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==Constitutional Reform== | ==Constitutional Reform== | ||
The Kirosocialist Party was opposed to the Fundamental Statute of the Kiravian Federation, seeing it as an inherently conservative document intentionally crafted to divide the Kiravian people and hinder the translation of the popular will into law. The KSP opposed {{wp|federalism}} in preference to unitarism and centralism and the separation of powers. In drafting a new constitution for the Kiravian Union, the KSP reconfigured the architecture of the constitution to nullify the sovereignty of state governments, remove or sideline constitutional checks on the legislature, and set a single nationwide date for elections at all levels, the second full moon of the year. | |||
The KSP also introduced the notion of {{wp|directive principles of state policy}} to Kiravian constitutional law, and though such principles were disposed of by the National Renewal and the Restoration Constitution, they survive in the constitutions of some states. | |||
The Council of States continued to exist under the name Union Council (''Anūrakovar''). Its main ''pro-forma'' political role was to rubber-stamp constitutional amendments | The Council of States continued to exist under the name Union Council (''Anūrakovar''). Its main ''pro-forma'' political role was to rubber-stamp constitutional amendments | ||