Listen, strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
It has finally happened! Virtonomics, which started its long journey to the Kings in the summer of 2012, completes (continues) extremely hard work on building a vertical of executive power and announces the upcoming presidential release!
The players will have the opportunity to find out how heavy lies the crown at the beginning of May. The release is pre-scheduled for the 6th of May, Wednesday. That is what may lie ahead:
I. The State Council
Collegiate authorities, who elect Heads of States, will be the State Councils. It is a known system, built by analogy with the Governor's Councils. Membership of the Council is updated once a week (in the update from Sunday to Monday) and each player who has entered the Council receives a fixed number of votes when making certain decisions. The maximum number of votes in the Council - 350. In this case:
- 100 votes are given to the governors of the country's regions (equal for each governorate irrespective of the size of the region, with a bonus of 20% for patriots and monarchists);
- 70 votes are given to the leaders of the retail rating in the country (10 votes to each in the first seven);
- 30+ votes are given to the leaders of the service rating in the country (5 votes to the leader of each of the services);
- 70 votes are given to the leaders of the seven following realm ratings: Success, Popularity, Social Ranking, "Contests" Rating, "Corporations" Rating, "Current" Technological Rating, "Mining" Rating); 10 votes on each of these rankings gets the best player (in the case of corporate rating - the best president of the corporation) of the first ten players with the highest level of party representation (villas) in the country, with equal level of villas benefits a higher place in the ranking;
- 30+ votes are given to sellers of government-controlled goods by realm without addiction to the country (10 votes per good, votes are in proportion to the total revenue for government-controlled goods stored in 52 game conversions);
- 50 votes are given to chairmen of political parties in proportion to the points value of party offices (villas) in the country.
When determining the importance of the final player, in the Council is summed up the contribution from each of the categories, after that the fractional part is being cut off. Thus, players who scored a total of less than one vote do not pass into the Council, and the total number of votes in the Council may be less than 350.
II. Elections of heads of State
The most important and largely experimental difference of presidential elections is the lack of stage of nomination of candidates. All candidates for the governmental office are determined automatically by the rules set out below:
- All elections are initiated automatically during the update from Sunday to Monday (immediately after the results for the gubernatorial elections and the renewal of the State Council);
- Stage of nomination of candidates does not exist, a list of candidates for the post of head of the state is generated automatically. The list includes: a) candidates from parties with a maximum level for the given representation of the country (but not below the 5th); b) the candidates of parties with the governors in the country and with representatives of the level not lower than the 4th; c) the party candidates from among the influential advisers to prevent uncontested elections in cases where only one candidate is found in step (a), or only one or two candidates in step (b);
- From the party can be nominated only one candidate having the largest number of votes in the Council of the country (with equality of votes in the Council benefits the player with a higher rank in the party, with equal rank candidate is determined randomly). In this case, any player who does not want to run for the post of head of state, can go to the tab "party in the country," in his party and click on Unsubscribe nomination — in this case, the candidate of the party will be next in line from the player having a voice in the Council. Resignation of the nomination does not apply retroactively - already nominated candidate cannot resign.
- Voting lasts for 10 days, the results are summarized in the update from Wednesday to Thursday. At the stage of voting, all players belonging to the State Council may cast their votes for one candidate or another. Votes of party players are managed by the party chairmen or their deputies. The voices of non-party players are managed by themselves.
- If the adviser has not voted, it is assumed that he voted against all the nominees. To be elected, a simple majority of votes is essential, if the candidate is gaining the most votes "against all", the elections are considered to be failed.
- Presidential term - 3 virt years.
III. The popularity of the Heads of State and Impeachments
Impeachments of heads of state are the same well proven governor's scheme, in which each player belonging to the State Council, may or may not support the current head of state. The number of "likes" and "dislikes" (preserved with bonuses for anarchists and clericals) determines the popularity of the president. Low popularity closes access to a range of possibilities the head of state. A very low (the number of "likes" is less than minus fifty) automatically starts re-election in the conversion from Sunday to Monday. This starts the standard process of automatic extension described above, which does not guarantee attendance for that the current head of state to the list of candidates. Thus, the impeachment in the higher echelons of power are becoming more formidable weapon.
