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We the people of Ostwaldreich do hereby establish this Constitution.
Name of the State
Art. I
The official name of the state shall be the The Kingdom of Ostwaldreich, known commonly as Ostwaldreich.
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🔒 common name
Art. II
This Constitution may be amended only by a supermajority vote of
greater than two thirds of all seats of the Hohenwaldrat
and greater than two thirds of all seats of the Königlicher Rat
and greater than two thirds of all seats of the Waldrat
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No amendment shall take effect within 1 year of any previous amendment, nor may any amendment be proposed while another remains under debate.✏️
The constitution was last changed on the 6th of December 2024 (16 days ago).
Suffrage
Art. III
Art. IV
The Gewählter Monarch🔒 shall be directly elected by the people every 120 months. If no candidate wins more than half the votes, the top 2 candidates go to a run-off the next day. The Waldrat may call a vote of no confidence in the Gewählter Monarch, requiring 75% of those voting to pass. A bill that has passed the legislatures fails if the Gewählter Monarch's party votes against it, abstention counting as a pass.✏️
The Gewählter Monarch shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.
Art. V
Ostwaldreich does not have a monarchy.
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Art. VI
The Supreme Court of Ostwaldreich shall be the final arbiter of the law of Ostwaldreich. Any party may appeal to it on the ground that a law in force is unconstitutional, that a cabinet member or the holder of an elected office is acting illegally, or that a constitutional amendment is invalid. The Court shall hear the parties of Ostwaldreich, and its justices shall rule by majority. Its rulings take direct effect and are not subject to appeal.
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Art. VII
The Hohenwaldrat🔒 shall comprise 50 seats, directly elected by the people every 12 months.✏️
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Art. VIII
The Königlicher Rat🔒 shall comprise 15 seats (100 from the next election), directly elected by the people every 24 months.✏️
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Art. IX
The Waldrat🔒 shall comprise 150 seats, directly elected by the people every 36 months.✏️
The Waldrat shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.
The Waldrat is elected every 12 months (currently 10)
every 10 months
every 12 months
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Art. X
The Chancellor shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
This office holder shall be the Head of Government.
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Art. XI
The Minster of the Interior shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XII
The Minister of Realpolitik shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XIII
The Minister of Transport shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XIV
The Minister of Culture shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XV
The Minister of Health shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XVI
The Minister of War shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XVII
The Minister of the Environment shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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Art. XVIII
The Minister of Ausenpolitik shall be appointed at the pleasure of the Gewählter Monarch.
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The Minister of Ausenpolitik shall be responsible for: No powers currently assigned — drag a power here to assign it.
Art. XIX
The following powers shall be reserved for independent officials, administered by permanent non-partisan civil servants:All powers shall be assigned to cabinet members and none shall be held by civil servants.
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Art. XX
Anyone, no matter his or her Creed, Race, or Age, who would attempt to attack or infringe the Rights of the Citizens of Ostwaldreich, or to attempt to destroy the Constitution of Ostwaldreich, must be considered Guilty of Treason, and held Accountable by and only by swift execution of Capital Punishment.
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Art. XXI
In times of distress, a State of Emergency may be declared with the approval of all three legislatures as well as the Gewahlter Monarch. Under a State of Emergency, the Cabinet of Ostwaldreich is free to act in any manner they see necessary. These manners may even breach the Constitution if deemed necessary, but the Cabinet may be subject to prosecution when the State of Emergency is over. States of Emergency may only last for 4 years, at which point they automatically end and may be replaced with a new State of Emergency if the threat is not yet dealt with.
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