Min-Su

Nation Name: Holy Empire of Min-Su
Discord Name: Chun Ren#4157
A couple sentences about your nation: A sovereign country situated bordering Giovanniland to the south and to its north, across the sea, the country of Zoran. The country includes the an island group to its west which are within its 200 nautical mile EEZ numbering 10 small islands. Min-Su follows a bureaucratic style of monarchic rule, similar in a way to Ancient China's Han and Qing dynasties. Min-Su is a newly-developed country engaging in the tourism industry, agriculture and aquaculture, and jade and crystal mining industry.
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Min-Su
ミンスの聖なる帝国 (Minsunese)
Minsu no seinaru teikoku

Flag

Imperial Seal
Anthem: “Heika no Chisei” (彼の神聖な陛下の治世)
"His Majesty's reign"

Government Seal

Min-Su within Lavender
Capital    Eriya City Largest city    Eribi City Populous city    Nanbu City National Language    Minsunese Demonym(s)    Minsunese Government Type    Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy Head of State    Sacred Emperor Min-Su Ren IX Head of Gov't    Prime Minister Minori Sheng Legislature    State Congress Upper House    Senate Lower House    House of Representatives  Area Total     N?A km² Land    23,178 km² Water    N?A km² Population 1420 census    6,662,340 Density    79.2/km² GDP (PPP) 1420 estimate Total    $283,375,971,133 Per capita    $42,534 Currency    Minsunese yen (MU¥) Time zone    IAT+0 Driving side    right Calling code    +2 17 Internet TLD    .mu  
Min-Su (Minsunese:ミンスの聖なる帝国) is a small sovereign state in Aura, covering the eastern-half of Lavender Island. Eriya is the sacred capital of the country. Eribi is the largest city, and Nanbu is the most populous city; other notable cities are Wuzhen, Erifi, and Dafeng.
Min-Su is one of the least-populated-countries in the world. About one-third of the country's terrain is mountainous, with its population of 6.6 million concentrated on the coastal plains. Min-Su covers 84,132 km² is divided into eight traditional provinces. The Greater Eriya Metro is the most populous metropolitan area in Min-Su, with more than 2.82 million residents. 
After centuries of absolute monarchical rule, Sacred Emperor Kang, the People's emperor, drafted the 1330 Imperial State Constitution allowing democracy to flourish under imperial rule. In the 1330 constitution, Min-Su maintains a unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy with a bicameral legislature, the Noble State Congress.
Min-Su is a developing country with a national GDP MU¥ 430 billion, led by Agriculture, Tourism, Electronics, and Shipbuilding. It has a GDP per capita of MU¥ 66,153.85.
The country’s namesake is the ancient Gaoist and present ruling-clan, the Min-Su (ミンス). The country is the only predominant Gaoist country in the world.
 

Day 4 is the action-packed day with all but two teams competing. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Recuecn (49.44) 19 00 Kurabis (51.40+3) Taledo (52.10) 21 03 Nieubasria (47.06+3) OMI (46.08) 10 24 Fujai (49.72+3) Teralyon (49.72) 10 03 Dilber (52.80+3) Big Bad Badger (49.20) 10 21 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (51.40+3) Darkesia (47.40) 10 11 Dalimbar (52.00+3) Bhang Bhang Duc (50.93) 11 00 Westwind (45.69+3) Croblade (49.72) 10 38 Sensorland (52.19+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Taledo - 54.49 Recuecn - 53.93 Sensorland - 53.55 Teralyon - 52.94 Dalimbar - 52.48 Bhang Bhang Duc - 52.48 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 52.36 Giovanniland - 51.68 Cambria - 51.47 Fujai - 50.39 Dilber - 49.58 Croblade - 48.36 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Darkesia - 46.92 Kurabis - 46.91 OMI - 45.41 Nieubasria - 44.67 Westwind - 44.14

