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The Union of Democratic States
The Union of Democratic States;
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto: Long Live the Union!
Demonym(s)	Unionists
Government	Representative democracy
• WA Delegate	The Glorious Hypetrain
• President	Kingdom of Sacento
Independent region
• Region founding	18th December 2015
Population
• 6th January 2022 census	403 Nations
	The military of The Union of Democratic States is called the UDS Armed Forces. The founder of The Union of Democratic States was The Nobles Thatcherites.;

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The Union of Democratic States, or the UDS, is a user created region founded in 2015 by The Noble Thatcherites. It is a defender region, is part of the Partnership for Sovereignty, and is a treatied ally of the South Pacific. The current Ambassador from the South Pacific to the UDS is BlockBuster2K43.

History

The UDS was founded by The Noble Thatcherites on the 18th December 2015. They've had a treaty with TSP since 2017. A new Constitution was introduced in May 2021, making the Union a representative democracy.

Foreign Relations

The UDS is a founding member of the Partnership for Sovereignty. It has bilateral treaties with the East Pacific (the Aurora Covenant), 10000 Islands (the United Island Accord), and the South Pacific (Treaty of Democratic Unity). The UDS had a treaty with Europeia from October 2020, which Europeia repealed in February 2021 due to a disagreement over a UDS vote on a commendation - possibly UDS voted against Commend King HEM.

The Union of Democratic States Armed Forces (UDSAF) is run by the Minister of Defense, which is appointed by the President. It works with Libcord and the SPSF pretty often.

The current Minister of Defense is Moe, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs (+Deputy MoD) is Kade/The Glorious Hypetrain.

Government

The UDS government has an executive Cabinet, a legislature consisting of a Senate elected from the citizen population, and a judiciary. The WA delegate is appointed with no set schedule.

The Cabinet consists of the President, the Vice President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Census, Minister of Culture, Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Roleplay. Presidential elections are held at the end of February, June and October, with the president being sworn in at the start of March, July and November. The President nominates the other Ministers, but they no longer require a confirmation vote in the Senate. The President's basically the most important person - according to the legislation, they're technically head of all the ministries, and are just delegating to the Ministers. The President also nominates the WA delegate, which is confirmed by the Senate and regularly reconfirmed.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs - manages ambassadors + advises the President on FA stuff.
The Minister of the Census - manages citizenship applications and the citizen roster; does recruitment; also maintains guides + information infrastructure
The Minister of Culture - organizes cultural events
The Minister of Defense - runs the UDSAF
The Minister of Justice - also known as the Attorney General, is responsible for presenting prosecution to the courts + for improving the Judiciary system.
The Minister of Roleplay - manages the two roleplays of the Union - one modern, and one future-tech (interstellar)

Senators are elected from the pool of citizens every two months. The number of senators is based on the number of people who voted in the previous Senate elections. The Senate elects a speaker upon its election. The President can veto a law, but the Senate can veto the President's veto. Citizens are represented by the Senate; they can veto laws and recall Senators but cannot propose or vote directly on bills.

The Supreme Court consists of three Justices, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. They have reconfirmation votes at the end of April, August and December. The Minister of Justice doesn't rule the supreme court, they just submit prosecution to the court when necessary.

Culture

The UDS are big on independent media - there are like nine different media companies. They play a lot of trivia and Minecraft.

Information for Ambassadors

All elections take place in last two days of the month and are sworn in on the first day of the next month.

Elected positions by month
Month	Positions elected
January	Senators (appoint Speaker)
February	President (appoints Cabinet)
March	Delegate reconfirmation; Senators (appoint Speaker)
April	Supreme Court reconfirmation
May	Senators (appoint Speaker)
June	President (appoints Cabinet)
July	Senators (appoint Speaker)
August	Supreme Court reconfirmation
September	Delegate reconfirmation; Senators (appoint Speaker)
October	President (appoints Cabinet)
November	Senators (appoint Speaker)
December	Supreme Court reconfirmation

The Union maintains a up-to-date election page and count-down at https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?pages/government/

Once elected, the President appoints their Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Census, Minister of Culture, Minister of Defense, and the Minister of Justice. These are then voted on by the Senate. The President and Vice President run in the election on a combined ticket.

The WA delegate is appointed by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate to assume office. A re-confirmation vote takes place every six months.

https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?pages/government/ is the most accurate source for finding the current government members - the ROs and forum maskings don't seem to always match.

Apply for a visa here: https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?forums/visa-counter.88/

Their gameplay thread: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=424340

