2019 Constitution of Lauchenoiria
| Constitution of Lauchenoiria | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Lauchenoiria |
| Ratified | 19 July 2019 |
| Date effective | 01 April 2020 |
| System | Parliamentary Republic |
| Chambers | Unicameral |
| Executive | President of Lauchenoiria |
| Federalism | Federation |
| First legislature | 30 April 2020 |
| First executive | 30 April 2020 |
| Supersedes | 1952 Constitution of Lauchenoiria |
The 2019 Constitution of Lauchenoiria is the present-day constitution in force in the Federation of Lauchenoiria. It was drafted by the Provisional Government of Keitha Noguera following the Second Lauchenoirian Civil War in order to meet the requirements of the Haven Accords to create a new constitution for the country.
Background[edit | edit source]
The previous constitution, originally written in 1952, was written by the communist regime following their revolution and the nine-day first civil war in that year. It was heavily amended in 1993, to allow non-communist political parties and limited private enterprise.
It remained controversial, however, due to it limiting the size of the federal parliament to 120 MPs – which many said was an attempt to favour the Communist Party, encouraging voters to stick to larger parties so their votes have more influence. The 1952 constitution was also widely criticised, especially on Aeluria and in Yervia, for favouring the federal government over those of the provinces.
Changes from 1952[edit | edit source]
The 2019 constitution increased the size of the federal parliament to 360 MPs, keeping the system of proportional representation on a provincial level (i.e, trebling the number of representatives for each province). During the drafting process, it was agreed that the distribution of representatives would not be altered despite debate. The 2019 constitution also mandates that elections for each level of government must take place at least every four years; while the 1952 constitution did not limit terms at all.
The new constitution also granted provinces more powers and rights; including that the powers devolved to Aeluria before their independence referendum would be granted to other provinces also.
The 2019 constitution also enshrines the rights of groups such as ethnic minorities, disabled people and members of the LGBT+ community. The prohibition of all tobacco products and other recreational drugs in the 1952 constitution was removed – though the federal parliament quickly passed other legislation to keep such things illegal. The commitment to secular government remained, ensuring state-funded schools remain free from religion, but permitting the formation of religious private schools - which had previously also been banned under the 1952 constitution.