Nova:Prime Minister of Nubia

The Prime Minister is now an elected position, but for 1 term was unelected, of the government of Nubia, and the Second Nubian Empire and its current title holder being 57billy. The term of a Prime Minister lasts about 4 weeks, with about 5 days of the last week being for campaigning.

The Nubian Constitution defines the job of this position as:

"Subsection 1.2.6: Prime Minister

The minister occupying this position is responsible for the oversight of the other ministers listed in this section. The prime minister may serve as a representative of the Nubian Empire provided that they are not intentionally acting against the will of the Emperor. This minister is responsible for maintaining efficiency and integrity within the government."

Election Process

The elections take about a week in total including campaigning, voting and getting ready for the next government of the nation. The elections for Prime Minister, like the other Minister positions, take place 5-6 days before the end of the month, and term of the current holders.

Candidate Selection

As with every other Minister position, the Emperor must be alerted of a player wanting to run 24 hours after the announcements of the campaigning start and elections.

Campaigning

This lasts up until the election results are out, as with the other Minister positions.

Voting

The voting lasts 24 hours, using an alternative voting system as it has for all of time.

History

The Prime Minister position came into creation on the 7th of April 2020, under Nubia's time in the Yemen Empire, lead at the time by zovely.

A list of Nubians who held this position is below:

N.	Picture	Name	Term	Won against
1		gorky1119	28th of April 2020 - 7th of May 2020 (Removed from office by Emperor MagicMoose)	_Demon1932_
2		gorky1119	6th of June 2020 - 2nd of July 2020 (Ethiopian Reunification)	(No other candidates)
3		Alas	2nd of July 2020 - 1st of August 2020	JackJackson
4		57billy	1st of August 2020 - 'Present'	57YoshiGamer Alas 57starkiller TheSuperGamer20578 iamkeg

1st Prime Minister Elections

Candidates

gorky1119

This candidate campaigned on the platform that he had been Mayor of over 50% of the population, was an advisor to Empress Zovely, and making most political decisions already. It was predicted to be a victory for him, which it was, with him receiving 12 of 14 votes.

_Demon1932_

This candidate doubted they'd win, however ran nevertheless. He secured 1 vote other then himself, from a person who heavily disliked the other candidate. _Demon1932_ received 2 of 14 total possible votes.

Discussion

There was little discussion by the Lower House, who elect the Prime Minister. There were public disagreements/arguments between Gorky1119 and TheSuperGamer205, but resulted in little voting change.

Election

During all the election, gorky1119 was in the lead, with _Demon1932_ receiving 2 votes towards the end.

2nd Prime Minister

Deal

In a deal in regards to Ethiopia and Nubian reunification, it was decided that the current political system would remain the same as well as positions of power, meaning gorky1119 would be the Prime Minister of Nubia for the next term, which was fulfilled on.

Controversy

There was little controversy regarding this, other then minor incidents of TheSuperGamer205 being angry and asking for a monarchy instead, as he had a personal hatred for the figure holding this position, despite him holding the Minister of Cultural Affairs, and remaining in the Ethiopian Council, who would oversee the Nubian government.

3rd Prime Minister Elections

This was a return to the usual system, with all Ministers, including the Prime Minister being elected and not chosen prior.

Candidates

Alas

Alas was the leader of Sanaa, a key figure in the Yemen-Nubia Conflict. They had gotten well liked amongst the Nubians.