IV. The national budget
ITEMS OF REVENUE- Customs duties;
- Companies costs for transportation;
- Deductions from regional budgets (the ones that used to go to the global fund, now go strictly to the budget of the home country);
- The costs of implementing technology;
- Expenditures for the purchase and service innovations;
- Subsidies from the world of mutual fund. Occur in the case of the budget deficit;
- Contributions to the budget by the head of state and political parties. By analogy with the cities and regions.
ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE- Contributions to regional budgets. Country sponsors unprofitable regions without the governor, and allocates funds on unprofitable regions collected from profitable regions. In addition, the budget surplus of the country can be identified percentage of funds for additional subsidies to the regions;
- Payment for transport companies services (see Transport section);
- Maintenance of transport infrastructure (the more, the bigger the country and larger amount of cargo);
- Culture and Education (depends on population and education);
- The development of villages and small towns (proportional to "retail" wealth of the country);
- Grants for fundamental scientific research (a percentage of the budget surplus, depending on the result speeds up research in laboratories of the country);
- Contributions to the World Mutual Fund (by analogy with the governors, regional allocations only now come to the country, but the contributions of countries have already distributed throughout the realms);
- Funding of legislative initiatives (governors and mayors call it "Project");
- Sponsorship of political parties (well known contributions of the ruling party in a percentage of the budget surplus).
V. Functions of Head of State
In most countries, validates a presidential form of government, but there is a possibility of different naming of the highest state-managerial positions. It all depends on the country. Although this functional, for example, presidents and monarchs currently are similar. A deeper study of the various forms of government is reserved for future iterations of politics.
Head of State (as well as the chairman and advisers of the party, to which he belongs to, as well as all the players included in the Council of State) has access to the following special pages:
- Main Page, which represents the country's budget and where the head of state can regulate basic financial settings (change the percentage of allocations for certain needs, etc.);
- Tab "Custom" from which are managed country's customs duties. To change the duties head of state must accept one of the seven available statutes, which change fee on a particular pattern. Thus, there is no need to click on all goods and all customs rates – it is enough to accurately select a template of change once. Changes in customs duties are saved and come into force in the first week of Virtonomical October;
- Tab "Transport", whereas described for the tab "Customs" scheme transport tariffs are being managed. (See Transport section);
- Tab "Governors" with a summary of the country's regions;
- Tab "The laws of the country", where you can finance various national projects for for virtmoney or gained points.
VI. Transport
The transport sector in the game, is expected to develop in the manner in which energy is developed. Meaning, step by step, evolutionary and in close cooperation with the political functionality. The purpose of the initial stage - decouple transport tariffs from static formulas and enter for each transport direction of some "independent" transport agency responsible for transportation. Thus, the government will act as a facilitator and regulator for the transport agencies (in the same way as governors are intermediaries and regulators for energy). Country establishes transport tariffs, collects money from companies for the transportation and pay to transportation agencies for services at agency prices. All are exactly the same as for electro energy.
The original transport tariffs to players will be one to one repeating current.
Management of transport tariffs, as well as management of customs tariffs, is carried out through acceptance of the head of state of one of the seven available statutes, change rates on a particular pattern. Tariff changes are saved and come into force in the first week of Virtonomical October.
As for the transport agencies, at the initial stage they will be conditionally divided into seven types: local truckers (100 km), the national carrier (railroad and other transport in the country, up to 400 km), international carriers (railroad and other transport between the two countries, up to 350 km), two types of sea carriers (sea and intermodal transport, in countries where there is sea ports), as well as two types of air carriers (mid-range and long-haul). Type of agency, of course, will continue to affect the price of agencies, but, in general, it is now more preparation for future innovations.
VII. National projects (laws)
The starter kit will consist of 10 "laws":
- The Law on Education. All the mayors in all cities of the country receive a 50% discount for educational municipal projects (scientific conference, the university and human resources management); cities spend 20% less budget funds for educational programs.