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+[https://www.nationstates.net/region=the_union_of_democratic_states The Union of Democratic States], or the UDS, is a user created region founded in 2015 by '''The Noble Thatcherites'''. It is a '''defender''' region, is part of the [[Partnership for Sovereignty]], and is a treatied ally of the South Pacific. The current Ambassador from [[the South Pacific]] to the UDS is [[BlockBuster2K43]].
 ==History==
-The UDS was founded by The Noble Thatcherites in late 2015.
+The UDS was founded by The Noble Thatcherites on the 18th December 2015. They've had a treaty with TSP since 2017. A new Constitution was introduced in May 2021, making the Union a representative democracy.
 ==Foreign Relations==
-The UDS is a founding member of the Partnership for Sovereignty. It has bilateral treaties with the East Pacific (the Aurora Covenant), 10000 Islands (the United Island Accord), and the South Pacific (Treaty of Democratic Unity). The Union of Democratic States Armed Forces (UDSAF) is run by the Minister of Defense, which is appointed by the President. It works with Libcord and the SPSF pretty often. The current Minister of Defense is Kade Vasentius, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs is EUKBICR/British Isles and Commonwealth Realms.
+The UDS is a founding member of the Partnership for Sovereignty. It has bilateral treaties with the East Pacific (the Aurora Covenant), 10000 Islands (the United Island Accord), and the South Pacific (Treaty of Democratic Unity). The UDS had a treaty with Europeia from October 2020, which Europeia repealed in February 2021 due to a disagreement over a UDS vote on a commendation - possibly UDS voted against Commend King HEM.
+The Union of Democratic States Armed Forces (UDSAF) is run by the Minister of Defense, which is appointed by the President. It works with Libcord and the SPSF pretty often.
+The current Minister of Defense is Moe, and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs (+Deputy MoD) is Kade/The Glorious Hypetrain.
 ==Government==
-The UDS government has an executive, a legislature consisting of a senate and a general assembly, a judiciary, and a chancellery.
+The UDS government has an executive Cabinet, a legislature consisting of a Senate elected from the citizen population, and a judiciary. The WA delegate is appointed with no set schedule.
-The executive consists of the President, the Vice President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Census, Minister of Culture, Minister of Defense, and the Minister of Justice.
+The Cabinet consists of the President, the Vice President, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Census, Minister of Culture, Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice, and the Minister of Roleplay.
-Presidential elections are held at the end of February, June and October, with the president being sworn in at the start of March, July and November. The President nominates the other Ministers for the Senate to vote on. The President's basically the most important person - according to the legislation, they're technically head of all the ministries, and are just delegating to the Ministers.
+Presidential elections are held at the end of February, June and October, with the president being sworn in at the start of March, July and November. The President nominates the other Ministers, but they no longer require a confirmation vote in the Senate. The President's basically the most important person - according to the legislation, they're technically head of all the ministries, and are just delegating to the Ministers. The President also nominates the WA delegate, which is confirmed by the Senate and regularly reconfirmed.
 * ''The Ministry of Foreign Affairs'' - manages ambassadors + advises the President on FA stuff.
-* ''The Minister of the Census / Minister of Education'' - manages citizenship applications and the citizen roster; does recruitment; also maintains guides + information infrastructure
+* ''The Minister of the Census'' - manages citizenship applications and the citizen roster; does recruitment; also maintains guides + information infrastructure
-* ''The Minister of Culture'' - organizes cultural events, particularly the regional roleplay and the regional Minecraft server
+* ''The Minister of Culture'' - organizes cultural events
 * ''The Minister of Defense'' - runs the UDSAF
 * ''The Minister of Justice'' - also known as the Attorney General, is responsible for presenting prosecution to the courts + for improving the Judiciary system.
+* ''The Minister of Roleplay'' - manages the two roleplays of the Union - one modern, and one future-tech (interstellar)
-The legislature consists of two houses, a senate and a general assembly. The senate consists of five senators, elected from the general assembly every two months. The general assembly is all citizens except the senators. The Senate elects a speaker, and the General Assembly elects a Chairperson every four months (at the end of January, May and September). Both houses can propose laws. A law has to pass in both houses to be signed into law. The President can veto a law, but the Senate can veto the President's veto.
+Senators are elected from the pool of citizens every two months. The number of senators is based on the number of people who voted in the previous Senate elections. The Senate elects a speaker upon its election. The President can veto a law, but the Senate can veto the President's veto. Citizens are represented by the Senate; they can veto laws and recall Senators but cannot propose or vote directly on bills.
-The Supreme Court consists of three Justices, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. They have reconfirmation votes at the end of April, August and September. The Minister of Justice doesn't rule the supreme court, they just submit prosecution to the court when necessary.
-The Chancellery are the oldest and most trustworthy players plus the founder. Their job is to run elections and appoint the WA Delegate.
+The Supreme Court consists of three Justices, nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. They have reconfirmation votes at the end of April, August and December. The Minister of Justice doesn't rule the supreme court, they just submit prosecution to the court when necessary.
 ==Culture==
-The UDS are big on independent media - there are like nine different media companies.
+The UDS are big on independent media - there are like nine different media companies. They play a lot of trivia and Minecraft.
 ==Information for Ambassadors==
-Watch out at the start of '''March, July '''and''' November''' - this is when the President is elected and nominates their Cabinet.
+All elections take place in last two days of the month and are sworn in on the first day of the next month.
+{| class="wikitable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border: none;"
+|+ Elected positions by month
+|-
+! Month !! Positions elected
+|-
+| January || Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| February || President (appoints Cabinet)
+|-
+| March || Delegate reconfirmation; Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| April || Supreme Court reconfirmation
+|-
+| May || Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| June || President (appoints Cabinet)
+|-
+| July || Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| August || Supreme Court reconfirmation
+|-
+| September || Delegate reconfirmation; Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| October || President (appoints Cabinet)
+|-
+| November || Senators (appoint Speaker)
+|-
+| December || Supreme Court reconfirmation
+|}
-https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?pages/government/ seems to be the most accurate source for current government members - the ROs and forum maskings don't seem to always match.
+The Union maintains a up-to-date election page and count-down at https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?pages/government/
+Once elected, the President appoints their Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of the Census, Minister of Culture, Minister of Defense, and the Minister of Justice. These are then voted on by the Senate. The President and Vice President run in the election on a combined ticket.
+The WA delegate is appointed by the President and must be confirmed by the Senate to assume office. A re-confirmation vote takes place every six months.
+https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?pages/government/ is the most accurate source for finding the current government members - the ROs and forum maskings don't seem to always match.
 Apply for a visa here: https://forum.theuds.org/index.php?forums/visa-counter.88/
 Their gameplay thread: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=424340
+[[Category:Partnership for Sovereignty]]
+[[Category:Regions with ambassadors of the South Pacific|Union of Democratic States]]