On Day 5 we see the last group stage of play. With a win over Croblade, Westwind finally claws out of last spot on the Rugby Rankings for the first time in the tournament. An odd occurrence also happened with the Kurabis vs Taledo match where Taledo actually dropped rank points (-0.12, to be exact), due to their rather lackluster victory over a weaker Kurabis side.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Kurabis (46.91) 00 03 Taledo (54.49+3) Fujai (50.39) 08 06 Teralyon (52.94+3) Giovanniland (51.68) 19 00 OMI (45.41+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (52.36) 22 10 Darkesia (46.92+3) Westwind (44.14) 07 03 Croblade (48.36+3) Cambria (51.47) 15 05 Bhang Bhang Duc (52.48+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Taledo - 54.37 Cambria - 54.27 Recuecn - 53.93 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 53.87 Giovanniland - 53.70 Sensorland - 53.55 Fujai - 53.50 Dalimbar - 52.48 Teralyon - 49.83 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.34

Day 6 saw the quarterfinal round, which saw a massive shake up in the rankings. We see Herfordshire and Jammo position themselves as the strongest side in the tournament with a commanding 19 to 0 victory over Sensorland, which held home field advantage to boot.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Taledo (54.37) 00 03 Fujai (53.50+3) Giovanniland (53.70) 10 00 Recuecn (53.93+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (53.87) 19 00 Sensorland (53.55+3) Cambria (54.27) 00 18 Dalimbar (52.48+3) Day 6 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 57.67 Giovanniland - 56.35 Dalimbar - 55.12 Fujai - 55.08 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

What a stunning day 7. Fujai upset Giovanniland to make it to the finals, while Hertfordshire and Jammo continued to dominate play, this time over Dalimbar.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Fujai (55.08) 10 00 Giovanniland (56.35+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (57.67) 20 07 Dalimbar (55.12+3) Day 7 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 59.76 Fujai - 57.93 Giovanniland - 53.49 Dalimbar - 53.03 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

Based on the rankings provided by the Department of Sports, we see the inevitability of the final matches. The team with the higher rank won, although for Hertfordshire and Jammo their victory was only clinched in extra time. Congratulations to the winner!
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Giovanniland (53.49) 06 03 Dalimbar (53.03+3) Fujai (57.93) 03 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (59.76+3) Final Rankings for the First TWP Rugby Cup:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.80 Fujai - 56.90 Giovanniland - 56.00 Taledo - 52.80 Cambria - 51.63 Recuecn - 51.28 Dalimbar - 50.52 Teralyon - 49.83 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Dilber - 49.58 Big Bad Badger - 48.24 Westwind - 47.58 Kurabis - 47.03 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.67 OMI - 43.39 Gold medalist @Clarkov
Silver medalist @Fujai
Bronze medalist @Giovanniland

