Glory to Direct Democracy

As a result of the new and reinvigorated Third Kelitá, a new Commissar of Internal Affairs, and the springing up of debates on several national issues coming from the Sentaran-Zilatran debates (to be discussed in another article) the Zilatran Republic has seen a wave of referendums unlike has ever been seen in the nation's history thus far.

The reforms brought about by the referendums have seen major constitutional amendments that have empowered the Kelitá, reformed the voting system of Zilatra, and the codified the structure of the Executive Cabinet by constitutionally mandating the existence of the present Commissariats. There was also a proposal attempting to empower the General Secretary by granting them veto powers as a deterrent against Kelitá decisions, which failed. However, later it was found out that at least a portion of the votes were invalid, and thus the Government has already begun preparation to call a recount.

In 4 years (2 weeks), the people of Zilatra have voted in a total of 6 referendums with many more expected to come soon. And to quote a random bearded carpenter from Hafumel: "With all these votes, I've become a professional citizen - I just wish I had time to mow my lawn!"

But the "Radical Democracy Initiative", a think-tank led by scholars from the University of Zilatra, has applauded the wave of referendums as a "symbol of true participatory democracy." Leading them to further condemn those who have called Zilatra "un-democratic."