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On this day of Sunday, February the 16th of 1954, the Imperial Valkanian Government and the Temporarily Elected Colonial Administration of the Eastern Cape Colony hereby declare the Eastern Cape independent nation. In two months time new elections will take place where all citizens of the Eastern Cape, native or not, will be able to vote.
I. All persons living in the Eastern Cape are equal regardless of race, ethnicity and religious or other views and they may not be subject to any discrimination of any kind. All persons born within the Eastern Cape's borders are to be and Citizens of the Republic of the Eastern Cape. All white settler Eastern Capers who may personally request so are to be granted Valkanian citizenship.
II. All constitutional powers come from the people and are enforced for the people's benefit. The Eastern Cape is to be officially called the Republic Eastern Cape. All Eastern Cape nationals have Eastern Cape citizenship and as such may be refereed to as Eastern Capers. The Capital City of the Eastern Cape is to be Port Victoria.
III. The Eastern Cape is to elect a Parliament every four years to vote for its own laws. The Eastern Cape shall have its own constitution and legal system.The Eastern Cape's Parliament is to consist of the National Assembly and the Senate. Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate shall be publicly elected. Each province is to be represented by one senator and a number of members of the national assembly analogous to its population. For a law to be passed it needs to have the approval of both the Senate and Assembly via a majority vote.
IV. The Head of Government of the Eastern Cape Colony is to be the Prime Minister who shall be publicly elected by the people of the Eastern Cape. The Ceremonial Head of State of the Eastern Cape is to be His Imperial Majesty, the Valkanian Emperor, who since His Imperial Majesty is unable to personally be present at the Eastern Cape at all times a Governor-General shall be elected by the people of the Eastern Cape very 10 years to deal with his strictly ceremonial powers.
V. The Eastern Cape shall have its own courts whose judges and other officials are to be publicly elected.
VI. The Eastern Cape Colony shall have its own flag (
VII. All mines and other resource producing plants in the Eastern Cape owned by the Empire Valkany shall pass to the control of the Republic of the Eastern Cape. All mines or other resource producing plants in the Eastern Cape owned by private companies and entities shall remain under their control.
VIII. The Eastern Cape shall have its own Armed Forces, under the name of the Eastern Cape Defence Force. The EDF shall have its own command appointed by the Eastern Cape's government. All bases in the Eastern Cape currently under Valkanian Military Control are to pass on to VECDF control, with the exception of the Nova Praetoria naval base.
IX. The Eastern Cape shall have its own passports, citizens, nationals, embassies and diplomatic relations.
X. This constitution may be modified only after a majority vote of the Eastern Cape's Parliament. Article 1 may not be modified.
XI. [...]
EDIT: [MENTION=3]Kyiv[/MENTION] The governor-general will be elected. Satisfied?
On this day of Sunday, February the 16th of 1954, the Imperial Valkanian Government and the Temporarily Elected Colonial Administration of the Eastern Cape Colony hereby declare the Eastern Cape independent nation. In two months time new elections will take place where all citizens of the Eastern Cape, native or not, will be able to vote.
I. All persons living in the Eastern Cape are equal regardless of race, ethnicity and religious or other views and they may not be subject to any discrimination of any kind. All persons born within the Eastern Cape's borders are to be and Citizens of the Republic of the Eastern Cape. All white settler Eastern Capers who may personally request so are to be granted Valkanian citizenship.
II. All constitutional powers come from the people and are enforced for the people's benefit. The Eastern Cape is to be officially called the Republic Eastern Cape. All Eastern Cape nationals have Eastern Cape citizenship and as such may be refereed to as Eastern Capers. The Capital City of the Eastern Cape is to be Port Victoria.
III. The Eastern Cape is to elect a Parliament every four years to vote for its own laws. The Eastern Cape shall have its own constitution and legal system.The Eastern Cape's Parliament is to consist of the National Assembly and the Senate. Members of both the National Assembly and the Senate shall be publicly elected. Each province is to be represented by one senator and a number of members of the national assembly analogous to its population. For a law to be passed it needs to have the approval of both the Senate and Assembly via a majority vote.
IV. The Head of Government of the Eastern Cape Colony is to be the Prime Minister who shall be publicly elected by the people of the Eastern Cape. The Ceremonial Head of State of the Eastern Cape is to be His Imperial Majesty, the Valkanian Emperor, who since His Imperial Majesty is unable to personally be present at the Eastern Cape at all times a Governor-General shall be elected by the people of the Eastern Cape very 10 years to deal with his strictly ceremonial powers.
V. The Eastern Cape shall have its own courts whose judges and other officials are to be publicly elected.
VI. The Eastern Cape Colony shall have its own flag (
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).VII. All mines and other resource producing plants in the Eastern Cape owned by the Empire Valkany shall pass to the control of the Republic of the Eastern Cape. All mines or other resource producing plants in the Eastern Cape owned by private companies and entities shall remain under their control.
VIII. The Eastern Cape shall have its own Armed Forces, under the name of the Eastern Cape Defence Force. The EDF shall have its own command appointed by the Eastern Cape's government. All bases in the Eastern Cape currently under Valkanian Military Control are to pass on to VECDF control, with the exception of the Nova Praetoria naval base.
IX. The Eastern Cape shall have its own passports, citizens, nationals, embassies and diplomatic relations.
X. This constitution may be modified only after a majority vote of the Eastern Cape's Parliament. Article 1 may not be modified.
XI. [...]
EDIT: [MENTION=3]Kyiv[/MENTION] The governor-general will be elected. Satisfied?
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