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The Meᵹelaneſe regard elections as inherently aristocratic, since only those with money and status could win; to the Meᵹelaneſe, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition selection by lot] is an essential feature of democracy. For this reason, in the upper house of the country's legislature - the Council of Nine Hundred - the functions and powers of lawmaking are divided among multiple bodies whose members are selected by lot among interested people.
The Meᵹelaneſe regard elections as inherently aristocratic, since only those with money and status could win; to the Meᵹelaneſe, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sortition selection by lot] is an essential feature of democracy. For this reason, in the upper house of the country's legislature - the Council of Nine Hundred - the functions and powers of lawmaking are divided among multiple bodies whose members are selected by lot among interested people.


The Agenda Council of the Council of Nine Hundred is made up of 150 paid volunteers selected by lot; they serve 3-year terms, with one third of members replaced each year, but they are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. The Agenda Council decides which topics in each area need new laws written, or which existing laws need changing - but doesn’t draft bills or vote on them.
The Agenda Council of the Council of Nine Hundred is made up of 150 paid volunteers selected by lot; they serve 3-year terms, with one third of members replaced each year, but they are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. The Agenda Council creates and updates a list of issue areas; then, it decides which topics in each area need new laws written, or which existing laws need changing - but doesn’t draft bills or vote on them.

Revision as of 15:17, 4 March 2019

Community of Liberty of Meᵹelan
Comunità della Libertà di Meſiolano
Motto: "Tiremm innanz" (Insubric)
"We carry on"
Anthem: "La bella Gigogin" (Insubric)
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Location of Meᵹelan (orange) in Tyran
CapitalNone (de jure)
LargestEridanium
Official languagesTuscan
Recognised national languagesInsubric
Orobic
Recognised regional languagesAlemannish
Emilian
Ladin
Ethnic groups
(2019)
86.2% Meᵹelaneſe
13.8% Other
Religion
(2019)
34.9% No religion or undeclared
32.1% Western esotericism
29.4% Modern paganism
3.6 Other
Demonym(s)Meᵹelaneſe
GovernmentConfederation
• Prior
Luisa Bianchi
• Vice Prior
Giuseppina Gabrielli
LegislatureGrand Council of Meᵹelan
Council of Nine Hundred
General Council
Establishment
• Foundation date
14 August 1447
• Current constitution
15 september 1996
Area
• Total
34,112.37 km2 (13,170.86 sq mi)
Population
• 2019 estimate
5,136,854
• Density
150.5/km2 (389.8/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$271 billion
• Per capita
$52,862.5
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$304 billion
• Per capita
$59,183.5
Gini (2019)31.3
medium
HDI (2019)0.912
very high
Currencyscudo (Ƨ) (sCU)
Time zoneUTC+1
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy (aID)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+42
ISO 3166 codeMEG
Internet TLD.meg

Politics

The Meᵹelaneſe state is united not by a single pact, but by overlapping pacts and bilateral treaties between members; the parties generally agree to preserve the peace, aid in military endeavours and arbitrate disputes. These pacts and treaties are founded on the principle of subsidiarity, and each higher body only exists to fulfill those needs that cannot be sufficiently met by the lower body. This has resulted in a situation of de facto asymmetric federalism: the different constituent bodies of the Meᵹelaneſe state possess different powers, as detailed by each pact and treaty, and the division of powers between these bodies is not symmetric, although they have the same constitutional status.

Government

The Meᵹelaneſe regard elections as inherently aristocratic, since only those with money and status could win; to the Meᵹelaneſe, selection by lot is an essential feature of democracy. For this reason, in the upper house of the country's legislature - the Council of Nine Hundred - the functions and powers of lawmaking are divided among multiple bodies whose members are selected by lot among interested people.

The Agenda Council of the Council of Nine Hundred is made up of 150 paid volunteers selected by lot; they serve 3-year terms, with one third of members replaced each year, but they are not allowed to serve consecutive terms. The Agenda Council creates and updates a list of issue areas; then, it decides which topics in each area need new laws written, or which existing laws need changing - but doesn’t draft bills or vote on them.