Quote from: Françal I. Lux on Yesterday at 10:58:21 AMAs Miestra pointed out, this is not quite the system we have; party lists do provide restriction on who the leader may appoint to seats in the Cosa. Granted, at least one party leader seems to disagree, but that's a job for the judiciary at the moment.Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC on May 01, 2026, 09:21:30 PMIt's even less democratic when the party leader just picks the MCs, unrestricted by any list.Isn't this, in practice, the current system we have now?
QuoteSince we're moving to a 20-seat Cosa, I would argue that individual candidates' ideas and principles should be scrutinized more during an election and voters should have a direct say in who's representing them instead of being forced to pick lists of people.This is just my two bence, but I would argue that the provincial seats in an MMP setup could satisfy this preference, no? Yes, it does still factor into a partisan distribution of seats, but hear me out:
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Yesterday at 11:47:13 AMI thank the MZ for his question. I am currently serving as Avocat-Xheneral, as indicated by law.
Quote from: Françal I. Lux on Yesterday at 10:58:21 AMIsn't this, in practice, the current system we have now?
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on Yesterday at 11:57:06 AMI thank the MZ for his question. In response, I think I'd like to hold off until a few more people are confirmed as possible assistants.
I don't feel there's any immediate time pressure, since we've already been implementing a lot of the other Royal Commission recommendations in extraordinary form:
- The Prime Minister's Patriotic Award has been restored, and we actually have produced a bunch of physical awards that can be sent out to recipients. They are designed to be displayed on the lapel, collar, or pocket, and that will make them visible in pictures or on Zoom and unusually prestigious (as the only physical award).
- The New Citizen's Guide has been updated, reformatted, and restored in collaboration with the Secretary of State, and will soon be formally unveiled. You can see a preview here.
- Our diplomatic efforts have been very fruitful, with a lot of communications both formal and informal.
We will continue to do even more, of course. If the MZ hears of anyone of good character who is interested in volunteering for the TalossAssistant program, please send them my way.