Are there active efforts to unseat the Delegate?
yes.
Ivan, this is part of your position that I have never really understood, and I genuinely welcome the opportunity to seriously discuss it. You say that you support the delegate's choice of government, right or wrong. But surely you ought also to support another player's freedom to oppose that government. Opposition is allowed (even encouraged on the FAQ):
My region's WA Delegate is an evil dictator who ejects nations for no reason! Make him stop!
Delegates are elected: if you don't like yours, it's up to you to get him/her unelected. While in power, Delegates can use or abuse their powers as they see fit.
(bolding mine)
I have never understood why you have supported one part of that statement: the right of the delegate to abuse their power, but opposed the other: the right of other players to rise up in opposition. To me, both are part of the gameplay; I support delegates I support, and oppose delegates I oppose.
Genuine curiosity here.