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| title = General Assembly
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| label3 = Prime Minister | data3 = Franckley
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| label3 = Legislature | data3 = [[General Assembly (The Leftist Assembly)|General Assembly]]
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| label4 = Judiciary | data4 = [[Supreme Court (The Leftist Assembly)|Supreme Court]]
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| title = The General Assembly of<br>The Leftist Assembly
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| label5 = Start | data5 = October 2017
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| header1 = Overview
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| label3 = Leader | data3 = Speaker
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| label4 = Membership | data4 = 7 Members <small>(inc. Speaker)</small>
 
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'''The General Assembly''' is the legislature of The Leftist Assembly. It consists of eight members, including the Secretary, Prime Minister, Ministers of Archives, Defence, and Foreign Affairs, and the Justices. Bills affecting the Constitution go to a referendum and require fifty percent plus one vote in favour to pass, and bills not affecting the Constitution go to a General Assembly vote and require five votes in favour to pass. Each position is elected using the alternative voting system and terms last for three months, with elections occurring in the second half of March, June, September and December.
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The '''General Assembly''' is the legislative branch of [[Region/The Leftist Assembly|The Leftist Assembly]]. It consists of seven members (known as MGAs).
  
==History==
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Each MGA's term lasts for three months, with elections commencing at the start of March, June, September and December.
  
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This body proposes and votes on new laws and amendments to existing laws as per the [https://www.nationstates.net/page=dispatch/id=613587#LPA Legislative Process Act].
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==History==
 
===Party system===
 
===Party system===
 
Upon its founding, the region functioned with a multi-party system. This system was complicated and details were often disputed between editors and interpreters. Essentially, candidates were nominated to different positions by their party. Once these were elected, an additional vote was held to determine the number of seats each party received out of the total 100 in the General Assembly. Rather than there being 100 individual nations each representing their party, each party would put forward a single stance on each legislation. For example, the [[1st General Assembly]] required any two parties to vote for a piece of legislation to pass it. In late August 2016, the members of the region democratically chose to change the government to an independent system in the form of a 9-member council, as proposed by Llorens.
 
Upon its founding, the region functioned with a multi-party system. This system was complicated and details were often disputed between editors and interpreters. Essentially, candidates were nominated to different positions by their party. Once these were elected, an additional vote was held to determine the number of seats each party received out of the total 100 in the General Assembly. Rather than there being 100 individual nations each representing their party, each party would put forward a single stance on each legislation. For example, the [[1st General Assembly]] required any two parties to vote for a piece of legislation to pass it. In late August 2016, the members of the region democratically chose to change the government to an independent system in the form of a 9-member council, as proposed by Llorens.
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The Equal Vote Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 18-3, on 18 July 2017. As per its changes, the Secretary was stripped of their power to change the required vote to pass a bill if they were not in favour of it and instead established standard requirements for all bills to be passed, irrespective of the Secretary's approval of it. These changes would not have affected any bills ever previously passed by the General Assembly.
 
The Equal Vote Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 18-3, on 18 July 2017. As per its changes, the Secretary was stripped of their power to change the required vote to pass a bill if they were not in favour of it and instead established standard requirements for all bills to be passed, irrespective of the Secretary's approval of it. These changes would not have affected any bills ever previously passed by the General Assembly.
  
===Nine members===
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===Minister of Immigration and Customs===
The Legislature Reduction Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 12-5, on 25 July 2017. As per its changes, the Minister of Immigration and Customs was merged into the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of the [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2017|September 2017 election]]. In effect, this change would reduce the number of members of the General Assembly from nine to eight, but not alter the required number of five votes to pass legislation.
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The Legislature Reduction Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 12-5, on 25 July 2017. As per its changes, the Minister of Immigration and Customs was merged into the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of the [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2017|September 2017 election]]. As a result, the number of members of the General Assembly fell from nine to eight, but did not alter the vote threshold to pass bills.
  
==Terms==
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===Minister of Defence===
The General Assembly is in its 7th term.
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The Military Removal Act was proposed by Llorens in the 7th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 20-4, on 25 October 2017. As per its changes, the Minister of Defence was abolished due to lack of Leftist Defence Force participation, despite every effort to do so over the existence of the region. As a result, the threshold to pass bills was reduced to four votes from seven total members.
  