Welcome back to Rugby Ratings, provided by the Department of Sport of the Free State of Dalimbar. With day one action completed in the Second  Rugby WOrld Cup, we're proud to present stats madness throughout the tournament!
The biggest upset of the day easily went to the host team, Dilber. With them coming into this tournament with a ranking of 49.58 and playing technically as the "away" team, they needed to find anyway possible (with perhaps the use of some form of substance claimed to be "essential oils") to assist them overcome the Cambrian squad, which was sitting at 51.63 rank points. Add a "home" bonus of 3 to Cambria and one would expect them to stomp over the Dilber squad. But that's the beauty of rugby, expectations fly out the window as soon as the first scrum happens.
We also see our first tied match of either tournament, thus requiring a bit of explanation of how we account for ties. In the match between Kurabis (47.03) vs Nark (new, thus starting with 50.00), Kurabis was technically the underdog due to the lower rank points and not holding the "home advantage". Kurabis, because of the draw, was able to gain 1.19 points due to the following:
D = ((50.00+3)-47.03)x0.2 = 1.19
Where Nark had 50.00 rank points and had a pre-match home field advantage of 3, giving Nark 53.00 pre-match points. Kurabis, as noted above, had 47.03. Thus, despite drawing, Kurabis was able to gain as they were not necessarily expected to win or draw against Nark.
With that being said, here's the results.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Dilber (49.58) 17 13 Cambria (51.63+3) Kurabis (47.03) 13 13 Nark (50.00+3) Nieubasria (44.67) 06 09 Libterraria (50.00+3) Mediobogdum (50.00) 12 18 Dalimbar (50.52+3) Min-Su (50.00) 17 21 Bobki (50.00+3) Teralyon (49.83) 00 17 Big Bad Badger (48.24+3) Zoran (50.00) 08 00 Recuecn (51.28+3) Saint Mark (50.00) 22 12 Fhaengshia (50.00+3) Larxia (50.00) 08 14 United Adaikes (50.00+3) For fun, the Department of Sports has decided to keep the teams not playing this tournament in the rankings, but will italicize those not participating. They're included to provide some form of comparison on how other squads are doing this time around.
 Day 1 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.80 Fujai - 56.90 Giovanniland - 56.00 Zoran - 52.86 Taledo - 52.80 Saint Mark - 52.60 Dilber - 52.59 Dalimbar - 51.82 Bobki - 51.40 United Adaikes - 51.40 Big Bad Badger - 50.82 Libterraria - 50.33 Sensorland - 49.75 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Nark - 48.81 Mediobogdum - 48.70 Cambria - 48.62 Larxia - 48.60 Min-Su - 48.60 Recuecn - 48.42 Kurabis - 48.22 Westwind - 47.58 Fhaengshia - 47.40 Teralyon - 47.25 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 44.34 OMI - 43.39

On day 2 of the tournament we can say it was the Day of the Home Advantage. Every single home advantage team, except in the Hertfordshire and Jammbo vs. Teralyon and the Fujai vs. Saint Mark games, saw victory. In the exceptions, we continue to see why H&J and Fujai are at the top of the rankings. But there is to be a case made for home advantage, hence why we factor in a home advantage in the formula. This certainly helped one side in particular, the squad from Nieubasria, which was inching closer and closer to absolute bottom of the rankings against a team despised and obliterated, the Order of the Marsupial Inductees.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (48.62) 21 28 Libterraria (50.33+3) Nark (48.81) 23 32 Nieubasria (44.34+3) Dilber (52.59) 03 07 Kurabis (48.22+3) Dalimbar (51.82) 13 17 Min-Su (48.60+3) Giovanniland (56.00) 06 16 Mediobogdum (48.70+3) Big Bad Badger (50.82) 00 10 Zoran (52.86+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.80) 15 00 Teralyon (47.25+3) Fhaengshia (47.40) 06 11 Larxia (48.60+3) Fujai (56.90) 06 00 Saint Mark (52.60+3)  Day 2 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.69 Fujai - 58.64 Zoran - 53.85 Giovanniland - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Mediobogdum - 51.56 Bobki - 51.40 United Adaikes - 51.40 Libterraria - 51.59 Saint Mark - 50.86 Min-Su - 50.64 Kurabis - 50.49 Dilber - 50.32 Big Bad Badger - 49.83 Dalimbar - 49.78 Larxia - 49.76 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.42 Westwind - 47.58 Cambria - 47.56 Teralyon - 47.36 Nieubasria - 46.63 Nark - 46.52 Fhaengshia - 46.24 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 OMI - 43.39

