cdana The founding treaty of the Council of Democratically-Aligned Nations of Argis

[Walneria]

MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON THE FORMATION OF THE COUNCIL OF DEMOCRATICALLY-ALIGNED NATIONS OF ARGIS

PART I – Fundamental Provisions

1.      The official name of the body established through this respective treaty is by default the Latin name CONCILIUM NATIONUM ARGIUM DEMOCRATICARUM CONFORMIUM, the Anglish translation COUNCIL OF DEMOCRATICALLY-ALIGNED NATIONS and any other translation of this name into the official languages of the member states

2.      The Council has three fundamental organs – the Cabinet of Ministers, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Court of Justice

3.      States that ratify this agreement as well as all the following agreements signed and ratified under the provisions of this agreement in the future and with the consent of the Parliamentary Assembly and the Cabinet of Ministers would become members of the Council

4.      Member states participate on a voluntary basis and may opt to withdraw from the Council under the provisions envisioned in a future agreement to be discussed through the established bodies and adopted by a consensus in the Cabinet of Ministers

5.      Member states may be removed from the Council or have their participation frozen by other member states through a joint decision of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly or by a ruling of the Court of Justice

6.      The Council was established to promote the ideals of democratic governance, civil rights and liberties, political rights and liberties, climate protection and peaceful cooperation through an international forum of equals

7.      All the member states of the Council agree to fund the operations run by the Council and maintain and support the principles envisioned in Article 6 as well as any future agreement ratified by the Council that resonate with the principles envisioned in Article 6

PART II – Cabinet of Ministers

8.      The Cabinet of Ministers is a fundamental institution of the Council

9.      The Cabinet of Ministers consists of delegations from each of the member states

10.  Each delegation includes the head of government and at least two members of the cabinet, or entrusted representatives that may take their place and have been asked to do so

11.  Each delegation has a single vote and votes are cast en bloc

12.  Consensus is reached in the Cabinet of Ministers through a vote

13.  A motion is passed through the Cabinet of Ministers if, after the subtraction of negative votes from the positive votes, the overall number of votes is equal to at least half the members

14.  The Cabinet of Ministers is presided over by the President, who is appointed through consensus; they are not a member of any of the national delegations

15.  The Cabinet of Ministers sets the agenda for its own meetings and discusses further cooperation between the member states of the Council

16.  The Cabinet of Ministers meets at least on a semiannual basis

17.  In case of a crisis, the Cabinet of Ministers can meet as sparsely as on a sesquiannual basis

18.  If the Cabinet of Ministers failed to meet for longer than 18 months, the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly is granted the rights of the Cabinet of Ministers until regular sessions are restored

19.  The Cabinet of Ministers retains the right to propose legislation both for the Parliamentary Assembly and the national parliaments of the member states

PART III – Parliamentary Assembly

20.  The Parliamentary Assembly is a fundamental institution of the Council

21.  Each member state sends 10 members elected through party lists using a method that respects proportional representation either directly by the populace or semi-directly based on the results of elections into the national parliaments

22.  If the national parliament of the member state is multicameral, the election results into the first chamber are used for member apportionment into the Parliamentary Assembly

23.  The term of elected representatives is the same as the term of their respective chamber of the national parliament with a possibility of overserving no longer than 3 months in case no new delegation has been appointed following a parliamentary election or the chamber was dissolved before elections

24.  Besides the 10 members elected through direct or semi-direct suffrage, each member state sends two representatives that served in high offices, such as the President and Vice President, or the President and the Prime Minister, who would serve as members ex officio until the end of their successor’s term

25.  The Parliamentary Assembly is a standing body that meets at least once every two weeks in a plenary session

26.  The President of the Parliamentary Assembly is appointed through a consensus in the Cabinet of Ministers; they are not a member of any of the national delegations

27.  Each member of the Parliamentary Assembly does have the same weight to their vote with the exception of the President, who does not hold the right to vote unless acting to break a tie

