Chapter 742 - Semi-Constitutional Monarchy (Part I)
The day of Wang Guorui's enthronement ceremony is getting closer and closer, and then the major domestic and foreign media are also carefully observing the formation process of this new government. Originally, everyone thought that when Ouyang Xuan, the premier of Taiwan, was the first prime minister, it was revealed that Ouyang Xuan took the initiative to leave his post on the grounds that his term of office had expired, and said that he would not participate in the next election. At this time, everyone immediately understood, that is, Wang Guorui, the emperor, crossed the river and demolished the bridge. But it's okay for everyone to talk about it in their hearts, and it's okay to talk about it privately during this period, but there will be no comments on it when drinking the newspaper in public.
The subsequent establishment of the two parties, the National Renaissance Party and the Huaxia Revival Party, also shows that under the persecution of Wang Guorui, Ouyang Xuan's original political forces were also divided into two forces. However, anyone with a little bit of brains will surely know that once this is separated, it is almost impossible to merge again, and the more time passes, the more impossible it becomes. And Wang Guorui can still live for a few decades, so it is definitely impossible for him to merge.
And then in the preparation process of the new empire, the political system of the new empire will also be announced, and this is also of everyone's concern. Many Western countries are also debating what kind of monarchy the new empire will adopt. Whether it was an absolute monarchy in the past, or a constitutional monarchy. The constitutional monarchy is also divided into two types, one is a dual constitutional monarchy, and the other is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The dual constitutional monarchy is currently dominated by Germany and Japan, and their main manifestation is that the monarch still has a lot of power. In a dual constitutional monarchy, the parliament is more of an advisory body and does not have much real power. And the monarch holds executive, legislative, judicial, military, and so on. The monarch can sign laws, have legislative power, and appoint people he likes to form a government, which is considered to have a very huge influence on the government. But the only thing that can make the monarch have some scruples. That is, the Constitution. Other laws can be enacted and abolished by the monarch, but the constitution is the bottom line, the constitution is something that can never be easily changed, this is the bottom line of the dual constitutional monarchy, if there is no such thing, it is not a constitutional monarchy, but an absolute monarchy.
As for that parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Then this monarch has almost no power, and the monarch is mainly the ceremonial head of state, with no legislative power, no executive power, and no judicial power. In a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the prime minister is formed by representatives of the majority party in the parliament, and although the monarch has the right to appoint in name, in fact they all have to agree to the results of the parliamentary election, and this veto power is of little significance. This parliamentary constitutional monarchy is the current form of government in the United Kingdom.
As for the absolute monarchy, that is, the king has almost all the power, that is, the current tsarist Russia, everything revolves around the tsar. There was no parliament, no supervision of all kinds, almost everything was said by the Tsar, and the checks on the Tsar were very limited.
Everyone is also wondering what system Wang Guorui's new empire will use, which of these three will be.
"Friends, our new empire will adopt a new form of government, different from the parliamentary constitutional monarchy of the West. They are also different from the dual constitutional monarchy, and our Lord Wang named it a semi-constitutional monarchy. Li Enfu said.
Everyone immediately began to pay serious attention. And then there's a clear desire to see what new models China can create in this regard. The political system of each country has always been something that experts from various countries study, and the political system is a very large and very worthy of study, every move is related to the operation of the whole country, and Western countries also learn from each other. And it is inevitable that all countries will continue to accumulate experience in this area and then improve themselves. So they all took good notes. Ready to take it for research.
"Our future new empire will be a semi-constitutional monarchy, with a series of power distributions. First of all, the emperor is the head of state, which is hereditary. However, the king has already said that in the future, the election of the monarch will be a combination of hereditary and elective. Any Chinese monarch will retire at the age of 60 and cannot extend his term of office at will. The new king is elected from the direct descendants of the previous king. Descendants of previous kings who have reached the age of twenty-five can participate in elections and ascend to the throne. And the parliament can have oversight over the king, and if more than 90 percent of the members agree that the king can be abolished, then the king can also be deposed! ”
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, this council is too powerful, right? Even the British Parliament only has the power to "persuade to quit", but there is absolutely no power to depose! Dissuasion and deposition are two different situations entirely. Dissuasion can save face for you and allow you to abdicate with dignity, but deposing it is really no face at all. So this parliament also has a lot of power, which makes everyone feel incredible. However, there are also some careful people who have found a result, that is, it must be agreed by 90% of the members of the parliament. If an emperor can't even get ten percent of the parliamentarians to stand on his side, and even a few people can't hold it back, so that a large group of people oppose you, then you, the head of state, are too much of a rice bucket, right? Such a person with a rice bucket is also a pit man if he stays in the position, so it's better to let him get out. And 90% of the parliamentarians agree that this is not such a simple matter, and the threshold is very high! Therefore, although it seems that the power of deposition can be exercised, in fact it is difficult to carry out, and this only exists in theory. Of course, if 90 percent of the parliamentarians are against you as emperor, how angry do you have to do to get so many people to oppose you? This kind of person is no longer suitable to stay on the throne, and it is also a good choice to let him go. Anyway, when the time comes, the throne will still be produced in this family, and the meat will be rotten in the pot, so what is there to worry about!
