Charter of the Coalition of the South Pacific
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V. THE EXECUTIVE
Establishing an executive branch consisting of the Prime Minister and the an appointed Cabinet.
(1) The Prime Minister will be is the head of government and the leader of the Cabinet executive branch. They will be responsible for implementing their electoral mandate the overall coordination of executive activities, being a liaison between the government and the community, interacting with foreign regions and organizations, directing the regional military, filling appointed positions within the government, promoting regional culture, overseeing the Coalition’s interest in World Assembly matters, integrating new members into the community, and protecting defending the Coalition’s interests.
(2) The Prime Minister may appoint a Cabinet will that consist of ministers under the following provisions: with the following portfolios: Foreign Affairs, Culture, Engagement, and Defense.
a. Appointed members of the Cabinet must receive confirmation from the Assembly prior to entering office.
b. The Prime Minister may relieve a Cabinet member of their position at their discretion.
c. The Prime Minister will define the role the appointed minister will occupy upon nomination to the Assembly.
d. The Prime Minister may delegate their statutory powers, but not their responsibility, to their appointed deputy as needed.
(3) As leader of the Cabinet, the Prime Minister is responsible for overseeing a collective Cabinet agenda, and may give directions and instructions to the ministers. In addition, the Prime Minister will also be responsible for appointing and dismissing other ministers. Disputes within the Cabinet are subject to the majority decision and collective responsibility; where there is no majority the Prime Minister’s vote shall be the deciding one.
(4) The Office of World Assembly Legislation will be a permanent executive office, which will be led by a Director, responsible for coordinating the Coalition’s activities in the World Assembly, providing assistance in drafting resolutions, and issuing voting recommendations on World Assembly proposals. At the start of each Cabinet term, the Director will be appointed by the Prime Minister for a term coinciding with the Cabinets. In any vacancy, a new Director will be appointed by the Prime Minister to serve the remainder of the term.
(3) The Prime Minister may issue further regulations to adequately conduct their executive business.
(5) (4) Members of the Executive are required to hold legislator status.
Elections
(6) Executive Prime Minister elections will be held every three four months., where the Prime Minister will be up for election, while all Cabinet positions will be appointed by the Prime Minister.
(7) The date, time, and manner of elections will be set by the Assembly in a by law.
(8) The Minister of Culture will be responsible for supporting the roleplay community and organizing regional cultural activities, events, and exchanges.
## Minister of Engagement
(9) The Minister of Engagement will be responsible for recruiting and integrating new players into the Coalition’s government and community, maintaining public infrastructure such as dispatches and other guides, setting unified presentation standards, and providing graphics to the government and citizens of the Coalition.
## Minister of Foreign Affairs
(10) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be the Coalition’s chief diplomat. They will be responsible for establishing the government’s foreign policy program, communicating with allies, and coordinating with the military on foreign policy priorities when necessary.
(11) The Minister of Foreign Affairs holds the sole power to initiate treaty negotiations with other regions, groups, and organizations, but may designate officers to handle those negotiations. Upon completion of a treaty negotiation, the Minister must present it to the full executive for majority approval, before submitting it to the Assembly for ratification.
(12) The Minister of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for establishing standards for the creation and maintenance of consulates and embassies.
(13) The Minister of Defense will be the civilian leader of the armed forces of the Coalition, the South Pacific Special Forces. In conjunction with a group of Generals, the Minister of Defense will be responsible for the defense of the Coalition, building military activity, and conducting military operations.
(14) The Minister of Defense may elect to establish an intelligence office, in equal coordination with the Council on Regional Security.
Executive OrdersAuthorities
(15) The executive may exercise the collective authority of executive orders, by unanimous consent among the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers. (8) The Prime Minister may issue Executive Oorders may only be issued to address an immediate and pressing issue created by ambiguity or holes in a particular law, which will immediately have the effect of law.
(16) (9) Upon issuing declaring an executive order, the order will be presented automatically to the Assembly for three days of debate, followed by a vote according to legislative rules, where it will then expire, and its effects shall be reversed if the Assembly does not incorporate it into law.
(17) The Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, and other executive offices may elect to appoint deputies and advisors, who will be considered junior members of their respective offices, but will not have voting rights in any executive decision.
VII. THE HIGH COURT
Powers
(5) The High Court may reconcile contradictions within the Charter, constitutional laws, general laws, Cabinet directives, and Local Council laws and regulations and Executive Orders, maintaining the least amount of disruption to the intended purposes of the contradictory parts.
VIII. THE COUNCIL ON REGIONAL SECURITY AND CORAL GUARD
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Membership of the Council on Regional Security
(2) The minimum qualifications for membership in the Council on Regional Security are: maintaining a nation in the South Pacific and having served at least six consecutive months as a legislator or two terms in the Local Council.
Powers of the Council on Regional Security
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(11) The Council on Regional Security shall designate an individual as Intelligence Coordinator, who must be notified of and approve all intelligence and counter-intelligence operations. The Intelligence Coordinator will be responsible for disseminating any and all intelligence to the Council on Regional Security and other bodies as needed. The Intelligence Coordinator and the Prime Minister Minister of Defense will maintain a regional intelligence classification system as necessary for ensuring information security.
Membership of the Coral Guard
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(13) The minimum qualifications for membership in the Coral Guard are: maintaining a World Assembly member nation in the South Pacific; having served at least six consecutive months as a legislator or two terms in the Local Council; and meeting requirements for influence and endorsements which are set and published by the Council on Regional Security.
IX. THE MILITARY
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(2) The military will be led by the Prime Minister Minister of Defense, along with a corps of generals appointed by the Prime Minister and approved by the Assembly. The Prime Minister and general corps may establish further hierarchy, create programs, and appoint deputies as they see necessary.
(3) The military will have the support of the Coalition in conducting operations to protect innocent regions from attack and oppression and promote legitimate, native democratic institutions across the world. The military may not colonize or annex any region without the express permission of the Prime Minister Cabinet and a majority vote of the Assembly, by a majority vote of both chambers. Nor may the military attack, subjugate, purge, destroy, or vandalize any regions, excepting those regions which espouse hateful ideologies and those regions against which the Coalition has declared an official state of war.
(4) The Prime Minister will Minister of Defense will coordinate with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, to ensure that no military activities harm the government’s diplomatic affairs or public relations.
X. RECALLS AND MOTIONS OF NO CONFIDENCE
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(2) A Motion of No Confidence may be initiated by the Assembly if the members have lost faith in the effectiveness and activities of the Prime Minister and their Cabinet. Motions of No Confidence must be debated for three days and receive a motion and a second before being moved to vote. Passage requires three-fifths majority support of those voting.
(3) If a Motion of No Confidence is made against a Cabinet member, the Prime Minister is obliged to remove the relevant Cabinet member from their office, and appoint a successor in their place.
(4) [/remove] (3) If a Motion of No Confidence is made and passes against the Prime Minister, they and their Cabinet will resign immediately resign from office, a new Prime Minister elections will be called under relevant laws, and a successor will be elected. After the an election has been conducted [remove]held
XI. THE ADMINISTRATION TEAM
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(4) While the Administration Team may appoint global moderators if needed, the Prime Minister individual Ministers, the Chair of the Assembly, and roleplay moderators primarily will be responsible for the moderation of their dedicated Discord servers and forums.
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