Keeping the current election cycle

[Lüc da Schir]

Replace the word "six" in Chapter III, Article 1, Section 5, Part 1, to read:

Duration of the Ziu. The Ziu shall sit for no more than seven Clarks. [...]

[Lüc da Schir]

This amendment simply wishes to keep the current length of a term as it is, considering that the new version of the Month of Recess would remove a Clark when triggered.

Switching to a seven Clark cycle would mean each term would have the same length as a current one: six Clarks, a month of Recess, a campaigning and voting month and a certification and coalition-building month.

If we retained the draft text, a PM who wanted to call for a customary holiday recess (in recent times either in December/January or in the summer) would have to make do with a mere five Clarks, which is in my opinion unnecessary and perhaps unintended.

If the Government wanted to make the argument that the current term is too long, I'd be confused (that has never been brought up by anyone?), but I'd certainly listen to any explanations.

[Ian Plätschisch]

Looks good.