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Elarim is a Region founded by Sarlingo on the 26th May 2007

Elarim is a Region in a beautiful geographical section of the World. Its a free and open place where many Nations can enjoy their own freedom. Elarim has a full Government and Constitution. Elarim's main aims are to grow and become successful whilst protecting its Nations.

Government

Current Government

Parliamentary Roles:

- High Emperor - The Nation of Sarlingo

- High Emperor - The Greater Republic of Lambon

- Vice Emperor - The Allied States of Cygsonia

- Emperors Advisor -

- Head Minister - The Protectorate of Pizpot

- UN Delegate - The Armed Republic of The Great Naked Tribe

- Elections Officer -

- Foreign Region Minister

- Home Minister

- Defence Minister - The Secular Socialist Republic of Aimistan

- Constitutional & Legal Affairs Minister -

Military Roles:

- Field Marshal - The Greater Republic of Lambon

- General - The Rogue Nation of Zagwa

- General

History of the Government System

The first Parliament was set up in early June 2007 and it consisted of 14 roles. This was increased to 17 in about a month as more positions became apparent. This government lasted until the General Elections the following August when a new government was announced. It was a well balanced, more organised set of roles: 15 Parliamentary roles with 3 Military Roles available.

A new set of positions has recently been enacted. The roles deemed as unnecessary or overlapping have been removed, and currently there are 11 Parliamentary roles, and 3 Military (as shown above).

History

Constitution

CONSTITUTION OF ELARIM

Article One

Elarim hereby affirms its right to govern itself democratically and to protect the rights of the citizens of its sovereign member states. There shall be three branches of Government; The Legislature, The Executive and The Judiciary. The Legislature shall have the power to propose and pass laws. The Executive has the responsibility of management of these laws. The Judiciary shall judge when these laws have been broken.

Article Two - LEGISLATURE

1. There shall be a legislative branch of Elarim consisting of one sub-branch called the House of Member State Representatives.

2. All member states not currently a member of the Executive branch are eligible to become members of the Member State House.

3. In order to confirm Legislative membership; a member state must register their nation's name on the Elarim online Forum.

4. All legislature members have the right to debate any aspect of Elarim's government.

5. All legislature members have the right to propose new legislation.

6. All legislature members have the right to vote in any General Poll affecting the powers of this Constitution AND in any General Election.

7. All legislature members are entitled to apply for positions in the Executive or Judiciary and can on the permission of the Prime Minister or Emperors become a Temporary Member of the Executive or Judiciary until such time as the position in question is filled by Election.

Article Three - EXECUTIVE

1. The Executive of Elarim shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the region.

2. The Executive powers shall be vested in a Cabinet of Ministers.

3. The Head Minister shall be the Head of the Cabinet. The nation holding this role shall be responsible for the co-ordination of the Cabinet and proposing a Programme for Government. The Head Minister is entitled to become a Moderator of the Elarim Forum; however this shall be the choice of the current Administrators of the forum. The Head Minister shall be democratically elected at every General Election. The Head Minister has the right to run for re-election as many times as that nation wishes.

4. The Cabinet shall consist of the following four ministries: Ministry of Defence; Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ministry of Home Affairs & Ministry of Constitutional & Legal Affairs.

5. A member state shall be democratically elected to each of these posts at General Election times. Any nation holding a Ministry may run for re-election to that same post any number of times. There shall be no Cabinet re-shuffles because all states must be elected to their Ministries.

6. All executive members have the same voting rights as legislative members. (See Article 2; 6)

Article Four - JUDICIARY

1. The Judiciary shall be responsible for the interpretation of this Constitution and any Laws of the region and has the same rights to comment on Legislation as any other member state.

2 The Judiciary shall consist of both of the 2 High Emperors of the region, the Vice Emperor and the Emperor’s Advisor. They shall be elected at General Election time in the same manner as the Cabinet. They may run for re-election as many times as they deem beneficial to the democratic way of Elarim.

3. The High Emperors shall act as a magistrate. The Vice Emperor & Advisor shall be responsible for providing a general overview of governmental issues to the Emperors and liasing with the Executive and Legislature. Any trial or court case initiated by the Region of Elarim shall be presided over by the Magistrate. They may enact a poll asking the opinion of Member States on these trials.

4. The Magistrate has the power to expel a Member State from the Region only if a poll open to all member states on this issue is declared won.

5. The Emperors have the right to become Elarim Forum Moderators. If an established Forum Admin loses his Emperor role during an election they can provide a training role to a new Emperor for a period of four weeks. They will remain admins during this training period but will lose their Admin privileges after this period; lifetime Administrators will take an overview and moderate these actions (see Article Eight).

