How do the people of your region decide on leadership succession (who takes over if leader is unable to lead or if you want a change)?
When deciding who is our next leader, it is very simple. Every couple 3 years or so, there is the festival of Dabi. That is when everyone in the town comes together and holds a competition. The competition differs every time, but whoever wins the competition, becomes the new leader. It is very exciting to watch! You have to be over 16 to participate, which stinks because my mom said i would make a wonderful leader, but i am only 15. :(

How does an individual or a group come to control powers of government in your region?
In Dabi we have a group called the Vog Nocs. The Vog Nocs are the people who control powers of government. They control this by holding elections and making sure all the people have a say in what the government does. They are very nice people.

What other regions do you get along with best? Why?
My friends Nerual,Yllom, Ira and I (ila) get along with the Lakali very well. Our parents don't like them all too much because they say the Kankali tell them they pay far too little for what we give them. That kind of stuff doesn't matter to my friends and though. We like the Lakali because they trade us nice trendy new clothes and delicious foods!

As it relates to the criterion participation, who will be allowed to participate in the new government? How will they be allowed to participate? Which system would be ideal for your region? Why? Is there a system that you will not tolerate? Why?
In the new government, anyone will be allowed to participate. They will be able to help vote and have the freedom to let the government know if they disagree. In Dabi we have a regional system. A regional system is just perfect for our little town because the homesteads are so divided.The system we will not tolerate is the unitary system because in Dabi we like everyone to have fair say.

What would be the ideal relationship between the executive and legislative branches of the new national government? How will this system benefit your region?

In Dabi we have a parliamentary system. This benefits our region because this way when the leader is doing something us citizens of Dabi disagree with the legislatives can just vote them out and pick someone better.

If unification were to occur, who do you envision controlling these resources, the individual, the region, or the new national government?

Well i invision that the region would be controlling the resources. Thats just me of course.

How do your people believe that other groups might affect the negotiation process?
First off, the Kankali. They may affect negotiation process because they gossip a lot. The Kankali told us that the Lakali pay us too little, which is most likely true but we still don't know for sure. The Lakali help us out a lot, but they also bring us down too. They affect the negotiation process very much. We get our cloth,tools, foods and our entertainment.