Demo wrote:However, as seems to be standard for the sim, we have a group of a couple people, arguably from similar factions hammering out an agreement that may or may not be liked by those of another faction, who are simply away right now, and unable to comment.
This is the role of the GM, Demo. At least as I see it. It will be absolutely impossible to come to a consensus. You and your council will have to pick a method and go with it.
Keep in mind. This constitution is extremely minimalistic. Basically all it spells out is: how elections happen and how often; how seats are alloted; and how government is formed.
Those are very administrative topics, and aren't overly political.
Zyx wrote:Were the duties of the MPs and Ministries discuss?
How many Ministers will there be?
Will all the Ministers belong with the ruling party?
My understanding of the European system was that compromises involved negotiating Ministry positions with other parties. We don't seem to be doing that.
Further, what's the role of the Ministries or the PM?
All of this should be arrived at organically. There should be no set ministries, or numbers of ministers, or way of selecting MPs and cabinet positions. That should all be left up to the government.
Rob wrote:It's a contextual thing, sometimes the more minor parties will be given ministries in without there being a common (or at least commonish) platform. But there aren't really any tiny parties here. Moreover, the example of coalitions based on ministerial positions has almost always destroyed those small (often radical left) parties who join them, since their distinctive identity and political platform is subsumed beneath the work of governing on the programme of a different party.
All of this should also sort itself out throughout the funciton of the game.
For instance, if the largest party is seeking support from a smaller party on their confidence motion, one of the 'concessions' of that smaller party might be that they are delegated some cabinet positions.
That is all a part of the game (and the fun).
"The only contestant who can confidently enter the lists is the man who has seen his own blood, who has felt his teeth rattle beneath his opponent’s fist ... one who, as often as he falls, rises again with greater defiance than ever." - Seneca