{| class="wikitable" style="width: 35%; height: 80px; text-align: center;"
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===Independent judiciary===
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The Judicial Separation Act was proposed by Llorens in the 7th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 19-1, on 6 November 2017. As per its changes, the General Assembly would then consist of the Secretary, Prime Minister, and 5 Senators, with the Justices being nominated and approved by the Secretary in a separate Supreme Court, and Ministers being appointed at will by the Secretary. The size of the General Assembly and the threshold to pass bills were unaffected by the change. 
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===Two-thirds amendments===
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The new Constitution and Code of Laws was proposed by Llorens in the 11th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 28-1, on 26 September 2018. As per its changes, amendments to the Constitution require a two-thirds majority in a referendum to be passed.
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===Independent executive===
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The Separate Cabinet legislative package was proposed by Greylyn, Llorens, and Uan aa Boa in the 14th General Assembly, with a referendum passing 43-1 on 2 August 2019, and two subsequent statute law amendments passed by the General Assembly, 7-0. As per its changes, the Secretary and Prime Minister ceased to be members of the General Assembly, supplementing this with an increase in Members of the General Assembly - renamed from Senators - to 7. It is also implemented the position of Speaker to assume the organisational role of the Secretary within the General Assembly, which is to be internally elected from amongst the Members of the General Assembly. This made the executive and legislative branches entirely distinct, where the General Assembly has previously performed many of the functions of the Cabinet.
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==Terms==
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===Led by Secretary===
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! Term
 
! Term
 
! Election
 
! Election
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2017|September 2017]]
 
| [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2017|September 2017]]
 
| Llorens
 
| Llorens
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| [[8th General Assembly|8th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, December 2017|December 2017]]
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| South Miruva
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| [[9th General Assembly|9th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, March 2018|March 2018]]
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| Cedoria
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| [[10th General Assembly|10th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, June 2018|June 2018]]
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| Kavagrad
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| [[11th General Assembly|11th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2018|September 2018]]
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| Kavagrad
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| [[12th General Assembly|12th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, December 2018|December 2018]]
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| New Arkados
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| [[13th General Assembly|13th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, March 2019|March 2019]]
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| The Final Horseman
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| [[14th General Assembly|14th]]
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, June 2019|June 2019]]
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| The Final Horseman
 
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==Procedure==
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===Led by Speaker===
For a proposal to be ratified, it must undergo the formal legislative process before voting. This consists of creating an Act with a description, the existing law being affected and the alternative law being proposed, submitting it for General Assembly discussion and opening the discussion for public feedback. Following this, a vote may be held on the proposed legislation. For it to be passed, it must receive five votes in favour.
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! Term
==Positions==
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! Election
 
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===Secretary===
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The responsibilities of the Secretary:
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* Serving as the head of the region for all legislative, diplomatic and military action
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, September 2019|September 2019]]
* Declaring the State of Emergency
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| Kavagrad
* Appointing all appointed government positions
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===Prime Minister===
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, December 2019|December 2019]]
[[File:Franckley.png|300px|thumb|The flag of Prime Minister Franckley]]
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The responsibilities of the Prime Minister:
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* Briefing the Secretary
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* Acting as an assistant to the Secretary
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| Podria
* Holding the authority to make decisions in the Secretary's absence
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| [[18th General Assembly|18th]]
===Minister of Archives===
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| [[The Leftist Assembly election, June 2020|June 2020]]
The responsibilities of the Minister of Archives:
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| Kavagrad
* Documenting any major political or historical event of the region
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* Running a state-run periodical
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===Minister of Defence===
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The responsibilities of the Minister of Defence:
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* Leading the regional military
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* Dealing with foreign incidents involving R/D gameplay
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* Authorising enemy invasion and allied defence operations
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===Minister of Foreign Affairs===
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The responsibilities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs:
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* Overseeing regional recruitment
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* Maintaining the welcome telegram
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* Handling embassies and inter-regional cooperation
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* Co-authorising Declarations of War with the Secretary
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===Justices===
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The roles and responsibilities of the Justices:
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* Determining laws and bills as unconstitutional
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* Studying and further defining all legislation
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* Managing arguments on constitutional interpretation
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* Hosting court cases
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 22 June 2020

Government Branches
Executive Cabinet
Legislature General Assembly
Judiciary Supreme Court
The General Assembly of
The Leftist Assembly
Rosy Red.png
Overview
Branch Legislative
Leader Speaker
Membership 7 Members (inc. Speaker)

The General Assembly is the legislative branch of The Leftist Assembly. It consists of seven members (known as MGAs).

