Government of the Supine Socialist Slothland of Maowi

The Chief of State of Maowi serves as the figurehead of the nation, organising government affairs and representing the nation abroad.

Their powers and duties in governing Maowi are, broadly:

• Presiding over Assembly meetings, organising turns at speaking and votes

• Nominating candidates to lead the various ministries

• Leading and directing the ministries as they execute the mandates imposed on them by the Assembly

• Negotiating with other nations as directed by the Assembly

The Chief of State is elected by popular vote every two years. In the same election, but on an independent ticket, a Deputy Chief of State is elected to assist the Chief of State in their duties.

Current Chief of State: Josef Slothlin

Current Deputy Chief of State: Igor Leysy

The Assembly

Assembly meetings are held regularly every fortnight at the City Hall in Maowi's capital city, Bradypus City. Any citizen may attend, either in person or via video call, and any citizen may speak. The Chief of State prepares and publishes an agenda for every meeting 5 days in advance, after which point any citizen may submit a request to speak, which the Chief of State logs and allocates on a first-come-first-serve basis. Anybody present may call a vote on any issue; the vote takes place once an approval quorum of 30% of those present has been reached. It takes place three days after the meeting at which it has been called, and votes can be logged anonymously online or by a secret ballot. On each of the three days leading up to the vote, the Assembly gathers and debates take place.

The Ministries

Maowese government consists of eleven ministries:

• Ministry of Interior

• Ministry of Customs

• Ministry of Economy

• Ministry of Education

• Ministry of Healthcare and Welfare

• Ministry of Transport

• Ministry of Employment

• Ministry of Communications

• Ministry of Culture

• Ministry of Justice

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

At the start of their term, the Chief of State nominates candidates to lead each ministry. These each require a majority vote in the Assembly to pass. The ministers must then carry out the measures passed by the Assembly. A vote of no confidence may be called on any Minister at any time in the Assembly, by the same procedure as any other vote. Each Minister processes applications for their Ministry and selects a Deputy; most ministries are very large due to the size of their workload.