Another day, another update to the rankings. As per usual, many changes to the rankings have happened, but perhaps the biggest upset would be the Min-Su vs Giovanniland match. Going in Giovanniland had 53.14 rank points and a home advantage. Yet, the scrappy team from Min-Su took Giovanniland down and gained 3.10 rank points as a result. H&J and Fujai continue to make strong cases for their sides to make it to the final. 
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Kurabis (50.49) 20 10 Cambria (47.56+3) Nieubasria (46.63) 18 40 Dilber (50.32+3) Libterraria (51.39) 17 05 Nark (46.52+3) Min-Su (50.64) 12 06 Giovanniland (53.14+3)  Bobki (51.40) 00 30 Dalimbar (49.78+3) Zoran (53.85) 14 24 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.69+3) Recuecn (48.42) 15 15 Big Bad Badger (49.83+3) Larxia (49.76) 09 20 Fujai (58.64+3) United Adaikes (51.40) 21 17 Fhaengshia (46.24+3) Day 3 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 60.72 Fujai - 58.26 Zoran - 53.82 Min-Su - 53.74 Libterraria - 53.02 United Adaikes - 52.97 Taledo - 52.80 Kurabis - 52.50 Dalimbar - 52.37 Mediobogdum - 51.56 Dilber - 51.31 Saint Mark - 50.86 Larxia - 50.14 Giovanniland - 50.04 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Recuecn - 49.30 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Bobki - 48.81 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.36 Nieubasria - 45.68 Cambria - 45.55 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Nark - 44.89 Fhaengshia - 44.67 OMI - 43.39

If Day 2 was the Day of the Home Advantage, Day 4 seemed to be a mild case of Tie-Fever. Not one game, not two games, but three games saw ties. The "underdogs" of the three matches, Mediobogdum, United Adaikes, and Saint Mark saw slight points gains as a result. It should be noted that to be determined to be the "underdog" they will have the lower of the two pre-match ranks which factors in home-field advantage. I'll give you an example in the form of the Saint Mark vs Larxia match:
Both sides were relatively similar walking into the match, with Saint Mark at a 50.86 and Larxia 50.14. However, Larxia, by virtue of being the "home" side, get a pre-match rank of +3, meaning they were determined to be sitting at 53.14. Thus, although technically Saint Mark was higher on a side-by-side basis to Larxia, the home advantage to Larxia means that Saint Mark was the "underdog" of the match. And it showed with their 0-0 scores.
Bigger moves happened for Cambria, who halted their downward slide in their victory against Nark, along with Giovanniland winning over Bobki. Cambria gained 2.47 points while Gio gained 2.35. Hertfordshire and Jammbo keeps on dominating the top ranks, but because they are of such high ranking compared to everyone else, they don't gain significantly more points. Case in point, today's win over Recuecn only netted H&J a 0.32 rank point gain.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Cambria (45.55) 21 13 Nark (44.89+3) Dilber (51.31) 11 13 Libterraria (53.02+3) Kurabis (52.50) 32 20 Nieubasria (45.64+3) Giovanniland (50.04) 12 00 Bobki (48.81+3) Mediobogdum (51.56) 06 06 Min-Su (53.74+3) Hertfordshire and Jammbo (60.72) 17 03 Recuecn (49.30+3) Teralyon (47.36) 10 20 Zoran (53.82+3) Fujai (58.26) 03 03 United Adaikes (52.97+3) Saint Mark (50.86) 00 00 Larxia (50.14+3) Day 4 Rankings:
Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 61.04 Fujai - 57.80 Libterraria - 54.08 Zoran - 53.93 Kurabis - 53.73 United Adaikes - 53.43 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Mediobogdum - 52.60 Giovanniland - 52.39 Dalimbar - 52.37 Saint Mark - 51.32 Dilber - 50.25 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Recuecn - 48.98 Big Bad Badger - 48.95 Cambria - 48.02 Westwind - 47.58 Teralyon - 47.25 Bobki - 46.46 Darkesia - 45.41 Croblade - 44.92 Fhaengshia - 44.67 Nieubasria - 44.41 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.42