"Master Li, is there anything new? Is this the one? Someone asked.
Lee then explained: "Of course it's not just this, but there's another distribution of power. And with regard to the government, our head of government is the prime minister. In principle, the prime minister is elected by the parliament, but the prime minister and cabinet members cannot directly serve as members of parliament, and must be full-time government cabinet members. Although the emperor can only take office with the approval of the emperor, in principle, the emperor cannot refuse to appoint the prime minister if there is no gross fault on the part of the prime minister in the past, and the emperor does not have the right to directly nominate the prime minister! The Prime Minister is elected by Parliament, but Cabinet members cannot also be members of Parliament. ”
"Then there is the legislative and judicial power, which is fully vested in Parliament. His Majesty the Emperor, on the other hand, may propose the establishment of a law, but it must be approved by the Parliament, and the Emperor does not have the power to directly declare laws without the approval of the Parliament. If the parliament vetoes it, it can only change or cancel the decree. The monarch will not have direct judicial power, but will be entrusted to the Supreme Court of the Empire, whose president is, in principle, a non-partisan person. Moreover, no judicial official can join any political party, ensuring the independence of the judiciary. The President of the Supreme Court is elected by voters who have the right to vote. ”
"Of course, we have another important part to follow, and that is the composition of the electorate. Our electorate is not universal, our electorate is examined. When any citizen reaches the age of eighteen, he or she can take the right to vote and to stand for election. In order to obtain the right to vote and to stand for election, you must pass an exam. The suffrage test is held once a year, and if you don't take it, you have to wait until the next year. This question is not difficult, in principle, as long as you have the level of knowledge in middle school, you can pass it. The reason why this method was formulated is because the literacy rate in our country is on the low side, and many people do not have a sense of political rights, so there will definitely be problems in rushing to open up the national elections. ”
"And the emperor is the commander-in-chief of the army, personally concurrently serving as the chairman of the Military Commission, and is responsible for commanding the army of the whole country. And the emperor has diplomatic powers, and has the power to issue supreme executive orders. However, in order to issue an order, it must be countersigned by the Prime Minister or the corresponding cabinet member in order to be considered a legal order. ”
"Finally, about the relationship between parliament and the head of government. First of all, the prime minister of the government is not accountable to the emperor, but to the parliament. However, if the parliament raises a motion of no confidence in the head of government, it must be initiated by more than 10 percent of the parliamentarians and approved by 70 percent of the parliamentarians before it can take effect. ”
"Of course, after the no-confidence motion comes into effect, the Prime Minister has two options. One is the collective resignation of the cabinet members, and the other option is to ask the emperor to dissolve the parliament and hold a new election. However, this depends on whether the emperor agrees, if the emperor does not agree to dissolve the parliament, then the prime minister must resign, and then the cabinet will re-elect a prime minister, and the initiative at this moment is with the emperor. If the Emperor agrees to dissolve the Parliament, the Parliament will be re-elected, and the next group of MPs will decide whether the current government will stay or not. ”
"Also, the last item is the right of local personnel. All officials above the fifth rank, that is, the prefect of the local state capital, the head of the department, the deputy director and above, shall be selected and appointed by the Imperial Examination Institute. The deputy governor of a province is put forward by the examination institute and handed over to the emperor for personal review and signature. The president of the examination institute was appointed by the emperor himself for a term of five years. However, once the emperor appoints the head of the examination institute, he cannot be easily removed during his legal term of office, and must be approved by the parliament. ”
…… (To be continued.) )