- The Law on Housing Construction. All the mayors in all cities receive 50% discount on housing municipal projects (affordable housing and neighbourhood); cities spend 20% less than the budget for the improvement of the city.
- The Law on Governmental Support of retail markets. All the mayors in all cities of the country receive a 15% discount on municipal programs to support trade meantime losing less popularity. This opens the possibility of further support of one more category of goods.
- The Resolution on the Development of Physical Culture and Sports. for the duration of acting attendance to fitness centers is being doubled, regions spend 10% less on health care.
- The Law on Catering. For the period of action attendance to restaurants is doubled. At the same time, however, 10% of the country costs are raising in all its regions for development.
- The Moratorium on the Country's Regular Tenders. At the time the moratorium takes place, no new tenders in a country are being established. The prohibition applies only to tenders with geo-referenced to the city, region or country.
- The Law on Public Tenders. During the operation of the law in the country on a daily basis creates an extra tender amateur league with a prize in the form of a gain qualifications. The law applies only to requirements that are geo-referenced to the city, region or country.
- The Law on the National Environmental Service. All the mayors in all cities receive 25% discount on ecological municipal projects (garbage, sewage, power monitoring); all governors across the country receive 25% discount on ecological regional projects (all Environmental standards, Ecological police and monitoring of power plants), and spend 15% less of the budget for the environment.
- The Law on Trademarks. At the time of the law, all trademarks players in the country get +1 bonus to the brand.
- The Law on the National Transport Service. At the time of the law of all freight in the country are at a reduced rate with 15% discount (discount applies to the players, and the payment of state transport companies). In addition, all the mayors in all cities receive 50% discount on shipping municipal projects (transportation), and all the governors across the country receive a 50% discount on shipping regional projects (airport reconstruction, repair of roads). At the same time, however, 50% of the country will increase spending on maintenance of transport infrastructure.
VIII. Political platforms
There will be two new political platforms for the parties:
- Protectionists. The Conservative Party, which is based on the ideas of protectionism. Governors protectionists are added to the list of candidates for the post of head of state without checking the level of party representation (villas). In this case, the protectionists cannot raise taxes, rents and electricity tariffs, as well as substantially limited in their ability to regulate the duties (it is impossible to lower customs duties on imports).
- Libertarians. Ultra-Liberal Party rejecting violence and all forms of state intervention in business. Libertarians may be nominated for mayor without party representation in the city, but they cannot increase any fees, taxes and tariffs – only reduce them.
Changes in the existing political platforms:
- Conservatives. They spend less by 15% on development of villages and small towns;
- Liberals. They spend less by 5% on the development of villages and small towns;
- Socialists. They spend less by 15% on maintenance of transport infrastructure;
- Patriots. Governors patriots receive by 20% more votes in the Council of State for his governorship;
- Innovative Party. Discounts are expanding at an expense "Culture and Education" and education laws;
- Monarchists. Governors-monarchists receive by 20% more votes in the Council of State for his governorship;
- Anarchists. Doubled power of "dislikes" is spreading to the State Council;
- Agrarians. On assuming office, President-agrarian automatically (and for free) implements the "Law on catering";
- Clericals. Doubled power of "likes" expands on the Council of State;
- Environmentalists. On assuming office, President-ecologist automatically (and for free) implements the "Law on national environmental service";
IX. Political calendar and other small items
Following your numerous requests, we have added a new page to the interface with the calendar of expected political events (elections, expiration of projects, etc.) In fact, you have asked as a personal reminders, but always stuffed with different stuff personal mail not the best way to control the situation. So we decided to make a page with a calendar. The calendar will be on the tab next to the "Newsline" and "Political parties." We hope it will be useful for political activists.
Incidentally a lot of cosmetic changes were made in the political and parapolitical interfaces. Of important it can be noted a magical blue info sign, which will lead directly to the leading interfaces. In the current version it is not always easy to find them. In particular, all of the players included in the Governor's Council, have the ability to view the state of the governor and the mayor's office in all the region. It is their right and privilege, but too cleverly hidden We have tried to resolve this issue in a new interface.
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