Each MGA's term lasts for three months, with elections commencing at the start of March, June, September and December.

This body proposes and votes on new laws and amendments to existing laws as per the Legislative Process Act.

History

Party system

Upon its founding, the region functioned with a multi-party system. This system was complicated and details were often disputed between editors and interpreters. Essentially, candidates were nominated to different positions by their party. Once these were elected, an additional vote was held to determine the number of seats each party received out of the total 100 in the General Assembly. Rather than there being 100 individual nations each representing their party, each party would put forward a single stance on each legislation. For example, the 1st General Assembly required any two parties to vote for a piece of legislation to pass it. In late August 2016, the members of the region democratically chose to change the government to an independent system in the form of a 9-member council, as proposed by Llorens.

Tiered Justices

The Legal Standard Act was proposed by Llorens in the 5th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 18-3, on 21 May 2017. As per its changes, the positions of Chief Justice, First Justice and Second Justice, held at the time by New Lonopolian Empire, Rathfarnham and Llorens respectively, were each renamed to Justice and given equal voting power on all legal proceedings of the Ministry of Law.

Secretary voting power

The Equal Vote Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 18-3, on 18 July 2017. As per its changes, the Secretary was stripped of their power to change the required vote to pass a bill if they were not in favour of it and instead established standard requirements for all bills to be passed, irrespective of the Secretary's approval of it. These changes would not have affected any bills ever previously passed by the General Assembly.

Minister of Immigration and Customs

The Legislature Reduction Act was proposed by Llorens in the 6th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 12-5, on 25 July 2017. As per its changes, the Minister of Immigration and Customs was merged into the Minister of Foreign Affairs as of the September 2017 election. As a result, the number of members of the General Assembly fell from nine to eight, but did not alter the vote threshold to pass bills.

Minister of Defence

The Military Removal Act was proposed by Llorens in the 7th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 20-4, on 25 October 2017. As per its changes, the Minister of Defence was abolished due to lack of Leftist Defence Force participation, despite every effort to do so over the existence of the region. As a result, the threshold to pass bills was reduced to four votes from seven total members.

Independent judiciary

The Judicial Separation Act was proposed by Llorens in the 7th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 19-1, on 6 November 2017. As per its changes, the General Assembly would then consist of the Secretary, Prime Minister, and 5 Senators, with the Justices being nominated and approved by the Secretary in a separate Supreme Court, and Ministers being appointed at will by the Secretary. The size of the General Assembly and the threshold to pass bills were unaffected by the change.

Two-thirds amendments

The new Constitution and Code of Laws was proposed by Llorens in the 11th General Assembly and passed by referendum, 28-1, on 26 September 2018. As per its changes, amendments to the Constitution require a two-thirds majority in a referendum to be passed.

Independent executive

The Separate Cabinet legislative package was proposed by Greylyn, Llorens, and Uan aa Boa in the 14th General Assembly, with a referendum passing 43-1 on 2 August 2019, and two subsequent statute law amendments passed by the General Assembly, 7-0. As per its changes, the Secretary and Prime Minister ceased to be members of the General Assembly, supplementing this with an increase in Members of the General Assembly - renamed from Senators - to 7. It is also implemented the position of Speaker to assume the organisational role of the Secretary within the General Assembly, which is to be internally elected from amongst the Members of the General Assembly. This made the executive and legislative branches entirely distinct, where the General Assembly has previously performed many of the functions of the Cabinet.

Terms

Led by Secretary

Term Election Secretary
1st March 2016 Atealia
2nd - Atealia
3rd September 2016 Cedoria
4th December 2016 Cedoria
5th March 2017 Losinia/Atealia
6th June 2017 Llorens
7th September 2017 Llorens
8th December 2017 South Miruva
9th March 2018 Cedoria
10th June 2018 Kavagrad
11th September 2018 Kavagrad
12th December 2018 New Arkados
13th March 2019 The Final Horseman
14th June 2019 The Final Horseman

Led by Speaker

Term Election Speaker
15th September 2019 Kavagrad
16th December 2019 Nottinhaps/Kavagrad
17th March 2020 Podria
18th June 2020 Kavagrad