6. The Emperors will have the responsibility of organizing elections in the absence of the Elections Officer.

Article Five - ELECTIONS

1. The Process

When a position is contested, the region will democratically vote for this role to be filled. The vote will be held in the official Elarim forum, and due to the nature of the “Poll” option the voting will be anonymous. The “Polls” will be set up by the Elections Officer only, which assures fair voting throughout due to the fact that it would be started by a neutral power. An elections officer must be elected in the December General Elections or whenever a vacancy arises in that post.

All member nations are encouraged to vote. The Member Nations involved can vote for themselves within the “Poll” because there is no way of moderating this process on the forum. The vote will stand for a set period of time stated on the topic (usually 48 hours), and the poll will be stopped after and the role given to the winner. In the case of drawn votes, further votes will be taken until the position is filled. (See 2.1). If one Nation applies for more than one role the Administrators will send them a personal message (this will only happen if there is a vote in which they are included), to find out which one they are more dedicated in becoming (this makes it more open for other nations to gain roles). However; a Member Nation can hold a position in Government and hold a Military position simultaneously. A Member Nation can also apply as UN Delegate aside from another Government role (it is not possible however to hold 3 roles in the region of Elarim).

2. The Nations

2.1 - The nations included, should have written why they want the role, why they would be a good choice and how they would benefit the region. (This should be done when applying).

3. The Roles/Positions

The roles/positions available and occupied in the Government are stated above in Articles 2, 3 and 4. This application process can only be valid if the position is eligible for someone to apply:

3.1 - The positions already occupied can only be contested during a 5-day gap every 4 months during a General election (Starting on the first Thursday of Every April, August and December).

3.2 - Free positions can be applied for anytime of the year (successful applicants to free roles can not be contested against in the following general election if they win their position a month before the elections start: due to limited time in office). (for exceptions see 4.2)

3.3 – Applications can be made up to a week before the General Elections are due to start.

3.4 - If there is only one nation applying for a free role there will be a new type of vote in the style of supporting or opposing this nation contesting for office.

4. Other Notes

4.1 - In the cases of a new government there will be a longer time for applications and voting due to the fact that there will be many different roles to fill. (These time periods vary and will be stated at the time).

4.2 - In the cases of a new government contested in the next General Election (regardless of how long Nations have been in office). 4.3 – The Elections officer has right to become moderator of parts of the Elarim Forum, which allow him to carry out his duties. These will be decided by the Emperors at the time.

Article Six - UN DELEGATE

1. The UN Delegate must be democratically elected at every General Election.

2. The winner of the UN Delegate poll has special permission to send telegrams to all nations of Elarim in order to solicit Endorsements to help with the election to UN Delegate. If a Nation is not a winner of a UN Delegate poll they cannot send any telegrams, Emails or other communication specifically asking for a UN Endorsement at any time. All UN Endorsements must happen voluntarily.

3. If he is successful in the Elections; a UN Delegate may hold his role for as long as he feels beneficial to Elarim. However if actions taken by the UN Delegate are seen as wrong then any Nation in The Legislature or The Executive can appeal to the Judiciary.

4. The UN Delegate must exercise special responsibilities in his role as keeper of the Regional Controls.

Article Seven - AMMENDMENTS

1. In order to ratify this Constitution it must be approved by a Public Poll on the Elarim Forum by no less than two thirds of the voting members.

2. All Amendments to this Constitution must be taken by Public Poll.

3. The Amendments are to be written and suggested by the Ministry of Constitutional & Legal Affairs with advice from the States of Elarim. However an Emperor can write new amendments in the same way if the position of Constitutional & Legal Affairs is empty. The amendments must still be approved by a Public Poll on the Elarim forum if this is so.

Article Eight - ADMINISTRATORS OF ELARIM FORUM

1. This constitution recognizes the special position of the Nation of Sarlingo as this Region’s Founder member and thus awards him the position of Lifetime Administrator of the Elarim Forum. His powers and privileges must be exercised with maturity and any major decision regarding the Region must be taken with the permission of the Prime Minister, UN Delegate and Emperors.

2. The Greater Republic of Lambon is also entitled to a Lifetime Administrator position.

3. Sarlingo and Lambon shall be the Elarim Forum Admins and have the power to choose and train in successors if they want.

Written by The Republic of New Callande, The Greater Republic of Lambon & The Republic of The Afri, with Input from the States of Elarim.