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I might have overlooked a substantial issue. I'm afraid that, unless I am mistaken, this would mean the Progressive Alliance allocation is:

* On-list candidates: 40 *
Lux 20
Brigă 20

* Off-list candidates: 47 *
Lupul 20
Tong 20
Moin 7

Pursuant to Lex.B.2.3.1.1.3, "The total number of seats awarded to those not on the list does not exceed 1/3 of all seats won by the party". 47 being over 87/3 = 29, I am unable to honour the Seneschal's reallocation request.

For the time being, Tong Mun Kit has been reverted to the 7 seats he already held, and Moinul Moin will hold 2 seats, for a total of 29 off-list seats. 69 seats are filled, and 18 seats will stand vacant.

I'm sorry I didn't catch this earlier - I was on a rush and misremembered the Duke of Lupul as being an on-list MC.

Quote from: varoneglan on April 30, 2026, 11:04:31 PMI am wondering if it would be acceptable, in the spirit of transnational cooperation and friendship, for me to submit a recipe on behalf of the Republic of Slaterya? (I am currently Minister of Arts and Culture, and as such have some authority in matters of cuisine.)

Of course! Please feel free to send the recipe here by private message or via email to copebh@gmail.com

I am wondering if it would be acceptable, in the spirit of transnational cooperation and friendship, for me to submit a recipe on behalf of the Republic of Slaterya? (I am currently Minister of Arts and Culture, and as such have some authority in matters of cuisine.)

Quote from: Mximo Malt on December 23, 2025, 11:29:07 AMIf I am ever appointed ambassador to your land, I really hope we can establish very cordial relations between our two lands.

It would be an honor to work with you, Mr. Malt. Slaterya has lain dormant for some time, but I am hoping to revive activity in the country; who knows what it may lead to?

Another idea I proposed a while ago but never went back and fleshed out was a transition to multiple readings of bills and a moving away from the monthly schedule along with the potential for free-floating confidence votes as well. I was working on it here with the Three Readings Amendment and thought there had been some expressions of support for the idea in the past.

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 30, 2026, 05:21:11 PMI'll note that there's not clear guidance on when MZs should vote to expel one of their members. 

I heartily endorse this event or product

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Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on April 26, 2026, 05:49:25 PMI know that we keep citizenship eligibility at 14 for historical reasons but we should consider a minimum age limit for being an MZ. I would suggest 18 or 21 (if this does not run afoul of the OrgLaw). If we are serious about making  structural improvements to the Ziu then it might be worth considering whether 14 or 16 is generally just too young to effectively participate in national decision-making.

ADDED: I mean no offense to our youngest citizens but wanted to broach the topic.

In my humble opinion, this would be terrible.

I totally get why we might not want to have minors here at all (even though it would be unfortunate given our founding), but assuming they are here, why would we not want them to participate in the thing most people find the most interesting? The stakes of "national decision making" are, all things considered, much to low to allow for that.

First, thanks for responding Ian.

I actually do support a higher minimum age for citizenship, I do suspect though, for some, it is a non-starter. But there are other ways for our youngest citizens to be involved...political parties could still accept them as members, etc. Honestly, the proposal comes from observing recent events as I think the actions of a few of our younger members of national politics have been motivated by immaturity. A period for participation as an observer for those between the ages of 14 and 16 or 18 would allow for some learning and maturation before entry into the nation's parliament. I do not think it is a good idea to throw 14 years (especially) into a nation's political fray as soon as they are citizens.

The argument to keep them out of Talossan politics for a bit "for their own good" is one I might be sympathetic to, but while we're doing things for our own good, I have some bad news for most of Talossa's adult politicians...

Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on April 30, 2026, 05:21:11 PMI agree with Miestra that it would be unjust to say that teenagers can't participate in something a teenager created.

But maybe we should have ethics standards for the behavior of MZs.  Since we're already doing this, I'll note that there's not clear guidance on when MZs should vote to expel one of their members.  That might be a good thing to include in here.

Yes I agree that the Ziu should have a code of conduct and clear methods for expulsion as most other parliaments do. Similarly they also have reasonable minimum age requirements for service. The fact that the founder was once a teenager is not a compelling reason (edit: to me) for us not to have a higher age of eligibility.