Post by Matlack on Feb 1, 2008 15:22:03 GMT -5
Regional Update II
Friday, February/01/08
Population: 130 Nations
Regional Power: Moderate
UN Delegate: Elmseekerland
Government[/u]
Stable - All Governmental Positions In Place, New Constitution
Political Parties[/u]
As of Feb/01/08 political parties in La Mafia will be able to be established. The prerequisites for a political party are filling out an application and having at least 6 other active forum members backing it. With political parties introduced, La Mafia is one step closer to a better democracy.
Upcoming Elections[/u]
La Mafia has never had its first election yet, but as of March/01/08 the first election will take place. It will definitely be interesting to see how campaigns will go and what electoral traditions will be started with this first election. This day will be marked as the day that La Mafia moves away from Monarchy and into Democracy.
Governmental Positions Filled[/u]
All of the positions in La Mafia’s government have been filled. Don Vito Corleone used his emergency powers to appoint all positions in La Mafia to jump start the region’s development and activity. This has worked very well, and La Mafia’s activity has hit a new level.
Legislative Council in Full Swing[/u]
After the appointments of governmental positions, many new bills have been introduced and debated on in the Senate. All of the bills have been made to spike activity and help take work off of the Godfather of La Mafia. With the Senate came much more activity in La Mafia now that everyone has a place in the region.
The First Prime Minister[/u]
Prime Minister Stratus was announced the first Prime Minister under La Mafia’s new government. He was appointed by The Godfather under his emergency powers however has made the point that though he was not elected, he has the will of the people at heart. He recently introduced the first State of The Empire Address hoping to outline his goals and duties in office. He went on to say that he hoped that every Prime Minister would create this outline every few weeks to let the public know what they were up to. There is currently a bill being proposed to make The State of the Empire Address mandatory for all Prime Ministers.
New Constitution[/u]
The Godfather spent four days writing a new Constitution for La Mafia. The brand new Constitution more clearly outlines the duties and responsibilities of each branch of government, and rivals the US Constitution in length. With this new guideline to La Mafian politics, activity, creativity, and supremacy are expected to spike in the region. Download Constitution Here
The New Military[/u]
The new Military of La Mafia is up and running. With ideas never used by any other region before, it is expected that La Mafia will be a very powerful entity with this new force. The new military consists of The Air Force, The Navy, and The Standing Army.
The La Mafian Empire
With Imperial Order 0001, La Mafia was announced an Empire by Don Vito Corleone on Jan/23/08. The Order was signed by Prime Minister Stratus and The Godfather. Under this Order, La Mafia has established two Commonwealths which are expected to be worked on soon. The two Commonwealths are Democritium and Brooklyn.
The Mandatory Recruitment Bill[/u]
The Mandatory Recruitment Bill was finally passed in La Mafia on Jan/30/08. This bill outlines that all government officials must go on X amount of recruitment runs per week to maintain their jobs. After much debate, the punishments for not doing so have been lowered substantially however. This bill is expected to spike the on-going growth of La Mafia and its Commonwealths, and will take much more work off of the Godfather.
Official Update from The La Mafian Department of Foreign Affairs
Written/Edited by: Stratus, Prime Minister of La Mafia