If only it happened sooner.
Hertfordshire and Jammbo came in to day 5 with 61.04. Fujai came in with 57.80. Their opponents were Big Bad Badger (48.95) and Fhaengshia (44.67). H&J and Fujai have been the top two teams of the rankings since they clinched the spot to the finals of the First TWP Rugby Cup. Plus, they both had home field advantage.
Badger won 15-13. Fhaengshia won 7-0.
If this had happened sooner, the perception of these two teams may have been different. The losses themselves didn't particularly matter as both rugby powers were already booked into the Quarterfinals.
But boy it hurt their rankings. -5.02 for H&J, -5.23 for Fujai.
Away (Y/A)     Home (Z/B) Nieubasria (44.41) 13 20 Cambria (48.02+3) Libterraria (54.08) 06 03 Kurabis (53.73+3) Nark (42.42) 07 15 Dilber (50.25+3) Bobki (46.46) 13 10 Mediobogdum (52.60+3) Dalimbar (52.37) 06 10 Giovanniland (52.39+3) Recuecn (48.98) 13 10 Teralyon (47.25+3) Big Bad Badger (48.95) 15 13 Hertfordshire and Jammbo (61.04+3) United Adaikes (53.43) 06 07 Saint Mark (51.32+3) Fhaengshia (44.67) 07 00 Fujai (57.80+3) Day 5 Rankings:
Libterraria - 56.61 Hertfordshire and Jammbo - 56.02 Big Bad Badger - 53.97 Zoran - 53.93 Giovanniland - 53.79 Saint Mark - 53.14 Taledo - 52.80 Min-Su - 52.70 Fujai - 52.57 United Adaikes - 51.61 Recuecn - 51.23 Kurabis - 51.20 Dalimbar - 50.97 Bobki - 50.29 Dilber - 50.08 Fhaengshia - 49.90 Sensorland - 49.74 Bhang Bhang Duc - 49.68 Larxia - 49.68 Mediobogdum - 48.77 Cambria - 48.70 Westwind - 47.58 Darkesia - 45.41 Teralyon - 45.00 Croblade - 44.92 Nieubasria - 43.73 OMI - 43.39 Nark - 42.59 Nations in bold represent those still in the tournament.

Section IV: The Electoral and Appointment System
The officials of the Federal Republic shall be duly elected by the people they honorably serve or appointed by the government.
 
