Edict 52

Edict 52 (scon. Edikt femvtigtva) was a Royal Edict passed by Emperor Wyllem II. Kaldwin on September 4, 2017. It banned certain politicians from the participation in the Supreme Council, the Sconic parliament.

Content
Politicians, which were seen as political radical or undemocratic by the Emperor or the Prime Minister, could from now on be banned from the participation on the Sconic parliament's lower house, the Supreme Council.

The Emperor's decisions were directly obligatory, while the Prime Minister's suggestions for bans had to be approved by a simple majority of the Supreme Council.

Furthermore government participants now had the chance to submit an application at the Prime Minister, who could either pass a case on to the Emperor, or to the parliament for the legitimate vote.

The Emperor holds the right to veto every ban, initiated by the Prime Minister, to say also from other government members.

Critics
As usual, Kaldwin critics and opponents criticized this edict harshly, mostly with the argumentation that it was undemocratic to ban politicians from the participation in the legislature, due to alleged "undemocratic tendencies".

Prime Minister Jory Premes supported this criticism but simultaneously backed up Kaldwin by complimenting his aggressive way of fighting political radicalism: "Our beloved Emperor may have overacted in the execution of this decree but at least he keeps his aggressive line of supporting anti-radicalism [...]"