Combinial Forum

The Combinial Forum (Phoenician: 合團論壇, : Hétuán Lùntán) is an intercombinial assembly designed under the principles of Fengese corporatocracy seated by major transnational combines from the GOCE, as well as being de facto legislatures of Fengjiang and Hyperaustrea. It meets annually in the Fengtianmen Grove, in Fengtianmen, Fengjiang. As of 2022, there are 462 member combines in the Forum. Members are chosen through internal voting, with numerous public and hidden prerequisites before requiring a two-thirds majority affirmative vote for admittance.

Notably, the voting power of each member combine is disproportionate: the voteshares of a given member is determined by multiple metrics, generally corresponding greater financial, political, and military power (in descending order) to greater shares of votes in the Forum for a given combine. Substituting the traditional role of a legislature in government, the Forum passes advisories and laws in the form of "resolutions" proposed by a member combine or a bloc of combines, which must pass quorum in order to take effect. In the Forum, this is achieved through the affirmative opinion of over half (majority) of existing voteshares. For substantive resolutions which affect the foundational agreements and structure of the Forum, including adding or removing members, a two-thirds majority (supermajority) must be achieved.

The Combinial Forum is led by the Speaker of the Combinial Forum - the incumbent being Tsau Qin-hwa since his second term's beginning on 11 1 2020 - whose formal political power lies within the authority to lead Forum staff and thus, direct the common foreign policy of Fengjiang and Hyperaustrea through control of the Forum's diplomatic corps. Informally, the position of Speaker is one of prestige, as being able to seat oneself as a Speaker indicates that the incumbent and the combine they represent holds the confidence of a significant majority of the Forum. Speakers are elected by half-plus-one majority vote, serving five-year terms with no set term limits. The Forum may impeach a Speaker while their term is in progress by delivering a to the incumbent Scion (the thearch of Fengjiang) - if the motion is supported by a two-thirds supermajority of the Forum, the Scion will wield her nominally absolutist power to remove the impeached Speaker from their office, though it is customary for Speakers to announce their resignation before the quota for impeachment is reached to preserve their reputation.