4a. The President of the Federal Republic shall be elected/re-elected every 5 years. An incumbent President shall be able to serve, at most, fifteen 5-year terms, consecutively or non-consecutively. The President shall be removed by two ways.
4aa. The first way to remove the President from office is to hold a vote of conviction in the National Senate. The President shall be able to be convicted of three crimes: treason and/or obstruction of justice and/or high crimes. In the vote of conviction, a simple majority is needed to convict the President of any of the three crimes. If the vote of conviction is passed, the National Senate shall hold a vote of removal. If the vote of conviction is not passed, the current case shall be thrown out, but the National Senate shall be able to immediately hold another vote of conviction. In the vote of removal, a two-thirds majority is required to pass. If the vote of removal is passed, the sitting President is convicted, removed from office, and forever barred from running for elected office. A barring can only be invalidated by a popular referendum. If the vote of removal is not passed, the National Senate shall be able to hold two more votes of removal. If all three votes fail, the case would be passed to the National Court and tried. The President may be removed by the National Court, if the National Justices decide against the President. However, if they do not, the President shall be kept in office, and the National Senate shall be barred from holding votes of conviction and votes of removal for six months.
4ab. The second way to remove the President from office is to hold a vote of no confidence in the National Senate. When either the party/parties in government or the biggest opposition party formal call for the government's removal, the Speaker of the Senate shall allot time for an official vote-of-no-confidence. In the vote, all Senators shall vote whether to remove or keep the government from/in power. Abstain votes are counted as in favor of the government when neither Aye or Nay reaches a two-thirds majority, which is required to pass the vote. If the vote passes, the President and the Cabinet shall be removed, and the largest opposition party shall take office and establish a caretaker government until the next general election.
4ac. If the President resigns from office, the Vice President becomes Acting President automatically, and appoints an Acting Vice President. Both shall serve till the next general election.
4b. The President shall be elected by popular vote. The voting shall be divided into two rounds, provided that there are more than two candidates running for President. In the first round, all candidates shall receive votes, and the top two candidates shall advance to the second round. All other candidates shall automatically be struck out of the race. The candidate with the most votes in the second round shall be elected President. If there is two candidates only, the first round shall be skipped and the second round shall be held directly. If there is only one candidate running for President, the National Senate shall vote whether to appoint him as President or not. A simple majority is needed in this case. If the candidate is not appointed, the largest opposition party shall take office and form a caretaker government until the next general election.
4c. The President shall formally appoint the Vice President after the President has taken office. The Vice President shall be barred from being asked to resign by the President, instead the National Senate shall vote by two-thirds majority to remove the Vice President. If the Vice President is removed, the President shall appoint another Vice President. If the President does not appoint another Vice President in one week within the removal of the incumbent Vice President, the Speaker of the Senate shall be appointed Acting Vice President. However, the Speaker shall be relieved of vice presidential duties once the President appoints a new Vice President.
4d. The Speaker of the Senate shall be elected by fellow Senators of the National Senate. All Senators shall be eligible to run for Speaker. Provided that there are more than two candidates, the electoral process shall be divided into two rounds, held on the opening day of a new senatorial session. In the first round, all candidates shall compete for votes. The two senators with the most votes will advance to the second round, whereas the other senators shall be struck out of the race. In the second round, the senator with the most votes shall be elected Speaker, and shall withdraw his/her right to vote in the National Senate. The Speaker of the Senate shall serve an unlimited number of 5-year terms. The Speaker shall be removed during his/her term if five Senators jointly petition for his/her removal. The petition will be tabled the next day, where a simple majority is needed to remove the Speaker. If the Speaker is removed, the largest party in government shall be eligible to nominate a Senator of their party to become Acting Speaker. The nominee shall then face a vote in the Senate, where a simple majority is needed to appoint that nominee as the Acting Speaker. If the largest government party fails to get their nominee appointed or fails to nominate a Senator within a week, the largest opposition party shall receive the same chance to get their own nominee appointed. If the largest opposition party also fails, the Minister of Order shall be appointed as Acting Speaker immediately. The Acting Speaker shall not be eligible for removal of any kind, and will automatically be removed at the next general election. If a Speaker resigns, the same process is followed.
4e. The Senators of the National Senate shall be elected via a geographical constituency system, where Senators will come from one of ten counties. In each county, all citizens over 18, without a criminal record, shall be eligible to contest a senatorial seat. The candidate that comes in first shall be elected to a seat, and then so on according to the candidates' votes received until all seats are occupied. Senators shall not be eligible for removal until the next general election. If a Senator resigns, a snap election shall be triggered for their specific seat, where the winning candidate shall be elected as Acting Senator, who will be removed automatically at the next general election.
