Minister elections. The House of the Exterior discusses and meets about foreign affairs and policies enacted by the government. Their bills are the toughest ones to pass, as they need to be approved by the House of the Law, House of the State and 3/4ths of the House of the Exterior. | |
House of the Operations | Two Round System | 140 | 3 | N/A | Chosen by Regional communities in a similar way to the House of the People, the House of Operations works together to form a strong economy and well-working healthcare system, and they work closely with the House of the People. The number of members for each ethnic groups are proportional to the amount of population of a specific ethnic group throughout Gabrielland. Their bills do not need to be approved by the House of the Law. | |
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Lower House | Party-list proportional representation D'Hont system |
500 | 1 | 500 | The parliament composition is elected through the D'Hont system applied to a single national constituency for this chamber to be representative. The vote system used is single transferable vote. This house is in charge of enacting conventional legislations, having this chamber legislative power. For a legislation to be passed, it needs to have more "Yes" than "Noes". |
Upper House | First past the post | 35 | 35 | 1 | The members of the senate are elected through constituencies (1 per constituency), applying the first-pass-the-post system. There are 35 constituencies. This chamber has the power to reform the Constitution and veto legislations in the district where the senators where elected. | |
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Senate | Single Transferable Vote | 120 | 40 | 3 | Made up of forty districts with five representatives each elected via the Hare quota |
National Assembly | Single Transferable Vote | 400 | 80 | 5 | Made up of forty districts with five representatives each elected via the Hare quota | |
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Senate | Two-Round System | 100 | 20 | 5 | Senate seats lasts for 7 years, until death, or resignation, then the people of each Territory vote for who they want in the senate. |
House of Representatives | Two-Round System | 150 | 50 | 3 | Each representative lasts for 10 years, until death, or resignation, then the people of each Territory vote for who they want in the House of Representatives. Kistolia's house of representatives is not a commonly used part of Kistolian Government, it usually is used as a legislative body, and is otherwise used for additions or removals of the constitution. | |
Parliament | Two-Round System | 30 | 4 | Parliament seats last for 20 years, until death, or resignation, then the people of each Territory vote for who they want in the Parliament. | ||
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House of Commons | First-past-the-post | 501 | 501 | 1 | Representatives are elected every four years by all citizens over the age of 18. There are a total of 501 electoral districts, each represented by one representative. The candidate with the most votes in each district wins the seat, while the others are eliminated. The representatives vote for the President of the Government, who must secure at least 251 votes to be elected. |
House of Lords | Limited Voting | 300 | 12 | 25 | Representatives are elected every four years, concurrently with the House of Commons. The House of Lords can reject proposals from the House of Commons once, sending them back for a second vote. If the proposal is approved again, the House of Lords must pass it. Each province elects 25 representatives regardless of population. The voting system used is Limited Voting. | |
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House of Representatives | Instant-runoff | 741 | 741 | 1 | Representatives are elected for 4-year terms by eligible voters over the age of 18. There are 741 congressional districts in the country with one representative per district. Strongest party can either rule with Minority or Majority Rule. The rest of the parties can either be in the opposition or be unaffiliated. |
Senate of the Republic | Single Transferable Vote | 140 | 20 | 7 | Senators are elected every 6 years and can veto laws passed by The House of Representatives, propose changes and have exclusive appointing powers. Senate was established give equal voice to every state in the country. Citizens in 20 total states elect 7 senators per state. The voting system used for electing senators is a STV ranked choice voting system. | |
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National Board of Executives | At Large Voting | 432 | 36 | 12 | Made up of 36 districts divided among the states, all candidates for office run in one large multi-member district. Voters have the same number of votes as the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the highest numbers of votes win. All candidates for the five seats are on the ballot and voters cast five votes for the candidates they prefer. Candidates for a particular seat must live in a certain area or district of the state. This ensures that all neighborhoods have some representation. Again all the voters in the city are able to vote for each of the seats |
Rékþinog Sáðartõ (Parliament of Sauthar) | D'Hondt method Party-list proportional representation |
170 | 15 | TBA | The legislative body is elected by the citizens of the Royal Sovereignty of Sauthar through the Party-list Proportional Representation system with the utilisation of the D'Hondt Method. The election must be held every four years. Any person is allowed to create their own political party. Any party participating must overcome a 5% barrier in order to be granted representation in the Rékþinog (Parliament). | |
People's Federal Council | Single Transferable Vote | 801 | TBA | TBA | The People's Federal Council is split into four groups of 90 representatives, and one group of 91 representatives. One group stays in the legislature for 5 years, and then elections are held in territories that are part of that group to replace the group's representatives. (Group A is elected in 2024, group B in 2025, group C in 2026, group D in 2027, group E in 2028, and then again group A in 2029.) This way, the Council fully changes all of its members every five years. | |
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National Assembly | Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt system |
225 | 1 | 225 | The 225 seat National Assembly is elected once every 4 years, unless an election is called earlier with combined agreement of both the President and Prime Minister. The threshold to enter the National Assembly is 3% and seats are assigned based on proportional representation with a closed-list party system. The Head of Government is the Prime Minister. |
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Velnotian Senatorial Council | Single Transferable Vote | 480 | 16 | 30 | The sixteen provinces of Velnotia are represented in national legislation by thirty representatives from each province, including the capital province of Pristav. The Senatorial Council acts as representation to their home province, as well as provides advice to the Velnotian administration. Each province elects one Advisor to serve on the President's cabinet. |
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Congress | First past the post | 500 | TBD | TBD | |
Melide | Assembly | Census suffrage/ King appointment | 100 | 1 | 100 | 51 members of the assembly are selected by the king. 49 are voted by all men that are over 25 years, have a job, didn't comit crimes and have a monthly income over 30,000$. The members of the assembly vote against or in favor of the laws proposed by the King. The parliamentarians are voted every 7 years, and they can be fired by the King. |