Constitution of the Ciarnesian Commonwealth

The Constitution of the Ciarnesian Commonwealth was adopted on January 2, 1992 after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The Constitution was almost immediately put into action as it had been drafted as a preparatory document since 1985.

The constitution was primarily written by Serban Vuienei and Ivan Greigich as well as current Prime Minister Valter Siuibenescu and others who formed a Constitutional Council in 1986.

Article I: Creation of Government
Article I of the Constitution of the Ciarnesian Commonwealth officially forms the government structure of Ciarnesia. As defined in the Constitution, the Ciarnesian government is to act as a Parliamentary Democracy and is deemed a "commonwealth", a Republic which operates for the common good of it's constituents.

Article I designates that three government branches are created by the Constitution. The first section notes the creation of the Legislative branch which on a national level references the Parliament of Ciarnesia (Saborita). The second section noes the creation of the Executive branch, which includes the President of Ciarnesia, Prime Minister of Ciarnesia and National Cabinet of Ciarnesia. The third section notes the creation of the Ciarnesian Constitutional Court for the purposes of judicial review.

Article II: Division of Country
Article II states that the entire national body will hold the official name of Ludeimaranesiu Ciarnesca, or Commonwealth of Ciarnesia in the respective languages of foreign nations.

Section 1 declares that the country as a whole is to be divided into five counties (contea), and the names of these counties can be determined at any time by a consensus of parliament.

Section 2 declares that the third level is to consist of raions which are subject to the government of its' respective county. The section also requires raions to form a legislative, executive and judicial branch at a local level and grants a specific number of elective college to each raion.

Section 3 grants the right to municipal incorporation to raion governments. In addition, the section allows municipalities to form their own police force, fire department and municipal court.