4f. The Cantonal Councillors of each Cantonal Council shall be elected via a geographical constituency system. Each canton shall be divided into constituencies, with each constituency having roughly the same population as other constituencies. The difference in population between constituencies shall not exceed 100 citizens. New constituencies shall be drawn if this limited is breached by a constituency, whereby that constituency shall be divided into several constituencies until no constituency breaches the limit. Each Cantonal Councillor shall be elected from one constituency. Provided that there are more than two candidates contesting for a constituency, the election shall be divided into two rounds. In the first round, all candidates shall compete for votes. If one candidate reaches a two-thirds majority, that candidate is instantly elected, skipping the second round. If no candidate reaches a simple majority, the two candidates with the most votes advance to the second round, and all other candidates are struck out of the race. In the second round, the candidate with the most votes is elected Cantonal Councillor. Cantonal Councillors shall not be eligible for removal during their terms, instead they must be voted out of office. Cantonal Councillors shall serve an unlimited number of five-year terms. If a Cantonal Councillor resigns, a snap election shall be triggered for their specific seat, where the winning candidate shall be elected as Acting Cantonal Councillor, who will be removed automatically at the next general election.
4g. The Head Councillor of each Cantonal Council shall be elected by fellow Cantonal Councillors. All Cantonal Councillors shall be eligible to run for Head Councillor. Provided that there are more than two candidates, the election shall be divided into two rounds. In the first round, all candidates shall compete for votes. If a candidates reaches a two-thirds majority in the first round, he/she is elected Head Councillor. If no candidate reaches a two-thirds majority in the first round, the two candidates with the most votes shall advance to the second round. In the second round, the candidate with the most votes shall be elected Head Councillor. The Head Councillor shall serve an unlimited number of five-year terms. If the Head Councillor resigns, a snap election is triggered, where the winning candidate is elected Acting Head Councillor. If half of the Cantonal Council petitions to remove the Head Councillor, the Head Councillor is removed and the same process is followed.
4h. The Presidential Commissioners shall be nominated by the President of the Federal Republic. Senators or former Senators that have served a minimum of 20 years shall be eligible for nomination by the President. Once a nominee has been nominated, they will face the National Senate. A simple majority is then needed to confirm and thus appoint the Presidential Commissioner. IF the motion to confirm the Presidential Commissioner fails to reach the majority and is struck down, the President shall be able to put forward another confirmation motion two weeks after the defeat or success of a previous confirmation motion. If the same nominee fails more than two times to be confirmed and appointed, the President shall be able to directly bypass the senatorial confirmation process and directly appoint the nominee to the Presidential Commission. Once this is achieved, the National Senate will have to garner a two-thirds majority if it desires to remove the Presidential Commissioner. If this motion of removal succeeds, the President shall be able to veto the motion, striking it down. The National Senate then can attempt to pass an overriding motion of removal with a four-fifths majority to override the veto and remove the Presidential Commissioner. If the overriding motion succeeds, the Presidential Commissioner is removed from office. If the motion fails, the National Senate must wait for one month until Senators can put forward another motion.
4i. The removal of a Presidential Commissioner follows the same process written above, i.e. that a Senator must table a motion of removal. The National Senate must then pass the motion of removal with a two-thirds majority to remove the Presidential Commissioner. Then, the same process listed on Article II, Section IV, Law 4H is followed for any following consequences.
4j. The Lord Mayor of the Federal City shall be directly elected by the citizens of the Federal City. Utilizing a first-past-the-post, two-tiered electoral system, provided that there are more than two candidates, the election shall be divided into two rounds. In the first round, all candidates shall compete for votes. The two candidates with the most votes shall advance to the second round, while all other candidates shall be struck out of the race. In the second round, the remaining two candidates shall compete for votes, and the candidates with the most votes is elected. The Lord Mayor of the Federal City shall be eligible to removal during a term via the process of a recall election. In the recall process, if more than 10000 people in over half of the 22 neighborhoods of the Federal City table a recall petition, the recall process shall advance to the next step. In the next step, all 22 neighborhoods will hold recall referendums, which require a simple majority to be passed. If over half of the 22 neighborhoods pass their respective referendums, the recall process shall advance to the next step. In the next step, a motion of removal shall be tabled in the Municipal Commission, which requires a simple majority to pass. If the motion passes the Commission, the Lord Mayor is removed and barred from running for the office again. If the recall process fails to meet the conditions required to advance to the stage where the motion of removal is tabled in the Commission, citizens shall be unable to initiate the recall process until after two months since the failure of the last recall process. In the third step, if the motion fails to pass the Municipal Commission, the public shall be able to overturn the Commission's decision and directly remove the Lord Mayor by passing a referendum where a simple majority in required. If the referendum fails, citizens shall be unable to initiate the recall process again until after two months since the failure of the last recall process. If the referendum succeeds, the Lord Mayor is removed and permanently barred from running for mayoral office.
