Region/The Leftist Assembly
Founding | |
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Founded | 14 January 2016 |
Current Founders |
Cedoria, Llorens, The Final Horseman |
Government | |
Executive | Cabinet |
• Secretary | Llorens |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Speaker | Podria |
Judiciary | Supreme Court |
Other | |
Animal | Wojtek the Bear |
Anthem | Varshavianka |
Flower | Rose |
Motto | Unity in diversity! |
The Leftist Assembly is a pan-leftist region in NationStates. It was founded on 14 January 2016, and is currently one of the largest User Created Regions. It is a member of the NSLeft, the largest alliance of left-wing regions in NationStates.
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History
The Leftist Assembly was founded on 14 January 2016 by British Accia, LAN, Atealia, and Cedoria (under the multi-nation held account of Leftist Assembly Founder). It was established as a merger of The Communist Region and its breakaway region, the Democratic Socialist Union, due to the desire for a reunified and revitalised leftist region. For further information on the history of The Leftist Assembly, read Cedoria's Regional History Project:
- Episode 1 - The Great Split
- Episode 2 - Rise & Fall of The Leftist Union
- Episode 3 - The Final Horseman's Coup
The Constitution was ratified on 19 February 2016, now celebrated annually on this day as Constitution Day, and the Code of Laws was ratified on 17 April 2016.
Secretaries
No. | Flag | Name | Elections | Term of office | General Assembly | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Atealia | March 2016 | 6 Mar. 2016 | 1 Oct. 2016 | 209 days | 1st 2nd | |
2 | Cedoria | September 2016 December 2016 |
1 Oct. 2016 | 1 Apr. 2017 | 182 days | 3rd 4th | |
3 | Losinia | March 2017 | 1 Apr. 2017 | 1 May 2017 | 30 days | 5th | |
(1) | Atealia | - | 1 May 2017 | 1 Jul. 2017 | 61 days | ||
4 | Llorens | June 2017 September 2017 |
1 Jul. 2017 | 14 Dec. 2017 | 166 days | 6th 7th | |
5 | South Miruva | December 2017 | 14 Dec. 2017 | 14 Mar. 2018 | 90 days | 8th | |
(2) | Cedoria | March 2018 | 14 Mar. 2018 | 14 Jun. 2018 | 92 days | 9th | |
6 | Kavagrad | June 2018 September 2018 |
14 Jun. 2018 | 14 Dec. 2018 | 183 days | 10th 11th | |
7 | New Arkados | December 2018 | 14 Dec. 2018 | 14 Mar. 2019 | 90 days | 12th | |
8 | The Final Horseman | March 2019 June 2019 |
14 Mar. 2019 | 14 Sep. 2019 | 184 days | 13th 14th |
No. | Flag | Name | Elections | Term of office | Cabinet | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
9 | Argentigrad | September 2019 | 14 Sep. 2019 | 14 Dec. 2019 | 91 days | 1st Argentigrad | |
(4) | Llorens | December 2019 March 2020 |
14 Dec. 2019 | current | 1st Llorens 2nd Llorens |
Flags
Flag | Start | End |
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1 May 2016 | 10 Sep 2017 | |
10 Sep 2017 | 19 Apr 2018 | |
19 Apr 2018 | 18 Oct 2018 | |
18 Oct 2018 | 31 May 2019 | |
31 May 2019 | current |
Government
Cabinet
The Cabinet is the executive of the region. It consists of the Secretary, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Information, Minister of Recruitment, and any other appointed deputies and/or Ministers.
The Secretary is responsible for serving as the head of the Cabinet, with final decision-making power concerning its delegated responsibilities, and representing the region as its Delegate to the World Assembly. The Cabinet is responsible for advising the Secretary as relevant to each member's designated portfolio, assisting the Secretary in their responsibilities, and enforcing the laws enacted by the General Assembly.
The current members of the 2nd Llorens Cabinet are:
- Secretary - Llorens
- Vice Secretary - Kavagrad
- Minister of Foreign Affairs - Greylyn
- Minister of Information - Nottinhaps
- Minister of Recruitment - Libertasnia
- Co-Minister of Roleplay - Burninati0n
- Co-Minister of Roleplay - The Final Horseman
The Secretary's term commenced on 14 December 2019 and is expected to conclude on 14 June 2020, having been re-elected on 14 March 2020. No other Cabinet positions have fixed terms.
General Assembly
The General Assembly is the legislature of the region. It consists of seven Members of the General Assembly (MGAs), one of which is internally elected as Speaker.
The Speaker is responsible for organising the activities of the General Assembly, maintaining an order of legislation to be considered by the General Assembly, communicating information of bills, amendments, and voting records to the public, and representing the General Assembly to the Cabinet in matters requiring urgent and direct communication. The General Assembly is responsible for proposing and voting on new laws and amendments to existing laws.
The current members of the 17th General Assembly are:
- Argentigrad
- Delphinium Pulchra
- Kavagrad
- Kongoland
- Podria (serving as Speaker)
- Rhineland Ruhr and Alsace Lorraine
- Wascoitan
Their term commenced on 14 March 2020 and is expected to conclude on 14 June 2020.
Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is the judiciary of the region. It consists of three Justices appointed by the Secretary and approved by the region.
The Supreme Court is responsible for handling legal disputes between citizens, hosting court cases to settle criminal charges, voting on said criminal charges upon the conclusion of a fair and public hearing, and being the highest authority on the interpretation of all regional law.
The current members of the 17th Supreme Court are:
- Cedoria
- Illyrian States
- New Arkados
Their term commenced on 19 March 2020 and is expected to conclude with the confirmation of the next Justices in June 2020.
Demographics
Year | No. |
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1 Jun 2016 | 147 |
1 Dec 2016 | 102 |
1 Jun 2017 | 105 |
1 Dec 2017 | 122 |
1 Jun 2018 | 234 |
1 Dec 2018 | 271 |
1 Jun 2019 | 393 |
1 Dec 2019 | 488 |
As of the time of the February 2020 census, the region has 529 nations, 272 of which are World Assembly members. The region is in the top 30 regions by total population and the top 15 regions by World Assembly population.
The region has a very young population, with 45.9% of the region aged 19 years old or younger, and another 32.6% aged between 20 and 24 years old.
Ideological affiliations are broad across the spectrum of left-wing politics in the region, with 51.2% identifying with democratic socialism, followed by social democracy with 32.6%, Marxism-Leninism with 31.4%, and anarchism with 24.4%.
An overwhelming majority of citizens reside in predominantly English-speaking countries, with 60.1% living in the United States, followed by 8.1% in the United Kingdom, and 3.5% in both Australia and Canada, while the remaining 24.4% reside elsewhere. The main non-English languages spoken by citizens are Spanish with 23.3%, German with 19.8%, French with 17.4%, and Mandarin with 7.0%.
More than three-quarters (77.5%) of the region identify as male, while 12.4% identify as female and 10.1% identify as non-binary or genderfluid. The significant LGBT+ community in the region is also evident in data on sexual orientation, with 58.4% of the region identifying as either homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, questioning, or queer, while the remaining 41.6% identify as heterosexual.
Complete data and trends for all censuses since October 2017 can be found here.
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