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| - The Witenagemot's members are known as 'Witan.' Currently, the Social Liberal Party holds the majority of seats in the Witenagemot, with the opposition being the Green Party. The Weseax Gebeorscipe also holds a considerable amount of seats.
- The Witenagemot of Greater Germania (German: Witenagemot der Großgermania) is the highest-level economic council in Großgermania. It is comprised of six members, or Witans, one member nominated by each of the regional Witenagemots of Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Helvetica, and Alsace-Lorraine. Members serve until their recall by the council that nominated them. Members of the Witenagemot are commonly styled Councilors of State in English, though the German text of the Constitution specifies Witan as the title of the members.
- The Witenagemot or the Witena gemot, also known as the Witan (more properly the title of its members) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated from before the 7th century until the 11th century. The name witenagemot derives from the Old English for "meeting of wise men." The Witenagemot functioned as a national assembly whose primary function was advisory to the king and whose membership was composed of the most important noblemen in England, both ecclesiastic and secular. The institution represents an aristocratic evolution of the ancient Germanic folkmoots. In England, by the 7th century, these ancient folkmoots had developed into convocations of the land's most powerful and important people, including ealdormen, thegns, archbishops, bishops and abbots, to discus
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| - The Witenagemot of Greater Germania (German: Witenagemot der Großgermania) is the highest-level economic council in Großgermania. It is comprised of six members, or Witans, one member nominated by each of the regional Witenagemots of Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Helvetica, and Alsace-Lorraine. Members serve until their recall by the council that nominated them. Members of the Witenagemot are commonly styled Councilors of State in English, though the German text of the Constitution specifies Witan as the title of the members. The Witenagemot was established by the Constitution of Großgermania, based on the principles of National Unionism. It is responsible for passing regulation on economic matters affecting the Empire as a whole, although it does have the power to make decisions affecting specific regions. Decisions made by the Witenagemot overrule those made by regional and provincial Witenagemots and local Workers' Councils. The Witenagemot has no power to pass legislation relating to political matters, although it routinely challenges Reichstag decisions in the Supreme Court of Großgermania that it deems to have economic effects. The vote of both the Witenagemot and the Reichstag, along with the approval of the Emperor, is needed to amend the Constitution. As an economic council with the purpose of passing economic regulations on behalf of the workers, the Witenagemot has no representation from political parties, although some members are independently members of the National Unionist Party of Großgermania. The Witenagemot is presided over by the Emperor, who only receives a vote in case of deadlock. The Witenagemot convenes in the New Reichstag Building in the capital, Nordhausen. Records of Witenagemot sessions are published along with Reichstag proceedings in Parliamentary Proceedings, distributed free of charge by the Imperial Observer.
- The Witenagemot or the Witena gemot, also known as the Witan (more properly the title of its members) was a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England which operated from before the 7th century until the 11th century. The name witenagemot derives from the Old English for "meeting of wise men." The Witenagemot functioned as a national assembly whose primary function was advisory to the king and whose membership was composed of the most important noblemen in England, both ecclesiastic and secular. The institution represents an aristocratic evolution of the ancient Germanic folkmoots. In England, by the 7th century, these ancient folkmoots had developed into convocations of the land's most powerful and important people, including ealdormen, thegns, archbishops, bishops and abbots, to discuss matters of both national and local importance. Although ostensibly under the thumb of the king, the witan is noted as having the singular power to ceosan to cyninge, 'to choose the king'. Nevertheless, at least until the eleventh century, royal succession generally followed the ordinary system of primogeniture. In addition to having a role in the 'election' of English kings, the witenagemots had the power to depose an unpopular king. However, there are only two occasions where this occurred, in 757 and 774 with the depositions of kings Sigeberht of Wessex and Alhred of Northumbria respectively. In the year 1013 King Ethelred the Unready fled the country from Sveinn Forkbeard, who proclaimed himself king. Within a year, Sveinn died and Ethelred was called back to England by the witan. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the witan would only receive him back under the condition that he promise to rule better than he had. Ethelred did so, and was reinstated as king of England.
- The Witenagemot's members are known as 'Witan.' Currently, the Social Liberal Party holds the majority of seats in the Witenagemot, with the opposition being the Green Party. The Weseax Gebeorscipe also holds a considerable amount of seats.
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