Constitution of Sanama (1707)

CONSTITUTION OF THE SANAMAN UNION OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLICS

TITLE I. THE STATE

Article 1.

All public power emanates from the people.

Sanaman democracy is built upon the free exchange of ideas and a general and equal right to vote. Democracy is realised through a representative and parliamentary government system and through regional and local self-government.

Public power is exercised in accordance with the constitution and laws.

Article 2.

The legislative power of the Union is vested in the Lhusan Nasyonal, consisting of the House of People's Delegates, the House of Councillors and the House of People's Republics.

Article 3.

The House of People's Delegates shall be composed of members elected every four years by the people.

A candidate for delegate must have attained at least eighteen years of age and been a citizen of the Union for at least five years.

Delegates shall be apportioned among the people's republics according to their share of the national population. Apportionment shall be made every ten years. The number of delegates shall not exceed one for every one hundred thousand and not a total number of nine hundred.

When a vacancy arises in the representation from any people's republic, a special election shall be scheduled.

The House of People's Delegates shall choose its own Speaker and other officers.

Article 4.

The House of Councillors shall consist of one hundred and twenty-one councillors elected by non-governmental organisations as follows:

Thirty-three councillors elected by and from unions and labour organisations;

Twenty-seven councillors elected by and from organisations in the voluntary and social works sector;

Twenty-three councillors elected by and from the agricultural and fisheries sector;

Twenty-one councillors elected by and from cultural and educational institutions including universities; and

Seventeen councillors elected by and from industrial and commercial institutions.

Candidates for election as councillors shall possess documented expert knowledge in their field.

The House of Councillors shall choose its own chairperson and other officers.

Article 5.

The House of People's Republics shall consist of seventy-three members selected by the executives of the people's republics and Semisa City.

Six members shall be elected from Niyi and Fatehpur Sikri, five members from Pixa Teta, Panetira, Sanilla Ate, Indipendensa, Semisa, Soli, Sanilla Senter and Kortilhera, four members from Harekina and Amarra Esa, three members from the Laq Republic, Free Republic of Ailan Feq, the Free Island of Estarisa and Sipula, and one member from Semisa City.

The members selected by the executives shall reflect the relative representation of the different parties in the executives.

The House of People's Republics shall choose its own president and other officers.

Article 6.

The three houses of the Lhusan Nasyonal shall meet in joint session to elect the President of the Union, to receive messages from the President of the Union, and to resolve conflicts between the houses in accordance with this constitution.

The Speaker of the House of People's Delegates shall act as chairperson of joint sessions.