4k. The Municipal Commissioners of the Municipal Commission of the Federal City shall be elected by a first-past-the-post, two-round system. Provide that there are more than two candidates running for the same seat, the election shall be divided into two rounds. In the first round, all candidates shall compete for votes. The two candidates with the most votes in the first round shall advance to the second round, whole all other candidates shall be struck out of the race. The remaining two candidates shall compete for votes in the second round, where the candidate with the most votes is elected to the seat. There shall be no legitimate way to remove a Municipal Commissioner from office other than failing to re-elect the Commissioner in a general election.
4la. All ministers of the Grand Council, except for the Secretary of the Impartial Corruption Investigation Agency, shall be nominated by the President of the Federal Republic and confirmed and appointed by the National Senate. All citizens without a crime record and over the age of 23 shall be eligible for nomination. In the National Senate, a simple majority is required to confirm the nominee and appoint the nominee to the office. If the confirmation vote fails, there shall be a minimum period of two months until another confirmation vote can be put forward. Ministers of the Grand Council shall be eligible to removal from office at the President's request or if a motion of removal passes the National Senate with a simple majority, except for the Secretary of the Impartial Corruption Investigation Agency.
4lb. The Secretary of the Impartial Corruption Investigation Agency shall be directly nominated, confirmed and appointed by the Senate. A minimum of 10 Senators are required to jointly nominate a nominee. Then, a two-thirds majority is required for the confirmation vote to pass. The Secretary shall not be eligible for removal from office at the President's request. The Secretary shall be removed if a minimum of 10 Senators jointly table a motion of removal and the motion passes with at least a two-thirds majority.
4m. The five National Justices of the National Court shall be appointed by the National Senate. The Interior Director, representing the President and the executive government, shall nominate a candidate to fill a vacant seat on the court. The nominee will then face the National Senate, where a two-thirds majority shall be required for the nominee to appointed. There shall be no way to electorally remove a National Justice from office, as they shall serve life terms. Only Cantonal Judges who have served at least 10 years can be eligible for nomination to the National Court. Nominees with criminal records shall be automatically struck out.
4n. Judges from the District Courts, Cantonal Courts and the Federal City Court shall be appointed by the courts they are inferior to. Judges from the Cantonal Courts and the Federal City Court shall be appointed by the National Justices of the National Court. Judges from District Courts shall be appointed by judges from the Cantonal Courts and the Capital Metropolitan Court. There shall be no way to remove these judges.
4o. In all electoral systems, provided that there is only one unopposed candidate, that candidate shall be elected to the office that they are competing for immediately on the day of the election they are taking part in. If there is no candidate contesting for a specific office, the previous occupant shall take the office in an acting capacity. If the previous occupant is currently ineligible for that office, the President, Vice President or the Director of the Interior shall reserve the right to appoint an adult (without a criminal record or a bar from occupying public office) to the office in an acting capacity. Once there is at least one candidate seeking that same office in the next election, the acting officer shall be removed, though they have the right to seek re-election.

The Royal Affair
By: Maxwell Walker
New Larxia- It is speculated that King Maddy IV has been courting actress and activist, Mackenzie Becker for the past two years.
We have reports that His Highness proposed to the actress on his private yacht when they were out on the sea with some friends. Who knew our King had a knack for being a romantic guy.
It is said that it was the most picture perfect proposal. With champagne at hand, a giant diamond, a family heirloom, and ofcourse the picturesque sunset. 
While all of the closest people to King were present there, we couldn't help but notice that Prince Dominic was not present when his brother proposed to the love of his life. Are tensions high in the Royal Family? Well we can't tell for now but we'll keep digging.
But back to the topic on point, King Maddy IV will marry our future queen very soon in an extravagant ceremony fit for a royal. It will be one of the largest events in all of TWP as we, as a nation will come together to celebrate our King and Queen.
It is suspected that the dignitaries from across the World will be attending the wedding. This will further strengthen the personal relationships of the leaders.
It would be great to see one of the most extravagant weddings of the century. It'll surely be the talk of the town for years to come or until they give us a Royal heir. Then we'll be head over heels for the heir.