I would hate to see the regions eliminated. I could possibly accept shrinking to 4.
As far as a ban on dual office holding goes, I think we could add some flexibility, but not eliminate it altogether:
- A person may not hold multiple offices in the same level of government (federal or regional).
- A person may not hold multiple offices in the same branch of government, even in different levels. (Regional Governor and Federal Cabinet, or Regional Assembly and Federal Senate would not be allowed, but Federal Cabinet and Regional Assembly would be.)
- A person may not serve as both a Regional Governor and a Federal Senator.
- The President and Vice-President may not hold any other office.