28.  The Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly consists of one member per national delegation elected by the national delegation and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly

29.  The Parliamentary Assembly retains the right to propose legislation to the national parliaments of the member states

PART IV – Court of Justice

30.  The Court of Justice is a fundamental institution of the Council

31.  The Court of Justice consists of one judge per member state

32.  Judges are appointed by an unanimous decision of the Cabinet of Ministers for 10 year terms

33.  All rulings done by the Court of Justice are done in the panel of at least 3 judges

34.  Rulings cannot overturn the rulings of national supreme courts, but can return the case in front of these courts for a second ruling

PART V – Transitional & Final Provisions

35.  The treaty is effective on the 1st day of the month following the official and formal ratification of the treaty by the last of the original signatories or January 1st 2024, whichever comes first, in reference to the Universal Standard Time

36.  If a nation ratifies this treaty under the provisions of Part I and is an original signatory of this treaty before the formal establishment as specified by Article 35 are not required to meet the requirements as envisioned by Article 3

37.  If a nation ceases to exist through a merger to a different member state, their representation disbands and is removed from the Parliamentary Assembly and the Cabinet of Ministers, but the appointed judge is not to be removed until the end of their term

SIGNATORIES

Her Excellency, the Federal Chancellor of the Confederation of Ahrana, KJESTIN HESKIN, on behalf the CONFEDERATION OF AHRANA

His Excellency, the Vice President and Agricultural Minister of the Baltican Federation, MANTAS URAITIS, on behalf of the BALTICAN FEDERATION

The Honorable and Entrusted, the President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Federation of Dazhdinia, TADEĄŠ PĚSTONIK, on behalf of the FEDERATION OF DAZHDINIA

His Excellency, the Chief Executive of the Hinterian Confederacy, FRANCIS LACROIX, on behalf of the HINTERIAN CONFEDERACY

His Excellency, the Head of Foreign Affairs and the Standing President of the Federal Diet of the Confederation of Lusuviya, JAROSLAV YURCHENKO, on behalf of the CONFEDERATION OF LUSUVIYA

His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Stemas, FREDRIK OLSEN, on behalf of the REPUBLIC OF STEMAS

His Excellency, the Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy of Volhynia, MILKA BURAK, on behalf of the GRAND DUCHY OF VOLHYNIA

His Excellency, the President of the Confederacy of Walneria, GYNTŔ SSVARC, on behalf of the CONFEDERACY OF WALNERIA

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[Poja]

The Office of the President
Rugi
25 August 2024

Cabinet of Ministers
Parliamentary Assembly
Concilium Nationum Argium Democraticarum Conformium

Dear Member-States of the Concilium Nationum Argium Democraticarum Conformium:

Through democracy, nations can strive to great heights and that is why the Konfederacija Poja looks upon the democratic ideals with reverence and adoration.  The Konfederacija Poja's commitment to democratic ideals is unquestioning and, as such, it is in the interest of the Konfederacija Poja to look favorably upon nations and organizations that strive to promote and uphold democratic ideals.

With humble appreciation, it is my pleasure to announce that the House of Magnates has reviewed and overwhelmingly approved of the charter of the Concilium Nationum Argium Democraticarum Conformium and as such, it is my honor to request membership for the Konfederacija Poja under the provisions of Articles 3 and 36.  It is the desire of the Konfederacija Poja to become a member of the Concilium Nationum Argium Democraticarum Conformium upon its effectiveness on 1 January 2024.

Sincerely,
His Excellency, the President of the Konfederacija Poja, Andrej Petrović, on behalf of the people of the Konfederacija Poja 

[Walneria]

Following the unanimous decision of the Cabinet of Ministers (as pre ratification, the Parliamentary Assembly has not been yet established), @Poja has been admitted as a member to the Council of Democratically Aligned Nations of Argis.

In accordance with Article 35 as the treaty has not been yet ratified, @Poja would be regarded as a founding member of the alliance.