Miþuï
The Miþuï (also "Mithui") is the supreme legislature of the Sovereign Confederation. Although their membership has no set legal limit, the chamber has hosted 90 seats as of 1711.
Party | Abbr. | % | Seats |
---|---|---|---|
Reversionist Unity Front | RUF | 51.1 | 46 |
Nationalist and Humanist Party | N&H | 45.6 | 41 |
Cult of the Sacred Detonation | CSD | 3.3 | 3 |
Three Speakers were able to form coalitions in the decades prior to the Panopticon Reforms of 1711: Doir Jen Merah (1671-1698), Xander Jen Johannes (1702-1703) of the N&H, and Brugen Aldef (1703-1710) of the Reversionist faction. While there is no official prime-minister equivalent in the Miþuï, the reforms of 1711 vested the power of the Sovereign Szodan in the hitherto ceremonial legislative chamber; this allows for the Miþuï to appoint a President of the Realm’s General Staff. Brugen Aldef, secured the first election in 1711 and used his positions of power and influence to renegotiate the electoral process to allow a party sponsored by the Cult of the Sacred Detonation to run in those Bailiwicks they control in exchange for abstention from all non-tied votes.
As the Confederation's supreme tool of government , the Miþuï grants its Speakers the right to decide their own means of election by a plurality vote. When elections do occur, it often results in the Miþuï deeming themselves the sole electors to then reelect itself, minus any retirees or unproductive deviants. During times of particular political deadlock, there have been small lottery-elections in which the Community of the Realm nominates a pool of candidates to be randomly selected to bring new blood into the political landscape.
Since 1704, the Miþuï has filled the office of the Commission for the Panopticon.